The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-10-05
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The Reports of the city Omcials for the
Month oi September Boiled Down.

IN" reports oil the City OihCials for the
Month Of September Boiled Down.
The following extracts from the reports
OF the city officials for the month Of Sep.
TENDER may interest the average citizen.
MAYORS REPORT
shows the amount OF fines assessed to be
$500, the number of cases before the
court, lSj, OF which number 1870 were con.
yictedi dismissed, -; discharged, "; trans
ierred, Is, cot tipued, 1.
CITY SECRETARY.
The city secretary reported that he had
received OF the city marshal fines amount
ing TO SG3525 for the month; also S8j from
the Texas Central railroad company tor
gas, rent Of four lights from April DIST,
lSS2, TO July Dist, 1882, makingin all a total
otS6O p, which he had turned over TO the
city treasurer,
CITY TREASURER.
The tIeaSurers report shows that the
amount collected. in September from all
sources to be Sl7360.Si; balance on hand
October LIST OF all funds, $SO,3lI27
CITY ASSESSOR Ann COLLECTOR.
The report shows that the amount OF
railroad taxes collected from August
$lSt TO September 3Oth, 1852, ON the
Dallas \ Wichita and Texas
~
The city taxes collected during that time
foot up 81, i5009 which amounts have
been credited by the treaSurer's receipts in
fall.
CITY ENGINEER.
Thu report of the city engineer shows that
! the payroll Of the street force for Septem.
Der was $G2l.l0. The men and teams were
! kept busy in the fourth ward ON Wood
rolk and Preston streets, in the Houston &
Texas Central railroad addition, in the sec.
ond ward on Hord and Carter streets; in the
second ward on Bryan aud Hawkins streets,
! and are now in the first ward on Polk and
! Lacy streets. Good and substantial cross
! ingS have been put down on all the cross
! streets, on Main and Elm from the Houston
! Y Texas Central railroad TO Market street.
| The engineer recommended that he be per.
mitted to build bridge ON Polk street over
! the graveyard branch, aud open Polk street
/ for travel between Lamar and Akard
streets, which was granted him. He called
/ the attention of the council to the
TACT that many streets in the
city were being enCroached upon by fences
and houses, and suggested that if this habit
was permitted to go on any longer that the
| streets and avenues would become alleys
and lanes. lie further reported that the
street gang and teams had been called upon
| TO do the work o! the scavenger at great in
convenience The engineer reported
further on the plan and estimate of pump
ing water into the staudpipe from the Trim
lty river at some point above the mouth of
Turtle creek. The distance will be about
one and half miles, and allowing for a
twelve-inch pipe and 200horsc.
power pump and boiler, the cost will be
about, he says as follows;
one and half miles l2.iuch pipe, 33Otous
Excavation and laying same at Is cents
per 1901 ,...t,,,.,,. ....., ............,. .6N
Unloading and hauling same. ....",... SSt
Cost OF pumping machinery ............... t.tO
| Cost Of pump .... e., .;,........ Coz
Cost of necessary grounds and rightof
way .t....t.,,' ..-....,,... ........",...,. lF
These figures are only approximate
and without a careful survey can
not be verified. lie suggested tina
it would be better to puriC,
the water before sending it to the stand
pipe, either by n settling reseryoir or n filter
rs the water OF the Trinity, in his opinion
is contaminated by the sewerage OF Fort
Worth as well as by the numerous dea,
animals and dccayed vegetable matter an,
is liable to carry the germs Of disease. silcl
rs cholera and malarldl ievprs. He deem
il best to follow one of two plans, viz
Either to make a filter basin near tn,
mouth Of Turtle creek in the bed Of tn
gravel below the bottom of Trinity river, o
to build u reservoir in Turtle creel, at
point near the Preston road
CITY MARSHAL.
The report OF the city marshal shows Tn,
number OF arrests for September to hay,
been lbs, and the number of convictions 100
SUPERINTENDENT or WArER.wopEs.
The superintendent report shows tina
from February LIST TO October LIST, 1859, tina
l0,3N0 feet of four-inch iron pipe was lai,
on the following streets: On Ross avenue
l1lO feet Boil street, 400; san Jacinto, $50
Buriord aud Hawkins, $50; Houston
l,lGO, Polk, 600; Market, 100; North Har
wood, LOO; Eryay, 25O-the total cost q
which amounts to ! 10 O96 2l which include
cost Of pipe, freight, drayagc, plumbing
: work of ditching, etc There has been eX
pended for wood during this time the sun
, of Sl,j9L22, about 100 cords Of which still
remain on hand, ana he suggested that q,
additional supply be purchased while Il 4
. cheap and the roads passablc. There hav
been paid ont in salaries the sum ofS2 1893 50
, and suudry expenses umouniingt 81 ,l3g 81
b This last item includes the new roofing fol
/ the cngiae.house, repairs to machinery, oil
, etc. There has also been paid ont the sun
, OF 81, lGlW for interest on bonds and notes
! me ColleCUOns OF the last two quarter
nmouu, TO about 5000, lie recommend
in his report that some steps be taken 81
soon as practicable to increase the supply o
. water, and suggested that Turtl,
creek was the most practcahl,
source from which reliable supply o
= water could be obtained. The machincr,
could be purchased for about $1,000. will
sufficient capacity to supply 5000 nhabi
: tants. The city paid out for water, duriu.
the year lSSl, the sum of A,l096l, which
; amount pro rata should he considered in
come in addition to that already reported
as collected. The suction pipe oil the Trim
ity pump has been changed from the banl
to the bed OF the river One.third of In,
water furnished since the first of April ha
been taken from the river at about double
the cost as that from Browdor Springs.
Tho Great Inter-Ocenn show.
Batcholler Il Doris great show, which
exhibits IN this city this afternoon and eve