The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-08-17
CITY COUNCIL.

ClEh OOCNSlL.
nh. report of the special Committee
vv,,er WOrss tiIed Away-A resO.
-, for the Ci,y so Huiid Water
,YorEs Passed-l .ist of Accounts 81
- and those referred back-Ihe
- onsstiO0 aud other Matters.
C,y Council met in regular session las,
r;gbt At tho Council Chamber, Mayor Crow
An, presiding, Absent, Alderman Garter
Tho minutes of the last meeting were read
and approved.
The Mayor read the following;
DALLAS, TExAs, Aug, l6, 1881,
Gentlemen Of the City Counci.--The Pses,
aant Of the Board OF Education OF The SIsto
If Texas has through me delivered to the
Ci,y Treasurer draft on the County Collector
Of Dallas county, for S4,S97 90, and the
Coupty Treasurer also turned over TO the
O,y Treasurer draf: on Adams & Leonard
for Sl45.l2, which amounts to 81 642 10,
AVAILABLE for school purposes for the yesr
commencing September lss, 1881,
Respectfully,
j. w. CR9wDUs,
Mayor
The special COMMITTEES on water works made
The following report:
Dallas, Texas, August lG. 1881,
Gsntlenen of the city council:
The special committee Cd water works
have hsd several conferences with the water
supply company in reference to the purchase
oftbeir works, but have been unable to agree
with them. From the best information we
can get their property is not.worth more thsn
sixty thousand dollars, and this We regard AS
full price for ii. They propose to select
one man, the city 20 select ons man. and
these two to select q third and let
them value the property, then
add Eve thousand dollars to their award, or
their proposition. We proposed on yes
lerday, and again to-day, 70 make contract
with The president for fire protection for one
year, but he declined to make o price, say
Ing no was not authorized to contract for
one yosr. We also asked him If he would
furnish water for fire protection for term
Of years Vt the price proposed BIZ them, and
al the same time enter into q contract with
the city TO supply privst9 consumers with
water at the highest price charged By either
of the thirteen cities of which We had OBJ
tanned the price chsrged private consumers.
Ha refused this. Respectfully,
j. w. CRoWDU,.
j. w. CHILDERs.
The secretary rvsl the following commun-
ication from President w. O. Conner OF the
WatOr Supply company:
DALLAS, August 18th, 1881.
To the Honorable Mayor and Board Of al er-
men:
GENTLEMEN am instructed by the
board of directors of the Water Supply com,
psuy to submit the following:
1:f. We wish to sell to the city the real
and personal property, together with all
improvements, plumbing stock, ststlonsry,
papers, etc, for the sum OF SoOOOO cash
and will furnish wster to the city for fire
protection, flushing cutters, filling fire els.
lerns,elc,, until Oct 1st, 1881 free OF charge,at
which time we viii make 3 legal transfer, to
the city.
sd. We will take cost for the works, basN
ed upon actual values of to-day. Seio
values ofappraisement to be made by the
disinterested and competent srbitrators, nom
residents OF Dallas county. The city 70 se-
lect one end tho water company one, and
the two to select The third. Said arbitators
to make an inventory of property with
prices offered, and when said inventory ia
completed aud signed by the three persons
named as arbitrstors, the city shall then pay
10 the Water Supply Com.
pany the amount in cash that
mag be sgreed upon by tho arbitrator with
5000 bonus. Respectfully submitted,
w. O. CoNNoR, President.
On motion of Alderman Clark the com
munication WAS referred to the special com
mistee on water works
The msyor read communication from j
II. Richardson, ex.superintendent of I'll,
water works, stating that he would let tn,
mayor know to day what he would duplicate
the present works for. He stated that h
could do it for about $4,000. No actor
taken.
On motion OF Alderman Ballard tn
report of the special committee on watel
works was filed.
The committee on claims reported the fol
lowing bills accompanied b. proper vouch
L.k "a, ,Nns1.