The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-05-02
or OUR CITY OFFICIALS.

IHE.kEtokIsv vi oUh VIII OrriSiALs
This morning We publish the reports of
Assessor and COLLECTOR BoGEL, city SIG
RErARY SwiNK and TREASURER LEONARD.
The reports contain much useful and inter
esting matter, to the citizens of Dallas par
tcularly, and to all, in fact. who are inter
ested in our rapidly-growing town, Each
department Of the three mentioned, seems
to have been well handled by faithful olll-
cials, and some idea Of the extent OF Dallas
may be inferred from the figures of the re-
ports. The total taxes collected amount to
over SS3, 900, the adyalorem tax reaching
SOL 600 in round numbers, while the oc-
cupation tax alone reaches nearly $limO.
The next largest receipt was from the
market license, nearly $4,000. Other con-
siderable items assisting to swell the treas
ury were such at fines in the Mayors court
which reached over $4,000, school money
from the state $i,542 and water-works
si,SGj. The large sum realized from fines
in the Mayors court shows Enthusiastically
how large is the floating and undesirable
population in our midst, but ii likewise in
dicates how closely it is watched and
handled by the authorities. Being a
kind of an entrepot to Texas, the
reputable and disreputable always give
Dallas visit and leave some OF their mon
ey All the above mentioned receipts are
very large and would point to a much larg-
or city indeed than we are credited with
having A simple municipal tax of SOL ,0OO
ad volorem, represents II vast amount of
property and values while an occupation
tax Of sli 600 or $4,000, also shows tre-
mendous amount of business, when all
the ramiiications of trade are properly
considered, In the meantime the dsburse-
mcnts and expenses footed up $4,000, The
salaries OF police and Others officials of
the city, nearly reach $50, 000-.a sum about
equally divided between the police on the
one hand and the officials on tho other.
The various salaries paid in this city though
are by no means extravagant. While we
have so often referred to the inattention to
the etreets, and so far as the streets and
| sidewalks of the principal thoroughiares
are concerned no improvement over a year
ago can be discerned, still something like
5000 were expended for repairs in this
line. We trust the present city govern
ment will give greater attention to this last
matter during the current year than it had
last. The smallpox in this city q
while back cost us some $77l, including the
erection of the pest-housc, from which
the outside world can learn that we either
| have very poor pest house or had but q
| few patients to attend to-indeed both pro.
positions are true. AS to the city's liabih.
ties and assets, we learn that the total
bonded Indebtedness of Dallas is 1856, 100
some 5000 900 of which bears 10 per cent
interest. Against this so far as mere asset!
are concerned, are such items as the watei
works $4,000 real estate and fire apparatus
S26 900; market house, rated Mt $1,000
and worth third of that sum; any amour
of delinquencies and balances du,
and some $4,000 cash on hand
When we reflect upon the siz
and rapid growth of Dallas, necessarily re
|quiring heavier OUTLAWS in its rough am
early growth than will be required again il
anything like the same length of time
We cannot but feel surprised at the arg,
surplus of receipts over disbursements, an,
the comparatively small Indebtedness Q
| n,r ,itN ~ phnl+a1nnSS h, urn IA
portion of which will not fall due until go
600 people will be here to pay it, Hundred
of less populous, less hopeful, les
pushing cities than Dallas are labor
ing under heavier debts, and
crampcd financial condition generally
but are still alive to improvement and CON
fort. The fact is, we are in good conditio
from every point of view. except as TO ply:
ical appearance, and that one blotch shout
be removed by all means. Easy financially
the recognized and rapidly growing empc
rum and trade center for the finest couI
try in America, with roads reaching i
every direction, what can we not hope 10
Dallas in the next decade? While W
would not like to witness reckless
ness and extravaganza, we only wan
little more dash and triHc more libel
atty of thought to push us ahead wit
double the speed of the past. We hay
thus pointed out the more salient point:
both useful information and suggestive c
reflection contained In these municipal r,
ports, as II is most generally impossible fc
the business men TO study them In detail
, More might be said, but enough is thu
seen, upon which to base me.corrcct ide
of the manner in which our affairs munic
pal are being handled.
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VIZ publish to-day communication el
titled Railway Legislation" and signe
"Playiair," It is from the pen Of one