San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1889-04-16
THE MAYORS MENAGERIE.
KALTEYER is HEARD FROM ON
THOSE MISSING PAPERS,
BOLTON CHALLENGES
The Right of Rogers to a Seat in the
Council-Railroad Committee
Report-Routine Matters.

last evening, all members present except |
Alderman Fest, who was sick. Minutes of
previous meeting read and approved. Alder. !
man kalteyer rose 10 a question or personal
privilege and asked for the reading OF the |
minutes of the 18th of March relative TO report
of committee railroads and telephones. |
The excerpt was read and the alderman de.
MED that he had all the former petitions" as
alleged also denied that "he was not access- |
bic at present but had been tee Eraphed to |
return all the papers. he went INTO an |
statement was in substance that made by his |
committee colles que at the time. He entered |
a protest against his being held up to his con- |
stituen;s and the public as having carried |
away with him important papers belonging |
to the city council, when the facts showed |
that he had postponed his departure for |
whole week to make his report, which he was
prevented doing by the absence OF the mayor |
on u hunting excursion, and that on his de- |
parture he had tnrned the documents over to |
Alderman Gallagher who placed them in the |
box of the committee in the council chamber |
where they were found. A hot exchange of |
words followed between Alderman kalteyer |
| and the mayor over attendance on council |
meetings and the seven weeks in which there |
was no council session.
To quiet matters Alderman Bolton offered a |
| resolution eXhonerating Alderman Kalteyer |
from all blame in the matter of mislaying |
papers as charged.
| Alderman Rogers moved to table the reso- |
| luton and it wss tabled, Bolton, Weber and |
| Wulf voting in the negative.
| Alderman Bolton then offered the following |
| resolution
| Be it Resolved, That it is of the greatest i'm
| pOrtance to the taxpayers OF this city now and
| for the future, that all laws, acts or ordi-
nances, adopted by this council, shall be so le
| galiy made, passed and adopted that no court
| can properly question legality of same; and 1t
| appearing that F. +. Rogers, now holding his
| seat Is an alderman in this council, as being
| duly elected from the sixth ward of this city
| at the election held for city Offices, February
H. 1889, that he was not then lat said election,
| or now, eligible to qualify as an alderman I'M
Is
| by act of the Legislature of March 4, 1885.
| Resolved, That there is vacancy in the
| council from the sixth ward of this city, and
| the mayor is hereby authorized to issue his
| proclamation calling for an election to fill said
| vacancy forthwith.
| In support of his resolution Mr.. Bolton read
| section "a of the city charter and stated that
| there was no record of Mr.. Rogers having paid |
| taxes. He had seen that over the signature of
| j. j. Ryan, dated January 10, 1859, two lots
were sold TO +. F. Rogers and sale was &C.
| knOwledg6d before notary public on Febru-
| airy 26, and was not filed for record until Feb
| ruary2I, 1889. He was not assessed on the
| county or city roll3 for any property, for any
| occupation taxes or even a dog license, and,
| therefore. according to the true construction
Of the charter, he could not qualify according
| to the city charter.
| Alderman Rogers denied the statement, said
| that he would not be in his place if he had no
right to be. and that he had collectors re
ceipts for taxes paid. and that so far as quail
| ticatiOns went, they were all straight.
| Bottoms resolution was finally submitted,
| after q stormy discussion, to the CITY attOr-
| ney, and routine business was taken up.
MEMORIALS AND PETITIONS.
The San Antonio Gas company and several
| others presented petitions for correction of
| assessment or remission of taxes. Referred
| to assessment committee. George w. Lewis,
| for damage TO his wagon by Fire company
| No ,. st. JOseph's X. c. b. association for
piece of ground for cemetery. Garden street
citizens protesting against street car right Of
| way on that street. +. c. Rummel and c. II.
| Johnson for transfer of butchers license.
Fire company No. l. withdrawing proposition
to sell market street property for $1,000 Citi-
| Zens asking that Oakland and Augusta streets
| north of Lexington Avenue, be reduc-
| ed to grade, all of which were referred to the
| regular committees. Walter Scott was grant
| ed further time on his paving contract. San
Antonio Street Railway company were granted
| permit to construct sewer corner Soledad and
| Houston streets. An ordinance adopting the
| digest of revised ordinances OF the city Of San
| Antonio was read and after suspension of
the rules it was placed on its third reading
| and passed.
REPORTS OF OFFICERS.
| Hon. Bryan Ca laghan, Mayor.
| DEAR SIR:-In accordance with a resolution
| of Alderman Bolton, adopted at the meeting
| held on the LIST instant, | have the honor to
| transmit herewith my report of receipts and
| disbursements for account of public mprove
| ments, fiscal years 1887 and 1888, and city hall,
| etc fund for year 1888, These statements are
| up to and including February 2S, 1889. The
| resolution calling for report to and intending
| March 81, | beg TO state that during the
| month of March the expenditures were as
| follows:
Public improvements 1888. 81 959 70
| City hail. ETC., architect. .............. 10000
| " supervisor. ............. go
All of which is respectfully submitted.
l.. z. CLAUDoN, City Clerk.
| Have examined reports of city clerk and
| find balances reported therein to agree with
| my books. Respectfully,
| FERD. HERFF, JR., City Treasurer.
The reports of the city weigher, city collec-
| tor and city pOundmaster for the month of
| March were read and referred to their proper
| committees.
The report of the city engineer relative to
| the lines of Market street. Referred to the
city attorney with instructions to draft an or
| diDance, the report being adopted.
| The report OF the city engineer, showing en-
| croachments on the alley Avenues and d
and Fifth and Sixth streets.
| On motion of Alderman Lockwood, property
| owners were ordered to remove encrOach-
ments Immediately or the city would proceed
| against them by ordinance
| The mayor drew the attention of the council
| concerning the question of lighting the city
The expenditure for gas and electric lighting
| amounted to over $1,000 per month, and
| the contract with the gas company expired
| in September. He said he brought it up at
| that time in order that the council might
consider the advisability of advertising for
| bids.
| Alderman Bolton suggested that the COM
mttee on gas and water should look over
| their reports and bring in some resolution for
| next meeting.
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES.
The public improvement committee report
ed tavOrably on a resolution CT Alderman
! Roehauwe to macadamize Martin street and
| the matter wac referred to the city engineer
for an estimate of cost,
STREETS AND BRIDGES.
The proposal of T. F. Brady TO sell to the