The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-07-18
OUR CITY SIRES.
PROCEEDINGS OF THE MEETING.
Prof. Tooley Wishes to Reply to Mr..
Jones' Communication "A Water
Proposition Received-Other
Matters Before Them,

City Council met in adjourned meet |
ing last night at the City Hall for the
purpose of considering the free school
ordinance to provide for the conducting |
and managing the Tree public scho, of |
the city of Dallas, introduced by Alder |
man Brown at former meeting.
Present, Aldermen Williams, Rauch, |
Smith, Gibson, Keller, Carter, Brown.
Absent, Aldermen Cockrell, Spellman,
Loeb, Maroney, Seay.
The bond of Jack Duhig, City Scaven
ger, was accepted and approved.
The school ordinance was then taken
up, and after being considerably
amended passed its third reading and
was adopted.
On motion of Alderman Williams, Mr..
Tooley was granted leave to address the
Council in reply to an article published
II yesterdays HERALD over the sigma.
ture of John II. Jones. Mr.. Tooley said
that he was, with the exception of the
Catholic teachers, the oldest teacher in
tho city of Dallas. His had Eeen the
largest school in the city. The public
schools last year had made marked pro
gress. In behalf of the lady and gentle
men teachers and himself, he had takeI
up the gauntlet, and he denounced
the ari lie of Mr.. Jones as false
and scurrilous. The croakers were men
who never put their foot within school
house. H5 desired to denounce "the
statement in that paper as false and h,
hoped the reporter of the HERALD would
| so put it, Thanking the Council, the
speaker took his seat. He was consider
ably worked up by the communication
| referred to.
The account of Chester b. Davis.
hydraulic engineer, Chicago, for services
rendered the city in W ter survey, for
$1,000, credited by $50, was read and re-
| terred to the Committee on Claims.
| The Mayor read Communication from
Mr.. Davis in when he stated that learn
| ing the Council was seriously consider
ing proposition for a supply of water
from parties who, for What he deemed Il
very high ptice, proposed to deliver spec :
itied quantities ut Browder springs
or pumping works, the water to come
from near Mr.. Richardson's ice works.
His object in writing was to say that ii
the city could not at present build the
works after the plans furnished by Con.
So )ey Smith and himself from inability
to ra sc the funds necessary, he proposes
to bring to Dallas capitalists who will
furnish all the money above the amount
pos ,ible for the city to raise, who will
build the works after our plans and will
charge the city much smaller amount
per year than the proposition you are
considering, and who will guarantee an
| amply supply of water for all purposes
, AMI pure water. He says they will take
) the c,ty's bonds to such extent rs the
city may wish to issue for ten or tifteeT
Yeas time. The men he pro
poses to bring are men o
wealth, who are contented will
fair, legitimate business investments
, m liking, as they do, permanent invest
. M mt of their money and allowing tn
CT y to be represented in their board o
!, d rectors, as he has no doubt they vii
d., their interest will be identical wit
those of the city, insuring the prope
and durable construction of the works
He guarantees that they will make tn
city n liberal proposition. Gen. Smit
and himself had already given the couI
ell, he writes, their written opinion cor
rerning the quantity of water obtainabl
g from the sand and gravel deposit nea
Ric .ardson's, and he did not hesitate
, risk his whole professional reputatio
upon the Statement: that it is an ute
inpossibilty to draw continuousl
from that deposit l,0O0,00O gallons {
Y water per day the whole year rounC
He says it cannot be did. He furthc
writes that if necessary he will come /
person.
The communication was referred
the water commission.
D The proposition to lease the City par
t. the Belt line and Commerce an
f.rvay street railways was sprung, bu
no action was taken. The idea of lea'
ing the park does not appear to talk
with the Council.
Council adjourned until the mes
q regular meeting three weeks hence.