The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-12-11
ECONOMIC EXECUTIONS.
THEMuNiCIPALlTY OF MARSHALL
Swings the Reform Cleaver and Decapi
tates Unnecessary Oficial Heads
Orders TO Sell the Mules and
Buy Fire Engine.

MARSHALL, Dec. l0.-[Special.l THE
city council met in regular session last
night. After disposing of the regular
work, it was announced that now bust
ness was in order. Each and every
member Of this august body immedi-
ately donned the war paint, drew his
little pruning knife, and. with one
grand flourish, announced that they
were ready for the fight. A grave and
learned member from the second ward
arose in his seat and said that after
long and prayerful study he had come
to the conclusion that the best interests
OF the city would be subserYed by a con-
solidation of several of the offices. He
therefore moved that the offices OF mar
shall and collector be consolidated, and
TIE pay be fixed at 500 per month.
Theroupcn the official head Of Wallace
Rudd, for the past several years city col e.
lector, dropped into the basket The
city treasurer and assessor shared
the same tate, they being CON
Solidated, with pay, $50 per month.
Then, with one grand flourish, one des-
perate stroke, the caudal appendage of
the city attorney gracefully tumbled
into tho aforesaid basket, with no prom
Use to make good or supply the loss.
The next victim led to the block was
"Fraley," the street commissioner. AT
ter the usual ceremony he went to Join
the city attorney. TIE mules and other
appliances were ordered sold, and the
proceeds thereof deposited in the treas
ury of the city, and that
hencetOrth the work on tho streets
be done by contract. At this stage of
the game appeared a delegation from
our tiro department and asked to be
heard. Their request was granted.
They stated that tho city was without
lire protection, and urged upon the coun-
eli the importance OF Immediately pur-
chasing q steam fire engine. Thereupon
the council resolved themselves into a
committee Of the whole and proceeded
to consider the subject. Two prOposi-
tions were submitted from manulactur-
ers OF engines to supply the
city with this much needed Appliance.
A joint conference was hcld-sccret of
course-with the visiting 1iremen, ami
after due consideration this committee
returned and stated that they had de-
tormined to purchase an engine, but for
prudential reasons the name of the en-
gine selected by them would be with
held for the present. Now, Just why
the name of the engine is
withheld from the oXpectant public
will possibly forever remain
a mystery. Suffice it to say we are to
have an engine, and that is enough for
the present.
In response to an advertisement for
proposals to furnish plans and specih-
cations for a system Of water works. sew
eral bids were received. That of A. p.
Law, civil engineer of this city, was
accepted; price, 1900. Now, what is to
be done with these plans, etc? Your cor
respondent is unable to tell, for certain
1t is this cl.y is not in mood just now,
nor Is it likely to he soon, to enter upon
an enterprise of this kind.
Tho changes brought about by last
nights actions are radical in their
nature, and time alone can determine
their wisdom on efficacy.