Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1896-04-22
COUNCIL
Of City Fathers Held
Last Night.
REPORT or Police COMMITTEE
TURNED pows BY VOTE OF
TEN no SIX
ALL THE ALDERMEN
PROPOSE TO HAVE SOMETHING 10
SAY NOW.
selection OF Men to he Carefully
scru,inixcd-Aiderm Lassiter's
ALL THE ALDERMEN
PROPOSE TO HAVE SOMETHING TO
SAY NOW.

The city council met IN regular ses-
sion at the city Hall last night, and
was raped to order by Mayor Pad
dock at S.15.
After roll call the minutes Of the
previous meeting were read and APP
proved when. on motion, Alderman
Barr was excused for absence on nc
count OF sickness, and Alderman Van
Zandt on account OF absence from the
city
The finance committee recommended
that the city treasurer be authorized
to protect certain Interest bonds, etc,
which fall due on or before May /. and
which he had reported. amounting u
about t2.i0o Adopted.
The same committee reported favor.
ably certain electric light, waterworks
and city drug bills, which were also
ordered paid.
The police committee submitted the
following recommendations for mp
pointment in the city police depart.
ment.
For mounted police--George Carter
S. j. Farris and j. II. Payne.
Patroimnn--Tom capp, Henry Coop.
err Tom Blanton. John Addison. Tom
schililn. John W. Taylor, ]. =. Witch
CT. Jem Clark. II. c. Towns, Al Ray
T. J. Maben, John Draper.
City detective--Tom Talbot.
Calaboose guard--John DagEy.
Guard city convicts-George Craig.
Pound rustlcr-R. H. Kimsey.
Patrol driver--John Ruffner
Police cierk-Omer ID. Coppage.
Extra poiiceman-Jake Ferguson.
Janitor OF city hall-Bob Foyler, col
ored.
q motion was made and seconded
10 adopt the report
Alderman Fihhdr wanted to offer .
substitute TO the report. but the Mnyoi
said that nc substitute could be mad,
TO the report, and ruled It out OF or
der.
Alderman Lassiter stated that h
supposed the committee had thorough
~ Investigated the applications mad
before making their recommendation
but there was at least one man on tn
llat who had been rejected before, an'
while IL might be oil right. he did no
favor turning down a man who ha'
done his duty TO make room for som
one else.
After some discussion tile ayes an
nays were called for. with the follow
Ayes - Lacroix, Trippett, Essex
| Clements. Mulkey, Spoonts--G.
Nays Ward. Fisher. Hudgins, Moore
1assiter. Tiller. Henderson. orr, Scott
| BoulwHre-l0.
Alderman Fisher, changing his Ian
puage, then moved the adoption OF hi
| resolution. which was then read. an
recommended the following appoint
ments.
Patroimen-James Clark. Tom Ma
ben, l. Y. Moore. George Kelly. Fran
| Terry, Charles Couch. Jack Brown. J.
| Holt, A. l.. Ray. Tom Blanton, j. N
Cooley. X. W. Smith.
Patrol drivef--John Runner.
Turnkey. w. JudSins.
Convict guard-JGmes Welsh.
city detcctive--John ID. Nichols.
Mounted police-Thomas Talbot
Thomas Payne. George Carter.
Pound keeper-lke Cooper.
Extra mainly TONNES.
Alderman Spoonta raised the poin
OF order that this matter was In N
hands OF the police committee. whor.
upon the resolution was referred
that committee on motion OF Aldei
man Trlppatt.
The police committee also made N
following recommendation for al
pointment az special police'
II. Knocllmnn AZ special polio
officer at the Fort Worth and Denvt
shops, to be paid by the Fort Wort
and Denver Railroad Company.
Henry Reggles as special polio
officer at Hollands variety show, to /
paid by Holland,
Good Con. as special police officer o
McGee's variety show. to be paid b
that house.
II was moved to adopt the repor
and a call for the ayes and nays wa
made. which resulted ms follows;
| Ayes--,I.acrolx, Lasslter Tripiett. Ell
sex, Clements, Mulkey. 9poontR-7.
Nays--Wnrd. Fisher. Hughes. Hue
gins Moore. Tiller, Henderson, or
Scott. Boulwnre--e.
Considerable discussion took plaf
before and after the vote on this r.
part. Alderman spoonts stated that
was evident TINT the situation was n,
clearly understood by the council Thu
these people select and pay their ow
men, and that unless objertionnb
parties were named Others could not
forced upon them the city did not pa
them for their services.
1t was then moved by Alderman La
sitter 10 reconsider the vote Just taito
which carried
Alderman Essex stated that the ell
Is an Interested party In this matt,
and should see that the right men nj
appointed TO suhserve tie city's int
eats. and thnt the police committ'
should thoroughly Investigate the nj
plicationa made ana not rccommef
them simply upon the uelection Of 9th
parties
Alderman Tiiler moved that the r
port be referred back % the commit
for further consideration. Carried
The watcrworks COMMITTEE. report.
favornhly ON the Wateia-Plerce {
company with reference 20 the iRyif
OF mains for their use, the city 10 hai
the privilege OF tapping same, on m
tion the report was adopted.
Recommendations Tor appointment
employees Of tho electric light ana W
terwOrlgs departments were referred
respective committees.
An ordinance compelling house mo
err 10 notify the chief Of police Of Z
houses left NJ any time IN tho sire
pospea ita second reading. and on M
tion MAS adopted.
When the report OF the health cor
mittee was called for Alderman Fish