The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1876-01-19
CITY NOuncil.

iOuHoll nleI III ItBulhI sehAloh lhep
evening,
Absont--His Honor Mayor Cabell,
and Aldermen Crowdus and Clark,
Minutes Of last meeting read and APP
proved
The claim Of Il, d, Martin, for the
sum Of fifteen dollars, for damages to
n horse, was allowed.
The account of II, II. Alkine, for
the sum Of fourteen dollars, for wood
furnished, was allowed and ordered
paid.
Sundry accounts were received and
referred to the Committee on Claims.
The report of the Committee on
Streets and Bridges in regard to side
walks was received, read, and the
whole matter referred to the Commit
tee on Streets aud Bridges and the fol-
lowing citizens: j. l.. Leonard, w. j.
Clark, w. q. Randall, b. j. Jet, w.
H. Murphy, II. l.. Marsalis, w. c, Con-
nor aud DR.. II. II. Hughes.
Committee on Streets and Bridges
recommended that culvert be put in
at the mouth Of Cottage Lane, on the
east side of Sycamore street, which
was adopted.
A petition from Colonel w. Il.
Hughes, G. G. Slaughter and j. Nj,
Stemmons asking the privilege to con-
struct II street railroad along and
through certain streets of the city OF
Dallas, was received, read and referred
to the Committee on Streets and
Bridges.
i Petition of j. w. Calder, in regard
to the settlement Of n judgment against
the Dallas and Wichita Railroad, held
by w, j. Clark, for nine hundred dol
lars, Offering to pay one half, and ask
ing, IN order to prevent the sale Of the
property of said railroad company,
that the city pay the other half was
referred to the Committee on Rail
, roads.
,, BY Alderman Jett
ReS0Ioed, That the City Engineer be
e instructed to make an estimate Of the
cost of three main sewers, one on Main
street, one on Elm and one on PacihcAv
enue or Commerce street, leading from
Sycamore street TO the river said sew
er to he eight feet wide, to be planke(
with 2xl2 inch plank, aud to be suct
depth as may be necessary for draining
the city, and report to the next meet
J ing of this Council, together with tn,
, cost of such work, and the practicable
ity of such plan to dcain the city.
@ Alderman Obenchain moved to re
+ consider the action of the Council hat
at the last meeting, Recommending tn
4 resolution granting the right-of-way t.
G Captain ID. Il. Grove to lay switcl
u from the track of the Texas and Pacific
4 Railroad on the Phoenix Mills proper
II ty (Messrs. Stemmons and Williams
4 having withdrawn all objection to sal,
# switch). Alderman Grove, at his re
!, quest, was excused from voting. Mo
a ton adopted.
On motion the petition of Messrs
Stemmons and Williams was laid OF
the table.
= Alderman Grove was excused Oh &C
q count Of sickness in his family, an,
!, retired.
j. BY Alderman Shone:
Resolved, That the City Treasurer b,
aud Is hereby instructed to pay the in
\ terest, upon presentation of the cOu
n pons, on tbs per cent funding bonds
being issued from the LIST day of Jan
uary 1915, to the LIST day Septembe
1875, that is, one-half of the amount o
r the coupons maturing on the first o
September 1875. Referred to commit
| tee on Finance.
: Letter from Comptroller of the Stat,
in regard to taxes col lected for pay
ment of interest on bonds of the Dial
las and Wichita railroad, referred t,
: Finance committee.
BY Alderman Ervay:
ReS3lUed, That the Board of Revis
ison to be appointed by the City Coun
y Gil to revise the assessment rolls of the
city of Dallas for the year 1876, shall
!, publish the time and place o
their meetings and notify partie.
whose assessments, they may revise
50, they, the taxpayers, may be heard
+ before said committee. Adopted.
. An ordinance, entitled an ordinance
/ to regulate the erection of foundries
wagon yards, manufactures, beer gar.
dens, &C., was placed upon its third
, reading and final passage and adopted
: An ordinance, granting right of way
to the Dallas and Wichita Railroad
Company was received, and passed its
first and second readings.
Council adjourned.
Amusements