Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-10-18
THE CITY COUNCIL
BUSINESS TRANSACTED AT THE
SESSION LAST NIGHT.
The Mayors Salary Keduoed-other
alters of Interest Discussed and
P.ussed Upon by the Cits Dads.

The ely council mot promptly At $50
last evening with Mayor fadd1rk. and
quorum present. Inc minutes OF the
last meeting were read ana adopted
\ usotlon prevailed that City LnEiueer
CoppaEe be excused from ntteudanee ON
account oil sickness IN bis family,
4 petition asking that certain dog
taxes la.d into the city treasury be
refunded was referred 10 he police e0li-
nilIfec.
'1ne reDorts Of the claims committee
was rcil. recommending that claims 70
INC amount Of S35.OO for water" Was
-. and some other items BE- Allowed.
lle report was adopted.
The report VI the finance committee
On the Sam Evans Judgment matter
stated that the amount Of the Judgment
uis beel collected, tile same being the
shortage Of Delaulting City Treasurer
B-ackMan, for whom SIR. Evans was
hondsmau.
Mr. Eyans was present and was al
loWel the privilege OF explaining his side
Of the matter. lie said he thought tile
cJrueii htu not shown INN proper consid-
esal'on by not consulting him before
taxing the steps il had in the
matter. and ASKED that the cOuu-
cal give him some Sort of re-
ceiW mat he might possibly recover the
9inVuui OF the judgment some time in
A motion then prevailed that the
mayor city attorney ami city secretary
act as committee to receipt In some
,yILI WAY for the amount paid in by Mr..
A-s.H7
lAe M committees report with rcfer-
euce 10 dispensing with the FIRE engines
80 rS t-e ,e'l' alderman Sp"'"ts
ne hFe department Of that nature until
the city had better assurance Of plenty IF
H''''i NaHs ol tue dilrflhel were OF
AHuN "PIHloh' Hlhl lltet discussing
NJ matter some time ur report was
'"S''u'
the appointment of A. Fox ns a paid
ihein"rF 81 the h9pk aud ladder company
pe o2uIFinru' also recommending that
Que OF me IRE engines be rpalri as soon
as possible was read aud hied.
a moloh 20 employ some one to clean
,ne W.nl3Ws oil NE new city hail was
made anu lost, as IL was thought best
10 N.ut 9n,ll the city ball was accepted
10 attend 10 such matters. A motion
M1s made 10 increase The amount Of
insurance on the CITY nail 70 $4,000.
=, ni is. MOTION was lost and the amount
OF insurance allowed to remain at S2D,-
O0,
INC PUBIC bullllng committee reported
lA2t tle insurance on the First ward
a.NON uuiHihs was ABOUT expired aud
i rcoliiillclluel mat II he renewed The
] 'ep''t was auppted.
An ordinance providing that the city
council meet only twice 4 month instead
OF weekly was discussed and finally Ia
blei FOR one month.
/ HE report Of City Engineer Coppage
! oi tne condition of the Tucker Ere hall
building was read. The report recon-
! mended that the south side Of the build
] ing be repaired with GrJubury stone
AMI as soon as practicable. The repDrt
was discussed at some length and finally
referred TO committee with justruc-
have the building examined by an archi-
rsi who could suggest Il method Of re-
pairing me building.
Worth Library association Isldug that
the council add to the attractiyeness Of
of the city by Identifying the public
school yards aud premises. The pelH
was referred To the committee ON pubic
grounds
A new petition from l. r. Douchtv
asking that his claim for $3.50 for servicc.,
"a clerk OF The hoard Of entinIi1a,i,r a.,
allowed, was read. Tie claim Was al
opposition. ''S law VI 'o'''''''f'oi'
Her, it was announced that R,v
Morgan Wells. uasfor of MO ~ ~
tiat churrh. ,y}sl,,'I Ia n,.,i, .t,,..,.,l
/, ;le cotncil and thr r,,.,i,- oria. D,t
business was fputnpfs1tfly a
fnr r6nt nrrn0,.c Dr VIE t',,'p e' ~ 80
Tho sov,r,i ie,,li,,t, ua,, M III. y, ~ :.
cl,prlI, ,,,rs ,n, snail Nv - i,th, a,
,rat.,r All 40 ,,".,',,, w. S"tif VI Lue
lii 90 -, IL iuen'S " 'hureu
,'', HH' ~, $3.50 tlo'uvd WIN water
i,o,l .me o'SI I',M' ne soiu the church
III y l.u IL uni.uiel 20 col's;d-
c1,,',.ii ~ u I''~au! unu aSNTu uili INC
vu,','yi. p"' H. i'ISyr seWsis' Inc matter
NJ. NJ MN Vls si Nv Tue members ana
hnaiy reintrei ~ ne sewer committee.
ihg Pe''inh ashinS mat James Con-
u'I'' pr "I"H''e' JAhltor ot the new
lHll We r"1d
Alderman Terrell offered 4 resolution
that all city officials who rent Offices. for
which The city pays rent, be instructed to
move into the new city hall by Oct ~,
nnG mat u" next session of the council
De held IN me now halt.
Alucrlutui Nles offered as substitute a
resoiuitinh Nltecll9g the mayor aud the
eolhllittee, ON pnhlc buildings, 10 az
iahl,gle WIN lhe oHnti2ctvr, TO have the
puipsins 9ctuplpI ~ Yet. !, ana, II sue
SrSstul. direcing tie city officials 10 move
The substitute was accented and p,,r
adopted
A resolution directing the CITY s..cro.
tary to deliver no warrant nn,il fba
morning of the fourth day after h bad
been allowed. was adupt,si
Alderman Mes offered a resolution
that the mayor and finance couipiitee he
! authorized TO effect a loan fnr s,0i -. n