San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-04-20
The Daily Eight.
Office No. a East Commerce Street.
HidaIgo on Street Opening.
SAN ANTONIO, Tex, April 20, 1888.

Editor LIGHT:
Dear Sir-On the 18th instant at the
meeting Of the committee on streets and
bridges Alderman Degener asked AL
derman Conner II he (Conner) had the
Baylor and Clark estates at the south
end Of Probandt street, to extend the
street through their premises. Alder
man Conner replied. Eyes sir. Oh yes.
that's all right" knowing at the same
time that the parties referred to have
always strenuously opposed the opening
of said street across or into their farms,
and furthermore that the said parties
would not speak to, nor have dealings of
any native with him (ConnOr). Each
of these parties have since addressed a
communication to the chairman on
streets and bridges, exposing this last
misrepresentation Of Alderman Conner
in most emphatic manner, and renew
ing their protest against opening or ex-
tending Probandt street through their
premises during the expiration OF their
leases. Last summer Alderman Conner
had resolution passed to remove the
distractions from Probandt street,
leading the members Of the
council to believe that he had
IclcIouCc ~ UIusu, Uub vi tho
strength of said resolution he
endeavored to have the gates and bars
on the Baylor, and Clark estates torn
down, and the street forced through
without regard to law and the rights Of
the tenants on the property whose crops
would have been destroyed by live stock
belonging to their neighbors; the writer
of this among others, put check upon
that high-handed attempt, and at the
following meeting Of the council, Al
derman Degener seeing the injustice OF
the attempt, introduced resolution,
which was passed by the council, "that
the fences, gates and bars, at the south
end of Probandt street, through
to Mitchell street remain as they
are, until the street is LEGALLY
opened" That resolution still remains
on the minutes of the council unre-
peSled. In the face OF all this, Alderman
Conner. at the last meeting Of the coun-
Gil, endeavored to have q resolution
passed to authorize the mayor to have
the bars and gates torn down at the
south end Of PrObaDdt street and open
the street through to Mitchell street,"
the matter was referred to the chief Of
police. 1t is safe to say that our worthy
chief Of police will not per-
petrate an unlawful or unjust
act toward any one, knowingly,
and is not liable to act without mature
reflection, but such responsible and lille
gal practices by one Of our aldermen
should be brought to the notice Of the
public. "Whom the gods would destroy
they first make mad" The undersigned
would call the attention of Mr.. Conner
to the unfinished business in his own
ward. The First ward people have no
objections to his passing though 1t with
johnson grass, but would rather he
would not NEEDLE with their bust
ness. The fence of his property,
in his own ward facing on
Mitchell street, was st out by him
from two and half varas to three
and half varas by line, running along
and into Mitchell street for distance Of
four hundred vsras, thereby appro-
priating that much Of the said street to
his own use and purposes, before he
NEEDLES with fences and gates, in other
words, consistency demands that he
should "render unto Cesar" by setting
that fence back. HIDALGO.