The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-05-07
THE CITY SIRES.
Rather Heated Contests Over the NUM-
clpAi Pastry.
Who We're the Lucky, Whs We're tho
"Left.V
Other Work Of the Body.

Last evening being the time at which thu
city council was to elect members OF thu
police board, water commissioners, score
tsry, city attorney and treasurer, the city
hail was crowded with friends OF tho as'
pirants for Office and those who had gon'
~ Idle spectators to see the man~uyreint
OF the city siIes In making their choice
been bet on The result, aud there were EVIL
dences OF log.rolling before Mayor Cabel
called the body 10 order.
Alter the reading OF the minutes thu
Mayor appointed the following examiners
and trusteeG
SCHOOL TRUSTEES.
The mayor appointed as rxsminers, kev
A. =. Smith. Rev. Hanks, k.y. W. u hep
lev, AS achopl trustee, Colonel Il Nj
Martin, X. ID. Coughanour. u M. TilimHn
The came Was appointed ny the board
Police BOARD.
The council then proceeded 10 the cleo
| tion OF two members OF the police beard
| The following alderman were placed II
nom ma lon and received tho following vote
Maroney, 4; Smith, 7; Gibson, @; Rauch, $
Aldermen Rancs and Smith having re
ceiyed the highes. number OF votes, wtr
declared elected.
WATER COMMISSIONERS
The election OF three water commissions
| ers resulted "a follows: Mor0ner, y, Oar
Ter, o; Loeb, /; Cockrell, /: Keller, Z. Al
dermen Maroney, Carter and Keller h,vini
received the hignest number Of votes wer
declared duly elected.
Just before the election OF city secretary
was gone into, Alderman Rrown stste'
That he voted for those officer who uted Il
be ale c,ed by The people with mental res
eryst on for he did not believe the couuci
had auy right To take the selection OF sncl
officers out OF the hands Of the people. HI
remarks were greeted by loud applause
The msyor remarked that he agreed Will
tho alderman.
CITY sEcRErAzY.
Mr.. Swipk, tbs present Incumbent, an
Mr.. w. Il. Parry we're placed In nomina
sion ara on the fisst ballot the vote result
| ed as iolws. Ssink, 4; Parry,0 o. Mr.. Parr.
was declared elected.
CITY ATTORNEY.
The following candidstes were placed \
nomination, and on tho eighteenth
ballot the vote stood as follows: Helm, Q
johnson, @; Strange, /; Gray, q; Woozen
| craft, 0.
Alderman eeay moved that the counc
drop the election OF city attorney for tn,
| time and take up something else. Alder
man williams opposed this, but IL carrio'
later, and the election OF
CITY TREASURER
was taken up. The following candidate
were placed In nomination, the eeventeent
ballot resulting as follow: II. b. Strange
2; Paul Farsi, 4: w. II. F!ippen, Z; L. J
Cannon, 0; J. ii. CASTOR, 0. Mr.. Flippe
was declared elected.
| CITY KE0fHEtB.
Messrs. Thatcher PoyDer and johnson
the present incumbent, were placed II
nomination and the frat ballot resulted q
follows: Thatcher, 8; Poyner, 0; johnson, 4
The election WAS subsequently taken NJ
and on the nineteenth ballot, resulted al
follows: johnson 7 Grsy5.
| SUPERINTENDENT WATER WORKS
| Messrs. q. A. Gill and Arthur Wheless
the present incumbent, were placed u
nom instion, and the vote on the firas balio
resulted Oh follows: Gill, 8: Wheiese. 8. Mr.
Wheless YVES declared elected.
HEALTH OFFICER.
The following Candidates were placed II
nomination for health othcsr, and oil
the third ballot resulted as follows
J w. Hamilton, 0; II. A. Mosely, 0; q. i
Veal. 8; s. w. Blu lit, 1: j. l.. Carter. Z
DR.. Carrier wss declared elected.
Several petitions askinc the council y
have the Constructions on Commerce stree
| at the bridge removed were read and re
ferred 10 the committee or streets an
| bridges.
An invitation 10 attend the barquet OF III
Texas Press association, then In progress
was Gccep pied. snd also one to attend Tn
| Maifest festivities, on the 18th and l2th.
Council adjourned to meet again Frida
night.