The evening light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1881-1883, 1882-03-23
City Council.
STORY'S RAG BABY.

handed Story's rag baby back to the tender
merces of the city council it is a wonder
that its papa did not get up and
disown it, but the old man has
evidently lost his grip, and was willing to
father anything, SO it might be called after
him. Here it is:
Whereas, the public interest requires that
some comprehensive and systematic plan be
| adopted by the council for the improvement of
the streets of this city. as well as to provide for
proper drainage and establish sewers for SAM
lary purposes, and
Whereas, the limited means at the disposal
| of the council will not permit the undertaking
| of the aforesaid work upon a scale commensu-
rate with the wants of the city, unless authori-
| ty be given by the people, in the manner pro-
| vided by section 49, of the charter, to issue
bonds to raise the required revenuee, there
| for
Be it ordained by the city council of the city
| of San Antonio, two-thrds of all the aldermen
concurring, that the mayor be, and is hereby
authorized and directed to submit to the prop
erty tax payers of this city, at election to be
held for that purpose on the oath day OF April,
1882, whether or not the city shall borrow
| $4,000 and issue bonds therefor, interest not
to exceed per cent, the proceeds of said
bonds to be used exclusively for the purposes
mentioned in the proposition following, to.
wit: $Ioo, 900 for street improvements, and
$4,000 for the establishment of drains and
sewers.
Be it further ordained, that, in order that
the work contemplated, may not be delayed
superintendent of public works, be directed to
survey and establish the grade and levels of
the Main, Military and Alamo plazas forth
with, with view to the proper drainage and
improvement of the same. and in the event of
favorable action of the taxpayers authorizing
the issue of bonds, that a plan be prepared,
capable of indefinite extension, by the engineer
and public improvement committee, for adop-
ton by the council to carry into effect by OBJ
ects expressed in the preamble hereof.
| w. X. STORY,
! Alderman end Ward.
Now, there arose sentiment of unwilling
support in the hearts Of the eleven wise nurses
besides the daddy.
Alderman Berg rose, and in sort Of anxious
I-wish-it-was-dead, sort of way, suggested
that the infant would fare badly with the people
unless it was dressed up with good assort-
| ment Of streets.
Daddy Story was only too willing to tack on
the streets, in fact he was too proud of his
lambkin to see any difficulty in any amendment
offered.
Alderman Copeland then proposed, as an
amendment, that the money be equally divided
between the words.
Daddy Story came to the rescue of his
darling by objecting to this amendment and
insisting that every ward was provided for in
his grand scheme.
Alderman Lockwood objected to Alderman
Copeand's amendment, deeming it slight to
the honorable city council. We believed the
people had confidence in this august body TO
spend all the money of the city.
Alderman Pauly then split hair or two and
completely Aoored the magnificent orator from
the second ward by stating that his objection
was a distinction without difference-a re-
mark entirely original with Pauly.
Then the motion of Alderman Berg to tack
on the streets was further amended by adding
Laredo and Goliad streets, but when it
came to throwing in King William street,
Daddy Story had to object; evidently he
don't like King William.
His honor interposed sensible suggestion,
but it fell unheeded among the aldermanic
nurses who were now busy rocking the rag
baby he suggested that he did not know of
any provision under which the people could
vote on the improvement of particular streets.
But the following was added to the report
of the committee:
The following streets and plazas to be i'm
proved, as an amendment, were submitted and
adopted:
Commerce street, from Miller's house to the
crossing of the Allan; Houston street, from
Alamo plaza to the l. & q. N. railway; from
Avenue ID to Milan Square, from Alamo pla-
"a to Alamo street, from Pressa street to the
crossing of the G. H. 4 S. A. railroad, South
Flores street, from Arsenal street to San
Pedro crossing; from Main plaza, through
Acequia street and San Pedro Avenue, to the
San Pedra springs; Laredo street, from the
present terminus of the McAdam to the
Apache crossing: Alamo and Military plazas,
Golad street to the crossing of the G. H. & 5.
A. railroad extension.
Now, to all this there was not dissenting
vote. Alderman Story's rag baby must now
90 through the ballot box.
We doubt if there was ever passed through
the city council such complete piece of nom
sence. No attention has been paid to the