San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1889-04-30
SPECIAL COUNCIL SESSION.
The Committee on Railroads Report
u Cast Iron Ordnance
The Conformation
Business.

| BUSINESS
A special meeting of council was
held at $50 p. IN. yesterday-all the
aldermen present. The committee on
ordinance granting street car fran
chise reported. This ordinance names
the streets through which the lines
NAV be laid from Alamo plaza to the
head of the river; and from Avenue f
and Third street via Navarro and
Dolorosa streets to Main plaza, and
so out to I. and G. n. depot; and from
West Commerce via East Laredo,
South Flores, Mitchell and Presa
streets to the fair grounds and from
Avenue T. and East Houston street
through ELM, Dawson and Hack berry
streets to River Avenue. The or
diuance requires a bond of $780,
600, binds the company accepting
| the franchise to comply with all
council regulation of whatever
nature that may be hereafter
adopted. all franchises to be forfeited
| if these conditions are not complied
with. and in addition to pay to the
city treasury the sum of ) per cent on
ali gross receipts of the road. The
franchise under this ordinances nom
transferable without the consent of
the charter, and the holders thereof
must keep on deposit the sum of 81 900
to the cityys credit as guarantee for
track repair. These are the general
features of the ordinance.
Alderman kalteyer introduced the
/ I1ti al o.
cd:
That the general ordinance OF the tele-
| nhOnes lelegraphs G!IG railway committee De
| printpd at once and that forthwith each COui-
GILMAN De furnished with copy at his place
| of business. and that the council ADJOURN 10
| meet next Thursday al 81 p ~, May - 10 ACT
| Oh this ordnance.
The city clerk then read the follow
ing:
An ordinance to provide for the condemna-
| ton OF certain property for the use OF the
Whereas 1t is necessary to take the prop
| erty hereinafter described for the Use OF
| plaza as a part and parcel OF the square or
| niaZa OW known as Alamo p aZa, and
| whereas, The city has been unable 10 agree
| with the owners thereof on price FOR the
| purchase OF said property for the purpose
Re it ordained by the city council of the city
| of san Antonio.
Section l. That the following described
property together with the improvements
| III reon be condemned for the Use Of the city
| for the purpose OF II plaza or square, 10 De
! usf d IN connection with AID to become part
| and parcel of the plaza or tquare now known
| IA iamo plaza. IO-wit; situated, lying anC
| brirp in the state OF Texas. county OF Btxar
| and within the corporate limits OF the city OF
! san Antonio. and particularly described as
| follows. being u strip OF Land on the east SIDE
| of said Alamo plaza, and bounded on To"
| north by East Houston street. beginning aJtl
! northwest corner OF aid property, at the m
! terSccliOn of Alamo plaza and the south line
! of East Houston street, thence east sue rect
| along the south line of East Houston street..
| theme sOsth l90I feet TO the point SS4 leet
| from the southwest corner oil sald property
| on the south line thereof; hence west along
| the south line of said property IS feet 10 the
southwest corner Of said property; thence
| north with the west line of said property 1918
| feet to the place of beginning, con aiming
| 49, 1873 square feet or 3-l00 of an acre of land.
| Said land and improvements is the property
| of Charles Hugo. William Heuermann and
! Gustave Scnme tier, composing the hrm OF
| Hugo & Schneider, all of whom reside in the
| state of Texas, county of BeXar and within
| the corporate limits of the city of San AntO-
| NO.
| Sec :? That the city clerk Immediately
| cause to be served upon the owners of said
pro- erty q certified copy OF this ordinance ana
| that after said service in the manner pEovid
ed by ordinance, his honor the mayor snail
cause all Of the necessary steps to he taken to
acauire said property for the use and pur-
poses aforesaid.
Alderman Lockwood moved to sus-
pend the rules and pass to second
reading as the ordinance Of condem-
nation had already passed.
Alderman Bolton objected and de-
MED the passage of an ordinance Of
condemnation, saying that only a
resolution to condemn had passed.
The motion to suspend rules was
lost. and after a tilt between the
mayor and Alderman Bolton and
some sparring between Bolton and
Lockwood, the ordinance was referred
to the public improvement committee,
Bolton contending that it should go to
the committee on petitions and ordi-
nanCes.
Alderman Guerguin presented the
following resolution:
That his honor the mayor be and is hereby
directed to advertise for bids for term OF ten
DAYS for street car franchise in accordance
with the terms of the ordinance
At the request of the mayor the
resolution went over until next coun-
Gil meeting.