San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1886-02-16

city, he did not see why they should
stand one single moment and object to
the survey of that property, and he
asked the Council TO see it done, il
would not cost anything and he was not
running the city into law suit, if there :.
was any land there belonging TO the city
he wanted ii.
French asked him whether he WAS
speaking OF the property in the city
limits or outside.
Mackay: For Gods sake what have we
TO do with the property outside the city
limits. Is the dam OF the river out u
the city limits.
French: That is city property.
Macksy: understand he is holding il
by the statute of limitations here comes
up the same thing, put it Off, put it of.
French: You certainly alluded In Il e
article you read to grounds that know
are outside the city limits.
| Mackay: | don't care whether 1t is
in the limits of the city or .out OF it. |
am working against the statute of limi-
tation running against this property
that is enclosed there. | understood
His Honor, the Mayor says that the
statute of Limitation runs against the
city, just about as 1t does against an
individual.
French: When that question was up
before, the Council disposed OF it in this
provision, in chapter ~, section 5, they
claiming that this excess upon the mar
gin was intended to control the river.
The only point 1 make is whether we
have any rights there we could main
tain other than that right. of-way and
the prevention Of his controlling the
water. When he claims the right TO di-
vert the river then Ii is time enough for
he city to go in and say you cannot do
IL; the right Of action arises Immediately
we have reserved all our rights to
control the river by the passage Of this
ordinance. | make this statement be-
cause you made some structures on the
executive of that time.
Msckay: The reason | did it is the
way you put me down.
) French: beg your pardon. | have
, no disposition to put you down, and If i
attempted to do so | could not succeed,
: and don't care to undertake anything
could not succeed in.
Gallagher move its adoption.
Lockwood asked for the resolution to
be read again. This was done and he
stated that if he understood rightly il
applies to lands lying outside the city
limits, and they certainly had no righi
to investigate lands lying outside the
city limits.
Schreiner: To my knowledge Their,
! ere only two springs in the vicinity o
the limits of the city, and they are feed
: ing the Labor ditch.
a Mackay: Speaking about the city linn
: its; we are sitting here as Council tt
! look after the interest of property be
longing to the city. | don't care II
Gods name where this property Is, ant
2 | don't care where the city limits are.
French: Undoubtedly in the abstrac
n the gentleman is correct, but the ques
ton arises, is this the proper mode o
e procedure; should we not file suit o
e forcible entry and detainer. | woul,
i like TO ask the City Attorneys opinion
on il.
Q As Alderman Mackay rose to his fee
J again Schreiner, who had been called Il
y the chair temporarily, commenced
u knocking his gavel on the desk, whicl
g elicted an explosive remark from Mac
d kay, he saying: "What are you knock
ing about. was on the floor first"
The Mayor, at this point, retook hi
e seat aud attempted to enforce Rule ii
y but without effect.
y Mackay-l leave il to this Council L
y act on this matter; that is all ask.
,, Degener-I understand Alderman
v Maokay that he would be willing to nc
l. cept the survey of City Engineer Giraud
l. IL he accepts that, that will settle 1t an
y we can go ahead.
~ Smye-The object OF the resolution
e Concluded on Fourth Page