The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1883-04-18
CITY COUNCIL.

last evening, Mayor. CabeN in the chair.
Outside Of regular routine business the
following was transacted;
The following is the message of Mayor
Cabel delivered last night:
10 the Honorable City Council of the City of
Dallas:
GENTLEMEN:-ln entering upon a new
municipal year deem il proper TO cali
your attention to certain measures, necessa.
nv for your consideration and action at
this time.
First he sanitary condition of the CITY
should be attended 10. The warm season of
the wear is approaching it is therefore nee
essary in order TO remove all local causes of
diseases, as we'll Us to prevent epidemics of
sny kind from scourgiug our city to take
some action III this matter as soon as we
can possibly do so. | would therefore
recommend that q permit u Mt and efficient
system of sewerage and drainage be deter.
mined aud that the work commence as soon
as proper plans, specifications
and estimates can be made
BY the city engineer, and adopted BY the
city council. | would recommend that one
large sewer running from Murphy street
west to the river at the nearest and most
suitable point TO be determined by actual
survey, one on the north side of Pacific
avenue from Patterson street down Mag
nolia to the Dallas branch, one from near
Ross avenue west OF the Houston n
Texas Central railroad to Elm and across
that street to Cabell street and thence TO
the fourth ward row, small sized draw pipes
from 10 inches in diameter TO be laid
down to carry all ieculent matter into
these larger sewers at convenient points.
and also into larger sewer to be built by
aba To- G. flo rntl l., II
avenue TO the river. All surface water
to be conducted by surface drains into
the river and the main sewers run, il can
be done. | would recommend that glazed
earthen pipes ranging in size from 6 TO 20
inches be used Tor the work, and the same
let.0ut by contract to the lowest bidder.
This will give us % cheap, and at the same
time good and efficient system. In order
to have the city properly ceaued and put
in healthy condition, and kept So until
works OF u permanent character can he
completed, | would recommend that au-
tk0rity be gwen the mayor to hire a sufli-
cient number of wagons and laborers to
thoroughly clean the city and to keep il so
during warm weather.
| would also call your attention to the
paving OF the principal business streets,
Main and Elan, and the cross streets CON
that a uniform system of pavement be
adopted that when work is done, be done
in substantial manner, and that the same
material be used on the same street-that
the work determined on be done according
to proper plans and estimates made by the
city engineer, and let out by contract to
the lowest responsible bidder. That the
contract be properly made out in duplicate,
signed by the mayor and contractor. one
copy 10 be retained in the MAYORS Office
the other given to the contractor, the con.
tractor to give bond with one or more secu.
rites in sum sufficiently large to protect
the city and to insure the completion of the
work according to the terms of the contract.
AS the amended charter, which | under
stand has become law, requires that each
property owner should pay for paving the
street in front of his own property, and that
the city should pave the crossings of the
streets, to be paid out of the general fund,
would recommend that the MAYOR be
authorized to call meeting of the properly
owners, as well rs others interested on
Main and Elm streets, and request them to
appoint committee of five good business
men to confer and advise with committee
from the city council, composed of the
mayor city engineer ana the committee on
streets and bridges, as to the kind of pave
ment to be adopted, the material to be
used, and the amount to be put under cor
tract at one time, IL is right and proper
mat he city should have the entire control
OF TINS work ut the same time it is equally
tishI ana proper that the property owners
should be consulted, as the burden of pay
.nent Is on them. Experience has taught
Inc that nothing can be lost by comforting
with the men who are interested in carry
ing ont any Measure that affects the health
or the general business ofthe city. recon-
mend thai q committee on sewerage and
drainage, composed of the mayor and one
lnehlser from each ward, be authorized by
your honorable body, whose business Il
shouIu De TO examine into all matters an
pertaining to the sewerage and drainage of
the city.
would also call your attention to the
lre department, which, as you know, is
supposed oil citizens who have voluntarily
oined the different companies with the
,AGeption OF few paid mem, not for pay,
,ut Tor the laudable desire, as good citi-
'tens, 10 protest the lives and property of
heir neighbors and families living in the
'lty. 1t is important that the fire depart
nent should always be kept in state of
,nc'ency, ready at moments warn
" 10 go to any part of the
ivy, l am informed by our efficient
,ulel OF the fire department that
team engine No. is badly out of repair,
'au cannot be relied on in case of fire
u any magnitude, and that it should
,e repaired, and also that new engine be
Iurcnased. | would therefore recommend
nat tue committee on fire department in.
'pect this engine and see what is necessary
y oe done; also to inspect the hose and
,nd n rO ana trucks Of the department,
,nu report to the council the result of their
ihspectlon, with such recommendations rs
y, ~ may ueem necessary as to the repair
y Ihe o!u engine, the purchase OF new en-.
;'lne, the purchase of new hose and the ex.
mango of horses etc.
AS the matters brought to your atten.
ION az TINS time will, If carried out, in.
Owe large expenditure of money /
'uuIu respectfully recommend that the
omhlttees on finance and WAYS and
heahs examine into the condition of our
inanceS and the sources from which rev.
nue. can be obtained, and recommend
ucn steps as they may deem necessary and
roper TO provide money to pay for any
VOTE determined on by the city council as
and proper at this time.
'oulu recommend that what work we
, ,k Hone he of permanent and
", uost.ah'lal character that all patchwork
~ ,, 'ne nrlhclpal business streets be done
IVA! with, and tina, al money heretofore
Iseu iot ms KIND OF work be expended in
aNIhE we cross streets. Ii would be bet
" 70 do less work Of o permanent charac-
70 thnh TO do great deal poorly, which
,ouiu hecessitetean additional expenditure
very year OF both labor and money to
eep lhem in proper repair. 1t is poor
oVsM,oVihy To be always extending money
!, ". up holes and to repair trail aud weak
.,uVtures every month In the year. Our
", .S ias arrived at that state and assumed
roportions that require permanent Inn.
OF every Kind.
respectfully, your ohedient servant,