San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1889-05-08
RAPID TRANSIT KILLED.
The Council Sit Down on Rapid
Transit With a Dull Thud--
No Action on Arkansas
PaSS--ROutine,


The council members We're ali present in
their places last night and the unfinished
business was taken up. The minority and MA
5oEity reports on Bottoms ordinance opening
the RIVER TO all parties rs Sewer were 4tOre
the council. The majority report by Alderman
Rogers recommended the indefinite postpone.
Inent OF the second reading, and this report
was adopted, kalteyer and Bolton voting n
the negative.
On recommendation of the city engineer the
line of johnson street as fixed by Engineer
Mattack WAS adopted as the legal line. The
engineer WIS ordered to establish grade and
street commissioner TO grade Galan and Au-
grsta streets, north of Lexington Avenue, in
accordance with petition OF residents
The reports OF inspector OF welghts ana
measures, and of market master were pre-
sented examined, approved ana fled
The resignation OF Policeman Van Ripper
Assessmenrs Of Gustav Krisch, and Of So,
Deutsch X CO TO the extent OF S'U.h were
reduced w. SChuele's petition for remission
of taxes granted.
adopted. that the NAY or advertise for UIds tor
lighting contracts for not less thau three
years.
The committee on main market repOrtei
that the main market was badly located, and
recommended that II be uISpO;ed or ard Il
suitable site be purchased on the east OF the
river, centrally located as general main
market for the sale OF meat, poultry, fish,
vegetables and fruits; also reserved space tor
chilli con cdrne ana coffee STANDS Ia cOnnec-
non with their recommendation the commit
fee urge that a better Inspection OF the
slaughg ering Of he 5000 anlIH.S C0nSum
yearly in the city. and advocated tn estaO-
lisumenI of Union Slaughter house with
commodiOus pens on the nOrthwest of the
river.
on motto of Bolton the report was ordered
printed and act on deferred TO the next regu-
lar IN 'etiug.
Railroad committee asked further time on
the Arkansas Pass petition auu II was granted.
Hospital committee telOrted as follows:
Your COMMITTEES to whOm was referred the re-
port of the hospital committee beg leave 10
state that the city hospital has good many
defects principally caused by the NJ gleCt of
proper and sufficient drainage and escape or
the rAinwater from the roof. Your commit
tee feels not Competent to designate the re-
pairs urgently necessary to be done and
recommend that mis- honor the mayor employ
a cOmpetent and dIsinterested architect 10 re.
port on same and make all eNtlmate OF cost.
In cont ectiou herewith be it resolved that
the street commissions be ordered at once to
level the ground around the hospital so as to
establish natural and proper drainage.
Report adopted and mayor instructed to
carry out its recommendations.
The delay in printing the new charter was
explained on the ground that it was an eX-
pensve job and first bids were unsatisfactory
10 the mayor.
The rapid transit ordinance came up for
passage and read by sections.
Sections l and were adopted unchanged.
To section was acded now in force or here
cept at curves AMI switches where rail may
be used" and -four feet eight and a half
inches were struck out.
Bottoms motion TO amend section 50 as to
require five miles construct on first year, ten
miles within two years, and seventeen miles
within five years was lost by the casting vote
of the mayor.
Alderman Bolton moved the following sub
stitute for section D.
Upon any violation or infractiOn of any OF
the conditions, terms. stipula alton or require
section
dinance, the city council may by ordinance
declare that such violation or intractiOn has
occurred, and upon said last mentioned or
dinance taking effect the city in its corpora e
name may sue for the recovery of the amount
of such bond as liqu1dated damages in any
court of competent jurisdiction, and declare
any portion of the seventeen miles not in
Guided in the distance required TO be com
pleted in two years that is not laid forfeited.
Adopted-COnnOr, Fest, Rogers aud SartO
Alderman Lockwood proposed to amenC
section Z. by providing that the line be IL
operation for tea years 10 allow the company
to establish itself, and after thai period tn
city council should have right to assess
tax not to exceed per cent. OF the gross re
ceipts
was voted on with the follow ng result: Ayes
Boelhauwe. Bolton. Kalteyer, Lockwood, Re
mann, wulf Noes: Conner Fest, Guerguit
Rogers. Sartor. Weber. The chair cast hi
vote nave and the amendment was lost.
Bottoms amendment TO section was los
This amendment provided for tax per car. /
lieu of all other money considerations for tn
franchise The vote stood 9 against for.
sections 3, g. 10 and II were adopted as pre-
scented.
The amendment by Bolton TO the twelft
section regu lating repairs of car track wa
defeated II 10 /.
Bottoms amendment to section l3 was de
feated by the mayor casting the tie against =
The amendment reads.
And the said - shall pay to che city o
San Antonio one-third of the cost of ssid &c
ditions to such bridge or bridges, and when