The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-06-11
oFFlClAL-ClTY LAWS.


OFFlC!AL-ClTY LAWS.
AN ORDINANCE TO OPEN, DEFINE
~ and establish Nesbt street:
SECTION /. Be II ordained by the City
Council of the City of Dallas, That new
street, TO be known as Nesbit street named
in honor OF MIR. Samuel Nesbit, an Octo-
genarian citizen of this city Shall be opened
and established, thirty feet wide, from Live
Oak TO Swiss street, bounded as follows: On
the southwest side by the line OF twenty-five
acres of land, formerly the property OF John
taken from said twenty-five acres nom
said Live Oak TO Swiss street, the
ground so taken being shown on the
map at this time as the northwest pOr-
lions OF blocks 80 and 81. That portion
decided and dedicated 20 the city by j. 5.
DaughertY, front ng 80 feet ON Live Oak
street and extending AZ that width 2l6 feet
towards Swiss street, ana that other portion
decided by James b. simpson, 30 feet wide
and 1907 feet long, ere hereby accepted and
declared parts of said street, subject To the
conditions in said deeds named, that they
shall not be assessed for benefits, and that
the whole street shall be opened before the
list of January, 1856.
SEC THAT the ma or Is hereby author 4.
lied and directed to have condemned and APP
praised so much OF said street, being thirty
more or less, as belongs to Henry Engelson,
snd so much, being thirty by seventy feet,
more or less as belongs to W. ii Lennon
and o. p. BoWser, and to have the gross
| amount ofsuch damages as may be allowed
said parties assessed as a special tax pro
rata according to benefits conferred, against
each lot or lots, parcel or parcels # ground
| in the in me diate vicinity specially bene-
| fitted orsenhanced In value thereby" The
| whole proceedings pertaining to
the opening and establishment of
said Hesbit street, the condemnation of the
| ground, assessment of damages, benefits,
! collection nj Gnppial nf
| damages, shall be IN accordance with the
| provisions OF section 10 OF the act of the leg
| islature of the state, "Amendatory OF, and
| supplementary to, the several acts incoTpor-
| ating the city of Dallas" passed April 8,
! 1885, and the mayor is authorized and en-
| powered to do and perform and cause TO be
| performed all acts and measures to carry
into effect this ordinance and the provisions
| of said section H. so far as applicable TO the
| case.
SEC. 3. That thls.ordinance shall take eff
| feet nd be in force from and after its pass
| age.
| Approved May ., 1885.
JOHN HENRY BROWN, Mayor.
A true copy; " Il, PARRY, City Secretary.
! A n ORDINANCE TO WIDEN BRYAN
| "A street III certain places.
! SECTION Be II ordaiped by the City
| Council of the City of Dallas, that Bryan
street shall be widened in Two places as fol-
| lows In the first place, beginning on said
street al the west corner OF the homestead
lot of DR. Il. Il. Chiffon. which is the north
corner lot OF block PSI; thence south IS
west, parallel to Bryan street, l82 feet to
| Olive street; thence northwest with Olive
| street, seven feet, ore or less, to Bryan
street as now opened; thence north IS
eastl32 feet; thence southeast seven feet,
more or less, 10 the beginning, which strip
or parcel Ofland belongs TO the estate of Jo-
seph c. Mcconnell deceased The second
place begins at a point on Good street in line
or range with the south asst line of Bryan
street, between Hawkins street and the
| Houston & Texas Central railway, II said last
named line Were extended; thence south 10
west, parallel to Bryan street, 100
| feet; thence northwest eight feet, more or
| less, to Bryan street as now opened; thence
north As east, 100 feet; thence southeast eight
| strip or parcel of ground is Ia the north cor
| ner OF block 2i9 and belongs TO j. +. Meyer.
| Sec That the mSyOr Is hereby author
| lied to proceed, in accordance with section
| III of the amendments to the charter, to
summon appraisers for the condemnation
| and valuation Of said respective palCeS of
land, the amount OF each re-
fPse'iI9b assessment caIne when approved
| by the city. Said section ten shall govern all
| the proceedings in the matter, AID It's reg
| spective provisions, so far as applicable to
the. case, shall be obeyee and complied
with,
Sec. 8, That this ordinance shall take effect
| from and after It's passage,
Approved May %, 1885.
JOHN HENRY BROWN,
A true COPY: W. II. PARRY, Mayor.
City Secretary
y ORDINANCE LEVYING AN AID
~. valorem ana poll tax for the fiscal year
| 1855.
SECTION BE it ordained by the City
| Council Of the City Of Dallas, that there shall
| be and is hereby levied, for the fiscal year
| beginning on April %, 1885, and ending on the
third Monday in April, 1856, an nd valoTem
| tax of one and one-half per centum on the
| assessed cash value Of all taxable property,
| real, personal and mixed, in the City of Dial.
las, on the FIRST day of January, 1885,
| SEC 2.-That there shall be and Is hereby
! levied poll tax of one dollar, for the fiscal
] year 1855, on every male inhabitant of the
| City Of Dallas over twCuty-Oue and under
! sixty years Ofuge,
| SEC. 3.-That the taxes mentioned in the
| two preceding sections ave levied for the pur-
| pose of defraying the current expenses Of the
| municipal government OF the City Of DiUlps,
and that the same be collected MS PROVIDED
| by the charter OF said city.
SEC. 4.-That this ordinance take effect
from and after It's passage.
| Approved May ", 1855.
JOHN HENRY BROWN,
n true copy: W. h. PARRY, Mayor.
City Secretary.
! A \ ORDINANCE LEVYING A SPEC-
| n ial adj valorem tax for the fiscal year
! lSS1, TO pay interest upon and provide sink
/
| bonds.
SECTION BE II ordained by the city
! Council of the city Of Dallas, that here shall
| be, and Is hereby levied, for the n.cal year
| 1879, q special tax of one-tweltth tl-l2l OF one
per centum on the assessed cash value OF all
| property, real, personal and mixed, In the
/ city Of Dallas on the hrst day OF January,
/ 1885, said tax TO be used to pay Interest upon
and provide sinking fund for the Texas Il
! Pacific Railroad bonds OF the city OF Dallas,
aud to be collected as provided by the char
ter OF said city,
SIC. 2.-T6at this ordinance take effect
nom and after It's passage
! Approved May y, 1855
JOHN HENRY BROWN,
| A true copy. W. r.. PARRY, Mayor.
City Secretary.
4 n ORDINANCE LEVYlNG 4 sPE-
| II ci0l al va0rem tax for the fiscal year
1875, to pay interest upon and provide a
sinking fund for the Dallas 4 Wichita rail-
road bonds.
SECTION /. Be IL ordained by the City
Council OF tue city OF Akllas, that there shat
be, and Is hereby, levied, or the dscal year
1855 special qd vglorem tex NJ one-sixth
20 OF one yer Cyutum ON the assessed cash
| value Ot0ll prop rty I'm The city Of Dallas on
the FIRST day of January, 1885 said tax Ia
be used 10 pay Anlgrcst upon and provide a
sinking fund t6f the Dallas x Wichita rail-
road bonds OF the city Of Dallas, and % be
collected as provided by the charter OF said
city.
SEc. 2. That this ordinance take effect
ON aud after It's passage.
Approved May %, lNSl.
JOHN HENRY BROWN, Mayor.
n true copy; W. + PARRY, City Secretary.
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RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL.
Resolved, Tina, the sum Of SSS75O out OF
the taxes rs collected for general fund, or ms