Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-09-05
THE PETITION REFERRED.
Firc Departments Great SHOWING
Emeiency Increased, Expenses ne
duceJ--wise Suggestions ""ofe"
by Chief Celia, Who - hcoi'

glfV council met lttal IAthN
$500. ntoas,a Mccullough,
httar oeioSN. -, cismsnta
McGruth. Lassiter. bsseA' /,
-sarr. Head, Drake. .,oDerts, fry anu
c.o,,,,. and tho CITY officers as usual,
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except inc ci'J ehsiiisS'' ~. ,,,..,.
Tho minutes OF the last mse'i"e Vs.
read and approved without change
A,,oruon rnIer emma in late and AL
49, .s,.,,,-
herman Whihs ihtoi'
The city engineer was excused on &C
rount Of illness. Alderman Van "andt
.,,,,, q, abaence
WAS EXCUSED =" "Ne'"'
from the city. -,
the usunl report OF inc hhn
4 mitteo was made. -.
Also the report OF the claims oyni-
mittee. the most Important Hetns pe,ne
fund. one for {530l5G. aad ore Tor
s2fi9T. The res iiar pay rolls for city
employees Of tho city .scrc not allowed.
The water works COMMITTED mhac
n report against purchasing 40 nAino
20 furnish power for lighting the clty
IN connection with tho water works
plant The report was adopted.
The police committee recommended
purohhne OF nve cots FOR the female
n. ~, OF tue ehla9yoee'
The committee ON public buildings
reported compromise arrangement
with the contractors for the electric
1ight nAt.rcs in the CIV hell bv which
20 per cent was 70 be deducted fiom
fho original contract price
Alderman Fisher was heard from on
,tilis report, having coine in meantime.
she report was amended 80 that 20
per cent should BIO deducted n the mum.
her Of liehta was sbnr, y, ,she, MI
aAsnn apeoinod. the nms,dnsn, hai,,,,
A,cepted nv ths cor,n,t,,a,, "'''h
Tho sewer cn,n,,i,,s.' ~ a,..,.,
thurougb exninra,,n,, ~ ,,'
leading from no na,,,., ~ 80, ss""l
order 10 locate The tro,,bie tberei r9h III
paelac p ~ OF the Atlantic and
at Street ,p''ny 70 furnish signs
ntreotg was ac1,,,t' htN'nh hanuh or
nhey f,irnJsb Stnno ~ Sohuluon thnt
rjerna ~ ~, sYVp popd TO put the
NM n,,,nt uVi,lpiN'
aids ro- s,,,,,,g committee reported
Nyorlts ana sct,,s, = N"ul iof no water
iAi,tor,,',.lN sSnoul ana pubic buildings
,,,,,. , r'an Try moved the matter lay
- wv Weeka To give an oppottunit,,
A, 1di,V,oush tests.
.d','",lllpsh barr moved the matter IA.
M. ', n,, Tor bidH
N, .lgnenta moveh thnt the ti,,o
liberation DO extended 10 ~.
the co.1 ~, iurther statements from
,ha ,,, men who had taken pnrt "A,
.no uitcussipn with tho nldern,@n IT, ',
'SrH'"i permission,
me matter was finally refor.r, ,..,.
70 ne purchasing aud water Horl,s
syyiiul'ittee Tor four wecka Win inat,s,cl
"g III, 20 make thorough tests
,hit@% fouowlng from John C. Celia.
cnlri or the fro department vas ~
epiysd and filed:
The Honorable Mnvor ma c,..
,puhVll. dcntomcn, Attached Won ,,,ii,
ma New York draft for slk hei,,,
we amount due the city from the Eort
NWlh ana Rio Grtnde railway com
pany for 300 L-.t OF uld hoaa ,,i,,y',,, |
cpunllngs, "''''N'
THIS closes up the huaineas ~, the
department for the first nine ninth. az |
its eNistence. all bills. etn holm, AL
When took charge OF no dsna,t
lnent there were quite a nnr,hnr ~
,n9tters that had 10 be- closed ' yhiCh |
belonged 10 tho old volunteer deparii
nlont, but l am pleased Ia u,t,
nh0eh for SIS winds IN aN,er,'t, W., '''ia
the paid service for lts nrst ter,, \, :"
The report OF CHER cana ~ ~, d.
department from December Ia, 500 ~
August alat. 1895, wna thon re,d ''9 ny,
report shows that tho rroas sSno,dI
lures OF tho depnrt,,,,, 1suHs cNpondl.
" time mentioned nnonv,, tne period
spa.Gi, of which amount ~ gle NJ ,' u ss,l,-
permanent Improvement ir,,, w
pendlture for tho yenr igqq ,,,n sSa
bGI2s which shows a sunl,cr ',,,,,. go
Tor the paid service. N"F'"eu
During the year tho department ga.
apondod to eighty.one hox niar,r.
iwsnty-four still alarms, Travelled lga ia
miles, was IN actual nre service iIg ia
hours, laid iG.100 feet OF hose rnisod
1915 feet OF luddpnn nnd ,s.a i,st "ia"