Charter of the City of Dallas Page: 17
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said pren- and exact fees for such privileges, and deposits as guarantees of proper
tall be re- restoration of such street or sidewalks.
city the (i. To regulate, establish and change the grade of all sidewalks, streets
d persons and premises, and to require and compel the filling up and raising the same.
s shall be 7. To permit, prevent and regulate the laying of gas, ivater, and sewer
less than mains and pipes in the city of Dallas; provided, however, that any water
or sewer mains or pipes that may be laid in any public street or alley
>wer: shall thereupon immediately become the property of the city of Dallas.
r systems To compel any person using the streets, alleys or sidewalks for the pur-
cars and pose of laying gas or water mains and pipes, sewer pipes, or for building or
approved other 'purposes, to repair, clean up, and restore said streets, sidewalks and
therefor alleys so used.
provisions S. To provide for, establish and maintain a free public library within
2h service the city, and to co-operate with any person, firm, or corporation under
demn the such terms as the Board of Conmissioners may prescribe for the estab-
operating lishment of such free public library, and to that end they shall appropriate
through- annually out of the general revenue of the city as a fund for the support
'oceedings and maintenance of the Dallas Public Library a sum equal to fifteen one-
only the hundredths of one mill (.00015) of the assessed taxable values of the city
for the current year.
r by pur- 0. To establish, buy, erect, maintain, own, lease and regulate wharves
I for any and docks, charge wharfage and dockage, to condemn private property for
Preto, al such uses and purposes and to fix places for the anchorai-e of water craft
as other- thereon.
10. To buy, establish, lease, maintain, regulate and operate markets
o provide and market places, and abbatoirs, an(d to build, own and maintain bniil-
rpuds be- ings therefor, and to rent and lease the same.
itain the 11. To establish and maintain sanitary closets for the service of the
an active public, and to obtain by purchase or condemnation property for such
stablish a closets.
protected SEC. 8. Franchises. 1. The ownership, right of control and use of
Coummis- the streets, highways, alleys, parks, public places and all other real prop-
therefor erty of the city of Dallas, is hereby declared to be inalienable to said city,
Lter to i except by ordinance passed by vote of the majority of the Board (If
Con nmissioners, as hereinafter provided; and no franchise or easement in-
id, grade, volving the right to use the same, either along, across, over or under the
s, alleys, same, shall ever be valid, unless expressly granted and exercised iii com-
(ate and pliance with the terms hereof, and of the ordinance granting the same.
elate the 'No act of omission of the city, its Board of Commissioners, officers or
sidewalks agents shall be construed to confer or extend by estoppel or indirection, allv
per poles right, franchise or easement, not expressly granted by ordinance; provided,
clients that alienation of school property shall be as herein elsewhere authorized.
and close 2. The city of Dallas shall have power, subject to the terms and pro-
visions hereof, by ordinance to confer upon any person or corporation the
'pair, to- franchise or right to use the property of the city, as defined in the pre-
property ceding section, for the purpose of furnishing to the public any general
ride, and public service, including heat, light, power, telephone service, refrigeration,
steam, or the carriage of passengers or freight within the said city and its
avations suburbs, over the streets, highways and property of said city, or for any
n of the other purpose whereby a general service is to be furnished to the public
imeer, or for compensation or hire, to be paid to the franchise holder, whereby a
prescribe right to, in part, appropriate the streets, highways or other property of
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Texas. Legislature. Charter of the City of Dallas, legislative document, 1907; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth610709/m1/23/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Dallas Municipal Archives.