Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-04-25
INSPECTOR THOMAS LET OUT
CITY COUNCIL ELECTS CHARLES
SMITH WATER INSPECTOR.
Red w. MeDanieIS aud Frank
shields Are Made sanitary Po-
Iice-An Interesting session of
the Aldermen Last Night.


dermen Tully and Mccullough.
The minutes OF the meeting Of April
II We're read and adopted.
The finance committee reported un-
favorably upon the petition OF n. A. c.
Wilder for rebate on water taxes.
The same committee reported favor
ably upon the report Of the city mar
shall and pound master, and the report
was adopted
The same committee reported In the
matter Of the claim OF L. o. Judson
against the city that settlement be
made FOR $1,000 as recommended by the
city attorney, and that two notes be
made, due In ak and twelve months.
1t was SO ordered.
The same committee reported that
with the exception OF certain sinking
fund transfers they mad found the re-
port OF the city treasurer from March
p to April ! to be correct.
The claims committee reported IA
vorably upon the claim Of +. w. Chiles
for balance due as alderman, and re-
commended that the amount, s., be
paid The committee also recommended
that the following amounts be paid
TO policemen recently removed from the
force In fun FOR services rendered; ].
J. Garrett, $3.50; w L. Rushing,
$3.50; c. ID. Couch, S22.5O; Ed Ayres,
$50: John Hanna, S3i; Dick Kits
1855
The police committee reported regard
ing the grand jury investigation OF the
city prison, recommending certain
changes In the premises.
The fire committee recommended GER
tain improvements and necessary re-
pairs To- the central fire hail stating
that the building was unsafe IN its
present condition. Referred to the
building committee.
The fire committee recommended the
purchase Of n car OF saw dust for bed
ding the department horses
The same committee reported IA
| vurably upon the adoption OF the an
| nual repurt OF the fire chief, and It
| was go ordered
The waterworks committee submit
| ted a list of employees connected with
! the plant. and took occasion TO state
| that the opposition To Inspector
| Thomas was purely on personal
| grounds. which I'm their opinion should
| not have any place I'm the minds OF
| any one who carefully considers the
best interests OF the water depart
| mcnt They further recommended
that the report OF the superintendent
| and committee indorsng all the APP
! pplntmens be adopted. This action
| Included the reappolntment OF In
| spector Thomas, ana war was IN
stanty declared, the junior alderman
| from the Eighth ward opening the
BAH by moving TO strike out that por-
ton of the majority report which re-
| iorred TO Thomas alderman Spoon's
submitted a minority report which
was TO the ehect that as the retention
Of Thomas had been made an issue III
the last campaign, ana several alder
men had been electeu' as lhey clalil'
for the purpose or hanging the scam
OF MI. Ihomas as trophy AT thelr
nldermanlc belts ne was. therefore,
In favor OF giving these 1ioreSnld az
dermen an opportunity OF rsueemlus
| their campaign pleubes, ana moved
that the council proceed 10 eject some
ono to the poslilon referred 10,
Ihe chalr fulea the minority Tcpotl
out OF order, ana qulcNet man n'7h
II was evident mat HBhl was on
Alderman Spooh5 ulhue uu IN
FASHIONED sps'eh' clalihlns tnut .le
council hau lhe llsht 70 P"as uPou tl'e
matter ana ceulu take Sucu 1vt'yn
despite WhHt the coH,hllJtee HNsn' uL
might not Ieco.nnlehu, az H,1po ,l'e
turther point that the couhch DOS
seseed the lurther Ilbht 70 eleS. ~ =
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