San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-10-17
CITY COUNCIL.
THE CONTRACT THAT OUTS MIR.
BRADEN.
He is in Bad Fix, Wants Money
Due Him, Wants Justice and
Mercy and Further Time
Other Business.

The adjourned meeting of the city
council took place yesterday afternoon.
None could be held on Monday afternoon
as the mayor and others had to be in the
italian parade and could not attend to
their official duties.
Alderman Guerguin, as mayor pro TEN,
called the meeting to order and the fol-
lowing business took place:
Petition of G. G. Braden to have street
graded where he was building sidewalk;
the offer of f. Wehrhahn to let his prop
erty go for &, 900 to widen Mill street and
OF Fox for building permit, were refer
red
Mr.. Micklejohn got permission to lay
spur from the /. & G. N. railway over
Hidalgo street to wood yard.
City hall contractor Braden then sub
mitted this interesting letter:
1T is claimed that the time has expired
within which | should have completed
the city hall building. This do not ad-
nit, but as your committee has demanded
of me release of all claims against the
city before taking action OH my applica
tion to have the time for completion ex-
tended, and in order that there may be no
misunderstanding between me and the
city in future, desire that all differences
existing between us be fully settled be-
fore proceed any further with the con-
tract. / claim that there is due me from
the city, as difference in cost between
ock-faced" work called for in the con-
tract and smooth faced work such as |
was compelled to put in the building, the
sum of $4,000. That there is still due me
for extra work on the foundations,
81, 900, with interest. There is another
matter that l particularly desire
to call your attention. to-: The
original contract provided for the pay
ments to be made monthly on the archi-
tect's order less % per cent. OF the value
of all labor and material in position. This
was amended and changed, and it was
provided that monthly payments were to
be made OF rs per cent. on the actual val
ne of all material on the ground and so
per cent. on the actual value OF all mate
rial in position. At no time has the ar
chitect furnished me with the estimates
am entitled to, under the contract and
amendment, and for two months past, al
though often demanded, L have received
no estimate at all under this section OF
the contract. The effect has been to COM
pei me to go into the market and borrow
money to carry on the work and purchase
the material at high rate of interest,
claim as direct result of the breaches OF
the contract, There are other matters
and claims that l will submit to your
honorable body in the event that you are
disposed to entertain your claims"
This was also referred to committee.
The San Antonio Street railway was
also given right of way to put L rail
track on East Commerce, Grayson, Aus
tin, New Braunfels, Nacogdoches, Pine,
Carson and Nolan streets.
Alderman Reimann was given permit
to change his exhaust boiler pipe; and
Alderman Fest appointed John E. Luney
as sanitary inspector. The nine hour
petition was knocked down. City en-
gineer reported 1913 collected in Septem-
Der as fees. VIM. Fromberg was given
$S5 damages on opening of Cevallos street,
and VIM. Perkiss 1925 for breakage OF
his carriage by hose truck.
Simpson street was ordered macadam-
lied at a cost of $500, and Probandt
street, on account of the railroad, got the
gO-by. Entertainments on Cameron
street were ordered removed. The ditch
commissioners report was accepted and
Mr.. GoOdloe was granted building per-
NIT, while Kotler was allowed to put up
boiler on Alamo street.
The telephone company were allowed to
put up more poles in the city, and then
new business was presented as follows:
Rogers got S500apprOpriated toward en-
tertaining the Washington newspaper
correspondents when they arrive; Austin
street will be widened for use OF street
railway; Grayson street will be made OF
uniform width and fire hydrants are to be
put in at corner of Burnett and Austin,
and Cherry and Dawson streets and at the
corner of Chestnut and Nolan and Ninth
and Austin electric lights will be placed,
and Goliad street will be Strengthened.
Owners on Chavez street were ordered to
put down curbing and walks at once, and
on, Madison and other streets of the
Eighth ward.
A proposal to take Braden's city hall
contract away from him was made and
referred to the building committee, and
the rlnniciDal body adionrned.