Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-08-08
ISLAND CITY ITEMS.
rn,,ortnpt nusiuess Transncted ny
The city Council.


,-ai,,es,on. Texas. August d.-Severai
,ns.,d ,,eon,e sad congregated on the
,',,,nr, 10 witness the yacht race between
nc stranger. Irina ard Wasp for the
a., r,iye which was announced TO start
a. n. m. The wind. however at that
tive wns blowing about 9-knot pree]e
and the Judges refused to start the race
l,,o,,inr with such q breeze that the
,.,,rso could not be sailed In the time I'M
led Of three hours and forty-nVe minutes
Ati.25 the breeze freshened and the BE
nal to start was given a..
II was blowing a i2-knot breeze ana the
boats crossed the line In the ioAowlhB
order. Ir1na 1874; Wasp 1919 suahse'
1884. 49,. ,,,c,,
49,, Al 2:l5 the wind was blowing ABOUT
II knots from northeasterly auar'et
a,d the race TO Reddish bouy VIII De
dead muzzler. q, ,ha lead. Wasp
second and Stranger tnlru. lad ynsp
Al 3.05 rae Irma was III the ie"N'
second and Stranger thru; ,,,., caught
The wind freshened. the Strahss ga cr,sss
=. III An md was soon leading anu crOsss-
H. a. - ,,,e line a winner In the time a.
IN ntsai "a with the Wasp second anu Tue
Irme third. .r,o,.,,rntSf.s
The city council me, In regular Session
this evening at y. m, ana were IN 80
sion over three hours. Mneh Oh the III
az the council was taken up WIN ~ ras
VI Nv in me way OF acting upon thS -
WIZ 81 Inc various committees anu ~
ceiying and referring reports r, ~ MS
| nns heads OF thC city ucPsi hnit.' ,,,or lfq
| lne ~, ma awarded the contract ior
naving thirty-seven BLOCKS o. tn,sast
hpsaisTss TICKER, Lee & Co., the low" .
bidders. was reaa ana s sIpIpntien sdop,ed
~, ne hoard OF public works De hou-
aed that their contract had ossn "
proved and requesting the p ',ee with the
ne contractors proceed AZ onse WIZ ,,tAA
| ,,.nr,S a resolution was also Nu'pNe11
reotiestlng' the committee on su.',s the
alisya 10 investigate and report II ~
| naxf regular meeting OF the vounsn ~
neAt ~ Ssnca IN corporations In the Guy
,',niHb are operating without elAttes
from The city. or whose ehas
is Tna connect then adopted an ordinance
ahaiishinr The Joint water committee anu
nincing all power relative 70 ny ~
siructlon Of the new watar~ ,or ccinrnis-
hands OF the poSiu y.
si 3.ss saaontion OF this ordnance evoked
considerable discussion anu eassa sh,t
an opinion from the ely attor ,s., .s..
a. ,ironer persons under the ordlllaninss
~ he cIty and its charterN 70 eoHu ~.
and supervise the soh1 hasrd az water
| MA - -
"eevrnnissioners, who were cEsa'sl ~ ~
9naa-s ena were under bosd ior ths
ofncsrs . ~ snce OF their duties, and
the cSussl ma No 5s 81 the he w nsRp as
them ~ .sH hoard OF water commission
ers saw that the Wosn ,ians and suecf-
strictly according 10 '"'
l fie1sion eerslpanne. after this opinion by
: ~ c,ty attorney, was p Ply " rules
ana ssospended and. II. yas pst ~ ~
@ei.s nsssaee and adopted py we "
II to l. .,.,.. Of the council were
not Ta as stormy sp ss,sS Harris ina =
: they a. ieaylng on the nleht ~, ,h. ca1.
izfalliletsvie 70 Dsss'Sess'wS which they are
Delegates .,,,-prrAN CLUB.
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