The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1878-05-23
CITY COUNCIL,

49,
An adjourned meeting Of the Guy
council was held last night, Mayor
Cabell presiding, and all the aldermen
present
Tho minutes Of the last meeting
we're read and approved
Tho report OF the committee on bids
for the city printing wan read and
adopted, The contract was awarded
TO the Commercial, The bids we're NJ
follows Commercial, thirty cents
Dor thousand VOlkablatt, MY cents
per thousand HERALD iiily cents per
thousand.
Alderman Holland offered tho fol-
lowing resolution relative to the Dallas
aud Wichita railroads
Resolpcd, That w, II, Thomas, u
special trustee for tho Guy OF Dallas
aud for the Dallas and Wichita rail-
road company, In hereby instructed 10
tnrn over the SbO,0DO Of Dallas city
bonds, now Ia his pOaaeaslOn, 10 W,
III, CASTOR, president OF the Dallas and
Wichita railroad, when said railroad
IN completed aud IN running order 10 n
etump marked ~ o. standing on
the west side OF the Dallas aud Wlch.
lta railroad, nineteen ana One'hali
miles from the Texas and Pacific rail-
road track In the city OF Dallas pro-
piied that said road IN no completed on
or before tho 10th day Of June next
aaId road 10 be first examined by the
engineer and accepted by the city
council Of the city OF Dallas aud pro-
viied further, that In case said Dallas
mud Wichita railroad company shall,
by the 10Th day OF June next, have
ibid down all suitable iron delivered TO
them by the KansasCity Rolling Mills,
and II the same shall have fallen short
OF tho quantity required 10 complete
the said road TO the said stump, nine
teen aud One.half miles from the said
tract OF the Texas aud Pacific railroad
AZ afore said, then, and In that case, the
bonds are To be turned over TO saidW
III, Gaston;prOpidGd that DR., Silas Reed,
who IL now In possession OF said Dali
las and Wichita railroad, will before the
delivery OF said bonds, enter into u
written contract with w. III. Castor
that he will transport the amount OF
iron necessary TO complete said rail-
road 10 the twenty mile point from the
city Of Dallas, NJ required by the state
law, Mt the usual ratios charged on said
railroad, In time TO save tho present
charter OF said railroad, when required
10 to do by any one, ana That IN case
he does refuse or neglect TO 30 trans
port said iron that he will forfeit TO the
city OF Dallas the SUN Of ten thousand
dollars OF rnld bonds, and II IL express
ly hereby required OF w. ii. Thomas
trustee AZ aforesaid, that he retain IL
HIS possession ten thousand dollars o
said bonds until the said Dallas ant
Wichita railroad shall have been com
pleted to said twenty mile point, AMI
until the present charter Of said Dallas
and Wichita railroad shall have been
held harmless from u picture under
the present state law, referring to tn,
aame on account OF failure to com
plete said railroad to said poiat twenty
miles from the city Of Dallas by fail
ure or refusal to transport said iron al
aforesaid, but I'm case snid charter II
forfeited and said forfeiture IL no
caused by said DIR. 5 Reed refusing Il
carry said iron, then said bonds are t,
be turned over. Adopted.
A petition from citizens on Poydra
street, asking that said street be re
paired, was read and referred to tn,
committee on streets and bridges.
The petition of l.. Yarbrough wal
read and referred TO the committee OF
streets and bridges.
The petition of Mrs. Rebecca Har
WAS read and referred to the committe,
on ways and means.
The petition from the city engineer
asking for an appropria ion for repair
ing streets, was read and received.
A communication from Dan Keefe
proposing to keep cutters aud sewer
clean for $50 per month, was read an'
referred to the committee on streets.
The account OF the mayor for ser
vices rendered az recorder, amounting
TO $3.50, SO, WAS read and allowed.
The account of the Gutta Percha ant
Rubber company, for play pipe fur
nished the fire department, was rea,
and referred to the committee on fir
department.
The account of Carter ~ Gibson wa
read and referred to the committee OF
claims.
The account of III, s. Ervsy & Co,
was read and referred to the commit
tee on claims.
| Alderman Holland moved that tn,
bond Of the inspector Of weights ant
measures be fixed at $1,000. Adopted
Alderman Newsom moved that tn
bond Of the city chemist be fixed a
$1,000. Adopted.
Alderman Caldwell moved to ad
journ.
Alderman Ervay asked that SOM
action be taken regarding the waite
works question.
He stated that the city was at tn,
mercy of the flames, and that it wal
an important question; some steps, h,
thought, should be taken at once, anC
moved that they offer the water works
company sixty dollars for forty by
drants for five years.
Alderman Holland said he though,
1t would be well to appoint commit.
tee to examine and ascertain the feast
bility Of the proposition of the Dallas
irrigation and water works company
Alderman MoEntyre sid he was moi
willing to contract for five years, but