The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-05-29
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An 0RDINANCE no OPEN. DEF1

A N ORDINANCE TO OPEN, DEFINE
IA and establish Nesbit street:
SECTION /. Be IL ordained by the City
Council of the City of Dallas, That a new
street, to be known as Nesbit street named
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-
tioDs OF blocks 265 and 81. That portion
decided and dedicated o the city by j. IS.
Daugherty, fronting 80 feet on Live Oak
street and extending ut that width PIG feet
towards Swiss street, and that other portion
decided by James b. Simpson, 30 feet wide
and 1907 feet long, are 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 1886.
SEC 2.--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, rs belongs TO Henry Engelson,
end so much, being thirty by seventy feet,
more or less, as belongs to W. II Lennon
and o. =. BOwser, and to have the gross
amount Oh SUCH utIlhBGb hN may UB dilOWeQ
said parties assessed rs special tax pro
rata according to benefits conferred, "Aga INST
e och lot or lots, parcel or parcels Of ground
in the immediate vicinity specially bene-
fitted orlenhanced in value thereby" Tho
Whole PROCEEDINGS Ps erIIGIiEning TO
said Nesbit street, the condemnation OF the
ground, assessment Of damages, benefits,
collection of special taxes and payment OF
damages, shall be IN accordance with the
mr. Ia nf nj "a M pf
islature Of the state, "Amendatory Of, and
supplementary to, the several acts incoIpor-
sting 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 IL, 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, 1855.
JOHN HENRY BROWN, Mayor.
true copy: W. u. PARRY, City Secretary.
A n ORDINANCE TO WIDEN BRYAN
n street IN certain places.
SECTION !. Be 1t ordained by the City
Council of the City of Dallas, that Bryan
street shall'be widened in two places ~ fol-
lows: In the first place, beginning on said
street ~ the west corner of the homestead
lot of Dr. II. II. Chiffon which is the north
corner lot OF block PSI; thence south As
west, parallel to Bryan street, 1872 feet to
Olive street; thence northwest with Olive
street, seven feet, lore or less, to Bryan
street rs now opened; thence north As
eastl32 feet; thence southeast seven feet,
more or less, to he beginning, which strip
or parcel Of land belongs to the estate OF Jo-
seph G. Mcdonnell, deceased The second
place begins at point on Good street In line
or range with the southeast line of Bryan
street, between Hawkins street and the
Houston & Texas Central railway, If said last
named line were extended; thence south i5
west, parallel to Bryan street, 10
feet; thence northwest eight feet, more or
less, to Bryan street as now opened; thence
north 10 east, II feet; thence southeast eight
feet, more or less, 10 the beginning, when
strip or parcel of ground is in the north cor
ner Of book 1853 and belongs TO j, f. Meyer.
Seq. That the mayor 10 hereby author
lied 10 proceed in accordance with section
10 OF t-e amendments to the charter, TO
summon appraisers for the condemnation
and valuation Of said respective parcels OF
land, the amount OF each re-
specVivo assessment, when approved
by tho council to be paid
by the city. Said section ten shall govern all
the proceedings in thu matter, u It's go.-
spectiye provisions, 80 tar as applicable to
the case, shall be obeyed and complied
with.
Sec. 3. That this ordinance shall take effect
from and after its passage.
Approved May %, 1855.
JOHN HENRY BROWN,
A true copy: W. L. PARRY. MGyor.
CITY Secretary