Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1896-03-01
ISLAND CITY NEWS ITEMS.
SANITATION 10 HAVE ATTENTION.
Two Garbage Crcsnatoriss to no Erected.
Relief Boat Dispatched to sea.
suits for Divorce.

Galveston. Texas, February q. The spe-
eiai meeting OF the city council to be held
tomorrow evening will be one OF more
th'ln ordinary interest az the report OF
inc budget committee will then he heard
ana acted upon. The committee. which
mas been actively ut work for some time
has concluded It's labors and the nppro-
priations and recommendations determined
upon Will probably be adopted without
dissent. as the budget committee Ia sub
slnntlally committee OF the whole. Tbs
meetings OF the committee have been
| private. but a good deal has lenked out
ntnonH the most important being un az.
lropriatipr OF Sl5O0G for the purchnar OF
TWO garbage furnaces, ono to be located
1 ~ the east and the Other In the west
emu OF ~ city. an appropriation OF $3.50
Ut Tue fcfNlccH OF an expert to examine
ana report upon the most feasible lyatem
VI .vlN sewerage and an appropriation
| % Ntn for tho extension of n paved street
| OF u connection with the county shell
| road. Tho trcRsurers n port shows tile
city 10 be In excellent financial condition.
AS compared with tho conditions OF a
| year ago aud the pr sent administration
w. accorded credit for having accomplished
M That could reasonably have been
ssSpcct.d OF H. n moi really NOR.
The city Is now on cash basis mud II
the closc collection or Delinquent taxes.
UNITED STATES COURT.
Ellen s. Floyd ct al vs.. John Loader;
continued.
w. ". Smith VS.. John n. urownc ct
nj. dismissed for want OF prosecution.
Ellen culbcr vs., j, n. Little ct al; con-
tinued,
Southern Cotton OH company va II. L..
Helm, continued
Southern Rcdlstllling ana Rcctfying
company w. VIM. l.. r. Ice ct al. con-
William Montgomery, United states
Juror from Montgomery county. was dis
wife '
Maria Whitaker ct al vs.. j. \. nur.
foughs Ct al verdict tor plaintiff against
Defendant j. j. burroughs for thrfs.ilfths
Of 80, acres of land claimed by j. j. Bur
rouEls, and IN favor of Defendant ! 1
two-llths or said S6I acres Also la favor
OF Defendant !, ]. Burroughs against De.
i tendant W H. Nichols Ia the sum OF
s2Cdsdl with q per cont interest thereon
from March .. iSg2, and In favor of plain
TINS against Defendants T., Y. lInrtwen,
King Toss, Steph u Ross, Sarah q. True
man George \. Smith, j. NJ burroughs
aud a, l.. Freeman.
Kentucky refining Company vs. Mcr-
chants and Planters on Company. trial
II. \, Jacobs VS.. Brndstreers CONNER.
cist Naehey' eon'lhurd on Application OF
W. Gamma, vs II tio,t %, al,
arrCement 10 continue Mil 80
r. g. Storrie W. city of Houston; con-
tluucd lay agreement.
A SHORTER DAY.
Union No, i7G, Painters and Decorators.
OF THIS city, has given notice oil a purpose
to insist upon shorter work hours ana
Mr.. f. wimhurst, a painter doinr uua.
rpsH here has been servcd with the fol-
lo,.tr,, ,,o,,,..
nntas ,,,,.t,r.. 90 tr,,,, NJ
"a Se,i an i!oi,r,n,n. ~ iSr VII, IN M,
.ir,,,r ',i a. rn,I}v ynn ,6o, nn ,uJ der
NJ ,sat , 80, 10 ,, " nnt,r,
.nan Ia, ",cnsta,,r,I ~ i,,pt. tso,Ss Hud
eight hour, on saturday. al Inc scnis Of 81
por day, Is hours TO constitute weeks
work WIN the pfuvlhO ihnt ull contracts
signed before and up to dnte shnll ne
finished AT the o!d scale or 81 per day and
nine hours work, Hoping that you VIII
sive THIS matter due consideration, | re-
main, VERY respectfully,
Mr.. Wlmhutst when asked what answer
would be made, snld he preferred not 70
express an opinion AT present, nut said
the contractlnE painters would nkely meet
st'lr ron DIVORCE,
Mrs Matilda ELLA sweeney. noo brown
lng Mod suit for divorce from ThpmnA n
s,,,,,.,,o,, a., ,,,,,,r sho ,,,a ,rn,rt.d 1,o,,
s",o'''' ~ 49, - ~ w. -,
q 1871 Nhi ny whom hh' h"H N"u 'n'oo
ehiidrrn. M upl,H Wlns IoM ~ yours
NY, ~ IMo'',i nmu tne y"ua 1H,, W. ana
iitc Inmca Al IIr9wn Tor many veurs Il
urouinrut hardware merchant al tnig
rity' and al tho lime of his death, winch
occurred on last Christmas Day, president
Sweeney, defendant In the divorce Tut, nhH
long been prominent snip agent mere,
nnd more or less prominent ~ local poli-.