The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-06-15
oEEIclAt-cI1X LAWS.
AN ORDINANCE TO OPEN, DEFIN
~ and establish Neshit street.


AN ORDINANCE TO OPEN, DEFINE
"A and establish Nesbit street:
SECTION l. Be IL ordained by the City
Council of the City of Dallas, That new
street, to be known as Nesbit street manned
in homer OF Mr.. 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
ID. Floyd, the whole width of the same being
taken from said twenty-five acres from
said Live Oak TO Swiss street, the
ground so taken being shown ON the
map at this time as the northwest pOr-
tions OF blocks 265 aud Bill That portion
decided and dedicated to the city by j. s.
Daugherty, fronting 80 feet on Live Oak
street and extending at that width ZIG feet
towards swiss street, and that other portion
decided by James Il. Simpson, 30 feet wide
and 1901 feet long, are hereby accepted and
declared parts of said street, subject TO the
conditions ia said deeds named, that they
shall not be assessed for benefits, and that
the whole street shall be opened before the
LIST of January, 1886
SEC THAT the mayor is hereby author.
lied and directed to have condemned and APP
praised, so much of said street, being thirty
by one hundred and seventy eight feet,
more or less, as belongs to Henry EngelsOn,
and so muchi being thirty by seventy feet,
more or less, as belongs to W. IL Lennon
and o. P. Bowser, and to have the gross
amount ofsuch damages as may be allowed
said parties assessed rs a special tax pro
rata according to benefits conferred, "sganst
each lot or lots, parcel or parcels Cf ground
in the imme diate vicinity specially bcne-
fitted orsenhanced in value t1ereby." The
Whole proceedings PeTtIGlRng to
said Nesbit street, the condemnation OF the
ground, assessment of damages, benefits,
collection of special taxes and payment of
damages, shah be III accordance with the
provisions of section 10 OF the act of the leg
Ill. .ltT..
supplementary TO, the several acts incoIpor
8ting the city of Dallas" passed April 3,
1885, and the mayor Is authorized and en-
powered to do and perform and cause to be
performed ali acts and measures TO carry
| into effect this ordinance and the provisions
of said section 10, so far as applicable TO the
case.
SEC. 3. That this ordinance shall take eff
| feet and be In force from and after its pass
age.
Approved May 25, 1885.
JOHN HENRY BROWN, Mayor.
A true copy: W. Il. PARRY, City Secretary.
A N ORDINANCE TO WIDEN BRYAN
| N street In certain places.
| SECTION l. Be 1t ordained 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 at the west corner of the homestead
| lot of DR. II. II. Chiffon, which is the north
corner lot OF block 2d; thence south 40
| west, parallel 10 Bryan street, l6Z leel 10
| Olive street; thence northwest with Olive
| street, seven feet, more or less, TO Bryan
street as now opened; thence north 4j
| eastl32 feet; thence southeast seven feet,
more or less, to he beginning, which strip
| or parcel ofland belongs to the estate of Jo-
seph @. Mcconnell, deceased. The second
place begins at point on Good street in line
| or range with the southe asst line of Bryan
street. between Hawkins street and the
Houston d Texas Central railway, If said last
named line were extended; thence south IS
west, parallel to Bryan street, leo
feet; thence northwest eight feet, more or
less to Bryan street as now opened; thence
north As east 100 feet; thence southeast eight
feet, more or less, to the beginning, which
strip or parcel of ground is In the north cor
ner of block 269 and belongs to j. f. Meyer.
Sep. That the mayor is hereby author
lied to proceed, in accordance with section
10 of the amendments to the charter, to
summon appraisers for the condemnation
and valuation of said respective parcels of
land, the amount Of each re-
spectiye assessment, when approved
| by the council, 10 be paid
by the city. Said section ten shall govern all
the proceedings in the matter, aud Its res
| spective provisions. so far rs applicable TO
the case, shall be obeyed and complied
with.
See. g. That this ordinance shall take effect
from and after It's passage.
Approved May 25, 1885.
JOHN HENRY BROWN,
A tue copy: W. Il. PARRY, Mayor
| City BeCfe tary.