The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-07-20
CITY COUNCIL.
what the city slrcs Did Last Night

what the CITY Sircs Did Last Night.
The city council met 10 regular session
last night acting mayor Ervsy, presiding
The mayor announced that the frat thing
in order WAS receiving reports Of officers
and committees,
The report of the city engineer was read
and adopted.
The mayor said there was great complaint
from the people in the southern part
of the city against the promiseuous dumping
OF filth by the scavengers In that part OF inc
city. Several citizens were heard on the
subject, who said that while the river wasrun-
ming high it carried of filth and dead animals,
but since 1t has stopped SO running the refuse
Ia. left on the sand to decompose, and the con
sequence Is that If the thing is not abated it
will depopulate that quarter OF tho city.
Alderman Williams moved that the mar
shal DO ordered to request the health olhcer
to have the seavenger to haul tho otial be
yond tho river TO the place designated for
that purpose last year. The motion was car
ried
Tho committee appointed to con.
fer with tho Eel hose COM
pany in regard to the purchase of
u horse, recommended that the city take the
horse al $3.50. The report was adopted and
the amount ordered paid
A batch of accounts against the city were
read and ordered paid.
A proposition from Mr.. Nussbsumer TO
lease the market house was read by tho secre-
,sry. The committed appointed to confer with
MI. Nsssbsumer II commenced that bis offer
DO rejected. The report Of the committee
was adopted.
The report of the chairman of the board
Of trustees Of the pubic schools, was read
The report was referred 10 the committee on
public schools. . =,
A letter from City Attorney Gibbs, asking
for q further leave Of absence Of thirty day.
was read, and the request granted
Alderman CLARK offered . preamble anC
revolution 10 the effect that the request o.
Of Governor Foster that oil the governors
sppoint day of fasting and prayer for tn
purposc of returning thanks to the Almighty
for Inc recovery Of President Garfield
heartily meets the approval Of this council
The resolution was unanimously adopted
Alderman Moore offered preamble an
resolution which, In substance, v, 70 that q
A no COntraCt Duu eAibNu uosweeu sso ~"
company and the city, since July 6lh,'th
, action OF that company, 10 lighting. the lamp
, In the meantime, was unauthorized, and tbs
The secretary be instructed TO notify It
company that they are furnishing gas
r their own expense. The resolution va
!. The following proposition for lighting Il
a streets was made TO the council BY Mr.. +.
n Austin, manager Of the Waters Pierce Q
!. DALLAS, Texas, July 10. 1881.
ID To tho Honorable Mayor and City Coun'
j. Of Dallas, Texas.
NJ We would respectfully submit the follo'
40 'rg proposition for lighting tho streets OF
Of city Of DALAI:
no Wo will agree to erect and maintain o
se hundred OF more lamps like the ssmI
NO shown, n such points 10 may be designst
OF BY YOU, ata cost Of thirty dollars per ye
each lamp furnished tho city; said Tampa
Do LIGHTED and maintained BY 10 und
direction and control Of your honoral
n- BODY, and settlements Tor such ssrvi
q % b msds monthly % may
u | s9rssd. We will enter Into conert
q ohovo for Ne tesmoe one Or more -