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WILLIAM D. WILLIAMS WILLIAM J. BAILEY
WILLIAMS & BAILEY,
COUSELLORS AND ATTORNEYS AT LAW.
BELL BUILDING,
FORT WORTH, TEXAS.

April 18, 1901.

The Honorable the Mayor
and City Council,
Fort Worth, Texas.

Gentlemen:-

The attached copy of notice to John Lalla and certificate of
the City Engineer of the personal delivery of the original to said
Lalla was referred to me by the City Council at its last regular
meeting.

The City assumes no risk and denies all responsibility for damages
to private property occasioned by surface water flowing in natural
channels. Neither does the City propose giving notice to persons
carelessly or wilfully building within such channels.

But in this case, the danger was great, involving possible
loss of life, that the City Engineer desired to influence Mr. Lalla
to take obviously necessary precautions and wished also, in case of
future injury and damages,to show the exercise of all possible dil-
igence on the part of the City and for these reasons,gave notice and
reported his action to City Counsel.

I suggest that his report be received and filed.

Respectfully submitterd,
Wm. A. Williams
City Attorney.