The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1877-07-04
COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS.
Acsular Meeting, Anl, 4.

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Absent- Aldermen Jet aud shone.
Minutes Of the last meeting read and
approved,
The mayor stated that he had re-
3elyed communication nom the at
torneys Of w, q, Young, Of Tyler, Ia
regard TO two notes market housed.
Referred 10 committee on finance
Report Of the city treasurer for June;
Received, S6,76l,6l; dlsbursed, 1909 30;
balance on hand, l,l50,g2. Referred to
committee on Journals.
Report Of the assessor and collector
for June Total tax collected, l,l0S.70.
Referred TO committee on Journals,
Report OF the market master for
June; Stall rent collected, SIS. Ro.
ferred to committee on journals.
Report OF the recorder for June;
Fines collected, June, Sll5i fines coll
lected, May, 500 total, SIS5. Referred
TO committee on Journals.
The committee on ways and means
reported on the dd Udl0rCD, tax list at
the Houston and Texas Central rail-
road that there IL still due the city for
1874 and 1876 SiOS.
The committee further state that the
railroad company claim that the city
had no right TO change the assessment.
The company offers TO pay three hum
dred dollars cash, rs compromise,
and the committee recommend that Ii
be accepted. Report adopted.
The committee on claims reported
on various claims amounting to S0sl. 10,
and recommended their payment.
This included the bill Of Mr.. Lyle for
printing blanks, which belonged 10
the city printer.
Alderman Newsom moved the adop-
ton of the report, excepting Lylc's
hill,
On motion, Mr., Ellis was heard ia
behalf OF the city printer, after which
the report was adopted Az q whole,
The pay.rolls for the city oillcera
were presented and approved
The committee on streets and bridges
reported
Your committee, TO whom was re-.
ierred the matter of drainage aud sew.
erage for the city, recommend that u
sewer Of brick or clay l,u built alorr
Main street nom Market street to thp
town branch, NJ n cost not 10 exceed
five Thousand dollars. aud that Mil,is
tie issued for the payment Of mo same
| And we further recommend that omen
box sewers be built along lsnss avenue.
llord, Magnolia, Camp, College Anh
Sycamore strt cts, according TO the III,
mensions and from the points sug-
gested by the city engineer, IN his ~
port heretofore flied on this subject.
NJ. NJ, NEWs0M. Chairman.
ROBERT Il sEAf.
On motion OF Alderman Gro dur,
action was deferred In regard 10 sewer
ing Main street till the city IL III u
better condition.
Considerable discussion ensued.
Alderman Crowdus then moved To
amend the report, by authorizing the
city engineer to construct open sewers,
under instructions from the st-eet com
mIssioners, not to exceed in expendis
ture $3.50 II month. Carried.
The committee on streets and
bridges further reported IN favor Of
building bridge across Mill creek.
Adopted
The committee on streets and bridges
recommended that railing be put on
the bridge on lIarwood street, crossing
the Dallas branch, Carried.
The committee on streets and bridges
further reported on the remonstrance
OF l.. T. Locke and others, against
building the street railroad on Camp
street; that II be filed with the nr,l-
nance regarding IT., and that II 10
brought up with the ordinance.
Adopted
The committee on public buildings
and m rkets reported on the petition
of the butchers. They recommended
that the ordinance governing the sale
of meats, fish and vegetables be en-
forced, aud that three more public
markets be built in such places as the
council may direct.
Moved by Alderman Newsom, that
the ordinance lie suspended for two
weeks and the committee select
places for market houses, and report
in two weeks. Carried.
The committee on public buildings
and markets, reported invorably on
the petition OF Recorder Peak, for an
appropriation OF seventy-fve dollars
for desk. Adopted.
The committee on finance reported
on the account OF The DALLAS HER
AID, and recommended that II be
paid, excepting the $3.50, for the
amount allowed Mr.. Lyle for doing
city work.
The account Of DIR. Martin for treat
ing the Mexican aud his assistant, for
dog bites, was referred to the commit
tee on claims.
Several cther claims were presented
and referred to the committee on
claims.
a resolution was offered by Alder,
man Seay to the effect that the city
secretary be authorized TO order one
hundred copies OF the city charter,
providing he can get them for fiity
dollars. Adop ed.
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