The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-07-02
OUR CITY SIRES.
THEY TALK AND THEY TALK
And DO More-They Shut Out the scribes
From Their Secret Councils-Thsee
Surnise, However, What the
SOlons Accomplished.

His Honor, the Mayor, the entire
board and the City Clerk were present at
the regular meeting of the City Council
last night.
After the usual preliminaries, routine
business was transacted as follows:
Report of fines by the Mayor, for the
month ending July lst This report is
embodied in the Marshal's report.
Mrs. Morrisey, being the only appli-
cant, was appointed boarder of the city
prisoners, at 10 cents per meal.
w. f. Flippen reported $3.50 received
| into the city treasury from fines paid for
the month of June.
DIR. Carter, city physician, reported
| need of three new flush tanks. Re-
terred to Committee on Sewers with
| power to act.
Assessor and Collector Bogel reported
a total of Sl,962.4S taxes collected for
June, $7S4j of which is from RAILWAYS.
City Engineer reported recommending
opening new street along the Houston
X Texas Central railway, from Main to
SWISS streets, distance Of 600 feet. Re-
terred to the committee on Streets and
Bridges.
The City Marshal reported 303 fines as
sessed, agregating $537, of which 1882. 80
are paid; month of June. Also inn
pounding as cows since the ordinance
went into effect, and $40 collected from
the owners of the COWS and paid over to
the City Treasurer.
The city ScaVenger was denounced MS
recreant to his duty, the office declared
vacant and Jack Duhig elected i'm his
stead. Committee on Streets reported
that the long leaf pine lumber for
Drlges, crossings, etc., would arrive
as soon as freight business is open on
the Texas ~ New Orleans railway,
Much discussion was had as To
the ACCESSIBILITY of repairing the
old engine at East Dallas. Referred TO
Committee on Fire Department.
Mr., Ed Longs bill against the city for
extra work, ~, was referred to same
committee.
a bill incurred on account of visiting
firemen, was referred to same committee.
Committee on Parks asked for further
time. Granted. Much discussion was
had over the newly printed city
charter and ordinance. Further dis
cussion was reserved for next meeting.
Council resolved itself into executive
session, and excluded reporters and the
public.
EXECUTIVE SESSION.
When the body went into executive SEES.
sion HERALD reporter with patience
like unto that of Mary's little lamb, bar.
ring the sheep, hung about the star
chamber meeting, and something like
the following in substance was waited
into his ear. Alderman Gibson, Chair.
man oftheFinance committee, stated that
the financial condition of the city was moi
Just what it ought to be and that q
little hard cash was neces.
sary to run the municipal machinery
: for short while. The city was solid
but little of the root of all evil, owing
to combination of circumstances was
necessary just at this juncture. The
payment for street paving was dis.
cussed at length and the Street commit
tee, the Chairman Ofthe Finance commit
tee and the Mayor were appointed d
committee to negotiate the requisite loar
, or rather to see what rates could bC
gotten and report. II was tn,
sense of the Council thai
the Main street railway SHOULD
be required to come down with its pro
rata for the paving of Main street, an,
that steps be taken to that end. Alder
Q man Cockrell offered q resolution tina
the city negotiate for $1,000 or $iG,0OO, 70
Y the reporter could not catch it, as Den
uty Marshal Cornwall coughed lust a
I that Juncture and drowned the Alder
- mans voice. II carried; but it il
his impression that the res
n olution was subsequently side-racked
Alderman Carter said that he wanted {,
= look at matters just as they were, ant
did not think il the proper thing for tn
= city to leap before looking. He though
they should regard what they did TO
the city rs though il were their owl
> personal obligation. The city hat
bonds and he did not desire to see then
= depreciate in value, and there ought no
to be any occasion for il
Y The other Aldermen spoke on tn,
Z. financial situation, and to that extern
:. that the reporter heartily sympathize,
a with them. About this time Deput,
Marshal Cornwall came tripping up {,
where the reporter was ensconsed, an,
= intimated that he did not think it wa
Q Just the proper caper. Just then tn
Council adjourned to meet again to
I. night.
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