The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-04-22
OUR CITY SlRES.
The New Deal OF Dallas Dads Catches
on 80 Stay.
Interesting Annual Reports Appoin''
ment Ut Standing Committees,
How tho Big 1e Started Ont

nN lNfiNllfilNN OF tlN htNlF NAettN'
nicipal olhcers iuok place ~ the cl'y hail
yestsrday morniuH ut 10 o'clock, ana Mat
Wiineslai hy a large orOwd Of citizcnl. Inc
old board oi ALDERMAN took their seats ana
the secretary read The minutes OF tne meet
ines held the l5sh. and 10 II, the clos
Ing work OF the out.R ing board, "oirh
were signed by tho mayor.
Tho mayor lhen addressed the council ss
followe;
Mayors ADDRESS.
Mayor'a Office City 81 Dallas, April ~ lSoh -
Gcnlcmen OF the CITY Coancli
Tn. limu mas now arrived when ihe ian ,rf
OF this council should end aud naN cOun-
ell be Installed, npt onlg 70 hil your places
but 10 represent new wards that pave ,neen
created iGce you went into Office. your
lahors. gentlemen, know have oeen great,
hut no matter how hard you have had 10
labor, and what your tolls may have been,
you Leave bahind you something 10 show
that your Efforts have NOT been ia vain. A
"trse Is Judged by its lruit,n 80 you are and
will ba Judged by what you have done
You have done more than any council has
ever done aiuoe tho examination OF the
mnnlcipal government OF this city aud the
records viii prove 10 b. be 40. will give
you hriet statement OF What hao been
done during the fiscal wear: There has
been leid Ia tho o'.y 1880 teet OF pipe.
sewer OF the foliowiug Dimensions nd Of
yelrihi q clay pipe. -Four inch pipo, 900
feet: G inch pipe, 3 s75 feet; inch pipe 100
feet, L, inch pipe, 1885 teeti is inoh 49,
feet. There has also boon contributed briok
sewer d-sius ~ iolluv,:
First WArd-Oa Murphy street, 65G feet
O feet In diameter; on Murphy street, so
feet. 4 feet tn diameter; on Mnfphy street
200 feet, liz feet IN diameter Total, $50
feet.
Second ward Magnolia street, $40 feet, .
feet in diacialer: Magnolia street, Cos feet, .
IL feat IN diamster; Murphy strest, 80 feet
2l-2 feet 10 diem0tGC Csfuth street, 53i
feet ieet in disrnsler. Total. CD
Third wsrd-Pearl street, 400 feet, feet
in diemeies.
Fourth ward casell street, 1900 feet
feet Ia diameter.
Fourth ward race Gl5 feet. feet IN
diameter. TOTAL in these two wards 3,2i5
feet OF brick sewers laid. aud q Total Of
500 feet In the oitv which will prove OF
incrloulable beuedt 90 ,hs health, comfort
and convenience OF our citirens.
Agein, Elm street tor a distance OF 2 800
feet, and Lamar, for Gsianca Of $50 iaet,
has been paved with Bots dare wood, which
em confident viii prove the finest wood
payeinsut that has ever BEEN put down IN
Che suuth. Besides CONTRACTS have been
made with Responsible parties 20 pave asin
street from Jefferson to Sycsm ore. Elm
street from Sycamore 20 esst siae OF Hous-
ton & feSns Central railroad, Austin ard
Lamar from Wood street 10 Elm and Pacific
avenue: Mnsphy, Sycamore aud Poydrsa.
from Main 20 Elm streets; Market, JefIer.
son and college straetA tron Main and Elm
30 Pacific avenue, pdvel with the nlme
kind 81 WOOD end In the same manner.
Work will cnmmence in few days.
Crrbing has been put down on Main,
Jefferson, Sycamore aud Lamar streets 40
tollows;
On Main between Jifrsrsou and Sycamore
streein, / 600 feet; on Elm between Jeifer-
son aud Sycamore streets, 1900 feet; on
Lamar hotHeen I'm a3d Pacific avenue,
400 feet. Total curbing, 8 400 feet.
New sidewalks on % IA street, 1000 feet;
now sidewalks on Msn street, 90 feet.
Total new sidewalks, 2, 800 feet.
Opened spd extended Eryay street 200
feat; Oieander street, 250 fogt; Wood street,
$50 feet.
These street heye heen well-graded and
travelled every dsy The extension OF
Erygy and Oeander gives tlue travel from
the south corporal on line 20 the northern.
Besides this over fifteen miles OF atreets
have been kept in repair, snd in most in
gtsrces the necessary bridges, culYests and
orosaiugs have been made, as tho report OF
abe CITY engineer shOwG. Tic waier-wOrks
have been repaired snd put ia fair condi.
ton THE public PARK bas been enlarged
ard besutitied ana is NOW the resort daily
OF the ladies' and children from every part
OF the CITY. Three large gchool.houses have
been built and three others repaired and
wire fences made around each, making
four scboOl-n0ussg for white and Two for
colorsd. All are well attended and IN q
AourishiBg condition.
Tho strength and efficiency OF the fire
department hae been Increased by the
purchase OF iiuc new engine, OF 1000 tset
OF new hose and fresh horses 30 replace the
old and disabled horses.
The report OF The city marshal sb0ws that
the police nHve seen active aad energetic
In the discharge Of their duties.
Tho report Of The city secretary aud as.
SCISSOR wi show tho condition Of our fin.
ances; that we have met our obligations
promptly; our assessments have increaS-
ed nearly S2C0O000. This shows that
Dallas has, daring your tarnl OF office, IN.
creased greatly, both IN wealth and popu-
lation.
The health officers reports show that
our sanitary condition IL good,
and that the health OF our city has been
sood.-iroe from ep-as'nioa or alV k'no'
Then, gentlemen, - claa Your iNpurs,
you cin look back NJ 01tb pride and
pleasure to what you bsvs done. / ber
leave 60 share thia plfasdse wlth YOU, aud
hope that II during the year any iisfenc's
may have arson hst 7ean Il as opuncilm9n
and mayor, that thoy may l-p ~ buried -
all orgotten-bsliuyiHg tans sca ald every
one OF ma WAS ao'nsieh BY 0as motive, ore
desire, ard that was . sOglnrs Ghe maze
rial interests Of tho city q Dallas. Ithank
you all, gantlsmsn. iOr your kindness and
courtesy, ant vi Aieg son MI i1pg end
by operation OF lsw. w l.. CABsLL,
Mayor.
The reports Of the mayor, secretary, az
SCISSOR and collector, treasurer, euperin-
tendent OF wRter-works marshal and en-
gineer we're read Rnd referred 20 the COM
mittse on journals. The other officers
were sworn IN ard their bonds approved.
The aecretary then called the roll OF the
newly elected aldermen, and the following
responded 20 thsir nsmps, and after being
duly sworn by MS Homer.
around the board IN tho following order.
r.. N. Cockroil j. A. Williams. First
ward.
J.Nosoaey, John Spellman, Second ward.
R.'B. Baav, j. Ksuch, Third ward.
8. Loeb, u O. Smith, Fourth ward.
q. Il. Keller, Robert Gibson, Fifth ward.
I'D. Carrier, J. FL. Brown, Sixth ward.
In compliance with the city charter tho
aldermen elect drew lots for tbs long and
short torng With the following result:
First wsrd--F. n. Cockrell, hhort term;
d. A. williams, long term;
1ecnad wATd--Jsme1 MNOnsy, short
tsrm; John Speilman, long torn.
Third wnrd--R B. Ssay, abort termi J.
16uct, long term.
Fourth wards. Loeb. short term; L. @.
FIFTH wald-O. II. Ksller, short term;
Robert Gibson, long term.
6ixth ward--J. ID. Garter, short term;
John Henry Brown long term,
The MAYOR appointed the followins
Standing o'mniitees: o,.
First-wsys and mesns. Moroney. Gibson
s-rd Garter.
sscond--Oa fnancs, Gibson, Moroney
Th,rd-O1 GLAZING. Raach, Smith ssid