The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-06-22
CITY tOUNCIA.
A Fateh of Reports Sent i'm, and q
w,nu-,s over the Water supply Etc.

XrnuSle over tuc water supply Ltc
The city council met in regular session last
r;,bt a. the city hall, Mayor Crowdus prcsi
a;ny. Roll called. absent Alderman Caild-
a,s. Tho minutes Of the last meeting were
rsad and approved.
Alderman Cnild'rs put in an appearance.
The ru,s were suspended and p.ss was
voted from hore to 81. Lons for Mrs Carey
an impecuous woman and her thras clii-
Sren. Her husband left her several weeks
400 and she said he WAS sick on the rexSs
and Pacific extension AID she wished to 90
10 81, Louis where she has u brother living
The report of he Chief of the Fire Depart,
mept WAS read aud referred to the committee
on fire department.
The committee on claims reported batch
If accounts against the city and recommend
ed the same be paid. Adopted.
The report Of the committee on streets and
bridges was read and acted on.
The petition of Anthony Boyd, IN regard
10 cleaning the streets WAS rejected.
The report of the committee on finances
was read and adopted.
The committee on sanitary affairs and hos
pitsls reported. The report was received and
filed.
The commit on re department reported
and report WAS referred back to the COM
mittee with power to act.
The c,mnlttee on gas and water reported
thot 1t the time of the free on the morning oe
,June the 20,h thera WAS little or no water in
The well n. the water works, the gauge there
showing but little in the stand pipe. That
the water thrown from the hose was muddy;
that the frs fire plug tried was out OF repair
and useless AID caused disas.
trous delay st the commencement
of the Gre. The committee recommended
that the water supply company be required
to Put all fire plugs used by the city in order
at once and SEQ that they are kept 80. That
they be required to keep good supply of
water in the stand pipe and to have the
same full every night by dark and to place
upon the stand pipe reliable gauge in view
of the public. If the water company can
not nor will not comply with the above re
uuirements the city anpul the contract with
the water supply company and take such
steps to secure water as the council may think
expedieDt. The committee recommended
further that for every plug found GU,
of order that one months pay be
deducted at the contract price per plug. fol-
each and every plug found out of order, and
that 10 addition o proportonate deduction be
made for each and every plug 80 found out
of order until il be repaired.
f G MooaE, Chairman,
ID A WILLIAMS,
D CARTER,
WI CLARK.
Mr. Richardson, the superintendent Of the
waite works, spoke by courtesy. He SAID
that the reports circulated and published in
the papers of the city 70 the effect that The
bydgaats on Ervay street during the fire or
Browder street was out OF fix and that there
was no water, was absolutely false. He
wet on to show that the hydrants were
in good condition, and that
there wac plenty of waller.
The cause of its being muddy WAS owing to
the fact, he said that a gang of ducks had
muddied the spring at the works The re-
port OF the committee was adopted
Alderman Clark offered the following:
Whereas, There have been frequent lfreg'
ularities in assessments, which have caused
delinquencies and unnecessary costs; there
fore be it
Resolved, That two aldermen be appointed
who, with his honor, the mayor, shall con
stitute the tax committee, and
that they shall have the power
to correct such mistakes and m Ike such de.
duciions rs the facts in each case will Justify
A request signed by the commit eeshall b.
authority for the collector to make such de
ductions. Adopted
The mayor appointed Aldermen Moore
snd Ballard as the committee.
g
ing of Csruth street between Orange and
Masten streets was read and referred to the
committee on streets and BRIGGS and the
city engineer, for them to report.
The petition of citizens asking the widening
of Ross avenue to the width o.
sixty feet between Griffin aut
Sycamore streets WAS referred tv same com
mittee.
Tho petition of the police force, prayin.
thst station house be established in Eis
D.llss wss resd and referred TO the polio,
board.
The petition of city attorney Gibbs, a'kint
thirty days leave of absence, was granted.
The propositions of George Clark az
Midsummer to rent the old marke. hou-
was referred to the committee on pub
buildings,
The petition of jim Harkins, asking that
fine imposed on him be RENTED, was referred
10 the msyor and the city attorney.
The petition Of r. Esenlohr was referred 4
the committee on water and gss.
Alderman Tiilmsn maze a motion tina
tho committee on gas and water contrac
with gas company for the ensuing year, I
light Elm and Main streets from west limit
of citv To Central railroad