The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-05-02
THE MAYORS MESSAGE AND AN IN
PORTAkr NATTER.

MAYOR CABELL appears determined 10 cut
out enough work for the council. Not con-
tsnt with the paving Of Elm and Lamar
streets. with the sewer system fairly undes
way. vita several bridges aud oulverts
made, with the City park improvements,
ETC., his motto 10 zen avsnt." Like ALsI.
AMBER he then looks around Tor other worries
h conquer. Dallas proper does not satisfy
his ambition, and he 10 planning TO take
into our waiting arms tina surround
Ing suburbs. II Is good news
he gives us In his message
b. the council yesterday wfen he says III
am satisfied that majority OF the cl,z'ns
living in Ess, Dallas and on the NORM aud
80 nth side OF the city are not only willirg
out are anxious TO be annexed TO the city
81 la lla', provided they could receive NIL
The benefits that eeorue 10 our own oltlzsns
and By no. putting Oh them pecunisry OBJ
! legations greater than they ara
subjected TO now" II ihia PROPOSE
lion for utilization, OF, rather, absorption,
eau be thus effected, viz; by not putting on
tho East Dallaelies obligations greater than
they are subjected to now, we can perceive
no strong reason why they should not as
ssnt 10 tho association. The question for
t1Cm Is business proposition not unmixed
VITA Iome patriotic pride. But the
mayor states the case properly when
h says; These oitizeus should be az.
preached In a proper manner, Thoy should
b. met with spin. Of liberallty ard far
dealing. They should be made to feel tb.t
they would beneii. themselves ns !ndivic-
uale, az veil as citizens. by jolning their
f)rtuues with us-mutually assisting each
DINER In building up a city that In ten years
Will DO the largest city, not only In the
state, but Ia the south" A lair and lust
spirit 10 further manifested when he says
that they shall share with our citizens all
the benefits enjoyed by them. That we are
wllling TO relieve them from tho payment
oil the taxes on the Dallas & Wichita and
Texas & Psci fc railroads. That they ahsll
have the benefits OF our fire department.
police. water and gas. That We invite
them TO come into our organization, and
that II is not our desire to coeroe them"
Dallas IL not presented before the world ss
she Is entitled to be in the matter o! popr-
lation. Philadelphia underwent this
same experience with her suburbs,
West Philadelphia and Germantown;
Baltimore passed through it with
tho Towns-on.town citizens; New
Ofleaus did the aame thing with
Gretna, Algiers, Lafayette and CaToEdoet.
Many other conspicuous instances could
likewise be given to show the inevitable
drlit OF destiny In these cases. II 10 OF mo.
ment. for many reasons, why Dallss should
certify To the world that while ether cities
are Boosting OF their rapid progress she
too, has been filing up with peoples from
all SECTIONS. Nearly every resident OF the
suburbs proposed TO be consolidated with
US 10 for all businesS purposes and pros.
poets citizen already, and any thing that
advantages Dallas advantages them. 1t lie
to be hoped that the hopes Of the mayor as
expressed will he realized, and that at an
election, duly ordered, our brethren about
III will Don be OF US.