Waco evening news. (Waco, Tex.) 1888-1889, 1889-01-29
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was opposed to bonds. This country
is shingled over with bonds given for
public improvements, and We have
bonds enough. He insinuated that
the purpose of the charter was to issue
bonds to cover floating indebtness Of
$50, 900, in which some strong ad-
vocates Of the charter were deeply in
terested. He had been informed that
a large amount of the city debt was
issued without authority and the object
was to validate that. He took up and
dissected the article on sidewalks, over
which and other provisions he kept up
running fire of rai'lery and sarcasm
a la Alexander, and then sought to
show that the limitation of taxation was
not in the general charter, but that the
issuance Of an excess of bonds was
limited. He had profound respect
for the good judgment of any man who
had property, who didn't want to get
into the city.
ALDERMAN GOODE.
Alderman Goode was called for and
held the stand in a characteristic
speech in defense of the city council
against the aspersi ons of Judge
Alexander. The council had done its
earnest best on the charter, and he was
willing that the legislature should
remedy any defects found therein.
On question by Judge West Mr..
Goode explained the amounts of bonds
empowered to be issued under the old
and new charter. Mr.. Goode advocat-
ed the charter with force and energy.
MIR. JNO. l.. DYER.
Mr.. Jno. L. Dyer was called for. He
addressed himself to the question Of
extension. The extension was un-
reasonable in extending too far. Ex-
tension should be made only with the
real growth Of the city. 1t takes in
two tracts of hundred acres with not a
person living on either and there we've
other like cases. The parties brought
in would get no light, no streets, no
police because the city proper cannot
! properly attend to those things in the
limits proper. The extension is un-
just and would be taxation without
any compensation. The people in the
city, in the suburbs now get no bene.
fits except the COWS run into the city
and the owners mulct. The city is
large enough as it is.
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Capt. A. j. Caruthers was loudly
called for. He wanted to know how
much better Moore and Herring and
Dyer were than men who were Just al
good as they were. They all claimed
to be Waco people, and took pride in
belonging to Waco, and yet kicked al
standing shoulder to shoulder with
Waco people. The kickers talked Of
if they we're going to be murdered, Us
if an army was going to invade them
and yet it was only the questions Of q
few dollars extra tax. What would be
the result if those people were to do
as they did at Dallas and form ring
around the city by making new towns
It would make trouble for all time tc
come. He argued on the costs Of
opening streets and the ease of open
ing them now, and was repeatedly
cheered. In repelling aspersions on
the integrity of the city council, he
brought down the house, and in giving
history Of the methods of forming
the new charter he made splendid
vindication Of the council. He didn't
think Judge Alexander's rambling tall
; entitled to much consideration, bu,
when Judge Clark said Waco was para
lyzed, he spoke an ungodly truth. His
dry and quaint ways Of putting forci
BILE points kept the audience in state
Of delighted cacchination.
MIR. Jas. l. MOORE.
j. l. Moore was loudly called for
He was satisfied that 80 per cent Of tn,
people in the city didn't want the new
, charter. He had said that he had mo-
, found one person outside of the mem
. bers Of the city council and Judg.
) Clark who were in favor of the new
. charter, and the speeches to-nigh,
, proved it. He reviewed the history o
s the opposition, and exhibited thei
: methods. They had canvassed fairly
e and honestly the people living outsid'
y Of the city with two petitions, one ask
!. ing the legislature to pass the charter
0 the other to refuse it. Over tire,
Q hundred had signed the first and onl,