The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1886-12-20
CITY DOTS.

The city council steereu clear OF inc
question of changing the manner OF
electing the city officers. They dropped
it like hot potato. 1t is well.
There were four hundred citizens OF
Dallas who signed petition praying
the city to enforce the State law on
Sabbath breaking, and large number
were Germans. The council acted
promptly; instructed the city attorney
to draft an ordinance to that effect
and consider tho matter at that sitiing,
which, was done. Hereafter Sabbath
breakers will be under the survcil-
lance Of the police.
The First Baptist Church asked the
city council to exempt their property
from special taxation. The city at
tornry said thers was no law on earth
exempting a church from special taxa
ton, and the matter was dropped.
Chief Kahn asked that the Etns
hose cart be repaired, and that three
more hose stations be estab-
lished. The council took action,
and the stations to be are one on the
college ground, one near the water.
works ground and one near or about
Cumberland Hill.
Yesterday about 2 o'clock the East
Dallas engine was called out to fire
ON the corner of Pearl and Commerce
street, but before they reached the
place messenger informed them that
the fire was out, and the engine turned
and went back. 1t proved to be amir.
significant blaze in wood shed, which
was Immediately extlnguished by
parties OH the ground.
A divorce was granted Saturday TO
Mrs. M. Robertson from c. Robertson
based on abandonment.
Saturday the city council took de-
cided action on the "iron-clad" build
ing question. There are to be no
more such buildings erected in Dallas
within the fire limits nothing but
brick and stone. Good action. This
was the recommendation of City En-
gineer Thatcher and approved by the
HERALD.
A committee was appointed by the
mayor Saturday to ascertain what the
city hall building and the vacant lot
cast of the Gould building could be
sold for. The committee recommend
that, in case said properly can be wei
sold, the amount thus realized be dc
posted MS special fund to be used as
part payment toward erecting city
building OH the property owned by
the city on Main street near Syca-
more.
The Library Tea Saturday af,erL o III
was well patronized, and the ladies APP
preciatc the interest our PEOPLE TIL c
in the library and their efforts % make
il success.
The chance y case of Mary Cameron
was postponed by the district court
Saturday to the Sd of January.
Mr.. Bussey, an indefatigable agent
of an engine mandatory, was pres
cnt at the city council Saturday night
and offered 10 sell the city bran new
engine, the best they make, for $4,000
and take the old one at $4,000.
An amended map of Trezevant's adj
dition was fled Saturday.
The superintendent of waterworks
Saturday issued a circular containing
the following rules:
On and after Jan. J, 1887, water
rents of tenement property will he re-
ceivcd only from the agent or owner,
payable at the Office of collector quar-
icrly, in advance, the quarters begin
ming OH the LIST each of January, April,
j Ily and October. Such agents or
owners are asked 10 furnish the SUI
perintendent five days before the be-
ginning of each quarter a list of all
property under their control having
water supply pipes in connection with
the city water system.
Claims for rebate, from vacancy or
other cause, must be presented fifteen
DAYS before the close of the quarter.
These rules do not embrace business
property under lease for one or more
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