Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-09-04
DALLAS.
Meeting Of Those Interested in the
Trinity River Navigation Scheme.
Resolutions Referred to the Executive Com
mIttee-opposition to the Proposed
Oak Cliff Saloon.
Special to,the Gazette.

navigation scheme would hold puOllc
meeting this morning at the city hall
auditorium. The meeting was but
lightly attended, but those present man.
Tested much interest. Capt. Lennon
made motion, which was adopted +,
that the executive committee be en-
powered to collect 90 per cent. of the
amount subscribed, and said committee
be authorized to spend it in clearing out
the RATS at Bois dare Island, and
using it through channels as they may
think best. The following resolutions
were then read and referred to the ex-
ecutive committee.
whereas, we know the Trinity river
has been navigated IN former DAYS from
the Gulf Of Mexico to the oity of Dallas,
and whereas, we believe the navig alton
of said stream between SAID points is now
feasible and practicable, and that the
navigation of the same would be of in
calculable benefit to the city of Dallas
and the country lying along and con-
tiguous to said river; therefore, be it
Resolved, l. That il is the sense of this
meeting that joint stock, steamboat,
barge and canal company be at once or
ganized and a charter be filed with the
secretary OF state.
.. That the capital stock of said COM
pany be placed at 500 900, with the
prOylso that the same may be increased
to $3.50 900.
3. That the charter provide against
any debt being contracted by It's direct
DRY that would involve the sale of the
RI ~ ha
com DanY, so that each stakeholder whose
shares of stock and the -levies made
against him have been fully paid up will
be eXonerated from any further demands
or liabilities.
4. That the following committee be
appointed to make random survey of
the different routes around Bots d Arc
Island to determine the chute to be
adopted as the channel of the river, and
that the several RATS forming obstruo-
ton be at once burned out as thoroughly
as circumstances will permit
5. That the sum of $500 be at once
raised and appro rated to pay for said
work under the direction of the execu-
tive committee.
6. That anyone donating snv sum of
money who may become stock holder of
SAID company shall have the amount OF
said donation placed to his credit on the
book of the company.
Capt. Lennon then made some very
appropriate remarks, in which he scored
the wealthy moSsback who would never
put up dollar for public enterprises,
but thought that II this matter was pre-
sented 10 them correctly many of them
would respond. The object was to inter-
est every man in Dallas, but how was the
veXing question. At last motion wSs
made empowering the executive COM
mittee TO call another public meeting ct
some future date, and ct that time TO
report how the work of clearing the drift
was progressing
The Oak Cliff hotel was visited by
thieves Last night but they succeeded in
making only light haul-SI0 being the
largest amount reported missing
Mr.. Jenkins is the Dallas man referred
to in yesterday IS special to THE GAZETTE
as the one who will open the saloon in
Oak Cliff on Saturday. There appears
to be some question as to the right to sell
liquor at the Cliff and Justice Whitaker
says he shall have an arrest made for
every drink jenkins may sell. Jenkins,
on the other hand, is equally determined
and has prepared to give bond in all
cases.
Real estate transfers for the past
twenty-four hours amount to $40 1881. 60,
the most of which property is in the
city's additions.
Deputy United States Marshsls
Hutchinson & Niece, brought TO
this city farmer from Kaufman county
named s. Il. Dougherty whom they had
under arrest as one of the parties impli-
Gated in the postoifice robbery at Joshua
some months ago, an account of which
was given ut the time in THE GAZETTE.
A number of suits were filed in the
disctrict court, the most important being
as follows:
Martin, Fitzhugh & Wise vs.. Missouri,
Kansas and Texas railway company TO
recover $4,000 damages on cotton burned
on defendants platform at Denison;
Mrs. NJ. J . Cox vs.. J. e. Cox, divorce;
NJ. NJ. G. Jones VS.. A. c. Jones, d.
vorce.
Another large delegation of young
ladies left via the Texas and Pacific
railway last evening to attend Belmont
college at Nashville, Tenn.
On last Saturday o deputy sheriff
Of this county arrested @ man on
suspicion of being q horse thief,
with horse in his possession.
To-day man by the name OF Rec
Tor from near Wylie, was hunting for
q stolen horse and the officers now sup
pose they have both the horse and thief.
The election on the proposition to in
corporate Oak Cliff has been ordered for
September 81, 1890.
W. E. Parry, president of the city
school board, in hi report OF yesterday
brings out the following interesting fact:
The scholastic population Is S252, while
the seating capacity of the school build
ings is only $500. and he asks for the ad-
ditionaI building of houses enough to
meet the demand, or that many of the
children will have to be refused admis-
sion. Bids are now being received for
three eight-room buildings, but with
these completed room enough will not
Lave been provided.
w. T. Counor, travelling passenger
agent of the Wabash system, has just
returned to Dallas with his family, and
in the future will make this city his home.
& SprJng Medicine.
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