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

Levying Of special Advalorena TaS.
The 1as ana wat'r supply Conn,
| pantes object 10 Proposition of the
C"Unci,. Dallas 10 be without Water
aud Gas.
City council met in adjourned meeting at
the council chamber last night Absent, AL
dermau Tillmsn.
The secretary read Fan ordinance levyipg
special sdvslorem tax for the fiscal year
1881 for the purpose of paying off the ex,s.
uIg anu outstanding Indebtedness of the city
of Dallas" which was rs follows:
Section l. That there shall be and is
hereby levied special advalorem
tax, OF one half of one per ceLtum
on all real personsl and mixed
property IN the city of Dallas subject to
taxation for the purpose of paying off the
existing and outstanding Indebtedness of the
city of Dallss; said lax is levied tor the fiscal
year 1881
Section 9. That the assessor and collector
is hereby ordered to collect said lax
in accordance with the charter and ordinsn.
ces of the city of Dallas.
Section 3. That said adsxlorem tax is
hereby levied on all shares OF stock, AS provi-
ded by charter.
Section A, Tha! this ordinance take effect
from and after its passage.
The ordin+ Dce passed its several readings
without any amendments and was adople /.
The mayor stated TO the council that the
question AS to the salaries the municipal
Ulcers were entitled, to had been raised
de stated that the amended charter read to
the effect that no officer was entitled to re-
ceive salary exceeding 500 month. He
believed that he WAS ,ntltled to 1926
month, but that he wud suggest That
n comIaittee be appointed to look into and
report on the matter, "a he only wished what
was just and proper. At the instance of the
c1uncii Alderman E'vay, mayor pro tenn,
appointed as the commillee Aldermen VIII
liams, Garter and Ballard.
A number of accounts sgsinst the city
were read by the secretary, and referred 10
[ the committee on clsins. Several accounts
against the city for services OF men and
wagons in catching and mpoundng dogs,
were ordered paid.
W. K. Best was appointed supervisor OF
the election in the second ward day in place
of l. b Darlington
Alderman Chiders moved that the orii-
nance prohibiting the shooting of fire
crackers AMI other fireworks on the streets
be hereafter enforced.
Alderman Williams thought that bows
ought to be permitted to have their pleasures
on holidays, they had teen INDUCED
from time immemorial, and he saw no Tea.
son why the traffic aud pleasure in such
things should be prohibited Ut this late day.
The motion was amended TO enforce the
ordinance at all times excep, when special,
permitted by the mayor.
A motion to stop killing dog. until fur.
they orders was offered aud carried.
proposition from the Dallas CITY Gas
light company TO light the city was read
{, 1t is as follows:
To The Hon Mayor AMI Board of Aldermen
Of the city OF Dallas:
In accordance with the request Of YOUR
committee on gas and water, we here re.
specially submit the following propositions
to light the public lamps: go lamps MS now
located on Elm, Main and Commerce streets
NJ 500 esch per year; 100 lsmps as now
located at $40 each per year; 100 lamps as
now located, for two years, $50; l06 lamps as
now located, for five years, S36, with RICH,
ct city to increase the number on any line
OF street mains that are now leid down or
may be laid down; Is lamps additional to the
lOO now in use for five years at $3.50 each per
year; the additional lamps to DO located not
to average over 200 feet apart, and on such
streets rs may hereafter be agreed upon
between yourselves and the gas Company.
j. Q. OCoNNoR,
Secretary Dallas City GA. Light company.
Alderman Childers moved that the prop.
osition be rejected.
Alderman Ervsy moved as a substitute to
oter the gas company S95 each per annum
J for the one hundred lamps as they are now
, Situated, and the substitute carried.
The Water works and the scarcity of the
supply Was next tiken up. Alderman Moore.
Chairman OF the water and gas Committee,
stated that the committee had met and takei
with the officers ard directors of the Water
supply company, bu! that they had not
arrived at no definite understanding. Presi-
dent W. @. Cnlnor Of the water supp v
company -msde the council the following
verbal proposition: To furnish
tty.hve hydr-nts for one year
AZ the ratio of S62 so per hydrant, water to
be furnished the sis,ion,house and other
places heretofore furnished, with the mound
added, free of charge. Or to furnish tify-
I'VE hydrants for five years at the rate of $50
pcr hydrsnt including the above privileges:
wnicn embrace tho station house, tho two
engine houses, city hospital and the pound
for stray stock added.
Allerm'n Childers owed thst tho council
ohdr the waier supply company $40 Der
aanum for each Of the hydrau,s.
The council then adjourncd for a few min
utes TO give the committee on water aud
gas time to consult with the gas compan,
and Water Supply company.
Inc committee reported that both the
gas company and water supply company
reused the propositions offered by the
council.
Inc report OF the mayor for the month
OF June was resd and referred to the com.
millee on journals.
The couacil adjourned TO NEE. Saturday