The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-08-16

small annual compensation from the city her
merchandise, her property. has been well
protected, her IRE insurance greatly reduced,
her streets washed and cleaned, her sanitary
condition greatly promoted, and her
hsppiness aud prosperity assured. All
these blessings cur city has enjoyed
p'izsthe outgrowth of the labors Of our own
citizens.
On the other hand here ara our mayor and
city council laboring to reduce the heavy
burden of ta> es that hiss gradually crept over
our city until 1t has grown to be almost I'M
bearable. The council in their great anxle-
ty TO give general relief to the city have de-
cided to own her water works and to pur-
chase or build the same by issuing city bonds
paying annually the interest and sinking
fund thereon. These are matters OF grave
importance in which every citizen and tax
payer must feel and take deep interest.
There certainly is a time coming when cur
city has to be paved and severed, causing an
outlay of some $500, 900 of bonded indebted
ness. When these costly sewers are built
the water absolutely necessary for
their success is not easily
secured. The present water works, together
with all their facilities, would scarcely al
t rd drop in the bucket and all the money
| pid out for them would be q total loss 10
the city-a loss that she Is not able to bear.
| When this sewer system takes place the city
will be forced to build extensive water WORK!
on a'ggantic scale, causing az outlay of full
ly $500, 1000, ignoring the present little sys'
ten OF works altogether. The only question
TO sclve in my opinion is, when is tue tins
for general sewerage and gigantic vstel
works! When will we be prepared to issuC
one million of bondsl This IN my opinion
one million Of taxable property. Then W,
so resdy for it and not until then
=, This solves tho whole question. TO bur
tne prtselt little works is tn throw tn
whole thing away and involve the city il
debt, increase hor taxes and be lasting i'm
pediment in the way Of her future prosperit,
and general welfare.
Whatthe must ba done? Let the cit
rent her water as she hes done before unit
she is prepared to build her own extensiv
works, which she will not be able 10 under
take short of ten years. Twelve months be
fore this time expires let her commence he
big works, pay the present little compan
for her few miles of pipe, which is about a
which will be of any service to her, an
then and not until then, establish her sewe
system, her water works system, her pave
menl system. In fac. put O
a new dress, issue her millio
Of bouds, provide herself with all these ez
tensive works end comforts; because she
then able to pay for them. / would her
auggest that it seems to calm observer tina
the city council and ws!er works compan
are assuming too much importance to them
selves. Each one feels that hia position
very important, and that he il Garfield. an
that heads an uld be uncovered ut his ap
prosoh, and thst one should not 'ruR afte
the other,' and thus stand sloof while tn
city is left tt suffer the consequences. Thi
feeling cannot be tolerated, much less sppre
Giated, by business community,
| Ola committees on both sides should
discharged and new committees sppointe
who will 90 TO work like sensible, unprtjC
diced business men, aud come 20 Some III
derstAnding equally Just to the city and
the water company, and our city again enio
the happiness OF peace, harmony and pro
perity, d.