Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-07-04
ISLAND CITY ITEMS.
LENGTHY SESSION or rnn cry
COUNCIL.
Attorney TrescrRars mn for an
opsnicn-pcnrd OF iIcnith re-
fused Money 10 Clean Up
Win - street Paving.

council met Ia regular session at D.
nv. and as predicted In The Post this
morning. INDUCED Ia a word Of Discus.
sion over matters that By the Observance
OF proper business methods could have
been disposed Of In few moments
petition from w. L. Moody and Co.
builders Of the new compress on the
water front between rhirD-third and
Thirsy-nlnth streets. Tor the use OF the
street. was discussed at great length
both pro aud con. and after a statement
from Colonel Moody TINT he was seek
ms nothing from the city but what was
fair and equitable. and that he was
projecting an enterprise that would be
Of lnealcuabc benent In the development
OF the trade and commerce OF Galveston.
and which would give employment TO
large number OF citizens, the right
TO use the streets was grantrd and this
NeNed question: Was finally settled.
Tile bill OF Attorney rresevant for
Hlsing an opinion az TO the oity's right
Of control 10 the streets 10 the bay,
which he held the city had then game
bill caused the city fathers 10 open their
eyes. Attorney TreEeyant only wants
500 for hts opinion. II was finally re-.
accounts, with usual lnrtfuctl0na TO re-
port at The next regular meeting.
After the various reports OF depart-
ments had been read and referred TO
the respective committees, the petition
OF tho board OF health Tor an Nppro-
prlatlon OF 5000 TO clean up and plarc
10 for consideration, The question ini-
modlatcly arosr; where was the money
70 como from9' me chairman Of tho
finance committee said the only fund
available FOR this purpose, was the tpee-
lal reserve fund, N which there was y
balance, o. a little over tl2,Oel hut Il
was liable TO be euroachod upon at any
day, to pay Judgment OF about S6eo. OBJ
talned against the city for damages 10
y child through the citys negigcnce
u was urged and THIS statement Was
sustained by the city health phyaiolan
that the city was IN ~ frighufully I'm
healthy conditlqn, aud II was urged. IN
consequence Of the extremely hot wealth
or. that the city should be thoran thly
cleaned at once to prevent the Inception
OF DANGEROUS and Infectious diseases,
Regardless OF this fact, however thc
council defeated the appropriation, THIS
consumed about two aud One-haf hours
Of the valuable time Of the couhor qua
other matters were yet TO come up Tor
consideration.
BOARD or PUBLIC WORKS,
This morning the board OF public works
held meeting. President Blum stated
that the meeting was called for the pur-
pose OF comforting with tho city attorney
regarding the street paving 10 be adyer-
uscd for, city Attorney nalllnger ad-
dressed the board an fohowai
saturday afternoon learned the
board had decided to advertise for street
paving bids, In my opinion the board OF
public works has no Right to do THIS
MY opinion 10 based upon articles JSs
aud $50 OF the city ordinances They
provide that the board or public works
shall prepare plans ana specifications FOR
az public imptovementg which shall be
nTNNNl NON TIM nluMH
tons being approved the hoard shall hd-
vortlse Tor bids FOR same"
Mt belllnger claimed that plans ana
organizations for the paving have not
been approved by tho council, ana there.
| FORE tho board OF public worka had no
authority 20 ,se,dyertlse for bids,
Ireaident Blum suggested tho action
taken BY the board last Saturday be re-
aClndcd
NJ Levy made a motion to that erect.
which was seconded by MIR. Amundsen.
Engineer hallouqulat then Hubmittea
the specifications, which had not before
been submitted TO the board They were
read by the engineer
Whom the clnuHe relating to ten year
guarantee was read, Engineer llallon-
9uls' Incurred what should be done. with
| The clause, city Attorney Ballingor
couuultatlon the committee went mo He-
oret session and reporters were excluded,
u was learned from pretty good an.
thoriy after the board adjourned mat
plnns and specifications for the payinr
were adopted with few alterations ai,i
would be submitted 10 the council this
evening for approval This matter had
not been reached @he:; f'hg Post re-
porter loft the council
THE COTTON EXPOSITION.
The board " directors Of the cotton OK
change, at a meeting held at noon today.
unanimously adopted the following reao.
buttons.
Resolved, by the cotton exchange Of
| Galveston Texas, That Il welcomes with
| entire favor tho inauguration OF Inc coz
| ton states and International Exposition
AZ Atlanta, Ca. In the last four months
OF the year 1881, TO get foreign trade not
nov enjoyed ny the United States. and
| close to u.s.
Resolved, That Galveston. the leading
gnnto,ns port Of Texas the greateat OF
one-thlrd OF the cotton. tho chief export
article OF the South and the United
staies a. well rs the largest cattle pro-
duelng State Of tho Union another main
subject OF export. has n special Inherent
N such an exposition aud It's proposed
increase OF foreign trade.
Resolved, That Texas should display
| her varied and colossal re5ourceH 10 the
foreEners invited TO trade with US
Hesoived THAT 4 II a proper step OF
| pubic policy 10 1.-Two government proas
tlgs 70 such movement by a National
exhibit and that We respectfully urge
our Texas senators and Representatives
a. N"WllHhA"H " huppnIt inc passage
| or the measure fayorahly reported In
conEroga for such an exhibit, and that a
copy o. those revolutions be Transmits
TO each one.
IS THE KATY coMfNds
Ia tho question that 10 being very thor.
oughly discussed. and Il la very gsner-
ally believed she H.. aud that she has al
| ready completed traffic arrangements
with the uulf. Colorado and santa Te
to run solid trains into Galveston over
ne latiera track between here and
The santa Fs officials are, however,
mimi VIII neither deny nor affirm, and
thus the matter Ia left to open speeula-
II is. however. very generally believed
that about all the prellmlnArios have
been arranged aud that Il Is but a guess
! ton Of abort time before the Katy
VIII be running her passenger trains
tinto Galveston over the Santa Re track.
CRIMINAL COURT,
The July term OF the criminal court
convened this morning Judge Gavin or
eanized thu grand Jury. With the. follow
| Ing members. W. NJ. Stafford, fore
man; 4. J. JohssoS 4 e fishs, J
ray, A. nehLsnE, George Abbott g. G.
Williams. W. sedEwick and Joseph
George waters, Mike burke and Henry
/ Smith were appointed bairna-
| Judge Gavin. In giving hla instructions
10 the grand Jury, called PARTICULAR at
| tention TO the laws regulating disordefly
houses. horse races, FamslinE, selling
I awS. 20 which he said his attention had
been especially called
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