San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1892-03-09
DALLAS LETTER.
DALLAS, Tex, March sth, 1892

DALLAS, Tex, March sth, 1892
San Antonio LIGHT:
A committee on municipal recor DIS
and retrenchment and reform have
labored assiduodsly for days at the
city hall trying to solve the problem
chow to retrench.n After interest on
the city's bonded debt has been paid,
there will remain not more than $751;
600 to run the city's expenses for the
entire year. AS salaries now are, 1t
costs sos, 600 to run the city govern
ment. The council meeting does
great deal of talking, and each MEM
her receives his pay for services rem
dersd, but accomplishes nothing,
that Is for the city. THE running
expenses must be reduced" they cry.
1t is pity they did not think of this
year or more ago, when there was
more money in the city treasury than
they knew what to do with, when
they wanted to raise certain well paid
officers salaries.
The repu olicans, the administra.
ton and the anti. decentralization fac.
ton, had right lively time last
Thursday, at their primary meetings
tried 10 capture the primaries of the
"outs." In some Of the wards two
sets of delegates were selected. The
convention held in the city hall Sat-
urday was called to order by Col. A.
J. Houston, who presided over the
"outs." DIR. Arch Cochran was leader
of the fins" There Is not feeling
of brotherly love existing between
the two factions. We will see what
we will seen at the Minneapolis con-
vention.
Dallas is in hard luck. Her beauti-
full Oak Cliff, her largely advertised
and boosted suberb. is in q straight
like her mother. Oak Cliff is two
months behind with her teachers.
Her council held q meeting and de-
cided to close the schools at the end
of the scholastic month. The people
refuse to pay taxes on their property,
and there was no money with which
to pay. A meeting of the citi-
zens has been called to dis
cuss the question, and see
ii some provision could not be made
which will enable the schools to con-
tinue.
The beautiful Oriental Hotel, W hich
has never been opened, was sold to-
day to Mr.. Fl. A. haensler, OF st.
Louis, for 100000. This 10 subject to
the mechanics liens on the buildings,
which amounts to,or exceeds 500, 900,
which it is said will be paid at once.
Ii is said the local stock holders have
lost $50, 900 In the building of this
hotel. The back taxes, which were
$500, were paid this afternoon. 1t is
thought the building will be put to
use soon.
Under q deed of trust to second
mortgage holders, Mr.. e. M. Rear
don. trustee, sold the Fair grounds
to the second mortgage bond holders.
1t is an established fact that we
will have another fair this fall. Mr..
J. s. Armstrong has been chosen
president. That it will be o success
again under his management, there
is no doubt.
The Dallas bar held q meeting to
take action on the charges preferred
against Judge A. P. Mccormack by
parties 10 Alabama. The Bar ASSOC
citation refute and deny In toto these
charges. The resolutions endorsing
Judge Mccormack to he forwarded to
the chief of the judiciary department.
in Washington, urging his coDfirma-
ton as judge of the circuit bench,
were adopted with one dissenting
voice, that Of Dudley 6. WoOten.
Mrs. Moritz Brazil, OF this city. died
at Hotel Diem in New Orleans on the
Goth of last month.
A few nights after the police cap
tured four burglars in Warden's gun
store, Kinks hardware store was
robbed of $50 worth OF pistols.
George Hendon, boy of nine years.
was run over by one Of the mule cars
and his leg brok en- In two places. The
Car ran off the track and the boy was
near.
DR.. q. f. Peters, prominent and
popular physician, died of Bright's
disease, Feb. 20, after q lingering
sickness.
VIII. Crozier, conductor on the
Santa Fe road, attempted to jump
from a car while still in motion, and
fell, receiving injuries which will lay
him off for some time. *s*