Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-04-26
Herschel ", gmnFb Elected 70
that Position by the Council.
BIDS FOR CITY PRINTING
WIN BE Advertised for-City Omoiais
Tender Their Bonds-Fire and Police
Department Oniesrs Manufacturer
Business Transacted.

City council met last night In regular
session, all the aldermen present except
Alderman FULLY.
The minutes Of the last meeting were
read 10y Secretary Burns aud approved
report Of finance committee recon-
mendng the bonds Of city treasurer aud
city secretary, adopted.
report of claims, recommending pay
ment Of claims filed last meeting,
adopted. City engineers pay roll.
sol 80; city auditor to 25th, Sl0l 10:
public schools, S5,5S3.3T: miscellaneous,
$lSl.Ot; electric light coal. S11047;
waterworks coal, SiSB.26. Allowed
spccton, received.
Report of the police committee recon-
mending Charles II. Matkin deputy
marshal, William LigbtfOOt. chief: w
i. flushing mounted patrOleman: X. g.
Moseley, mounted; Charles r. Scott.
Charles ID. Nicely, Charles ID. Couch. y.
L. Maddox. q. r. Darby. w. T. Bidde-
ker. j. g. Garrett. j. Il. AttisoG James
-. sutton, ). j. Faris. 4. WithorspoOn,
Martin McGrath. v. j. Rice, patrolemen:
Frank Terry turnkey; sgd Waller,
driver; y. \. Reeves. guard chain gang;
Lacey English, pOundkecper Adopted.
resolution requiring the city mar.
slal 10 instruct the police ~ stop any
building for which permit has not been
obtained. Adopted
Report Of fire committee confirming
the election of Hook and ladder COM
pauy, No. 1. VIM. Heron foreman,
Frank Bishop driver, Lany Herbert till
eruan, Will inkel ladderman. Jerry
O'Brien. driver John NJ. Howell driver.
Adopted.
Board Of health committee report rec.
Ommending increase 81 samiury police
20 two men nnd requiring al parties 30
clean premises Adopted.
Petition of Mrs. Carry Brown, asking
20 have treatment OF drunkenness and
morphine habits made In connection with
the city hospital; referred 90 hospital
committee.
Petition Of u. A. Want & Co for right
90 construct a railroad switch from the
reservation on Fiftcenth street tO Cal
houn street; refoIred 60 street aud al
ley committee
Proposition from A. A. Post 10 sell
gravel tO the city, referred 20 the street
aud alley committee.
Petition Of =. II. sparrow. asking 10
BE- furnished sewer pipe 20 laundry. re-
frrtvd 10 street aud alley committee.
Petition from A. w Caswell trustee
W. &. Huffman estate. asking release
Of penalties, referred 90 finance commit
tee
Bonds Of W. r. Fakes and II. w.
Williams. school trustees, accepted.
Resolution inFtructing printing com
mittcr to advertise for bids for city
printing for the ensuing year. adopted.
A resolution that all city employees
who cyndc payment of personal debts
be- dismissed aud heads Of departments
instructed TO give effect to the resolu-
ton Adopted.
Resolution instructing building COM
miitee 10 furnish specifications for fur
niture aud equipment of the new city
D. La IA fn
Adopted.
An oriir-ance TO allow the Arlington
Heights Street Railway company %
construct double track ON Jones street
at intersection Of Seventh, referred 90
street aud alley committee and city at
tOmey.
The bonds Of Jane II. Maddox. city
marshal. n, A. Caldwell city assessor
aud collector; William Lahey, street COM
missioner; A. i. Palmer. city scuycuger,
referred 90 finance committee,
Bonds Of T., NJ. Presley, r. Il, Cop.
page approved.
A resolution increasing the street COM
missioner's bond from 500 TO $1,000
Adopted.
The city marshnrs report was received
and referred 10 the finance committee
The secretary of the wateIworks also
filed a report; referred 10 finance COM
mittce.
Report Of city treasurer showing
S241,023 II ON baud; referred TO finance
committee.
IL was reported that the city assessor
ara collector had rcnitted costs on some
OF the taxes collected. Referred 10
finance committee for report, no Rten-
tiona wrong doing being imputed to'the
q assessor and collector
The election Of city Judge was some
what exciting. H. ), Blair. Herschell
V. Smith. A. q. McCung j. ID. Read.
A. T. Hildreth. w. NJ Mcconnell and
Joe NJ Adams being placed in nomina.
ton Herschell V. Smith was elected
on fourth ballot
Council then adjourned.