San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1886-09-14

give you a little Information on the sub
ieCt, which may be Of some use TO you
before the board on next meeting. The
following are some of the owners oil city
carts: Market Master Bruni, one scaVen-
ger cart, keeps il under an assumed name
OF Nat Henry; Joaquin Guerrero, one
scavenger cart; he is a wealthy butcher
Jesus Hernandez, wealthy merchant OF
Laredo street, one scavenger cart; Leo
nardO OllOs, wealthy butcher, one scaY-
enger cart; Louis Moglia, merchant on
North Laredo street, one scavenger cart;
Simon Pena, Well-tO-dO blacksmith on
South Laredo street, one city cart, and
several others that | cannot remember
now, but it can be found out by asking
the drivers under oath who the cart be-
longs to. There are some sharp enough
to have the cart in the drivers name
and draw pay and allow the driver Sl5
per month without board; and the poor
driver, in order to keep his position, has
to keep his mouth closed. They are
getting little uneasy about your resO-
luton, but this kind Of business must be
stopped. There are so many good
citizens in the place who are poor and
have families TO support and would be
happy to drive and own cart in the
city employment, instead OF the men
who are rich and don't need II. Brunl
signs the payroll for Nat Henry, but the
latter has no more to do with this cart
than you have The driver can say
where he puts up and who pays him
and paws all attention to horse and cart.
lie will say that Bruni is the man. The
above are facts and you will lind them
true by close examination"
Mayor-"It has been the rule to en-
nIOy fhe best carts to do the best work.
/ have employed the sCavenger carts. 1t
is a prerOgative of the mayor, and do
not think the council will descend TO
the scavenger business TO attack me.
He had right to appoint whom he
pleased, but with the street commission
er's department he had never interfered,
as the street commissioner was an elect
i've officer. Fin Justice to the street COM
missioner the LIGHT will give his state
ment that all the rich owners OF carts
employed by the city had these carts
EMPLOYED before he came into the con-
troll OF this department..
The mayor said he would hold his pre-
rOgative to the last and insist upon it.
IOCkwOOd-The mayor may have his
prerOgatives. but the council has its
rights, and | defy the mayor to disre-
gard them or -
on the desk in front of him with his
gaveI and the noise of it created air SUI
iicient to make the alderman sit down,
and it came very nearly running the desk
lid. Gallagher then assailed him on his
left flank and said: sis this a royal
body, and are we living among the
crowned heads Of Europe, or is this one
America? Are we under the domination
of the one-man power, that all the wis
dom of the twelve in council is in
one head?" | don't think so, nor
ia it in the thirteenth head, either"
Here the heavy gavel came down hard
again, bat nothing daunted, the alder
man waited until the storm had ceased
and then said: IL admire your courage,
Mr.. Mayor, but | don't admire your
Judgment worth q cent" The Mayor
raped him to order, and gave Common a
chance to say that he had furnished one
man u cart last winter, because the man
was poor and needed help. A vote was
then called on Lockwoods motion, and it
was adopted by the following vote:
Ieas-Degener, McAllister, Smye, Gal
lagher, Lockwood and HambletOn.
Nays -Schreiner, Conner, Mackay and
French.
The MayOr-"It is adopted gentle
mem,
veto at the next meeting"
French started to read an ordinance
authorizing the mayor TO employ scaven-
ger carts. Lockwood arose to speak,
but the mayor cut them off, saying il
was ended for the time being.
Petitions and memorials then came up.
An invitation to attend the Mexican
celebration at the San Pedro springs, be-
ginning on the 10th, was accepted.
From milkmen protesting against the
extension of the pound limits. Re-
ferred.
George kOerner & Co., for permission
to erect an iTOn-clad stable in the rear of
the corner of Rusk and North streets.
Granted.
Mrs. NJ. Desmuke, for permit to erect
an irOn-Clad shed on the north side of
Villita street. Fire committee.
Schley & Gordon, for contract to paint
the roofs of school buildings. School
committee.
The engineer reported that the pro-
posed drain on Bonham street would
not accomplish the desired effect. Filed,
and his report recommending 1928 for
drain on South Flores was adopted.
The George Mandry survey, with the
engineers report, was referred to the
committee on streets.
The finance committee reported hav-
ing found the report of he city weigher
for the month of August correct; Sl3635
had been collected by him for fees. The
inspector of weights and measures had
found all the scales and measures cor
rect during the last three months. The
report of the city attorney having col
leCted S35.SS due the city was also cor
The rpnOrt was AnOntpn
Petitions and Observation-Disclosures
French made verbal report on the pc
tition of G. Schasse, to open the Fischer
alley on Commerce street. lie said MIR.
Schasse had the law on his side and the
city had no right to close it or allow
it closed. But under the circum-
stances. as the alley was not
used by any one, not even Mr..
Schasse, he could see no objection to al
lowing it to be closed and reported in
favor OF its being closed, or giving the
firm who closed it twelve months in
which to remove the distractions. Deg
ener brought in a minority report in ia
vor of SIX months. Hambleton urged
that the alley when opened would be
nuisance. as are all alleys leading to the
river. The mayor wanted the alley re- !
opened and was in favor of its being
done Immediately, out trenCh's report
prevailed when it came to vote.
Streets and bridges committee report.
ed on the petition of Judge Ogden for
improvements on 4th street and Taylor
street, to have it drained and the brush
cut, the citizens to cut the brush from
the sidewalks. The report was adopted.
The street commissioner reported that
during the past month the steam roller
hnh bean used hu the CITY five daus md