Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1861-03-13
Mayors Report.
n "a Noard 81 Ahdermen:

To Tie Hoard Of aldermen
From the election of Mayor in Aug.
1850, until the fire that occurred on the Sth
of July 1850, there were very few fines inn
posed, and consequently but little revenue
from that source. There was paid into the
Treasury the sum of Sl3 80 by the May
or and 81 so by the Constable. II is he
licved by the Mayor that there was n small
amount in his hands at the time Of the fire;
not exceeding the amount that had been
paid in. AT that time all the books and pa
pcrs of the Mayor were destroyed and lie
has no data by which TO determine the pre-
else amount that was in his hands. There
was small amount Of unpaid fines; S3l
of which have been paid since and appears
in the account of the Mayor The only fines
remembered by the Mayor, are: one of S27
paid since; one of ST. and two of 81 each,
one of which has been since paid. Out of
these the fees OF the officers were to be Ia
ken This would leave the amount collect
ed since the fire S27, and the amount COLI
lcctcd before the fire ST. If there were
other fines imposed before the fire they were
exceedingly small and far between.
The Mayor was engaged in hiring hands
and teams to gravel the sidewalks, and
paid out some small amounts to those en-
ployed the account of which is lost. This
places it out of our power to determine the
precise cost of paving the side walks. But
it may be put down at Sl20. The Mayor
can congratulate this Board, and the citi-
zcns of the town, upon the success of the
important enterprise of paving the side
walks, and covering the streets around the
court yard with gravel-rendering the pas
sage on foot, horse, or vehicle, delightful
during any state of weather Even the
Halous uncharitablc croaker who is want to
cast reflections upon those on whom public
trusts are imposed, cannot fail to appreciate
the change from dust and sand to the pres
ent pleasant aspect of our town. The whole
cost of crawling the streets around the
court yard amounts to S10SO, besides $50
for the purchase Of n gravel pit, making
n total outlay of $3.50 for streets and pave
ments. OF this amount, few citizens
owning property fronting the the public
square, have paid $780, without which the
work could not have been accomplished
The town is greatly indebted to them for
the public spirit they have manifested, and
/ deem it due to them to insert their names
in this report; to-wit: f. NJ. Stackpole, j.
C. Mccoy, Geo. W. Guess, Herman Hirsh,
Alex. Simon, L. Wester, A. Shrek, j. W.
Smith, J. NJ. Patterson, W. W. Peak, JEFF.
Peak, ir., J. N. Smith, NJ. NJ. Thompson, L.
P. Nicholson and VIM. Turbeville. Other
citizens have displayed much liberality in
paving and crawling the streets, off the
public square, for which some provision
should be made in the way of their taxes
rs soon as the corporation can afford it,
With the exception of few very small
items, the money of the corporation has
been carefully concentrated upon this object.
1t is not yet completed, or entirely paid for;
but the present assessment of taxes will
meet the demands.
The following accounts will show the
state of the finances to this date:
Since the 9Th July 1860, the Mayor has
collected fines to the amount of S 81 90
License, ten pin alley, 20 90