San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-01-07
COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS.
TWO PILE DRIVERS PRESENTED
TO HIS HONOR--CONTR
TORS TIME EXTENDED
ON CITY HALL.
A Donation of $4,000 Offered for
Free Baths--Report on Wild
ening and Opening River
AUnnna TanlaI

$3.50 p. m. yesterday, all the mem bers
present.
Petitions by citizens were present.
ed and referred as follows-for drain
pipe on Navarro street from Houston
street to the river: for the opening OF
the alley east side of South Flores
north side Of Johnson street, groun d
being donated to the city; for extern
sion of water mains in Third ward;
for permit to straighten and wall the
ditch on North Flores street.
Petitions by private parties referred
were-Thomas MCGEE, iron clad on
West Com merce; ]. 8. Moody lumber
addition on South Flores street;
F. /. Meyer to construct wine
vault and warehouse on Crock
cit alley, between Losoya street
and the river; butchers to keep their
outside stalls for 1890; S. A. Gas COM
pany for two poles on Alamo plaza in
lieu of the one in center ordered re-
moved; John Juliet remission of fine;
Jas. Clark relative to Burleson street
grade.
John Chaves was permitted to open
a meat market on South Flores street
and Anton Schumacher petition for
removal OF telephone pole granted.
Proceedings were here Interrupted
by Alderman kalteyer who rose to
present his honor with gavel. The |
presentation was made in very neat
and brief speech to which the mayor |
responded in speech highly compli.
mentary to the giyer.
The mayor called attention to the |
fact that the time covered by the |
present contract with the city hall |
bui lder had expired, and asked &C
ton by the council. Suggestions of
eight months, ten months and years
extension were made and eight
mon this extension granted. Bolton
thought one year should be granted
and moved to reconsider, motion
resulted in tie and the mayor vot-
ing no the eight months extension
stood. The offices of superintendent
of building and architect were COM
bined and present architect retained
at salary of $3.50 per month.
FREE BATH HOUSE PROJECT.
The following petition was read
and referred to the Sanitary COM
mittee:
SAN ANTONIO, January 6, 1890.
Hon. Bryan Callaghan and City
COuncil:-
GentIemen:-I wish to offer through
you, to the city, donation of S., 900
for the purpose of building bath
houses along the river. L think the
best plan is to have stairs leading
under the bridges-thus avoiding ex-
pense for sites, letting the bath
houses float, secured by chains to
one of the abutments, so they could
rise with floods and not be swept
away periodically. 1t is all very well
to talk of using the waterworks, but
that would be too expensive, only
adapted to the wealthy.
The baths ought to be as accessible
as possible, and free of course, just as
it used to be fifty years ago, before
the Anglo-SaXon race with their prac-
teal, money making ideas swept away
the ideal simplicity and destroyed the
enjoyments of primitive
people | wish to restore this in de-
cent bounds. There was time when
the weaIthiest placed their residences
as near the river as possible, and then
the luxury of bathing for all was bet
ter looked after; but now, when water
can be carried to any point, the
wealthy are occupying more and more
the higher points adjacent to the city.
and almost in the same proportion
the comforts of the poorer class is neg
lecJed. Were the river used as
sewer ten times more than it is, |, as
well as the majority, would prefer
bathing in it rather than use bath
tub, especially in pleasant weather,
and even in cold weather, if the bath
house is properly constructed, the
heat of the room could always be kept
up to over 800 by the natural warmth
of the river.
To me it appears that We have al
situation on a pure, limpid stream
and for all practical purposes, we
might as we'll be ten miles out on the
prairie, for any benefit we derive.
II each person in the city could get |
access in the middle of the day, for
instance, at central points to free
baths, am satisfied that an improve
ment of from 10 to 20 per cent. in
health would result, and this would
add much to San Antonios reputa-
ton as health resort.
You must understand am not we'd
ded to any scheme, and my donation
is unconditional. simply hope you
will make the best possible use of it
so as to give the best results to the
poor and unprovided for in it's dis
bursement Respectfully,
SAM MAVERICK.
Ordinance for opening Crockett |
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