Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-04-08

question Of the ample protection given the
city 10y the retention Of something Ike
$4,000 for a test of The pipe lines, and
he also reviewed the contract IN some
of its details and made some comments
on the goodness of the work and paid
his respects to those. he said, for some
hidden reason were hllibusterlng for de-
lay, there certainly bad been no lack Of
investigation and sull less Of discussion
and now that the matter was settled 10y
the adoption of the waterwOrks COM
mittee's report let II rest and addressing
Alderman Orr he cald. you Know well
you do not want lcgal advice ON this
subject for you are an attorney yourself
What yOu want Is delay
Alderman Barter showed chat all the
work had been done according to the
city's plans and specifications and the
only thing that remained TO bc tested was
the pipe line and ON this no part Of the
10 per cent was TO b. paid.
Alderman BYRON Who Is TO pay for
that legal udyccY
Aldcrmnn Montgomery IN see 1t costs
the city nothing.
Alderman Byrom.-Yes and the advice
that costs nothing Is worth nothing.
Alderman Montgomery That's chest
nut
+ Alderman Ryrom-Yes. aud You are the
father of that chestnut.
Aud the laughter that greeted this
little colloquy was punctuntcd ny rnps
aud cries of order from the mayor
Alderman Montgomery objected that
the work was not complete for the hnul
estimates of the city engineer and re-
port recommending the acceptance Of
the work were not filed. The engineer
had not reported the streets torn up IN
building the waterworks as having been
restored 60 their original condition, bus
j. II. Hawlcy, representing Macarthur
Bros, was given permission 20 speak,
aud he read q receipt from A, II, Fra
ger, street commissioner for So, %, for
work done ON vutuus streets. which
were the only ones the city engineer had
found needed any repairing. Thesis
streets were the only ones the city cugi.
ncor found fault with and In con-
ultatiOn with Alderman Farley, dcsig-
mated aud pointed out what work was
10 be done, The work was done ns d.
rectcd 10y Engineer Kerr, 10y the street
commissioner and paid for by Near
thur Brus.
Alderman Darter thought Il unjust 20
keep back mONny justly due the contrnc-
tors because the Holly Manufacturing
company had failed 20 comply with It's
contract, which required the work on
the pumps 60 be done sixty days after
house was ready for the pumps on the
LIST OF December, and yet IL would hc
thirty days more before the pumps could
be- put I'm operation, lie was interrupted
by Alderman Tucker, who wanted the
Second ward alderman TO tell of his In
tcrest In Macarthur Broa., 90 which
the Second ward alderman replivd 81
don't know or care anything about Me
Arthur Bros. but / do cure for the true
Interests of the city. and this prompts
me to advocate the settlement already
made tonight"
Alderman Early deprecated the in
diligence IN slang, sneers and all that
sort Of thing In discussing the question
The settlement made and which the
Montgomery resolution sought 10 over
turn was one that would save the city
lawsuit, or AN arbitration nearly ms
expensive and thousands of dollors of
money, and the city engineer had told
him there was not another dollars worth
of work to be done, nor any of II TO be
tested except the pipe lines.
Alderman Orr We want these state
nents of the engineer 10 be- made matters
of record here by his reports aud lot us
not proceed with this settlement on mere
statements made In committee meetings
We wunt TO protect the true interests
of the city and we want more light TO
cnailo us T. DO tlliS" Hare Alderman
Mes laughed az the speaker,
Alderman Orr glured nt the offending
alderman Tor moment and then IN
rOtund Of tones said. "A man may laugh
and laugh Nnd-bo n villain lie then
went on 10 criticiso the way business
had been transacted at that meeting
and arrnycd the nine who had voted for
the settlement against the nine who had
voted otherwise not Co the advantage of
the first nine. He wanted the matter of
the settlement left 30 the new council
for il was AN evenly divided council on
the proposition the mayor settling this
important matter 10y a casting vote In
face Of the protest of the voters Tor lac
believed nino-tcnths of the voters of the
/ city were against the action Of a ma
iority that was only minority 10y the
casting vote Of the mayor.
Alderman Mesa point Of order. We
are discussing Alderman Montgomery
resolution but the alderman is talking Of
everything.
Tho Mayor have allowed you all
great latitude for | had no wish 10 sup
press anything that might by The remolost
possibility throw light on The question.
Alderman 1ucker-Orr u n order.
Aldermn Orr We are not hndiNg our
our lights under a bushel.
The Mayor observe you are not.
Alderman Orr resumed VIII IL
be when we 90 TO our constituents aud
tell how this thing was rushed through
What can we say To our constituents
Alderman Nicks II won't TAX you long
10 say what you have 10 say 10 yours
And Whatever reply was made by
Alderman Orr WIS drowned In the laugh
ter that followed.
Alderman Orr thought the minority
had not been fairly treated by the ma
jority.
Alderman white arose, and the mayor
ir recognizing him addressed him as
"Mr Drake"
"Whnt'a that" asked Alderman White.
Tho Mayor beg your pardon, Mr.
White.
Alderman White That's all right; j
was going 10 lick man yesterday FOR
calling me Drake. ! am not. one OF
those who shirh q duty and | do not
think the aldermen ought 10 wish 10 send
this matter that we all understand to