Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-10-07
aSDTHE CITY COUNCIL ACCEPTS
THE RESIGNATION,
IMPEACHMENT BEING STOPPED,
Alderman Montgomery Elected City
secretary-1he Budget Taken Up.
Discussed, Passed, Reconsiderc d
and Passed Again-Council Pro-
ceedings.

A special session Of the city council
was held last night for the purpose of
hearing the report Of the committee ap-
pointed TO prepare articles of impeach-
ment against Secretary Burls. Mayor
Paddock presided and sixteen aldermen
answered to their names when tue roll
was called.
The special committee handed in their
report with the resignation Of Secretary
Burns attached. The report Of the com
mittee merely called the attention Of
The council to the attached resignation
aud asked 10 be dismissed. ON motion
the resignation of Mr.. Burns was re-
ceiyed unanimously and the committee
was dismissed.
The question Of electing an officer to
fiji the unexpired term Of Mr.. Burns
then came up aud was discussed at some
length. Several members wanted itpost-
poued until next meeting, bur Mr.
Spoonts spoke in favor Of going into an
election Immediately and said that as
there were more than twenty candidates
that they would make life a burden to
the mcIubers Of the council ii the matter
/ was p stpuned and for that reason he
| wanted to get through with it as quickly
as possible Either Mr.. Spoont's elo-
uuencc or his statement had an effect
.,...,, -, ,,,i,,,, IN tho
first ballot j. r, Montgomery received
4 eight votes, p. y. McGaughey two votes,
| H. NJ. Harding two votes and W. j..
Butler two VOTES Messrs d. VI ll'r's
I field L. H. Taylor, w. Il. Butler j.
/ NJ Collier aud q. NJ. Often each received
20 Ia, ..,,,diJ,tes having
/ one wore -''H' VI '''e 80
received q majority Il secohu oul'o' ""3
taken with the same result On the third
~. NJ, Nt,,t,,nnerv received ten
W. oio,,aJ Tho
votes, aud was utc't'eu e''e'''
new secretary thanked the members III
a short speech. and expressed his regrets
-. a., ,5,, cnrncu
III leANlhk '"e e''' ,.l
On motion the rules were su7leNue''
and an ordnance offered by Mr.. Spoonts
J,.6pjng the duties of the inspector of
, M, ,..tir.,,,,.,
wafer Mofhs vas paiseu H. in
makes " part vl the un.s az H..
spertot 10 assist ny ny seeIeln.s ~
water WORKS s ~. lne lnspeV'o' OV''''
w" Wa seq ~ 5000 ~, h,,d,,,t for the
- - -. -, ,,p aud
ensuing year Wa tleu .nnHn w oo, u,,i
ilscusSeu y sli1t Il et ~ LIZ, ,'nt rs
70 peINaue lhe az, Mufh Wy putst' 80,
hrst taheh up D9' W1eu NE ~ !,
hNu 9rrn iSncheu anu naspS 80 iSoii,.s
was found mat only, y NelN rev uo'i NJ.
had nte9 saved; anu III iaet tnere was
more splut lhah eson9h{. .t,,.,
rue hrsl lteil OF tue puuEtl Spusluvi ~ ~
whs we saiatles o. 'ne Sl,s on i,, ~
spout wanted ihe mayors saiaFy nAeI'
I offered
lnent hMng at NlDu3 Mt' spoon! i
SPOKE against ms Amehnment anu SUI
thhl u good man would not nave the
position WIN such salpry gtlchei,
aud that there were many niue items
OF expense THAT the mayor must stand
while the city received all the dement,
Mr' Spoohls sAld lhat inhyor Was
SOMETIMES called upon 10 drinR chum'
paigu' ana ~ I,nese little things were
expensive. MT FRY snld It was very
poor mayor VINO was not worm more
.nah Nlouu Ecat 10 Guy Hhe orr
Worth. phe menihyr wanted a mayor
WHO WuWIu ue'o.e nls MnolI l."ie 10 'ut
ounce Hlu hul 'nSak' " other pusllvN
MF' Nl'hs hWlu tnAl ~" was enqug
70 ny = ulnyoI, "lI il ohH roulu -,
luunu VINO nu1 10 oller business "nti
~ was PySttu' nc """u WHY SUM ~
my SI m,... '..,,. ,i... No., ,,,., a..
~, 1t"n' .nuusut t.r .tuS U, W. 'HV
Ky SHHu"Vu 49, U,'Hu.vn'.i pau III IA
uV ~ wv, wnu s,IH, ,,i'
~ n, r,sii IN w, n, ~, i,,,'', Slo 800
; si5nn a r,sin.t;,,, AZ S5nn m, s5,o ~,
~ thc div inf,,a ,,,,s rryt ,.,,,siiS-.j nv,
y',,aip.5 os II We W. s50 I'ey n,nrti
S,vSrni mrmbers wanted tbc citv On.
! cipner'. SALARY reduced from S1oO nor
? month. Mir, FRY snid that The city bni
| elected several mon. who tried 10 maEe
water run up hill, and ihnt in his
opinion good man could not be Sc.
cured for less money. By a vote no re-.
: durtion was made The city pbysicinn's
solary remained ut SO. The city audi.
! tors salary was placed at $1,000. NJ
change was made In the city scavengcr' !
pay. The assistants in the collector !
office was changed to $50 and $50, In.
stead of $40 to 500, as heretofore.
The question OF abohshing the assistant
city sccrctary's Office caused considerable
; discussion but 1t was passed without
: action. The police budget was next dis.
: cusscd, Mr. SpOOnts said there were TOD
many policemen, and wanted reduction
in the force. Another member wanted t.
reduce the pay of the first assistan,
e chief OF police; one member wanted -four
p pltrolmen cut or another thought Tho
+. sanitary men should 20. while another
Thought one mounted officer was enough
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