San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1886-07-27
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| ly
| The report was adopted as was Hambleton',
| motion. Plaster will be used instead of wood
Under tho head OF new business, Gallagher
| asked City Engineer Matlack few questions
| LIST. lr he recommended the laying of the
wooden cutters ON Avenue ID. Answer
End At what time did he recommend this
| and TO whom Answer-"To the city council
at one of its meetings"
Ord. At what meCtingy Answer-"COuldn't
tell when II came up"
4th. Didn't you recommend Il TO the may or
and not to the cOuncilY Answer-"Yes, | re-
commended IL to the mayor 4"
9Th. when you recommended that work
were you aware that Lexington avenue, Presa
street and other streets, which had been
ordered to be repaired out of the
$1,000 appropriated, had not been finishedP
The city clerk here read from the minutes of
the city council the report OF the special COM
mittee at meeting of the council held No
yember 1855; said report providing that
parts OF South Flores, South Laredo, North
Flores, Goliad and Presa streets and Licking
ton avenue also be repaired, besides avenue
ID. Nothing I'm the report showed that wooden
cutters or stone curbing had been ordered on
avenue ID.
Galagher-And yet the city engineer, in the
face OF all this, has recommended an extra eX-
pense OF SS,3O for wooden cutters and stone
curbing.
Lockwood rose and said he lived on avenue
II, nut tne 0rst ne knew OF this extra work
was what Gallagher told him-that the work
was being done. He cared nothing for the
curbing and cutters, and hal even called on
tie mayor and asked him to stOpit. Take the
cutters and curbing out and the appropriation
will complete the work.
Degener presented II resolution that the
mayor appoint committee Of 3aldermen to In
vestigate the matter. Common amended 10 ap-
point four. No attention was paid to him.
The resolution was adopted, and the mayor
pro TEN appointed Gallagher, French and
Smye.
NEW BUSINESS.
BY Lockwood, that the street commissioner
cut brush from Milan street. Adopted.
By Connor, that the street commissioner all
up the approaches TO the bridge on Simpson
street. Adopted.
by French, that the street commissioner
grade the approaches TO the river bridge on
Josephine street. Adopted.
by Smye, that new street lamp be placed
at the corner OF Alamo and Arcienaga streets
Adopted.
BY Connor that the council reconsider the
vote on the matter OF expanding the $4,000
Tor new street improvements, adopted at the
last session Of the council
Degener wanted to know the reason for the
reconsideration.
Gallagher said 1t was not necessary to state
the reason.
Degener said he could not vote intelligently
unless he knew the reason, or he would vote
against it.
Smye also said II was not necessary to give a
Eeason' ne Noulu not OBJECT 10 u reconsider
alton.
HambletOn believed that any member had A
right to ask for a reconsideration without Civ
Ing any explanation.
The mayor pro TEN said IL would hardly be
fair, as there were II members present at the
last meeting, and only 10 now.
The ayes and nays were called for, and the
motion was adopted.
COnnor then said he wanted TO see the work
done under the supervision of the city engin-
Ger and street commissioner. He wanted
the Telford payment. Lockwood said he
wanted to again place himself on record as in
favor OF Sl.5O per day for street labOrers, al
though the leading papers of the city oppose
IL.
Degener-If the city pays SI.5O per day.
while the contractors gets the labor at 81 %
and Sl25 the city gets so much less work for
the same money.
Smye-lf the gentleman would figure up
contractors margins he might find the differ
ence TO this.
Hambleton-Thesc contractors don't work
for nothing. If before when the city did her
own work she made II profit, why not try 1t
again.
Lockwood-It depends "A great deal ON the
class of labor employed. In the difference in
the class of labor alone the city would be the
gamer Their by.
Gallagher-ln the present contractor we
have pretty fair illustration of cheap labor
His contract is now up. II he had honest la
Dor, honestly paid. the work would now have
been finished and paid for.
French-The street commissioner will hard
ly be able to accomplish this work. He has too
much work now.
The original report was then adopted and the
street commissioner can now go to work lay
ing out the extra work before him.
The council then adjourned.