San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-07-17
CITY WISEACRES.
A LONG SESSION YESTERDAY
AFTERNOON.

minutes of the last regular and
special meetings and their adoption,
the mayor grabbed his chair firmly
and began reading the following petit
tons and communications, to-wit:
From the Volpert orphans for re-
mission of their taxes. Granted.
E. Garcia and D. and A. Open
heimer, for remission of taxes. Re-
ferred
H. b. Potts and L. w. Adae for re-
duction of assessment. Referred.
| &c. Haueisen, city collector, for
indefinite leave of absence on account
of ill health. Granted.
H. H. McLane, protesting against
the opening of Wilmington avenue.
Referred.
Reports of city officers were referred
to their proper committees.
Property owners on West Commerce
street who have built sidewalks, ask
ing that crosswalks be laid. Kali
teyer wanted the city engineer to re-
port names of delinguents. The time
given them is up. Referred.
Two long protests from citizens
against the Cross-tOwn railway being
given right-Of-way were read and laid
over.
One from citizens protesting against
branch of the 5. A. p. railway being
laid to the proposed Union Stock
yards, was laid over.
The mayor stated he had inter-
viewed Mrs. Russi, owner of a build
ing on Military plaza, as to the value
she set on it. She asked $780,
900. This caused little mirth among
the aldermen. He would have to ap-
point condemning committee to act
in the matter.
The city engineer was instructed to
open South Presa street through prop
erty of Mckinney at once. The mayor
said this would probably bring an
other injunction suit down on the
city.
The committee appointed to open
Leal street reported that the damages
were $3.50. Report was adopted.
The sum of 81 100 was appropriated
to finish the improvement of South
Flores street.
The committee on the matter of a
bridge across the San Pedro reported
adversely upon it. Referred back to
the city engineer.
The fire committee reported on
small number of permits to erect
sheds, etc.
Ditch committee reported on month
ly reports of ditch commissioners.
Other reports of officers for June were
adopted.
James Draper's fine was RENTED.
A railing in front of the Alamo
building was ordered.
Kalteyer, for the telephone and
railway committee, reported, granting
right of way for branch of the S. A.
p. road to the union stock yards
through certain streets, and ON the
petition of the Cross Town railway for
right of way, he reported unfavorably.
He had prepared two very well word
Germs, which he read to the council.
dinances of Chicago, st. Louis and
other corporations had been granted
rights of way, and the city's interests
had been neglected. In other cities
these corporations had been compelled
to pay good bonus and license on
each car.
Smye said he saw "kind of lean
ing" in this report in favor of one con-
Germ against the other.
Connor spread himself and said if
the Union Stock yards road were per-
mitted on NogalitOs street he would
enjoin them from building it and so
would others of his neighbOrs. He re-
ferred to the committee as One-sided
and was so careless in his speech that
Alderman Gallagher, one of the COM
mittee, assumed a warlike aspect and
asked him what he meant. If he
meant that any of the committee were
interested personally in stock yards,
he could get his answer very quick. 1t
was not true.
Kalteyer spoke to the stock yards
petition at length.
Smye thought more benefit would
be derived from additional street cars
than from the stock yards.
Kalteyer said he was against the
use of heavy freight cars being drawn
through the heart of the city on the
Cross-town road. They could carry
passengers like the other street rail-
way company, but no heavy freight.
Gallagher said the committee was
not opposed to the Cross Town rail-
way, but simply desired to protect
the city's interests and keep the cor
porations in their proper bounds.
Connor-"We can get along without
the stock yards"
Reimann-'If he says this he is 50
years behind time" He was in favor
of the stock yards.
Kalteyer said the Cross Town rail-
way passes but few wholesale houses,
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