The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1874-06-05

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PETITIONS,
Petition OF John \. Roberts asking that
| Burlington street be opened, roforted To COM
| mittee on streets and bridges,
| Petition OF ctlzons asking that the ravint
on Jackson street 10 bridRed, referred IA
committee on streets aud bridges.
Petition Of w, q, Slerett asking that dupli'
cate scrip he Issued Tor lost scrip No, lilo, foi
S5O5 ~ gold, aud No. 8ii, for 8 80 90 coin, hay.
Ing heretofore been registered by secretary
| for the purpose Of receiving bonds therefor
| duplicate scrip ordered Issued and the asses
sOr ana collector ordered not 10 receive the
| said original scrip.
Petition OF Mossrs. pnrdue and Stephenson
asking permission 10 Greet a bath house On
| the Trinity river, nj the foot OF Main street,
| referred TO the next regular meeting.
Petition OF DIR. NJ, A. Cornelius, health onl-
GER asking for nn order 10 purchase bedding
for the hospital, and TO have said premises
whilewashed also 10 be allowed to purchase
one hundred pounds OF copperas ana one hum
dred pounds OF permnngennte pota6so for dis
Injecting purposes, ordered purchased
Petition of cunningham and FELTON,, In re-
gard 10 the Oponnell claims, referred 10 the
committee on finance,
ACCOUNTS.
Account OF Olln Welborn, for legal services
state OF Texas w. eX-MayOr Long and 9TH
ots, referred to the committee on claims.
Account OF Charles LANCER, for sS3 for
boarding and clothing one Waldman, laid
on the table.
Account OF Michael Buckley, for lost scrip,
referred TO the city attorney.
Account of A. Proper referred back, ask
Ing him to make the account out In proper
form, and that he be informed that there
ism amy street In the rear Of the Southern
hotel.
Account Of DR.. King for assessing the nd
yalorem tax of the city, for 1874, referred 20
the next regular meeting.
The following accounts were read and or
dered pads
Lone star oil company, oil for city
MARKET, ..".,.,,,.,," ,,,,,.,,,,."","u.","S 70
william wallace, cook at city hos-
pitnl, for the month OF April.,....... Is 90
w, +. Masten, witness fees, worked
oVv on st1eet'.:""..,, y; aW
a. w. Morton, for coffin and burial Of
Jacob Benham 10 90
Louis Vogt, for hospital supplies. TO
May ~ III
John w. SwindellS, printing for city
10 May rs 70
W. NJ. Johnson, city engineer, for SER
vices to May %, lSl."m..""".".".... 100 90
ordered that duplicate scrip be issued TO
j l.. RAFFERTY, tor mutilated scrip canceled)
REPORTS.
Report of finance committee referred 10 the
next regular meeting.
City engineer'sreport, on the cost of filling
mud holes In the fourth ward, received and
ordered placed on hle,
Report OF committee on claims received
and adopted,
Ordered, That the contract signed By Ste
phen Hudson, on May O. for feeding pris-
oners In The city calaboose, be approved.
The following bids, for building III idge
across the Dallas branch, on Mckinney
street, were opened and read: j. l.. Rafferty,, |
Sl3S, in city, scrip; Smith Il Thompson, sli5,
In CT y scrip.
On motion, the building of said bridge was
awarded to j. l.. Rafferty, for $685. In city
scrip,
An ordinance was introduced and read to
establish markets.
On motion, the ordinance was amended as
per determinations, and passed TO its second
reading.
twas ordered that the rules be suspended
by u three-fourths majority OF the member
present, and the ordinance placed on It's Sec
Ond reading.
Alderman III. b. Mcconnell moved that the
rules be suspended and an emergency de-
clared, and the ordinance placed upon its
third and final passage.
feas-Aldermen Burke, Ervay, Leonard,
Couhganour, Howell and Hensey; nays
Alderman Owens. The ordinance was adopt
cd.
Alderman Burke moved that the ordinance
Issuing bonds to the Dallas and Wichita rail. |
road be placed upon its third reading.
On motion to amend, amendments were |
read two several times.
It was then moved to suspend the rules and |
and that the ordinance as amended be placed |
upon its third reading.
Pending consideration the council adj |
ourned 10 meet tomorrow evening at !
o'clock.