Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-01-04

so this claiiu can COME in for discussion
Ia the final settlement
A claim az Mrs d. S. Jennings against
one of the iiremen. Larry Herbert, was
referred Go the FIRE COMMITTEES.
The vote by which the McArthur claim
Of SIG wts filed, was recop sidercd and
the whole matter rpcOmmittnd.
Mrs u. A. Hendricks Petition was
referred 90 the finance co nmittce. lt
relates 70 an error Ia taxation.
~ l.. Thuman's petition was rbferred
20 me public grounds aud health COM
Alderman Lewis offered q resolution
that the pay Of the hrgt assi tnnt chief
be abolished. the chief 20 pftlorm his
duties. The resolution provides for the
hrst assistant chief doing the duty Of the
chief IN the lnttcr's absence or inability
Ono of the duties Of the hrii assistant
was that OF luc Inspector. aud " ths
duty was carried out fully e was wen
worth the pay, IN the opinion Of Alder
man Montgomery
Alderman Lewis said former FIRST as
sistnnt chiefs had reported the number of
ilucs inspected. sometimes as many as
zoo or 500 In a month but DC had no re-
port lately.
Alderman LaCroix said Assistant Chief
Celia had reported on and condemned
several tluos in the Third ward TO his
knowledge The resolution was adopted.
back the Macarthur Bros pipe hauling
claim, with a recommendation it be hlcd
The following was ofwcd 10y The chair
nun Of the finance cOmnitiret
lie IL resolved that the city socrc-
tnry shall draw his warrants on The
general fund for salaries aud current
expenses in preference 20 other clnims
for December for ,hc other, 20 be- paid X
soon as the necessary ACCOUNTS shall hive
been deposited with the CITY treasurer.
This was adopted.
The city attorney was directed to pre-
pare street sprinklipg ordinance. by
a resolution OF Alderman Mics,
a deed dated Nov. -. 1892. granting
the right-Oi-way etc, for conduit ppo
lines from various wells 20 the water
works and authorizing the location of
various wells on their ground was offered
hy Caps Cuuty, McCnrt and Rurford
This includes an the property ON which
the wrlls are located not nWuully owned
i 10y the rty. The consideration i4 $40
| Alderman Terrell objected to the deed
because IL WIS not Hgn9d by Mrs. Bur.
| ford Wh1 is the nctunl dkucr Of the
| Nurford intcrest, she BEING one nf the
| Edwards heirs. And then Class Edwards
| does not join IN the decd ind he has
| sGate as q proposition of Inv that The
Nkpps and Cnuty decd wN worthless
because they could not convey any right
| uiuil that $4,000 was mid
City Attorney Powell said the grant of
| rigl-of way aud the piivilrgp Of digging
the wells could only come from those
| WHO held the legal title Ucdid not think
| this right could be- attacked by the heirs
! IL they eventually become NE resultant
OWNERS, except 60 the extent that the
| Lien of the vendor mifht have been i'm.
pair9i The only questions were one of
/ damage to the land aud could the lien
be- impaircdY Aud tlp state courts had
! ught9tway TO u rnhwuy could not bc
Impaired.
lilo deed was accepted.
Alderman Terrell offered n resolution
recitmg u was necessary 10 pnt the I'D.
wnrdB heirs approval and consent 10
| make such a decd WILD II was not
! adopted The Gifts collector md asses.
! sor reported the collections ipr the last
! month we're S25dOl.TO This report ns
| well au those of llo city nudr,r and the
! wntorworlA secretary were referred 90
| the hnlulce committee.
Seventeen burinls for December wcm
| reported.
Tho street commissioner reported that
! he bad dome the work ON ahr Ham
| Branch apwcr, the ono thrOufh Judge
| Becklnrni place, aud also had made the
| sidewalk 20 the Seventh wulh school
as ordeWd by. She council H. Jumped
| the cost OF these aud the report was sent
back To him for nn itemiged statement
Tho ordinnnce granting ccrtiin powers
! 10 the Arlihgtom Heights Electric ieht
| company, ID wit, 90 erect poles, wires.
etc, 20 supply electric lights n the city.
was rcnd The second time ihe ordi.
nance provides against the liability a.
! the city for damages; for the regulation
! of the erection of the poles, Yirci, Ctc,,
! for placing the wires under fruuud IL
deamed necessary 10y the cOundl. for the
| payment uf rental 10 the city; and
! that only such streets shnl Ice used
as the council should desimnt
The ordnance was taken ~ lv sec
| tiOr~ aud the first section was mncndnd 80
as 10 prohibit the use Of ilolatpn rnd
| Main streets. aud the company was
! granted the right 10 supply IpWnr aud
| heat AS we'll as light
The council reserves the right 10 compel
this company 10 permit the ue of the
| poles Of this company by Othg electric
companies upon payment of proper COM
! pensntion 10 the Arlington leflts COM
/ pany
Much debate WIS had on the PROPOSE
| ton 10 ch irge rental aud one sfgeatiOn
10 incorporate clnuse rcseryIf 10 the
council the right 10 lly rental charge
from iine 90 time was seriously opposed
| In the course Of The debate an eilOrt was
! made to get "A definition Of "lallygnging"
that form being used by one Of ne alder
! men in speaking of the opposition 10 the
idea OF q varying rental charge
The rule that NO alderman Should speak
more dian once without permission 81 the
| council was Whistcd down The winds
for most OF the csson aud particularly
on tlis ordinance.
A little asperity was introduced when
one alderman termed anOthers OppOa-
ton ~ pure contririness, but the breeze
! subsidized.
After much talking. a formal PROPOSE
ton was made 10 charge 81 per rear for
Eve years and thereafter n reasonable
rental which was lost by an elgit 70 SIX
| vote
/ An amended the osdinancc was fdOpted
Alderman TerrellS telcphone-tdegraph
pole painting ordinance was read and
| WOlt over under the rules.
Tho ordinance dividing aud relistfici-
ing the city into SIX wards wal rend
II proved that the First ward
shoud be COMPOSED Of The First
aud Ninth wards as at pfoscut
constituted; that Second Third
and Fourth wards should be- unchanged.
that the Fifth ward SHOULD consist OF
40 the territory from the ThiN ward
south 10 the city liinibl and east q Main
street. and thHt tho Sixth wDrd ihonld
~ MI the territory from the Fourth
ward south 10 the cify limits, 1a Of
Main street. Provision was nae for
IN election al the next annual lection