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ORRICK & TERRELL LAWYERS
ROOMS 5 6 & 7 POWELL BUILDING PHONE 379 FORT WORTH, TEXAS
Aug 16 1904
Mr. J.F. Henderson Chairman Police com-
Dear Sir
In response to your request for an opinion as to the citys right to abate the nuisance compained of in the attached petition I would say that the matter appears to me to be a private nuisance to be abated at the [instance?] of the houses specially damaged
It has been reported to me in this con nection that a nusiance exists by reason of water standing in the street as a result of the situation complained of- the city has the right to compel the abatement of this
Very respy EC Orrick City Atty
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Form 1535. 10 03-3M
The Missouri, Kansas & Texas R'y Co. of Texas.
Office of Superintendent.
R.J. SULLIVAN, SUPERINTENDENT.
Denison, Texas, July 26th 1904.
IN REPLYING PLEASE QUOTE NO. 6048.
Mr. J.F Henderson, Chairman Police Committee, Ft. Worth, Texas.
Dear Sir:-
REplying to yours of the 24th inst in regard to citizens of the 5th and 7th wards of Ft. Worth complaining in regard to this company constructing side-tracks for the purpose of standing engines, cleaning fires and taking water: I am at a loss to understand wherein this is an inconvenience to people living in that vicinity any more so than trains passing by, however, we might put a high board fence along the street if same should be required. We intend to commence at once to construct a turn-table at this location in order to turn our engines at Ft. Worth instead of taking them further down into town,which will be a little more convenient to us than having to take them to town to turn.
Yours truly, RJ Sullivan
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We your committee on Electrical and sewer matters to whom this petition was referred beg leave to report that in view of the city Attorneys opinion hereto attached, ask that the same be referred to Street & Alley Committee
JF Henderson Chm
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To the Honorable City Council of Fort Worth, Texas
Your petitioners, whose names are hereto subscribed, respectfully represent unto your Honorable Body that they are resident citizens of Fort Worth, Texas, and are personally interested in the welfare of South Rusk STreet, which they represent to be in a deplorable condition, in this. That about three blocks North south of the hospital there is some low ground on said street across which runs a branch at the foot of the bluff, and that said branch is circuitous in its route as represented by the rought platt hereto attached, and marked Exhibit A, and made a part of this petition. That said branch overflows the low ground lying within its bounds during most every rain that falls of any consequence. That said street is a populous on both sides of said low ground and the ditch, and that it is almost a matter of necessity for the citizens to have some improvement placed there on.
Wherefore your petitioners pray that your Honorable Body will immediately order said low ground graded and said branch straightened across said street and a bridge built across the same and such other improvements as may be deemed important.
Respectfully submitted.
Wm. R. Booth W Eskme Williams T.W. Dunn A.E. Burnett A. Glitky Ed. C. Orrick
