Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-09-27
THE CITY COUNCIL
MEET ANprnASsAcrruru sr.,|
nourlNEBuslxEss.
a Committee Appoiuted ! ,.....
gate the Charges Against ~. vi
tary Burns---Mabry'sBoot Books o..,,
ed up---The New School sui,s,. {

The city council met d i,uu-,,
last night, with j. G. rsna, .,, INK.
mayor. ->''Hs
When the roll was called all d. m,...
bers We're present except an
Tully, Chiles, Day and spo,nt1 Il II
Contrary to the expectations Il H..
Der Of citizens who were ptesa..
business of unusual imporlanse !.
transacted beyond III eappclp,ltr !.
committee to investigate tie ALLEGED ~
conduct of City Secretary Buns n. K
session was an unusually harmouls,. "
and the lawmakers adjourned bsIOr. II t.
o'clock.
The committee on finance reported n
garding the purchase OF chemical !.
CINE, that no funds were at pr,,rs
available for that purpose, and he iosn.,
Was laid over untl the animal brlgs k
The committee reported tie follow,
claims which were allowed PAM
H.NNtat ftcs' Suoi.Nls NAlefHon.
S42U.5I; electric light coal, Sll4gS: -
ec9ll!i!eons, STOLE; Ninth wand sisd
S3OI.5O.
j. j. Sullivan's claim agains 4, esr 4
for fifteen days time and hog.i r. T.
for injuries received while IN II lulN n
Of the city, was allowed. 4. j, puajf, n
claim for 50 was referred 10 De vi r
GARY committee. g. V. kilgores al
for SO for acting as o juyman IN d y
Holland case. was referred to the &;
attorney.
City Auditor Pressly reported that n
had examined and checked Mp the book
of A. IL. Mabry. the former secretary u
waterworks, and found him SJ5l.2D
short. This report was disposed Of M
referring 1t TO the city attorney, ut
committee On public buildings reeonmen
ed that j. w. Weeks be awarded U
contract for the erection II w MA
ward school building as bis bid n
the lowest. Mr. Weeks bid N
$S,S95. and the building Is TO 10 el4
pleted within five months from uiN b
|. The question Of appropriatinf Il
dollars for marble slab 10 De fllsV
on the new city hall, with the a1s1
of the building committee ensfas~
1t, was discussed, One member aNitt
10 KNOW II tue nullNluA MNuiA Aa. T"
il this was not dope. and several ~
bers thought il would materially slis.r
en- the structure, and several were = 4 Ii
opposite opinion and the slab was alA
lost Ia the shuttle. The adylsahlily 4
placing some OF the old furniture
leiouging TO the city in tie new II.
hall was discussed at some length
the majority thought thai i wo9l N
save the city enough TO Offset ths
ference in the appearances Of the blull, l
and new furniture viii be USED ihr9-l
ont Tie new structure.
THE following resOlutiua ~ pll'e
before Secretary Oo!,ig bad bisae
reading II:
"Be II resolved that tduniNee 2 l ~ +
be appointed by the mayor. waoF ~
II shau lie TO investigate ~ nr
nor.ed misconduct Of CITY N',9l
Z Burns. who Is charged with cFse9's
Tnsron,lnei and malfrlsangs {. apt;a
VI remarks were made bylle 'oaaSlli n
! lint some In a lonl tone 81 IVY ~
..rhot's Inc SINH and The basia.e.ss
! Me council proceeded. AZ cp i.a,s
mni,i,g II n Unable offense % ne u
bieyrle on the sidewalks Of TIE au y
| passed unanimously, - nm, s.kir
\ petition from >. u i ,,;,as of hsN
that the taNaple Naiue W IA. reiclrrH
to the city attorney. 49,. r,.,rell "A
At this time Acting Mayu n.y. it mo n
pointed the commitiee o. NY M
to investigate the Burns w DrikH
committee IS c1uip'.ei q i nav. mn
NJ. A. Spoonts ,aad ,asvor secin,H