San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1889-05-14
THE SOLONS SAGACIATE
Arkansas Pass Petition Knock ed
Into Pi--Rapid Transit to
be Reconstructed.

be ReConsIclered.
Council met last night in regular session.
All aldermen present, the mayor absent, Al
derman GGerguiu, mayor pro TEN, IN the
chair.
Various petitions aud meme rals were pre-
scented, among them petition fran j. Wade
for adoption of subdivision of block D. as per
map presentations star Chemical wOrEs.
for permit to erect brick furnace on West
Commerce stree t-Ed. Rutledge, for marke I
corner Augusta and Acequia streets-Citi-
zens to fill ditch on Cherry street. between
Burnet and DawsOn-City assessor, for plat
of every block in new city map.
The sum of S25J was appropriated to fur
nsb City Assessor with plats and engineer
ordered to do the work. TIL, other petitions
we're referred to the appropriate committees
The following from the San Antonio street
railway company was read:
SAN ANTONIO May 10, 1899
To the Hon Bryan Cailaghan. Mayor, and the
BOARD of AdorDeu OF the City OF Sa| An
tonic:
GENTLEMEN:-The matter Of providing am
pie facilities for the carrying OF visitors from
the city 10 the grounds OF the San Antonio
and International Fair association being one
that is at present exciting public interest.
the undersigned pray that this cOmmunica-
ton may be received, and due cOnSide' alton
given to It's contents. at this meeting.
1t is the purpose of this co" pany, and ar
rangements to that end have been already set
on foot, to lay an additional track on South
Nueva street TO the A, 4. p. Ky. paSser-
ger depot: also. 10 put in along our line of
street railway uetween Alamo PIAZZA ana the
s. A A. p. passenger depot, al such points
as may be designated b. the city engineer,
three additional improved switches which,
with additional rect cars row in course OF
construction, will give US facilities for carry
ing daily, between the Alamo plaza and said
POI, and between Military plaza ami said
depot between the hours of $3.50 o'clock Il. III.
and 1890 o'clock D IN, u minimum OF thirty
fts,NNg tTN0- q hnl oil hn
pared in the case of the traffic offering. to
handl- forty thousand passengers between the
points and hours above named.
Ourselves being StOJ nnOlderS in the Fair as
suciatiOn, and having its interest much at
heart in ad ii ion to the fact that we are Cp-
Grating our lines as business out OF which
we expect to derive p5cuniary advantages.
and in every way desiring to provide all the
, facilities necessary to accommodate the
travel between the C ty and the San Antonio
and Arkansas Pass depot, where such ample
facilit S Tor transporting visitors to the fair
grounds already exist, will, we trust, be sui
ficient guarantee on our part that we shall
spare no efforts to carry out the plans above
suggested. Very respectfully, ,r
Vice PRESIDENT aEdGeneral Manager
alderman COnnOr seemed unable to dis
tingulsh the communication from a petition
or memorial and moved its reference to the
committee on telephones and railways and il
was referred.
The resolutions from the Sth ward protest
meeting ere prevented and referred TO rail
way committee for consideration and report
Mayor Pro Tenn Guerguin suggested that
the committee recommend the establish ment
OF u street car line via PreSa ,treet to the fan
grounds, leaving the council 10 adopt or re.
iect the suggestion.
1t was suggested that the recommendation
be submit ed in writing.
The city attorney reported on the city en-
gint ers report, giving plat and field not nix
ing the lines for the proposed line or Market
STREET for the purpose OF drafting an ordi
III 0G Ia m fPIl 4
: line on Market street. The city attorney re-
ported that to carry out the line as proposed
1t would necessitate the taking OF private
property, and this could only be done under
section POI of the city charter, ana property
holders could not be forced to respect the new
lines unless an ordinance was passed prOvid
ing for the condemnation of such property
The city attorney recommended that the plat
and field notes be recorded in the City engl
neer's office should the council at any time
desire to widen Market street The report OF
motion of Alderman Lockwood was adopted
The petition of City Collector Rlsche for al
appropriation OF S75 per month for clerk here
instead or $40 per month, was reported favor
aoIy, and alter discussion as TO responsibility
of clerk and the opinion of the city attorney
that the hondsmen of the collector were re-
sponsible for the actious OF his clerk. the in
crease was granted.
The work on city hall came up for consider
alton upon report of chairman ofthe improve
ment committee, Guerguin, who stated thai
City Architect Kramer, estimating that there
was work done on the city hall amounting Il
$1,000, and that after deductiHg the % Ie
cent, as per the contract, there was 81 ,3OO Que
Contractor Braden. According to the time
Mr. Braden had been at work there would bt
$1,000 due him, or One-twelfth of the contract
but as there vas scarcely anything to SHOW
for it, the committee thought OF paying hin
SI.500 or 81, 900.
Considerable discussion ensued as TO tn
option of the council 10 pay less than tn
work done as certie by the architect, anC
the opinion of Kateyer, Bolton and Reimann
was that the council must pay and the bonds
men must be looked to for relief Il the wOrl
was not done in time specified On motion o.
Alderman Lockwood the matter was referre,
to the building committee.
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