The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-06-18
CITY SIRES.
A REp-HOT BUSINESS MEETING.
4 Proposal for water supply submitted
The Police Petition for ~ "iaise"-
The iiootblack Must MT
"Shine" IN Public.

Tho CITY Council met In regular scs-
sion last night, nj the city Hall, Mayor
Cabcll presiding. Absent, Aldermen
CockrclI and Loeb. The minutes of the
previous meeting were read and APP
proved.
His Honor. the Mayor read u letter from
Col. j. +. Elliott, Commissioner from
Texas To the New orleans Exposition,
In reference u Dallas taking steps To
secure space for nm exhibit.
Tho opctltion of the citizens doing
business in the Grand Windsor hotel
block, signed by Mr.. w. e. Howard, the
proprietor and others, asking that
booi-blncks, which they state have be-
come q nuisance, he prohibited from
thinning on the sidewalks In front Of
that building. Tho petition was referred
to the police board.
The following from W. G.. Connor in
regard to supplying the city with water
was read:
Hon. Mayor and Board of Aldermen.
GENTLEMEN: Tho undersigned and
as. ociutos desire to submit u proposition
10 your honorable body for the introduce
ton of water supply for the city, and
nope 10 have the same ready to submit
i'm u very few days, and would respect
uully ask that no definite action be taken
until our offer Is before YOU, which will
be In a very few days, and at the earliest
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plans and figures made up.
Yours very respectfully,
w. &. toNNoR.
The following from Chaplin and associ-
atcs on the Same subject was read and
with the above referred To the Water
Commission:
10 The Hon. Mayor and city Council OF tho
GENTLEMEN: We tho undersigned
will furnish YOU with good supply Of
from one To four million gallons daily of
wholesome water delivered ut your
pumping works ut Browder Springs, for
the sum of $1,000 per annum, payable rs
follows: Six thousand dollars as soon
rs your committee receives the work
and $1,000 ut the end of
each quarter afterwards, and
should you desire ut any
time to purchase the works we will sell
the same To you for the sum of 100000,
and we will agree and bind ourselves To
keep the supply up ut all times and all
machinery, pipes, etc, used in bringing
the water to place of delivery in perfect
order, until your purchase. Should
you accept this proposition, we can COM
mence work within two months, and
complete same within twelve months
from acceptance of this proposition.
Respectfully,
EDWARD ID. CHAPLIN a ASSOCIATES.
\ petition, signed by the members of
the Police force and recommended by
city Marshal Arnold, praying the coun-
ell that in view of the increasing popu-
lation and the stringent regulations of
their chief, as to their uniforms being
tidy and their inability To maintain
themselves and families on
their meagrc salary, to give
them relief by increasing their
salaries. They remind the council that
the police force is the only department
of the city that is scli-sustaining. Their
petition was referred to the police board.
The secretary was authorized to adj
vcrtise for feeding the city prisoners for
Il year.
The trustees of the public schools
recommended the appointment of a
superintendent of schools. which WAS
referred To the Committee on schools.
The rpuOrt of the Health officer rola-
tive to securing the right-ot-waY to the
dumping-grounds by paying 50, was
referred to the Committee on Sanitary
Affairs.
Tho city Engineer reported that the
udmcnt of the District Court
gave w. \. Jones, in his suit against the
city, nineteen feet OF Sycamore street,
according to the field notes, while he
only got Judgment for twelve and a half
feet. The matter was referred To to the
city attorney.
Several small accounts were allowed
and ordered paid.
Several petitions were read and re-
ferrcd TO the appropriate committees.
An ordinance was passed lcVYiug
an occupation tax which *
the Same as that of the past year.
An ordinance presented by Alderman
Brown, for putting in street crossings
ON all the streets in the city,w was passed.
Council adjourned until Friday night.