Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-09-18
WILL IT Be REPEALtD'
ruAr mock pIrr ORDNANCE NOT
FoRGoTgES ISSUE.
Recourse TO Bc Had only nj the Hal
ios nox, Say IN. Lawyers, II the
1000 petitioners Are 10 lie Refused
--sfuaicipai Issue.

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Tanivbt the city council will have
,,efnre a n uiecc OF legislation, or more
can,,ssi, an.altlna. the subject OF the
,.n.a, or Mae, az l.elnIatIon which
n n moi likely II win postpone any
lany.,
Almost 1000 citizens. many leading
faotora fin directing tho destiny " the
cltv have oune,l.d FOR the Resembling
of olty inv reatiring the wording on
the rock pile OF women, as well as
men. VINO do not nay their city nncs.
The nIfv council hive postponed nc.
don ON this petition for two success
slye weeks First, they referred 1t to
fhe police committee for q report upon
rs subject matter. The police commit
tee reported, majority report Of two
recommending that tho petition be
oysrruled, and minority report OF
one suggesting TINT the voice OF the
,,-,,,,ir DO nenrd fnvorni,is,
win ,hts ronort hefore them the city
49,, VIZ -,
eVuhoh NJ lts iast Hest'hs n"u "'N
debate upon the motion TO postpone
nctkOu on tho report for another week.
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,''""' 5000 pV''p'''N'''''.s ~,
70 question: ana seven were us"'nst
81. The mayors vote Is Hyowedly with
the eight votoa. The character OF the
a..t,., .,.,..,. -. a.. LIT, ,t ,ha
''''i'' s'V"n ''u' Wv e'hnl a"' ''
seven are formldably SUN backed
about their respective attitudes. and II
IA NOT lil,eiv TINT anv change NJ oplnlon
s,a oa.,,,ad q, ,ha ,n,..s.,,,. ,.o,k
uus ocourrou III the 'h'urNehi"B "e'N'
The eight are for working women on
the rock pile.
,rhe sevan nre n,,,inst n
M, sooo '..'l',.. ..,.
A"c -VVV h"F'ie'b"o "n"'' MUM
piece In tho framing OF the city laws
fba council ia mr., npninst Il. The mat.
Tor ma beon boid IN ohoyonc, fl, r.-
-, 1865. -
'p'uuut ""uS""ur over since put
would be TO represent the situation
unfairly IL II wer, stnted mat tho
netitioners bnyn s,r,o,,an mir ,o,t-
- -, ~,
'ph OF mat Pprt worth ~ WORKING
women on the rock pile still,
The majority report, suggesting the
overrullng OF petitions ~ worry rcBpect-
ful and conservative In ita tompera-
ment. representing truthfully the reas-
uHa liihl biphknA hupui lhe enactment
OF the Inv and porsiating that those
reasons are practical and the only
solution OF the difficulty, They oley-
crly hold that petitioners have algned
the petition from an Impulse OF Aentl-
ment and without considering at q II
the practical issue lnvolvcd-tho al
legged fact, that these city prisoners
have no tenr OF imprisonment. hut on
the contrary aeelt II, 20 avoid the
trouble OF having TO provide 10 many
day maintenance.
The minority report agrees with
petitioners, primarily, that women
ahould not be reduced to brcaltlng
rock. however miserable and degraded
their station and that epma means
% punishment, more humnne should be
devised.
Thcae are the Issues In a nutshell.
ana " The council rcfuscs petitioners,
although many leading lawyers are Of
.tlh' opniun that the only redroas Is
at the'QeNt ballot box. IL In fair To pre.
ny ,ntI, nc iuok que question VIII be