The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-01-07
THE CITY COUNCIL.
THE RECORDERSHlP STRANGLED


The Vote: 8 Ayes, o Nays-Depsrtms ont
Reports, Including Schools-Ths
Treasury Touched for the
Cause of Claimants, Etc.
City council met last night in regular
session, Mayor Cabell presiding. Roll
call; absent, Alderman Gibson.
The minutes of the last meeting were
read and approved.
The report of the mayor, secretary,
superintendent OF the water works and
city marshal were read. The reports of
the mayor and secretary show the
amount of fines, etc, rs given in the
| report of the city marshal, which is as
follows:
CITY MARsHAL'S REPORT.
The marshal's report for the month of
December shows that the amount OF
fines assessed $3.50 80; number of fines
paid, $706 so; amount worked out, $42 so;
amount escaped, $7250; amount dis
charged, $l3; amount of time in Gala
hoose, $50; amount of time given TO pay,
$35; amount appealed, SS.
The NUMBER of convictions were 1873.
Number of meals furnished, 720.
The PA arrests made were for the fol-
lowing otfensts:
Intoxication, 80; drumming on plat
form, 3; loud and vulgar language, Is;
fighting, 2O;assault and battery 10; inter-
ierlnB with private property, "A; cursing
and swearing, 9; assault with intent To
Kill, 2; refusing to repair sidewalk, 2;
leaving team unguarded, 3; obstructing
sidewalk, 4; vagrancy, Is; gaming, 81;
robbery, 3; carrying concealed weapons,
10; receiving goods under false pre-
| lenses, 2; refusing TO pay hack hire, /;
allowing disorderly conduct in place OF
business, /; theft, 4; insanity, /; fast
riding, s; burglary, 1; resisting officer,
2; keeping disOrderly house, 3; discAarg-
ing fire works, l.; committing iiuis-
ance, l.
The report was referred to the COM
mittee on journals.
SUPERINTENDENT or wATER WORKS
the superintendent made the follow
| ing report:
Hon Mayor and City Council.
have the honor TO report that since
December |, 1891, have issued fourteen
| permits for extensions and two for tao
| ping the main pipe and have added the
following names to our list at the follow
ing annual rates:
Armstrong Bros ....................... $50
H. Baunett ................ ................. "
Miss Collier ......... ........ ........... II
Mrs Dewitt ............. ............ ~
w l.. Williams .......... Observation-Disclosures. n
NJ. Flfer ....... ....... ........ "
l.. Lindsey .... .......... .......... ..... ~
Miss Ncsbitt NJ
/ have had TO shut Off 100 consumers
who failed 10 pay their water tax. Dur
ing the last cold spell we have had con-
siderable trouble with the pipes. About
one-third OF all the supply pipes In the
city frOze and burst, aud up TO date we
| have repaired sixteen leaks in the
street mains. would also report that
tie large boiler at Browder Springs has
burned through, Immediately over the
tire box, and would recommend that
tho same be repaired at once.
Respectfully,
A. NJ. WHELRss,
superintendent.
The report was referred TO the water
commission, With power to have the
boiler patched.
PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
Tho following report of the board of
directors of public schools, of the city
OF Dallas, WAS read aud referred to the
committee on schools:
To His Honor, the Mayor, and Board of AL
utIiutH vi lllt Wy OF UNllNSt
GENTLEMBN-ln accordance with the
ordinance of July q, 1881, regulating
the public schools OF the city OF Dallas,
we herewith present our quarterly no.
port OF the workings OF our schools I'M
der said ordinance.
The board as appointed by your hon
orable body met on July %, 1884, and or
ganized with l.. NJ. Martin president
and IL. M. Tillman secretary. The fol-
loving gentlemen, citizens of Dallas
and having no connection with public
schools, were appointed board of ex-
aminers TO examine all applicants for
Tor positions as teachers in the public
schools of the city OF Dallas: Professors
Aldehoff, Graves and DIR. A. Z. smith.
The pay of teachers was fixed mt the
following rates: First grade, $75 per
month; second grade, S65 per month;
third grade, S55 per month, and $40 ex-
ira per month for principal for work and
responsibility devolving upon that Of
| fee.
On Au gust /, 1854, Prof. w. A. Boles,
OF the city of Dallas, was duly elected
superintendent of the public schools OF
Dallas. He entered 1T once
upon the duties of his oflico In the
preparation OF course of study, aud the
assignment of pupils TO their respective
/
was accomplished In due time
During the months OF August aud Sep
TENDER AL needed repairs were made
that could be made to make the house
comfortable aud convenient.
| On september |, 2 and Tan exam
mat on OF applicants WIS had, and from
those holding certificates the following
were elected to positions as teachers In
in the public schools:
School No. |, w. II. Weaver, principals;
Miss NJ: II. Caldwell, Miss " Helm, Miss
Lizzie Motcllf, assistants.
School No Q, Joseph Morgan, princi-
pal; Miss l.. Right, Miss l., Grcyton,
Miss May Carter, assistants.
| school No. 3, Miss b. Aldhoff, princl-
pali MISS M. Jacoby, Miss y. Sinclair,
MISS "A, Keller, assistants.
! School No. 4, Miss l.. A. Cowart, prin-
cipal; Miss NJ. Bailey, Miss N. Crane,
Miss w. karkalitz, assistants.
Colored school No. |, w. ii. Howell,
principali J. w. Ray, M. A. Carson, as.
Colored school No. 2, d. r.. Stokes,
principals j. II, Starks, T. Il. Stokes, as.
The schools opened on Monday, Sem
TENDER 10, with an enrolment OF $50
whites and ISL colored, being a total of
tSS. Tho enrolment has nearly
COUPLED, being 0i9 whites and $50 col.
ored; total 1891
The average daily attendance for the
iirst month was 6lS9 whites and 2a0,5
coloredi total, 1854 per cent, 9i. Second
school month, 6S6.2 whites aud 2I0.2 col.
oredi total, 9iB; per cent, Ola Third
school month, 65S.S whites, 277.2 col
ored total, 9S0; per cent, 900. The aver.
age daily attendance for the quarter Is
ooy.o whites, 262.5 colored; total, 922i;
Soon after the schools opened they
were so crowded In tho three lowest
Slaues tnat IL became necessary, In or.
ael 10 AVOID renting additional rooms