The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1880-09-28
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GALVESTON, Sept. 81, lsSo.
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Vaughn & Co, j. Meoer " Co., y. Z
Sweeney and Manwaring & Benson, who
they claim, have made combination to N
troll the cotton brokerage, lighterage ant
slowing business. The ground of the com
plant is lodged in the fact tina
Messrs. Mum, Frye Il Co. haC
entered into contract with Captain
Means, of the steamship Neuzslch, now il
port, to stow his vessel at the rate of Of
cents bale, and in pursuance thereof, hac
engaged q gang Of mos, carried their boats
and implements aboard the ship, ready a
any time to begin the work. Captain Means
informed his agents, II. A. Waugh " Co., o.
his contract with Messrs. Mum, Frye Il Co
Waugh & Co. desired Capt. Means to en-
gage G. G. Sweeney, Of Manwsrlng 4
Benson, assigning ms reason that Num-
Frye & Co. were not, perhaps, responsible,
and would not be able to perform their con
tract, and informed Captain Means If he
engaged them, the whole respons bility
would rest on his shoulders. Captain Means
was willing to assume the responsibility and
Mum. FRYE & Co. offered to Wve the
captain any security he might require for the
faithful performance of their work. Captain
Means next went to Irvine & Bernstein TO see
about Tightening his cotton, and was in
formed BY them that unless he engaged
Sweeney or Manwsring Il Benson to stow
his snip, they would charge the ship 10
cents extra per bale for Tightening the cotton
and would not insure him dispatch. Captain
Means, in consequence and fearing other OBJ
stavles might DO thrown in his way so as to
prevent quick dispatch, was compelled by
this combination TO annul his contract with
Mum, Frye & Co. and engage the other
stevedores to stow his cargo, who not only
charge 60 cents per bale for slowing, but I
cents per bale for feeding their men while
outside the bar, and the charge of Mum,
Frye u Co. was only 80 cents per bale and
cents per bale for feeding. This would
be clear saving on the ships
cargo of 5000 bales for slowing
of $500, and $3.50 in feeding Thus, by the
efforts of the combination, Messrs. Frye u
Co., are forced out of q profitable contract
and the productive element, as we'll as the
commercial element compelled to pay an ex
orbitant tax upon the chief product of the
state that is seeking an outlet through this
part to the markets of the world. The in.
vestigation before the committee was stormy
and exciting, and harsh epithets were banded
back ard forth between committeeman
there being investigated, and those making
the charges. No conclusion, however, was
arrived ut, only that another monopoly in
the salt business MS carried on at this place
disclosed. 1t was, however, announced that
the committee would report
yesterday, and would bring in
majority report and q minority report, but
up to late hour yesterday evening no such
reports we're made to the secretary Of the
exchange. 1t is intimated that the majority
report will sust in the combination and that
the minority will favor Mum, Frye g. Co.
The matter was freely discussed on the street.
to-day, and it was openly admitted by candid
men that unless action was favorable and
legitimate opposition to present rates was
sustained, the city would suffer in trade
The removal of the supreme court of appeals
and law library from the Ballinger 4 Jack
building on Postofice street to Moody &
Jamison's building, corner Of Twenty second
and Strand street is another matter that is
exciting considerable discussion and the ac-
ton of the county commissioners is
generally condemned by the legal
fraternity. The contract for the Bsllinger &
Jack building expired some months since.
The county commissioners advertised for
bids for quarters for the courts. Ballinger
& Jack put in bic for 81 800 per snnum
for rental of present quartos in their build
ing, which entailed an expense upon the
county of Sl,750, to fit up. All the bids
we're rejected. Colonel William l.. Moody
then came forward snd offered to rent his
third floor of the Moody Il Jamison building
for 5000 per annum, and the committee APP
pointed by the county commissioners have
ratified the contract Ballinger IL Jact,
after Colonel Moody's verbal offer, offered to
rerent the present quarters OF the court for
$1,000, and Charles s. Morse, clerk Of the
court of appeals, offered to pay the addi-
tional 500 out of his own salary if the COM
mittee would re-rent the present qusrters
But regardless of this fact the
committee took the Moody & Jemi-
son building, the proprietors agreeing 10
make all the necessary changes for the nc-
commodation OF the court and its officers Al
their own expense. The clerks, being cp-
posed to the removal, now take the position
that the act of the legislature of January 4th,
1874. legalizing the action of the county
court in the rental of the Ballinger 81 Jack
building, and authorizing the county toissuc
bonds and make payments therein provided
for. as well as levy an annual tax to pay in.
terPSL anu CTSuLc u iuhu lOi VIC
ment of such bonds, at maturity, fixes the
courts in that building and prevents THEN
removal .herefrom; also that the county have
no right TO modest, move, ordisturb the books,
papers or other archives Of the courts, and
that they have made arrangements by renting
the present quarters for the accommodation
of the courts.-After many years OF
patient waiting and petitioning, Galveston is
going to have lighthouse at the entrance OF
the Rarbor. For years pest the lights at the
east end of the breskwater have been Kept up
at Individual expense met monthly by col
lectons from coasting crafts, to which they
have been an invaluable aid in entering
the harbor after nigh,fall. The
preliminsries were taken last Thursday.
1t will be an iron screw light house, and Will
be of great advantage to vessels seeking to en-
ter the harbor at night.--Jupiter Pluvius
has been drenching us for the past ten days.
Our streets and crossings are in . fright
full condition. Business is depressed by it
The mayor has disspproved OF the &C,
ton of the council on the petition presented
at the last meeting for the paving of Strand
street, between Twenty-frst and Twenty,
second streets.--Miss Keeps concert al
Artillery hall, Friday night, for the benefit
of the orphans, regardless Of the inelemen'
weather and almost impossible condition o.
the streets. was largely attended and wa
highly satisfactory to those who attended,
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