Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-08-14
BEAUMONT BUDGET.
Pro Rata for Representation Mt At
1untu Promptly Put In,


Beaumont. Texas, August l2.-Mr. W.
w, Dexter secretary OF the Houston
Business League. has been In the city to-
day In the interest OF tho Texas exhibit
at the Atlanta Exposition. lie made
known the purposes OF his visit to several
business men or the city and within an
hour 500, Jefferson countys pro rata, WAS
subscribed. The advisibllity of making an
exhibit at Atlanta had been previous dis
cussed among the people here ana they
wore more than pleased with the pppor-
tunlty offered by MIR. Dexter through the
Houston Business League.
CITY COUNCIL.
The city council met IN adjourned res
sion at 10 o'clock this morning and trans
acted considerable business OF importance
The city mRrshal's report OF fines as
sessed and collected by the mayors court
for the month of July was read and APP
proved, as was also his annual report Of
ad yalorem taxes collected,
Alderman Green OF the city park COM
mittee reported $50 had been voluntarily
donated for the erection OF a pavilion IN
the park and only those parties who were
willing TO give $40 or over had been seem
He was satisfied that the donations would
| reach $3.50. and on motion the park com
mittee were instructed TO obtain bids for
| the erection OF the pavilion.
Petition from residents OF Calder avenue
asking that the arc Hight In front Of tho
| Presbyterian church be not moved was
| BF0hteu' as was also petition asking
mat the old street car Ties be taken up
from the streets at the clty's expense.
Lists OF active members Of the different
/ iire companies were read, approved ana
ordered put ON the minutes.
! Tho electric light committee reported
/ that II would cost the city $500 to erect
twenty poles sixty feet high. and sug-
gested that as the light company was
under contract to put up thirty foot poles
a committee be appointed to confer with
| The company 10 learn what portion OF
| the cost for sixty foot poles tho light
! company would bear. Aldermen Nash,
Bacon and Green were selected as this
committee.
Alderman Green Introduced an ordinance
within nrsscribad n,mits ASn1toS ,o 800 Wv
| into sffrct sentonb"r ~ Nv
On motion az hiJsr,aor nrn,o,, en-, ,,,,,
attornev was Inatrt,rted 10 drny, ~, IN
ordinance m,pin,, IL a n.,oi,s ,or 49,.
one to hitch a ataliion a. a ,,uii,, NTH.
ing post.
4 communication WINS road from Mr.
George q. o'Brieu. the recently resigned
| city atturney sstting forth thuf he Nvould
again accent The position II The SALARY
was Increased TO $500 per yenr and no be
| anowed the same Zoos from tho n,nyor's
court ns is the county attorney In Grim
in al prosecutions.
Applications from other parties who de-
slred the position ne the former snlary
and conditions were not read and Mr.
O'Brien was unanimously elected TO sue
coed himself
On motion OF Alderman Bacon the may
or was authorized to purchase sufficient
hose TO Hush sanitary sewers and gut
ters
An ordinance making II a misdemeanor
Tor the failure or refusal OF property own
ers to Keep lateral sewers on their prem
iHes open was read ana adopted, u hrst
being Ordered mat inc ordnance DO not
80 INTO erect unul an sewers were put
IN good eohaluoh by INC GUY,
Ihe council theh approved several bllls
ana nuJoutneu'
WILL Jest THE law.
Mayor Ives this afternoon placed In the
hands OF Marshal Langham a commit
ment for Mir. r. a. Rachford. Several
months ago Mr.. Rachford refused TO pay
a street tax. He was subsequently ar
rested and fined by the mayor, but APP
pealed the case to the criminal court
for the purpose OF testing the law. The
case came up at the May term Of The
district court, nut Judge Wost rulcd ~