The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1877-05-30
DALLAS, TEXAS,
WEDNESDAY MORNING siii MAY 49,
COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS.


The mayor stated that the object OF
this meeting wns 10 hold hn election
and levy "a school Tux, aud take suPh
measurea ~ nre necessary To create u
public froc school system In this city,
the city, by the vote ofa majority Of
i@ property holders, having separated
Itself from tho county AZ adlstrict.
lilo then addressed them IN follows
u MAYORS OrSIcE, CITY or DALLAe,
10 tho Honorable city Council OF The ciiS
Of DallagA- l',
ClENTLesIEN: In accordance with
section ilfty.Gve of mn not To establish
md provide foran efficient aystem N
hubble free schools, approved August
10th, 1876, n majority of tho tax1pnyorh
of tho City OF Dallas voted 10 have on
elusive control OF tho public schoolb
within tho cOrpor0te limits, and II ~
further provided In section tifty-si$
that on the certificate Of the STATE
board OF education, tho, city shaIl
receive slieli d proportion OF TIP
puUlic revenue M l,s scholastip
populatiop may entitle tito, and such
additional amount as the city may do
sira ia raise by taxatlon shonld bb
lpvled upon the taxable property N
thelIniits al the city, In accordance
with tho usual assessment 0l tnNoF
for municipal purposes, mot to exr
Oeed one per cent. on the city nssess-
mcnt Of taxable property within ltb
lImiis,n and shall not be- levied nnlcsb
at an election held for that purpose 4
"two,thrds OF those paying ajax op
property In said city shall vote there
fori' The number of children within
the corporate limits, from the best data
lean obtain, between the ages of six
aud eighteen, VIII be about two thou
sand; between the ages OF eight and
fourteen, the scholastic age { Xed upon
In the general school law, viii Of
course make the number much Less,
Int will not, / think, materially OIL
vet the amount the city will get from
the public fund in the aggregate. This
will give tho CITY about $1,000 as III
share of the school fund, taking the
amount last received In this county
which was 80, 1874 Us a basis OF calGulat
ton, IN the number of the children in
the city ~ about one.third of the
whole ,enumbor In the county. The
amount that can be received from the
,,Peab ,dy flndp will not exceed ", 600.
This fund can only be obtained under
certain provisions, which require that
tile city should provide an amount by
taxation double the amount to be
furnished, and that the schools are
taught for ten months during the
year. In order, therefore, to establish
our schools on proper basis, 1t will
require a tax TO be levied OF at least
one-fourth of one per cent. on the tax
able property within the limits Of the
city. would, therefore, recommend
that this question be referred to the
taxpayers OF the city, and that your
honorable body will authorize M cleo
tion to be held on the eighteenth day
of June, a. d., 1877, whether u tax OF
one-fourth OF one per cent. shall be lew
led for school purposes. | would also
be published in all the papers OF the
city, and that printed notices be posted
In the most public places In the differ
ent wards OF the city, In order that
the same may be known to every citi-
zen and voter throughout the city.
j would also recommend that GEN.
aus OF all the children between the
ages OF six and eighteen, and also be-
tween eight aud fourteen years, be
taken, and ut once, by some compe-
tent person. Respectfully,
w. l.. CABELL, Mayor.
Alderman Jett stated that he was
opposed to levying tax on the people
Of this city at the present time, for
any purpose whatever, and for that
reason would vote against an election
for the purpose of levying school tax.
Alderman Newsom said, that IL the
levying of the tax was left to the coun-
oil, he would oppose 1t, but he was in
favor Of submitting the proposition to
the taxpayers of the city, and II they
wanted 1t, he would acquiesce and pay
his rs oheerfully IA anybody. He
then gave his experience of Nashville
schools.
Alderman Williams then arose. He
said this was matter OF great import.
ance, involving great deal OF money.
He was In favor Of referring the mat
ter and the mayors message to the
school board for estimate of cost to
establish the schools, to report at the
next meeting. The above was put rs a
motion.
The following substitute to Alder.
man Williams motion was presented
by Alderman Seay:
Resolved, That the message of the
mayor, on the subject OF free schools,
be received and spread upon the min.
utes. 1Tl'
Resoived tiirtkm, That an election
be ordered TO be held on the 10th day
of June, 1877, and the question be sub.
mitted to the properiy-holders Of the
city.of Dallas Mt said election. whether
there shall be levied special tax OF
one.fourh OF one per cent. TO carry on
FREQ schools; and that notice of said
election be given through the official
paper, In accordance with law.
Alderman Seay then spoke In favor
Of his resolution.
A vote was then taken on Alderman
Beay's resolution, which was carried
by q vote Of 8 10 8.
Alderman seay moved TO suspend |
the rules, and transact other business.
f,arrled-