Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-10-17

HIM VI Id
DWe W1utS Their W0rk 1t
COMMISSIONERS HOT

Broke up In u row." remarked
spectator In the county commissioners
court room yesterday afternoon when
the countys guardians adjourned their
October term.
What the aforesaid spectator really
meant was that the commissioners
were so cyclted over little matter
when the motion for adjournment was
made that the members OF the court
simply got up and left without formal
action on the motion. But there was
no particular interest attached to this
conduct Tor itself alone There was,
however interest In the subject under
discussion. AT least there was inter-
est on the part OF the commissioners
themselves. But II was not a new
subject, by any means It was sub
loct on which the commissioners have
a spat every time Ii is mentioned And
u was so simple Il matter as the re-
moval OF the county conVicts from one
working point To another. They are at
this time doing some work on the pub
lie roads In precinct Nd. T. and COM
missioner Lowe yesterday afternoon
announced that he wanted the couvlcts
10 Work the roads little down In pre-
u"ishborhood OF Mansfield To this
Commissioner Barlou Of tort Worth
mildly objected, saying that they were
needed In this precinct At once SEM
or Lowe had ON his lighting clothes.
So 10 speak.
You always object when they are
wanted outside of Fort Worth h0tl,
replied the gentleman from Mansfield
and Arlington. II think that we In the
outside precincts have some rights to
the convict work" he added. Then fol
lowed very eNcoedinE warm colloquy
between Commissioners Lowe and Rar-
don with the other commissioners COM
ing In occasionally with variations. hut
an singing the same tune except the
gentleman from Fort Worth. In vain
he called attention to the law govern
ms In such cases. which provides that
the work Of the county convict5 should
be apportioned somewhat IN proportion
10 the tax paid by the several pre-
ciactE, and that this precinct pays four
hfths OF the taxes Mr. Lowe holly
replied that II tho commissioners had
not scrse enough 20 manage the coun-
tvs AFFAIRS better than the cold stat
utes then he thought there was no
use Tor county commissioners AT all.
Finally, whom things had got to n fever
heat, Mr. Lowe moved that within the
next ten days the county convicts
should be transferred to public road
work In the nsighbOrhood OF Mans
field The motion was seconded, ana
an the members or the court except
Commissioner Rarlon voted for it.
They all commenced 20 talk Of the mat
ter again. when some one moved ad-
iournment and the meeting broke up
Very sudden like. II did"
But the commissioners had trans
acted large amount or business prior
To- this Informal adjournment They
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hills and had ordered the payment OF
about $4,000 Of them, FOR which Deputy
Clerk Prosser VIII have the warrants
ready tomorrow
4 contract was also closed with the
Youngstown Bridge company Tor the
construction nf two bridges In the
county. The first Is TO be erected
over Little Bear Creek three miles
south OF Grapevine. on the Arlington
ami Grapevine road The other II 10
be built over small stream two miles
south OF Johnson station on the John
son station and Mansfield road. For
the two bridges complete tile bridge
company iB to receive tho sum OF
$3.50.
While the commissioners were on
tho subject or country roads they ors
dercd $500 spent on the Improvement OF
the lower Birdvllle road. leading from
Fort worth 60 that important commun-
lily. The report Of the tax collector for
tho month OF September showed the
collection Of $3.50 &c. most OF which
was FOR occupation,
Another important matter was the
cnnvaHalnE Of the returns OF the pro-
hlbltlon election In September. This
canvass was made between 9 and
o'clock yesterday afternoon. although
the correspondent OF the Dallas News
announced yesterday morning that the
canvass had been made the day before
The totals were. For prohibition. 500.
/ against, 25os; majority against prohibit
lion. 2iol.