Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1892-09-07
COUNCIL BUSINESS.
ROUTINE WORK TAKES UP ALL
THE TIME.
Allowances Made Tor School Buildings, Waller
Works and Salaries Memorial in Favor Of
Better Sanitary Measures Tor The City.

The city council met last night with
Mayor Paddock In the chair and all
aldermen present except Messrs. Ward,
Early aud Montgomery.
The finance committee reported SUI
perintendont Scoblos previous report
OF the waterworks expenditures favor
ably and tho report was received and
filed. The city assessors aud collectors
report was also approved The com
mittee also recommended the granting
Of Mr. Anderson Cavepa petition TO
refund taxes paid on exempted prop
erty
The Young Mems Building and Loan
associations petition for refunding Of
taxes paid ON difference in assessments
made and collected on. The differ
ence Is taxes on $4,000 The report
was adopted.
Tho claims committee recommended
payment OF the pay roll Of city officers,
S9,530.35; Smith u Bardon, contractors
city hall, 81, 1853 So and Macarthur Bros,
waterworts contractors, s2S,0lS. 10.
Report approved and claims ordered
paid. Smith & Bardon's claim for 81
1906, final payment on the Seventh
yard school building, was referred 10
the claims committee.
The city marshals petition TO be al
lowed to proceed against several own
er5 OF dangerous awnings was granted.
The building committee reported
that it was In receipt Of bid Of $75 for
the burnt part OF the Sixth ward school
building. Alderman LaCroix immo-
diately arose and said he would bid $50.
The council lost no time in accepting
the bid.
The petition of Arthur & Poythress
for payment Of the S52j which was de-
plarod forfeited at the last meeting and
which was approved by the building
committee, was approved and ordered
paid,
Mrs. e. ]. Daggett put in claim Of
Sl44O for ground rent for use OF ground
by city for the Central fire hall for the
past three years, 1t was referred to
the finance committee. A petition
from Linderhayn & Hess to be allowed
10 romoye dead cnrcnsses from tho
streets was referred 10 the board Of
health.
Monthly reports Of the city auditor,
poundkeepor, city socrcatry and city
sexton were approved.
The election OF John Howell us driver
OF j. A. Thornton hose carriage by that
company was confirmed.
The city attorney handed IN his
blank form for the contract for the put
ting In OF the steam fitting OF the new
city hall. AS the dates aud penalties
were left blank the contract was re-
terred to the building committee and
city attorney.
a resolution that the school trustees
be requested 10 furnish an account Of
the salaries Of superintendont and
teachers was passed,
a report was read from the Fort
Worth medical club that immediate
action be taken In regard 10 the impend-
ing danger Of an Invasion Of tho Aslaiic
cholera The petition was signed by
DIS. Adams, Grummer, Cunningham,
Durrpger and Brown.
DR.. Cunningham then read II paper
combating tho objections that might
be made to tho appointment OF b0nrd
Of health composed Of physicians, by
learning competent TO properly direct
the thorough sanitation Of the city.
The objections ARE that It Ia unnco-
essary and II Is expensive. Tho doctor
takes tho position that the present ar
mngement of controlling and directing
mis- Important matter by sanitary POI
Heemen IS contrary to reason, common
sense, experience and sound business
principles, That the city has no board
Oh health though there "a a city council
committee ON health, styled the board
OF health, though that is not consti.
tutcd as the ordinance DIRECTS.
Dr., Cunningham paper fully an
sworcd the objections on both scores
by pointing ont couyincingly that onlv
competent management could PROPERLY
direct sanitary measures, and when
publects OF such vast Importance and VIE
lal interest MS the life and health Of the
Inhabitants OF q city were at stake, no
question Of reasonable expense should
stand In the way OF the adoption aud
practice of measures Of protection.
lie paid u high tribute to tho self
pnoriiicing spirit OF physicians In timos
OF epidemios, and said at all timos phv-
sloans Of the highe. { roputo could 30
relied upon to do all that was demanded
by the cause Of suffering timaniy IN
which cause doctors ofton were mar
tyrs.
A communication from Mayor Pad
dock calling attention to tho danger OF
q cholera scourgo was referred 10 the
Board OF Health. MIR. Mos spoke on
the gravity OF the mattor and hoped IL
eiblc.
The matter Of formally laying tho
corner stone Of tho new city hall was
next discussed and several oil the aldor.
men suggested that Alderman Darter
would DO the appropriate person to
mako tho speech OF the occasion. Mr..
FILLER thohghta has-relicf OF his bust
should be cut on one side but the lat
Der suggestion was discussed with moro
levtty than seriousness. No action WIS
taken but probably that will be done
wen at the next meeting. Council then
Rdiournod
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