Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-11-29

did then. We are running up to our
limit now. and you let the streets gct
into bad condition and Il will cost ST.
Wy per month to keep, them In CON
dlion. IL "a "A very dangerous cx-
pertinent. ! will tell you, sir. when you
talk 70 the taxpayers Of this town you
viii lind that soyen-cighths Of them on
pose the reduction"
Alderman Fry arose to speak, and Al
derman Chilos. unmarked that Mr., Fry
wanted a tre hall.
YES. we want Ere hall rctortcd
Mt Fry. why don't you tell tho poo
PIE why We want to cut down the ap-
propriationY The papers have great
deal TO say about cutting down the APP
precipitation, but they don't toll the
central Gre hail. TEL the people why
We cut It down. We want central
fire station; II we don't cut the nppro.
priauen down we won't cct IL tell
yon the people are In favor Of a central
fire station"
Alderman Chilcs -"wonldn't $500 put
that old hall IN hotter condition than
Il ever was IN heforeF
Alderman Fry DOESN'T belong 10
Us. The streets are In hettcr condition
than the streets nf any city In Texas,
II you want TO put u 10 vote OF the
people. It would carry by two TO one"
Alderman Nlcks next addressed the
council Alderman Nicks said almost ev-
cry man he had talked 10 favored TIE
reduction, so he supposed he must have
talked only to Alderman Chllca one
''it depends continued Mr.. Nicks
son how yon ask the question as "
what kind Of reply you VIII get "
you 60 TO a man and ask him. are N0u
moi opposed 10 cutting down the budget
So we can't do any worl, ON tho stroctsT
he will say. Yes II YOU say 10 him,
are you not In favor of enconomN IN
working the streets 40 We can huild q
central fire hall. lac viii also say, YES,
Il depends on how the question " put
There Is another thing which the Een-
tleman docs not put fairly, lie states
we only epcnd $1,000 month, Now
| we spend moro than $1,000. There has
not been q time whom We did not spend
more than $1,000, The street gang was
not used when O'powd was In oihco'
| We get about $500 month out OF ihe
street gang. You are spending N2u,uuo
annually on tho streets. Now, when the
Taxpayers come 10 feel that we are spend
ing S2OOlO year ON the streets, 10 sion
/ holes and mako new streets, they VIII DO
/ In favor Of a reduction,
"Now, then. tcieyV the etreoie can be
| kept IN good condition for this amount Of
/ money"
Alderman Spoonts; III you make this
/ reduction and appropriate II for Hire
| hall, whore will you get the money for llo
/
! Alderman Nicks; Won will have to
1 got VI from unothor source.
! From what we read, the stree, COM
/ missioner Is able to do anything, except
kccp up the streets on less than S2OOOO
a year"
4 very sharp colloauy followed between
| Messrs. Nicks. 1Nlly and others on one
| side and Mcssrs, SpuOnts and Nhiles on
the other as TO the value Of convict labor
The point was brought out on the tcstl-
mouy OF the guard tlat the prisoners do
more work than the hired labor
| Alderman Byron said ~ oppose this
| resolution for tllrcc reasons, The first IL
| that our STREETS are IN good condition,
the second IS, Il we can save this money,
| We ought to do L.; the third Is. We 20
out and we ilnl the commissioner making
Il now street around some place.
Alderman Byron, speaking again,
| said I'VE have another little street
dead that has not rot nll the sugar ont
Of II yet II Is on the South Side"
Alderman Spoonta made quito lengthy
speech. detailing the work done IN the
Seyrnth aud Eighth wHrls, aud denying
that any wOrl, had boon done ia either
without authority.
| Alderman Drake wns the next speak
er. lie said; ~ didn't tlink ! would
say anything on ibis subject tonight, IL
is time absolutely That there was o roH0'
luton as,sod IN this council 10 cOntsruci
o sidewalk upon certain plnces iu the
Eighth warl, u Ii further trne TINT that
resolution didn't provide that the Side
walks were ~ be constructed on both
sides Of Alderman Spoonts' residence.
There was no resolution adopted IN tllt
council 10 mt walks around Alderman
rcrrcl's place in the Eighth ward,
Now the excuse Is, az be makes H.
Hat the sidewalk was not made for him
hut ON account Of tho children who want.
ed II TO get into the college, Ihoy liked
q street Va the Sixth ward, but ! didn't
know anything about IL, until u was iin-
isiti Now, the Children could have
come mp that walk IN going 10 school,
and lots Of gravel thcrO would have given
them M the protection they needed For
the benefit Of anyone WHO docs not know
| ~, ID walk h built from the street ear
track TO the college, ulen past Ia the
aldcrmnn's property aud passing along
around the house ! do not know wbetl-
or tho resolution called for that part or
not. | do not drink 10 did. And to make
II ensy fur the alderman Bin put stand
for his buggy
words quoted ~ the beginning.
alderman Ia Cf0iX moved That the
matter lay over for week This some
what nstoulshed Mr. i.cnhy'e friends,
from whom Mr. la Cr0ix had wandered;
hut who had been brought back into the
fold. Mr.. la Croly, however ennght
some Of the confusion which reigned IN
the chamber and made a mistake. lie
started to withdraw his motion. but be
was urged ~ bg both sides that he
scarcely know what lie was doing, III
nally order was restored Mr.. la Crox
became calm and Withdrew his motion,
Alderman Fry re-renewcd II and Al
dermnn Drake seconded.
Alderman SpO0nts moved 10 lay the
motion ON the table. The vote was nine
. 10 nine. the mayor promptly voted no.
mud ID was not laid on the table
| ffI... ,r.fa "a luW MGR for "A week
resulted 10 noes, 8 ayes. Then tho res.
ointion was placed on rs passage md
by vote II 10 10 q the street allow
ance was placed AZ 1880 monthly.
Afior an executive session the council
adjourned.
THE MAYOR Will VETO.
II was rrported laai night that Mayor
o. Paddock will veto tie Sponuia resolution
| .nnLir. iln alrnnl ALLOWANCE SllOl