The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1874-07-09
Proceedings Of the CITY -ltcg-
uiur Meeting.
CITY COUNCIL CHAMBER,
DALLAS, June 30, 1874.


Acknowledgement Leonard, Howell
and Hensley.
Minutes of the previous meeting
read and approved, except that por-
ton that relates TO the invitation of
citizens of st, Louis, Missouri, TO the
mayor of the city Of Dallas TO be pres
ent at the formal opening by the presi-
dent of the United States, of the Hi
nois and st. Louis bridge, on the fourth
day of July, 1874, which was ordered
eXpunged from the records.
On motion, the rules were suspended
in order to consider reports.
The mayors report in relation to
section second of an ordinance which
prohibits the sale of green vegetables
at any other place than ut the market
house, except between the hours Of
"a. NJ. and four o'clock T.. NJ, recon-
mending that said ordinance be repeal
ed Also the necessity of the city main
tanning her right to that parcel OF
ground lying and situmed between
Water street and the Trinity river,
was read. Report received and placed
Oh file.
An order of the county court of Dali
las county, in regard TO opening the
road to the old ford on the Trinity
river, below the bridge, and guaran-
;eeipg to hold the city harmless as to
expense, should there be any, In open
ing said road, was received and placed
on file.
Committee on claims We're allowed
further time to report.
Report of committee on ways and
means received and ordered filed.
Committee on streets and bridges al
lowed further time to report.
On motion, regular business was re-
sumed.
4 petition from Messrs. Pointer &
Shields was received asking the privi-
lege of erecting switch across the
north side of Pacific avenue. Referred
to the committee on streets and bridges
with instructions to report at the next
regular meeting.
A petition of Il large number of the
citizens of this city was read, asking
that the salary of the city police be
raised to seventy-five dollars per month
in order to retain an effective police.
Received and placed on file.
ACCOUNTS.
The following accounts were allowed |
and ordered paid:
]. f. Wolf, for hauling dirt on the
streets, SIP SO. w. n. Bryan, for
stamp to cancel scrip for the city treas
nfer, SIS. Williams Il Thomas, for
tallow furnished steam fire engine,
81 96. A. j. Ross, for four days SEP
vices, revising tax rolls, at S per day,
SD. Fox & Duane, for furnishing wa
ter to fill cisterns.
The accounts OF w. j.. Wadsworth
was referred to committee on claims.
The account of Field d Nowlin, for
$500, for two injunction cases against
the city, was rejected.
The matter of licensing variety shows
was taken up and discussed, when the
following resolution was introduced:
BE it resolved by the city oouncil of
the city, That the city attorney is Or
dered to draft an ordinance granting
license to variety shows, at five hum
dred dollars per annum, payable 1925 90
quarterly in advance, and that the or
July.
Yeas and nays called for
Pending the vote the resolution was
amended by striking out the word "or-
dinance," and inserting the word "li-
censed.n
The mayor ruled that resolution
could not be amended pending vote,
from which ruling Alderman III. b.
appealed.
Pending the discussion the council
to meet July l.