Mayor and Council Proceedings

Fort Worth, Texas, June 6, 1903.

The Hon. Mayor and Council, Fort Worth, Texas.

Gentlemen:

The Hon. Board of Trustees at their meeting on the Fourth of June voted to add two rooms to the Ninth Ward School. We hereby second the vote and respectfully ask you to make provisions for the immediate construction of the rooms, in consideration of the following facts:

1. This year the Ninth Ward School was overcrowded; over twenty pupils had to be transferred to other schools; thirty five had to be put in a rented room five blocks from the main building, from under the supervision of the principal; and a large number had to remain out of school because of the lack of room. The first grade was still crowded.

2. The new census shows an increase of forty pupils over last year's census, making easily one hundred pupils, whom the Ninth Ward building cannot accommodate next year.

3. As compared with the other wards, the Ninth Ward building has fewer rooms than any, - six rooms.

4. But as compared with the other wards, it has more pupils than the First Ward, more pupils than the Second Ward, as many pupils as the Third Ward, more pupils than the Fourth Ward, and more pupils than the Eighth Ward. The figures are, First Ward, 414: Second ward 452: Third Ward, 468; Fourth Ward, 449; Eighth Ward, 394; and the Ninth Ward, 468.

5. We believe that you will provide for the immediate construction of the two new rooms.

Respectfully,

C. W. Cartovitz 1298 Pools

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F. L. Coffuty Druggist Mrs John Storton 410 [P...?]

John Daweson 706 E Bluff St

AB Moore 415 N Hays Mr. H.D. Copher 1308 E Belknap

Mrs H.S. Lane 1401 Peach St.

J.A. Horrell 400 Live Oak St

E [Hamson?] 1516 E Bluff St.

Mrs J. W. Minilar 1391 Peach St.

W.[J.] Wilson 1301 East Bluff

Mrs. W. [L.] Wilson

Mrs. C.W. Whitehurst (1513_E_Bluff St)

(S.[F]. Wilkinson) (1215 Peach St.)

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Mr. D [Pri??sh] 1500 [Pear?]

W. J [illegible] 1301 [Phill??] St

Mr. Frank [Favor?] 1315 E. Matherford.

Mr. T. [Parkey?] Cor. Peach & Elm

Geo Perley 406 Ryan

R.K. [Gouhares?]

E. Eilen [Curges?]. 513. [?][?] 1403 Wm. St.

Mr. L. Armstrong. 1409 – Williams st

Mrs. W. [?} Bennett

J.B. Ellis, 1411 Williams

Mrs Rose Elmore 414 Hayes St.

Mrs Bettie George 1305 Williams St

W. E Rea 1310 Peach street

Jno C. Boyet 312 N Live Oak

L.P. [Rose?] 1508 Peach St

T M. Tucker 1514 Peach St

RB Dixson 1509 E Bluff

Mrs M Dixson 1509 E Bluff

To T. J. Powell, Mayor of the City of Fort Worth, or Jno.T. Montgomery, City Secretary of the City of Fort Worth:

You will take notice that, on to-wit, March 7th, 9th, 21st and 25th, 1904, the sewer or sewerpipe running through Blk. 114, in said City of Fort Worth, and extending along the rear of Lot 3 in said Blk. 114 and placed there by said City of Fort Worth, and belonging to said City, being too small, or from other defect unknown to the undersigned, caused the basement in the building and premises on said Lot 3 in said Blk. 114, to become overflowed with water, sewerage and sewer filth from said sewer or sewer pipe on each of said days, thereby rotting and decaying the walls in said building in said basement and the groute bottom or floor of said basement, and causing said walls and bottom to become soaked and impregnated with said water, sewerage, and sewer filth, thereby injuring and damaging said walls and bottom of building and premises in the sum of Six Hundred Dollars ($600.00); that it has cost the undersigned sum of One Hundred and Fifty Dollars ($150.) to drain said building, and that the overflow of said sewer at each of said time has kept said basement of said building so offensive and unhealthy it is almost impossible for occupants to occupy the building, to his damage in the sum of Two Hundred and Fifty Dollars ($250.) that he claims all said damages.

The said sewer pipe has caused the basement in said building to be overflowed with sewer water, from time to time, since January 1st, 1903, and will cause said basement to become overflowed and filled with water and sewerage as long as said sewer pipe remains in said condition; that the present condition of said pipe is a menace to said building and lot and to the health of the occupants in said building, and damages said building and premises, by reason of the premises, in the sum of, to-wit, Five Thousand Dollars ($5000.00), which damages the undersigned, J. A. Rogers, makes claim against said City of Fort Worth.

Respectfully submitted, this 28th day of March, A. D. 1904.

J. A. Rogers.

Copy.

I beg to call your attention to the fact that you the City authorties forced your abominable filth into my premise as follows and that notified the City authorities in each case on to wit January 1st Feby 20th March 11th April 6th 7th & 8th May 13th July 12th & 14th Sept 10th Sept 15th Oct 2, Oct 17 1903 Novr 24 & 24th 1903 March 7th 9th 21 21 & 25th 1904

Report of W.M. Rea pauper fund up to and Encluding May 17th 1904

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	One Days Board & Loding each 5 [casacas?] 1 [Picklen?] hotel
Feby 22	Dock Hamilton	Water Rent	1.55
" 27	John Daggett	Ticket- Dallas	.50
" 26	Chas Dixon	" SAn Antonio	4.15
Mch 1	Perry Williams	" Mart Tx	1.60
" 3	Miss Smith & [?]	By the Mayor	1.50
" 5	" [Swarts?] & Mother	" " "	11.50
" 7	" Thompson		2.00
" 10	" Laura Higgins	Ticket Davis Y.T.	2.00
" 18	R.W.Coz	" San Antonio	4.15
" 20	Mrss McKee	" Sopa J.Y.	2.35
" 21	[Henry?] Bauer	" Denison	1.45
" "	J.J. Durn	" Duncan J.Y.	2.05
" 28	W.G. Green	" Kansas City MO	7.25
April 7	J.H. Devine	" Norman Akla	2.80
" "	Miss Kate Debs	by mayor	5.00
" "	S.D. Hightower	" Grapevine	.35
" 15	Farnie Edwards	by mayor	2.50
" 3 25	Jim Hall	Ticket Cleburne	.45
" 3 "	W.I Dickeman	2.50
" 2 24	Mrs Ira Crayton	Ticket Erris Tx	.85
" 3 23	Jim O'Connell	" Denison "	1.45
" 3 "	Amie Brenham		2.00
" 3 22	R.S. McAdams	Ticket Dallas	.50
" 3 "	J. H. Wilson	" Houston	4.10
" 10	Mrs Butte Lynch	" Txarkana	3.25
" 16	Piggy Patterson (cal)	" Waco	1.35
" 18	Johnie Ivy	" [Maluern Aks?]	4.75
" 23	Miss Mattie Wills	Black Woman	1.00
" "	Miss Wills & Mrs Louis, man& Family Family in wagon	4.50
" 25	" Mattie Wells	Ticket El Reno Akla	3.15
" 26	Peter Fleming	" Txarkana	3.25
" 27	I.D. Shurman	Board & Lodging for Mrs Wills & Son	6.00
" 29	Lou Calt	for mrs Louis	1.50
" 30	G.J. Calhan	Ticket Greenwilke	1.25
May 2	E.B. Louis	wood for pauper	2.00
" 7	Mayor for Charity		2.00
" 9	Thos Dwyer	Ticket San Antonio	4.11
" 9	O.C. James	" Dallas	.50
" 11	Pink Patterson	" Houston	4.10
" 12	J.B. Bullins	" Bowie	1.05
" 13	J.F. Bond	" Sweet Water	3.05
" 16	Mary Scott	" Denison Tx	1.45
		Total	119.40

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Amount	$ 119.40

	19.40 One Rea
	22.20 " " 2/19/04
	41.60

No ____[?]_on pay report__

	AYE	NOE
Ward.	1	1
Waggoman.		1
Parker.		2
Lehane.	2
Lydon.	3
Newby.
Henderson.
Zurn		3
Moreland.

Mayor vote aye

Fort Worth, Texas.

To the Honorable City Councel.

We, the undersigned property owners residing on Broiles Street, extending from Terrell Avenue South, respectfully petition the honorable body to contract with L. J. Hawkins for the graveling of said street. After said street has been graded by the city, to be graveled for a width of thirty feet, gravel to be nine inches in the center and three inches on the outer edge. We, each of us to pay for the same at the rate for 20 cts per lineal foot for each abutting foot of our respective property and the city to pay for the intersections and 20 cts per foot for each lineal foot, making a total of 60 cts per lineal foot.

Names.	Amounts.
Thos Dilliard	Lots 31 snd 32
Alexander P. Moore	" 33 " 34 Sign By Thos Dilliard
E.P. Brown	50 ft
N. D. Wagon	50 ft
N. H. Calvin	75 feet
C.R. Browlin	75 feets
WM Blumes	150
B. D. Shropshire	75 "
J.N. Ross	75
C.E. Whittow	50 ft
[Andrew?] [?]	50 ft

Mrs. Jesse J. Nunnally	J. Samuels
Mrs. B. C. Sharon	Mr. Horton Staude
Mrs. T. H. Capper	C. A. Lamin
Mrs. Annie Harfe	Mrs. Delor Browson
Mrs. R. P. Smith	Jessie O. Johnson

Mrs. Geo. Reynolds Will F. Meyers Mrs. Wade Akins Mrs. C. J. Gambrell A. L. Johnson & Family W. A. Darter James Harrison R. H. Beckham R. R. Haulin Mrs. M. M. Hargis Mrs. Hyde Jennings Elmo Shedd I am will to [?] John W. Ward Geo Littlefain Dew Bruich J. H. Jackson L. August Sam Davidson E. W. Tempel

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(Manifee Bldg) Mrs. Reynolds favors it -------------------- Mr. Vickery favors it -------------------- Did Not Sign ------------------- N. Harding favors it ------------------- Failed to find Mr. Jaccard -------------------- Mr. Bennett Collins favors it -------------------- Failed to find Mr. Harold -------------------- Mr. Jaccard Don't Object -------------------- Object Mrs. Scath " Bennett " Harold

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[Mrs S? ? ? ] [" ????] [" Burnett ????]

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FILED JUN 18 1904 Jno T. Montgomery City Sec'y

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