The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1880-05-20


The City Council met in regular session a
the Council chambers Tuesday night, Mayor
Thurmond presiding.
AT roll-csll all the members but Alderman
Hunt were present. The minutes Of the las
meeting were read and approved.
The Mayor read communication nomi
mating the following AS school examiners
Professor McIlhaney DR.. H. NJ. Bien and T.
s. Miller
Alderman Wheelock said that the examin.
ers should be composed of members capable
and willing to take an interest in educational
matters.
Alderman Bohny moved that Major John
F. Elliott be substituted for one of the exam
liners.
Mayor Thurmond said that it was
with him to nominate, and that unless there
was positive objection, he would put the
nomination to vote, which he did, when it
was carried and his nominations were con-
frmed.
Mr.. l.. f. Smith was appointed as school
Trustee of the First ward; Mr. Thomas, the
lumberman, as Trustee Of the Second; Mr..
j, s. Witwer for the Third, and Hon.
James B. Simpson for the Fourth ward, all
Of which were confirmed by the council.
Two thousand dollars of the ten per cent.
bonds were redeemed, and destroyed by the
City Secretary.
The report of City Marshal Morton, sta
ting that the gas lamps were not lighted on
the night of the 18th, was read and referred
to the Committee on Ways and Means.
The report Of the Committee on Claims
amounting to S756 81 was read
and ordered paid with tho
exception of the bills for gas and water.
The report Of the committee on buildings
recommending that the city offices be re.
moved over llreman's hall, corner of Lamar
and Commerce streets, was read and rejected
and afterwards accepted so far US the holding
of the Mayors court and council was con.
cerned.
The report of the committee or public
buildings recommending that there be no
change in the market stalls was read and ap-
proved.
The report of the committee on hos.
pitfalls recommending that Wanns Johnston
be allowed more wages was read, and on
motion, his salary was increased $40 per
month.
The Police Board made the following re.
port:
We, the undersigned members of the Po-
lice Board, recommend that only one
mounted policeman be retained, and he be
tho Deputy Marshal.
We further recommend that the office of
City Detective be abolished, and that the
regular police force be reduced from ten to
eight, and that the force shall not be in
creased until the lst day of October, 1880,
unless the City Council may determine that
such increase is necessary.
We further recommend that the services
of Special Policeman Jack Duhig be dis,
pensed with from this date, and suggest the
propriety of the health officer and policemen
ding complaints before the Mayor for all
of the sanitary ordinance.
We further recommend that the CITY
Marshal and police force of the city, shall
conne themselves to the arrest of offenders
for otlenses committed within the limits of
the city of Dallas, and shall not appropriate
heir time (which belongs to the city exclu-
'iyely) in hunting up State and county crimi.
lals beyond the limits of the city. We believe
hat our efficient Sheriff and his deputies are
'mple to attend to all such duties. By
iopting the foregoing recommendations the
ity will save, within the time specified, $3.50.
We believe the force AS reduced by conform.
ny strictly to the regulations prescribed for
heir government, will be AS efficient as it has
yer been. Respectfully submitted
j. NJ. THURNIoND,