The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-02-24
CITY SlRES.
A Lively Meeting of tho Good Old
sort.
The Mayor gprlug' that Not Ussx'
psetei Veto.
supplementary Local
Evess.

City council met In sdiourned sesslon at
tbs city hall last evening. Lsyor Uabssl
PRECEDING. Assent A lderman Aoroney.
At the last rsgs ar meeting OF the c'ru'
o I propOs tion from ihe u1stoes OF tas
Dallas Tensile colloge,to sell IN. college pre-
uefiy, four acres with improvam, me-, 20
tine city for public high school, aud = roi'
oiu'ion offered by AlderIaan ], ID. Garter
10 IN. sf,ci thst tho mayor order an cleo
don 10 DO held az ihO same time and PLACES
at the ely election OF April, as 10 whs brr
tax 10 oil per cent should be levied
icl tho purchase of taid property was read
sid tue resolution adopted
Lsst evening tho following veto oil the
mayor was read:
uaSofs Ode, CIV Of nalns. February the 81
1881 - 20 thr iIunorabls city CoupclE
GEsTLtutN! / have tho honor 90 rttvrn
the resolution inSlrgc,lng the mayor go Or
der an election 10 BIO held ~ the same time
and place rs tho regular CITY election Mt
which the qualified voters shell vote
whether or not here shall be levied an
annual tex Of H. OF one per cent, the
,aid spsclal tax 10 be used la tho purchase
and improving NJ The hniding and gr 1uude
known a. the Dsll ~ Female college - De
uIsd 40 high freu sono0l Blu ding
Said special tax not TO run longer than
ore year. Dls,pproyed.
TIE c tsblishing Of q high school That
wilt enable our citizens 10 tducs,c their
children at home without being compel led
to send them to other cities aod states, Is n
matter OF the grestest importance 10 our
city, and everything should bs done to lay
this M alter fairly and properly before the
peol IL and allow them ID express their
wishes NJ the ballot box. The tax u be
levied 10 estsb ish and maintain a high
school should not DO 20 great any one year
rs 10 Cypress the citizens or to emoarrss,
them in their business purhuits-bui on
tho other hand, tho vote OF tiNation
sholld be pnch a. TO yield revenue
sufficient, and no moro for the purpo'a Tor
which Il IL required and st the Same time
20 be Us light an poss bio on the tax prl ere.
The money collected should be iGGlcoasly
expended by tho city council in the pnr-
ca ,se OF suitable grounds, eretting suitable
buildings and maintaining n well organized
high echo. |. Believing, therefore, that n
special tax OF one htli OF one per cent. on
III, our property, both PERSONAL ana real
levied tor one year IS 100 great taf 10 he
added to our city, county ANA state taxes,
aud that at u time when We are making
heavy expenditures In various improve
m.Lt3 over the city. | would recon.
mend hat The rates OF taxation be reduced
| from oue.hait Of one per cent. To- rats not
| gr'ster than one fourth OF one per cent
each year and that tho same special TAX
| run for not loss than two years lust ul
4
council in purchasing such prope- y
erecting ouch buildings ~ they may deem!
necessary and proper to establish ard
muiutain public high Gchool, that wi
carry out the Will oI the people IA express
cd at the srlot box. 1 heartily concur
with you in your wish to establish high
schoo in connection with our other public
soh0p pscpo.it aOa Of i''e hi, I tiaa BE-
submitted to tho people that they
vote for 4, but that they will not vots for a
tax OF or half OF Que per cent. for tue pur'
chase OF the property designated. notwith'
standing II 10 a valuable piece OF property
aud well located for q school OF that kind,
or any other particular piece OF propsrty.
| luton, 1 rtturn 1t to You disspproved, and
ask you to 20 modify and arrange 1t that
when the matter 10 presented to the people
FIR their action that 1t can obtain their
cossent and can establish and maintsin .
public high school that will bes credit to
our city without making the burdens OF
taxation too heavily to be borne at time
when we are com PEELED to psy 90 much for
the improvements OF our streets, for in
creasiug our water supply and improving
the sanitary condition OF the city.
Respectfully, your obedicnt servant
W. l. CABtLL, Mayor.
Aldermen J. d. Cartor, g. Il. Carter, Cock.
rell and Gill maintained that the mayor
had no right to veto the resolution at III
q journed meet ug, while Aldermen Il!l-
msu and spellman commended t4st he had
the right to veto 1t at any time within three
days after passage. After q substitute ~ss
offered and voted down the orle-
insl resolution was amended, and,
the amendments being accepted, q
vote was taken resulting as follows Alder
men J. D. and @. W. Carter and Gill vote d
~ the affirmative and Aldermen Cockre !,
Tillmsn and EpellmAn In the negat'vrr
making q tie vote. and the mayor having
tho casting vote voted nay, thus defeating
The rppointicn,
Mr.. Kerr, of San Antonio. asked tet
council to modify their street paving ad
ver,issment to admit Of hide for meg mite
paving. No sction was taken In the mat
ter. Council then adjourned until BeIi
ro0uIsr n, eating