The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-07-08
OUR WRETCIIED WATER.
A KICK FROM TIE CITIZENS.
The Council Grapples Can
With the Eei-Likc Predetermined
Appears to he in Earnest
Dry-as-Dust Notes.

The statements published in the
HERALD that there was a scarcity of
water, and the necessity of taking steps
at once to remedy the situation, put the
people to talking. Consumers, business
men and property owners were surprised
when they learned of the true condition
of the water-works, and so were the City
Council, generally speaking. Alderman
John Henry Brown, Mayor pro tenn,
in the absence of Mayor Cabell, issued
til following call for
A SPECIAL MEETING
of the Council to take immediate steps to
guard against water famine:
Dallas, Texas, July TO Aldermen Carter,
Seay, Smith, Spellman and Williams.
The Council is requested to
meet at 10 a. m. tomorrow sharp, To at
tend to very important business.
Respectfully,
JOHN HENRY Brown,
Mayor pro tenn,
City Council met yesterday at 10 IA. III.
TO consider the grave and momentous
question. There were present Williams,
Seay, Rauch, Smith, Gibson, Keller,
Brown and Carter. After some discus
sion, Alderman Gibson. of the Fifth
ward, presented the following resolu-
ton:
Resolved, That the Superintendent Of
the water-works be ana he is hereby
ordered to have the pump mt the river
put in working order, so as to have II
ready in case of need to furnish the city
or fire department with water with as
little delay as possible. Adopted.
The superintendent proposes to pump
from the river during the night and give
the springs u chance to catch pure water
In the morning the muddy water will be
drawn off and the springs in turn re-
sorted to for pure water.
Alderman Carter, of the Sixth ward
and Chairman Of the committee on
water, offered the following, which was
passed:
Resolved, That the water commits
sioners are hereby authorized to max,
such experiments mt Browder Spring'
to increase the water supply rs they il
their judgment may deem proper
Adopted.
Council adjourned 10 meet again to
night.
4 feeling of insecurity pervades tn
city, and the people who are interested
here truly hope that the present Council
like the former one, will not while awa'
the time in talk, hut take prompt actor
in the matter. The Insurance com
panies have been lenient, for should tn
city be visited by a fire of any size i
would prove most disastrous. Th
complaint is general. The saloons ar
supplied with water but others VIII
take it have been shut of a
night. The HERALD requires waite
but it has been shut Of
for several nights past and q force q
same thirty men are compelled TO 20 on
aft
which the city paid very hondsom
sum, are in most dilapi
dated condition. The wall aroun
the spring is in bad condition and
green-likc filthy scum has collected
Only few feet of water remains in tn
main reservoir, and Il gentleman II
marked yesterday that it did not com
half way up To the knees of
darkey who was working /
il. The springs are choked mp with mu
and need cleaning out badly. The pr,
sumption is that if they wcr
cleaned out that the flow
IL is true the consumption of water hG
been greater this season than last, Ov
ing to increase in population and col
sumers, many of whom have ahandonC
wells and cistcrns for convenience
besides this the laying of additions
sewer pipes which have, as provided b
ordinance. kept pace with the sire
paving, has caused n much greater co
sumption. Yet, Notwithstanding thi
it is the popular belief of men of i
telligoncc who have investigate
the matter that if proper worl, VAS pi
on the springs that the supply of wat
would be ample. The river pun
which was taken out few da,
since Ia be cleaned up m
stored away has been put in positiC
again and water will be drawn from II
turbid Trinity to guard against fires M
for other purposes.
The HERALD would suggest that Il
city try to purchase the right To II
water from the Texas Il Pacific railway
tank with which TO sprinkle the street
for the dust is uoNt to intolcrahle. :
perintendent WheeleSs says that hc "
see that the sprinklers are supplied wi
water to-day from the river.
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