Council Proceedings: January 3, 1899

JOHN B. HAWLEY HYDRAULIC ENGINEER M. AM. SOC. C. E. CITY ENGINEER, FORT WORTH

FORT WORTH, TEXAS, Dec. 20th, 1898

How the Mayor and City Council Gentlemen,

We your committee on Streets and Alleys and City Engineeer to whom was referred the attached petition of R.G. Johnson asking to have 10 ft cut off from the front of his property at the corner of Texas & Lake St. Front at city expense find that petitioner has, and evidently for many years have had 210 ft enclosed & improved instead of 200 ft which is the proper width of the property.

It seems quite improbable that any City Engineer could have made an error of the sort alleged by Petitioner, and even if such City Engineer had so erred, the City would in no wise be liable for the error.

It seems far more probable that Petitioner or his predecessors built to curb line instead of inside sidewalk (or "property") line. as the stone wall mentioned in petition is on the said curb line.

We recommend that peitition be received and filed.

W.H. Ward of S & A Comm.

John B. Hawley City Engr

St & Alley

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Filed 12/20 1898 Jno T. Montgomery City Secretary

FORT WORTH, TEXAS, Jany 17th 1899

Be it Resolved that hereafter when any Error is discovered in the assessment of any property it shall be the duty of the [[Strikeout]] We Your Committee [[Strikeout]] Assessor Collector to report same to this Council for correction. Said report will show - 1st Where said assessment is located on the Rolls. 2nd In whose name. 3rd In what said error consists. 4th By whom made. 5th Shall state correction should, in his opinion, be made. That said report be submitted to this committee for investigation before action is taken by the council.

W.A. Spoonts J.F. Henderson Finance Committee

REPORT OF Finance Committee

Resolution of

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Filed Jany 17, 1899 Jno. T. Montgomery CITY SECRETARY

Fort Worth Texas Jan 17th 1899

Be it Resolved,

We, Your Committee, on Claims recommend that the following Claims be paid and warranty drawn on the funds to which they properly belong.

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