Mayor and Council Proceedings

Farmers & Mechanics National Bank CAPITAL $ 200.000.00 SURPLUS $30,000.00 FORT WORTH TEXAS.

J.W. SPENCER, PRESIDENT D.W. HUMPHREYS, VICE PRESIDENT. BEN O. SMITH, CASHIER. B.H. MARTIN, ASST. CASHIER.

Nov 20/02

This is to certify that J.N.Diehl's balance as shown by our books on the 1st day of January 1901 was $105.47 one hundred and five dollars and forty seven cents.

OK ALWinfrey Bookkeeper

[Ben O Smith Co?]

ORRICK & TERRELL, LAWYERS. Rooms 5, 6 and 7, Powell Building, Phone 379, FORT WORTH, TEXAS.

To the Hon City Council

Gentlemen

I would respectfully represent to your Honorable body that the Board of Equalization for the year 1901 raised my assessment about 2500.00 the term being cash - I rendered the sum of five Dollars which [render?] was raised to the sum of 2500.00 aforsaid.

That your petitioner had no notice of said raise until he went to pay his taxes. That he has always paid his taxes and has paid all of his taxes for the year 1901 except on said 2500.00

That he did not have in cash but the sum of $52.50 & attaches hereto the certificate of the First Natl Bank to that effect

Believing that injustice has been done him & that the raise was illegal be prays that your honorable body grant him relief

J. N. Diehl

[Newby suspend?] NO. 31

On Re Claim Geo L Gause

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Filed 12/ 19 1902 JnoT.Montgomery City Secretary

Referring to the within communication we your Finance Com beg to report that without the petition referred to came before us showing the the amount of taxes due by petitioner for a number years with an accumulation of interest and penalties, at the same time presented his bill against the city for Pauper expense for a term of years amounting to 1810 dollars on that showing we recommended the allowance of petitioners a/c as a credit on his taxes and further recommended the abatement of the interest and penalties because of the long standing mutual indebtedness. We now [return?] our recommendation

WmGNewby JFHenderson Q.T.Moreland

Filed 2/ 6 1903 JnoTMontgomery City Secretary

Fort Worth, Texas, Jan. 27th 1903.

To the honorable members of the City Council, Fort Worth, Texas.

Gentlemen:

We the undersigned citizens and property holders residing on North Boaz Street, beg leave to respectfully call your attention to the urgent need of repairs on said street. Mud holes, and pools of stagnant water remain after each rain-fall, thereby endangering the health of the community, and impairing the interest of property holders.

We therefore earnestly request you to [releive] the situation. if within your power to do so. Very respectfully,

Received of BH & Jennie E Green the sum of $9.65 dollars in full for all work done by me on [corner?] Weatherford & Jones Streets Ft Worth Texas --

2nd 13th 1902 EE Churchill

Q.T. MORELAND, ATTORNEY AT LAW, NATATORIUM

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Fort Worth Texas ______________ 190

"Resolved that our representations in the Legislature be and they are hereby respectfully requested to take such legislative action and make such necessary changes in our city charter as may be necessary to insure the tax-payers of this city against a compulsory raise in the rate of city taxation, and if possible such measures be adopted and steps taken as will in the wisdom of the Legislature enable the city to make the sorely needed and extensive improvements on the streets and in addition in our public school buildings and public school facilities generally.

Q.T. Moreland

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Fort Worth Tx Mch 20 1903

To the Hono City Council

Gentlemen:-

We, your Committe on Finance recommend That the MAyor and City Secretary be authorized to execute the Citys4 notes in foavor of the Neptune Meter Co for the sum of $798.00 each dated March 15 1903 to runone two three and four years in payment for meters purchased by the city. Said notes to be executed in accordance with contract between the City and said Neptune Meter Co.

Int [?]

Wm G Newby JF Henderson Q.T. Moreland

To the Honorable City Council of the City of Fort Worth Texas

We the undersigned citizens of Said City take Pleasure in Recommending J.R Cumming to your Honorable Body as a Deserving Young man & ask & Pray that you appoint him Sexton of the old cemetery at your next meeting as Said Cemetry is in a Neglected Condition & we are Satisfied that the Said J. R. Cummings Will faithfully discharge the Duties thereof

Names Joe K Winston L H Dillard H Scott J T [Woolery?] J. G. Cane W. E. Cone Hal Demars F D Southern F. P. Lindery Jno R [illegible] Wm Rea chief Police

Names R J James S. S. Miller

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