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Charter of the City of Dallas

Description: Official copy of the text of Senate Bill 316, titled "An act to grant a new charter to the City of Dallas, Dallas County, Texas; repealing all laws or parts of laws in conflict herewith, and declaring an emergency." It includes a certificate of authenticity signed by the Texas Secretary of State.
Date: 1907
Creator: Texas. Legislature.

City of Dallas Annual Report: 1899

Description: Report on various aspects of the city of Dallas, Texas describing activities, funding, and other information for fiscal year 1888-1889, including an overall report from the mayor as well as departmental reports from the health officer, city chemist, chief of the fire department, superintendent fire alarm telegraph, city engineer, superintendent of waterworks, city recorder, city marshal, city collector, city treasurer, and city secretary. An index to the reports is on page 108.
Date: 1889
Creator: Dallas (Tex.)

City of Dallas Annual Report: 1901

Description: Report on various aspects of the city of Dallas, Texas describing activities, funding, and other information for fiscal year 1900-1901, including an overall report from the mayor as well as departmental reports from city officials.
Date: 1901
Creator: Dallas (Tex.)

[Dallas City Charter, 1871]

Description: Original text of the charter to incorporate Dallas as a city of Texas, located in Dallas County. The document has 40 sections outlining the various aspects of governance and the city's relationship with the government of Texas. It was filed April 20, 1871, and officially signed and sealed by the Secretary of State on May 9.
Date: 1871
Creator: Dallas (Tex.)

[Dallas City Code]

Description: Text of laws in the city of Dallas, Texas, including standing rules, revised civil and criminal ordinances, and revised city ordinances. Most of the ordinances were enacted in 1889 with amendments in 1891 and 1893. Index to civil ordinances starts after page 296.
Date: 1893
Creator: Dallas (Tex.)

[Dallas Park Board Minutes, Volumes 4, 5, 6, 7, and 8, Zoo Commission Minutes, Park Budgets]

Description: Dallas Park Board Minutes Volumes 4, 5, 6, 7, and 8 containing a record of the group's discussions, decisions, and other business from May 5, 1914 to January 31, 1936.  Zoo Commission minutes 1921-1924. Also included are the Park Board Fund Budget (Fiscal Year 1931-1932), Park Budget Salaries and Wagers (Fiscal Year 1931-1932), Municipal Golf Budget (Fiscal Year 1931-1932), and Park Board Reservoir Improvement Fund Budges (Fiscal Year 1931-1932).
Date: 1914/1936
Creator: Dallas (Tex.). Park Department.

General Plan for the City of Dallas, Texas: Map Showing General Features of Suggested Improvements in Transportation Facilities Except Street Car Lines

Description: Map displaying proposed changes to railroads and transportation infrastructure (colored green and red) in Dallas, Texas, as part of the Kessler Plan. The main part of Dallas and Oak Cliff are represented, with some streets, railroads, and bodies of water.
Date: 1911~
Creator: Geo. E. Kessler & Co.

[A Master Plan for Dallas, Texas Report 3: Past and Probable Future Population]

Description: Report providing information about the ongoing city planning for Dallas, Texas that started with the Kessler Plan in 1911. This report includes tables and charts showing Dallas' population history and expected growth until approximately 1970; the report looks at factors that could affect the distribution of population, where the future growth may occur, etc.
Date: October 1943
Creator: Harland Bartholomew and Associates

[A Master Plan for Dallas, Texas, Report 8: Land Use]

Description: Report providing information about the ongoing city planning for Dallas, Texas that started with the Kessler Plan in 1911. This report includes tables and charts showing current and future land use as well as current and future zoning districts. According to an "Errata" insert, tables 1, 2, and 3, were made using the "wrong acreage for the Dallas parks . . . use the revised tables in studying this report."
Date: October 1944
Creator: Harland Bartholomew and Associates

[The Master Plan for Dallas, Texas, Report 14: A Preliminary Report Upon a Capital Expenditure Program]

Description: Report providing information about the ongoing city planning for Dallas, Texas that started with the Kessler Plan in 1911. This report includes details concerning a capital expenditure program, such as the allocation of funds, selection of projects and a "[p]roposed 25 Year Program of General Fund Public Improvements. The second part of the report details an improvement program for the water and sanitary sewer systems. The appendix at the end of the report includes 17 tables providing empiric… more
Date: February 1945
Creator: Harland Bartholomew and Associates

[A Master Plan for Dallas, Texas: Water and Sanitary Sewer Utilities]

Description: Report providing information about the ongoing city planning for Dallas, Texas that started with the Kessler Plan in 1911. This report includes graphs, charts, and maps concerning the development of an improved water and sanitary sewer system; at the back of the report there are maps showing predicted urban development and the Dallas water distribution system.
Date: February 1945
Creator: Dallas Water Utilities
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