The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1874-05-22
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Proceedings of the City Council l-Ncg
uInr Meeting.
CITY COUNCIL CHAMBER, /
DALLAS, Muy ~, 1874.

Absent-Aldermun Leonard.
Minutes of the last stated meeting read
and approved.
the mayor presented to the council the bonds
Of the Texas and Pacific railroad company,
TO be signed and countersigned, for their
consideration.
Ordered, That the nonds above mentioned
be referred TO the committee on finance, to
report at the next regular meeting.
On motion, Judge Good was allowed to adj
dress the council. After having read the
proceedings OF % meeting of the citizens or
east Dallas, he very ably urged their claims 10
n Hook and Ladder truck, pledging east
Dallas 10 organize company to man the
same.
on motion, the mayor appointed a cons
mittee of one from each ward To confer with
the citizens of east Dallas, at a meeting APP
pointed for next Monday night, the 3oth, 10
consider the propriety, OF purchasing nook
and ladder truck for that portion OF the city.
Committe-Aldermen Burke, COughun0ur,
Owens and II, B. Mcconnell.
on motion, Alderman Burke was permit
ted to retire from the committee.
PETITIONS.
Petition of DR.. j. =. Darlington and Others,
asking that the several cemeteries inside the
corporation of the city of Dallas, be removed
beyond its limits. referred TO committee OF
one from each ward, TO report at the next
regular meeting. Comnittee-Aldermen
Young, Howell, Ervay and &C. Mcdonnell.
Petition of citizens of the second ward ask
ing that Harwoad and Cochran streets be
opened up and worked. Pending the discus,
sion. the rules were suspended In order that
a communication be read from the mayor,
in regard to streets and ways and means oil
the city.
Ordered, That the communication be re-
ceived, and that so much OF the COMMUNE
cation as refers to street and bridges pc REFER
red to the COMMITTEES on streets and bridges,
and that SO much as refers 70 ways ana
means be referred to the committee on ways
BY II. b. Mcconnell:
Ordered, That so much Of the petition that
refers to Harwood street be referred 70 the
committee on streets and hriages, wit r IN,
of way shall be given, ana that portion
which refers to Cochran street be referred 10
the same committee
An invitation of the Turn Verein society
to the mayor and council TO he present OF a
festival to be given by them at the fair ground
on Sunday next, was read.
BY AL erman Coaghanour:
Ordered, That the invitation or the Turn
Veriens be received, and the mayor be re,
Quested to return the thanks OF this council
TO the society for said invitation.
Division called for. Ayes-Coughanour
Eryay, Owen, j. 9. Mcconnell ana II. II. Me-
Connell. Nays-Young and Hensley. Motion
carried.
ACCOUNTS.
The following accounts were read and or
dered paid:
Daily Commercial. advertising mad dogs
SO 80, sanitary orders, SIS 90; health officers
salary, SI0e 90; J A. Davis for desk for secre'
tary's office, $50 co, Connor & Walker, fol
medicine TO hospital, So Is.
| The following accounts We're referred &c
committee ON claimsi
Daily Commercial, for printing, SIS 90; j. +
Wolf, for hauling dirt, SIP %; Michael Buck
", &25 90; A. Prater, for hauling dirt, sSi 20.
| REPORTS.
| The report of the committee on streets
| and bridges, to whom was referred Til,
petition OF the citizens of the fourth ward
asking that certain mud holes be filled, wa
referred to the city engineer to examine, ant
report the cost OF same at the next meeting
of this council.
On motion, the rules were suspended ant
the bids for building q bridge over DALAI
branch, on the Mckinney road, were opened
and read. a.
the bidders, with the request that the bids D.
made out for city Grip.
/. On motion, the council adjourned 10 NEE
Thursday night, May q, 1874.
w. l.. CABELL, Mayor.
w. HI, PRATHER, Secretary.