The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1878-02-20
CITY COUNCIL


mon liill aud Crowdus,
Minutes of Tho last meeting READ ana
approved,
Tho receipt Of w, II, lhOmAH, trustee
" tho Dallas aud Wichita railroad, for
the bonds ISSUED 10 Tho f0ad Wy theelly, |
was lilod,
The contract VI T., N, Kent, Tor feed
lng tho oalabOose prisoners, was re'
oeiyed aud filed,
on motion oi Alderman NewHom, the
report OF city assessor and collector was
referred ~ committee hnance'
Alderman Jolt moved that tho mayor
bo constituted One of tho committee
The following IL tho report
Total aAaeasInenl for 1871, llO,Hlihb
total amount collected, 30, ibl,W lOlhl
amount sold 10 the CITY, d NO.M lolhl
amount yet delinquent aiil IlllpAlni
$3.50 49, total tax due nom Nlly DAM
iI,OsO,OO ooaIn, tlih'Wl'
Tho mayor submitted n report SHOW"
Ing tho amount Of delinquent taneH, etc'
Referred ~ committee On finance ANA
ways and means
Tho report reada M follows
MAyoHH OFFIOE, February w ms,
10 The honorable ully Council ~ We WY
| ~ nhllhhi
GfutifBIlH Your attention In ft'
apeOlhllly Invited ~ the report innhe
by tho naHeaa0r aud collector when !
alIbmlt for your consideration, IN " the'
amount Of delinquent aud unpaid tnNeh
for 1877. II will DO seen by reference
10 this report that the amount OF taxes
due and unpaid IN 5000 ~, exclllbiVe
OF tho amount duo from the CITY bank
Of 8,OBD, aud which has never boon
paid making total Of l3b12 ~, u
part of the revenue VI this city for the
year 1877, relied upon " meet hnd pay
tho necessary expenses OF tho different
departments Of tho city. The failure
10 collect this amount, or, rather, inc
failure OF the Taxpayers to pny the
same, deprlves the city OF an amount
Of her revenue that Hho rell'H upon 10
meet promptly debts contracted, IN
well IN 10 pay those employed IN the
different departments Of the city, The
amount OF ~, 1886 due by the Cliy bank
has been duo for Bomo time, and the
collection OF the same has been pro-
hlblled by an Injunction until the
same can be determined In our courts.
This will necessarily take considerable
time. Real estate, 10 the amount OF
~, 30 6S, was sold aud bought by the
city, 1916 6S being delinquent person'
al property. From this you viii readily
tee that notwithstanding the amount
OF taxes due and unpaid, that the prop
erty taxed, has been sold IN the law
and the charter directs, aud That tho
TREASURY will not have money sufficient
| In II from tax collections tO meet debts
due ON the lat Of March. u VIII,
therefore, DO necessary for your honor
able bouy to devise some other plan
and 10 make other arrangements TO
enable ~ TO meet promptly our obliga'
tons. | would. therefore, recommend
that the mayor and finance committee
be authorized to place on the market II
sufficient number OF city bonds To
meet tho wants Of the city until the
taxes for the years 1877 and 1878 can
be collected, and at the same time to
institute the most rigid system Of econ.
omy, Respectfully submitted,
| W. L.. OABELL, Mayor,
Alderman Newsome moved that the
mayor order and advertise the city
election for the second of April, and
appoint voting places In the different
wards.
A communication wRs read from the
CITY engineer stating that tho box
across Elm street in front of the
Phoenix mills WAS in such IA condition
that new one WAS necessary. Re,
ferred to the committee ON streets and
bridges.
The following accounts were exam
ined and allowed:
w. NJ. &. Hin, for food and necessa-
ries furnished prisoners and hospital,
$G7 65; Hamp Thompson, washing for
hospital, IA Is; milk bill, SO cents,
The report of the committee on
claims was adopted
The account OF n. G. Baker WAS re-.
ferred to the committee on public
buildings and markets.
The police board recommended that
old fines against number of persons
who had run away be remltted.
Adopted.
Report of the committee on streets
and bridges, in regard to building a
gravel sidewalk along Garter street,
was approved.
The petition ofO. Freeman was re-
ferred to committee on streets and
bridges.
The petition of Mrs. A. Ii. High,
praying for damage done her property
while rented and occupied by Hook
and Ladder company No. ., was re-
ferred to committee on fire depart
ment.
A petition was read asking the coun.
sci to aid Mrs. Il. IL. Elliott. who IL
an invalid, to get back to her friends
In the north, was referred to the
mayor to procure her railroad ticket.
A communication from Halleck, Hol.
mers n Co., asking for renewal Of a
note held by them against the city,
referred to the mayor and city secre-
tary, with power to act.
Council adjourned.
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