Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-01-04
THE CITY COUNCIL.
A VERY LONG MINDED SESSION
WITH SOME WORK.
Some Of that Work Was Important as Was
Some tho Council Refused 10 do.
No Rodsirloling Yet

The city council met IN regular session
last night, Mayor Paddock presiding,
with all the aldermen present except Al
ormcn lACroiy. White and Tucker.
The council took ten minutes recess
after the reading OF the minutes uf the
last meeting that the watcrworks cone
mittee might have a chance TO consult
During the recess Alerman LaCroiH on'
tororcd.
Pay roll. city officers, Sil25.13.
Paw roll fire department, SlOOO.aO
Pay roll. street force, Sl600O6.
Pay roll. street sprinking, sos.
Pay roll, police department, Slt2OOO.
Pay roll aldermen, 1861,
Pay roll, city engineer, 3Ol Bb,
Pay roll electric lights, 500.
Pay roll. waterworlts, SDSlOb.
Pay roll, new construction $3.50.
Total. Ssini.42
Waterworss claims S001.i7.
Feed for fire teams, SlSO.7O.
Feeding prisoners, Sll2O5.
Drugs SlOOl.
Hospital, S2311S.
Stationery, Si1S.
Public printing, 81
Burul Of pnupers $3.50.
Miscellaneous, S2OI55
Fire department current expenses
SiT007.
Streets and roads, Sl3SO5.
Fire department icel.ups, SIC.
Hydrant rent, city wHtcrworls, SI2I5
Street sprinkling, city waterworks,
S1625.
Public schools, repairs, S40I5.
Electric light, current expenses
S39SS5.
Electric light coal. S0450.
pnupers outside relief. S25. 50.
Wutcrwurks constructions, SSi20Ii.
Geo. Ellson's claim for 50 for bail
ing wuter from his boiler pit, claiming
il was from n defective sewer was re-
ferred 10 the sewer committee.
Gus Oberho1 wanted 500 for rhe SER
vices az engineer lust month. IL was
explained lac was nick with typhoid fever
rCnry all the month, and this d th,
first time he has lost from work in two
years, also that he had made many ne.
pairs for the city without charge and
much moro thnn saved the city iht
amount now asked for. II was nllowcd
The claim of Macarthur Bros, for ca
ira work on Jennings avenue, Sl02.3o
was referred by the clnims committee q
the council and allowed by the council. \
$500 claim for extra work on the sepnrn.
ton well, per contract, was also allowed
Macarthur Bros
WIN Ships judgment for S7205 for
salary was referred TO the finance com
mittce.
A bin of s. S. Shaw for 50 for re-
pairing stoves was referred 20 the school
committee.
The ire committee reported on the
matter of placing fire boxes In the
Seventh aud Eighth wards. snying there
were several boxes TINT could be- changed
at u cost of about 500, and recon
mended that the changes be made.
Objection was made that there were
none To spare in any part of the city and
opposition was made TO the committee
report on this ground
Alderman Lewis designated several
boxes Ia several wards too close TO-
gether that could without any great
risk, be changed 70 the seventh and
Eighth wards.
Alderman Farley wanted the proposed
changes reported to the council.
Alderman Mes moved That cost com,
out OF the fire department budget Car
ried The amended resolution wni
The elocdon Of Monroe Jackson az en-
gineor of the Daggett company was con
frmed
The fire committee was authorized e
soll the old buggy formerly used by The
chief, but which had had several wrecks
l.. III. Stephens accepted 800 Ia full
for his Judgment, with S663O OF cost
A claim Of S225 for the insurance OF
the Dageett or Third ward school house
was allowed. The term Is for five years
The public grounds committee reported
against accepting the proposition Of Mrs
Daggett 10 cell the Central fire hall e
the city for accrued taxes and othc
sums Of money Such a sale would hl
unconstitutional; the property WAS Offered
at double To- value, etc, etc. Alderman
Mes insisted the finance committee has
not whack at this proposition, though I
was referred 10 the public grounds ant
finance committees, and II was recon
mitted 10 give the finance committee thl
needful whacG.
The sewer committee recommended thl
sewer near the Martiu-Brown buildlni
be- rpiaid with east iron pipe for $50 4
900 feet, az q cost OF about 81 per foot
The committee WAS Of the opinion Ii wal
d necessity The report was adopted
A claim Of Macarthur Bros. for sligo
for hauling pipe, d. k.d by the water
works company was presented and dis
cussed.
Alderman Nieks explained that tho con
tractors had hauled the pipe 10 a piac,
designated by the city because The citl
had not the right Of way and the pipl
could not be delivered direct from thl
pipe yard 70 the place where il was t.
bc used.
Alderman Early opposed the payment
Of the claim saying be did not care VIII,
approved H. II was an bnlderdash ani
the presentation OF such claims Wal
merely playing with the council.