The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1874-05-16

Published by authority,
Proceedings 81 the city C0uucii-Ad
j0urDed Meeting.
CITY CouNcIL CHAMBER, |
nAI1.Aa Muy IN 1874. (


CRY CouNCIL CHAMBER
DALLAS, May ~, 1874. !
Absent-Aldcrmen Burke, Young aud II
II, Mcconnell,
PETITIONS,
The petition of citizens asking that certain
| mud holes be- illled, and properly drained In
the fourth ward, rend ANA referred To The com'
mittee on streets and bridges.
ACCOUNTS.
The following accounts We're read and or
dered paid:
Thomas Sumetz for work on streets, 80 "a
Pat Boyne, for work ON streets. N b0 Frank
fusion, policeman, VI 06i J, {, Mcdonnell
for rent ofmayor's office, sl33 70, ELI McCon'
nell, for ballasting, $40 James i Carey, fol
blacksmi timing, s2s ~; Bohny 4 Loupot hos.
pital supplies, 50 80.
REPORTS.
The report of the city engineer submitting
| plan, estimate and cost of II wagon bridge
over the Dallas branch on the Mckinney
road, received and adopted, and the mayor
was instructed TO receive bids for It's con
structlon IN accordance with the speciiica
lions submitted.
Report Of tho city attorney received and
| placed on ille
On motion, the committee to whom wa
referred the matter OF uscertainlng the value
| per foot of the pavement In Nam strects
ditch, allowed further time.
| NbihlhlANNt Pl JpulllNlo uilbhtN
| time.
Resolved, That the committee, or any one
OF them, now holding the bonds which wer,
issued for street Improvement, be directed Il
turn err the same 10 the treasurer OF this
| city,
Ordered, That the scrip presented by the
| mayor bonds having been issued Therefore t.
John Kerr be pleced in the hands OF tn,
committee on journals 10 be examined and
| Ordered, That from and after this date the
secretary be the custodian OF all cancelled
scrip.
On motion, nm ordinance waS introduced
making the city engineer ex-ofiloio street
commissioner and placed upon It's first read
| Ing
Hules suspended and the ordinance placed
, on Its second reading by It's caption.
| MON motion, the rules were suspended md
| an emergency declared, and the ordinance
placed ON It's third and final passage.
feas-ErVoy, Leonard, Coughanour, How
ell, Henslcy, owens and j, 9. Mcdonnell
| Nnys-none Unanimously adopted.
Resolved, That from aud after the passage
of this ordinance the salary OF the city engi
neer be one hundred dollars per month. Car
ried.
Ordered That the city engineer be assigned
desk room In the mayors Office.
Ordered, That the assessor and collector b,
authorized TO assess and collect license tal
| from all variety shows.
1t was further ordered That, in case an,
|
assessor and collector proceed TO collect tn,
same by law.
On motion, the resoluti n introduced at tn,
| last regular meeting, asking that no NOR,
license be issued TO variety shows, was voted
down.
On notion the resolution introduced Mt tn,
last regular meeting in regard to increasing
the salary of policemen, was substituted bl
the following resolution:
i Resolved, That from and after the massage
of this ordinance the policeman of the city
of Dallas shall be allowed the sum of fifty dol
| lars per month, to be paid In money, anI
that the city marshal be requested to max,
| out monthly pay roll, to be certified to b,
him in person. and present the same to th
council at its first regular meeting after tn
close of each month. Adopted.
Resolved, That the time for receiving oity
scrip, in payment Of ad valorem, occupation
and license tax, shall be extended 10 the frs
day of June, but that this resolution shall
not apply to any railroad or other specla
tax.
BY alderman Coughanour:
Resolved, That the mayor be directed /.
settle with Messrs. Rusclle d Patton, w. W
Orr and Schneider X Davis or their agents o
attorneys. according MS indicated by the cit.
attorney in his official opinion.
mittee of three to purchase pair of excel
lent mules wagon and harness foi the city
and the mayor be authorized TO issue cit,
scrip to pay for the same on the order of thu
committee.
Commfttee-Owens, Howell and Ervay.
On motion, the consideration of the Dial
las and Wichita railroad, be deferred unit
the next regular meeting.
On motion, the plans presented by Messrs
Lock wood & Co., for erecting lamp posts In
the city OF Dallas so far as executed, be ap
proved. adopted.
w. l.. CABELL, Mayor.
w. Fl. PRATHER, Secretary.