The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1875-11-03

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Mcclure and Clark.
The minutes of the previous meet
ing were read and approved.
REPORTS.
The Committee on Streets and
Bridges made report in which they
recognized the importance Of having
II bridge across Dallas Branch, and
recommended that IL bridge be built
across the branch on Harwood, street,
provided tile cost did not exceed three
hundred dollars. Received and adop-
ted.
The report Of Captain Johnson,
City Engiueer in reference to money
paid ont for work upon the streets, was
referred to the committee on Claims.
The report of the City Assessor was
referred to the committee on Jour
nails.
PETITIONS.
40 the Honorable Mayor and Council of the
City OF Dallas;
GENTLEMEN--As Marshal of the
City Of Dallas, you and its people look
to me for the preservation of good or
der in the City. | find in certain in
stances, that myself and the entire POI
lice force Of the City, without your as
slstanCe are powerless to preserve or
der and to protect innocent men and
strangers from downright robbery.
The variety show of John w. Thomp-
son has not only become Il shame and
enough to mock all efforts on my part
to bring to justice, those who, under
the guise of actresses, are engaged in
systematic robbery and theft.
Complaint after complain thas been
made to this Office of these robbories,
but have been unable from the sys-
tenn and shreWdness with which they
are accomplished, to bring these per
petI ators to justice.
The class Of men who generally
suffer are Countrymen and strangers in
our midst who are drugged by intoxi-
eating liquors and then robbed. These
men are unable to tell who robbed
them, or how IL was done, except that
IL was done in Thompson's varieties,
and that was after they had taken one
or two drinks. These men generally
leave our city when they find that their
money is gone, being sensitive of the
shame and disgrace that would be
brought upon them by appearing in
the courts against these parties or by
compromise, and ThOmnson's actresses
are permitted to go "scott free' to and
some new victim.
respectfully submit that the City
Charter provides that your honorable
body may pass ordinances prohibiting
the sale of Intoxicating liquors in
houses of dramatic entertainments.
BY such an ordinance, much of this
evil could be avoided, If not entirely
checked and suspended.
call your Honorable Body's atten.
ton to this matter, because the people
of this city believe il TO be the fault of
the Police force and its Officers, aud
dislike TO be censured for matters
am powerless To control. Respectfully,
JUNE PEAK,
| City Marshal,
Referred to the Police Board.
The petition Of II. ID. Floyd, asking
for II reduction of assessment, was re-
ferred to the Committee on Ways and
Means.
ACCOUNTS.
The employees of the city who re-
ceive stated salary. were ordered to be
paid. Various small accounts against
the city were referred to the Commit.
tee on Claims.
RESOLUTIONS.
BY Alderman Obenchain-R Resolved,
that the City Engineer be authorized
to purchase material for 4x4 feet cul-
vert across Elm street, near Preston
street, to drain the branch in its nat.
ural channel. Adopted.
BY Alderman Obenchain--
Resolved, That the City Engineer
be instructed to proceed at once TO fiji
up the gully on McKiuny Avenue in
front OF Crottons' store, also TINT he
shall improve said street SO as to ena.
Die wagons to pass at any point on
said street without danger or difficulty,
the same to he done with the street
gang. Adopted.
BY Alderman Crowdus-
Resolved, That the Secretary furnish
the City Engineer check on the civ
Treasurer, for sum sufficient To pnv
the men and teams employed on the
streets, on Saturday NOvemhar Gth
Adopted.
BY Alderman Shone-
Resolved, That the City Attourney
be instructed to draw up an Ordinance
to prohibit the driving of horses aud
cattle, hogs, sheep, &c, in droves
through the following streets, VIZ:
Main, ELM aud Commerce streets
Adopted.
BY Alderman Shone-
Resolved, That the CITY Engineer
be instructed to survey Crockett street
and ascertain if the same can be opened
without cost to the city, and report 70
the City Council as soon as possible.
Adopted.
BY Alderman Shone--
Resolved, BY the City Council of
ehe Wy VI DuliaS, that to
mrther encourage aud mid
In building up the manufacturing In.
terest of the same, that the City Attor-
ney be and is hereby instructed TO
draw up n suitable ordinance exelnnt.
ing from city taxes Except school
taxes), for period of live wears. Mi
persons, firms or Others that may erect
within said city, within twelve
months from the passage of this ordi-
nance, any manufacturing establish
ment, the machinery of which shall
cost not less than $4,000, independent
OF lands, buildings, etc, or give steady
ployes,
Referred to a special committe con-
sisting Aldermen Shone, Clark and