The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1883-03-29

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age, as each case may be, or in
such other manner as the city eoun-
Gil may by ordinance provide. such
district may be subdivideG, enlarged OF
changed BY ordinance at any time, The
city council shall cause sewers or drains 10
be constructed ia each district to such ex-
tent, at such dimensions, and under such
regulations as may be prescribed by ordt-
nance, whenever majority Of property
holders therein, shall petition therefor, OF
whenever The city council may deem such
sewer or dram necessary .Dr sanitary or
other purposes, and said sewer or drain
shall be of such dimensions as may be pre-
scribed by or,iiuance, aGd may be changed
enlarged or extended. aud shall have the
| Necessary laterals, inleii anu other appur-
tensnces which may be required.
The work shan be uone AS follows,
| Whenever the cl y council shall deter
mine, by ordinance. that such work shall
De done, aud the manner and
extent ot same, they shall advertise ioI
| odds, giving tue plans anu specifications
and extent of improvement. The work
| shall be let to the lowest responsible bidder
in tue discretion of the city council, and
| with such bond as the said council may
provide. As soon rs any district sewer or
drain shall have been completed, the city
| enginee" or other officer having charge oi
he work, shall make report thereof 10 the
| cliy council, together with the entire cost OF
said work, and the city engineer shall, at
the same time, furnish TO the assessor and
collector and city council list OF all prop
erty IN such sewer district, together with
the owners thereof.
The city council shall then at once pro
coed TO assess said amount against said
property, and shall levy 4 speCi Al tax there
al Ia "A
district, exclusive oi improvements
IN proportion T. the area OF
the whole district, exclusive oi public high.
ways; provided, that ia the discretion of
tue council Il special committee of three
| ulslnteresteu citizens, not residing in the
said sewerage district, may be appointed
| 10y the mayor Tor the purpose OF assessing
| the property in such district IN proportion
| to the benefits derived from said sewer, for
the purpose OF paying said cost OF such
| sewer. Ana the ASSESSOR and collector shall
tuter sad list at said property and the
| name ui the owner thereof, together with
toe assessment ana levy made against each
| / VI or lots, wan such district, on his tax
! rolls, IN book Kept i0r that purpose, and
shall proceed to collect the same as other
taxes are collected. Said tax shall be a lien
on such property from the time OF levy
aud It's collection shall be enforced as
other taxes, by advertisement and sale
OF the property taxed; provided, it shall
| not be necessary TO sell at the same time as
Tor delinquent AL valorem taxes,
| II the said special tax be not paid in full
IN ten days from the completion OF said
work and the levy of said special tax, then
the assessor and collector shall proceed at
once to advertise and SO | said property for
! the special tax due thereon. giving same
notice and executing similar deed us in
case OF property sold by city for ad valorem
| taxes.
Private sewer or drain, connecting with
pubic or district sewer, may be Consti uCted
under such restrictions and regulations as
| may he provided by ordinance, Dut the city
shall bo at no expense In the construction
oi the same, and may, 10y ordinance, force
| ne construction ana accepting OF the same
cream ana III proper repair by parties own
ing or using the same.
II the owner OF such property shall not
proceed within five DAYS after notice given
| by the CITY secretary, To construct suCu pri-
Vate sewer or dram, under the superinteud-
| ehce oi the city engineer, in strict compli-
ince with the ordinance, then the city shall
nave such work done rs provided above for
district sewer, and the city council shall
TAX such cost against such property, md as
soon AS said work shall be completed shall
levy a special tax on such property to pay
l1r such Improvement and the said tax
| shall De men ON Sucn property from time OF
leNyi II shld special lax be- not paid within
iht llme provided above for payment of
special Tax Tor hu1dinu district sewer then
the assessor aud collector shall proceed to
advertise aud pell the properly for the spe-
cial AK 50 levied thereon, aud execute Il
deed therefor as provided above in case of
district sewer, The time OF payment and
tue une OF becoming delinquent IT such
sptclhl taxes herein provided for shall be
llNrd oy ordinance. where The same Is not
t&td II the charter.
Is 9, l0l. II Shall be the duty OF the rs.
SCISSOR and collector, between the LIST day ct
january aud the 9th Jay of April OF
each year, to make and return to the
city council fall and complete assessment
ol al property, real and personal IN said
CITY, ON the first day of January, liable to
municipal taxation, together with the cash
value OF all goods, wares and merchandise
owned or kept on hand Tor sule by any mcr-
chant, on the first day oi January Of that
year, together WITH the cash value of all
property, real and personal, belonging to
any corporation; also list OF all insurance
companies doing business in said city, and
the name OF the agent oi the same.
| The city council shall have power in its
discretion, at or before it's last reguarmeet-
ing IN December OF cacn year, to appoint
| TWO resident, lreohOlCerS al the city OF Dal-
| las, quallhod voters, To he called assistant
assessors, whose duty IL shall be, wien so
| appointed, 10 attend with the assessor and
collector ut the time OF making said assess
ment for the year following their an
polntment, and having equal power and
| authority with the assessor and collector,
together with said assessor ana collector to
make and return to the city council full
| ana complete assessment of all property
personal ana real AS above provided, and
they shall attend and assist the assessor
ana collector IN receiving the lists of prom.
erty aud statements OF merchants and
others by the act required To he delivered 70
said assessor aud collector, and the com.
ipensation and further duties and power
shall he such AZ the city council may by
ordinance provide.
! The city council shall, prior TO the Is,
dav OF November, A. D.. 1888, divide the
Guy into convenient wards, not To exceed
eleven wards IN all, and each ward shall al
the next regular election, April 1854, elect
TWO aldermen, one of whom shall serve one
year and the other two years. The terms
service to be determined by lot, Each
OF said wards shall thereafter elect one al.
herman annually, who shall hold his Office
Two years, or until his successor has been
elected aud qualified.
Whereas, the good government of tn,
cl'y OF Dallas depends upon the immp.
dlate passage OF this act, therefore a public
necessity and emergeucy exists tor the sus
pension OF the constitutional rule requiring
bills to be read on three several DAYS, tht
rule is therefore hereby suspended aud
mus act shall take effect and be in fore,
from and after its passage.
Worth Knowing.
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Boston Christian Freeman;.-We would h,
no means recommend anv kind ofmedicin,
| which Wa did NOT know IN Ian ,,nl ,.,.,i.