Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-02-28

] AeANNeAAA iAhAAA foNAt fAA"'1f'
coal, S2OO5s. miscellaneous CLAIMS
| So. 10; interest seventh series lon1si
| 1861 80; interest second series JOINS
| SiS24. OS; interest eighth terer 1vlls,
| Sf23; interest fourth series bonds, ~ is'-P'
interest third series bonds SoSLV9; "
terest water works m0rtgage' slyfttf
interest first series water woIlts 'lonuS'
! S423,42. The report vas appsvNs',
| The police committee recommended the
| appointment Of j, II. Hannah Is reg
| u.ar patrOlmnn, aud NthAh MUS a.
an extra man.
The same committee submitted a re-
| port appointing j. j. Garrett as captain
/ IN place Of w. -. Lghtipot reagnel'
and recommending that Frank V. Ter
ny, at present turnkey, be mace
palrolman IN place Of Garrett, promoted
and l.. Whittsett, hrennn az the cry
hall, be charged with the additional duty
OF turnkey AZ $50 per month, he hay-
ing signided his Willingness TO attend to
the turnkoys work.
This brought on the clish in authority,
which has long been anticipated, ana
Chief MADDOX submitted written com
mnnication 10 which he took issue with
tho committee. He protested against
the appointments and changes suggested
by the committee. referred 90 his long
service and suggested that his experience
0NkuL 10 hAht FAfANAfAiNf NNfA AhfN tAAfH
perience Of the committee. lie called
attention 10 the numerous designations
from the force durinG the past year. pro-
teated that the various changes suggest
ed By him TO the committee were the
proper steps to uike, and asked the
council to give him power commensu-
rate with bis responsibility.
1t waa at once apparent that the COM
mitlee proposed 10 take the bull by the
1. as.uaH .sH
The details Of the department
Aldermen ChEes aud Wmlis spoke 10
the subject, diselaiming any intention to
cripple the department. and insisting that
the committe had only the interest OF
the department In view 10 suggesiing
the changes which had been recommend.
vi Alderman Walks pronounced the
newspaper reflections upon the commit
ICES actions as absolutely false.
The city marshal asked Alderman Wal
H. " he had NOS told him as chairman
II the committee that he did not think
Garrett would make a good captain.
Alderman Wallis replied that he did.
but that the chief had no suggestion so
make as 10 who would make competent
man 10 succeed lichffo0t
Alderman Byron then moved that the
report be reenmmlttrd 10 the police COM
mIltce for nirhcu consideration.
Before the motion eluil Zoe put Alder
man lursivr, % member oil the commit
tes. took The iluur aud said II he and his
rllIhurers We're tu Doc cumurllel 90 ask
ihc chief ~ thrir suggestions met his
approval, the committee might ns well
he dispensed With The chief was labor
Ing under The impression that one mcm-
her Of the committee had q Ia for him.
but thi. assumption was not correct
The committee had recommended certuin
thing, aud thcrr was no. carhly hope
that the chief would ncuulcgce IN these
recommendations lie said that n Cant.
Lightiout had worked a little more and
| had attended 60 Ills duties the original
recommendations TO change the assign.
mcuts Of the mcn would not have bcch
suggested LighffoIt would not work,
the chief hud said that he could not get
him TO attend to bic duty as he should
| have done
The committee believed the men. from
! the chief down 10 the turnkey, should
| earn their salurius and not expect 10
rccliue upon snowy beds Of down, to the
| neglect Dt the business of the depart
nrnt, They had recommended Garrett
/ Tor captain II the council saw proper
] To confirm their selection well aud good,
! " not they might select someone else.
The committee had done what they had
determined was the best for the city aud
the matter was IN the hands of the coun-
ell. The motion to rrCommit was put
ana lost ana thc report OF the commit
tee wits udupted
The hra committee reported favornhly
upon the proposition Of the Gnmcwr'l
] fire alarm ponnany of New York y.ti il
| was 10 supply The city with a foul-cirruit
repeater aud all the necessary apparatus
for the Improvement of tie service, M A
cost Of $500 the company 10 accent
two notes Of 5000 each, due la one and
Two years at per cont interest
Alderman Lasslter said The Insurance
| companies doing business IN mia div
were Insisting upon thp fnproyomani
which was absolutely necessary II Fnrf
Worth hoped to maintain her position ~,
hrst.class city.
lie explained AT length whit ,yaa "a Ia,
done. and referr,,i Ia thc njJitionni
aafety whlcl. The cnntriyanco ,vnnld III
| ford. ANA hoppJ I'M cauncii ,vo,,iJ 9n.
| proyc of the committce's snv,,cstInn
| vote being taken. ihe rcnort yvns nJontoj,
lhe Are comtnittee reported in fnvor
| of the nurehnsing az hOn - ~ Nal,
| Gross hose mo feet az pnra',,n hns,,
aud $50 fept az siN.plv GaTboin, No. oss
for the uso Of tho department, MIC
| report was concurred IN.
The sprinlIling ordinance was taken
M. put upon lis passage and adopted
The following are the rates TO be charged
duldng the year; Main aud Houston