Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-11-22
CITY COUNCIL.
A PROPOSITION TO BUILD A
MARKET HOUSE.
The city TO Control Under Certain
Circumstances- sinking funds
TO BE Invested.

The city council met in regular session
last night.
The minutes were read and the usual
routine business transacted.
The mayor and 1nnnce committee
were instructed to make the best in
yeatmcnt possible Of the money now ly.
ing idle in the treasury to the credit of
the sinking fund.
The following communication and
proposition relative to u market house
was PRESENTED;
10 the Honorable City Council Of the City
of Fort Worth
Gentlemen Having long recognized the
Importance Of establishing central
market in the city OF Fort WORTH whereby
the producers Of vegetables and fresh
meats, fowls, otc., and other products
Of the farm m ight have an oppOr tunity OF
selling direct 10 the people, thereby iusur.
ing TO our citizens a better cheaper and
greater variety Of table necessities from
which TO select, tho undersigned have
organized company for the purpose OF
erecting a market and cold storage house
Knowing, however, that a market, with
out the support and cooperation Of tue
city government, must In the nature Of
things be failure, no matter how protlta-
bic or convenient IL may be to the people,
tho undersigned respectfully submit for
your con sldcratiOn aud action the following
proposition: The Fort Worth Market and
Cold Storage company will build a market
house constructed upon the latest and
most approved plans, thorough ventilation
| and drainage, provided with electric lights
aud fans, cold storage, and all such APP
/ pnuuCes rs arc necessary TO make
| modern market house both INTELLECTUALLY
| beautiful MS well rs convenient and useful.
! SAID market house 70 he about lNiNll5 Feet
| I'm size, surrounded by streets, central ~
/ located aud 10 contain NJ least 40 meat
and fish stalls XII to liX2i feet in size
connected with but exclusive Of cold
storage, 30 vegetable and poultry stalls TX
! II to lNlb feet, connected with, but eX.
elusive of cold storagci is vegetable stands
| So feet in size ~ curbst0nos stands bXs
l feet In size; q 10 foot hallway through
| Centor of building east and west; 8
entrances from strccts north aud south,
| and railways six feet wide a 10 foot wide
walk all around building, and said build.
ing to bo susceptible Of the most perfect
sewerage said ground and market build
ing not to cost more than 10000; said
company will erect the building aforesaid
n the city council Will
]. Prohibit tho sale OF fresh meats and
vegetables by huckstors, commonly known
ns peddling wagons,
.. WIN pass such an ordinance rs will
make II to the interests Of all butchers 10
have a stand at the market house.
g. Win prohibit the sale Of fresh meats
and vegetables between the hours Of q.
NJ to 10 q, M aud from p, m. To p. NJ,
except at the market house. Within q
certain prescribed area hereafter to be de-
tcrmincd by the market company and the
city council.
A. VIII appoint competent market
master TO DO paid by the company who's,
duty 1t shall bc TO carefully inspect aud
puss ON all fresh meats aud vegetables be-
fore they are sold In In the ci IS,
= II the city will obliVato Itself TO carry
out tho four preceding conditions. The
market company will begin rs soon az
-. practicable the erection Of said building
. agreeing ON It's art TO place thc SAINT
. under the supervision Of the city, allowing
q It's council from time 10 time TO REGULATE
the fees 10 be- charged for each stall an.
4 curbsiuue privilege, provided, however
" that the aggregate amount of fees charged
shall never be less than q sufficient sum d
nay tho mNrNut company q per cen
interest ON Us Investment payable semi
=. annually. An revenue derived over aul
~ ABOVE ',nOunt necessary 10 pay hNc
!. Cb.rf 20 be paid 10 tha city treasure
for tho use and benefit of tho city
RaspeC fully submitted,
THE FORT WORTH MARKET AM
B, COLD STORAGE COMPANY.
;. Afcr considering fire department
matters aud the auditors report a,
j iOurucd.