The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-04-05
CAMPAIGN IN DALLAS.
,rvrp BARRY HAS A WALK
OVER rOn THE MAYoRALTY.
ouict politics So Fnr-only
one AIdermanic Contest IN he-
ing TicrccIy Wnsed.

n,,,as Texas, April S.-Next Tuesday
80, o,ectors of Dallas will elect a mayor,
- aldermen. six members and a chair
nan of the school board
~, municipal campaign In the last de-
80 bas beon so quiet and uneventful as
,,o present. There have been no speeches,
=, narades, no bon-iires and no nights.
.hout the only interest that has been
aroused SO far is confined to two or three
...rds md In only one is the feeling be-
,,rsop friends of the rival candidates near
Ing the acute stage.
Bryan 7. Barry. tx mayor, well known
LAWYER and an enthusiastic silver demo-
crat is opposed in lGis ambition to be mayor
again by Judge e. q. Bower, Il lawyer
also and a follower ofsihe late Palmer and
Buckner. City Attorney a. y. Wozen-
craft announced himself candidate at the
beginning of the campaign. but withdrew
several weeks ago> The opposition TO Bar
~, led by Mayor Frank Il. Holland. has
been casting abodt for another man to pit
against him ever since. Numbers of men
have been talked about, but they politely
declined TO put themselves up as targets
even for chance at the mayors chair and
Its $500 per annum.
Just now the consensus of opinion Is
that the election has gone by default AL
most. Nine out OF ten men say they be-
lleve Barry will have n walk-over. He
made a good record while In office before
and possesses the confidence OF the entire
community He Is a fighter and Will hold
to a position he has once taken with great
tenacity. This characteristic, together
with his courageous frankness. has made
him enemies, and Judge Bower, who is
also of splendid reputation, will doubtless
get flaltering vote. But the ward man
ayers and all the town prophets have said
that Barry was bound to win. If he doesn't
there will DO some greatly surprised men
in Dallas.
The only aldermanic race attraotIn,
mnch attention is in the Fifth ward where
alderman Frank Kelly and ex-Aldernan
X j, KenleH are struggling with the vieor
usually dlspiayed in heated political con
test.
Besides mayor, aldermen. school board
etc, two tax propositions will he voted
upon next Tuesday. One is to impose
q TAX OF one-fourth Of one per cent for the
purpose Of building municipal electric
light plant; the other is for school pur-
u poses" Both are provided for In the now
81 days ago.
q The tax for the electric light plant liz
q 10 De voted upon as authorized bv see
81 ton l25 of tho new charter, which reads as
81 follows. ''''' -
b the city shall have power and is here
$% by authorized to annually levy and collec,
NJ 'aXes not exceeding one and one fourth Der
~ vensuIh Oh lhe assessed value of all real ana
81 personal property in the city not exempt
I& from TAXATION by the constitution an, laws
vi OF the State provided that The CITY conn
IA GU shaii nave the power to levy and col
N ieee au additional one per cent on the
assessed value of all taxable property.
leal ana personal in said city, not ex
d empt as aforesaid ii two-thirds of thosa
81 authorized to vote on the assI,,n I',J
q OF debt by section 3, article of The STATE
t constitution shall first have voted in
favor OF such levy Mt an election duly
unn,, LOT such purpose. the whole
~. OF votes to be determined by
a ane number number voting at this election The
nns mn, u'I , sAaIl have the right to an
huaiiy levy and collect a poll lax not
exceeding one dollar for every wear
upon al male Inhabitants over the age of
t"en,y-one and under sixty, residents
sessment"
the school tax. or the one-eighth per
lows: -'' ~ ~
That in accordance with section 10 |
article II, of the State constitution, the |
council may levy a special Sx for
one or more years for the purchase
o. ground, erection of buildings and the |
support and maintenace OF :. seminary,
aeadeiny or high school in comnec-
,ioh with the public schools OF the city.
way also levy a special tax, in accord
ance with the State law for the pur-
Tse OF erecting additional public |
sonso' houses or repairing those al
asauy built, or for the purchase of
e,ouhds therefor. The funds so raised,
. shail be appropriated exclusively for
,ae purpose named, and shall not be di-
, ,vl.ea therefrom. Tho aggregated tax |
A., levied Tor either or all of said purposes
ta n any one year shall never exceed one
, , OF ono per cent. ad valorem on the |
, "i,.a value OF all property in the |
ny 40 such tax shall be levied until |
.ae question shall have been submitted |
vote OF the tax payers at n special |
VI. general election of those entitled to |
ST. ST. thereon by the constitution of the |
s.'s. such election shall be ordered by |
,,ou OF council as in other cleo
d,s .ne electric light proposition is being |
discussed, and all the candidates have been !
fsneu TO air their views on this project.
M ~ strong supporter of the scheme. |
r,, mess something turns up to give life TO |
will ' Lay work at the polls. thu election |
"r .u W as quiet as the sound money demo |
Gratis Of Texas.