San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-07-03

instead of making such reports the
city engineer should make an affidavit
of the obstruction before the recorder
and have the party dealt with accord
ing to law, but the matter was re-
ferred to the streets and bridges COM
mittee.
In the matter of Mitchell street the
engineer reported that the deeds call
for 2O-varas street where only Is
varas existed.
The mayor, after some discussion,
said the statute of limitation gave peo-
pie rights, and the only way to act
was to condemn the property and pay
for it. This settled the discussion.
The city engineer reported that he
could find no records to show that
there should be road through the
Daugherty tract, on the line of the
San Juan road. Referred to the street
committee.
The mayor then reported that he
had the plans and specifications and
wanted them dealt with. Kalteyer
opposed this as it was then late, and
suggested special meeting be called
for that purpose on Wednesday, when
an alderman remarked, "that's the
Fourth of July" Wherein Kalteyer
said the special meeting could be held
on Thursday or on Tuesday. The
mayor, however, insisted that the
plans and specifications should be
dealt with at once, and if necessary,
adjourn the council meeting until to-
morrow. Schreiner then moved that
the council resolve itself into q COM
mittee of the whole and this was
adopted.
A committee of the whole was then
formed with Fritz Schreiner as chair
man and he read the specifications.
One of the first clauses of the speci-
fications gave the building commit
tee power to make necessary
alterations to the plans, ETC.,
and this caused Gallagher "to let her
CO." He didn't believe i'm this and
wanted all such alterations sane
toned by the city council, as $500 or
$500 might be thrown away without
their knowledge and consent. The
mayor objected and said that the
building committee was composed of
four aldermen selected for their expe-
rience in such work, and the mayor.
If a little SO alteration had to be
made it would necessitate a special
meeting of the council, costing $50 to
do it. If the aldermen couldn't trust
their fellow alderman the best thing
for them to do would be to go
and camp out with them on
the plaza. That's what he
would do. Gallagher said that he
spoke of four or five hundred dollar
changes. There was disposition for
Capitalization of power on the part of
the gentleman and this was another
evidence of it, wheron the mayor rose
to a point OF order and said the COM
mittee was discussing the specifica-
tions and he insisted that it be done.
Gallagher remarked that there
was no occasion for the gentle
man to cringe or put the
hat on if it were too big
for him. He thought the motion for
reference to the council for all changes
of $500 and upwards was a fair one.
The mayor said he had no objection
to this and would second the motion.
Kalteyer wanted to reduce the refer
red amount to $3.50, but Gallagher's
motion was carried. Nothing of i'm
portance occurred until Schreiner was
half through reading the specifica-
tiOns, when Degener suggested that
the city clerk, who was quietly ell
gagged in reading the evening papers,
should relieve the chairman of the
specification. This was done amid
much laughter and the change
was beneficial. Some minor changes
were made in the specifications and at
7:15 p. M, the committee reported to
the council. The specifications were
adopted and the council adjourned
until o'clock today when Alderman
Kalteyer's report on garbage furnaces
will be considered.