The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-11-30
TENARKANA.


Correspondence Of the Herald
TExAEKASA, November 2s.-Last Friday
George Taylor was removed from his office
of City Marshal, on the Texas side, for NAL
feasance and misfeasance in.onice... R j Hay
wood who was appointed to succeed him,
filed his bond to-day. Taylor's bondsmen
were left for about two hundred dollars
and are lucky to get of at that.
There are several extensive brick buildings
nov in course of construction. The Gold
burg building, corner Broad street and
State Line avenue, and the Marx, three
story block, on State Line avenue and Clin'
ton street, will soon be completed. The
Witterstattcr building on Broad street, is
to be three stories high. The two
first are finished now, that is
the brick work is done. There
will be an extensive candy and
craker factory opened here on the first of
January. The company has rented the
whole of the Witterstatter building, which
is - feet by l25 feet, three stories high.
Dranghon's three-story brick hotel, on
Front street, will be ready for its occupants
by January. w. II. Cartney will build u
hotel on the corner of Front and State
streets this winter. ]. ii. Drsnghon is put
ting up the largest sash, door and blind
factory in the state. 1t is situated near the
Texas & Pacific local depot.
We have two chartered street railway
companies here, but the Councilsahave not
vet granted the right-ofway to either. The
companies ask too much Of the city.
The Gate q ty National Bank viii be in
operation here by the 10th Of next January,
with capital stock Of 300 600. Most Of
this stock was taken by Mandell, Muntze-
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the above firm, is to be President, and
Charles Il. Beard, present Cashier of the
Citizens Bank of this place, is to be Cashier
Of the Gate City National Bank.
A charter was granted to f. w.
Taylor, OF Jefferson, Texas, by the
Council of Texas side TO build gas works
here. He will begin the work soon.
Texarkana is still without an organized
taken the matter in hand and will soon have
fire company fully equipped,
City scrip on the Arkansas side is worth
100 cents on the dollar, put on the Texas
side is worth little less on account Of all
old debt that was contracted soon after the
town was incorporated.
l.. A.Byrne, attorney for the Arkansas
division OF the Texas \ st. Louis Railroad,
says--that the road will be completed
from here to Red River by the 10Th OF Jan
uary. Then We will have Communication
with. Eastern markets via Red. River and it is
believed this will greatly reduce freight and
passenger rates from this point east. At
present the Iron Mountain Road is our only
outlet east.
Our town is infested with thieves, pick
pockets and burglars. Not.
vithstanding. the vigilance of our police,
scarcely a night passes without one or
more robberies or burglaries.
The Texas side has just finished the
ccalaboose and city hall. 1t is neat build
ing and the calaboose is said 10 be perfectly
secure.
A public school-house is to be built on
the Arkansas side this winter.
The Arkansas side will let the contract
for building city hall soon.
The |. M. and T. 4 St. l.. have petitioned
the Councils for right.of-way for their re-
spective roads along Front street. The
petitions have not yet been acted upon.