The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1878-04-05
wArEHwoRKs QUESTION.

Alderman nliliHms arsifHs ,ha Ae
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10 ihr Enipf ~ lhp Herald
A. tho contract now in onnlempla,
tou between the CHS Of Dallas and the
Dallas water supply company - reoriI =
iul considerable notice 10 tho oliy pa,
noe, and ~ ii isa qnrsllpn NJ no small
importance, both ~ lhe city and said
corporation, YOU will allow me 70 make
few statements 80 member Of the
oily council and the mover Of tho Teso,
luton 80 obnoxious 10 the water com
panY
lt was NY fortune Tor msioriune) TO
be- Ia the council when the contract for
theyear just expired was contaminated,
and ! am sure ! speak the sentiments
ui every member Of the council when !
say the flOO per hydranl paid last year
vac voted mostly ~ bonus 10 tho
Wurks-then ln c0ulse ~ construction
aud tho president Mr., Conner, as-
sured Us that We were killing the enter,
PRISE ln ils infancy when W. refused
20 contract Tor u longer period than
one year
The council NJ that time, 80 far rs
now remember was unanimous IN the
brlel that the rate was too high, aud
oppressed u determination 10 cut IL
down fully oneshali at the end Of tho
p first year My resolution, which was
unanimously adopted, expressed, or Of,
iers, what we believe 10 DO u Just and
iull compensation for the water likely
90 be- used, The water supply com.
pauy, through is president, refused,
uuphatieally TO take the amount,
5000 per hydrant offered, and M ems
phalIcilly refuse TO make q proposition
10 the clty This was equivalent 10
saying, give la whatever We may in our !
aolemn judgment see proper 10 ask or
demlnd OF the taxpayers, or else VIZ
decline 10 talk 10 you on the subject,
Now, Mr. Editor, the city councils
appreciate the value Of the water and
We want to use II, but we do not want
20 pay more than II IL worth In an
article, probable In yesterday mornings
Call, head No Water" | nm surprised
~ see the position taken by the writer,
and can account for IL only by one
course of reasoning aud that Ia that II
was written 10y some one Ia the interest
Of the water company, lie certainly
has neutrality-suspicious. street rumors
or something else for facts, and built
his article on the imaginary iounda.
ton He says the people who foot the
billb, In view Of the perils Of fire. deS
mnnd that this penny wise and pound
foolish policy be immediately aban
doned, Now, sir tho fact is not more
than one half NJ most Of the taxpayers
are benefited by the water worka No
pipes ARE near their property, Are they
in strict Justice to help pay my insur'
ance on Main street, through an oxorbi'
tant water taxi The writer says our debt
ia nothing and thinks we had better
buy out the water works.
II this is the candid opinion Of the
writer can come 10 no other conclu'
sion but this, and that is, that he is n
new conner and has not looked into the
matter or else he ia one Of the nuns
orous class now in our community, who
are for appropriations, graded streets,
sewerage, etc, aud pay no tax. He
il not real estate owner, think our
city il too much in debt now.
lie says our taxable values are in>
every year, wish this was
no. but ior particulars refer the wri-
ter aud all other advocates of lavish ex-
pcndtNre TO the assessment rolls for
1877 aud 1878 Now Mr. Editor, do
not wish TO get into u newspaper con-
troyersy, nor will |, but thought ms so
much had been said on this water SUBJ
iect, it might not b. out of place for me {
to express to the public my reasons Tor
the resolution, which WAS
only the reflex of the feeling OF every
member present ! am in favor OF
using the water pluss and paying full
price for the same and no more.
Lam, your obedi"nt servant
J l. WILLIAMS