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Weekly Pay Roll City Engineer's Office Fort Worth, Texas.
Week Ending March 31, 1904
| NAME | OCCUPATION | NO. DAYS | RATE | AMOUNT | SIGNATURE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paxton, J. | Carpenter | 5½ | 2.50 | 13.75 | |
| Riley, J. W. | Foreman | 1 | 3.25 | 3.25 | |
| General School Repairs | $17.00 |
John B. Hawley City Engineer.
FORT WORTH, TEXAS, 3-31 1904
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JOHN T. MONTGOMERY, City Secretary.
W. J. ESTES, Assistant.
City of Fort Worth OFFICE OF CITY SECRETARY.
Fort Worth, Tex, April 14 1904
Hon. W. M. Rea City Marshal
Dear Sir,
By directions of his honor the Mayor, you are requested to summon the members of the city council and city offi-cials, to meet in the council chambers at 12:00 p.m. this day, April 14/ 1904, to con-sider proper action in response to death of Supt. Water Works A. W. Scobe.
Respectfully, Jno T. Montgomery City Secretary
| W. H. Ward √ | |
| B. H. Waggoman √ | |
| W. R. Paker √ | |
| Jno F. Lehane √ | W. M. Rea √ |
| M. M. Lydon √ | J. H. Maddox √ |
| W. G. Newby √ | H. L. Calhoun √ |
| J. F. Henderson √ | E. C. Orrick √ |
| J. F. Zurn out of town | R. E. L. Roy √ |
| Q. T. Moreland √ | W. W. Wilkinson √ |
| W. J. Gilvin √ | |
| J. J. Nunnally √ |
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To the Honorable City Council of the City of Fort Worth:
Gentlemen:
In accordance with the custom of the Mayor's office I herewith submit my annual report showing what has been done in the municipal affairs during the past year; and I shall incidentally set out what was accomplished during the four years that the present administration (almost without exception) has had control of the affairs of Fort Worth.
Finances-
When the fiscal year of the city closed March 21st there was a deficit in the General Fund of 13.128.59 and in the interest fund of 29.861.31 caused by the settlement with the bond holders some months since. The total expenditures for the City for the past year, including $10,000. transferred to the Water Works General Fund, and charged on the D.W.Mead contract for fuel amounted to $489.508.40 and the total receipts from all sources amounted to $446.097.53., said expenditures were apportioned among the various departments as follows:-
| Aldermanic expense | 948.00 |
| Mayor's salary and expense | 2,029.72 |
| City secretary's office | 3,024.61 |
| City auditor's office | 1.513.30 |
| City engineer's office | 3,505.16 |
| City electrician's office | 1,322.60 |
| City cemetery | 753.50 |
| City hall expenses | 2,299.57 |
| Electric light department | 8,262.77 |
| Fire department | 37.880.62 |
| Health department | 5,494.15 |
| Police department | 28,873.60 |
| City pound | 915.75 |
| Corporation court | 1,254.00 |
| Calaboose | 2,685.22 |
| Sewer department | 1,582.04 |
| Street department | 30,798.79 |
| Tax department | 1,755.00 |
| Tax refunded | 2,389.38 |
| Advertising | 206.64 |
| Agency charges | 88.45 |
| Board of equalization | 617.65 |
| Building repairs | 48.85 |
| Bills payable | 500.00 |
| Election expenses | 206.50 |
| Fines remitted | 8.95 |
| Interest current | 4,825.94 |
| Insurance | 626.40 |