The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1874-05-07


April Tor city ofiicers, 10, Thomas Canning
ham, Two leans for II days At per day,
each, 10,
RKroRTs
On motion, thu report Of the mayor for part
OF tho month 81 April, ending on the Wtn,
was received aud placed on nle, aud his ad'
dress accompanying SAID meeting wAh
placed upon the minutes OF inc meeting,
MAYORS OFFICE
CRY OF DALLAS, May |, lSt, !
To tho Honorable Hoard VI Aldermeni
have the honor 10 submit my export ~
mayor In obedience 10 section \, city ordi.
nance, OF all moneys received collected and
expended ny me during tho part OF the
month OF April A, D., 1874. From this report
you Will $40 that lave received from nnes
and other sources, as followsi sbas W ave
hundred anu twenty-three dollars and sixty
cents 'ior nnes, 'snd W six dollAral Tor IL
censo 10 give dances.
This report II made for a part OF the month
Of April, M the present council waa not In
nusurated until the llth OF this month, j
would respectfully state that when the pres
ont council was inaugurnted, that the city
was TILED with great number OF lnwlets
and bad men, Thelrnumber was 80 great and
the reports Of houses entered and robbed, and
citizens outraged, that large number OF our
best citiEenhinot IN nnka meeting ana offered
their services to assist The city authorities 70
bring 10 Justice those bad characters, aud 10
restore confidence Ia the people, Their her.
Vices were accepted aud ono hundred and
twenty OF our best citizens were appointed
special policemen, sworn In aud commits
sions Issued 10 them. Details were made reg
ulnrly nom men living In each ward 10 patrol
the ward they lived In until the nth OF April,
when deemed II safe TO dispense with their
services.
happy to say since my inauguration and
the appointment Of our police, but single
case Of burglary has been reported, and that
class OF men have been forced 10 cease their
deprcdations or have been compelled 10 seek
other homes. notwithstanding u little ir-
regularity may have taken place. owing TO
u want OF familiarity with The ordinances
aud more especially IN nnding resolutions oi
previous councils, as but few are approved
and attested and none properly indexed,
We have every right TO congratulate the
city In the good results that have taken
place In the last twenty days, aud In the fact
that all good citizens feel more secure both
In their persons and property.
Respectfully submitted
w. H. CABELL, Mayor.
Report OF the committee on journals re-
| celved and placed on iile.
Report of tho finance committee received
| Report OF the finance committee on the
| O'DOnnell claims received and ordered
placed on file, and the recommendation OF
| the committee to the council that the order
Of payment Of said claims be submitted u
the city attorney for his legal opinion,
adopted
Report OF II. b. Mcdonnell on ways and
means, laid on the table.
Report Of the committee on the petition L.
open jackson street received, adopted and
ordered on tilo
Report OF the assessor and collector received
ana referred To counties on journals.
| Report Of treasurer received and referred Il
| committee on journals.
On motion, IL was ordered that the resolu
ton passed AT the last regular meeting In re-
gard TO canceling scrip. be complied with
/ In al lf. -
across the face of each scrip.
Committee on claims allowed further time
Resolved, That from and after this date
no licenses be issued TO variety shows He.
ferred TO the next meeting.
On motion, II was ordered that from AND
after this date no fees be allowed 20 witnesse.
In cases where the fines are not collected IN
| money. .....
Ayes ryay, Leonard, Coughanour. How
ell and Hensley. Nay&-Burke, owens
| Young and IL. Il. Mcconnell. Adopted.
Resolved, That hereafter oil persons VIC
lating any OF the ordinances of this city, ant
being convicted therefor. who shall elect tc
work their fines out on the streets, shall b,
allowed each the sum of one dollar for eact
and every day he or she may work, anC
those convicted as aforesaid who shall reils,
to work their hnes out, shall be allowed tn,
sum of nifty cents for each day they may re
! main in the city calaboose, and no more.
Resolved, That, from and after this date
the policemen OF the city of Dallas shall b,
allowed the sum ofsevenly- tiVe(75) dollars pe
month. TO be paid In money, and that they
shall present their accounts ut the ftrst regu
lar meeting after the close Of each motnh
and that the same he referred TO the commit
tee on claims. Referred to the next regular
meeting.
On motion, II was ordered that the fand
now In the hands Of the mayor be turne,
over to the treasurer for the purpose of pay
Ing the policemen, pro rata Tor their services
| In the month of April, 1874.
motion. ordered ha MI ~ ,,
gineer be and IL hereby instructed to proceed
Immediately to survey the embank ment O
the fourth ward race, and ascertain what
necessary to secure the same against the nos
siblity of an overflow, and employ the nee
essary labor TO do.the same al the expense O
the city, and also the Jefferson street culvert
Be 1t resolved, That the city engineer b,
and Is hereby Instructed TO inspect the cross
| make plans, specifications and an estimat.
of the cost OF wagon bridge over said cross
ing, and submit the same to this council a
its next regular meeting.
On motion, the bids OF the following name
gentlemen for feeding the prisoners in th,
city calaboose, was opened and read, Stepher
Hudson, Thomas c, Cocker, T, G. Baily and
l.. Rafferty,
On motion, II was ordered that the iesdin,
OF the prisoners in the calaboose in the city
OF Dallas, be awarded to stephen Hudson, 4
be paid In scrip, Oh the following PROPOSE
tion
The undersigned proposes to feed the prIs
oners OF this city during their confinement
In the calabOose, according to the regulation
adopted by your honorable body at the fol
lowing rates, to.wlt: For such as reoeiv,
three meals per day, at twenty cents pc
meal, and for those who do not labor, bu
receive half rations, at thirty cents per day
Respectfully submitted,
STEPHEN HUDSON.
On motion, the council adjourned to meet
at eight o'clock p. H., Thursday, 7th inst.
w. l.. CABELL, Mayor.