Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-01-18
THE CITY COUNCIL.
BUSINESS RUSHED TbROuGH
LAST NIGHT.
The Talking Aldermen In Fine fellIe-NeIl P.
Anderson Gets His NonsY--Awh Batch
Of Reports Reported On


last night. quorum present aud Mayor
PRO TEN Montgomery presiding.
The finance committee reported the
auditors report was correct. Filed.
The sanio committee r,pOrtcd against
the petition at Thomas -. Miller asiing
for reduction of taxes. Adopted.
The same committee reported On the
city treasurcr's report. showing q cash
balance of SgI8.S.lO.1b. Correct: hlHd.
Tho same committee reported Oh thc
petition OF city attorney for permission
To give orders on the city treasurer for
jury fees. Tie report granting him tllc
permission was adopted
The same committee reported The
pound keepers report for December as
correct Report filed
The same committee reported in favor
of the payment of W. A. Shpp.t claim
ont of the next tax levy. and Alderman
Orr moved that It bc paid IN regular or
der Of clums, and after much talk the
substitute WIS adopted
The same committee reported that the
report Of the secretary OF the watcrWurks
was correct Filed.
The same committee reported Ia favor
Of the payment of The claims Of r. )
Blair ana Mary Houston, damage suits
compromised tor $40 each ana cDsi-
g2355 aud $500 respectively. payable
after the February allowance had been
paid.
The snmc committee found the report
Of y. 4. Caldwell correct. Filled.
The same committee reported rPaUlu-
ton IN favor vi lOOning Sl3.lOJ, from
the proceeds of Tie sale Of the water
works bonds 10 the watrrwurks interest
tuud. This was necessary 10 provide for
the payment Of interest soon to become
due ON The WutcrW0rhs bonds, Now CON
HtrCtiOn The payment Of the first I'M
iercst from the proceeds OF the bonds
was authorized by the bond ordinance,
but some OF the aldermen objected,
though the resolution was finally adopted,
Aldermen LaCron and Terrell voting
no.
The claims committee reported IN fay-
or of paying the following clums from
their proper funds Electric light coal
81 l0GS: wnteTWOrks coal. Si.}2.SO; Kan
sns City Sewer Pipc company. $lOi1O:
current expenses. cost IN johnson case,
$40.
Report adopted
The police committee reported 10 favor
Of granting the EDITION OF r. B Day
rs special policeman for the Fort Worth
nnd Rio Gigtndr railway. Adopted. aud
Mr.. Day win go to worl, when his
hond is approved
The Ore committee reported in favor
of irquiring The assistant lire chief to
meeting iu each month ON his duties a.
Hue inspector showing the amount of
work dUue
This wa, another subject for talking.
hut the report was adopted
The stt,t and alley committee recon-
mcudcd granting the petition vt the
Walter A. Wood company for pcrmis.
SION 10 pat mp wooden platform,
The same committee reported that to
sprinkle thp Same streets In the same
way us was done last year II would be-
necessary To- nsseSs the following rate
OF taxes per front foot;
For Main and Houston streets. %
cent
l,ust aud Throckmorton. 10 cents.
AL other streets, I tN'utg.
The total assessment win amount 90
SlIW2UB. No recommendation was
mude by the committee,
In the discussion of this question of
price Of spHukliug, the council aud spec
tutors We're treated to q learned disser-.
tuition ON the proper mode of street sprink
ling and The need for doing ii we'll aud
also To side hing into the constitutions
nj history Of the United States The
council 6nally got back 10 thc question
of price and in the course 81 che dis
cussion, Alderman Nicks said he was I'm
favor of the street sprinhling tax for he
had consulted ms wife about Il and she
said 'pay il for they got moce hcueht
from that thnu any other tax The Pc
port was rctcrnd tu the street and alley
aud wnterworks committees for con
sultaunn and further report
The same committee reported approving
the report of the street commissioner.
Filed
majority Of the same committee re-
ported iu inVOr VI restoring the forfeiture
tR line 4
against the pctiu0n Of Ned L, Anderson.
The minority report w0s In favor OF
pay ms the amount claimed. S2}5O the
city retaining 500 to ply claims filed
against The bHdge for muterinl and labor
making the total retuincd $3.50
The mayor uicd 90 hold the aldermen
90 q discussion Of the questions before
the city council hat u seemed Impossible
IN some eases az least, aud tia council
iuSi ceased t0 pay attention TO the talk
iur, and then The body got n chance t0
veto the minority report was adopted
Aldermen lones Niclla Barter. laCroiN.
Mes Fucker Bowles, Orr Byron and
Farley voting aye, aud Ward White
Day, Lewis FILLER and Terrell voting
nay.
The public grounds committee chilled
atieniiug 10 the fact THAT the trce plant,
Ing time was coming on.
The telegraph pole painting ordinance
WIS again lutd oyer
The pctiti0n Of Al Eckert TO be an
poiated a special policeman FOR the South
side, az No expense 10 the ely, WIS ~
ferlpd to the police committee.
The communicable of Mr. Dwiggins.
Interested la some claims against tho
Eddy bridge. stating he could make n
good indemnity bond was referred Ia tho
stret nnd alley committee
The petition of W. T.. Davis. wantinp
S49S refunded. WAS referred la thc
hunhce committee.
The petition of Police Chief Maddox
asking for $50 pursc hire fnr Policeman
Rlcr was rfcrred 90 the police commit
tes,
The petition of same stating that eer.
tain fines, imposed hy judge Kern when
acting as city jndn' had been set aside
and no entries 81 this WaR made on he
docket aBi asking thGi the proper COM
mttee investigate Nlld rccommrnd prom.
AZ Attlon in the matter sO these non-cnl
lefRAle hnes should no lOnrcr he charged
AZ 90 him. lthice committce will have
the ilrst whack az this.
A, y Anderson wrote setter addressed
% Chairman Ward ~ the street aud IA.
icy 'nmmltiea Communicating tha removal
Vi certain nOleS he had put Ia on nlras.k-
lesrlpn street. ~ soon ~ h. could get
The council decided that as the fran.