Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-03-29
THE CITY COUNCIL
cALLs THE ROLL AND ADJouHNs
TO PREVENT ACTION ON A
Rspoh Of rhs Waleworks Committee that
Would probably Have Settled tho Dis
puls Win tho Contractors

done IN the city hull for many day,
The meeting was merely meeuhs
~ n :" cost ,Sp tbe city SGi to call the roll and
vote on Alderman Terrelps motion to au-
n D postponed the settlement Of The DIS
| puto between the city OF Fort worm
| and Macarthur Bros. the contractors Tor
/ he new watcrwOrks, now completed anu
! ready TO be turned over to the city
IN Is true the pipe lines are yet 10 oe
tested. and this is the bone Of eonteh,
ton with some for IL IS not dlsPulru
the work ON all, except the p'pe ''. Sue.
and those things such as yalNys sP
| cinis. fire hydrants. etc4 Directly W
| tanning TO the pipe lines, Is done accoiu-
| ing 10 plans and specifications.
One alderman had the grip anu nv
/ wanted an adjournment for that rea-
Another alderman. who was expedteIi'
! MS Alderman Terrell said. 10 vote Win
| the minority report on the WdtefWotes
question. was also sick, presumably WIN
But IL win also be noted that the vote
20 adjourn was not test vote on INC
| question of The wuterNorks setu'mrh,
| for some of the aldermen who Noteu
| 10 adjourn favor the adoption or inc COM
mittec'f original report aud with mo
notifications mnde Ga H. II is said one
or two others favor the adoption OF
report that means settlement.
Before the council was called TO order,
aud though the nominal meeting hour ~
T.3O, e was nearly wheq Mayor !re
| tenn Montgomery took the chair. The
caucusing was done and an adjourn
ment was practically agreed upon.
Before the council was called 10 order,
| Alderman Tucker offered bit OF Trend
lv advice 10 the representative of the
press and the advice WAS couched ih
these words. I've got a word OF advice
10 give you / known you won take
IT, but I'm going TO give IL 20 yOu JUS
the same There's going 10 be good
many things said here tonight Qbout the
I waterworss question. JUST publish ihe
good aud leave OUT all the mean
There was uo chance 90 accept or re-
jcct the aiYice. for tbe good aud mean
are still bottled mp IN the minds OF The
aldermen 10 be uncorked maybe next
After waiting for about twenty minutes
Alderman I4nCruiX moved that Mayor
pro tenn Montgomery take The chair
and call the meetinr 70 ORDER
i The ron wEs called and fifteen alder
men answered 20 their names, Aldermen
Lewis. IiIer and Farley being nDsent
Alderman Terrell moved ana adjourn
mput until next Tuesday. anu the u'lihe
mayor was IN doub, though the ayes had
call OF tine roll was demanded and
the yota was: NOcs-Aldcrnen Jones
Nicl,s. Dnrter. Mics and Byron. total .
Ypns-A Aldermen Ward, White, la CroiN
Day. Tucker, Drake, Bowies, Orr nn1
Alderman hicks uttered some protest
ing "uops" aud several Of the faces o
those uidctner who We're not consultel
, were very blank, but tie ndJournment wa
carried and 80 declared 10y me CHAIR
The following were the only rep0ru
of ans importance filed with the CIT!
sacretnry up 10 the hour for the meetinl
OF the council, the other matters Dem!
: petitions and routine reports:
The committee on claims reported ia
: following recommending that they W
: allowed from the accounts to which the.
n belong:
= Waterworls col S34S
- Fire department. express charges, S..
"a Electic light. coal, SllSl2.
y For advertising bonds, SLIGO.
THE WATERWORKS COMMITTEE
a Report bacl, their report OF last wee
tbat was published Wednesday morn
ing. altering the last page OF the rvpli
so that II reads thus;
- In ease Of the acceptance by both the clt
and the contractors, we recommend IN
N payment Of the sum OF $ltuboo9 IN
III being the 10 per cent retained ON TINS
part of the work which has been con
pletod according TO plans aud specifics
tons ns per abatement of CITY Euglhe'
Ia Kerr including all the work done b
snid Macarthur Bros, except the pipe lin
a drants yet 10 be tested We reconmen
,, thnt no interest be paid on amy none
retained, but that the city agPee 10 te
No. said Hipe line rs soon as the ne
ny pumping engine is In working Orde
and 10 pay the balauce of the 10 y,
cent when suid test has bern made IN
al repairs completed 10 the satistacuC
Of the city engineer and waterworks con
~ "''' THE POLICE COMMITTEE.
IA oo
retarys copy Of the e'iGelce t0sen oelol
the police committee plsseased this =
N fort Worth, Tex, March IS. 1893
Hon Mayor aud Board Ct Aldermen:
Gentlcmen-Yo commttss ON pole
u. In accordance with published statenen
and verbal notice given 20 this BODY
no its last meeting, held several session
beginning on Wednesday last, and co
tinuing four days, for the purpose
u getting nc the exact facts IN refereu,
lH to specific charges made ngelnst q
u police force OF our city
Your committee used every possib
means TO get the original nthdaYlts,
make complaint against the officer
IN but they were refused, and only copi
II furnished
"A The officers SO charged waived tho fc
mnlity of having the original aiidnvi
"a. tO proceed upon, expecting, of c0ur'
90 be- faced In an open manner ny th'
ucCuSera. SAID 0ccuheis ihueu 70
pear after repeated invitations both yc
ST bal and written. and we could only "a
such testimony MS was presented By I
Ing defense, except In two instances.
iay All the evidence Is attached hereto, al
~ You can form your own conclusion
49, Ia this connection 1 desire 20 state [
marshal finds Some difficulty IN enfora
many ordinances on our statute hooks
The police officers are forbidden
,co law to enter saloons when on duty 4
~ less on official BUSINESS, yet the sal
ID authority requires them 60 20 into
looms 20 get evdence 60 enforce the ~
day law If they 80 into saloons for a
such evidence, they are subjected 20 1
seYerest criticism even TO the extent
being charged with violating oftic
duty So between the crOss-iires the
hcera are IN a dilemma.
under Article III, Chapter i, and
- tiee ~ a. Chapter =, OF our revis
criminal ordinances we derive whate'
power we have over Sunday business
nth Article II prescribes our power o.
tho general business,
ters Twelve gives Ms control over
The saloons.
ia The penalty clause for each section
,tlF different,
~. frbe nAnoltv attached 10 ~ n comes