The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1874-07-25
Proceedings of the city Council
J0urncd Meeting.
CRY COUNCIL CHAMBER,
Dallas, July III, lS1l.

'lrf NOUNtIL IllAMHkkt
Dallas, July 10, 1911.
Absent Aldermen Leonard, Hcnsly, Og.
ems and W, G. Young.
The ordinance amending section 1875 " the
printed code or ordinonccs, for the better pro-
tecliOn Of public and private property ofthe
city of Dallas, that passed 10 It's second read
Ing nj the last meeting, was taken up and an
emergency declared, ana the ordinance read
u mira time.
us fnol passage ana approved by the follow
Ing vote:
Yeas Aldermen Burke. Ervay, Cougha-
nOur, iiOwcll, j, &. Mcconnell, II, h. McCon-
neil aud W. G. Young.
NayS-Nonc,
The proposition of Richard Lloyd, presi.
dent of tho glls company, to light the city
with gas, llOl lamps, receiving city scrip re-
cclvnblo Tor taxes and bearing ten per cent
Interest, was read.
Alderman l,ryny offered the following res
OlutiOn:
he II resolved by ;he city council OF the
city Of Dallas, That the city will take one
hundred and Two street lamps Of the gas
company ~ SIX dollars per month per lamp,
untll the first day of November next, paya-
hlc in city scrip or bonds of the city, either
at par, and no lamp TO be paid Tor unless
burned according to proposition, and that
the mayor DO authorized to enter Into con-
tract with the said gus company ut once, the
contract to date from the 18th of July, 1874.
Alderman II. Il. Mcdonnell offered The fol.
lowing as an amendment.
That the scrip In payment for said gas
lamps bear ten per cent per annum,
Yeas aud nays called for.
lcas-Alderman IL. u. Mcdonnell.
NNyS-Aldeimm Burke, Ervny, COugha-
nour, Howell, j. L. Mcconnell and W. c.
Young.
The amendment to the amendment was
lost.
Alderman CoughanOur then offered the
following MS a substitute TO Alderman Er-
Ways resolution
city of Dullas, that the mayer be and he is
hereby authorized and directed TO enter into
I, contract with the Dallas gas company to
light the city with one hundred and two
lamps, to be arranged according to the plans
indicated by the city council and TO be
lighted and extinguisned with the rising and
settling OF the moon, said contract to take eff
feet ON the 18th day of July, 1874, and con-
tinne until the LIST day of November, 1874,
and to be paid for In city scrip, receivable for
taxes at the rate of six dollars per month for
ench lamp, ON the first day Of each month,
provided that n pro rata deduction shall be
made ON every lamp for the time the same
is not kept lighted, under the provielcns of
this resolution. Yeas and nays called for.
Yeas-Aldernen Coughanour and w. c.
Young. Nnys-Aldermen Burke, Eryay,
Howell, j. G.. Mcconnell and II. b. McCon-
nell. substitute voted down.
The vote was then taken upon Alderman
Eryays resolution and adopted.
The following resolution was offered by
Alderman CoughanourJ
BE 1t resolved by the city council of the
city of Dallas, That city scrip shall be re-
ceivablc for all occupation and ad valorem
taxes until the 10Th day of September, 1874.
When Alderman Burke offered the follow
Ing as an amendments:
Resolved, That fron and after this date no
city scrip mot specially receivable by order
or ordinnnce), shall hereafter be received In
payment for taxes due the city, either ad va
loren or occupation, which was lost.
Pending the discussion the council nd
Journed tolneetat its next regular meeting,
W.. l.. CABELL, Mayor.
W, III. PRArHER, Secretary.