The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-10-08
CITY FATHERS.
THEIR PROCEEDINGS IN FULL
TabulRtion Of Disbursements Patch
orno fatch-Shall Economy Rule
streets and Roads Reports
Of ers-ResOlutions,

city Council met in regular session
lust night at the city Hall, Mayor
Cabell presiding Roll called and tull
board present Tire minutes of The last
meeting were read and approved.
MoNlHiN REPORT or OFlICl RS.
The Mayors report and that OF the
Marshal were read.
REPORT on As SSOR AND COLLECTOR.
The report OF the AsSt ssor and Col.
lector shows that the total amount col
lccitd Tor the month To he $G4Cl3 81. OF
this sum $6,31S s. is special railroad tax,
which goes 10 Austin. The AL valurem
TAX collected WAS 1850 ~; street paw
ing tax, Sl5,70i 50; occupation tax, etc,
$500.
REPORT or cry SECRETARY,
Honorable Mayor and Clty Council
GENTLEMEN: herewith beg leave TO
report that ! have received from j. G.
Arnold, City Marshal, for fines col.
lected in Mayors court from September
LIST to September 80, 1881, both inch-
sivc, the sum of S5Sl, all of which has
been turned over to W. II. Flippon, City
Treasurer.
Respectfully submitted,
w. l.. PARRY,
city Secretary.
IhALlt Ol FIttt = lElhlI.
Honorable Mayor and city Council.
GENrLEMEN- have The honor to pre-
sent the hospital report Ioi the month OF
September, 1854. Number of patients
remaining in hospital September 81, III;
admitted during September, 50; dis
charged during September, %; died dur
ing september, 4; remaining in hospital
September 80, Il.
| also call your attention To the ncces-
sity for suitable hospital accOmmuda-
tons for the INDECENT sick of this CITY
and for the transient sick, (slck aud
DOWN that we are required To take care
ul / state for your information that
MIR. Campbell iaile 10 accept tho con-
tract To furnish the sewer pipe north Of
llhrwood street. This pipO ought to
Toe finished SO that the flush tank can
be erected. As II ~ now, the pipo Will
soon he obstructcd. take this oppur.
tunity To 9sk You Tor your permission
no ~ the American Public Health
ass Htion, which meets i'm ST. Louis on
tpy ilth instant. Allow me ten DAYS,
from the l2th instant, aud ! will be
grateful Very respectfully ypur obe-
dicut servant. !. ID. CAtrGR,
Health officer.
Tho Health officer was granted a
leave of absence.
SUPERB sTENDENr OF TIK WATER
WORKS.
The superintendent reported that the
new stock for tho lurgc boiler NJ the
works had been placed IN position and
would save considerable fuel. The
pumps, with the exception of ono ut
! Bruwder springs, ARE In good working
order. The river pump has been very
expensive during the past month and
is ready for uso In cases of
an emergency Tho supply Of water
at the works has been doubled hy the
Water commissioners work in the
park. While there is plenty OF water
Tor all purposes the pumps are old, and
hc recommend, the purchase of now
pump for BruWdVr Springs. lie had
been collecting Wator rents for tho last
tire, quarters, Nh,.h, while out Of
order seemed tu hcth' common consent
of the Council lie asked that change
be mgdc, alleging ,hat no did not have
time to aueuu to IT, tltasked the C0un-
ell 10 pay for the Keeping of his horse.
CtlN EN.INEkH,
The report Of tho City Engineer Is, in
substance, rs follows;
Operations In the hOi- dare street paw
ing ARE suspended for this season. The
total OF Contractor llarry's estimates
to September 3Oth, Is Sgl, i2i33, divided