Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-11-07
QUEEN CITY OF THE NECHES.
NEW ALDERMEN TAKE THE OATH


beaumont, Texas, November 1.-The city
council mot IN regular monthly session at
10 o'clock this morning and transacted
considerable routine business.
The report OF Treasurer Newell showing
balances TO the ercdi, OF tho different
funds was read and approved.
Marshal Langh0m reported S29i street
taxes collected ana that during the month
fines to the amount OF $50 had been as
scssed BY the recorder vi which sl3 was
worked out and igj collected.
a petition from local members OF the
American Railway union, aokiuF permits
gone V, pclJ preslduut Of the order was
read and referred to The mayor Tor action.
MIR. Frank Sicycrt, proprietor VI tho
Beaumont hostsc. appeared before the
council an person anu asked thut he be
granted the privilege OF disseminating the
hlgl water rates ard expenses incurred
~ keeping sewers IN repair was more
than HIS business could stHnd.
The request created 4 considerable dis
ctssiuu aud WAS finally passed for action
at the afternoon session,
.Omicial returns OF the recent aldcrmnnio
election wtre unnNassed and Mesers j. u.
simmons aud y, l.. BufJrd were declared
elected to IN the vacancies caused by
The, designations Of W. W. Green and \.
Under the head of unfinished business
the council was informed thnt IL was M
for the new arc iights aud II was decided
to put the row lights on p1lgs similar to
those now IN use, Under this arrange
mCnt the Electric Light company puts
In the poles and lights without expense
The council then took recess until I.
Messrs simmons and Buford iook the
oath OF onicc. Alderman simmons was hp.
pointed on the finance committee and
t.Vf g.tN t.arl NR
committee
Alderman u. l.. Bacon was elected
mayor Urr tom, an honor fottncrly held
by MIR, W. W. Green.
The street and bridge committees re
nort was read and approved,
Tho p"u,lan OF hr, sicvcrt WINS ngain
taken up. II was argued that " he be
granted permission 20 substitute surface
Tor sewer closets others would demand
the same thing ana on motion the PRIV
The secretary reported that Policeman
Leonard had not rendered hts rcsignH-
ton "a demanded by tho council. An *
man Bacon, and. after u half hours dis.
| cussion, Policeman Leonard was removed
ana Mr., n. :. Brown elected,
A vote Of thanks waH rendered Mr., Mar
win scurlock and otherH for saving the
| city SAIL from destruction 10y trc.
Al the request or the mayor tho Htrcct
lnnd bridge committee wus Instructed to
repair sidewalks Whenever and wherever
needed
contract WIN the bohuilVnt ilNlAlu 10
| city printing being cancelled other city
papcts We're asked 10 submit BIDS fer
! the work at the next meeting OF the
council.
After approving bills aEgrcgating 1881,
| the council adjourned.
The marriage Of MIR Jim Stewart 20
! Miss Leah lrouFrard ~ ann 1nnced TO take
/ morning Mt 10 o'clock Mr. Stewart IL an
engineer ON u switch engine In the South
ofn Pacific yards IN this city and II one
| OF the most nopulnr Of tho railroad boys
CommIssonsr Malby Eastman and ia tho
pretty and accompl shed daughter OF one
Of the Oldest and most influential families
| In this county.
All that WAS mortal Of Mrs. charles
Oliver the sstimablo lady who died al
y O'Clock last night, was iald to rest ~
Magnolia Cemetery at o'eloek TINS at
! their last resting r1hcc by a long corteEr
OF Borrowing relatives ana fLi-uda
! Mr.. =. Wyche Greer one q the promi-
nent YOU'RE men OF the city left for Jas.
| no will DO united IN marriage TO Miss
| Ella HcAty. Mr. Greer was accompH MED
Ihy the Rev. Leon Sonneld. pastor OF She
| Methodist church In This city VINO VIII
| onlclatc at tho wedding aud Measss,
| Lip NorYoll, Tom Lamb Charles New
| sum, Henry ROykln. lonJnmIn Slnlkina OF
| CorHicnug WIN Keith and Tom King
MIR. Joseph o. Orgood ~ New York mr.
! rived in the city this morning Mr.. o..
good IL connected with the ltountz-
Brothers, and his visit here IL said 10
DO for tho purpose Of looking after some
pine land owned by the KountIes.
Tho Kings Daughters VIII give an en-,
| tertniumont tomorrow for the purpose Of
| raising money to ropipnish their treasury.
which has been exhausted In rendering
assistance 10 destitute people
a pretty little girl baby was born IA
Mr.. and Mrs. W. =. H. MoFaddln at !
O'Clock this afternoon. Mother and child
! doing we'll