The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1880-02-18
MUNICIPAL MATTERS,
Regular Meeting Of the City 0ouncil-Ordlnanoe
Passed Prohibiting The Obstruction Of Side,
Wakes Petition for thosupproGaiOn
Of q House, H. Pane Rto

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Roll called, all present Tho Minutes of the
last meeting were read and approved,
The Committee on Ways and Means re-
ported on petitions of parties praying to be
relieved from taxes, and suggested that they
bo referred to tho City Assessor and Collector
and City Attorney for his opinion.
ALDERMAN BOhny moved to amend that
City Attorney and Assessor should not take
any action until the matter had been acted
upon, Adopted.
Tho Committee on Claims reported num-
Der Of accOunls, amounting 10 81 900 90, and
recommended that they be pad, with the
exception of tho bills of the Fire department,
Gus works and Water Supply company,
Tho report of the committee was 70 eiyod
and the claims ordered paid.
Alderman Witwor asked tho Secretary IL
there were any funds In the treasury. lie
said that all had been exhausted ut the lust
meeting.
The report Of the Committee on Journals
was received and filed.
Il committee reported that the bid Of
the HERALD for tho printing of city charters
being the lowest, they recommended that II
be accepted,
Alderman Whitla recommended that II be
accepted.
Alderman Witwor said that the ordinances
needed overhaulpg, aud no would move that
They whit and have thom all printed to-
gcther,
On motion of Alderman Ballard the report
was received and filed.
The report of the committee on the OPEN
ing Of Caruth street, reporting that persons
owning property would give ground to the
city, was read and filed.
Report of tho City Engineer on
Kendall street, asking that ma
ordinance be drawn up declar-
ing tho street open was road, and the
City Attorney was instructed to draw up M
ordinance TO that effect.
On motion of Alderman Whita the ro-
coipts held by the city for bonds for the
Dallas ~ Wichita turned over to j. w.
Thomas, rs trustee. The City Secretary was
instructed to take copy and to turn over the
original receipts to Mr. Thomas.
Alderman Bohny rendered his resignation
S Chairman of the Purchasing Committee,
which was reluctantly accepted.
Tho following petition of citizens on Jack
son and Wood streets was read.
DALLAs, TEXAS, February 10, 1880
To the Mayer and Board OF Aldermen of
Dallas city;
The undersigned citizens of Dallas city,
residing on Jackson and Wood streets, would
respectfully call your attention to house of
ill-fame kept by Lizzi" Handley, which has
now become an lntolerable nuisance, and ro-
quest that you adopt some m assures TO
suppress 1t. With all due respect to your
honorable body and without any intention to
reflect on your previous ~ ton in the matter,
wo are constrained TO believe that the report
of the old ordinances against houses of pros
titution, and the enactment of 4 new one,
prohibiting the arrest Of prostitutes oftener
than once month, and limiting their fines
when convicted to SIS, Ia the prime cause of
the present evil, as II renders abortive all
attempt to suppress such houses through the
city court. In evidence of this, we would
state that so long as the old ordinances were
in force, the house in question seldom had
more than one or two inmates and everything
was kept so quiet rs hardly TO afford cause
Of complaint. Since the adoption of the new
ordinance, everything is changed. Instead
Of single house with one or two inmates,
studiously endeavoring to conceal from the
public the nature of their vocation, we find
two houses absolutely filled with prostitutes,
some of whom are visible at almost every
hour Of tho day upon the street in front
OF the house, and they are frequently
seen entertaining their male visitors
in the open porch, and even upon
the sidewalks of the public streets. We
therefore earnestly request that something |
be done by your honorable body to mitigate |
this evil.
Respectfully,
VIM. Beard, Mrs. Travis Hensey s. Car |
uthers, A. b. Sheets, 4. G. Bailey, A. A.
Sheets, G. NJ. Swink, Mrs. M. J. Bates,
Geo. Giles, John Deremeaux, w. A. Steele,
Geo. II. jackson, John 0. StoreE, S. ID. |
Lee, l.. Q. Luds, Robt. A. Hoffman, T. j. |
Moores, Alfred Freeman, H. G. Mcclure.
Alderman Witwer moved that the petition
be referred to the Committee on Ordinances
and the City Attorney and Mayor. The mat
ter was scussed at length. Their right to
buy property on streets against the will of
people in the neighborhood WAS argued, and
rs to whether or not the Coun-
Gil had right to prohibit
them from certain streets. After a great
deal of talk vote was taken on the motion
of Alderman Witwer when it was carried.
The petition Of j. s. Underhill praying
that purchase money, in regard to property
sold by the city for taxes, and bought by
him, be refunded, as the property proved 70
be outside the city limits, and that the city
had no Jurisdiction over 1t. On motion It
WAS referred to the Committee on Ways and
Means.
James Martin asked appointment as guard
to look after street gang. Referred to Com
mittee on police.
j. f. Nicely applied for the appointment
of City Scavenger. He was recommended BY
Health Officer Carter. The application was
granted.
Citizens of Young street asked tor repair
ing and Improvement of that street. Re-
ferred to Committee on Streets and Bridges.
Divers accounts against the city were read
and referred to the Committee on Claims.
The opening OF bids for the painting OF the
engine-house was laid over until the next
meeting.
An ordinance prohibiting the obstruction
of sidewalks and removing fruit-stands was
read
Alderman Keller moved to amend the first
section to the effect that fruit stands be al
lowed eighteen inches on the inside of side
walks ten feet wide Motion lost and section
carried as read.
The ordinance passed its,,frst and second
readinps when IL UNA t,lacpA imam Ia th;,1