The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-01-20
OUR CIEY sIREs.
Their DOinss Last Night in CouRcIl
Assembled.

read and adopted.
The report of the committee on streets and
bridges, in regard to IN alley on Cabell
s.rse', was adopted,
The committee on public buildings and
markets reported that q huo had been pur-
chased for the markS!house, and also that as
parties renting the city's lot on Elm street
refuse to poy rent, that tho matter be- referred
TO the city attorney, and thai ho proceed Il
once to collect said rent. Adopted.
Ibs committee on finance recommended
that tho petition Of Jack Dalig, city schy.
eager, asking Tor "a iacroaEs cf GalAfy, be
net granted.
Alderman Tillmsn, the chairman Of tho
finance csaitattCe atatSd that tha tuada vi
tn city treasury were not in very pi,l-
eric condidsL.
The palica committee recommended tho
appointment Of o.Q'Sra. GsCdwih and Reid
rs special police. Adopted.
gha ySli.ioA OF MIR. Wolf Gskiog for pay.
ment Tor services in preparing the raw city
0rdlnSuCss, amounting to SlO0, 'Re granted
Tho tax COMMITTEES raconMssdod taat tho
assetsor and collector oXoapt the taxes for
tue years 1879 and 1880 on properly of j.
w. CrO8dui.
The petition OF $. j. s. e. A. Scott, 70
seindisg taxes, wap adopted,
The petition Of j S. CArrin@ton, atkiEg
exemption Of ts10s, waa granted.
The petition Of Arthur Cain, asking for
release Of taXSs ON improvements or prop.
erty, WGs Not granted.
The petition Of II, H. Jonas on taxes wag
read and grated.
The petition OF r. IT, Collins WAS rslsrrad
to tho committee ca streets ani bridges,
with tho city attorney and engineer added,
with power 10 act.
Tho petition Of w, II. Clark, asking re-
Sntcment Of LsxeS, was granted
| The petition Of A. Gardner a6knS tsa!
the corner of Sycamore snd Elm streets be
| designated US market, was road aud ra-
forrsd TO the committee On ln1rketB
The pet;itn Of II. j. Wsrdsa, Saking
abatement OF taxes, was referred " tho cen.
mittea on ways and meaa'.
A petition iron, j. b, Smploa and otbor,
interested III public schools, WA road and o.
| feriod tC the Csmmttgs on schools. Coonsl
Simpson addressed tho council, and sol G0rth
IN Nh able manner tho AscsssiIy Of building
suitSblO belldiuSs,
A patition Of the ministers Of tho din'aaanG
churches was reSa and referred u tho core -
mitt0s GA ordinances. IL reads NJ fsllswa :
10 the Honorable Mayor aud Aldermen oHth
City OF Dailag
Tho undersigned ministers Of ths gsSpel
and astCrs in the churche, in the ,iiy OF
| Dallas, indicated In connection with oa
| signatures, feeling a deop nterea. ia tho
| moral welfare OF the city and comp unity,
| aud in bohs.t ot ,hq nyral world and law
adding citizens Of ts.4 community, woua
most respectfully rnpgeionl;
LIST. That theirs are srou immorsl.ar sY.
gtng IN tho city, t1-wt: Gambling, pra,ti-
| tuition, Sabbath breaking md druukussS.
detrimental 10 the beat interest Of tho com.
muUity Gad ru,noua to tho morals Of ths
people, especially tho morale Of the ysuug.
! md. Vpht tharG is manifest want OF 4
vigorous enforcement Of tho laws Of the
Btsts and tho ordinances Of the city, in ouch
cases wade and provided, aud
which arc sufficient for tho
protection OF the moral intersts Of tho CITY
aud country, if duly enforced; that in cong5.
quence of { want Of the enforcement Of tho
laws IgEnd tss evils Aforesaid, tho good
moral and law ahidiag ritizsHs are sunerng
grievances that Justly call for rSmedy.
Wherefore, we tho aforesaid minister's and
pastors, would most respectfully momsrial.
i2e your honorable body 10 sdop meas.
ures for the rigid and vigorous enforcement
OF the laws aSaintt the aforesaid vices, and
that tho laws against sAid immersiltss be
promptly aud vigorously executed; snd that
au lawful lneSus bs ussd 70 supprosg said
evils
3D.. That II tho city council has no iuris.
dictlcn, and has not the power 10 pss, laws
and ordinances FER tho supprSssiss Of yam
bling houses and heusoa Of prostitltien, spd
Is punish tbs Keepers OF such heu,c,, that
your honorable body momorialsa tho
legislature Of tho .tatO to enact l.w giylDr
to the city council jurisdiction in suca cases,
that She city may 30 freed RON such irons
immorslhios.
All OF which is most clfully rub.
mittod. Signed: A. =. Smith, pastor Pirat
Presbyterian church, Il. A. BourlanA, pastor
Methodist Episcopal church south; A. N
Reat, pastor Tabernacle Methodist Episoopal
chureh; d. w. Broughtou, pastor Cum Ser.
lAnS Presbyterian church; ". Q. NcCune,
pastor Congregational church; il. p. Smith,
pastor Floyd street Methodist Episcopal
caareh sentn; w. Fahmg, pastor German
Melhsdiit Episcopal church.
Tho petitions Of MIR. Profit, offcripq "a
WORK on the streets, end that Of A. Fireman.
asking for work on streets, wero read and TO-
ierred to tina committee on strssts a.a
brid s0s.
Twas ordered that the street force az.
gagged in getting wood on the Dallas n
Wichita railroad, be allowed regular wsse,
f1r the two days they were nbsant,
Tho petition o: Engine Co. No. l, asking
the city TO purchase lis bsnaa for $3.50 le,s
500 donated by the company, was read asd
referred to the osmmiita0 on fire deoarlmepl
The petition Of II. w, Keller, Of the
E'vsy street railway, asking tho repair Of
EfvAy street. was referred TO- tho coami.,eo
OR railroads.
Su1dry accouats we're referred to tho com.
mittoo sa claims.
The bend OF w. 9. Conner rs chief Of tho
hre dspNrtmcni,fsr $1,000, with Alox. Sanger
and j. h. Leonard as suretiSs, wa, Approved
Alderman Bokny called attention 10 tho
requirement Of tho charter for the an,or -
arpoist board of equalization 10 roviao Tho
assessment rolls for 1881.
Alacrmsn Bobby urged She app.intrsnt
OF board who would not fear 10 do their
eu'y, ~ Eueh dissatisfaction was oauisd
BY Tho beard last year. They increased thu
YAK $3.50, or thSrsaseuts and changed $3.50
fer their services
Alderman Whsslsck recommended that
tho city subscribe 10 Dun's Mercantile
Agency, and by that means ascertain What
citizens give ~ the value Of their property