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The Citizens of Dallas authorize the City Council to issue debt to finance capital construction projects. Usually, these are large projects with a useful life of at least twenty years or extend to the life of the bonds. The debt is issued in the form of bonds that are governed by specific laws.  Citizens vote to accept a bond package listing specific projects with requested funds.

Bond Election held to issue $100,000 in bonds for the Southern Pacific Railroad. Passed.  Canvass Report:  Minute book volume 1, p. 93.

 

Bond information unavailable.

There is evidence that bonds were sold, but specific references to bond elections could not be found.  Projects included Waterworks, Water Supply, East Dallas City Public School Building, East Dallas Street Construction, Funding Bonds, Street Improvement, Sewer Improvement, Crematory, and City of Oak Cliff Waterworks.  Bond Certificates are available in Collection 1991-111: Municipal Bond Certificates.

Bond Election held to vote for waterworks improvements, amount unknown, mentioned in minute book volume 27, p.397.  Unclear whether this issue passed or if election was held; canvass not found.

 

Bond Election held to vote on three (3) capital improvement propositions, totaling $175,000.00.  Minute book volume 28, p. 175-76.  Passed.  Canvass Report:  Minute book volume 28, p. 175-176.

• Waterworks

• Police and fire stations

• Street paving and improvements

Bond Election held to vote on $30,000.00 in gold coin to be spent on public schools.  Ordinance book volume 12, p. 201.  Passed.  Canvass Report:  Minute book volume 29, p. 523.

 

Bond Election held to vote on five (5) capital improvement propositions, totaling $328,280.00. Ordinance book volume 12, p. 445.  Mixed Results.  Canvass Report: Minute book volume 31, p. 340.

• Water supply - failed

• High school building - passed

• School buildings - passed

• Street improvements - passed

• City jail – passed

Minute books renumbered beginning with Volume 1 in 1907.

Bond Election held to vote on a $25,000.00 for a reformatory or industrial or truant school for refractory or unprotected boys and girls.  Ordinance book volume 13, p. 537.  Passed.  Canvass Report: Minute book volume 2, p. 152.

 

Bond Election held to vote on two (2) capital improvement propositions, totaling $700,000.00.  Ordinance book volume 14, p. 203.  Both propositions passed.  Canvass Report:  Minute book volume 3, p. 261.

• Improve water supply by constructing a reservoir dam and pump station with connecting mains.

• Construct Grade School Buildings

Bond Election held to vote on seven (6) capital improvement propositions, totaling $1,300,000.00.  Ordinance book volume 14, p. 533-535.  All propositions passed.  Canvass Report:  Minute book volume 4, p. 459.

• Sanitary sewers

• Public schools

• City hospital

• Street improvements

• Waterworks

• Divert sewage from discharging into the Trinity River

Bond Election held to vote on $250,000 for public school buildings. Ordinance Book Volume 15, p. 416-417.  Passed.  Canvass Report:  Minute book volume 6, p. 35.

Bond Election held to vote on three (3) capital improvement propositions, totaling $1,150,000.00. Ordinance book volume 17, p. 237.  All propositions passed.  Canvass Report:  Minute book volume 8, p. 189-90.

• Schools
• Parks and playgrounds
• Municipal electric lighting plant

Bond Election held to vote on two (2) capital improvement propositions, totaling 650,000.00. Ordinance book volume 18, p. 85.  All propositions passed.  Canvass Report:  Minute book volume 9, p. 230.

• Sanitary sewers
• Public schools

Bond Election held to vote on four (4) capital improvement propositions, totaling $1,050,000.00. Ordinance 138.  All propositions passed.  Canvass Report:  Minute book volume 11, p. 502.

• Repeal lighting bonds passed April 1913
• Park lands acquisition
• Storm sewers
• Municipal electric lighting plant

Bond Election held to vote for capital improvement bonds totaling $500,000 for public schools. Ordinance book volume 21, p. 32.  Passed.  Canvass Report:  Minute book volume 13, p. 321.

Bond Election held to vote for three (3) capital improvement propositions, totaling $2,300,000.00. Ordinance 439.  All propositions passed.  Canvass Report:  Minute book volume 15, p. 550.

• Parks and playgrounds
• Street improvements
• Public schools

Bond Election held to vote for five (5) capital improvement propositions, totaling $2,700,000.00. Ordinance 517.  All propositions passed.  Canvass Report:  Minute book volume 16, p. 585.

• Public schools
• Hospital building
• Municipal abattoir or slaughter house
• Waterworks
• Sanitary sewers

Bond Election held to vote for two (2) capital improvement propositions, totaling $650,000.00. Ordinance 609.  All propositions passed.  Canvass Report:  Minute book volume 18, p. 77.

 

• Water filtration plant for White Rock Reservoir
• Incinerators

Bond Election held to vote for $1,250,000.00 bonds for street improvements.  Ordinance 682.  Passed. Canvass Report:  Minute book volume 18, p. 532.

Bond Election held to vote for two (2) capital improvement propositions, totaling $650,000.00.  All propositions passed.  Ordinance 763.  Canvass Report:  Minute book volume 19, p. 289-90.

• Public schools
• Sanitary sewers

Bond Election held to vote for seven (7) capital improvement propositions, totaling $8,325,000.00.  All propositions passed.   Ordinance 924.  Canvass Report:  Minute book volume 20 p. 136.

• Public schools
• Waterworks
• Streets
• Sewage disposal plant
• Sanitary sewers
• Fire stations
• Parks and playgrounds

Bond Election held to vote for six (6) capital improvement propositions, totaling $3,000,000.00. All propositions passed.  Ordinance 1306.  Canvass Report:  Minute book volume 24 p. 136.

• Public schools
• Sanitary sewers
• Street improvements
• Storm sewers
• Incinerators
• Parks and playgrounds

Bond Election held to vote for fourteen (14) capital improvement propositions, totaling $23,900,000.00.  This election included the final items from the years-long city planning project known as the Ulrickson Plan.   Ordinance 1776.  Canvass Report:  Minute book volume 28, p. 665.

• Public schools
• Parks
• Building lines, street openings, etc.
• Sewage plant and sanitary sewer
• Storm sewer
• Street paving
• Central fire station
• Incinerator
• Library
• Institute of Fine Arts
• Public auditorium
• Hospital enlargements
• Waterworks
• Airport improvements

Bond Election held to vote for $300,000.00 bonds for establishing, owning and operating a municipal airport.  Passed.  Ordinance 2291.  Canvass Report:  Minute book volume 36, p. 366.

 

Bond Election held to vote for $3,000,000.00 bonds for Parks.  Passed.  Ordinance 2671.  Canvass Report:  Minute book volume 42, p. 438.

Bond Election held to vote for $2,350,000.00 bonds for Public Schools.  Passed.  Ordinance 2858.   Canvass Report:  Minute book volume 46, p. 261.

Bond Election held to vote for two (2) capital improvement propositions, totaling 1,300,000.00. Both propositions passed.  Ordinance 2948.  Canvass Report:  Minute book volume 48, p. 67.

• Storm sewers
• Enlargement of the airport

Bond Election held to vote for two (2) capital improvement propositions, totaling $750,000.00.  Ordinance 3153.  Both propositions passed.  Canvass Report:  Minute book volume 52, p. 280.

• Airport improvement
• Airport improvement revenue bonds

Bond Election held to vote on two (2) capital improvement propositions, totaling $650,000.00.  Ordinance 3231.  Both propositions passed.  Canvass Report 41-553.

• Public market
• Public schools

Bond Election held to vote to expend unexpended funds from December 15, 1927, bond election, totaling $52,387.65.  Ordinance 3406. Passed.  Canvass Report 43-380.

Bond Election held to vote on five (5) capital improvement propositions, totaling $15,000,000.00. Ordinance 3473.  All propositions passed.  Canvass Report 43-1730.

• Airports
• Storm Sewers
• Building lines, street openings, underpasses, overhead crossings
• Waterworks and pump stations
• Street openings

Bond Election held to vote on seventeen (17) capital improvement propositions, totaling $40,000,000.00.  All propositions passed.  Ordinance 3722.  Canvass Report 45-2988.

• Public schools
• Public auditorium
• Public market
• Fire stations
• Enlarge the public library
• Storm sewer
• Municipal airport improvements
• Agricultural livestock building
• Street openings, underpasses, overhead crossings
• Street paving
• Waterworks
• Sanitary sewers
• City hall construction
• Parks
• Street lights
• Municipal garage
• Remodel existing city hall

Bond Election held to vote on two (2) capital improvement propositions, totaling $11,000,000.00. All propositions passed.  Ordinance 4161.  Canvass Report:  Minute book volume 69, p. 170.

• Waterworks
• Sanitary sewers

Bond Election held to vote on five (5) capital improvement propositions, totaling $22,400,000.00. Ordinance 4364.  All propositions passed.  Canvass Report 48-3918.

 

• Street paving
• Street widening and opening
• Storm sewers
• Sanitary sewers
• Water purification plant, pumping stations, and water mains

Bond Election held to vote on six (6) capital improvement propositions, totaling $14,800,000.00. Ordinance 4789.  All propositions passed.  Canvass Report 50-2533.

 

• Street opening and widening
• Storm sewer construction
• Municipal garage
• Sanitary sewers and sewage disposal
• Waterworks improvement, pumping facilities, purification plant, and distribution mains
• Revenue bonds

Bond Election held to vote on seven (7) capital improvement propositions, totaling $19,185,000.00. Ordinance 5355.  All propositions failed.  Canvass Report 52-420.

• Improvements and paving
• Street opening and widening
• Storm sewers
• Traffic signal system
• Municipal garage and maintenance yards
• Sanitary sewers and sewage disposal plant
• Waterworks improvement, pumping facilities, purification plant, and distribution mains

Special Election held for a variety of issues including Charter Amendment establishing a Bond Limit, not to exceed $125,000,000.00.  Ordinance 5429.

Bond Election held in conjunction with the above Special Election to vote on ten (10) Capital Improvement Propositions, totaling $49,985,000.00.  Ordinance 5433.  All propositions passed. Canvass Report 52-1621.

• Public street improvements and paving
• Street widening and opening
• Storm sewer construction
• Traffic signal system
• Municipal garage and maintenance yards
• Sanitary sewers and disposal plant
• Waterworks improvement, pumping facilities, purification plant, and distribution mains
• Improvements to municipal airports and landing fields
• Enlargement of the library and a new library building
• Health administration building

Bond Election held to vote on the issuance of $12,500,000.00 bonds to enlarge and improve municipal airports and landing fields and public buildings used in connection therewith.  Ordinance 5663.  Passed. Canvass Report 53-202.

 

Bond Election held to vote on six (6) capital improvement propositions and a contract with the Sabine River Authority.  The bond issuance total is $41,000,000.00. Ordinance 6804.  All propositions passed. Canvass Report 56-516.

• Permanent park improvements
• Fire station construction
• Storm Sewers and bridges
• Permanent street improvements
• Waterworks improvements including purification plants and distribution system
• Extension and enlargement of the sanitary sewer system
• Contract with the Sabine River Authority

Bond Election held to vote on seven (7) capital improvement propositions, totaling $51,800,000.00. Ordinance 7833.  All propositions passed.  Canvass Report: 58-5246.

 

• Permanent street improvements
• Storm sewers and bridges
• Park improvements
• Library improvements
• Fire station construction
• Extension and enlargement of the sanitary sewer system
• Waterworks improvements including purification plants and distribution system

Bond Election held to vote on seven (7) capital improvement propositions, totaling $50,700,000.00. Ordinance 9092.  All propositions passed.  Canvass Report 62-336.

 

• Street improvements
• Storm sewers and bridges
• Park improvements
• Library improvements
• Fire station construction
• Extension and enlargement of the sanitary sewer system
• Waterworks improvements including purification plants and distribution system

Bond Election held to vote on seven (7) capital improvement propositions, totaling $52,500,000.00. Ordinance 10232.  All propositions passed.  Canvass Report: Minute book volume 150, p. 504-511.

 

• Street improvements
• Storm sewers and bridges
• Park improvements
• Central municipal facilities
• Fire stations
• Sanitary sewer system
• Waterworks

Bond Election held to vote on two (2) capital improvement propositions, totaling $6,000,000.00.  Also includes tax levies. Ordinance 11285.  All propositions passed.  Canvass Report 65-6716.

 

• Permanent airport improvements
• Permanent public transit improvements

Bond Election held to vote on fourteen (14) capital improvement propositions, totaling $173,000,000.00.  This bond election is referred to by its report name "Dallas at the Crossroads."  Ordinance 11877.  All propositions passed.  Canvass Report 67-3684.

 

• Fire station improvements
• Libraries
• Public parks
• Street improvements
• Storm sewer system improvements
• Combined Municipal Services Building (New City Hall)
• Land acquisition for combined municipal services building (new city hall)
• Improvements for city's Memorial Auditorium (convention center)
• Fair Park improvements and enlargement
• Facilities for the city's neighborhood development of people and property program
• Street and alley improvements for the city's neighborhood development of people and property program
• New regional airport construction and development (DFW Airport)
• Waterworks improvement
• Sanitary sewer system improvement

Dallas City Council passed resolution 69-884 endorsing the Dallas County Road Bond Program.

Resolution 70-4468 - Oak Cliff Chamber of Commerce supported the need for an election to complete City Hall.  (Motions, File Number 704650)

No evidence exists in the City Council Minutes that an election was held on 11/24/1970.

Bond Election held to vote on seven (7) capital improvement propositions, totaling $54,622,000.00.  Ordinance 16342.  All propositions passed.  Canvass Report 79-3281.

• Street and storm drainage facilities

• North Central Expressway improvements

• Pedestrian ways and truck terminals

• Dallas Museum of Fine Arts facility and renovation of the existing at Fair Park Museum facilities

• Concert hall construction

• Majestic Theater renovation

• Convention center expansion

Bond Election held to vote on eleven (11) capital improvement propositions totaling $247,070,000.00.  This election was the first in Dallas County to use the 'punch-card' voting equipment.  All propositions passed.  Ordinance 17448.  

• Fire protection facilities

• Flood protection and storm drainage

• Police and multiple service facilities

• Arts district concert hall

• Library facilities

• Park and recreation improvements

• Dallas Transit System facilities 

• Fair Park improvements

• Dallas Zoo improvements

• Farmers Market improvements

• Street and thoroughfare improvements

Bond Election held to vote on 11 capital improvement propositions totaling $428,060,000.00.  Also included Proposition 911.   All propositions passed.  Action 85-2864.  Ordinance 18855.  Canvass Report 85-1135.

• Fire protection facilities

• Street and traffic control improvements

• Fair Park improvements

• Police and multiple services facilities

• Arts district site acquisition

• Solid waste disposal facilities

• Flood protection and storm drainage

• Zoo improvements

• Park, recreation, and community facilities

• Trinity Park development

Bond Election held for Dallas Area Rapid Transit.

Bond Election held for two (2) capital improvement propositions, totaling $60,700,000.00.  All propositions passed.  Ordinance 20453.  Canvass Report 89-3637.

• Street and thoroughfare

• Central Expressway construction and outfall drainage

Bond Election held to vote on eight (8) capital improvement propositions, totaling $174,700,000.00.  All propositions passed.  Action 95-0881.  Ordinance 22349.  Canvass Report 95-1734.

• Street and thoroughfare

• Police headquarters

• Storm drainage improvements

• Major park, recreational and community facilities

• Neighborhood park, playground and recreational facilities

• City facilities repair and improvements

• Fire protection facilities

• White Rock Lake improvements

Bond Election held to vote on eleven (11) capital improvement propositions, totaling $543,500,000.00. All propositions passed.  Action 98-0741.  Ordinance 23455.  Canvass Report 98-1355.

• Street and thoroughfare

• Park, playground, recreation, and community facilities

• Police headquarters facility

• Fire protection facilities

• Library facilities

• Flood protection and storm drainage improvements

• Cultural arts facilities acquisition and improvement

• City facilities repair and improvements

• Furtherance of the city's economic development neighborhood revitalization and business expansion programs

• Animal control facilities
• Trinity River Corridor Project bonds, including floodways, levees, waterways, open space, recreational facilities, Trinity Parkway, and related street improvements

Bond Election held to vote on seventeen (17) capital improvement propositions, totaling $579,290,000. All propositions passed.  Action 03-0647.  Ordinance 25186.  Canvass Report 03-1305.

• Street and transportation Improvements

• Park, playground, recreation, and community facilities

• Flood protection and storm drainage facilities

• Library facilities

• Cultural arts facilities planning and improvement

• City facilities repair and improvements

• Animal control facilities

• Land acquisition for the development of low and moderate income homes

• Flood protection and storm drainage improvements (McCommas Bluff Landfill) street projects

• Major and citywide park and recreation facilities

• Cultural arts facilities

• Street, utility, and other infrastructure improvements in southern area of the city

• Fire protection facilities

• Farmers market improvements

• Police headquarters facility • Homeless assistance facilities

Bond Election held to vote on the issuance of $23,800,000 general obligation bonds for homeless assistance facilities, including housing facilities for the homeless.  The proposition passed.  Action 05-2527.  Ordinance 26094.  Canvass Report 05-3336.

 

• Assistance and housing facilities for the homeless