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

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

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Resolutions of the Mass Meeting of the 5th ward citizens:

June 27th, I904.

Ist:-

Be it resolved by the Mass Meeting here assembled that we feel very keenly the failure of our City Council to put up a suitable building for our school children, and he it further resolved that we will not abate one jot or tittle of our interest and agatation for such a building until our wishes are complied with.

2nd:-

And be it hereby declared that we do not most earnestly condem the action of the City Council and Finance Committee in using or entertaining the proposition to use any part of the $9000.00 Insurance money for any other purpose than the rebuilding of the 5th ward school.

3rd:-

And that we insist that the City Council, The Mayor and Finance Committee be called upon to make their retranchment in some other department than that of the schools of our City and particularly at the expense of the 57th Ward School.

4th:-

That while this ward is the most populus and largest ward of the City, with the largest schoolastic population, that it is a disgrace to the City Officials and the City of Ft Worth and an insult to the voters and tax payers of the 5th ward that we are without a suitable building for school purposes.

(signed)

J.M. Bird L.C.Schuster J.W. Hogsett. Committee

5th Ward Mass Meeting Resolution

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FILED July 4/04 Jno T. Montgomery City Sec'y

TO THE HONORABLE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL,CITY OF FORT WORTH:

Gentlemen:

We, the undersigned citizens residing along and near Summit Avenue, Hill Street, and Seventh and Eighth Avenues, are anzious to have the Northern Texas Traction Company construct a line of Street Railway through and into the above named territory, substantially in accordance with the franchise heretofore franted to that company. More than a year has elapsed since said franchise was granted and we respectfully pray Your Honorable Body to require said Company to build said line of railway or surender its franchise:

SP Carlie M.A. Goshorn H S Holman Mrs. J. B. Divies Hal Dillars Thos L Ray Robert Hamilton A.B. Wharton Ms R. B. Masterson O J White Mrs. M. Z. Domissin Mrs. J. L. Busby Mrs J H Hyman

Geo W. Armstrong W.A. Davies David Sellars 8th Ave Mrs. Jas. J. Wyly 8th ave T.T. D. Andrews J. N. Brooker H. L. Hull CLoMathews JS Pennington Lei Fleming MRs. R. R. Darrah J. W. Busford, 8th Ave W M Peabody B Gillicaad