Council Proceedings: April 19, 1898

Applicants for appointment to membership in the Police Department must answer and subscribe, under oath, in the office of the City Marshal, the following form of statements:

The application of William A McDaniel for appointment in the Sanitary Police Department of the City of Fort Worth, represents that he is a resident of the City of Fort Worth, and now resides at No. 113 Gano Street, Fort Worth, Texas; that he has resided in Fort Worth since 1840 and in Texas since Birth; that he is a citizen of the United States; that he was born on the 2nd day of Feb 1857 in Tarrant Co; that he is 5 feet and 11 3/4 inches in height, and weighs about 170 pounds; that he is married and has 5 in family; that he has been by occupation a Labor for the City; that he has . . . . . been a policemen; that he has not had rheumatism; that he has not had piles, that he has not had kidney complaint; that he has not had an affection of the bladder, that he is not in the habit of using intoxicating liquors as a beverage; that he has not been convicted of any crime; that he has not paid, given or promised any money, property or other consideration to any person, directly or indirectly, for any aid or influence toward procuring his appointment, and that, if appointed, he will obey and comply with such rules and orders as may from time to time be made by the City Council and the Committee on Police together with all laws of the City Charter and ordinances of the City of Fort Worth, Texas.

Signed W. McDaniel

Subscribed and sworn to before this 9 day of April 1898

G V Alexander Notary Public of Tarrant County, Texas.

FORT WORTH CITY ELECTRIC LIGHT WORKS.

A.W. SCOBLE, Superintendent H.L. CALHOUN, Secretary

FORT WORTH, Texas Apr 12^th 1898

Tp the Hon Mayor & City Council

I most respectfully ask your honorable body to be appointed Sanitary officer If so appointed I will well and faithfully perform the duties of same I have been a citizen of your city for twenty five years. have ailwan paid all of my taxes to State County and City. I am an Ex-fireman Ex-Confederate Soldier

And I am a Democrat

P.J. Barndy

sanitary

JOHN T MONTGOMERY City Secretary

W. J. ESTES. Assistant

CITY OF FORT WORTH OFFICE OF CITY SECRETARY

Fort Worth, Tex, April 13 1898

To Hon Mayor & Council.

I bereby make appli-cation for the position of sanitary police of Fort Worth and hope for your favorable corsideration Yours re.

John B Litsey

Sanitary Police

FILED 4/13 1898 Jno T. Montgomery City Secretary