The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1883-01-28

sued from the district or county -
and the laws Of the state 80 far as applse.,t
hall apply To- and be in fcll force and -fssS-1
10 the execution issued nom the naVoys
recorder court ANY person upon WHOM -
tine or penalty IS imposed may De eoraTs.S
until The payment of the same, with costs =
ON deiaut thereof, may be imprisoned IN
fity prison. or may be required 10 WORK a.
streets, or other public works OF The eS,-
such time and IN such manner as NAV 80
yided bv ord lance; provided. such lmnsfe
mems exceed thirty days.
That .. 2Q9 Of the chRrIerof the Oh,
Dallas ear, q a so as 10 read as follows'Ss
See s9-wh ger majority Of he ON, Z
fed ele1llI, ,.re resident in any ters,--
adjoining u Its Of the city of Dallas w &
petition The Ci,s ouncil 10 become part al - -
city, ami ole of tAem make affidavit 70 he 4.
thai said peu toners compose a majority al IS
qualified electors and lfeehOlders OF said djs,-
the city council may, by ordinance, receiye,Ass s.
a. part of said city, From thenCeforfb n
territory 50 received shall be part of said ~, ~
and the inhabitants thereof shall lie enu,leS s.
all the rights ard privileges of other citizens ~
bound by this acI and ordinances made in mn rs
suanCe thereof
That section ia of the charter Of the citv
Dallas be amended 80 as TO read as foiaus
The city council shall have power By oss t
nance 10 cause 10 I've graded, paved, maeads- ne
lied or guveled, or otherwise CONSTRUCTED i
proved or repaired, all streets, sidewalks aits-
and public highways, including cross stress 4 8
the limits Of the cily OF Dallas, ut such ume N
such extent and ont of such material ana uDds. h
such regulations a. the city council may prov;I
( hy ordinance; provided that the owners y
I property bordering On street or sidewalk soi,
/ proved, shall pay pro rata according to fIOnss Il
7 u property thereon, the expense ofsuch NJ b
/ prOyement SO ordered, the city council M
! have improved, III the same manner as rest y
streets, all the intersections of streets whes
/ they cross the streets 50 improved, aud 10 N,
middle OF the street where another street ems.
1 but don't cross the street being SO inprovsi
/ This Improvement OF intersections and aim
eIal fund,
| Tno work shall be done as follows:
| Whenever the council determine by ordnann
! that such work shall be done aud the manrs.
aud extent of same, they shall advertise h,
| BIDS, giving the plans, specifications aud extent
of improvement, The work shall be let IN IN
| lowest responsible bidder in the discretonoi (
! the city council and with such bond as M
| council may determine. The city council sh1l
levy special tax on the property trontngW
abutting on said street so improved, pro rah +
according to numbered feet of front or abutmenf
and said tax shall be levied as soon as cOnyerI
ent after contract is let and the time of nav.
ment of same, and when it shall become deljn
quenL snail be specified in ordinance. The hx
snail be lien from time OF levy, ana its collie
ton shall be enforced as the collection of ohe,
taxes, by advertisement and sale ef propeftr,
provided, 1t shall not be necessary 10 sell 4,
same time as for other delinquent I'D yaloren
taxes.
If said special tax be not paid in full in tan
days from the completion of said work and ,hs
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 notice aud executing similar deed
rs Is given when property is sold by city for al
valorem taxes.
That section III of the city charteras amended
by act OF legislature of the state, approved
April ., 1881, be amended SO as 10 read as fo.
lows
1t shall be the duty of every persons or cor.
poratiOn owning properly fronting On any street
in the city of Dallas, to build sidewalks, con
suuct curbing and guttering and repair he
same IN front of their property, when notified
by the proper city authorities aud according 70
ordinance. Ii the owners of any such property
+ ihll, alter due notice as provided by Ordinance
iall TO construct or repair such sidewalk curling
= or guleflng as provided by ordinance, the same
may be done by the city and taxed against INA
property according t0eost 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 failing or refusing
( to build or regair the sidewalk curbing or eu,
teilng along their property, according to ord.
2 hahee, shali be deemed guilty OF a misdemeano,
ana punished as provided by city ordinance
, provided the fine for any one DAYS ueplec
shall not exceed fifty dollars
mat section $50 OF the charter of the city o
. Dallas be amended SO as to read as follows;
;, sec, leO-Ihe city council shall nave rowe
n by ordinance to provide for and cause Il genera
n sewer ana drainage system to be established
winch shall be divided into three claSseg ,O.Wit
). Iuonc, district and private sewers and drains
II FuDhc sewers shall be established along m
II pIuclpal courses OF drainage, at such times, /
a. Such extent ana under such regulation MS ma
/. DC provided by ordinance aud there may be eN
/ tension OF branches OF sewers already cOnstfut
/. Wu, OF entirely new lhrous hout as may b
y deemed eXpe1icnt, The city council may,
II nyyC,ss"iy, levy TAX on all property made taxi
V ple lor slale purposes over the whole City,
y pay iOr the construction and repairing Sue
~ lu1nc sewers, which tax shall be called specI
n pubic sewer tax and shall be of such anon
i as may he required for the sewer or sewers. pr
,r NlHeu D! ordnance To no built and the fur
AZ arising nom said tax shall be approprlat,
M solely 10 Inc building and repairing ~ sa
ia sewer or sewers. aud there shall what uecp
il saEy be a taking aud condemnation OF priya
4 properly ISr sewers and Dir ,ius as herelubelo
,H provided for No public sewer sholi hn mn 4
Wy dgonally through private property, Wien Il
IN practicable without injury to said sewer IN Co
m s1tl IL parallel with one Of the exterior lines
II. Suyh property nor Shall any lublio sewer
r. auv'eu though private property when 1t
ia. PIaVutab'e TO construct IL Ohloug or throuph
stree or other public highway.
Al. Ihal section Isl of The charter of the citv
Holl'S DC amended so as 10 read AS follows.
.Cr wv III district sewers or drains Shi
-ol W tsSnHshrd within the limits of the distric
hr 70 eS described by ordinance. COunectiug with
pubic sewer OF other district sewer or :, III 4
of un'uIal course OF drainage as each case may
" VI III Nuch other manner as The civ comm
all iu"! gy ordinance provide such district m
lie , -. SuuuN lutl, enlarged or changed by orr
mi nance III any time. The city council Sh nj can
hr sewers or drains to be constTuctrd in eSrh y
1,e' w such extent of such dimensions and n
nj. ucI sum regulations as may be prescrihed
3tIlhauce whenever majority of the proper
m. uu,uv,s lnettln shall petition therefor or VII,
ity SNCt me tlly council may deem such spwer
as urahS necessary for snpinrv ar oibar nS,r,rs
or allu sald seWer or drain shall be of Such AIM,
he siun US may be prescribed by ordinance and N,
ne pe CuHngtd, enlarged or extended and sb
lcr ~, .ne necessary lateras ines aud OH
ne npPuIISnAnceS which may be reuuIred n
~. WORK shall be done as follows, WbaneSor :,
s,SSh 'uuu i Shhll ueteniue by ordinnnce
of such WORK shall be done and tho ,nannor
Nf ,ia,. 9L same, they shall advertise for hi
he 81 }"'SSr wy nus and Specifications and ext
M vi Improvement, The work shall bc To- 80
rti lowest responsible bidder I'M M" Giyrrn,ior ",
Ter WY council, ana with such bond es tLa g
ity council may provide. 10 Ne 81
the as Ns Suon as any district Sewer or drain 81
her "Gcor In pleted the city Cncinecr or OF
all 49,, having charge OF the work, shall mi
lin report theleol To the city council tocr,bnr ~ ~
nv wv enllfS cost OF said work, and the ci,v q,
nd uvtt sh9ll at the same time furnish in tb az.
nd Tyon muu collector and city council iist of
ok a., -. SUM sewer district. tnypfhar IA
as. we owner thereof The city council shan u
,cd NJ once proceed to assess said amonn n at W !,
ed, T Su property, aud shall levy a sneciS an
or TWvlSIof against the lots of ground wlthim .,
Of s.,SI exclusive Of improvements in mso,
uon 10 ihe area of the whole district I ptvi
Of %, public highways provided thai in no I,ss
ire, JiWu. ule council special committee NJ ~
as nIei.Sled citizens not Situated In ~ so NJ W y
S Sse unS,l'cI may be appointed by the msrnS
sht NJ tuiInse OF assessing the pToncrts ~ a. .,
ain ,,, Su'vt IN proportion to the benS6ts aar,
in yoSt OF such sewer And the sSSrsso "s ,u ,
ion ~, Vor SnaI enter said list of said nronc %u
lies wv, W. name Of the owner thereof ,rropSSsg !
lb- W. y assessment and levy made ScsIhSt nac
log ny pS WIN such district on his isy ,oi ysVu
no, co SA eeht Tor that purpose and sbSi n ru.s,
the SSiS tue s9me as other taxes Are co,lcc
my Nu ,sN snail he lien ON sncb nro, Vo.,eS
as f",c' uiv OF levy, and ils collection sSsuS u
lie StSu a. other taxes by NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. a y
all ", .ae Properly taxed provided n ban Snu
lch vsiorSr sen az same tmeaS ior no'
ate ir H, aNes 1.-THE said sncrlnl isy H , I,
wnrt w. anu. NJ 'T III days nom the complctcn nv !
OF wNrs onI We levy OF said specia INV OF
SJ,s,r aud collector shall nrrr,cI v'.n
fly vF Gn aud sell said properly Sor ~ once
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