The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-04-07
City council.

Inc CITY council met In adjourned regulal
meeting at the city hall last night, Mayo
Bohny pro ten, presiding. Roll called
and all the members present. The minute
of the last meeting were read.
Msy,r Bohny stated that the judges o
the election were present with the returns
and on vote of the council they came for
ward with their boxes.
The usual oath as TO tho boxes being in th'
same condition as when first sealed by them
was administered.
Aldermen Hunt, Tillman aud the secretary
were appointed committee to examine Thu
vote.
They reported tho following as duly elect
cd officers: j. Stone, mayor; ID. A. Williams
as alderman from the first ward.
w. j. Clark as alderman from seconC
ward. j. ID. Carter as alderman from third
ward. n. q. Moore as alderman from fourth
ward.
They reported further that the school TAI
was lost by seventy-seven votes. 1t required
la two-tbirds majority to carry the
Iquestion as to tho levying of the tax
Acting mayor Bohny then declared the
above named officers as duly elected, and
the school tax lost.
The committee offered resolution de.
claring the above named as duly elected of.
acers which was read and adopted
The accounts of the presiding officers and
clerks of the election were read and adopted.
Major John Henry Brown, Judge of the
third ward, stated that the other wards had
found it necessary to employ extra clerks.
These extra clerks were allowed So each.
Alderman Ballard said as the third ward
clerks had done their work without extra pay
that they be allowed the same additional
pay ss the extra clerks. Carried and the
secretary instructed to draw warrants for the
amount
The account of Mr.. Hinckly,
for furnishing boxes for election
and q. Stephens for stationary furnished
were allowed. The monthly report of j..
q. Bogel, city assessor and collector; w. II.
Morton, city marshal; j. l.. Leonard,
city treasurer, were referred TO the commit
lee on journals.
The report of the health officer and chief
Of the fire department were received
and filed. The report of the
city engineer was referred
to the city secretary to furnish notice to those
who are to build sidewalks.
The report of tho board of engineers was
read and referred to the committee on
claims
The petition of John Molinggr. asking for
the exclusive privilege, OF alone erecting poles
for fire alarm telegraph and telephone
wires, was read, and on motion not granted
The report of the committee on gas and
water was read and adopted.
The report Of city marshal in regard to the
non-lightiDg of street lamp, was read and
referred to the committee on water and gas.
1t was ordered that the committee on fl.
nance be ordered to raise money to pay of
the note due the Sisby steam fire engine
manufacturing company, the amount of
which is $1,000.
The committee on fire department, to
whom was referred the resignation of Chief
Conner of that department, stated that they
were not ready to report and on motion il
was laid over until the next regular meeting.
The city attorney reported that the revised
code OF ordinances would DO ready next |
Saturday.
The committee on Claims reported batch |
OF accounts against the city, amounting to
S2Sl.4O, and recommended that the same be
allowed and warrants drawn on the city
treasurer for tho same; adopted.
Tho report of the committee
on streets and bridges reported, |
The building of three brick cnlyerts
ono across college and TWO across Elm, and
recommended that Butler e. Reamer, who
did the work, be allowed $40 so. The
reported further that they had
tho note Of Kahn ~ Campbell, towards the
of the said sewers.
The committee reported adversely on the
petition of p. S. Browder, asking to be ex-
ompted from building sidewalks, though il
was ordered that he be not compelled TO
build the same until the street was graded.
The committee recommended that the
petition of citizens asking for improvements
IN Oleander street be granted. Adopted.
Alderman Tillman called tho attention Of
he council to the washing o, the
Itch on tho creek at the intersection |
If HARDWOOD street. No action.
The report of the committee on public |
buildings was road and adopted.
Marshal Morton was allowed S. so for
money expended in charity.
An ordinance defining fire limits on the
outh side Of Main street, from Sycamore to
srvay street, passed its several readings and
vas adopted.
An ordinance amending m ordinance en-
itled, an ordinance prescribing
iutics and fixing compensation
If chief of the fire department passed its sev.
'ral readings and was adopted.
An ordinance on cruelty to animals passed