The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1883-06-24
CITY sOLONs.
What They Did In Adjourned Session.

What they Dld In Adjourned Session.
City Council met in adjourned session
last night at $50 o'clock, his honor, Mayor
CaSell, presiding. Absent, Aldermen
Moroney and Cockrell.
The mayor stated that Mr.. Junius Harry,
who had been awarded the contract of pay.
ing Elm street between Jefferson aud
Sycamore streets, asked for further time to
begin and complete the work, and also tn /
the city idemniiy him in case ofiniunctior.
Mr. Harry said that Captain Bell had
I threatened to enjoin him in the laying OF
patented the style Of pavement specified IN
the contract, and if the city did not stand
between he was satisfied he would be en-
joined, hut If the city would intervene
he had no Idea that the work would be en-.
joined. Alderman ]. ID. Carter,
said that City Engineer John
son had drawn up specifications
of other styles OF pavement claimed to be
patented by Captain Bell, and he moved
that they all 20 ahead and pay no attention
to the threatened injunction. The contract
was 50 amended as to virtually support Mr..
Harry, and the right was reserved to the
city 10 stop the work at any time, should
yellow fever threaten the city. The bond
of Mr.. Harry for $4,000 for the
faithful performance of the work
with j. T. Elliott and W.. II. Prather us
sureties, was approved.
Alderman Gill offered q resolution that
hereafter the mayor be authorized to make
payments to contractors on drain sewers at
| the end of each week, the amounts to be in
accordance with the estimates furnished by
the city engineer, % per cent. OF said esti
mate being withheld until the completion
of the contract
The resolution was adopted.
The city engineer, rs per resolution o.
Aldermen Loeb and Gill; was authorize &c
advertise for bids to furnish aud lay all
| necessary sewer pipes to connect with the
| line on Elm street according to the pro
visions oi the sewer ordinance, the bids to
be opened at the next regular meeting, The
plans and specifications are on file in thu
city engineers office.
A resolution was offered by Aldermen
Loeb and Gill that the city engineer adver
tisc for bids to build circular brick drain
four feet in diameter, nine-inch ring, across
Main street in Murphy street bids to b,
opened at the next regular meeting. Tn,
same was adopted.
MIR. l.. Laucher was allowed $40 dam
ages he claims WAS done his garden in tn,
|
ply street sewer.
Twenty acres Of ground lying north of tn,
city Just within the limits was purchased
of Mr.. ]. b. Hereford, for 81 900.
The committee on finance reported tina
they had negotiated with Messrs. Adam
& Leonard Tor the loan Of $4,000 TO
three months against the city's note at til,
rate of 6 per cent. interest per annum, saic
money to be held as a special fund for the
redemption of matured bonds and recon-
mend the approval of the same. The re
port was adopted. The sum of S25 wa
voted for seats for the city park. The az
plcation Of Messrs. l.emai
& Putty TO have their stock. which wa
taken up and sold under the stock ordi
nance returned, or the money turned owe
to them, was not granted.
The council then went into executive seS
sion, fired the reporter, and showed wan
of confidence in him by placing police
man on guard at the foot of the steps. The
discussed finances.