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


FrenCh's new rule requiring vetOes to
/ be presented &C the next regular meet
/ ing, was adopted under suspension OF
( the rules.
/ The school board business was then
brought up by the mayor, and every body
expected another circus, hut as the hour
was growing late, it was found adyis-
able after some discussion 10 call
special session Of the council for this af-
ternOOn as a school board to settle the
matter.
The steam roller business then came
up again and occupied the council for
the remainder of the session. A certi-
fed copy of the report of the expert en-
gineers had been sent TO the manufac-
turers. The Willis charges were reread,
and Degener said he understood Willis
was competent engineer and machin-
list, as high certificates shown him
proved. The charges he makes are Sc
riOus and the council should take some
action on II. The mayor said the charges
ought to be furnished the experts and q
copy sent to the engineer OF the street roll
Ter. This was agreed to. MackRy thought
he recognized in Willis the same man
who had been introduced to him. The
mayor said yes, he was at one time an
applicant for a position as engineer in
the fire department. Schreiner cOrrObo-
rated the statement, while Smye thought
the experts should be heard for them
selves, and these unwarTanted proceed
ings should stop.
McAllister testified to the truth of
part OF Willis charges OF poor manage
mems of the roller by the engineer while
it was working near his residence on
Goliad street. Lockwood said the fault
did not lie in the roller, but in the bad
appointment of an incapable man.
Mayor by the gentleman's own state
ment to me, he did not get his favOrite
appointed, that is the reason" MaCkay
believed the engineer culpable in leav-
ing boys in charge OF the roller.
Smye said he knew that portion
of the roller represented to be hardened
steel was cast iron with flaw in it, and
he was prepared to prove it.
The paper of Willis was then received
and filed.
New business came up, and the GOlleC-
tor was ordered to report an abstract of
back taxes due the city on personal
property.
The Arkansas Pass railway company
was ordered 10 construct a drain in the
roadway on Durango street.
Collector was also ordered to prepare
a list Of persons doing business who had
not paid occupation taxes and to collect
the same.
Sidewalks on the south side of Mar
shall street were ordered laid at once.
MaCkey brought in his hack driver
bond resolution, and it was referred to
the city attorney and committee on petit
lions and ordinances.
Lockwood bObbed up again with the
following clincher to the city cart bust
ness:
Resolved, That hereafter the city
treasurer be and is hereby instructed not
to pay the driver of any horse and cart
employed by the city for any purpose
whatsoever, unless the city clerk be
present, and shall have first duly sworn
the said driver to the fact that he is the
actual owner and driver of said horse
and cart, and has owned and driven the
same in the employment of the city for
the number of days for which he may be
drawing pay at the time.
Mackey hoped 1t would be pigeon
hOled.
Gallagher moved to adopt it, but was
declared out of order by the mayor, who
then pounded hard with his gavel and
put a motion to adjourn, which nobody
had seconded, and would hardly wait for
Alderman HambIeton TO ask for and OBJ
tain 30 days leave of absence before he
put the vote.
Gallagher got in little resolution for
a gas lamp, but the mayor paid no at
tentiOn to him or Lockwood, who asked
if he did not have the right to appeal
from the decision of the chair.
mo, SIR" said the mayor.