Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-02-28
CITY COUNCIL.
MORE NOTES ISSUED TO PAY
BOND INTEREST.
A New Captain of Police Appointed
Notwithstanding tho CHIEFS
wishes-The Proceedings.

The city council met In regular session
las. night, a frl board being present
except Alderman La Crolx, who was
Immediately excused on account OF sick
ness Ia his family.
In the order Of business, hrst the IL
nance committee submitted resdn-
,ion authorizing the mayor aud city
secretary to make ninety day note ior
5000, the proceeds Of which was to be
forwarded to the fiscal agent In New
York, for the purpose Of paying interest
due March /. on the second aud sew
enth series OF bonds.
Alderman Terrell was on his feet In
stanty with an objection to the effect
that tho council had NO right to make
such mote, it was violation Of the
charter.
lie believed that resident creditors OF
the city should be paid drsL Foreign
holders Of the city's securities were se-
cured by lien upon the city, and could
wait awhile, in his Judgment, without
deirimcnt to the credit Of the city.
Alderman Mes, chairman Of the finance
committee, did not like Alderman Ter
rell's suggestion that the city should be
allowed 10 default IN her interest," and
went at that gentleman horse, foot and
dragons.
He said that Mr.. Terrell had served
two years la the council, and he, Niys,
bad never known an occasion when the
Alderman from the Eighth ward had
not fought every EFFORT % maintain TIE
su' Ol iue Slg 9olt ~ h",nv ,,. "ul
UvlpN"' ~ 'uhltVu ,N''tl hHh e'l +"
Win NOT having paul nls tuAe7 iur t1c
piHi Two years, When the gentleman
eruult was Amply shihueht Tor MN 20
borrow money Tor That purpose The
time had come ia The history gf hort
Worth when this nonsense should be-
stopped. lie was tired OF this inter.
minebr political llnuombp. for such u
WINS beyond Tie question of "a doubt.
The alderman WIS not satisfied with
attempting to ruin Tho credit oil the city
y,,ns,s I,,,t i,.l I'm, a.. ,t., ,it,- t,.,.,..
nrsr o,J t,,I 1,Gs''I ti,,, ,,.,.
49, - Ia "a. Nv" ", "a. w. r.'
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20,
ING prupnNluoh was simply one ol ~
Nhui,hty; nul q i'slfg 7" pf"tect ihf CITY
N March lri Tue eng Would rrlulf,
%iVVop IN order 10 meet US paper M
wan street NvJp OF thht amount hHi
beeh provided iud IL was purely q bust
ness proposition that hn additional S1ub
should be- likewise provided. II was a
question whether tho credit of the city
should be- preiudiccd. He hOipd the
council would approve the resolution
without further delay and closed with
the statement thnt within thirty dnys
In all probability money would be forth
coming to pay the amount required.
AiIrrftst, 3TA,r..U H., ...,t,s tented tl,n
soft impeachment that he had advised
the treasurer TO pay no attention TO the
orders OF the council. aud stated thnt for
thlrty seven years he had paid taxes IN
this ely, dofauting during The past two
years 1mply on account 81 his innbilitv
10 raise tto money. NJ man In tbe city
had done.aa much TO place taxes mon
the ppOple az had tho gentleman who prr
reded him. Every scheme 10 snauI die
peoples money had received nix tSirs1
nupr1vnl The fifv Ind M credit and
Inc time had como 10 nut "A atop Ia this
constant borrn,ylnr ia nr,yola al r,u-
adorable LAUGHTER Inv namltfir that Ic
CITY undpr the chsrtrr rnt,lI wrln
note hut could moi harrow uonpy op II
The mayor said fbe ALDERMAN vo.
mistaken, ns the chy could borrow 10
no ostGnt Of 500 OiiO
Alderman Mel sniJ that la ,gr,n5
with No r,u,frift,, In ,f,,Jy s't,,,as sin,
mo eity Ind nryrr def,ultcJ AMI Ia wac
no time now 40 ndont sncb N rnipnms
polIcy' When n man VIVA n prospeetivc
randidnte pcrhnpg h was n t,np3 tling
10 take me positi5n oernnici bv liz
gcntlcman from lie Eighth ward In this
'antter hui lilo fnrpitrn rroIItnr VIM,
Il was proposed 10 nav did moi live In
this city and could not vote. i.aurh-
teri The pnvmpnt OF The mter-ll WIS
a necessity, the charter provided n way
10 nay IT, and he hopci the resolution