The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1875-09-08
THE CITY FATHERS.
Regular Monthly Meeting Last Might
NJ the cay Hall.

The Board of Aldermen held their
regular monthly meeting last evening,
with Colonel Mcclure, Mayor pro tenn,
in the chair. Present--Aldermen Jet,
Obenchain, Crowdus, Ervay, Willie
met, Shone, Davis and Grove.
The minutes Of the former meeting
were read and approved.
The reports of the City Treasurer
Assessor, Marshal and other city officers
for the month of August were read and
on motion referred to the Committee
on Journals and Police Board.
Various committees were excused
from making their reports, not being
ready.
PETITIONS.
Il. Chapman petitionod the Board to
reduce his assessment of three thous-
and dollars which had been erroneous
" assessed without his knowledge or
having his proper signature attached.
Referred to the committee on Ways
and Means.
Keene IL McMurtray petitionod for
the privilege of erecting n hay and
stock scales on Camp street, north Of
Texas and Pacific depot After some
discussion, it was granted and ordered
to be put down under the supervision
of the City Engineer.
The committee to whom cross refer
red the petition of the Dalles Street
Railroad company, asking to be re-
lieved from taxation for the term of
ten years, reported unfavorably on the
petitions on the ground that while they
desired to give every encouragement
to the road, proceedings of this kind
were utterly without precedent in
Dallas. The report was adopted by u
vote of six to three. Ayes-Crowdus,
Ervay, Willemet, Obenchain, Davis
and Jett. Nays-Grove, Shonc and
Mcclure.
ACCOUNTS.
Various and sundry accounts against
the city We're presented and referred to
the Committee ON Claims. All the ac-
counts of the city officers were referred
to the same committee.
UNFINISHED BUSINESS.
An ordinance to amend an ordinance
entitled an ordinance TO establish and
regulate license and occupation taxes
in the city OF Dallas, passed its third
and final reading and became law.
Ayes nine-Noes none.
An ordinance to amend chapter
three of the code of printed ordinances
and the ordinance fixing the compen-
satlon of officers, passed its third and
final reading and was adopted unani.
mously.
An ordinance granting the right
of way to the Dallas Street Rail-
road company over certain streets
passed its second and final reading
under suspension of rules.
RESOLUTIONS
BY Alderman Davis:
That permission be granted to S. II.
StrattOn to move his scales from Main
to Lamar street, near the corner 0l
Commerce. Granted.
A resolution to abandon certain
mapped streets and to repeal so mucl
OF the ordinance adopted December %
1874, as refers to said streets, was re
ferred TO the committee on Streets and
Bridges.
The petition ofthe Dallas Street Rail
road company to the Board to work
and grade twenty-five hundred feet o
street, and that the said railroad com.
pany guarantee to open, without cos
to the city, the extension of Sar
Jacinto street. Referred to the com
mittee on Streets and Bridges.
BY Alderman Obenchain:
Resolved, That the City Engineer
be requested to examine into the cost
of grading said street, and report to tn,
said committee.
Adjourned until the next regular
meeting.