The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1874-08-08
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Proceedings Of the City COuncii-Reg'
uIar Meeting.
CITY COUNCIL CHAMBER,
DALLAS, July ~, 1874.

CITY COUNCIL CHAMBER,l
DALLAS, July -, l37i.
Mayor Cabell in the chair and every mem
Der OF the council present.
Minutes Of the previous meeting reau, CUT
rected and approved
On motion, the rules were suspended III
order to read and consider reports
The report of Marshal Peak stating thnt he
had signally failed TO purchase me aI,imies
heretofore ordered purchased by the council
for the use of the calaboose ana JAN guhs'
read and filed, -, .,,
The following committees were given furth.
er time 10 report: I'D,
snecial committee on city map, special
cnulmittee on fire department., committee ON
streets and bridges, committee on markets
and public buildings ana committee on
ways and means. ~,
Fellows Joint stock committee, anu JaeoD
Wagner, business manager OF sald commit
tee asking permission To erect stairway 70
enter the basement story OF s'ln o,u 81 e.
lows hall from Austin Street. rI"E'i VI Pe-
titioncrs granted. ia.
Petition Of the policemen OF the city OF
Dallas asking that the city council take
some steps TO pay them for their services III
money. received, when the following reso-
ution by Il. +. burke, was adopted ;
Resolved, That the petition be received ana
| filed, and placed in the hands OF special
| committed OF three, to be appointed by the
mayor, whose duty II shall ne TO report al
| the next regular meeting OF this board some
mode II possible by which the police force
can be paid of promptly IN currency. Com,
mittee-Aldermen Burke, COuslahour ana
peiition of Thomas Field, asking that the
street west. OF his residence, also Murphy
| street west of the Southern hotei, De Inaue
| nas.able for wagons, so MS 10 make the sue
! walks recently erected on Main street aV"lIn-
| BILE. Prayer granted.
| Petition OF Messrs Uollenbock ani forty
six others, asking that hr. r. " I,Hfaht "
| sttatts ~ il
| rondo ms heretofore. Received and hled.
Resolved, That the city engineer be IN
| structed to examine the culVert on Bryan
street, whore IL leaves sycamore street anu
| have The same repaired anu put ia salt wa
ResoIyed. That the city engineer lie aud hf
| Is hereby Instructed TO survey, locate ana ue'
line each and every cross street, az uvsig'
| mated on the original map OF smith, MUIR
phy and Martins addition to the Guy %
Dallas, now of record In the city Clerk
office OF Dallas county, Adopted.
The following resolution was introdnced
Inv Alderman Burke: !,
Resolved, That the city engineer be ana !
hereby directed To construct AT once oiius'
over the culveft across Syci1.nUfe stree, III
,nediately east Of the market mousse. AooP'
Resolved, That the city engineer have 4
stone cnIvert made under Main street as
should be where the first cu'ert Is pey oIi Oh,
the southern hotel and ihnt u ps WI.
as a mart OF the retaining wall now oeip'
built. ,,...... 500.
i,leut of tie g.,s cDmpan declining The pro
position OF the city council OF July i'an \
light the city with gas, received AMI nleu
| An ordinance TO prohibit houses VI III I'i y,
| was read the second time, an emergency u.
; clared and PLACED upon its nual passage:
take effect from and after Its passage, Dy W
following voc: Yeas--Aldermen burks
Ervay, Leonard, Cougbanour, Howell Hens
ley, Owens, J. y. Mcconnell, III. u. McCon
. neil and W, =. Young. Nays--uone.