Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1896-02-22

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! out nui mat the irruguinrltles I,nn.'r
| iectlons ana misnanagetent abpvn al
lnded 70 are and have been for some tlins
sisauily increasing and greatly lnterferine
| with, retaruing aud inpalrlng IND yro,ups
and Prosperity OF the city and the iie,co
ana sood order and happiness OF is clt-
Nv ~ ,SI tyn, snereiIre' we, citizens OF the
| iohni views and convictions as 10 sidte
and National politics, but aetuatcd soi1i,
| py 4 desire 70 promote the best lnteres
| OF the CITY, hereby adopt the follnwibs
| principles and des gnate the foiiSvin,,
points OF reform as among those wnIe'
IN our opinion, are most needed, ana viii
| conduce most speedily 10 an iinprova.
ment In our municipal government ami
| IN the progress and prosperity of The eiiS
ana happiness OF the citizens thereof:
totai eiimiIation q state and Ma
nlote exclusion in the selection ami elcc-
| ton OF all the elective and appointIyS or
hcers Of the city, of all Considerations
| candidates and officers ar to questions az
| state aud National party politics, ami
making their mental and moral illness
Ior the discharge OF their duties the
| ssle qualihcation for all municipal Of
/ fices.
2. The rigid enforcement of all the laws
ana ordinances of the city, and such state
| laws as come within the Jurisdiction az
city officials, Including those prohibiting
| gambling and bawdy houses and REGULATE
| ,ns the conduct OF saloons and al other
| buSlhtSStN' ana hucn REVISION, uneul-
| ment and codidcation OF the city ord-
nances as will best insure the preservation
OF peace and good order and the suppress
| sion Of vice.
3. Such amendments TO the charter as
| VIII enable the city to prosecute, as fully
| as Its resources Will allow, a comprehen.
slve system Of public improvements and
at the same time limit the bonded In
debtednes5 permitted for all purposes TO
tlcn.
| A
tom. which Is so susceptible OF he ng mada
an engine of tyranny and oppression; al
fees and penalties to he turned In 10 tie
| city treasury and all officers raid salaries
| o., Holding It to be self-evdent ami gem
| orally conceded thnt the present metnol
OF assessing property both real and per-
sonal, works gross injustice, we faYor
| the following method whereby we believe
| n Just and equitable assessment can be
| secured. The assessment Of all real estate
to he made by competent hoard of az
| praisement. say once every three to five
| years, and all improvements to he as
| sossed annually. The valuation OF laud
| and improvements to he separately item.
ized and to be placed on city map Tor pub
9. We believe the city should, as soon
| as practicable, possess It's own system OF
| waterworks, thus putting Itself in posi-
! ton to furnish wholesome water at ren-
sonnble rates. and. further, that In the
meantime the city through its mayor nnl
council. sec that the contract between tho
l
| sumers be enforced 50 that the citizens
bc not Obliged to pay eNioriionatc rates
| for one OF the necessities Cl liie Also, In
| view OF the fact that no contract exits
| between the waterw orks company ana the
city IN r gard 10 water rates for rtsi en- o.
containing over seven rooms busine $
houses, etc.. that steps be ,,, taken I'M
dcavor TO establish a Just and equitable
| rate for said class OF consumers.
z. We advocate the council adopting a
-. no. WUH1HN RlH y HTpIa
lights Of the city shall be regularly dn-
| trlbuted, say every two or three blocks
each way, as shall be found most, elti-
Client and practicable. consistent win the
amount OF money available for lighting
| purposes, instead Of the system lor nom
SYSTEM now in vogue, whereby IN some
places they are punched together ana IN
| other places none are TO be found, dart-
| ness reigning supreme, thus making sucn
places unsafe for night traniG or uhvel
We further believe that the intensity OF
the lights furnished should be measure
| in order to ascertain whether tine same
conforms 10 the contract with tho cIty.
Also that steps be taken IN time so tnst
when the present contract expires, the
Nv he found In such condition as 10 leave
nor free 10 contract for Hight on more
ndynnt 1reous terms, as In being done ~
other cities, who arc conscauehus ra' ~ y
only 800 per light and less, while we are
paviny the extravngant sum OF Slz0.
s. Relieving that cleanliness Us XXI 70
eodllness and absolutely essential 10
| hpultlfulntHS Hllu l"iRt''NeTil =.
liberal and efficient system OF sni,lla on,
recngnlging that we can better HItoti 70
economize in other departments tnHh W.
thIs' uron which not alone the h.hlh' nul
The very life OF ourselves anu 'hose ue'r
10 us doncnds. 49,, mai, .,,,,,
her next Monday night
PEOPLES PARTY CLUB.
Al n called meeting OF the peoples
marty club of Harris county held last
night ! w Lewis was called to the
chair and announced TINT the object OF
tho meeting was to provide for mass
meeting OF the party TO elect an executive
board and appoint delegates to tho state
senatorial and congressional conventions
on motion Saturday, March IS, was chosen
as the date OF n mass m leting to be
held in the city OF Houston for the pur-
pose of choosing such delegates,
A motion was carried that the chair
man appoint committee to draft irso-
lutlons expressive Of the wishes OF tbs
populists OF Houston In regard TO mu-
niclpal government Of Houston. Tue
chairman appointed on the committee the
following named gentlemen; q. J. hen-
fro, Stanley Thompson and H. j. Ais
bury.
on motion the meeting adjourned 70
meet again Thursday night. February n.
ut lO09is Congress avenue.