The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1875-08-01
MAYORS OFFICE.
CITY OF DALLAS, July Is, 1873. !

10 the Honorable City Council, Dallas,
Texas
GENTLENfEN--I would respectfully
state TO your honorable body that by Il
resolution OF the City Council, winch
was held on the eth day OF May, 1871,
| was appointed to represent the city
of Dallas Us director in the Dallas and
Wichita railroad. In the month OF
June, 1879, | was elected director to
represent the city. At that time there
seemed to be, on the part Of the Presi-
dent and Others connected with the
D. " w. Il. r., every disposition to put
fair and liberal Interpretation on the
by laws 10y which the company is
supposed 10 be governed, A meeting
of the Directors was called in the
month OF June, 1871, and | was elected
a Director to represent the city until
the first Monday III January, 1873,
when the annual election was To come
oil. This election did take place aud
ten Directors were elected, eight
OF them residents OF this city
and two in New York. 1t was
especially stated 10y the President DR.,
j. w. Caulder, that vacancy Of three
or five Directors would be left To be
filled BY Directors representing the
city, rs soon rs the whole OF the Sra-
ding was done and the fifty thousand
dollars stock was issued to the city.
That was expressly stated by President
Caulder, and expressly agreed to by
him and myself In the presence OF Col.
Pointer, VIM. Bullen, VIM. Ham,
mond, Mr.. Ervay, Mr.. Irwin, Col. Nc
Coy, and Others as only Sl6,OOO OF the
city bonds had been issued up to that
time, which gave the city only $50
votes. Being satisfied that it was not
the intention of President Caulder to
call meeting Of the Directors or the
Stockholders, us required by the by
laws, |, in common with several other
Directors, wrote Il request calling on
DR.. Caulder to call n meeting OF the
Directors tor the purpose of making
reports rs required by the by Laws,
showing the true condition OF the com
pany, the amount of money and bonds
received aud expended, and also the
increase in the number OF Directors,
representing the city as they had
agreed ON. No meeting had been called
on the second Monday i'll August, NO
vembcr, February and may, as requir-
ed by the bylaws, section 3, arIlcie
4, aud consequently no Directors could
he elected. 4 special meeting hoWeV-
er, was called by President Caulder, on
the 10Th of June, 1878, and convened
that day. 1 made motion ut once 10
have five additional Directors elected,
to represent the interests of the city,
That was objected TO mt onceas beng
illegal and unnecessary, ana III Vlola-
ton of the bylaws Of the Company,
and was referred to the Attorney olthe
Company, Captain John M. Mccoy,
who reported that an election, except
at the annual meetings, would be He
gal. Now this was declared TO DE IL
legal, vet the election ofmyseli, MS d.
rector, in the month of June, 1911, was
not illegal. No illegality so far rs the
by-laws were concerned, was over
considered by President Caulder,
until after the $4,000 city bonds
was issued, and an effort was
made to increase tho city's repre-
sentation. No reports were muue III
accordance with the bylaws, nor UNI
iii after the $4,000 bonds were issued,
and had been divided out between the
President of the road, j. w. Caulder,
and the Superintendent, }. }. Bulien'
and Pointer ~ Shields, the contractors
Thus it Is to be seed that the bylaws
could be violated with IMMUNITY by
the President and the superintendent,
and having votes enough always pres
ent and two proxies, which he, Cauia-
er, held all the time, any act OF ms
could be approved of by majority o.
the votes present, either IN person VI
by proxy. Every effort has been mace
by me to got n report from majority,
Caulder and Bullen, Of the executive
Committee, to have detailed report
made of all the stock issued, of all the
money received and expended, ana az
claims against the Company, ana al
money received for stock sold, %c.
This report could only be made out ny
those two men, as they virtually car
ried the offices in their pockets
and they alone made all the contracts,
without consulting mo as member
of the Executive Committee, or WIN
out calling the Directors together De,
fore concluding the same. Ihey pnlu
out all the money and bonds anu IS
sued the stock, but no report OF tnat
kind could be made, and one styled q
report was submitted to n meeting oil
the Directors OH the 2Sth OF June
which was not signed by either Pres
ident Caulder or Bullion, the Superin-
tendent ut the time 1t was submitted,
although consequently signed ant,
which thew knew had repudiated and