The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-04-23
MUNICIPAL MATTERS.

| MUNICIPAL MATTERS.
A very gratifying exhibit 10 made IL
MAYOR CABELL's address TO the retiring
counoll as to the present uondit on OF the
city, and the work that has been done dur.
ing the past year. DAllas has bean sxten.
sively severed, some II 800 feet havlrG
been laid within that period. Much psve'
mont In streets and on sidewalks has also
been made. On Elm street alone over 2 800
feet o. fine bois d. arc blocks have been
placed. Several new streets have been
opened, making sccess 10 oil sections con-
yenient and ready. Tbs sidewalks
nre in an altogether changed cor.
dilion for the bstler. Curling
here and tnore, where needed, hiss system.
lied all tho old irregularities. Fifteen
miles Of streets bsve been kept in good re.
pair. The water-works have been put into
as fair condition ps possibls within the
time. The strength and efficiency OF the
fire department have been materially in.
creased. Three large school houses have
been constructed and sre at proEent IN q
lourshing condition. Oar public PARK
has been enlarged and 10 being beautii'd
rs far as art can adorn spot OF it's dim, N.
sious. The city was never in y better ami
tary status. Thc police ara rs good as can
bs found auy @here. All our obligations
have been met promptly, while our assess
ment rolls show some 81 coo, 900 inorewa OF
valuation during this expiring fiscal We or.
Surely with this showing each citizen might
exclaim with tho lucky young fellab,"
1--WE n fortune LEFT me by my father, Whist
on airth could felah want more? And
yet We arc not wholly happy, Not that
the executive and his board could have
done more. but that impressed with the
msgnific-nt baeis We have TO build on, We
ara eager TO reach out for further territory,
more worlds TO conquer. East Dsllrs
S,ingtown, otc., ETC., mus. come into our
| fold and let the world see what population
we are Indeed entitled 10 proclslm. Besides
this, Main street and some cross streets
must no paved this spring aud summer. A
large addition OF wafer supply must be
secured for census that In 1890 will reach
ut least 1000 sous. And indeed much
else ia 10 be done. So much has already
been accomplished in tho twelve monthn
lust elapsed that We feel warranted in hop
ing for even proportionally greater achiev'
ments ere the present naturalization 20
out of position. With ohiv-
alrous generosity MAYOR CADELL
oomplimented tho couurl for the
fine results The compliment. was. prop.
erly extended, bu, to his own ceaseless Wig
lance and energy, to his pride and laud'
able ambition, TO his keen sense and sppre-
citation OF our real metropolitan require
mente, and 10 his close attention to dutiea
presented aud to developing events. vast
amount of the improvements secured sre
to be attributed. Aud In this con nectlon II
may not be out OF place to suggest that
from this dav forward the mayor OF Ds Has
must give all his time and thoughts TO the
welfare Of the place. The Office hencato rth
must be filed by some one not occupie d
with other business. And in considsra ton
OF In 8, to obtain such services an adequate
COM pensation must be attached, The SAL
ary now is too low. 1t should be- raised
from what IL was when there va, only one
quarter OF the work to be done and but
little time drafted on in which TO do 1t.