Council Proceedings: July 1 and July 15, 1904: Part 1 of 2

The Texas & Pacific Railway Company.

J.T. CLEMENTS. Commerical Agent.

J.F. Zurn, City Passenger and Ticket Agent.

W. SHIPLEY, Traveling Freight Agent.

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Corner Main and Sixth and Streets.

NOTICE- All Rates quoted by this Company are for immediate use and are subject to change without notice, except the printing of Tariffs and posting of same as provided for by law.

FT. WORTH, TEXAS, May 5 1904

To the Honorable Mayor and City Council of the City of Fort Worth, Texas.

Your Petitioners, residents of the Eight ward and owners of property abbutting in what is now known as Lynch St in said Ward. respectfully show that said Lynch St is a Continuation of Adams St. and that after being called Lynch Street, the same again is called Adams St on South of your Petitioners property. Petitioners therefore pray that said street be called Adams Street in future from Terrell Ave. South to the City limits and that the name of that portion opose'd street now known as Lynch St. be changed to Adams Street.

Mrs Lowns Moore Cu mason R.P. Wolly

D. S. Ross Andrew Rhodes WL Browning Duff Purvis W.J. Tackabery John Kaiser W.H. Granger A.P. Luckers

Petition

Ordinance passed

Hawley City Engr.

FILED JUL 15 1904 Jno T. Montgomery City Sec'y

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FILED JUN 3 1904 Jno T. Montgomery City Sec'y

Fort Worth, Texas, July 15th 1904.

Hon The Mayor and City Council, City.

Gentlemen:

We your Committee on Streets & Alleys, to whom was referred the matter of opening Laurel Street, Eastward from Hemphill Street beg leave to relort:

That since the last meeting of the Council, and without conference with your Committee, the owners of the property necessary to opening siad Street has made arrangements to build a house thereon.

Upon receipt of this information we instructed the City Attorney to at once commence condemnation proceedings looking toward acquiring the property.

Asking your confirmation of our action, we are

Respectfully,

W.H. Ward, Jake Zurn,

Adopted by Council at meeting July 15th 1904.

Copy.

FILED JUL 15 1904 Jno T. Montgomery City Sec'y

Fort Worth, Texas, May 21 1904

Mr. M C Bowles Dr.

To THE CITY OF FORT WORTH,

For Account Work Done by THE PARKER-WASHINGTON CO.

For Rock Asphalt Paving on Houston Sts., in front of Lot ___ No. 4 Block No. 59 City Addition, fronting 24 1/2 ft. on siad street.

52 sq. yds. Asphalt Pavement @ $2.07 per sq. yd. . . . . . . $ 10764 52 sq. yds. Grading @ 20c per sq. yd . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 1040 Total, $ 118.04

RECEIVED PAYMENT,

THE PARKER-WASHINGTON CO. H.n.McFollern Agent.

I certify that the above statement is correct.

John B Hawley City Engineer