The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1878-04-21
CITY COUNCIL.
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oil met pursuant TO adjournment, the
honorable mayor presiding, The roll
was called, aud see members were
present,
The committee on claims reported
the following accounts, and recon.
mended that they DO allowed;
Carey a Burk, work for rro depart
mont, ,,,...,.,.,,,,,,,,...s 40
Eryay 4 Conner, goods furnished IRE
department ana hospital, ,.su.nuY,, IL 10
W. 4, shone, Tor wood Tor hoipital (ac.
count aAAumedl ,",,",,,,,u,,, b, ,,,,-" 10 ~
Adopted.
Alderman Ervay moved that the NO.
counts OF the retiring officers be or
dered paid. Carried.
Alderman Ervay moved that the
note held by the Sllby manufacturing
company against the city DO allowed
aud ordered paid. Carried.
The petition from the Dallas and
Wichita railroad company, asking that
the bonds issued by the city TO the
road, and placed In the hanes OF w.
IL, CASTOR, DO turned over, was read.
w. ii. CASTOR, president OF the road
and trustee holding the bonds, spoke
by courtesy. lie stated that DIR. Reed
had been active In building the road,
and that he as trustee had assurances
from him and felt satisfied that should
the bonds be turned over that he
would at once build the road 10 the
point designated The railroad COM
pany had not complied to the letter
with the contract, yet the road could
and he thought would be pushed to the
specified point II the bonds were turned
over.
Alderman Caldwell said that there
were five new members OF the board
OF which he was one, who knew little
or nothing about the matter, and as IL
was one OF vital importance to the
city, moved that the matter be post
poned.
Alderman Newsome stated that the
president OF the road had already been
heard, and that he would move that
DR.. Calder, the vice'president, should
speak.
DR.. Calder said that there was
but little more than what had
already been said upon the sub.
ect to say. He did not agree With the
president about the turning over OF the
bonds. He did not think that the
turning over OF the bonds would fur
Their the interest Of tho road. There
were already some money in the
bonds of DR.. Reed tor the extension Of
the road which he had failed to utal
lie, and should the bonds be turn cd
over, there was no likelihood that the
road would be pushed forward and the
charter sayed. He stated that he was
agent for the Kansas City Rolling
Mill company, and for the last ten
miles of the road, bonds had been is,
sued. In his opinion, DIR. Reed was
able to build the road. He had already
negotiated money on them at the
State Savings bank. The Kansas City
Rolling Mill company had eight miles
down. Holding the bonds would in~
sure the building Of the road from
Dallas to point near Lewisville.
DR.. Calder read the following teles
gram, dated Rosedale, Kansas, April
Goth:
]. W. Calder, vice-president:
We are ready to furnish the iron OF
the twenty miles of the said road when
necessary.
KANSAS CITY ROLLING MILLS,
He thought that II the bonds were
turned over to Reed the char
ter would be forfeited. The railway
company would gladly furnish the iron
to finish the road to the designated
point, because they would do this in
order to secure their claim, which was in
jeopardy. Reed did not need the bonds.
He could command the money II he
wanted it. II Reed would agree to lay
the track the rollidg mill company
would gladly send the iron.
Alderman Newsom-"Doctor, IL DIR.
Reed would guarantee that the iron
would be laid, would the rolling mills
be responsible for the time the hands
might be idle for the want of iron, and
pay their board while they were idle"
Yes, sir. II any one will estimate
the probable cost will put the money
on deposit.
Alderman Ervay moved that the city
attorney be heard. Seconded, and car
ried.
The city attorney stated that the city
was not bound In law to turn over the
bonds until the contract had been.
complied with. II the charter Is for.
feited the city will not have to turn
over the bonds to any one.
The secretary read the report of w.
Fl. Thomas, trustee.
Alderman Holland said that the
statement of DIR. Reed, given at a
previous meeting, differed widely with
that of DR.. Calder at the present one,
and he moved that DIR. Reed be al.
lowed to speak. Carried.
DIR. Reed said that he would state at
the outset, that he was no contractor
of Mr.. Henderson as DR.. Calder had
implied, but was his own representa-.
tive. Henderson simply made an as
signment of the road, allowing him
the proceeds accruing, In case he took
the road to Lewisville. DIR. Reed said
that he had worked hard, putting forth
every energy to reach the sand ridge
beyond the Elm Fork. DR.. Calder
| had said that he was the authorized