The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1873-12-21
Proceedings of the city couneii-Reg,
uiar Meeting.
CRY Council CHAMBER, |
DALLAs, Dscem Der IL, 1873,

published bJ AnthorlN.l
ACKNOWLEDGMENT Sanger and Greer.
Minutes OF OCULAR meeting, December II,
lhi READ, corrected and nppi owed
Rules ruspcnd,d,
The account of s 'dgwlck q Elliott, for bal.
nlue due for lumber for Hospital SlSl2J. read
nm $50 ordered paid.
Tho committee 10 whom was referred the
consInfhllOh OF the mole upon the Dallas
and Wichcta Railroad proposition, asked
for tlmo, iirnntod.
The report o The committee 10 whom wns
referred lua petition OF citizens asking Tor a
market house III their wur rend AS & lows:
Your committee on Markets submit the III
lowing Report ~ TO the Market House prop.
ertj, that the city should own said property,
that after the Interview with the present
owners, the SAID property may be purchased
at THIS tlme upon terms which your commit.
tee deem advantageous n the city. There.
fore HE committee recommend To the C0un.
ell the purchase thereof upon tho following
terms: That the city pay said Market Com.
pany the sum OF seventeen thousand (sl7,.
0O0 0Ol dollars for said Market House and lis
franchises issuing Its notes In sums OF Ave
hundred (sl0UN0 dollars cash, payable
monthly, with Interest, at The rate OF ten per
cent per annunl, until the whole amount Of
sl7,0.O,OO IL paid. Respectfully,
W. II. SCALES,
W. @, Stencil,
j. W. LANE,
Dallas, December 10, 1873.
Report received, whereupon the following
resolution was offered
Resolved, That the, report OF the committee
on Markets, made this day touching the pur-
chase OF tho Dallas city Market house prop.
erly and franc Uses, be and Is hereby adopted;
and that the Mayor is hereby authorized and
instructed to issue the not OF the city TO
said Dallas City Market Company or bearer.
in accordance with the recommendation OF
said committee upon the delivery TO the City
Attorney, of the proper title papers. Also,
that the City Attorney be Instructed 10 draft
IN ordinance setting aside the revenues do.
rived from renting OF stalls and stands, and
also the fines accrulng from violation Of mar
ket ordinances, for payment OF said notes
and interest ms they mature, aud 10 meet any
deficiency OF monthly installments, q neces-
sary amount Of the current funds OF the city
be set aside for the prompt payment OF said
deficiency. s
Ordered, That action on this proposition be
postponed till next meeting OF the Council
The reports Of the comnlitee on the ques-
ton OF Issuing one hundred thousand dol
lars in bonds of the city OF Dallas 10 the
Texas and Pacific Railroad Company, In ac-
cordancewith the petition OF said company,
through Messers. Good x Bowers, filed Decem.
Der 0, 1873, read rs follows:
MAJORITY REPORT.
TO the Honorable Mayor aud Board OF
Aldermen, Of the City OF Dallas:
question OF the Issuance Of one hundred
Thousand dollars In the bonds OF tile city TO
the Texas and Pacific Railroad Company, IN
accordance with0 proposition 10 donate said
amount of the bonds OF the city to said com,
pany, heretofore submitted 10, and ratified
by. the qualified electors OF the city OF Dali
liis, beg leave 10 report That said nohds are
due said company, and your commlttee
recommend their issuance In accordance VIVID
ihe prayer of the original anu amehu,d
xatis t.,1,.s n
City Secretary's solIlca Al! Of which Is re-
II. BARKSDALE,
JNO. II. BRYAN,
II s. ERVAf.
W. II. SCALES.
To the Bono able Mayor and Board oil Alder
men OF the city of Dallas:
beg To sub II tn following minority r.
port on the subject OF the Issuance % one
hundred thousand dollars IN bonds OF said
citv. ON the the completion of tho Texas and
Pacific 10 our city.
ist,-I cannot vote for the issuance OF said
bonds, because the legality fsuch action IL
not settled III my nlnu; enu NV lui.n
doubt us to whether said Railroad company
are to own and control the entire length anu
width OF Pacific avenue through inc Guy
limits.
any doubt Of legality, II VIII certainty pe OF
no worth to snid company, ana not cfe"''a-
BILE ON the part of the city goNe1fnMmoh,..N wv
Minority report lostby the following vote
Aldermen Barksdale, Ervay, s'eri ett,oWvih
Bryan and Scales voting agains, tne
adontion OF the minority report, anu Alder.
men Young aud Lane voting Tor It's au0puon
Majority report adopted by me following
vote: Aldermen Barksdaie Ervay, nterie.tl
Ovens, Bryan and s Tans, y volns no. so"'
Ordered, That the question When tne Do d.as
shall be made payable be referred to special
committee of Aldermen Barksdale, Steffeu
and Bryan. 49,, ,ha mn.
ton 10 postpone further consiuefs,ion y, sm'
purchase Of the Market House and iianenisesi
and the report Of said committee Do recon-
sidered. ,.,.a and
also the resolution relative thus =" w
Moved that the committee on streets ,s,s ana
bridges desist from further filling C9p,leso
street, in the culvert OF the l. p :" :"
Ordered, That the street committee Dc IN,
stru ted TO confei with Mr.. C"omps, WIN
view Of securing the right OF way OF uie VIZ
ter on Murphy street from Elm 10 "a'"
streets. ~ estimate
of work done by Charles oDohheh W.
Ordered, That the City Engineer WIN
civil engineer to be selected py done
O'Donnei & Co TO estlnate tue ~ a,reets
by Charles O,Donnell q Co. upon the s,'S Tns
OF the civ Of Dallas, and that the CITY IN;
gineer he allowed to have the siu VI sSira
Engineer, AT his own expense III ~ m ssrs be
the re-estimate, and that the engih n ss ~
sworn before entering upon the 3Isermen
ried by the following vote: aio ynnna
Barksdale, Ervay, Sterrett, owens, homus
Rryan and Scales voting yea, ana Aiue'N'
Lane voting no. ,d Collector
Ordered, That the Assessor r an 4 Haines
foriumber, and that the City Treasurer ae'
Ordered, That the Mayor TELEGRAPH, y, 20 .s sio
siisby Manufacturing Company no n,, ~ and
that he also telegraph TO the chief operate,
fire department, st; Louis; assihs "n''
the best engine used In said Guy. orm,t.
Ordered, That the Mayor pp Toh,e Jobn ".
Fornev w. visit the city, and extend the nos,
nitaIity of the city 10 him. Aiue''"o"