The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1884-06-19
CITY SIRES.
A REp-AoT BUSINESS MEETING.
\ Proposal for water supply submitted
The rolic. Petition for u "Naisc'-
The Eootblack Must Not
"Shiue" in publlC,

Tho city Council mo; IN regular Scs-
sion last night, AT the city Hall, Mayor
Caboll presiding, Absent, Aldermen
COckrcll and Loeb. Tho minutes of the
previous meeting were read and APP
proved.
His Honor, the Mayor, read u letter from
Col, !. +. Elliott, Commissioner from
Texas To the New Orleans Exposition.
in reference To Dallas taking steps To
secure space for I'm exhibit.
The opctition of the citizens doing
business in the Grand Windsor hotel
block, signed by Mr.. VIC. Howard, the
proprietor, and others, asking that
boot-blacks, which they state have be-
come nuisance, be prohibited from
shining" on the sidewalks in front Of
that building. The petition WAS referred
10 the police board.
The following from W. e. Common in
regard to supplying the city with water
was read:
Hon. Mayor and Board of .Nldcrmcn:
GENTLEMEN:-Tho undersigned and
associates desire to submit II proposition
To YOUR honorable body for the introduce
ton of n water supply for the city, and
hope To have the same ready to submit
in II very few days, and would respect
fully ask that no definite action he taken
until our offer is before you, which will
be in very few days, and nj the earliest
plans and figures made up.
Yours very respectfully.
w. {. CoNNoR.
The following from Chaplin and associ-
ateS on the same subject was read and
with the above referred 10 the Water
Commissions:
To the Hon. Mayor and City Council of tho
city of Dallas:
GENTLEMEN:-Nc the undersigned
will furnish you with II good supply of
from one to four million gallons daily of
wholesome water delivered mt your
pumping works mt Browdcr Springs, for
the sum of $4,000 per annum, payable rs
follows: Six thousand dollars as soon
as your committee receives the work
and 5000 mt the end of
each quarter afterwards, and
should YOU desire at any
time to purchase the works we will sell
the same 10 you for the sum of $lO0,O0O,
and we will agree and bind ourselves TO
keep the supply up at all times and all
machinery, pipes, etc., used i'll bringing
the water to place ofdcliNery III perfect
order, until your purchase. Should
you accept this proposition, we can COM
moncc work within two months, and
complete same within twelve months
from acceptance Of this proposition.
Respectfully,
a 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 meagre salary, to give
them II relief by increasing their
salaries. They remind the council that
thnt a. ,rft
of the city that is self-sustaining. Their
petition was referred to the police board.
The secretary was authorized to adj
vertise for feeding the city prisoners for
Il year.
The trustees of the public schools
the appointment of Il
Superintendent of Schools, which was
referred to the Committee on schools,
The report of the Health Officer rela-
tive to securing the right-ot-way to the
dumping-grounds by paying $25, was
referred to the Committee on Sanitary
Affairs.
The City Engineer reported that the
judment of the District Court
gave w. A. Jones, in his suit against the |
city, nineteen feet Of Sycamore street, |
to the field notes, while he
only got Judgment for twelve and 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-
Ierred to the appropriate committees.
An ordinance was passed lovying |
m occupation tax which is
the same as that of the past year.
An ordinance presented by Alderman
Brown, for putting in street crossings
III all the streets in the city, was passed.
Council adjourned until Friday night.