The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-07-19
OUR CITY sYREs.
What They did in Regular ssSsion La
Night

What They did in Regular s;;xsiOn Las
Night
The city council met last night at the
city hall in regular session, Mayor Crowdus
presiding. Absent Aldermen, &. f. Garter
and Moore. The minutes of the last meet
ing were read and approved.
The reports made by the city engineer
and superintendent of the water-wofks
were read and referred to the proper COM
mittees
A committee on claims made report
recommending that "a batch of accounts
against the city approved be paid. Adopted.
The committee on sanitary affairs report
ed that Allen Long; city scavenger be re-
quired to give additional bond. Adopted.
The Electric Light company and Tele
phone company were granted permission 10
erect poles on the streets in the city, in con-
formity with the ordinance.
The committee on public schools reported
that the school trustees, to whom the mat
ter was referred, had not taken any action
in regard to the erection of public schools
A petition from q number of property
owners asking that the ordinance extend
ing the fire limits on Elm street
from the Texas Central road east on that
street, be repealed, was read and referred to
the committee on fire department.
The petition of n. J. Lacy, John Il. Wor-
ley and others, asking that Portland street
and crossings between Pochahontas and
st, Louis streets, be repaired, was read and
referred to the committee GA streets and
bridges.
A batch e accounts against the city were
read and referred TO the committee on
claims.
The water question was discussed but no
action was taken.
Alderman Loeb offered the following
resolution, which was adopted;
Resolved, That the mayor and city en-
gineer be and are hereby instructed to en-
force the ordinance entitled the building of
sidewalks and cutters on the following
streets, to wit: Commerce, Jackson and
Wood streets.
Alderman J. D. Carter offered the fol-
lowing:
Resolved, That the city engineer proceed
| at once to build all sidewalks in the city
| where the owners have been properly
notified and failed to build the same,
and charge up the expenses TO said property
| notifying the city council of his action.
Alderman Mor"ney offered tho following
amendment which was adopted:
Resolved, That the city engineer before
proceeding to carry out this resolution,
have the street first designated by the city
council.
Alderman Williams offered the following,
which was adopted;
Resolved, That section of chapter IS of
'an ordinance establishing and providing
for the building and repairing of all side
walks and cutters in the city of Dallas, be
amended so as to read as follows, viz: II
any one fails. after ten days notice, to be-
gin, and after the lapse of twenty days to
complete the building or repairing of any
sidewalk along his or her property, then
said work shall be done by the city and the
cost of same taxed up against the
property as provided by charter,
said tax to be entered upon the rolls and
collected by the assessor as other taxes are
| collected.
Alderman Carter offered the following
which was adopted:
Resolved, That the city attorney is here
exactly what rights, if any, the Dallas
e Wichita railroad had upon Broad
way in the city of. Dallas, and
whether the railroad company now
owning its franchises are complying with
the provision of the ordinance in reference
to the same, and report at the next regu-
lar meeting of the city council.
Alderman Tillman offered the following:
| Resolved, That the committee on public
schools report ut the earliest moment, coun
Gil so far having failed to receive report
! OF the school trustees, where ground fol
school-hou,es can be purchased, and tax,
proper steps for the erection of shool.
houses. Adopted,
| Alderman Tlllman offered the following
Resolved, That the superintendent oil
the water-works and city engineer ex.
anime if the course of Mil
creek running through the city park
cannot be so changed rs to form water
reservoir, and if practicable, make plans
specifications, estimates and cost pric"
Adopted. ....
The chairman Of the ,. a.a!oe committes
I q. hes iVf water-works purposes, for sixty
days at the rate of 10 per cent.
| Aldermen Carriers and Moore's leave o
absence was extended TO thirty days each
City Attorney Field was granted leave o
absence for thirty days.
Some other routine business OF mino
importance was transacted when the coun
ell adjourned to meet next Thursday night