The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-02-28
OUR CITY SlRES
The city Railway shora OF Some OF its
Strength.
Other Matters, Local IN Nature

Other Matters, Local In Nature.
Tho mayor Issued call yesterday for a
special meeling Of the city o1nroi heln
lsst night pursuant 10 the lI0wIng re-
quest, signed hy Alderman rillmhn. J. ID.
Carter, q, i Garter aud ;, Loeb,
To hls ilOHOE the N lyor ~ Dallas;
We would request you 10 call spro'al
mtaling mis- ever ing NJ : y m. TOR the puf d.
pose OF considering raiirord aud toi oOl
matters and such other purposes ~ may be
& the Interest OF the ct y ~ appears 70 the
tnnvor aud city council.
Whereupon the mayor called the specis !
meeting 10 consider street railway ana
school matters.
Il appears hist the Dallas city street rail-.
way conn luy acting under the city charter
hch granted them years ago the right oi
way through all tho streets then existing In
the city, began Yesterday 90 distribute ter
aud iron along Mckinney avenue Va the
vicinity OF Cumberland Hill Tor
the purpose OF beginning the
instruction OF street railway TO traverse
Lamar, Cochran and Mckinney streets.
The council claims aswill he seen that the
railway company having tlept on ils n Rhls
granted by the charter granting II have
forfeited the same under the new
or ameadei charter. Mayor Cabell
issued warrants last night aud gave them
10 the city marshal with Instructions to
arrest any one who should attempt 10 lay
track. as IL was feared that an tt,empt
would be made duripe the pight to build.
Aldermen Msroney and Spellman wers
absent. The following notice from the rail-
rond company was read;
honorable Mayor and City council
GEsrLvMrs:-Our company has tnis DAY
filed with the city secretsrys document
signed by . majority OF the property
owners, giving tho Dallss City rail,
road company the right and
privilege 10 build street railway
over Lsmar. Cochran and hckinney
streets. Asthis complies win the nnie ni,r
ment TO your city charter, and rs the city
council has already given our company The
right Of way over all the streets OF the city
Of Dallas. and as there seems nothing more
for us to do to comply with every
| requirement, our company iu'
tend commencing without delay
to build street railway on eaid ftreets
above named. Respectfully, s..,.,.
| Captain 8. ]. Adams and DR.. y. Il. kel.
Ter dressed the council In the interest Of
the proposed line.
After considerable discussion on the part
OF the council the following resolution Of
tered by Alderman J. ID. Carter was unani-
mously adopted:
WHEREAS. II 10 claimed by the Da lins
city railroad company that heretofore, to-
witt On the 81 day OF December, 1872. that
the city council Of the city OF Dslias
granted said company the right OF way
over all the sti ests than III the city OF Dali
las, and that might hereafter become streets
in said city, Tor constructing and operating
street railways to be run by horse or
stssm power, and wherever the said COM
pany has for more than ten years past
| cd 10 NJ uN Attract YailWAY Oh
any other steet than Main street in said
city, and have never undertaken to oon
struct aud maintsin any street railways or
another street than those named, anc
wherever such claim and grant. IL any SUCH
was even made tends to monopoly and ex
elusive privilege 70 the lev esaaip,ss IN
srs inc . ,nssas' .ubiio pOiicy and 70 III
81 ' ! ~ Of &: city Of Dallas. New
Resolved, By ths city sonncil Of the oily
Of Dsllas, That the right 70 construct
and spsr ate street rail Ways run By horse
or steam power over oil the streets In the
CITY Of Dallas or that night hereai!er %
oome streets, granted. clainsd or supposed
to Do granted to the said Dallas city rail-
road company BY . resolution OF the city
council of the city Of Dallss claimed to have
bean December 8, 1877, Or ct any other
time (f any such resol ution or grant was
ever made) shall be aud 10 hereby revoked
declared forfeited. set aside, made null and
void. and Of no further force OF
effect except on and over such street
or streets as the said company hiss hereto
fore constructed and operated It's stree
railways, wit: on Main street. That ouly
TO such extent a. said company has con-
structed and operated said street railway
on said street does any such right OF way
exist to said company.
Alderman Cookrell offered the following
which was adopted.
Resolv we'd, That the Dallas city railroad
company be notified ofresolution passed TO-
night DENYING their right to lay track or
any street in the city Of Dallas, and
recognized and that they are
required to procure BY ordinance the con-
sent of the city council and property hold
srs as required by amended charter W
lay their track on . street.
tits claimed that this proposed line Ia In
opposition to the proposed belt line.
The following resolution offered by Alder
man Tillman was adopted: =,
Resolved, That his honor the mayor shall
issuc proclamation for an election TO Of
held on some day and place where the an
nusl election for officers Of this city 10 held
for the purpose Of levying
special school tax Of IA Of on.
per cent. on all taxable property and thai
at said election only qualified voters shsl
vote. Said tax to be ssed for the purpose
frat, OF acquiring lot and building iol
grammar aud high school; second. FOL
building additional ward schools; third
for engaging q superintendent and add
tionsl teachers and keeping public SCHOOL,
open for nine months during the year
Said special tax to be levied for term
three years.