San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1889-05-07

The mayor ruled him out OF order and put
| the resuuuon OF Alderman Conner TO the
council. The vote stood as follows: Ayes
| Boelhauwe Conner, Fest, Guerguin, Lock
wood. Rogers. Nayes: Bolton, Kalteyer. Rel
mann. SartOr, Weber, Wulff. The mayor de-
| cided by casting his vote aye.
The report OF the city engineer, asking 70
grub ~ 100 acres of the city cemetery, was
approved and permission granted.
IMPROVEMENT COMMITTEE.
The committee reported on the ordinance 10
DrCvide for the condemnation OF the Hugo u
hmetZer property for the purposes of the
D aza by recommending that the property he
c DndemDed at once and that a com mittee be
appointed to assess the damage and compen-
satlon.
Alderman Bolton asked under what section
of the city charter were they proceeding 10
condemn the property.
The mayor informed him that it was under
section 2O3.
right one. Section POI said that in widening
or strengthening any street the council should
determine by ordinance the extent OF sucn
W deniDg aud Strengthening. The whole thing
was the condemnation of the Hugo & Schmelt-
ger rOperty, there were some who are going
to be benefited and the only fair way to do it
was under section 20 which provided that
assessed a special tax to pay for it. There
was the Menger, the Crockett street corner,
the Btters the Stoves, the Gallagher, the
Maverick, the Fry and WIN. Maverick prop
critics, all were going TO be benefited by the
condemnation. Now, why should they go to
work to pay for this property under section
2C3 when section POI said that IT the city
wanted to widen or straighten any street and
il was for the benefit of any body else they had
TO pay for the property. That was the fair
way to do it.
Alderman Guerguin Informed Alderman
Bottom that it was not the duty of the commit
tee to assess the damage or benefit: that it
would become the province OF the proper CON-
miss!oners.
Alderman Bolton moved that the ordinance
be drafted under section 2Ul.
Alderman Lockwood thought it was impos
sible 10 condemn it under section POI, which
applied only to streets, avenues or alleys,
while this was plaza.
This led TO a lengthy and somewhat acrimo-
NOUS controversy, which the mayor attempted
to stop. He called Alderman Guerguin TO the
chair, and read from the charter TO show
under what section of that instrument it was
sought to make the condemnation in Ques-
ton.
Alderman Wulf moved to amend the con-
demn9tion ordinance to include 81 feet on the
north side of the alamo, thus covering all the
ground TO the ditch. This motion received a
tie vote and the mayor ncg0tiYed the motion.
The motion of Bolton. TO pass the condem-
nation ordinance in accordance with section
POT. Of the charter. was put and lost. Bolton
ard kalteyer and Wulf alone voting in the
Affirmative.
nance were read and adopted by vote of
to 4. Bolton Kalteyer. WulT and Sartor, vot-
ing in the negative.
The rules were suspended, and the ordi-
nance passed to its final req ding ana carried
by the same vote as above. s to 4. Bolton pre-
testing that the specific purpose Of the con-
domination was not stated.
Walter Scott was granted 90 days grace.
from May LIST, to finish the Alamo plaza work.
Eight hundred feet of water main were or
dered laid on South Flores street.
Reports of committee on hospital and others
were submitted, but the hour was late and no
action was taken, the council adjOurnng un.
til this afternoon to take up its incOmpieted
business,