The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1883-01-25


by the mayor or recorder 10 the marshal w.
in levyiug ON property and seiLng, Shall ~
ike power aut authority as the share
Of the eouny IN executions IS.
and the laws Of the state so far as applieah,s'
shall apply TO- and be in full force and effect 90
10 the execution issued from the mayors o.
recorders court Any person upon whom anv
line or penalty is imposed may be commit,a$
until the payment of the same, with costs. ana
on default thereof may be Imprisoned in ~
city prison, or may be required to work on he
streets, or other public works OF the city for
such time and in such manner as NAV he nv
vded bv ard lance; provided, such imprison
mems exceed thirty days.
That ag Of the charter Of the city n
Dallas : al;ended so as TO read as follows.
See. 209-Wk never majority OF the Quail.
fed electors VIII &c resident in any TERRITORY
adjoining ;h' Is of the city of Dallas shai
petition the L uucil TO become a part of saiJ
city, and one e., ZEN make affidavit to the faet
that said petiuOLprs compose majority of tha
qualified electors and freeholders OF said district
the city council may, by ordinance, receive Them
as a part OF said city. From thsnceforth ina
territory so received shall be PAN of said city.
and the inhabitants thereof shall lie entitled 10
all the rights and privileges ofother citizens and
bound by this act and ordinances made in pur-
suance thereof.
That Section ia of the charter of the CITY n.
Dallas be amended SO as to read as follows:
The city COUNCIL shall have power by ordi
nance 10 cause to be graded, paved, macadam.
lied or gIavelcd or otherwise constructed i'm.
proved or repaired all streets, sidewalks, alleys
and public highways, including cross streets, in
the limits of the city of Dallas, at such time To
such extent and out OF such material and under
such regulations rs the city council may provide
by ordinance; provided that the owners of
property bordering on street or sidewalk SO i'm.
proved, Shall pay pro rata according to frontage
of property thereon, the expense of such i'm.
pTOyement so ordered, the city council shall
have improved, in the same manner us rest of
Streets all the intersections of streets where
they cross the streets so improved, and TO the
middle of the street where another street enters
but dom cross the street being so improved
This Improvement of intersections and abut.
ments of other streets TO be paid 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 plans, specifications and extent
| OF improvement. The work shall be let TO 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 special TAX on the property fronting or
| abutting on said street so improved pro rata,
according TO number of feet of front or abutment,
and said tax shall be levied as soon rs convent.
ent after contract is let, and the time of pay
meht OF same ana When 1t shall become delin-
quent snail be specified in ordinance. The tax
snail bea lien from time OF levy, ana its collec.
ton shall b enforced as the collection of other
| taxes, by advertisement and sale of property:
PROVIDED, IL shall not be necessary TO sell at
same time as Tor other delinquent ad yalorem
| taxes.
| If said special tax be not paid in full in ten
days from the completion of said work and the
| levy OF sald special tax, then the assessor and
! coIlector shall proceed at once to advertise and
| sell said property for the special tax due thereon
| giving same notice and executing similar deed
as Is given when property is sold by city for ad
| valorem taxes.
nf tha o;t
| ~ act of legislature of the state, approved
| ;Apnl D, 1881, be amended SO as to read us fol-
| lows. "
1t shall be. the duty of every persons or cor.
pOratlOn owning property fIonting on any street
| III the city of Dallas, to build sidewalks con-
! struct curbng aud guttering and repair tho
same III front o. their properly, when notified
by the proper city authorities and according tn
ordnance III the owners of any such property
| iail, after due notice as provided by ORDINANCES.
| iall 10 CONSTRUCT or repair such sidewalk curbing
or guttering, as provided by ordinance. the same
may be done by the city and taxed against the
! properly, according to cost of construction and
the same proceeding shall be had as provided
III section ia above, in doing said work and
| collecting said tax Any one falling or refnsint,
10 build or re air the sidewalk, curbing or gut,
leflhg along their property according TO oTdi-
nance shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor
ana punished as provided by city ordinance.
| proylded the line for any one days neglect
shall not exceed fifty dollars"
Dallas be amended so as to read as follows:
| See, lSO.-The city council shall have mower
| by ordinance 10 provide for and cause a general
seWet ana drainage, system to be established,
when snail be divided into three classes to.Wit.
| Public, district ana private sewers and drains
Pubic sewers shall be established along tho
principal courses of drainage at such times 10
such extent, and under such regulatiol as NAV
pe PROVIDED Dy ordinance, and there may be ex-
tension or branches of sewers already construc-
leu, or ellllrely new throughout as NAV he
deemed expedient. The city council NAV. II
necessary, levy tax on all property made Taxa.
o'u I9I s'hte purposes over the whole city, 10
pay iOr the construction and repairing such
pubic sewers, which tax shall be called specIal
puDhc sewer tax, and shall be of such amount
NS may De required for the sewer or sewers. pro-
aNi tUigu U! otulhanGe TO be built and the fund
aliSng nom said tax shall be applopriated
sOIey 10 the building and repairing - said
| sewer OF sewers, and there shall when neces-
sary' DC taking and condemnation of private
| p.upy55g l9t sewers and drains as .hereinbefore
PROVIDED Tor, No public sewer shall be run III
a6uhaily through private property when it Il
placuGable, without injury to said sewer, 10 con-
Suuct II parallel with one OF the exterior lines NJ
ouvn p,o,erty nor shall any public sewer be
constructed through private property when II il
praeucaDle 10 construct It oblong or-through
street or other public highway
Lhut section Isl of the charter of the CITY of
Ds sc" " "lnGnde9 SO as TO read as follows:
oVy. 4ol-Islriot sewers or drains shall
esleOuSned within the limits of the distticts
to be described by ordinance. conneotin" WITH q
pubic ever or other district sever or with The
I a. 'ouIse ol drainage as each cS SC may be
DC, or IN such other manner as he civ coineiI
may by ordinance provide such district NAV
W supuVlueu, enlarged or changed by ordi-
nanee W any tlme. The city council shall cause
v iN OF Grains 10 be constructed in each dis.
ulcl 10 such extent, Of such dimensions and nm
uet suCh regulations rs may be prescriheI Nv
olIlhahce whenever majority of the pronertv-
molueIs therein shall petition therefor or when
drains u wy council may deem such sewer or
anu salu sewer or drain shall be of such dimen'
SION as may oe prescribed by ordinance and NAV
NC chalged, enlarged or extended and shall
"nv ~, ,e necessary laterals ines and other
Work shall be done as follows: Whenevcr he
uit! Vounell Shall determine by ordinances I NJ
suGn WORK shall be done and the manner and
iS,,t W same, they shall advertise COR bids
s,HshB tne pans and specifications and eytent
9l Improvement, The work shall no iSt m ~
'pvMest responsible bidder in the discretion ofths
Wv! vTiiuilvll, anu with such bond as tho said
V"uhCll may provide. ''''u
As soon ms any district sewer or drni, ,ha,1
nnve been completed, the city engineer ar oihar
ui.Su, having charge of the work. shall mste
.SPoIl thereof TO the city council Together WIZ
N.Y. e,.,S Sost o. said WORK, and the city enpi
hver shnll az the same time furnish In ths ass
sor ana collector and city conncIl n lie, ~ al,
hh n,N in such sewer district, together with
III VIC owner thereof The city council shah ,ben
Ssi5 nv pIoteeu 10 assess said amount against
therefor v p"niE,, anu shall levy special tax
dis,rj"y' "sH,lSl lhe lots Of ground within such
,i nn ~ exclusive Of improvements, in propor-
nv u ~ s,S area OF the whole district eYousive
lion p| oi ,b nignways provided that In the discre
W. .,v council special committee of tbree
os'ieieSed citizens not Situated in The snch saw
t6c n,, sv. may be appointed by the MAYOR for
district IN o. assessing the property III such
nom said ,o r'"porIoh TO the benefits derived
icc,n VI SuGh sewer. And the assessor md col.
thS nS,mo vt,Sr SAID list of said property and
The asscsSm S tnS owner thereof together with
or 9'S with such district ON his law ,o Nscn ios
collect H. ,or ,nat purpose and shall proceed TO
said lax sh sIme as other taxes are collected,
the time of lew W al, hSn on such property from
of bc n M SsnSf lakes by advertisement and sale
pccessapI rShSsy taxed provided il shall moi he be
ySorcm aSes n n same time as for delinquent sd
~ iui III Ten days fiom the rnmnIc,i Nv uos pal9