Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-10-25
THE CITY COUNCIL.
A SESSION TO BE HELD IN THE
NEW HALL
On Thursday Morning NeSt--rwo
Men 20 be Put Back on the Aerial
Trnck-The Proceedings.

The council spent neir.y three hours
cOIraidering routine matters last night
Seventeen members were present.
Immediately after ia mirutys were
approve, On motion OF MIR. Nlcks' me
rules were suspended 10 canvass the
vote cast Ia elect successor to MIR.
MONTGOMERY from the Fourth ward.
The vote was announced as follows;
n. IL. I.assiter, lag: John +. Moore
10. Mr. Iassiter was declared elected,
but lie was not sworn in, i've days not
having elapsed sinc. his election.
The reports of the marshal, pound
kc'pcrii assessor and collector ahu qua
itOr ere received aud hled.
lle claim. y mi.tee reported IA
vorab,y a claim Of S4l23S for coal fur
n. shed the waterwoiks, md Sltld Tor
cod Furnished die electric ligAt wOrks.
The report was adopted,
The ire committee reported recon-
mcnding that the two HOOK AMI ladder
men, who were ordered dismissed DC
retained permintnty.
Alderman SpJ1nts thought the report
could not b. adopted in the absence OF
motion 10 reconsider the vote by which
they were dismissed. He offered this
DIS point OF order, but the mayor over
ruled 1t.
port be received and filed and this mo
lion was adopted
The FIRE committee also recommended
that the Hue inspector he retained per
mGrertly.
Alderman Terrell moved as a suhsh-
tute. that the duties of the fuc inspector
be added TO those Of the sanitary othcer.
There was great deal Of discussion as
10 how this could he done, the office
having been abolished.
the Terrell amendment was then put
10 q vote, being defeated b., a vote OF
thirteen nays TO four yaes. The resolu-
ton was then adopted.
The streets and alleys committee re-
| ported that while the smoke nuisance
Complained Of by the petitions last week
was fully as bad as Il was reported, the
committee did not think IT advisable 10
press the matter now, as TO do so would
entail heavy expense and much incunNen-
fence. The report WIS adopted.
The public building committee recon-
mendel that Ed Loving the present jan
| itOr, be made janitor of the new city
| hall. The recommendation was not act
ed on. as Alderman Mes motion to post
| p1ne the whole matter prevailed
The committee OH public buildings also
reported that the contractors had refus-
| ed to allow the city to take possession
Of the new city hall Nov. l.
Alderman Terrell said that the con-
| tractors thought that rather than pay
SOY H. W, :. ,,, "a Co. ~ raS.
WoU'I gine u 70 tnvui, nhn III i u,'' 'e''-
son ueeiineu 70 eohytue nn! 'n s,as,d tho
s,Mnr; ~ sun tne ny LII s,naI S94
Siyvp Tue ''n'l"e'o's e'u'u SIAM T''
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MT pIron' ny Vi shr ru'l'lH'' - D.
US hNlter 10 Wulress ~ u"uh H. -, ii
| Silu uhe ass 't'uh iu'uS ~ nu,',,ilti'
lerrell Us nor ttue' ms re' ~
| = sons rlnE ulllearu or saiu MI Dat
ton. u nave never henrd oil anyone
being allowed 10 move INTO nuliulnl
until Il was paid for. II people got
| possession OF 4 building they mlghtneVer
receive it."
Alderman Mes said there no question
"a to tbs city's being abe to pay for 1t.
The mayor confirmed this statement
saving that the city hnd thr money In
the treasurer's hands. but the trouble
WAS 10 gct' IL ont Of his hands
| Aldcr,unn Fry; ~ was on that spe-
rioi committee md we went TO the bot.
lam Of. tie whole thing. This contract
WIS lei 10 SMITH & Barton to build
NM house on the 3ist of March. 1872