The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-04-15
JOSEPH I'LL. BROWN
holesale Grocer
FORT WORTH rH;x
city Council-Adjourned Meeting

City Council adjourned Meeting
City council met in adjourned session
last night at the city hall, Mayor Cabel
presiding. Absent, Aldermen Gibson
and Maroney.
The committee on fire department
presented an ordinance looking 70 the
formation of paid department, which
was referred to the city secretary 70
have so printed copies made.
The contract heretofore awarded 10
+. II. Praper 4 Co., was transferred 70
Il X. Pearly for the grading and gray-
cling of Ervay street from Commerce 70
Mill creek.
The water committee made a report
recommending the building of a reser-
voir ~ the pump house, which was ad-
opted.
The profile of the present grade of Elm
street was adopted.
The sewer committee reported favora-
bly, on the purchase of $500 worth of
sewer pipe, which was adopted.
The bill of the board of equalization,
amounting to $l53, was allowed, and
together with several other small ac-
counts, ordered paid.
Alderman Brown, Of the sixth ward,
offered the following supplementary or
dinance regulating the police force,
which appears 20 meet with the appro-
val Of the majority of the members of
the board, az IL tends TO make the force
moro healthy and does away with a
committee of three, who now have tho
sole appointing power. II will come up
again at tho next meeting, and roads as
! follows:
An Ordinance Supplementary to tho Ordi-
nance Regulating ihp City Police,
| SECTION 1. Be it ordained by the city
| council OF tho City Of Dallas, That the
regular police force Of the city shall
consist OF the marshal, as chioi,an such
number OF deputies and privaies as e
now or may hereafter b0 provided hy
ordinance or resolution OF the com cii.
whose powers and duties shall DO thosf
defined In section - aud elsewhere In
. tho charter, and in this aud other ordi.
nauces Of the city.
! $40. 2. That annually after the iuau.
/ EurAtlOu Of each now council I'm April
and not later than the last meeting I'm
May, the marshal shall nominate 70 tho
| council such number OF deputies and
! privatgs as at the time may be author
izod by law. Said nominations shall lie
over TIL the next regular meeting, or 10
an adjourned meeting ut leas. one week
lat0r than said nominations, at which
! the council shall consider aud act upon
each nomination separately. Tho vote
shall DO taken by ballot, and on each
ballot shall ho written approved" or
| "disapprOyed,' or words To that effect,
aud II majority OF the aldermen vote
/ for approval tho nomination shall stand
confirmed, but otherwise IL Fhall
stand as disapprOved, and the
I marshal shall nominate an.
other person in lieu thereof, to
he acted upon after Ike delay as In tho
/ hrst place, and so ON until the Whole
/ lurce shall b9 iull. Vacancies in the
] force or additions thereto shall be 6llcl
in like manner, 20 continue untjI tbe
Z next annual appointments, rs aforesaid.
/ SLC.3 That the mayor shall hgye tbe
power, and It Is made his duty, for cause
! deemed by him sufficient, TO suspand
/ any deputy marshal or policeman from
l duty until Tho council shall act thereon.
I lie shall report the fact and tho cause
/ 60 the council at it, next regular meet.
I lug, wberoupOu, alter hearing the acts
ana any. statement the suspended patty
/ may desire 20 make, the council by vote
/ taken as aforesaid, q majority 0f tho
| aldermen present COncurriug, may eN-
/ cuso and rtlnstato, Icprimaud aud re-.
/ lhatatei or DISMISS the suspended por.
I son, Drunkenness, io.tua or di1or-
N '''."'"Hf fNH ktA AANf AlANHl NIlNNf
/ cruelty 90 prisoners, failure or neglect
/ lp protect ladies on the streets, uu.
/ Eetucmauly department, uunCco sarv
/ violence ia the discharge OF duty, or
I any gross ~ Intentional neglect uT duiv.
| or any WanOeStly gross violation Oftle
! conduct becoming an official guardian
OF the peace aud security of the CITY and
I the people thereof, shall be deemed "A
I proper ground for suspension bv the
l mayor and dismlssa, hy the council.
| The marsha, for any Of tho causes
named or other reason by him deemed
| suihcieut may ask Of the council the
| dismissal OF any deputy or policeman
| under him, upon which the same no
I lion sha he taken ~ In the case OF gis-
PENSION 10y the mayor. In all cases of
| suspension the marshal may place n
/ special on duty % serve during tho
same and entitled 10 tho sans common.
satlon rs the principal.
SEC, 4 That sections /, $4,000 Is.
10 and IL Of the ordinance regulating
tue city police, approved November ~,
le'l. bo and are hereby repealed; provi.
dec, that the city marshal may make
such special appointments, without
compensation by the city, as are proyi-
ded Tor In said repealed section 9.
SIC. .. That this ordinance shall take
eject aud be In force from and after its
passage.
Council adjourned until Monday, the
2Otb, III q. M, when the newly oiectt d
officers will be inaugurated.