The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1876-08-02
THE CITY COUNCIL,


- - AN'AAN'AI shAh'AA 'NAN
Cowen, Guedry, Newsom, Crow
dus, Minutes of the preceding meet
ing read and adopted.
The report of j, n. Ogden, City AS
SCISSOR and Collector, was received and
read: Ad valorem tax collected in
July, 81 ,257 49, occupation collected,
=, 25l SO; dog tax collected, - 90
Total, 50, 500 30.
The report Of the Assessor and the
Treasurer were referred to the COM
mittee on journals
The report of the committee on
claims was received and adopted.
The Marshals report of the police
payroll, $500, was received.
The committee ON the fire depart
ment reported favorably in the matter
of purchasing horses for the East Dal.
las Hook and Ladder company.
The petition for culvert on Com
merce street, TO protect the Stone and
Berry property, was read and referred
to committee on streets and bridges.
The proposition of Mr., Berry to build
the culvert from Main TO Commerce,
for 81 900 was attached to the peti.
ton.
Petition asking certain changes in
the sidewalk ordinance, was received
and referred TO the committee on
streets and bridges
The city-attorney read an ordinance
he had prepared, by direction OF the
Council, which provides that prisoners,
other than women, shall be placed III
solitary confinement on bread and wat
Grand put on the sire Is to work out
their fines with II ball and chain fasten-
ed to the ankle, fifty cents n day only
is allowed such cases. This applies to
prisoners who refuse to work.
The petition of the Dallas Water
Supply Company, asking for the
privilege of building and maintaining
water works for forty years. The city
to take forty-hve hydrants at one hun
dred dollars year, payable quarterly,
and have the privilege of purchase at
the end of forty years. The works are
to be completed by the first Of January,
1877. Work to commence by the
fifteenth of September, 1876, according
TO contract. Referred to the Fire De-
partment Committee.
Mr. w. G. Common explained the ma
ture and pith of the contract, which he
read. (rhe nett earnings are to be
used in extending to all parts of the
city, 1t Is estimated by Insurance
Boards that water works will reduce
the insurance 500, 900.
The whole subject will come up at a
special meeting on Tuesday for AZ
ton.
An ordinance on side walks on Main
street was twice read. 1t provides for
side walk to Sycamore on one side and
Ervay on the other,
Two accounts presented by the city
physician incurred at the pest house
were presented and acted upon favor
ably.
A communication was read from
the city physician in reference to hav-
ing paupers sent sick here from Fort
Worth, Corsioana and elsewhere, and
imposed upon the city to take care Of.
The physician stated that very large
proportion lone half of the sick are
brought here 10y railways or otherwise
to get into the hospital.
Alderman Newsom stated he had
been, as county physician, forbidden
by Judge West of the County Court to
grant permits to the hospital to parties
not citizens. The matter was referred
to the committee on hospitals.
Alderman Cowen was in favor OF
something to be done about cleaning
the streets.
Alderman Crowdus thought the
streets were very clean. He moved
that the Health officer be authorized
with the city Engineer to employ adj
ditional force to clean the streets.
The ordinance on side walks was
again taken up and placed on Its
second reading, as stated before, IL pro-
vides for side walks uniform from Aus.
tin on one side and Lamar on the other
out to Sycamore and Ervay. They
are to be of brick, stone or gravel. The
ordinance was then placed on its final
reading and was adopted.
This secures Main street side walks
The committee on Free bridg,
was instructed to confer will
the Bridge company ant
citizens committee, and county au
thorities, in reference to the best way
and means of providing free bridge
Committee-Aldermen Guedry, Cow
en-, Jet. The free bridge question wa
generally canvassed.
Here the Council went into execu
tive session..