The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-04-29
DALLAS CITY COUNCIL.
Mr.. sPELLMAN MAYOR PRO TEN,
City Secretary Barry Submits Bis Annual
Report--New Standing Committees
Confirmed Public Printing
Provided For, Etc.

City council meet last evening at the
City hall in adjourned session, Mayor
Brown presiding. Roll called absent
alderman Loeb and Peterman.
The special committee appointed to
report on ''rules" for the government of
the council, reported favorably and the |
same were adopted.
Action on the ordinance, supple
mentary to the ordinance regulating |
the police force, was postponedluntil the |
next meeting, on motion of Alderman |
Williams.
The mayor then announced that nom
nations for mayor pro tenn wer9 IN
order.
Alderman Rauch placed in nominal
ton Alderman Williams, who declined.
Alderman Gibson placed in nomiua-
ton Alderman Carter, who declined and
nominated in turn Alderman Bookhout,
who also begged leave to decline.
Alderman Iinskie placed in nomina-
ton Alderman Spellman.
Nominations We're insisted upon by
the mayor, and Alderman Williams
and Gibson We're appointed tellers aud
tire vote stood Carter 8, Spellman o.
The mayor announced Alderman
A number of petitions complaining of
the condition OF certain streets, side
walks and mudholes, were read and re-
| ferred TO the committee on streets and
bridges.
The petition OF the fire department to
the council was read and referred to the
committee on fire department.
CITY sECRETARY's REPORT.
The annual report of the city secre-
! tary was read.
onice of City Secretary, Dallas, April Is,
lSS5,-To the Mayor and City Council:
GENTLEMAN-Herew | hand you
my annual report for the fiscal year
ending April 20 1885. l desire TO call
your attention to the bills payable ac-
count which shows an outstanding in
debtedness of$64, 470,l6 the amount OF
$24,2l2,45, was outstanding April q 1884
with no funds in the treasury; this in
debtedness was caused by the building
of the third and fourth ward brick drain
for which $4,000 worth of Six per Cont
80 years bonds had been issued which
are still ON hand unsold. Under this
contract with Mr.. Harry, for paving
streets we are obliged to advance the
money as the work progresses an esti-
mate of every 200 feet, the first est
mate was presented June % 1884, anC
continued at the rate of $1,000, per day
until the work closed in Octobe
when we had paid Mr.. Harry the sum o
. $9l, 953.70. While this work was beinJ
: done sewers were being built to tn,
amount of $lS,3l2.l0. If you sell the $50,
900 worth Of drain bonds, the proceed
! of which belong to the general fund
q and collect the Sl7,S74.65 due and delin
: quent on bois dare pavement and $500
, delinquent on sewers, and $1,000 specis
20 n oil MT fnr fne n
/ Ervay and 0leander streets, and add I
! this the note outstanding ($l ,700) for tn
? purchase OF property near the water
: works, you will have the sum of 500
O 664.65 as an Offset to the bills pRyabl
q account, leaving balance of 81 ,S55.5l.
j. The cost ofpayiug the intersections {
: streets paved in the year 1884 is $l5
|, 25905, paid by the city, which include
l. paving at city hall and city marke
A. house.
?, would call your attention to SON
O. accounts on my ledger that l thin
Al should receive attention, to-wit: j.
~ Barley, $lS, 900. 10; Frank Hamm, sis
T. j. Keaton, 81 ,57S go; property accou
land sold for taxes, should be tran
~ TERED back to delinquent rolls.
The account of the Houston Il Tex
n Central railway special tax of Is,
s. 4.07l.2l, having been declared Illegal
lv the courts, should be closed out, and &
y delinquent and insolvent rolls and o
emptions and reductions by coun,
N properly checked, amounts determine
v. and proper entries made on my bool
Ia have taken the liberty TO give prop
a. credits to delinquent rolls, from 1872
1882 inclusive, in the sum of Sl6l,071..
a, charging the same TO revenue, whore
No belongs.
or beg to report progress with the wo
of transcrlblng records and arrangll
- papers, and would ask that | be
n lowed additional room, rs the office
81 now occupy Is too small.
IN Respectfully submitted.
ns w. Il. PARRY, City Secretary
,ir Report referred to the committee
v. finance.
~ The mayor announced tho followl
Nv committee, which were confirmed
h. the council.
IN On Finance and Reyenue-Bookhol
AZ Gibson and LouckX.
"a on Municipal Afl'airs-Loeb, Rau
nj and Spellman.
q. On Claims and Accounts-Kell,
Ia LouckX and Linskie.
ha On Streets-Carter, Keller, Daugheri
Linskie and Bookhout.
n. On Municipal Records--Daugher
"A LOuckN and Loeb.
nj On Fire Observation-Disclosures, l.
skie and Peterman.
nj On upplies-Rauch, Williams a
~ Linskie.
On Education and Health-GibsC
N. Boekhout and Peterman.
'ic On Gas Lights -Spollmsn, Carter a
I'm Peterman.
Adj The mayor stated that II was for
NJ. council TO elect water commissioners.
ar The mayor suggested the advisable