Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-12-11
ISLAND CITY NEWS ITEMS
Funding Bonds Sold at Par Less In
yesti9ating Expenses.
is SEEKING TO IMPORT NITRATE


Galveston, Texas. December 9,-rhls AZ
ternoon ut 1890 o'clock In tho presence
OF the mayor and finance committee OF
the city council, sealed bids for the fund-
Ing bonds OF the city Of Galveston TO the
amount of 100000 were opened. Tho sue
ceaaful bidder was tho firm OF j, a. W.
selirmun OF Now Nork, who offered TO
take tho honda nj par less SgfI expense
for legal opinion and Investigation 40.
cordng to the terms OF the sciiEmhn Do
tho money " TO be paid at the office OF
Sellgman a. Co.. New York CITY, January
l. 1896.
In addition TO the bid Of j. a. w
selgman the following bid we're received
G. IL. White & CO.. New York. '91O,o0u,
] less 2it per cent commission.
/ F0rson, Leach a. Co, chicago, par. less
''S' " WarTis q Co, New York ana
Chicago PAR and lntcrosi les's 2h per
cent Tor legal and other eNponsci,t o,,,o
w. j, Hayef a sons, S.eVe,nhu, O,iln 1",
: par. less ,Jyss TOT expenses IA p'aeihs
' phere are In tho city Mcsap, u. W,
e ws'iRRi''b bidder q. GolnsIesd, repro
representing n, ~. Harris 4 Coz ana
White a Co They We're present AZ the
meotiug when the bids wpo opened
Chairman iferror thinks the price &C. We,
View Of the present condition Of the money
market. As soon IA tho money from ne
snln OF the bonds In roeoivod the oliS
/ will be placed on cash basis
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS.
regular meeting OF the county com
miaslonera court was held today at noon.
Among other matters considered was "A
letter from County Judge Tod OF Harris
county, relative TO the survey for a bridge
across Clear creek. 10 be constructed Joint
~ by Harris county and Galveston oonn-
tics. The matter was referred to tho road
and bridge committee TO confer with
Judge Tod to arrange for advertising
The matter concerning tho erection o.
an addition 20 me ygn i2f pr w M tolnt com.
mlttea Of citizens and conrlisalonerh Whe
TSs joint committso will meet In the
commissioners court room at 10 o'cine'
tomorrow morning and prepain repo,,
Relative 10 tho care OF Insane pnnle,,i,t Is
council said that he had consulted with
Dr. smith Of thu. mgiicul college concern,
g I%s 6sS9rEe ,be o S9SS ,S and br. sm
gave II a. his opinion that Gouii eoull
not live u iaiI I'VE days he . SAID ma =
tho county commissioners proponl,i93 !,
whereby the insane could be ptopeiiy
taken cure Of ALA i9w o2ss 70 b ms NM" y,
81, Mays Intimacy 49,, -
Other minor matterl wera disposed OIL
and tho court ADJOURNED.
SEEKING A PORT.
10, A, Rice OF Chicago. general ngonl
. OF the y. r. du Pont de Noumors q Co.
OF wilmington, Della. the largest powder
manufacturers In tho world. and also
general agent OF the Wilmington and
. Northern hallway company, md NJ. j.
Sheppard Of the Du Port company arr
IN Galveston for the purpose q arrniKn
ing for the importation OF nitrate soda
Cones from PERI ana & Z i ihs idea !;
! and snip Il bv rail 10 Ksokuk. Iowa
where the company has large powoel
their own iinc Of ships. An imp6rtan
point Is 10 secure return cargoes 70 Peru
which, they DO not think can BE- secure.
, YORK. provided they can obtain earsoe,
l. from here TO New York.
STEWART BURIED.
. Tho inquest on the body OF Alex. q
!. stewart, who was killed Sunday nigh
I, by a Denver Resurvcy electric car. wa
concluded this afternoon before judy
hurry. Three witnesses we're examined
~ho iestlfcd about, Ia substance, the sam
. a. the statsmenta made -, ey cond!neio
. BURY rendered n verdict that tho de
Z % aacd came 10 mis- ursln iss.s ...Jii. -
a received by being run over by an e.eesfi
Q The funeral Of Stewart occurred thi
(. M, ..inl ~ $50 o'cloeK from the residenr
u his brother. Robert Stewart. on avenu
OF and Forty-hrst street.
| COMPLIMENTARY TEA.
. Mrs. Nick weekos Of 1914 Church stree
! will give tea Thursday afternoon from
1 Is 10 O'clock. complimentary to Mrs
D Henry Malcolm Withcrs. Mrs. VIM. q
SKINNER and Mlss Holt. Tue. ladics VIII
Q Wi pour tea are Misses Holt, aeeligson
d Cannon, League, Lola Tfucheart. Mar
. garet seaty and Thompson Of Little Rock
: :" Following the tea. there vii, bs dano
from 10 II o'clock.