The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-08-10
cay COUNCIL.

The Hoard Meeting TO Discuss the
Water Question, EesOIV e and Discuss
newspaPeIs.
There wss special meeting of the city
council last night, Mayor Crowdus presid-
Ing. They net ostensibly to take steps
towards erecting water works for the city.
The mayor said that it was time for the
council to act. The newspapers published
statements in which there were no truth. yet
they kept ding longing after them. News.
pspe,a were powerful, and after awhile the
people would begin to believe what they
published. He did not be-
iieya that the newspaper fraternity
possessed any more brains than tho
members of tina! council. Some of their
friends had come to him and ssi1 while
they knew the council was right in the posi>
ton il lad taken, yet they thought that it
was time for the council to act. Mr.. Con-
nor, president Of the Water Supply COM
psny, had told him that he would DO present
at the meeting, but so far he had failed to
put in an appearance.
Alderman Moore said that he too thought
that it was time the,council was doing some
thing If they were going to. AS for the
newspapers he did not care what they said.
1t would not influence him in the least in
his action. When the proper time came
the council could set themselves right before
the people.
Aldermaa Ballard offered the following
resolution:
Resolved, That the committee on gas and
water Take immediate steps to erect water
works in the city Of Da,lss,
The mayor suggested that inssmuch rs
Mr.. Connor had expected to be present and
confer with them that it might be- we'll to
add to the resolution that before they take
definite steps that the committee confer with
President Conner to see if some satisfactory
arrangements could not bs made.
Alderman Ballard accepted the amend
ment
Alderman Williams said that he did not
regard the matter in 8 personal way for he
entertained no spite. He thought that it
WAS tine for them to move in the matter;
they had offered in his opinion, the water
supply company oil Their works were worth.
Alderman Garter was tired OF dilly-dallying
about the matter and as for himself, he did
not propose to run after the Water Supply
company any longer. If they were going to
do anything ii Was time they we're doing it.
Alderman Childers thought that they had
offered the company all their works we're
worth, and rs they had declined to sell at
the price the council named, he thought that
it was time for the council to act.
Alderman Ballard withdrew his resolution
and offered the following in its stead:
Resolved, That special committee be
appointed by this board of which the mayor
shall be chairman, consisting Of two
members of this board of aldermen which
shall be known as the water committee to
proceed at once to prepare TO erect water
works, said committee being su-
thorized to confer with the
present water works rs to further negotia-
lions for the purchase of their works, and to
report to this council any and all informa-
ton they may receive from any source
Adopted.
The council elected on the committee AL,
dermen Garter and Childers, of the frs
ward.
The charter says that no two aldermen
from the same ward shall be on the SAINT
committee. There was considerable discus
sion on this point, buG the council finally do
committee, it made no difference.
\ The mayor made another lick at the news
papers, which the reporter failed to catch.
Alderman Moore said that he thought that
there had been enough said by the newspa'
pers, and he did not propose to stand it any
longer.
Alderman Carter told joke, which he
said applied to the newspapers, which is too
lengthy and stale 70 publish.
Alderman Childers said that he found
consolation in the fact that the HEEALD WAS
always on the wrong side, and that it waE
const sntly growing richer.
Alderman Carter said thstit was the first
time he had ever known tho HERALD 10
take stand on anything.
The secretary read the following COM
municstion from the Weston Electric Light
company, of New York:
! NEW YORK, August 8. 1881.
G. NJ. swink, ESQ, City Secretary, Dallas,
Texas;
DEAR sIR-In answer to your favor of July
| l8,we would suggest that the best plan OF show
| ing the practlcabllity of electric lighting In
your city would be the purchase of one of oul
| ten-light machines and ten lamps. to be pul
| up In connection with some existing power,
| We will furnish you an outfit OF this
kind az special price OF $1,000, In
We would furnish you full instructions FOL
putting up and probably can send some one
from New Orleans at a later date to superin-
tend the erection and running of the same
We send catalogue.
Yours, etc..
WESTON ELECTRIC LIGHT Co.
The communication was referred to the