The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-08-03
CITY COUNCIL
The Various Omeers and Committees
Report

Aue NhriOus Onicers and Commit ees
Report.
The city council met in regular sessicn
last night.
Absent. Alderman Moore.
Alderman Ervay, acting mayor, presided.
Tne mayors report was read by the secre-
tsry. 1t showed that the total amount OF
hnes assessed from the lst until the 81 of
July amounted TO $96225. The report was
referred to the committee CT finance.
The city secretsry's repor,
showed that the whole amounted
of money or hand was S46S 40. The report
was referred to the appropriate committee
The report of the health officer was read
On the first of July eleven patients were in
the hospital. During the month seventeen
have been admitted, seventeen have been
discharged and three have died. Total ex.
penseS for the month, $l22 "a Adopted.
The city engineers report in regard TO
tho opening of Pearl street from Ross avenue
to city limits, WAS read, and everything is
ready to make the survey. Adopted.
The city marshul's report showed that
the total amount of fines assessed
was 81 1880 81; lo,al amount paid, 1864 70;
total amour worked ont. $97.
The mayor then said that the reports OF
| committees were 10 order.
The committee on public schools made
report in reference to the teachers TOR a.
severa! wards, and recommended the reie
ton Of I Tooley, principal of The first
ward school, on account of there being some
| ObjectOn to him. The selection of the res,
OF the teschors was approved by tho COM
mittee. The mayor ruled that in the fir I
place, the report of the school trustees was
incomplete, and IL was referred back to them
for completion.
The committee to which was referred the
| petition of John Thompson, saving that he
had redeemed two lots which were sold tor
taxes, and on examination he found that no
such lots existed, and he therefore prayed
| that his money be refunded, recommended
that his prayer be granted. Adopted.
The report of the committee on public
buildings and markets recommended that
the occupation tax on maIke's
he so changed that all mar
kets on jackson, Commerce, Main and
Elm streets west of Ervav, shall pay a
llcensn tax Of $50 per month in advance,
and all east of sad street be taxed SIS par
month; that all other markets ia the CITY
outside tho city market house, DO taxed $40
per month in a vance; that fruit stalls OF the
city market hou-e b. rented at $40 each, and
the back stalls Mt SIS each per month in al.
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tax of $50 per month. Adopted.
b Il. tanners bid to furnish the city with
hay for $40 per ton, the contrao. to extend
TO next May, wsa accepted, and the commit.
ee ordered to close the contract with him.
The report of the committee on str cts and
bridges recommending 10 opening of Pearl
street, wa adopted.
A petition signed by tie best men
in town was read. The petitioners
asked tnst as N. Newman and
his wife, who we're fined SIS, and
81 so respectively by the mayor one
day last week, were utterly unable TO pay it,
and that if they went to prison their emil
dren will be left helpless, they therefore
prayed that their fines be RENTED. Their
prayer was granted.
A proposition was received from parties
to open Osru.h street forty feet wide for
three hundred feet, provided the city will
grade it from Magnolia to Masten, and build
sidewalk on one side for two hundred and
fifty feet, the parties TO build it on the
other side. The proposition was
made by Messrs, BtoShout, Powell, and
Gage, the property holders on the street.
An ordinance requiring streets to be made
fifty feet wide, was read, and those who
made the proposition were unwilling TO
open the street fifty wido unless it was made
thst wide all along. Accepted
A letter from John Henry Brown was
read asking that the council help q poor CID
cripple man, James Miller. saying no aud
his family were sick and that he
could support himself, Int not hi1
amily, and he asked ,that tho city send
his wife and child to Missouri where their
relations will take care of them ut they
recover The matter was refer Cd to the
ma,or with power to act.
Simon Mayer stated in proposition to the
city that IN excAvaiing for ,e.l, on Il IN
street no had struck water in end o sup-
ply, ard that IL tho city would pay half the
expenses, no would make ci.,ern
of one thousand barrels Capacity
to be used as n fec clstern. Referred to the
com ni!tee on fire department..
CITY Marshal Arnold asked the city 10
provide him an office ia viii h to keep his
pappra, s.. L. was moved, seconded and
carried that ro)m in the city hall be fixed
up for him. Also that something be- put on
thu flor of the court room to
desieu tho sound of footsteps of
persons walking across tho floor. Referred
to committee on ways and means.
The city marshal also stated that the
inCrN SO of business demanded that tho pc.
lice force be increased from eigh. to
twelve Referred TO police board.
Couocil adjourned till Thurs lay evening