The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1876-01-12

Owing to the absence OF our city
editor no report Of the proceedings of
the Council were published last week,
but rs the proceedings were of import
ance, we publish them in to-day's is-
sue.
JANUARY 4, 1875.
The Board met in regular session at
the City Hall. Present: Mayor Cabell,
Aldermen Willemet, Crowdus, Ervay,
Shon', Clark, Grove, Mcclure and
Obenchain.
The minutes of last meeting We're
read and approved.
Report of committee on Finance in
reference to opening bids for the sale
Of bonds to the city, received and filed,
when the following resolution was in
troduced by Alderman Grove, and
adopted: @i
Resolved, BY the City Council of the
City of Dallas, that the Treasurer Of
the City Of Dallas is hereby instructed
to redeem the following city bonds of
the City of Dallas, ut the following
rates, to-wt
One ten year ten per cent bond held
by Jean PROT for $500 at seventy-five
cents.
Five ten year ten per cent bonds
held by &. NJ. Swinll for $500 at sew
enty-nine cents.
-Four ten year ten per cent bonds
held by &. NJ. Swink $4,000 at seventy
four cents.
One ten year ten per cent bond held
by James q. Doyon for $500 at ninety
two cents.
Three twenty year ten per cent street
Improvement bonds held by James g..
Doyon for $500 ut eighty-four cents
and interest.
Report of the committee Oh Journals
OIL Mayors Report for November, re-
ceived and adopted.
The report of the committee on
Railroads, in regard to the
meeting of the stockholders of the Dali
las and Wichita Railroad, and election
of President and Secretary. Received
and adopted.
Two petitions, signed by numerous
citizens, protesting against the passage
of an ordinance requiring all butchers
to return to the market house, and one
petition OF citizens, asking that an or
dinance be adopted requiring all meats,
etc, to be sold only at the market
house. Received and ordered filed.
Petition of II. ID. Martin. Received,
read and referred to the Committee on
Claims, with authority to act.
Resolution introduced by Alderman
Clark and adopted:
Resolved, That the Street Commits
sioner be instructed to at once open
the ditch on Market street, in the Sec
ond Ward, and that he be instructed
to use the street force for that purpose.
Petition of citizens in regard to the
opening of Floyd street. Received,
read and referred to the Committee on
Streets and Bridges.
Resolution by Alderman Crowdus
and adopted:
Resolved, That City Secretary furn-
ish the City Engineer with an order
on the City Treasurer for funds to pay
the hands employed each week on the
streets to pay said hands every Satur-
day evening, not to exceed forty-fye
dollars per week.
Resolution by Alderman Obenchain:
ReS0tped, That the City Engineer be
requested to designate certain hours
daily ut which he can be found in his
office. Adopted.
Resolution by Alderman McIure:
Resolved, That permission is hereby
granted to ID. f.. Grove to put down a
switch or side track from the Texas
Pacific railroad track, on Pacific ave-
nue., across Preston street, Mt the inter-
section with Pacific avenue on to Phoe-
nix Mills property provided the same
does not injure the grade of Preston
street, and is planked over between the
rails, to be put down under the super
vision of the City Engineer. Adopted.
Resolution by Alderman Mcclure,
and adopted.
Resolved, That the Street Commits
si0ner be instructed to estimate the
cost of placing railing along the
south side of Main street, from Syca-
more street to u point little east of
opposite the Granger house, on said
street, and report to the Council.
Resolution by Alderman Crowdus:
ResOtUed, That the amount due the |
city officers and employees for the
month of December, 1875, be paid at
)noe, and the City Secretary be order.
ed to issue warrants for the same.
Adopted.
An Ordinance upon Markets prepar-
I'd by the City Attorney as per resOlu-
ion adopted at the last meeting, taken
Up, but objected to, when the ayes and
lays were called, and the Council re-
used to receive the Ordinance by the
GLOWING vote:
Ayes-Aldermen Crowdus and Clark
q.
Nays-Aldermen Shone, Grove, FIR.
'ay, Obenchain, Willemet and Me-
Iure-6.
Resolution by Alderman Shane:
RESOLVED, That the Assessor and
be instructed to issue license
D butchers for the term of six months
rom the first day of January, 1876.
adopted.
Council adjourned.