The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1875-11-17
CIV Council.
Regular meeting; minutes OF the
last meeting were read and approved.

Regular meeting minutes OF tne
last meeting were read and approved.
REPORTS.
The report of the Committee on
Journals, Mayors report and Treas
urer's report for October were received
and adopted. The report on the Speci-
al Committee on Resolutions, in
troduced Oh the ID instant, eXempting
manufactures from taxes was received
aud read, and the Committee was dis
charged, when the question required
on the resolution.
Resolved, by the City Council of the
city of Dallas that to further encourage
and aid in tuilding up the manufacture
ing interests Of the same, that the City
Attorney be and is hereby instructed
to draw up II suitable ordinance eX-
empting from all city taxes, except
school taxes, for period of five years
all persons, firms or Others that may
erect within said city, within twelve
months from the passage Of this or
dinance, any manufacturing establish
ment, the machinery of which shall
cost not less than ten thousand
dollars, independent of lands,
buildings, &c, or give steady
employment, TO as many rs thirty
employees.
Alderman Obenchain moved to
amend by exempting allmonulacturies
those here as well as those to come
coming within the provision of the
resolutions; placing all on the same
basis. Lost.
Ayes - Aldermen Crowdus, Willie
met and Mclure-3.
Nayes Aldermen Ervay, Oben'
chaiu, Grove, Shone, Clark %.
The original resolution was then
adopted by the following vote:
Ayes-~Aldermen Ervay, Willemet
Obenchain, Grove, rlhone, McLure
| Clark u.
Nayes- Alderman Crouwdus-l.
Report of City Engineer, of money
disbursed to hands and wagons al
work on streets, received and referred
to Committee on Claims
Petition of Hook and Ladder Com
pany No. |, asking that the cost of the
lot IN City Cemetery, in which the
body of John Schadell is buried he re,
mitted, when the following resolution
was introduced by Alderman Grove
and adopted;
BE il resolved by the City Council OF
the City OF Dallas, That the petition o.
Hook and Ladder Company No, |, ask
ing the City Council to remit the
amountdue by said company to the City
for one.halfof lot in the City Cemetery,
in which the body of John Schadell u
deceased member of said company
il inferred, ,e granted, and that the
Mayor and City Secretary DO hereby
instructed to execute to the said Hook
~ Ladder Company deed TO convey.
auce for said half lot IN the Cemetery.
On motion OF Alderman Obenchein
it was ordered that the collection OF
the occupation tax on wood and coal
yards, under section 43, be suspended
for six months.
Petition of Adolph Frick referred to
committee on Finance.
by Alderman McLure.
a resolution for the speedy compile
ton of the Southern Pacific Road was
adopted
BY Alderman Crowdus and adopted.
Resolved; That the City Secretary
furnish the City Engineer with an or
der on the City Treasurer for amount
of lumber bill for the Dallas Branch
Bridge-GlU0 feet. Also, to pay hands
on Saturday, Noye mber 20, 1875.
BY Alderman Crowdus.
RGsoired. That the Assessor and
Collector proceed to collect the occu -
patton tax from q. Nj. Doyle, and
Others, who have heretofore been do
ing business, under license of feed
store under the ordinance, according
to the business they are engaged in.
Adjourned.