The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-07-08

City Council

Mayor Brown was in the chair, and
all the aldermen present.
Contract for building school house
was awarded TO Lacy Roberts for 81 900
Contract was awarded TO Patrick
O'Deyer to build o bridge in the City
Park for $60-he TO furnish the nails.
Ordinance leaglizing annual occupa-
ton tax for 1885. Rules suspended and
ordinance put to its final PASSAGE
Ordinance levying special tax for
street paving on Elm street from west
aide Of Sycamore street 80 feet east OF
Texas Central railroad track Adopted
Ordinance amending ordinance, Sec
ton II, conforming public buildings
and making the owner liable TO have
his building torn down if in "a hours
after the removal Is not commenced
when ordered, and to pay the costs az
removal and tearing down.
Rules suspended and amended by
requiring the party owning the prem
ises TO pay In 10 days or become de-
| linQuent and tax becomes collectable
like other taxes. On final passage
ordinance was adopted.
Ordinance amending section o of Or
dinance on sewers and drains so as
TO require parties owning privy vaults
| 10 be cleaned out or filled up three
days after notice, or the city may
doit.
Mr.. Frank Cockrell was allowed to
address the Council In the exchange
OF a piece OF property Of some parties
for the lot the city had purchased for
school house.
Alderman Carter offered q resolution
TO refer the matter TO the Committee
on Education. Adopted.
Petitions being in order, the Fire
Department put in their suggestions
with reference TO the appointment
ment, prescribing tho number OF men
and the pay OF the same. Referred to
Fire Department Committee with in-
structions to report costs now and those
in accordance with petitioners re-
/ quest.
Petition of Ross avenue property
owners TO pave Ross avenue and Syc'
amore street, 800 feet, was referred TO
Committee OF Streets and Grades
with accompanying papers and esti'
mates. This work would cost between
$1,000 and 900 to all parties, city and
owners.
Mr.. Philips petition was referred tc
the committee on finance and reve'
nue..
A protest of owners of property or
Masten and Bryan streets was read
and filed with ordinance on the sub
iect.
Petition of G. IL. Emin TO DO TO
funded 81 on account OF his house be
ing burned before the LIST of the
month (March) was read. Referred Il
the water committee.
Petition to open Har wood from Elm
to Live Oak was referred TO commit
tee on streets.
Petition of Richard Morgan, con
CURED IN by Alderman Linskie, as L
the opening of HARDWOOD street through
his ILL acres with conditions imposed
upon city az TO grades and sidewalks
and the release of $50 taxes was read
and Alderman Williams moved the
acceptance of Mr.. Morgan's terms.
Alderman Bookhout moved to pass
the petition with the exception of the
REIMBURSEMENT OF the $50 Of taxation
Adopted.
Alderman Bookhout further moved
that Mr.. Morgan bo required to give q
deed of dedication to the city
Adopted.
The different committees fixed their
hours OF meeting; Finances and rev.
enue, 10 a. M, Thursdays; claims and
accounts, Tuesdays at o'clock;
streets, Mondays at 2 o'clock; munioi.
pal records, p. m. Monday evenings
. hire department committee, O'Clock
Tuesdays; supplies, Wednesday oven.
ing at s p. M; education and health,
!, Thursday at IL a. M; on gas, Wednos.
: day at 3 p. M; water, Monday at 10 a.
M; on municipal affairs, Friday
p. m.
Petition of Deputy City Marshal
Cornwall TO allow pay for feed for his
horse as mounted policemen, the
I same as allowed policemen, was voted
to-wit: $40 per month.
: The report OF appraisers on opening
Nesbit street was read, 1854 reported
: as damages to property owners.
D Alderman Carter movedithe approva
OF the report OF the assessors report
} and that the engineer be ordered I,
I commence the work when assessment
I paid. We're adopted.
: Alderman Carter made report as /,
sew ering. Msrten, Oleander and otho
streets, and asked that the city ongi