Today's Texas Day by Day: September 9
Posted 9th September 2009 at 10:13 PM by TexasBluebonnet
September 9,
East Dallas incorporated
On this day in 1882, East Dallas was incorporated. In 1872 William
H. Gaston had begun promoting settlement in the area and had persuaded
the railroads to go through East Dallas. In the 1870s East Dallas
became a popular recreation destination on the streetcar lines that
ran from Dallas to the state fairs and the horse-racing track. East
Dallas was considered the most luxurious place to live in Dallas
County; 90 percent of its houses had running water by 1889. The main
thoroughfares were well maintained, and a speed limit of eighteen
miles an hour was set to slow down swift horses. In 1886 the first
all-brick schoolhouse in Dallas County was built in East Dallas.
In 1887 another boom occurred there when the Texas State Fair and
Dallas Exposition at Fair Park opened. In 1889 the legislature revoked
the charter of East Dallas so it could become part of Dallas. Some
claimed that those who revoked the charter did so to make Dallas
the largest town in Texas. The city of Dallas took over all the debt
of East Dallas in addition to its streets, schools, and public buildings.
On December 31, 1889, the day before East Dallas officially became
part of Dallas, the city council of East Dallas passed $45,000 in
street improvements, which Dallas was forced to finance.
East Dallas incorporated
On this day in 1882, East Dallas was incorporated. In 1872 William
H. Gaston had begun promoting settlement in the area and had persuaded
the railroads to go through East Dallas. In the 1870s East Dallas
became a popular recreation destination on the streetcar lines that
ran from Dallas to the state fairs and the horse-racing track. East
Dallas was considered the most luxurious place to live in Dallas
County; 90 percent of its houses had running water by 1889. The main
thoroughfares were well maintained, and a speed limit of eighteen
miles an hour was set to slow down swift horses. In 1886 the first
all-brick schoolhouse in Dallas County was built in East Dallas.
In 1887 another boom occurred there when the Texas State Fair and
Dallas Exposition at Fair Park opened. In 1889 the legislature revoked
the charter of East Dallas so it could become part of Dallas. Some
claimed that those who revoked the charter did so to make Dallas
the largest town in Texas. The city of Dallas took over all the debt
of East Dallas in addition to its streets, schools, and public buildings.
On December 31, 1889, the day before East Dallas officially became
part of Dallas, the city council of East Dallas passed $45,000 in
street improvements, which Dallas was forced to finance.
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