Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1868-05-16
Public Meeting.

I Aia meeting uf ihu citizens n
Dallas Cuunty held az the Court
House la iho town al Dallas nu
faiurlay the Oh day IT May A. H.
lsds, Tor the purpose Of taking into
consideration the navigation of tho
Trinity river, on motion 1T Hon.
Nat u. Rur'ord, Col. q. " Record
was appointed Chairman, anl Z. T.,
Cu0mbcs, Secretary.
BY request II tie Chairman, Col.
Mccoy explained the object Of the
meeting,
ON motion of Col. J. y. Bryan,
the Chairman appointed Col J ",
Bryan, r. W, Roysd0n, ", ", Peak
Jn0. ", Haynes aud Jno, Howell a
committee 10 draft resolutions ex-
prossive Of the sense Of tho meet
ing, During the retirement Of the
Committee, Hon. y. NJ, Buriord and
Hon, J, X. T., Record being called
for, addressed the meeting,
Committee returned aud submit
ted the following preamble and res
olulions, 10 wit;
WHEREAS, il has long been the
settled conviction of the people OF
this County that tho Trinity river
is navigablc as far up as Dallas,
aud
WHEREAS, many efforts have
heretofore been made by the citizens
of this and the adjacent counties
both in labor aud money to eStab-
lish this fact, and
WHEREAS, now through tho cnor,
gctic oHcrti0ns and indoiatigable Of.
forts of Capt, McGarvoy tho fact
has been demonstrated by the arri.
val hero on May 9th, 1868, of his
steamer Job Boat No. |, though ut !
heavy expense To him individually. |
Therefore be il
Resoired, |. That wo the citizens |
IF Dallas county recognize the fact |
that tho Trinity river is navigable |
rs high up MS the town CT Dallas
for all purposes of commerce six
in the year.
.. That we the citizens of Dallas
county from sense of justice are
with tho conviction that
Capt. McGarvey should be literally
for his services render
ed and capital expended in cleaning
cut the permanent distractions to
navigation.
,. That we earnestly invite all
bordering on the Trinity
river to aid and assist in removing
from said river, all impedimcnts,
such rs trees ovcrhanging and drift
ogs lodged in tho channel of tho
river.
4. That although the citizens of
Dallas county will receive great
benefits from the navigation of the
Trinity, yet we consider the citizens
If Galveston moro deeply interest
ID as they will receive the primary
benefits arising from the large trade
If the entire extent of country
which necessarily depends upon the
Trinity river as the only natural
communication with any first class
market. We therefore most re-
ipectfully request their aid and as
distance in the establishment of
teamboat navigation of the Trinity.
3. That we express our gratitude
md return our sincere thanks to
capt. McGarvey for his laudable en-
erprise and the great and inestima-
lie benefits which we hope to flow i
hcrefrom.
On motion the report of the COM
nittee was received and unanimous
y adopted.
On motion of Maj. Roysdon, a +
ommitteo was appointed by the
chairman to raise funds to remu- ,
crate Capt. McGarvey for services
endered, consisting of Maj. r. w. h
Col. J. G. Mccoy, Hon J. $
P. Record, Rev. w. X. Masten G
nd u. Il. Coombes.
On motion of Jas. Il. Scott, it !
las unanimously resolved that as |,
he practicability of the navigation +.
f the Trinity river to Dallas has >,
cen demonstrated by the arrival
f the steamer Job Boat No. l, it is
le sense of this meeting that the a
honorable Police Court of Dallas
ounty should, in conjunction with Y
10 Honorable County Courts of D
Their counties bordering on the til
rinity river, mako appropriations !"
II the removal of distractions that :
ow cmbarrass the navigation Of
id river.
On melton, the meeting adjourn
| until Saturday the 10th inst, at
o'clock p. NJ.
G. w. RECORD,
President.