The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-08-16
OUR CITY SOLONS.

What They Did Last Night-The Gull, Colo
RADIO n Santa Fe Road Granted Right-of-
Way Into the City-The Sidewalk CUES.
ton up Again-Other Matters.
The city council met in regular session
at the city hall last night Present-May-
Or Crowdus, Aldermen Loeb, Williams,
Clark, j. ID. Carter Tillman and Moroney
A bsent-Alderman WE. Garter and Moore.
Proceedings of the last meeting were read.
Aldermen J. ID. Carter asked that the re-
cords Of the last four meetings be eXpunged
or that the mayor Sign the minutes of the
meetings, which the mayor did and the
were then adopted
The committee on streets and bridges re-
ported to the effect that the wages OF John
Talbot and James Prophet ought to be in
creased to So per day. On motion was re-
The residents of Ervay street, south of
Canton, asked for an extension OF the water
mains out that street. which was granted.
Alderman Carter, of the third ward, re-
ported that he had selected, as per resolu
ton ofthe council, which appointed alder
men OF BACKWARD to select building sites for
west OF the Texas Central railroad, the p ur.
chase price ofwhich was 5000. The report
was adopted.
The report Of the board of school trustees
was read and passed over until the next
meeting.
Frank Ham was granted license to open
meat markets on HARDWOOD and Preston
streets,
Several petitions were read and referred.
Anthony Boyd's petition asking the
council to fix the time OF night he should
begin his work as scavenger, was read and
referred to the committee on sanitary af-
{ ,irs.
A communication from C. A. Souter,
referring TO his contract with the city to
furnish him water and asking that he be
remunerated water for water he failed to
receive, was read and referred to the water
commission.
The proposition of Captain w. G. Veal
and associates to furnish the city with
water by means OF artesian wells for from
$1,000 to 5000 per annum was read
and referred to the water commission.
The petition of property owners, praying
for the opening of Magnolia street from
Ross avenue to Elm street, was read and
referred to the committee ON streets and
beidges.
A communication from II. s. Howell, a
teacher of the colored school, recommend
ing that the colored public school be 10.
Gated in the 18th ward, just east of the He
brew burial grounds, was referred to the
committee on schools.
The petition VI citizens residing on Bryan
street, between Sycamore street and Clean.
der street, asking that those property
owner owners who have failed to
to do so, and that, should they refuse pray
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gineer to build the walks and tax it against
such parties. The petition was adopted.
The committee on claims reported n
batch of accounts against the city, and
recommended their payment. Adopted
A list of claims against the city was read
and referred to the committee on claims.
Alderman Williams, of the first ward
introduced the following ordinance en-
titled AN ordinance granting TO the Gulf,
Colorado Il Santa Fc railway company the
right.ofway into and the establishment and
maintenance OF depots in the city of bal
las:h
De it Ordained by the City Council of the City Of
Dallas.
SECTION THAT in consideration. that
the Gulf, Colorado & Santa Fe railway COM
pany agrees to build railway to and main.
tam depot in the corporate limits of the
city OF Dallas, permission be and hereby is
given and granted to it to construct, operate
and forever maintain and use Its railway
on the right-of-way and depot grounds in
this city over which its line has been To-
Gated; that SAID railway company, on its
right'ofway and depot grounds within this
city, shall have the right to erect such
tracks and buildings Of all kinds as it may
deem convenient and necessary for the con-
struction, operating, maintaining or using
OF its railway, with the right to build
Us track over and across oil streets between
Poydras street on the west, Lacy street on
the east and Main street on the north.
Sec. THAT said railway company shall
construct and maintain such crossings
over its track wherever the same may cross
any street, rs is now required by existing
ordinances of this city.
Sec. 3-The city OF Dallas expressly re.
serves the right to fix the maximum rate OF
speed of all trains over said railway within
the corporate limits, by any general ordi.
nance IL may pass, provided that the rate Of
speed Of any train shall not be reduced to
any less than four miles an hour.
The ordinance passed ,s first and second
readings, and when placed on its third read
ing,
Alderman Loeb moved to amend by
making the south side OF Commerce street
the terminus instead Of the south side Of
Main street.
The amendment was lost by vote Of
five TO one.
The ordinance was then placed upon its
third reading and final passage, and was
adopted by vote OF five TO one, Alderman
Loeb voting in the negative.
Alderman Loeb introduced an ordinance
entitled, IAN ordinance to extend the fire
limits on South Commerce street, which,
ON motion of Alderman J. ID. Carter, was
rejected on its first reading
The bids for the building OF sidewalks,
were opened. and j. Mcmillan being the
lowest aud best bidder, he was awarded the
contract.
The mayor said that he was opposed to
the course Of the council In this matter. The
newsp apers had said that he was not pro.
gressive, he did not want TO be II he had TO
favor forcing poor tax payers to construct
sidewalks. He in,imated that he would
veto Il. ..
Alderman TillmAn said that the
poor people were the ones who