The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1876-01-27
OLDERGO,
pALLAs, TExAs, Iannary 20

Regular meeting, Absent, Mayor
Cabell. Minutes OF last meeting read
and approved.
Committee on Ways and Means re-
commended that the note held by
DR.. H. =. Jones be received for taxes
and, further, that the petition OF Mr..
James Bentley, asking for reduction In
assessment, be refused.
Committee on Claims recommend
that the following claims be allowed
and ordered paid, to-wit: II. III. Cox,
work on calaboose, So b. III. Rogers,
work for Fire Department, Sill Kahn N
May, bread furnished Hospital, SOL 90
Mrs. High, rent OF house to Fire De-
partment, SlG--total, $50 90; and that
the account OF ]. A. Duncan be allowed
ut the rate OF fifty dollars per month |;
and, further, that the account OF w. l..
Dunn be rejected, Us his appointment
AS policeman was unauthorized by the
City Council. The matter of the ac-
count of w. l.. Dunn was referred back
to the committee, and the report
adopted.
The Finance Committee report Sc t.
Element in full with the Silsby Manu-
featuring Company, by paying in cash
81, 1872 So, and issuing $1,000 eight per
cent thirty years funding bonds. The
report was received and filed, and notes
and detached coupons ordered cancel.
ed and to be turned tower to the Secre-
tary for record, and then destroyed by
him.
The Railroad Committee recon-.
mended that the communication of J.
w. Calder, in regard to the payment
of the judgment against the Dallas and
Wichita railroad company be referred
to w. j. Clark, President, and the
Board Of Directory of said Company,
for their action; amended by Alderman
Crowdus, that the Directors request
the holders of said judgment not to en-
force collection of the same at once.
Adopted.
The report of the City Engineer of
funds disbursed to hands at work on
the streets, received and referred to
the Committee on Journals.
Communications of the Market Mas
ter were received and referred to the
Committee on Markets, with authori-
ty to act
The Finance Committee recon-
mended that the currency scrip of
Hinckly IL Dibrell for $3.50, and for
$50, be allowed and ordered paid.
Adopted.
The interest bearing scrip of Ash Il
Wagner was received and referred to
the Committee on Ways and Means.
Letters from the Comptroller and
Attorney General of the State to Sher-
iff Barkley, in regard to the Dallas and
Wichita railroad, were read, when, on
motion, the Who'll, subject was refer
red to the Finance Committee with in.
structions to correspond with the
Comptroller.
Alderman Grove was excused on &C.
count of sickness in his family, and
retired.
The petition of the Dallas Real Es-
tate and Building Association was re.
ferred to the Committee on Ways and
Means.
Resolution by Alderman Crowdus
Resolved, That the City Secretary
furnish the City Engineer with Treas
ury warrant to pay the balance due on
the Dallas branch bridge on HARDWOOD
street, not to exceed the original ap-
preparation of $500. Adopted.
Upon recommendation of the Fin
ance committee the following resolu-
ton introduced at the last meeting was
adopted.
Resolced, That the City Treasurer be
and is hereby instructed, to pay the in
terest upon presentation of the coupons,
on the eight per cent funding bonds,
being issued from the first day of June.
1875, to the first day of Septembe 1875,
that is one-half of the amount of the
coupons maturing on the first of Sep.
TENDER, 1875. Adopted.
The City Engineer read a report in
regard to sewerage of the city. Re.
port received and fled.
Council adjourned.