San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1892-02-29
DALLAS LETTER.
DALLAS, Texas, Feb. "a, 1892

DALLAS, Texas, Feb. "a, 1892.
To the San Antonio LIGHT:
Monday being the anniversary of
the birth Of Washington, the pub ic
schools ali had holiday from Friday
evening till Tuesday morning. Tues
day Arbor day was observed. Trees
Sere planted in the different school
Yards. IN some of the wards trees
were donated by nurserymeD; where
this was not the case, each and every
pupil contributed d small amount o,
money to pay for the trees. The
school board and "city fathers" are at
outs. A meeting of the board was
held last Saturday to take action and
report result to the council upon the
proposed reduction of 10 per cent of
the teachers salaries. The board
failed to sanction the reduction. The
special committee (councilmen) to
whom was referred recommendations
of the mayor on salaries, reported at
the last meeting of the council, that
that body could not affect elective
officers, but all of them seen,
had consen ted to q reduction OF 10
per cent, and some of them expressed
a Willingness to submit to cut of 20
per CEN rather than have the pay OF
their employees reduced. The com
mittee then recommended the follow
ing reductions to take place from
March 1st. All salaries under $50 TO
remain unchanged. All from $50 to
$40 to be reduced S.. All over $65 to
be reduced 10 per cent. This cat ap-
nliQa IN hara IF tho nnnnn.I also
Now, it is good enough to cut down
the salaries Of some of the city eff
cia.c, bal hen is comes to q whole
sale reduction, without discrimina-
ton, there should be made an earnest
protest in favor of the police and fire
department.. These, in Dallas, are
but poorly paid at best. Their entire
time is taken up in the dis
charge of duty for which they
are meagerly paid, where a.
The mayor who has good thing Of ii
in the Office itself, can let the city hire
an assistant while he, the mayor,
gives his attention to other matters
that add as much to his income as the
mayors Office pays him. Then there
is the city attorney who draws good
salary. There is nothing to hinder
him from his every day practice. A
city chemist draws 500 per month,
for what? Inspecting a few milk
wagons, we presume. A councilman
Gays he is paid for two hours work per
day. Eveu so, he has q good and
lucrative practice in medicine the
office he holds never interferes with
visiting his patients. Same way
with the city physician, and in fact
with them all, even the teacher,
whose pay is not less than $40,
can, and in many cases does,
run ii up to q hundred and
Inure per month by doing outside
work, but the poor policeman must
patrol his beat and 60 home too tired
to rest, and the fireman must be a,
his post. Nothing can either one dc
TO add one dollar to his revenue
Things were lively at the primaries
last night. The aspirants for alder
manic honors and their supporters
were out. Each candidate telling
what II will do, should you nomi-
nate and elect me-" In the tenth
ward, J. H. Webster, present ader.
man, and Hon. Bryan r. Barry were
candidates. After Mr.. Webster had
made his speech In behalf of himself
Judge Kendall then nominated Mr.
Barry, telling of his fitness for the
place. Mr.. Barry was called on to
outline his platform: be proceed ed
to say that "his platform shall b,
Dallas and the promo ion of her in
terests, and my constitution shall bt
100 per cent for every dollar OF public
money spent, you have enterprise
in this city that was instrumental il
building one of the finest building
here would not now be towering to
wards the sky but for my vote q
director"
At this juncture ex-Alderman T. J
Murnapea asked the speaker If he ''dI
not send to st. Louis tor iron worl
which could have been done in Dal
1as?"
Mr.. Barry responded: II do nc
care to be interrupted by q republ
can"
After Mr.. Webster was nominate
Mr.. Barry said he had only one n