The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1873-11-11
Proceedings Of the city COunciI--Ad
Journcd Meeting.
fPublisbed by Authority.


Absent Alderman BarlIsdale, Greer,
Minutes of city Council for October alsi
and Novcmbr ith, 1873, read ana approval,
Petition of Dallas Lodge NO u !. W.
o. Il. asking the city to admit honeit DoWh-
Ing, mn INDECENT person, into the city hoSll,-
nj, The Lodge agreeing TO pny rcnSoinpio
ainonnt for such care, read and petition
granted. 49, a., .u..,l Ana,
same compensation for taking care OF one
- Linden, y pauper, rs wouiu cos' III wv
CITY Hospital. .,,yoo,,,
officer TO examine u supposed Pnuper w Wv, ti,o
CityJ 'alaboose, and TO admit nm mo NE
CITY Hospital, should he need the care oil the
The petition of A. NJ. Cochran and others,
asking that Main and Elm streets De drained
and gravelcd, read ana referred 10 tne COLI
mittee on Streets and Buildings. "a
The petition of Ira g. Mitchell, asking that
fresh fish beallowed sold at other places thhli
ut the Markethousc read; also Ordinance re,-
alive thereto referred 10 committee Oh bullu-
ings and Markets.
ACCOUNTS.
The following accounts read, allowed ana
ordered paid:
hospital bedstend, table and benches, S'ioi
Hugh Kelly for services as cook NJ thetlly
Hospital, $50; j. II. Morton, sundries 10 OK.
pense account, 80 "a; Thomas Flynh lor 1art
~,
prisoners for the month of October 1873,
sli2 %.
The following resolution by Alderman
Sterrett was adopted;
structed TO draw an ordinance requiring the
prisonersto labor on the public streets ana
works of the city.
The following accounts were rcau anu Or
UinckIey & Dibrell, for stove and fixtures
SiI, 80; Hickley IL Dibrell, for stove and M
lures $3.50; A. w. Morton, City sexton, Tor
buryng paupers $1,000; Q, IL; y. Mo No. a. for
services IN engineer corps S72,b0; W., >. Phar-
is, for services as policeman slS,T; X. &. DIAL
for wood $3.50; ID. Cooper, Tor lumber for cul-
vert Sl3,72; Goslin ~ Cos, for oihcc inollins
$3.50; Kahn a May, for bread i2r Guy Hos
Ing on streets SG0O E. G. Halt, for ilnding
puaper, John Cox, amount SI3OO allowed
S36,5O; &. =. Williams and john Harrls, Tor
nursing yellow fever patient, amount $50
allowed for amount of forage $780, and the
number of days DR.. +. Il. Hughes attended
patient, Davis& Urquhart, for meals FUR
nished amount $3.50, allowed for 5000.
The accounts of Ferris, shaw n lays al
lowed at the rate of twenty-five dollars per
thousand feet.
The following accounts We're read:
Goslin & Co., for water cooler; laid on the
table. sI7; A, II. Connolly referred to commit
Tee on Claims, Sl2; Pierce Il Lyle for sta
| tionery, etc, referred to committee ON Claims,
| 81 IS; Dallas hotel for articles destroyed by
"yellow tover," referred To committee ON
| Claims. S37 80; Thomas Burns for nursing
sick, laid on the the table, s22 50; City Engi-
| neer's estimate of work done by c. O'Donnell
| & Co. to November |, 1873, read and referred
| to committee on Claims, amount Sll o6i ~,
Ordered, That the Mayor forward TO the
| Comptroller S6OOO,o0 III street bonus W DC reg
| istered.
Ordered, That the account of Mr. Kew for
| blank bonds furnished, be paid out OF the
| first funds received by the Treasurer after
reserving an amount sufficient to pay the
police of this city and the balance loaned
Charles o'Donnell Il Co.
The Committee on Claims reported adj
| yersity to allowing the accounts for yellow
| fever cases. Report received and adopted.
The following resolution by Alderman
Scales was adOpted:
Resolved, That the Mayor give ten days
notice in The HERALD that the holders of
| city scrip to be furnished under the ordi-
nance passed July29 1873, must come forward
and register with the Secretary, of the Coun-
Gil their scrip, between this date and the
| first day Of January, 1874, for which scrip,
bonds will be issued.
| Report of the committee upon the petition
| OF the #. & p. II. II. Company TO open Pacific
avenue eighty feet wide and to erect cotton
wharf, recommended that the petition be
granted. Report received, committee DIS
| charged and report adopted. VIM. Cooker,
A. II. Shepperd and +. b. Bryan appointed II
board OF appraisers to Assess, assess damages
Report of the committee on the ground Sc
Iected upon which to build an engine house,
| received and report adopted.
| The reports OF the Assessor and Collector
and City Treasurer for January 10Th, 1871 to
october LIST, 1873, read and referred to commit
| toe on journals.
The report of the committee upon the pc
tition OF r. 4. Spencer and Others In regard
to building a stairway on Austin street, be-
| tween Main and Commerce, read and report
ed adversely TO granting the same. Report
adopted.
in conjunction with the City Engin-
| Ger examine Patterson's land, and the
ground adjoining for the purpose OF opening
| a street between Pacific avenue and Ross
| avenue.
Ordered, That Alderman Ervay be author
lied TO purchase the lumber for building the
retaining wall to Main street, and learn II
Mr.. Rafferty, will carry out his contract. If he
VIII not, TO contract with some one TO build
said wall.
Committee on Finance reported back the
Secretarys report, and recommended that
the same be publishrd; committee report
adopted.
Ordered, That committee he appointed to
devise means to carry on the water at once
nom Elm street near the Methodist Semi
nary.
Ordered, That the map prepared by the City
Engineer OF the smith, Murphy and Martin
addition to the city OF Dallas be accepted as
the official map OF the city, and that tn,
, same be placed upon record In the District
Clerks Office of Dallas county.
) ordered, That all distinctions OF the street,
=, OF smith, Murphy and Martins addition I,
i the city OF Dallas be removed ut once.
Ordered, That the street committee be au
thorized to contract for building of u culver
: on Film street, at the crossing of Elm an,
Sycamore streets.
Ordered, That Alderman Eryay be author
lied to contract with Mr.. G. O'Donnell upoi
& the same terms as those now existing 70
similar work and for all work necessary o.
y Lamar or any other street.
" ''>' BEN LONG, Mayor,
y G. 8. MITCHELL, Secretary.