The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1880-06-02

City Council met in regular session at the
City hall last night at 6 o'clock, his Honor
Mayor. Thurman presiding.
Roll call. Absent, Alderman Hunt.
Tho Secretary read the minutes of the last
regular and adjourned meetings, which were
approved.
Alderman Hunt came into Council and
took his seat.
The reports of the Mayor, City Treasurer,
City Marshal and Market Master for the
month of May were read and referred to the
proper committees.
The report of the Health Officer for May
was read and placed on file.
The report of the Board Of Appraisers on
the opening of Kendall street from jackson
to Wood street was read and approved.
The report of the Engineer in regard to
same streets, was read and referred to the
Committee on Streets and Bridges.
The report of the Board of Appraisers on
the opening Of Jackson street to Eryay
street, was read and referred TO tho Commit
tee on Str, cts and Bridges.
The Committee on Ways and Means re-
commenced that the petition of II. Il. Rec,
asking that the money over paid by him
on tho building of u sidewalk be granted.
Adopted.
The committee reported fworabiy on the
purchase of five acres Of land for depositing
the olial of the city. Adopted.
The Committee on Ways and Means
made the following report relative to street
improvement:
To the Honorable Mayor and City Council;
Your Committee on Ways and Means, to
whom was referred the report OF the Com
mittCe on Streets and Bridges relative to
street improvement and the issuance OF
street improvement bonds, beg leave to sub
nit the following report
We find on examination of the city char
tor that the city is prohibited from grading
and macademizing any street without the
consent of majority of the property owners
on such street, expressed through petitions
to that effect to the City Council, and that
the city shall pay for only one-third of the
same.
Therefore it ia recommended that so
much of said report as proposes the issuance
of city bonds for the proposed street paving
be not adopted.
Your committee would further report,
| however, under the charter the Council is
fully empowered and authorized to cause a
general ever system to be established, which
shall consist of public and private sewers, to
such extent and under such regulations MS
may be established by ordinance (see chap
ter IL, section $50, of the City Charter.)
And this may be done--a necessity i'm
perative upon which the general health and
welfare of the city is in the greatest measure
dependent.
We re 1pectfully suggest and recommend
that the city issue its bonds TO the amount OF
$50 000 to be known MS "Sewer and Sanitary
bonds" TO run thirty years, and to bear
per cent. interest per annum; provided, thai
the city shall reserve and have the right tC
redeem any portion or all Of these bonds Al
any time after the expiration of ten year;
from their date provided further, should {
majority of the City Council deem best tC
have tho proposition TO issue said sewer anC
sanitary bonds issued only by majority o
the voters of the city Of Dallas, then the
Mayor be instructed by resolution to issue hs
proclamation Immediately for such an cleo
ton.
And that the wrok contemplated shall
be done by contract and awarded
to the lowest and best bidder OF
bidders according to plans, specification
and estimates OF costs accompanying thi
report and marked exhibit "a" and thai
said work shall be paid for in said bonds II
price not less than their face value, thu
city reserving the right to reject any and al
bids.
1t is further resolved that should the sail
bonds be issued for the purposes abov,
named, they shall not be issued further thai
they are needed to pay for work done; tn
remainder Should there be any not appro
prated as recommended above, it is recon
mended, shall be held in allegiance to be use,
from time to time, as necessity may requir
for sewer and sanitary purposes.
Respectfully submitted,
w II WuITI Chairman