Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-12-20
ISLAND CITY NEWS ITEMS.
Recorder Decided City Has Power to
Assess Occupation Tax.
THE UTILIZATION OF DEEP WATER
Committees on Freith's Appointed Sui,
on Pavins Assossmen,s-uni,ed
States Court-Nu,es.

S"sts against uQuor dealers churxed |
with pursuing tho occupation without
having frat taken out the license re-
auirei by the city ordinances were call d
up In the recorders court some days ago
and the case against w. II. simpson was
tried first and by agreement made
test case. After the argument had been
heard on the points involved. mainly tho
right OF the city to levy the tax and tho
validity Of the ordinance providing for
the license charge. the Ter took tie
mayer under udvisement This morn
| ing the recorder rendered his opin on,
| ussrsslhs a. nne OF slV anu costs Ia tae
49, 80 agalnst simpson and a like Judgment
| was entered In all the other easos. In
| concluding bis op,nlon the recorder sad.
IN case or any possible doubt as 10
| the ralldity OF an ordinance, the do
tendant has tho right OF appeal, wniie tine
| city mas not. l have prnferred that the
question rs 70 the ya,idi,y OF tho oldl-
| nance IN question shall be Seltlel by n
! h.sncr court, A have overruied the de-
iendants motion to quash the complaint
Of onr c imv Sroslng INES or section "
plant shall bo quashed for any formal
a,vieSn, u ! substantially sets form
the nature OF tho alleged Violation an
! believe the complaint In question eomes
iully up TO this requirement, l. o.. thai
H. s9 nlssGd ,sis terih the mature OF
An appeal was taken to test the valid.
ity OF the ordinance.
DEEP WATER WORK.
Tho deep water utilization committee
mo, this morning at II o'clock In the of
Zee OF II. u. culum. There were pres.
i 49,. -. ~. - ,n'.s u, N-'.''
waller ufosham, NJ uilman' J. Morrow.
Gus hNyihefahouor ana secretary Tom
hlonarusoi- Colonel hosers was mado
chairman ana >, Morrow was appointed
delegate TO Austin TO represent the
weep W9t"r, u,i,iSa ,,., committee BEFORE
Ntossrs. IoSers iillt"ap and Revmcr.
shoner were appointed a committee to
i0eik INTO speelne mater OF ireigni Tor
1alNtston nnl tenert tn9 I'su' o. u"r
onVls AT tue next meetlhs OF 'ho COM
mntcel,
Nj. Hcymcrshoffcr exhibited COM
charges nov ruling 1eIycsa P 9S., in thg
WEI anu new Aoik' ~" orleans anu
SRiNef toh, Al, -. .,.u,.,
Mt. :. Morrow, ship aEcnt submitted
70 the average net Tonnage OF steainers
AZ thls port when show steai
erc{ane FOR NO bnst thios, OF t9sf y 49,
any previous season, Tho de inauon Of
atonmere cleared thus FAR thlH sen, on
8g,,as , ,et s,soi VI gso "a nr-
nv Nv, WY iior ~ 49, n,,crbor" MAJ.
! chester. Genoa two e9eh. and ,nrls,oi
nsn HTtM s H. S% oes nes5s nm ne eea
ances OF tire past two days,
The finance e9mniitee report,cn SUD- ;
; ,baf ann %,ii bm teae6ed Letters have
. already been sent 20 zach member NJ the
{ general committee ten ng ot tne 4r.
: ~ nrorn,iob ,,''''' 80 ''''7
. 1,trr, pnt,r.uy CHOW
l. ~
ThcTc was pui'e iHBe h'''nN"'p' ~
= the poultry show today ana AL VISITORS
+ declared IL 10 be one OF the finest oN-
+, hibitions OF the Kind ever seen IN ue
: State. II. H. Savage OF beINoh' one Oh
: tho most prominent poultry men IN the
!, so,,,r sa,d, ,,rhia 10 certainty n spleud a
oo"''' So - H. ,,''s,,a,,, ,,o,d =.
y show. The birds are " eNGelieut conn ~.
ton. Our fanelers realized that they na
I birds or they wouldn't be IN II f9r prizes s,.s
'. but THIS one y ahclh OF any o. theW
t | have taken 30 prizes thl ia season Dul
. VIII nave clohtt roulpcuuV,' H''e 'i"'
/: ~ any OF the otnrl ~, , ats,ppc,
hmonB tlte riip'ns, he sSow nre, Jobr
:: Surfhnor, Bolton. l., NJ. samuels. E. ~
/, N0smer John ilnEs. houston @ i.'on VIZ
7, mh,thvusyh' q" iann aGr,nec. n IA
Gregory, w H. Iicrmoa, t.HGrangel q
Z, 7. Mum, Uvaldei l.. l. hirkp9tWl'ni Mc
4navhV.' SIo,tNtcn. otiy gcntry. Tsxa,
a. civ
UNITED STATES COURT.
= ', a.. c,-o of annuci NalKcr "a tn
IN VIC oesN W - e.,
J. Texas ana Loulfluih Las'''n ANYWAY
q, pctitiOn was Nlcd from sam ifa2nruh, 70
'. .t,or ara ,he n,asier roumlsa nner, tina
/. seiNe'' ""' '"s , t,1.,,sa,, - ,n
:. the motion OF lrahcla Iednony' u, ="
- c. w, connors, petitioners. be paid inter
"a, t,,,, scn,rnbcr . lsgs. on the claim
" '' "",' ~ ,-f,,,., - t,,,,,,.,,,
n owned By them ana lg court 40 ~ ai,e
:. the law ana equity, Reporting on "a
o. matter, judge lry9nl lysuna ~ oI Ilir ny,
- .ntelcet 2uly ne Saaan"N'u y" NV "
=. to ,seh,einner v l'9S ,te, ,b,s nornine bo
+ fore tinitsI statcs Commissioner c, Dar
y; IN the case OF John iiree md Emil an
n EEnost lennon nrsH ran,i s Jr' for sennat
wnSSs An adjoGrument was takon a
81 noon and the hearing was resumed at
O'Clock.
Sam Lazarus, receiver, or the TcNns
y. Louisiana and Eastern railway, TO-DAY hIe,
a. q partial report su1wink INC ophnlrsson y
he road Upon me 9nIeF q Inise sys ~,
y. ,,bnit n complete report
PAVING ASSESSMENTS.
n NJ ,rriehaart A. Co. have flied sui
r. ~, 80 -, o...,n,,, ,ha cue a
=, IN inc county oour' "sa'.S' Wv W. -.
y Galveston for si7a.G on account or pawn
sr asoosep,cnts IN Iats 4 and C. block lgd, an
49, .,',. =. 800 80. 81,
lot 10, DOCK bd1. alleging NJ iengn Ah't "a