The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-08-08

Doubt as 10 the Legality OF the Meeting
The Water Question Discussed Minor
Matters.
The city courcil met in adjourned scss on
las light, Mayor Crowdus presiding. Pres
ent, Aldermen Williams, Loeb, CLARK, Nor
oney, J. ID. Carter.
The mayor stated that the object of the
meeting was TO hear from the water COM
missioners.
Alderman Carter stated that the meeting
of Tuesday night had not Quoram, and
| that there tore tue three aide men who al
joutned the meeting until last night had
no Authority to do so, Decides it was al
iourned after the mt mbers HAD left the Ina |
and rs it Itqu,crd five dermen to trans
act Business, lhe former meeting III his
| opinion was Illegal,
AIDE men Loeb, Williams, Morouey and
Clark differed with him.
The mayor called upon Idge johnson
acl'ng city attorney, TO MS opir'on. Altel
,eau'ng from styera, autbcr lies lie decjaed
thaltne manner in which the fofmer meet.
| u Z uad az iourleu was Illegal in tuat tcey
ought to have adjourned until the next
regu ar meeting.
Ius mayor said that il the council
chose TO decide diiertn,y il
might do so. but tnaC h,
ucG. Ied that it was not an adjourned meet
| ing.
Alderman Clark appealed ON the may
N,'s d. o';ion and was seconded by Alder
man Lceb.
Ire ayes and nays were called as I,
whe her or not they Lad II legal li.Lt I,
NEE, under the circumstances ayes, W /
fans, Loeb, Clark, Moroney; nays, J. d
Carter.
A derman Carter asked permission iC
W, hd aw from the meet'fg. He sac
he knew that 1t wood deS.ro,
the quorum, but that he uiC
not regatu zoe meeting as lawful.
Mayor JrowGus saiu that lie was of III,
same opinion as Alderman Car er, but tina
as ne had already s.a .eu, lie lief. ,ne ma ,e
in the hauds Of .he council.
Alderman Williams ms abe few remarks
claiming that tue NEE irg was lesu,.
Alderman Carer then sta ed tlat no
Wishing to appear ceptious in break rg III,
quorum, he would lcMa =, buC ,haC lie die
30 under protest. He then took mis- seat.
The mayor then announced lnat tn,
council was ready for Business.
Alderman Moronev, Chairman of To
water commits iouels, tnel read lis report
He rsp,red that tue commissioners has
tred TO find supply OF wa, err 20 abort. a
easG $50 QUO gallons per day, ana OF {
qualify that would noe endanger the healtl
OF me city. He s,a,es IN h $ reporC tDa
lnero are but Two sources of wa G
in this vicinity to sec suppl.
viz, the spriOgs anu Trinity river. All "a
SIP ,ngs likely TO atlJtu wa /. In eaci
case The capacity might be increased one
lh'fd by the erection o. Orage reserve rs
fle minimum capac .ty o. b owder 8, iny
Ia dry season is not grea.er .hau 200 ON
gallons per day, which might be Increase,
to 100000 gallons by the building OF sui.a
BILE reservoirs. Captain kidu's spnugs
situated some two miles west OF In
anu IL unqucs. ionably much pure
than the B.owder springs wafer
r.ese springs, perhaps n malt a dozen al
l0ld, are situated AT The head Of small
ray no about twenty five feet below the ,o
OF tho water shed, nom which it ge,s i,
supply. Tho wa,er apparently comes
.hrUngh layer of sand add gravel whic'
oyerlsys n limestone bed similar 20 Bow
der Springs, with The exception that IT,
gravel bed ~ not 50 deep. The sdpply !
>nall, or about oue.hal, of the BcoWde
Springs, and they have at times gone day
Bdsyards SIP, ings were also discussed II
tee report, but no. recon mended, and ih
repOrt closes iu,ma.rr9 Ina. toe 4 nit
ives was the only source from which ST.
iicent supply o, Naier COuld be derived
The matter was then discussed by 10
Councll, when Alderman Williams olfere
the following ieSOu 10 winch was adopted
Resolved LIST, T"at it is The sense I
this council that the Tdni.
i.ytr Is tho source ftom which W
snail get u supply OF water Tor the Guy o
Dallas.
"a. That frst-class hydraulic enci
neer he procured N 1--we us ans aud spec
hcations ~ to how 10 bu III aud wnere ,
build reservoir ior a complete supply I
WAFER, nnd 10 this end
Sd. That the water commissioners b
and they are hereby authorized 10 core,
pond wish parties i'll various cities, say st
Louis, Kansas Cily, CIi,ago and otht
places they NAV diem advisable, and r,
p,'C tde result NJ our mex. regula
m citing.
4, Tat in the meantime that our cit
enSinee $ he and they are he, ebs instruc e
Oprt eed TO make sucl survey and eNlu
ila,iuns they a Z aUle 10 make, and \,
port the result OF heir nc ion ut our req
RI ular mte,'ug. Tie ayes and nays we,
@, led aud the resolu ioh w's aLop, ed II
! the following vote; Ayes-Wilhams, Lve
, Clark, Moroney. NAYS -Uar,e;.
Alderman Loeb offered resolution
coincidence on the c,aln of KniS gut JOIN
- son, son OF Captain Jon lson, ely eneiaee
which was, OF cou, Sc, adop, ed.
, Several petitions We're read and reicire
Petition OF butchers Tor a reduction
thcir occupation taxes was recon- mit,e
and the consideration Of the question agl,
coming up a reduction OF % ner cent. W
grantee, and the cily attorney instructed
, uraw up an ordinance TO tina, effect.
Leave OF absence was granted 20 Aide
man Williams and Secre.a.y Swink i
four days, commencing from the 9th i
slant.
Adjourned to the next regular meet /,