Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-09-20

a penalty Of $500 fine shall be inflicted
| alderman sl,oonts moved Ia
| aiDptien on rs second reading. sup
port of il Alderman Spjouts said ina'
The city charter. which gave the city
Judge Convenient jurisdiction with this
state with the exception of some few
minor msdeineanOrs, provided that suci
offenses shall be prosecuted In the name
| of the ciiy and the state law provide;
| they shall be prosecuted in the name
Of the state. II was necessary to male
the orlinancc Of the city concur with
| thu state law touching the matter, before
any ordnance can be maintained. The
oriinunc,. IN Houston, he said. was
| knocked out on the ground that Il did
not come within the meaning of the law
| Of the state This ordinance was in tho
same language as that OF the state law,
| and the only question was whether The
| city had the power 10 prosecute man.
| The tlaw attempted to be remedied by
this ordnance was the one ON which
the city had been beaten in the Holland
case.
The city attorney, whose opinion was
solicited, said It was necessary 10 have
IN ordinance which would concur with
| the state law. He spoke substantially
as did Mr.. Spoonts, and then the ordin-
ance passed its second reading unani-
mousiy.
The committee on public buildings re-
ported resolution accepting the bid OF
the Ben Brook Manufacturing company.
OF $40 80. Tor furnishing rhc auditorium.
Tie resolution was amended by Alder
man Spoonts 70 US TO accept the bid.
provided satisfactory terms Of payment
could be made, and then adopted with
out diversion.
The same committee also reported a
resolution accepting the bid OF the same
r. Il. ali "a.
amount being S3OII. The resolution was
amended slightly and referred 10 the fl
nance cOmmittc.
An old resolution approving a propo-
sition 10 purchase q chemical fire engine
was referred TO the finance committee.
Petitions were then taken up, the first
one being the application of j. j. Force
10 be re-appointed a nightwatchman on
on Houston and Main streets, id
by private parties. IL was referred 20 the
police committee.
A petition from j. Il. Rogers and
others, eeiting that whereas the street
car company had raised the middle of
East Hattie street about two feet. there
by deprcGating the value of surrounding
property, and crcItiug dangerous
place, was read praying that the OBJ
struction be removed. The petition was
referred to the street and alley com.
mittee.
The next petition read was addressed
to the mayor, asking him not to approve
the resolution giving the builders of the
courthouse the use of parts of the
streets bombing the square, until the
petitioners could be heard. Accom-
pauyiug The petition was a MESSAGE from
Mayor Paddock, merely referring the
matter 10 the council, and stating that
he had delayed signing the resolution in
Difference to the wishes of the peti-
TONERS.
After the petition and the message had
been read, w. A. Barter. who was one
Of the petiOneTs addressed the council
Mr.. Darter said the citizens doing bust
ness around the square presented the
petition because they believed an IN.
justice had been done in passing the
resolution without giving notice to the
citizens interested The citizens on the
south and west sides Of the square, Mr..
Daiter saM, knew that great deal OF
room, as much as was possible had
been left to them. But when
the council had granted one-third
each of Houston and Rusi streets and
one-hnlf Of Belknap street some thought
the council had gone little too far II
ought to have considered the business
mems interest, especially those ON the
west side which IL Houston street and
which leads TO the bridges. II seemed
to Mr.. DnIter that the council might as
well Nl'F ilNuNlbn street rs 10 grant
them onethlrd of ", ms that would throw
the fence within eight or nine feet of the
street car tracks. If more room could
be inudp on Houston street. Mr. Dnrter
said. Il would be satisfactory TO all the
people on the square.
Alderman Montgomery IL the people
of the square do not want the court.
house We viii take II down town and
give them all the room they want.
resolution that the contractor b.
requested to move the fence so as 10
include twelve feet Of Houston street
instead Of twenty-five and two-thirds
feet as granted, was introduced by Alder
man Nicks.
Commission II. O. Holloway then al
dressed the council, saying he had talked
with the contractor, and that he would
gladly Nacate thc space II he could pos
Sihy do so, III Is not possible con.
hnucd Mr. Holloway, TO build a great
big building without some Inconvenience
You cannot get rid of this Inconvenience
The people who were most loud In their
praises Of The now courthouse were The
people around the square, They werc
Delighted with IL. But now that the
troubles come they protest against IT,"
Alderman Nicks- You will notice this
resolution is perfectly harmless 50 far
as The contractor Is concerned, 1t does
not repeal anything, 1t simply permits
the people Of The West Side to make ar
rangcments with the contractor TO nut
bis fcnccs back a few feet
Alderman ByrOm-"It may be possible
that the builder will not need the fence
for yeur yet. There may BE- an ar
lungcmeut uade TO cut out twenty feet
II the property owners Will make the
proper kind Of n contract to take care
of he fence and set IL back again when
The motion to refer the petition TO
lUN street and IllnX FNINTniNIpA