Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-02-01
THE CITY COUNCIL
The Sale Of Bonds Formally
Reported and Approved.
TO FORCE TAX COLLECTIONS.
The Mayor Don't Like the Smashing Of Charter
Amendments and Special Committee VIII
Consider the Eiallef The Station 8
While Ordinance Passed.

tug aud all the aldermen present.
After the approval of the minutes the
inonce committee reported the sale Of
the Sl5SUlO redemption bonds 90 the
Equitable Mortgage company Of New
York. aud the report was approved.
The claims committee reported In fnv-
or ot paying the following claims from
the PROPER funds:
Electric light coal S11Ggt water
lcr S0i5O. interest ON watcrworks
bonds. Sl9.0I3.12; current expenses.
$3.50
The report was adopted.
The police committee reported back
the Al Eckcrt petition for appointment
as special policeman recommending that
nll the papers IN the ease h. filed. The
report WIS adopted.
The Ere committee reported Il had
swopped horses with Dave Rogers and
the committee was authorized TO pay SO
difference.
The street aud alley committee re-
ported the city assessor aud collector
said hc was too busy to furnish the list
Of names of property owners I'm the
sprinkliug district. and the city engineer
who was then called upnn. said hp might
hc able 10 do the work In two weeks
Motion was made to receive and file
and this was amended so AZ To permit
thp street and alley committee Go sprinkle
the same territory ~ was sprudcl Lust
year, iu view of the delay that seemed
inevitable because of the crowded con-
ditou of the work Ia the two offices
named
Alderman Early said the necessary
work could De done IN half au hour. and
" the two officials whose duty Ii was to
furnish the list were too busy to do the
work, then Johnston, The city auditor. or
any other good accountant could make
| the necessary lisi.
The city auditor said e took o man
| three weeks Lass year but good smart
/ man might do the WORT IN two weeks.
| City Attorney Powell said the city
| could not collect for any sprnlliug done
| before The ordinance leyying the tax was
| passed. and tue amendment 10 20 on
| with the .prinkling WAS withdrawn
As usual, when the street sprinking
| question comes before the council. there
was u wide ranging discussion, but 6n,
| ally the report was recommended with
| Instructions 10 get the ordinance back
as soon as possible.
The same committee reported MIR
Origins should look to Mr. Aiatlock foi
| q settlement OF his claim for work done
on the Eddy bridge. Filed.
The same committee reported the guar
antee of the Arlington Heights Eectr,
| Light and Power company about rcpac
! ing poles. Filed.
The resolution Of Alderman Mes fxinl
q date when taxes would be declared de-
lnquent and the penalty against delin
| Queut taxpayers, should be enforced
was called ny. The alderman said the,
must collect the taxes before March n
some way, for the March interest $40
| 900 would become due and have To- b,
paid ii the city had 20 borrow
Objection was made Ia the resolution
for the taxes wcr" delinquent On lau
O. D. J.. 4 4
the assessor and collector to do hls dutl
and proceed under the law as he h al
! rcctCd
1t was shown that custom had grown
up in the city of letting tax collections
go ON very easily aud indefinitely, an,
uo tax collector was willing 10 enforce
collections, though the law 20 directed
until the city council gave q specific Or
der on the subject After q while al
agreement as 10 the terms of the resolu
ton was reached, aud IL passed In thi
| amended tOrm.
BE il resolved. That the city assesso
aud collector be and Is hereby directr,
10 notify all concerned that on all cit
taxes, the penalty shall accrue ON an
after Feb. 20, and that hc shall prOcec,
as provided 10y law ia such cases
GEO H. MES.
The Stratton q White electric ligh
| and power ordinance was read by scc
lions and adopted with only one amend
mcnt aud that requires the acceptance d
five days instead of ten as h usual.
1t simply grants the firm the rigl
10 use certain streets of the city, as
Is now actually doing. for the puipOs
OF furnishing electric light and powc
10 consumers,
TIL, petition Of NJ. j. Bctterton for
plumbers license with his $1,000 BON
was referred 20 the waicrwurks commit
| tee.
Jno A. Thornton petitioncd for th
establishment Of the Crude of Macon stree
between Thirteenth and North street.
Street and alley committee
Mrs NJ. A, j. Perry petiuuncd for r,
lief from an excessive over nsscsslncn
a lot of hers iu the Tucker addition no
worth $1,000 having been assessed q
$500 Finance committee.
= H. l.. Maddox offered 90 pay $40
taxes, now due, II the city would tax
this sun, with = per cont aud collector
costs without any other penalties TIL
was referred 70 the tiaancn committee.
John celia, ir3t assistant chief report
ed he had inspected iiS lues during IA
| month Of January ending ycstcrdny
Corrected defects in eighteen, and cOi
| dfmued eighteen lie had inspected thin
ty-two trash and paper piles Ia aud abou
In reported tln fire hydrnnts d
! | Wcatherford aud Houston streets an
| First and Houston aud Mai
and Front strcets so obstructc
by awning posts as 90 max
them almost useless The pnnic
5 owning The property ia the first two b
. stances promise 10 remove The post
/ | Gus Rmtlrman, who owns the Main an
! Front street property, so the ussistar
I ! chief reports declines 10 move the pos
II went 20 the fire committee
Resolutions directing the city marsh;
IA have the street car track on froI
between Jones and Calhoun streets. n
moved n the owners do not cover thcl
iu satisfactory manner and have ~
plafform Ia front Of the old ArmeutnI'
nroperty on West Meatheriord repnira
p were edOpted,
Z The uayor, In his message 10 the com
Z III sets forth the amendments be deem
Z essential
\ The extension Of the dty limits owe
Inc land owned 10y thc atg for waite
works. This g. mol urgent
Tiie section relating tO the veto pow,
of the mayor should be relieved Of j
4 ,ip,s I,rtsdietion Of the city court sh0nl