The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-10-22
THEClTY COUNCIL.
THE MAYOR SUBMITS A VETO
Concerning Water Works improvements
But the Water Commission Submits
Report and the Veto IL
Virtually OVerruled.


Virtually Overruled.
The council met last night. All mem
bers present except Aldermen Seay and
Gibson, who subsequently appeared.
The proceedings Of the last three meet
ings were read and approved. The
Mayor then read tho following COM
munication and veto:
| Mayors ONCE, City OF Dallas, October 18Th
/ 1854: '''N'
| GENTLEMEN or TIM CITY CoUNrtI.--
| have the honor 10 return the resnIu-
ton passed by your honorable body on
the evening of the 5th inst. at an ad-
| Jonrned meeting Of the city council.
which reads as follows: "Moved, That
| inc water commissioner be granted
funds 10 carry our their works.n Dis-
| approved for the following reasons:
Ihls resolution was passed lust at the
| close of the meeting when the mover or
/ the same a. well as other menbers Of
the council did not have time 10 fullv
consider it or to know what amount az
money would be necessary. No plans
or specifications have been submitted to
the city council for their constipation
but simply q verbal statement from one
SION That IL was necessary that the
commissioner be authorized to have tho
banks Of the water pond or lako pro
tected, to prevent the mud from wash
ing the bank into the water. | was nm
der the impression that 1t wOuld engt
but small amount until informed tina
next day by the water superintendent
mat IL would cost $500 and probably
more. / therefore deem 1t nay duty to
call your attention to an ordinance an
proved November 10Th, 1879. Section
of this ordinance SAYS that whenaYar
any public improvement of any kind To
exceed $1,000 in COST "shOuld be ordered
by the city council, which Improvement
the city council has determined 10 exo-
. cute under contract, IL should he
tho duty OF tho citv
engineer to propose plans and specifics-
Jlons Tor the work to be done, and To adj
Vertiso for proposals Tor said work. Said
advertisement shall he in one of the
dRliy papers IN the city Of Dallas, and
lively.
Sec. 2. That these bids shall Inc
opened by the mayor, in tho presence OF
the city council, al the first repula,
meeting after tho expiration OF sir
days, and after a careful canyassinp nl
all the bids tho council shall proceed Ia
award the bid TO tho lowest reliable and
respons BILE bidder.
Sec; 8. Upon any contract being
awarded by the city council rs herein
before provided, the mayor shall enter
? INTO contract with said bidder for tbe
faithful performance of the work
} awarded him, IN accordance with the
conditions, requirements and specltica
tiOns.
Sec T. All contractors to whom con.
tracts are awarded under the provisions
OF this ordinance shall ba required In
enter into bond to the corporation of
the city of Dallas for the faithful per-
tormanco of this work.
rms ordinance has never been re.
pealed and Is still ia existence, and saws
~ pam language how work for tho CITY
shall be done and by whom IL shall be
uohe' That this work shall be adyer.
used, and that ovCry one shall have tho
privilege of bidding for it, and the low
est responsible bidder Is entitled Ia Tho
contract Tho city charter (sections ~
ana 20 wisely presrrihcs the mode ami
mInner OF collecting and paying ont
public money. II Is plniu
mat plans and specifications should
oe submitted TO the city council for
! approval, whether the work Is done
with wood, brick or stone. After that
bldS should DO advertised for at least
SIX days and all should bo allowed Ia
ma, ana the contract awarded To mo
lowest responsible bidder. Thp rnndi-
Iion of our city treasury No this time de.
mands careful consideration by The
city council OF tho plans and specltica.
lions OF every contemplated improve
mont, aud that no moro work Is done
ana no moro money expended than Is
absolutely necessary and proper 10 al
a.
tlno, IN order 10 Increase tho wator sun.
ply, the city council considered that An
emergency existed that would Justify
thCm m departing from tho strict ~
qulrolnents or the law. No such omer-
grhcy exists now, rs the water commits.
sion has reported verbally, through
tlrir chairman, that there Is an nbun-
lance OF water both FOR domestic use
anu Tor tro purposes. Const puontlv
mere can he no necessity for any hastv
or inconsldorRto legislation in this mat.
yer, nut tue above matter should bc re-.
considered and the ordinances and char.
ter complied with. Respectfully. vour
obedient servant, W. l.. CA Eft,
-, Mayor.
In this connection tho report Of tho
| water commissioners WAS presented.
which read as follows:
10 me Honorable City Couacll OF the city
! OF Dallas. N'''
GENTLEMEN In making tbis our
written report, IL is necessary To show
you the condition OF tho water dopart.
I nlent when we assumed rontrhi In
Aprll, 1881. We found tho ontiro water
! supply machinery, etc, iu n very dilup.
dated condition, the supply Of vater
very limited aud tho mnc6inory for
pumping noarly useless, and, like Jeru-
sa .S Vi old, MS Mals were destroyed,
3hu tho people said thero Is no water.
i. was our province To restore tho walls
WY put III proper shape all tho property
vi llls department of the cityis, repro.
svnting an amount OF dollars and cents
equal 20 100000.
Accordingly ON July 4, 1881, your
hohoiuolo body was convened i'm special
session ny the Hon, John Henry Brown.
nnNor pro tenn, who had examined into
the hoous OF this department and an
nSunctd To you that tho water had
iileu almost entirely, aud tho property
o.t our citsens WAS at the mercy OF tho
n1iuvs, ana requested that yoi would
adequate supply OF water.
IN compliance with his reuuest your
honorable body directed the COMMITTEES
oi water TO put the largo pump NJ the
! river III repair at once 80 we could have
water lrohl that source 20 nut out tiro
should any occur. Aud tnmnke such
experiments In tho noighhorhood OF
browdor Springs az thoy la their ludg-
lnont deemed best, looking to the in.
Jfease OF the wator supply from that
FIRST, As to tho pump at tho river,
tnls nsu been abandoned as worthless
~ pump, although IL was a fine piece
on machinery and had hd never been
used suihciently 10 impair its userulness
But owing 10 the hunuling manner In
which il WAS nlnnnh La ,.n.liinn 4, -.