San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1886-01-06
OUR CITY DADS.
Alderman Maokay to the Fore
An Interesting Discussion,
A Stack OF Business Lockwood Deals
Left Handler to Negligent Aldermen
French and the New Members.


Yesterday afternoon an adjourned scs-
sion of the City Council was held. At
$3.50 the following Aldermen had put in
an appearance In addition to His Honor
the Mayor: Messrs. Gallagher. French,
McAllister, Mackay., Lockwood and
Degener.
Civ Clerk C.audun was ordered to
all ,S,.II I'D .,,or,oa,on. N,or
o"'i ''i' ''i'' "''" '' P''''" w Wv VI
that there Was not quorum.
Alderman Gallagher moved IhaG Il re-
c.ss NJ IN rniputss no tsken
r,o,oh or., Tho, tho Ci,, uor-,,.I
iio"|"' ui''' ''"' '"' ny
he Instructed TO summon The absent Al
dermen.
Navor-Wbo il IN n. sent uI.,.. In.
,,Io
'iuF'u"l'
French-lt is the duty OF the Marshal
IN he her.
,., ,....,.
nNHo i''i' 10 "' S''o''" ~ '"'
motion.
McAllister- seconded it.
Navor-Rut there il nu uuorum.
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NJ '"'o Jui''"'' -
Psuly and Conner, IN ADDITION 10 the
City Marshal, made their appearance,
,nd soon ofter Alderman ReIkryn A
r,,I ,,.4 ,,..., ,,,a, ,,,,, 49,, a..
iuii ooalu was inc" Pioee'' wiz" '"e
exception OF Aldermen hamOleton ana
Schreiner. The Mayor announced
that II vas an adiourncd session r
tho ,mrnns, of intr%Gnriny new bu,ine.s
Alderman Mackay then rose and sub.
r,it,ed a rasoIntiOn that tbp div En-
ginser he direct4d 70 survry the Iands
eompri.ing those of G. W, Breckenridge
and nth at IN. head of the river win
. yiaw ofsseing if the said nron.rty run.
70 and includes IN. river in accordance
Win tho orininn rendered to thp Conn
oil nv the INV Att0rney: that N survey
ma r.omirsd for hin, 10 d.tarmiua morn
dstinitsIvtbe lines of thai nronprIy
The Novnr called th. niienfion of Al
dormon T,cka~ Thar the div Enyinsrr
ssid ihat The man of 1852 WAS app9rent-
Iv RIM m include the river undrr whirh
rho nronartv was sold. The msn lem
INA the lines of which do nor run 10
tbe river does NOT lake precedence. of
that of IS5J
Wscknv s.id no was .ssured nv , ,.r.
son who carried the chain for Mcdonald
yh.n the snryav VS.. mad. thar thnra
"heh the survey was ih"ue' lhat mere
were ~ VafsS less. nose hiouhGs anu
rocks were alIeauS ineic, anu ue uiu ho'
see any narIi III in'ee'Isa'lnS l. so 10 "
secure II, anu IL lIoSe nioulus are 'le I1
anu he uhuel"ioou my "ele' ne cou'u
not see no" 'hey were gong u gel
AROUND IT, ,s, .,,.
Inc mayor u apPi'eS " Tue He sS.N
OF the river II "PPl'ee u Tue resi- Vi Tue
river -,
MackayILet IL Apply where II win, II
the city haS any pl"Pei's 'helo' we
"ant IT, A..
rrencn-lt 10 n"lu,S eAPeo,eu 'ne olLl
Is gong 10 cialu any properly on lhe
river. II we nave any rignts al All 'ney
are mere rights VI eA'' vi passase vi ine
Oahks Oh !ne rIser. Eer.a,niy no l,lle
Gun De h"u W TIC ii'ei h'"' 'ne oi'' "aS
sold 1t; , .,
Mackay-ll IL enueu al poinl WIN
OUT reachIng tue ii'ei' 'neS '"'''lo' se'
10 the river.
- Mackay tneh asked tha' Tue opinion OF
the Cliy attorney On tue question VI 'he
riparian rights Vi 'he CITY, "nIcn was
pLpiisneu III inese colunl'Is Ieoen'Il'
De again reau' "nlcn vas o0ne' r
MaGkay-i aih sallsleu ,na' sohe VI
the deeas MI; brackehriuge mas, IN
ciuues the pahks oi Tue river, pul me
question u wnetner all ms property
Goes' II mere Is solie property wien
does not lhGluue the river, let survey
De maze. l uhuerstahu on tue aulhor
ny OF party VINO carried tue cnaih LOT
Mcdonald, that wheh ne carried thai
chaln there were TWO Ten Ndras less anu