Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-08-16
A Special and Regular Session Held
Yesterday.
REPORT ON THE CITY HALL
by the Expert Architect aud What
He Recommends Hose Ques-
ton Finally Dccidcd-Reports Of
Committees Petitions Received.


Two sessions Of the city council wer-
held yesterday. The afternoon session
was for the purpose Of discussing The
report of the expert architect appointed
by the council 10 examine the new city
hall and report on It's merits and defects.
REGULAR MEETING.
Council was called to order again at
s O'Clock y. M. with Mayor Paddock
oecupyiMg the rosfriiin. u1c alderman
was reported absent. The minutes of the
previous meeting were then read, and
approved. The minutes Of The special
meeting were not read. on account Of
their not having been written up.
The finance committee recommended
THAI the petition of g.. g. Riley. for
fTnisslon " penalty on certain lots which
he had failed to report for taxation be
granted. II WINS explained by Alderman
Ncks that tho omission was an crrUrg
Of the head, aud not Of the heart.
Thu finance committee reported adj
yersely TO the city srcretaiys petition
for additional help. Adopted
il was recommended ilat the two
rooms asked for be- udlrd to the Third
ward school. but not Ut the present
time owing to the prevalent financial
strneency. The recommendation was
adopted.
The finance coumittse called attention
10 the fact ihns tile city marsh n has nat
lodged bis July collection, with lite city.
although requested TO 10 30 by resolution.
and IN consequence The police have not
been paid II WAS moved that The mar
shall he excused, but Alderman Terrell
opposed the motion on the ground that
II would SET a bad precedent. Mr.. Fry
moved tile matter br referred 90 the
police cnmnitte" 10 report ia one week.
Alderman Montgomery explained that the
marshal wa. sick ln bel. After con-
siderable discussion tho motion was adopt
cd
The following resolution was intro
duccd: That as the first series OF bonds
have been rriiral the following
funds be transferred from the In
terest aud sinking funds u the interest
funds Of the seventh series bonds,
Sill4.Ss; 10 the interest funds. first series
redemption bonds. Sl74O; sinking fluid,
same series. S2EL&S3 Adopted.
Mayor Paddock Tailed attention TO
the fact that Si:iilD3 had 10 be- pr0yid-
ell Tor ihc deficiency 10 the Interest n
tile seventh series Of bonds. Motions
were made amid Considerable nirth that
u be referred 10 the police committee
fir committee and every other committee
that could be thought Of Alderman
Lewis moved that the mayor and city
secretary bc requested 20 make the best
nrramEcmeni possible Alderman Terrell,
who evidently X dose reader of The
Gazette recommended that the city issue
$4,000 or Siun0n worth NJ interrsf-beaf-
ing notes and asked for nu expression Of
opinion on the matter. The mavur
thought the idea good one II anyone
coud be found 10 take the notes. Alder
man Lewis motion was finally adopted.
The report of the clnius committee
was then read. 1t recommended the pay
mcnt of the following clalms:
Ecrd for teams. ......,......SlO 20
Electric light cJll............ ~ -
Nnterwnrks coal. ............. AZ UG
llrc department.. ......-...... tlSi b
WGierWUrks new construction. 5i3 ~
A motion WIS made that it be laid op
M table for two weeks. THIS was die
rliss,d far soiup time. but the report OF
u. committee was adopted
The claiuls committee recommended
that The warrant Issued 10 VIII Thuup-
tou for services during July hc rrseihdisi
aul the mguly o. paid 10 n Loving
Alderman Drake WAS allowed for cx-
Pentiiurer fNr tclerr1ms
The ppllce o,IWutire reported that
hr resignation of o. +. Darcy, a pat
stuln. had been received aud accrpteti
tnA Frank l. Shiei. an extra policeman.
Nat recommended fpr promotion 10 the
lacaHi ia.itim i was further recon-
inenaed that " y. Griswn'd ho spn,ipi-
~ "a extra policeman 10 tie place of
sac. An objection was made To the
atAsannuent Uf an extra policeman on
Ae zrnund q cCOnpmy. Alderman Mont.
aHrry asseriisl lhnt ticre were no pa.
A"Hf-N NNA NlAF business tlnNH
!on o. the city alone. and that while
NrW York hal one p0iireinan 10 every
~ population Fort Worth had only
me Tor every 401n He thought thnt
mere shpuil be y policeman FOR every
alderman. On % vote tlat rs. clans,
Tor an extra policeman 10 bc strieten
2ht mere was a lie the mayor casting
TIC deciding vote The recommendation
read ~
I'M. &C., 1..t....,..... a.,
- ihat AFTER many trials and trliiuis
mons they would recommend The pursba ~
From Cornelhs Callahan X Co III t'lIen-
% ~ 2pb feet NJ cotton rnhhar-linf4I be.e
~ ~ cents per font. an coupling. M.
ache,l. and q iNr cent interest pcr hnunn
by permission. addressed the council M
st9ms length. lie said that he could selj
W. f1ty az the same price and on th,
same terms, aud asked 10 be allowed IA
Int IN 90 fret Mr.. Dodge. who ron.
5teuts lhe Callahan company, also adj.
use.sei ihf conncii. After 30 amendment
nntred by Alderman Tillcr thnt but
iuDp feet be- purchased, which was voted
newn-ihe report Of the c0mmiftcr was
ADOPTED, and the hose question IN Ger
I'LL Tor somc time TO c0me.
Inc report Of the superintendent OF
cndel Jaly so. was irc,d n sho ,v'S
toiN eimlnss II S23Oa1gS. operating
expenses, SlOoII.0l: moi cnrnlnrs. NH.
Ol-4T. Referrch 10 the lnaltre commit
ieg and city auditor
re buildings committee reported The
total cost 81 putting IN the blinds. IN Inc
hsW city hail wonld be S5Ti. ana
s.sgfn,uyndiA that the contraotor lp nniii
Ssi-D Tor what lie had done 40 far. M
amount being less than tyro.thiris az
me total cust Adopted y
Inc report 0l tho special committee
on me city hall was Ito next thing an
The board II was as follows, 80
~ Ms honor the Mayor aud City Coun.
Genilemen;--we your special commt,,eo
appointed TO investigate the rouiition ~
ihe siy bail, beg leave 10 advise MAJ
u took considerable time 10 seleet M
expert that would be SAtisfnctnrv N,
A., q. Watson Of Analu WAS CHOSEN
We attach hereto his ri.nprt ,cbjcl,
n our opinion calls for strinrent mae,
nres TO protect the citys Interests
Work ON The huiklinf has nrl,ticnllv
stopped. aud It l. our opinion lid cnn.
tractors be given whtten notice 10 be,,in
work 10 three days. aud ON faiinr,
10 DO 80, their bundsmen be notified th,t
work must commence instauter or thNv
work '"'
We also recommend that the superin.
tendent Of the building be instructed Ia
notify the contractors thar all varia
NDnA from details and specifications, not