The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1883-01-20

Apu i W eve VI u,e ateSe - lar as applicable
10 the execution issued nom the mayor's a.
rccOrders court Any person upon whom a.
the OF penalty is imposed may be commii,sS
uunl the PAYMENT OF the SAME with oosts. ana
on default thereof may DC Imprisoned in ~
city prison, or may b. reluifed TO work on ne
streets, or other public works OF the civ fa.
such time and in such manner as NAV bs M
Nided ov ard lance; provided, such imprison.
men 5 IKE, ed thirty day
That ell. 20 eli the charter of the si,, Al,
Dallas E-5hCt1 as 10 read as follows.
See. , . w rev majority OF The mali
Ted ELECTORS W. SIZE .Sldent in any terriiorv
adjoining tLS the ci'y Of Dallas shah
petition the city q, e.. 20 become a part of SAT-
city, aud one OF tbs. make affidavit 10 HE fac,
that salq performers compose majority of the
qualified electors and iGeeholders OF saiidistriat
the city council may by ordinance receive thar,
as part OF said city From thenceforth The
territory so received shall be part of sajd oitv
and the inhabitants thereof shall lie entitled 70
al The rights and privileges Of other citizens
bound 10y this act and ordinances made in pur-
Suauce thereof
That section ia Of the charter of the oitv ne
Dallas be amended so as to read as follows,
The city council shall have power by ordi.
nance To cause to be grad q, paved, maeadarn.
lZtd or gmVeled, Of otherwise constructed i'm
proved or repaired AL streets, sidewalks allgvs
and public highways, including cross streets In
the limits of the city of Dallas, at such time, IN
such extent and ont OF such material and under
such regulations as the city council may nrn,ida
by ordinances provided that the owners Of
property bordering on streetor sidewalk SO i'm.
proved, snail pay p.O rata according to frontepe
Of property thereon, the expense Of such i'm
pruyeneut so ordered, the city council shah
have Improved, IN the same mpnner as rest cf
STREETS, all the intersections of streets where
they cross the streets 50 improved and In the
middle of the street where another street enters
but don cross the street being so improved.
This improvement Of Intersections and abut
mcnts OF other streets 10 be bald for out of gen.
eIal fund
The WORK shall, be done as follows:
Whenever the council determine by ordinance
that such work shall be done, and the manner
and extent OF same, they shall advertise for
bids giving the plalS, specifications ard extent
OF improvement. The work shall be let 10 the
lowest responsible bidder in the discretion of
the city council, and with such bond as The
council may determine. The city council shan
levy q special tax on the property fronting or
abutung ON said street so improved pro rata,
according TO number of feet of front or abutmeni
and said tax shall be levied as soon as convent
ent after contract is let, and the time of pay
ment OF same, and when it shall become (lehn-
quent shall be specified in ordinance The tax
shal bee lien from time OF levy, ana its collec.
uon snail be enforced rs the collection of other
taxes, by advertisement and sale Of property.
provided, II shall not be necessary TO sell al
same time as for other delinquent ad yalorem
taxes.
II sul' hpeclal NN nc NOT PAID IN fuli III ten
days from the completion OF said work and ,he
levy OF said special tax, then the assessor and
collector shall proceed at once TO advertise and
sell said property for the special tax due thereon,
giving same nstce and executing similar deed
as Is given when property Is sold by city for ad
yalorem taxes.
That section III of the city eharteras amended
by act OF legislature of the state, approved
lows:
1t shall be the duty of every persons or cor.
! poration owning property fronting on any street
in the city OF Dallas, TO build sidewalks, con-
suuct curbing aud guttering and repair the
same IN front Of their properly, when notified
by ule proper ciiy authorities and according TO
ordnance. II the owners of any such properly
lall, after due notice as provided by ordinance
lali TO c0hsp net or repair such sidewalk eurbng
or gutterlne, as provided by ordinance, the same
may DC done by me city and taxed against the
property, according TO cost Of construction. and
the same proceeding shall be had as provided
IN section Ia above, in doing said work and
collecting said tax. Any one falling or refusing
10 olld or re air the sidewalk, culbing or gut
wtlns elpbS their property, according TO Ordi-
uRuce, shal be deemed guilty of misdcneanor
ana punished rs provided by city ordinance,
provided the fine for any one davis neglect
shall not exceed fifty dollars
naI section $50 of the charter of the city Of
DaliNS DC amended 80 as 10 read as follows;
See lS0,-The city council shall nave mower
/ ny ordnance TO provide for and cause Il general
sewer and drainage system to he established
Wheh shall be divided into three classes, to.wit
pupi!c' district ana private sewers and drains
/ fuDht sewers shall he established along the
principal courses of drainage at soch tines to
Such extent ana under such regulation as may
/ DC provided by ordinance and there NAV be eX-
tension or branches OF sewers already conStruc.
S w. vi eMt.Fely new throusho MS may be
ueelhtu eNpe lent. The city council may, If
necessary, levy a tax on all propdrty made tnYa,
Lle Tor State purposes over the whole city. To
| pay Tor the construction and repairing 6uch
pN3nC sewers, which tax shall be called special
PUpIc sewer lNN, aud shall be Of such amount
! Us may be required for the sewer or sewers mo.
/ N'u(d ny ordinance to be built and the npd
| G'iAlns tiom said tax shall be nnproprint,d
so,ey 70 the building and repairing - said
scMeE OF sewers and there shall, wh1u neces-
/ seIy' ue taking aud condemnation of private
/ property Iof sewers and dr7ins MS .herciubefnr0
I provided Tor No public sewer shall he mn a.,
sson9ly through private property, when il is
p'GeaVauy, WlthOut injury TO said sewer, 10 con
suGcl II parallel with one of the exterior limos M
sueh property nor shall any rublc sewer he
constructed through private property when II il
IpiatNtuu'e 10 construct II olOng or through a
stree tr other public highway.
IhOt Section Isl Orlhg charter of FLAG. oii, ~
Da.,Gs be amended so as 10 read as folIoyyS. VI
SEQ -Sl District sewers or drains shall
W. esItouSneu Wlthin The limits of the districts
70 ps descnbed by oTdiu0nCe CONNECTING win
p "Dn. sewer OF other district sewer, or with tho
I & " AAhlHuNtt us tAbn case NAV lp
DC, or IN such other manner as Inc div coiinru
htol ~ olIlnanCe provide. Such district NAV
NC supulYlued, enlarged or changed by orli.
n"n tOs a. any ilme The city council 50 all cause
49, H VI Hialhs 10 be constructed in each ,lA
IlcI 70 Such extent, OfsuCh Dimensions ana nm
uei such regulations as may be nroScrihsd la,
uiIihnnVe' whenever majority OF the pronertS.
noluets therein shall petition therefor. or whey-
So; 'uu Vity council may deem such sewer or
md soid ,srn l0r sanitary or other purposes,
NlAN sNlu sewer or drain kha1l no AZ.
Ilon az may Do prescribed by ordinance and NAV
SON r"aiisSu, enlarged or extended aud shall
nav ail the necessary laterals, inlets and other
,yoTt sban Te ,Whlch may be required Tho
VIA snali DC done as follows: Whenever thc
cry council shall determine bv ordinsncn w" nv
sum Wuth Shall be done and The manner and
CN MINT o. same, they shall advertise for biJs
az ii ina ,uv paus Gnd Specifications and extent
W. Improvement The work shall be III IN No
lowest responsible bidder I'm m" ~ 20 Ne
wy! council, and with Sprh honh ss H. Va 49,. ~
council may provide ~ '"' s'''u
have been c "S my ustict tewer or drain shall
oN,cor Sli pl.ttd The city engineer or other
u,ncct having charge Of thework shan n nrVo
report the!eot 10 the ciiy councI ,, arhii n,aae
,"o ruutS cost OF said WORK and The civ sn"i
sr S,'au ny lle same time furnish In the ovss.
. prnrart u Vvitel0r ana city council d isl of nh
. Inc oynpr tLo," en sewer District together with
nj oncn r uele9i The city council shan then
W phVe proceed TO assess ttid s,co,,, a 'nvu
SSSu properly, and shall levy snnoisi 10
Si,tviWV,r against the lots Of ground yl,bin sroS
uot exclusive Of improvement IN n,o Svyn
o oS ~ !ne area of the whole district slnuyc
", puGic highways provided thai in tho 'scr.
Mn W we council special copfnit,ec NJ ,htcn
citizens not situated In tbo ,nnt @
M us,let may he appointed Nv tbn synr ",
q, JiS,gc, pTse VI assessing the piopcr,y Il, snch
S, IN proportion to The 6,nebts dar svcd
e"st az J sne sSwSr Tor the purpose of paving said
iecn. suSh sewer And The ssscssot ana cni'
iSo rS sN' enter said list Of said proneriv ami
bS S name OF The owner thereof loSrtSpgl w WIN
or o S,sv S and levy made SrsIsst each IL,
Soo NJ WY, SUCH district on his iSx ,os OI a. ~,
eoScs w. lot mat purpose, and shnil nyoccoh 20
oiScl the same us other TSes "rn r noI 70
S Su SN snail be lien on Such pror Sv.S NV,
S"sce e y, Oh levy and lis collection shs, w. ' cm'
nf Se o. olhef taxes by ADVERTISEMENT ana sep,
yGiessar TO sell ssmcime ms for Sa not oG
In ny WA.s 1.-THE said special lax h" n, ra AZ
wor wv ana IN Gn days nom the ccmSleto S "Ot pau
assessor oS avn we levy OF said special lax hen Tho
SdvSr,Tisse u collector shall proceed nj once W
isV J un ana sell said properly for tho VuvS
Ing sm nyfSon giving same notice and escc,,
civ for ad iced as in case OF piopery snid nv
or dis,siV seNtfOf orpin, ccurortinp with c,,,i.
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