The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1873-10-05

10 the Editor of the Dallas Herald:
The discussion of the above question
is becoming quite animated, and Is
very properly attracting much attcn-
ton. The general feeling, Judging
from the articles which have appeared
in the papers Of the city for the
past ten days, seems to be against the
proposition. "Rus-ti-cus,n in THE HER
AID Of the eth, and IA TaX)aycr,N
in your issue Of the 2Stl, seem TO he
the only advocates Of The proposition.
| We believe them to be one and the
same person, and if not, they certainly
belong to the 'little ring" TO judge
from their cry for water we should in
fer that they had drank nothing but
whisky for the last twelve months, and
very bad whisky ut that.
The Bible tells us something about
the rich man in the lake of fire and
birthstone, crying for II drop Of water
to cool his parched tongue. Verify,
Mcssrs. "Rus-t-cusn and "a Tax
payer" have you got down down there
already? or do you anticipate speedy
departure, and hence wish to have II
good supply of water on hand, when
you make your exit for that fiery lake:
Mr.. "a Taxpayer gives list Of
waterworlis, and cost of erection at
several places in the north and west.
We only have his word for it, but
assuming the figures to be correct, let
us see If he makes out "a case.o Take
the first on the list, Peoria, Ills.
Twenty-Five miles of pipe, and two
hundred double hydrants cost $40, 000.
Now, he says land we are compellodto
take his word for, there is nothing else
to take, no bond, contract written
obligation and specifications that Che
''Dallas Waterworks Company (who
are they, "Mr. TaXpayer?') propose to
give us seven miles of main pipe, and
fifty hydrants, just about one-fourth Of
the Peoria works, at a costprobably OF,
as he says, $4,000. Taking the
Peoria work rs II criterion, the Dallas
Watcrworks ought not to cost more
than 100000.
The question however, is not how
much has been paid, but for how
small sum the work can be done? In
the list of eighteen cities now before
us, owning waterworlls, we find that
this same Peoria, with u population of
twenty-five thousand, standing at the
head, as to cost, while the city of But
falo, New York, with n population Of
one hundred and thirty thousand. sup
plies themselves with water through
the Holly works, for just forty-two
thousand dollars, and the city of Lock-
port, same State, with population of
fifteen thousand, rs large anumber of
inhabitants us Dallas will have for
some years to come, was supplied
with water and fifty MIGRANTS, for
twenty-five thousand dollars.
Because big job was put up at
Peoria, the cities of Buffalo and Lock-
port saw l o reason why they should
do likewise, nor do know of any rea-
son why the city of Dallas should do
so.
"W. II. c." in your issue of the 27th,
gives us an extract from the Sydney
lOhio) Journal, of September II, by
which 1t appears that the magnificent
works just completed, only cost forty
eight thousand dollars; had these latter
works been built by ''ring,n the city
taking stock, the cost would have been
set down ut probably two hundred
thousand dollars,
4 As an excuse, however, for the in
creased cost Of construction here, Mr..
IA Taxpayer says that skilled labor
and cost 1T transportation Of such