The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-08-18
! LOCAL NEWS.
CITY COUNCIL
Much Ado About Nothins-A stormy
Session


Much Ado About Nothins-A storm,
Session.
The city council met in adjourned meet
inr AT the city hall last night, Mayor Crow
dns pre,idinc. The roll was called a. th'
followipS aldermen were absent; Moore
and j. ID. Carter. :.
The rcport OF the city engineer on The
construction of a sewer between Pacific ave
me and Elm street, at the Phmnix planning
mills, in which he estimated the cost OF
construction at $lS,G70, was read.
Alderman Clark urged the importaroe Oh
the sewer u.
be laid on the table for future action Gar
ried. er
The report of the board oil trustee OF pub
lie schools was then read.
II was moved by Alderman Clark and
seconded by Alderman q. +. Carter that
the report be adopted.
Alderman Williams said that the BOARD
of trustees were empowered under the law
to select and employ teachers ny contrtct
in writing. STIMULATING the salaries paid be-
fore the council had jurisdiction to act. lie
moved that the vote on the wards be taken
one at u time, which was lost.
The vote on the report oil the trustees was
then taken and the same was adopted.
The following petition, signed by num-
Der of property owners, protesting against
the ordinance granting the Gun Colorado
a. Santa fe road the rght-ol-way across
Commerce street.
DALLAS August II, 1881 To the Mayor ana
Board of Aldermen of the City Of Dallas;
In view of the tact that an ordinance was
passed mt your last meeting, granting
TO the Gull. Colorado & Sauta Fe rail
road company the rght-oi-way and
permission to build switches, erect
depots, ETC., upon and across Ger
tain streets in said city OF Dallas, we,
the undersigned citizens, most earnestly
protest against the occupation OF COM
merce street in said city from Poydras
to Lacy street and pray that
said ordinance be 50 amended as to compel
the said company to leave said Commerce
street unobstrliCced, as one OF me principal
thoroughfares of said city.
Alderman Moroney moved to reconsider
the vote on the ordinance granting the road
the right-of-way.
The mayor decided that the motion was
out of order.
Alderman Moroney appealed from the dc
Csi0n of the mayor, which appeal was sis-
tainedby the following vote. Ayes-Aldcl-
men Loeb, Tillman, Moronoy andC. f;
Carter Nays Aldermen Williams and
Clark. A hot discussion on the question pro
and con ensued. Alderman Williams spoke
Mt length, and stated that if the council
went back on their action at the last meet
ing that they would be going back or their
word, and that they would prove false to
the railroad which had come in good faith
to them and asked privileges.
which they had already saw fit to grant,
and so far rs he was concerned, he would
MS soon 80 back upon u personal contract
as this one.
Judge. johnson, acting city attorney
was called upon for his opinion, aud he de-
cided that the ordinance having been duly
signed by the mayor, was law, and that 1t
could not be reconsidered, and that the only
way 1t could DO undone would be to re-
peal it.
After a great deal of discussion, Alder
man Tillman moved to repeal the ordi-
nance. No action was taken.
A recess of half an hour was had, during
which time the matter was informally dis
cusyed
Alderman Williams charged upon Alder
man Tillman that at the last meeting
he had voted for the ordinance granting
the road the privilege of crossing Com,
lnerce street ana challenged him to deny
it.
After further tangled discussion of tho
matter IL was developed that Aldermen
Loeb and Tillman W, no opposed to the road
men. Moroney and Carter were opposed only
TO the road running any ofthe streets on the
line lengthwise, while the mayor, Alder
men Williams and Clark favored the ordi-
nance as it had passed.
The mayor said that there were those
who seemed anxious to burst up the depot,
and so far rs he could he would prevent it.
Alderman Tillman arose excited, and
said that the mayor had no right to cast
any such nsinuations on him.
The mayor said that he had not meant to
insinuate anything against any alderman.
Alderman Tillman interrupted the may
or, saying that he had the floor and meant
TO keep 1t.
The mayor told him that he must not in
suit him and called the alderman to order,
who refused to take his seat He con.
tinued, stating that he had not insuted
him, and after u few additional spats mat
tiers quoted down.
Alderman Moroney then withdrew his
motion to reconsider the ordinance.
Alderman Loeb arose and said that he
wished To say u few words, as he had said
but little during the evening The mayor,
he said, had seen III to cast insinuatons on
him.
Here the mayor interposcd denying that
he had done so, and stating that II his
language had been SO construed it was
erroneous.
Alderman Loeb continued and urged
That he was not opposed 10 the'rightoi-way
to the road, but that no was TO Its crossing
Commerce.
Alderman Moroney introduced an ordi-
nance repeating the ordinance adopted at
The former meeting, granting the road
the rghts'ol'way and privileges
stipulated therein. The ordinance
passed its different readi rs
and was adortcd by the following vote;
Ayes-Williams, Loeb, Moroncy, Tilman
and Z. II. Carter; nays-Aldcrman Clark.
Ailer some five hours wrangling, il all
dwinded down, another ordinance being
introduced by Alderman Moroney verbatim
Ct hteratm the same as the one repealed,
aye the Summation of the words "over
(which occurred In the former ordi-
ln reference to streets, To which the
y N did not object.
Following is the ordinance which was
Neofdinancc granting to tho Gulf Col
orado n Santa Fc railway company the
rightot'way into aud the establishment
Dallas. 'S,
he 4 Ordained by the City Council Of tho City of
Dallas. ~
Section l.-That in consideration that
the Gulf Colorado & Santa Fe railroad COM
pany agrees to builda railway TO and main.
tot Ia, la "a,