The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1883-01-27


shall apply TO, and be in full force and eject as
to the execution issued from the mayors or
recorders court Any person upon whom any
fine or penalty Is imposed may be committed
until the payment Of the same, with costs ana
ON default thereof may be imprisoned IN the
city prison, or may be required 10 work on the
streets, OF other public works OF the city, for
such time and in such manner as may be pro-
vided bv 'Drd"IanCe: provided. such lmprlSOn-
men exceed thirty day.
III 90. 2l9 OF the charter OF the city
ia las a..ended so as TO read rs follows: =,
See; 29 Whenever majority of the quail
ned electors who are resident In any territory
adjoining the limits Of the city Of Dallas shall
peutiou The city council To become part OF said
city, and one of them make affidavit TO the fact
mat said petitioners compose majority OF the
qualified electors and freehOlders OF said district
the city council may, by ordinance receive them
as part of said city. From thenceforth the
territory so received shall be part of said city,
ana the inhabitants thereof shall tie entitled 10
all The rights and privileges of other citizens and
bound by this act and ordinances made in pur-
suance thereof
That section Ia Of the charter OF the city of
Dallas be amended so as TO read as follows:
The city council shall have power by Ordi.
nance to cause 10 be graded, paved. macAdam.
lZed or graveled. or otherwise constructed i'm
proved OF repaired all streets, sidewalks alleys
and public highways including cross-streets, in
the limits of the city of Dallas, ut such time, TO
sucn extent and out of such material and under
such regulations as 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 properly thereon, the expense ofsuch i'm
prOvement SO ordered the city council shall
nave improved, in the same manner as rest Of
streets, all the intersections of streets where
they cross the streets so improved, aud to the
mldule or the street where another street enters
nut don't cross the street being SO improved.
This Improvement Of intersections and abut.
meats 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
ina such work Shall be done, aud the manner
az ,1f same, they shall advertise for
Dlu .ar he plans, specifications and extent
OF i'm. ssons mt. The work shall be let TO the
loweSt'e, nsible bidder in the discretion of
me city ell, and with such bond as the
council mo determine. The city council shall
levy special tax OIL the property fronting or
a0uttlns on said street so improved, pro rata,
according TO numbered feet OF front or aburment,
and said tax shall be levied as soon as convent.
ent aiter contract is let, aud the time of pay.
ment of same, and when 1t Shall become delin.
quent shall be specified in ordinance. The tax
snail be lien from time OF levy ana its collec.
nOn snail be enforced as the collection of other
taxes, by advertisement and sale Of property;
provided, IL shall not be necessary 10 sell al
same time as for other delinquent ad yalorem
taxes
II 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 snail proceed at once to advertise and
sell SAID property for the special tax due thereon
sIlhg same nolice and executing similar deed
Us Is given when property is sold by city for nd
yalorem taxes
That section III ofthe city charteras amended
10y act OF Legislature of the state, approved
lows: w. ava
1t shall be. the duty of every persons or cor.
porauon owning property fronting on any street
III me city OF Dallas, to build sidewalks con.
sunct curbing aud gutteriug and repair the
same III 'front.' of their properly, when notified
by ine proper city authorities and according 10
1iIlhance. II the owners of any such property
laii' ailer que nouce as provided by ordinance.
lall TO construct or repair such sidewalk curbing
Or gutterlng, as provided by ordinance, the same
may b9 done by the city and taxed against the
property, according TO cost of construction. md
lhe same proceeding shall be had us provided
III seciion "a above, in doing said work and
eoliecung SAID tax. Any one failing or refusing
10 Dulld or regair the sidewalk, cuTbing or gut,
lenig along their property according to oTdi-
nance, shall be deemed guilty OF mis,Iemeanor
ana punished as provided by city ordinance,
proyiueu The line for any one days neglect
shall not exceed fifty dollars
That section $50 OF the charter of the city of
Dallas be amended SO as to read as follows:
sec loO.-lhe city council shall have mower
ny ordnance TO provide for and cause n general
sewer and drainage system to be established.
which snail be divided into three classes o-wit:
nup,ic' ulstilct ana private sewers and drains.
courses of drainage, ut such times, 10
such extent ana under such regulation as NAV
be provided by ordinance and there NAV he ey.
tension or branches of sewers already Construc.
leu' or ehllrely new throughout, as NAV be
deemed cxpelient The city council may II
necessary, levy n tax on all property made lava.
pic tor state purposes over the whole city. to
pay Tor me construction and rppairinp surh
pubic sewers, which tax shall be called Spec!al
pubic sewer tax, and shall be of such amount
as my DC required for the sewer or sewers, pro.
yided by ordinance to be built, and The find
Arising from said tax shall be appronriotad
solely 10 the building and repairing &c soid
sewer or sewers, and there shall, whGi neces.
safy, pc u taking and condemnation of private
properly lor sewers and drains as ,hcrclnbeforc
ploHluSu ior No public sewer shall be run iii.
agonnlly through private property, when Il Is
practicable, without injury to said sewer, 10 con,
suuct 1t parallel with one of the exterior lines nj
such property; nor shall any public sewer h,
constructed through private property when Il /,
prucucunte 10 construct II oblong or through d
stree or other public highway.
That Section Isl of the charter of the CITY M
Dulias DC amended SO as to read as follows;
sec. Isl. district sewers or drains shat
pc established within the limits of the districis
70 nS Inscribed by ordinance, connecting with !
puuiLu sewer OF other district sewer, or With the
nN'uInl course OF drainage, as each case may b,
DC, or III such other manner as The ci,y co,inci
may ny ordinance provide. Such district ma,
DC subdlWded, enlarged or changed by orJi
nance NJ any Time. The city council shall cans,
scWefs or drains 10 be constructed In each dis
NV Ies W sum extent OF such dimensions and un.
a mn ~.
ptIlhahce whenever majority of the property'
noiuefs therein shall petition therefor, or when
ever the city council may deem such sewer n,
utaihS necessary for sanitary or other pnrposos
"i,u s'lu seWer or drain shall be of such dimon
SION smey be prescribed by ordnance and ma,
DC changed, enlarged or extended md sb"2
nane all the necessary laterals, inlcts and othe,
nPPurteRAnCeS which may DO reouirnd M,
W.T. W.. shNli pc done as follows Whenever thr
wy wy, counSil snail determine by ordinance n
ouvn Work shall be done, and the manner and
eNleht OF same they shall advertise for bIaS
ewing the plans and specifications and eyicn
W Improvement. The work shall he l,t In tbs
lowest responsible bidder, In the discretion ofib,
o C,,, v9i,'neii, aud with such bond as The said
council may provide. Wv ''''
haas AS soon as any district sewer or drain shat
my oSeh completed, the city engineer or oih,,
uilccI having charge of the work. shall mst,
,Spur, ,he'eot 10 the city council torpthcr wifi
,ne ehllfo cost OF said work, and the civ envi
s',, sual W lhe same time furnish To tho asses
Svr hnu collector and city council a Ist of MI
,u,opvIN III such sewer district together viii
s.e uWn,r thereof. The city council shan ibeu
w p"ve proceed to assess said amount nra,u' I,
, snm PROPERTY, and shall levy a spCciai i'm
Siergi2r sgatnst the lots OF ground within sn" MI
,tS,, exclusive OF Improvements. I'm ntonor'
u"n 70 ihe area OF the whole distre, sVn,vgp,,,
t,n ", ~ nlghwayS provided that In the discrc.
~ W we council special committees az ib,c
citizens not situated In ibe snc s,.
~ u nSivt may be appointed ny the mNyor foy
S pusIose OF assessing the property IN s,, ~,
,. .suS. IN proportion 10 the bencais drriron
~. selu sewer Tor the purpose of nayinS satJ
ie vS.oi suvh sewer. Aud the assessor NJ, on,
SV'oi SNAIL enter said list of soid n,oner,, eo,
,ho n nuine oi me owner thereof inrrihry ,.i,u
,uv nss,Ssment and levy made pyeiSs, -, WV ~,
boop c WI, suSh district on his lax rolls In Nv y
uo9h eeht Tor That purpose and ShSll nynccn ~ !,
s,iS wy same nS other taxes ARC oniicc,.IW
n WV shnll be lien on such nropc,,, wv
.,nv OF levy, and ils collection shei, nun
Nv Nv Us olher taxes by advertise s,I W, VI
", v property taxed. provided n ,bail no, sa,e
nS,cssary 10 sell AZ same time AS lor dsinn,m uS
IN w,I mxes 1.-THE said special lax bo nn, nv
VIII ,ni ~ Yen days nom the competion oi PAY e1
,s,s, a.u we levy OF said special ,nS. ihen Nv
aS1svss9r thd collector shall nror,"i a. "vu 'e
.uNvtusS and sell said properly tor iha Vnvc 10
, s uue thereon, giving same notice anS Spvvisl
NE snllf iced US IN case of nione,,, . nv
WY lNI Nu NulNfpm iaNfNa1 eNAh Wy