Council Proceedings: April 17, 1903

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Petition of W.S.Essex to have taxes refeunded

The Tax Collector having stated that the facts as set out in the within petition are true We recommend that the Mayor and City Secy be and they are hereby authorized to draw a warrant in favor of petitioner for $9.39 the amount claimed WG Newby J Henderson Q.T.Moreland Filed 4 / 3 1903 JnoT.Montgomery City Secretary

Filed 4 / 17 1903 Jno T Montgomery City Secretary

John B. Hawley, Consulting Engineer, Member American Society Civil Engineers. City Engineer, Fort Worth.

Fort Worth, Texas, April 16th 1903. 190

Hon. The Mayor And City Council, City. Gentlemen: In the matter of new sewers for the Seventh and Eighth Wards, on which your Committee and Engineer have been at work for many months, I beg leave to suggest: That the finances of the proposed improvement be handled as follows:

Property owners to deposit with the Water Department or City's Financial Agents in this matter $15.00 for each 50 ft. lot, and receive credit on the books of said department for the amount thus deposited, to be used up in water rents.

The plan laid out by the Sewer Committee and Engineer, giving only half of the amount back in water rents hardly meets the approval of the citizens of the wards in question, and the improvement is being held back, due to that dissatisfaction.

Respectfully, John B. Hawley -- City Engineer.

Eng

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Filed 4/ 17 1903 Jno T Montgomery City Secretary

Fort Worth, Texas. Apl-15th-1903. To the Honorable Mayor and City Council. Gentlemen;- We your committee on Fire Department, respectfully recommend that the Three thousand feet of fire hose, bought of the Eureka Fire Hose Co, of New York, be accepted and the contract complied with. Respectfully, TF Murray, Chm. MM Lydon, Com. WH Ward, Com.

Fire

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Filed 4/ 17 1903 Jno T Montgomery City Secretary