Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-10-22
STREETS
Must Be Opened Over
the Reservation.
BIG MEETING IN THE SIXTH
WARD.
PASS RESOLUTIONS.
DEMANDING JUSTICE AT THE
HANDS OF THE CITY
COUNCIL.
Committee Is Appointed to Haise
Funds to Prosecute u LAW
suit.
PASS RESOLUTIONS.

They want Lamar and Adams street
opened. that's what they want. The
citizens OF the Sixth ward met last
night in numbers sufficient to fill the
main room of the Sixth ward fire hall
to its limit. Mr.. r. j. Houston was
chosen for chairman and II. II. Reilly
for secretary. Then, with but little
preliminary, DR.. Mccoy moved that
committee be appointed to consider
the matter and report to that meeting
the best plan for securing the opening
OF the streets about which SO much
has been said. The motion prevailed,
and the committee was composed Of
DR.. Mccoy, Thomas Andrews, John A.
Thornton and DR.. j. l.. Cooper.
And during the absence OF the com
mlttee the meeting was warmed up by
speeches. on motion Judge j. c. Ter
rell was called on for remarks. and he
responded in most practical talk OF
Ave minutes. He said that he was not
a citizen OF the Sixth ward, but that
| as he had property interests in that
! ward he had decided to attend the
meeting. He felt that the people of the
! South Side had been badly treated by
| the council, and for one nv was willing
to do what he could TO secure the open.
| ing of the streets. To show that he
was in earnest about the matter he
| had been at work He had gone to
| the records OF the county court and
had found what he believed to be the
| key to the situation. He found that
| twenty years ago Lamar street had
been laid out as a public highway by
| the county commissioners and he had
| no knowledge OF this action having
been rescnded He then read a copy
OF the minutes Of meeting of the
county commissioners held Tuesday,
August l. 1876:
Fort Worth and Cleburne road,
commencing at the public square In
Fort Worth. thence out Houston street
TO Third street, thence turning to the
| right and passing out south 30 as to
leave Squire Nance's house and prem
ises on the west thence on south pass
ing on the line between Leach on the
west and Hudson on the east" etc,
AT that time" said Judge Terrell, sc.
Nance lived near what is now the rail-
road on Lamar street and If that does
not make Lamar a public highway |
am greatly mistaken" Judge Terrell
then went on to show that 1t would
require no outlay OF money for the
city attorney to bring suit against
the railroads that recently closed this
street, and thus find out II this order
did or did not open Lamar street be-
fore the railroad had any claim on II,
The suggestions seemed to be most ia
| yoraby met, but no action was taken
on them. Continuing. Judge Terrell
said that Il was most unfortunate
that the sixth ward had been so
much represented by tnen who were
| bound to serve others than the city.
He recognized that servants of the
railroads could do what their duty
seemed to them, but as for him he
would not hire clerk in his store
who had a larger interest In the oppo-
tloa store. And my advice to You is"
said he, that you hereafter elect repre-
sentatives to the council who will not
be hRmpered by such conditions as
have surrounded some of your alder
men"
upon, said that he had not much to
say as he need not call the meetings
attention to the fact that there was
absolutely no crossing from the South
Side to the North Side, and that the
existing conditions interfere with
our rights and reduce the value of our
property
on motion OF Mr Kelner Alderman
Clements was called upon to speak.
He said that he had not come to speak,
but MS Alderman Mulkey was not pres
ent he would have to face the entire
meeting alone. lie had never yet done
anything he could not honestly de-
fend. and he could not AFFORD to sit
quietly down and hear his own good
name and that of his fellows traduced
without lifting up his voice In defense.
He believed that there We're at least
a thousand or two railroad men In
Fort Worth who We're just as honest
In every particular as Judge Terrell
or any other man. He said that he
/, worked asslduously In the council for
the opening of those streets, and furth-
er than that the entire council would
readily support any feasible plan foT
opening them. He then detailed the
work which he and his committee had
attempted last year with the Ric
Grande people, but as that Is familiar
= to the Gazette readers 1t will not be
e here repeated.
r At the conclusion of his remarks the
. committee reported as follows, AND
the report was adopted.
To the Chairman and Citizens of this
South Side, in special meeting assem-
bled-Gcntlemen We, your specia
i committee, appointed TO devise anC
= suggest ways and means for the pur
[ pose of opening at once more street,
n across the railroad reservation con
Y Meeting the north and south sides, mos
respectfully report as follows; Tina
a committee ON finance be appointed I,
% at once solicit funds for the purpos'
OF proceeding legally 10 open up Ad
ans. Lipscomb. Lamar and Taylor anS
( | itempnll streets. we aiap recommend
@ this meeting adjourn to meet at SOM
Il future date,
l. Mccoy, chairman; Thornton, And
reWs, Cooper.
The chairman appointed the follow
b ing committee.
Dr J. G. Mccoy. Arthur Springer
J. 9. Riley. ]. w. Spencer c. J. G
Il Kellner.
o Then the fun commenced There wa
no opposition To the resolution, but tn
Hpeechmahing commenced. aud SOM
!. Of tire speakers grew excited Mayo
Paddock being called on said that n
}. aevsl rtfnscI To give an opinion whei
he hat ore. aud ne most always ha,
S ont. He 9tii 80 FAR as this matte
+. was ccncerntd he Ind had no opportun
l. ity OF expressing himself on the mat
!. ter, aud no feasible plsn OF operation
Il | lad hn.an nranns..d ..Ira mi :.