San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1891-05-27

pavements, that work would have
been considered from business
standpoint and the light Of intellI-
gent experiment brought to bear to
cheaper and facilitate the work.
Had twelve business men under
taken to widen Crockett street, hav-
ing the same power of condemnation
given the city, that work would have
been accomplished long ago, and not
postponed until enterprising citizens
begin to build business blocks on the
street.
We have a city administration that
follows the policy of the present ex.
pediency and procrastination. Per-
manent street works are undertaken
at great expense which in the GER
tainty of future requirements, must
be torn up and put down again. The
so-called permanent improvements
are simply expedients to meet present
demands.
Our city admins tration has in the
past and is today pursuing the sui
cidal policy of anticipating it's
revenues, and exhausting its re-
sources year in advance, by being
borrower, thus subjecting the whole
community to the mercy of the money
lender.
By choking up our narrow BUSH
ness streets with rapid transit rail-
ways, no thought has been given to
the imperative needs OF business
incident TO increasing population.
Even the question of the burial of
the dead is postponed, while individ
ual enterprise is pushing the city
around and beyond the silent gather
ing place Of the departed.
A little foresight would provide
more room beyond the limits of popu-
lation for cemetery. 1t is certain to
be burning question in Few years.
The city allows the grass and weeds
to choke the public burial PAGES: pri- |
vate taste and human love have |
beautiful burial spots within the
same enclosure.
The city should go out of the grave |
yard business en- tirely and private
enterprise take it's place.
If the cemeteries are permitted to
continue to crown our hill tops, and
our city to spread around aud about
them, we shall soon be known as the
graveyard city"
But what profit is there in dis
cussing public questions as long as
we have city administration that
seems incapable OF graphing with q
single proposition beyond the pro-
vision for the bread and butter
brigade.
If we could secure thoroughly in
telligent, public spirited administra-
ton. one in which the people had
confidence, the people would respond
to almost any requirement. to take our
affairs out OF their present condition
and place them on business basis.
The people would stand heavier
taxation If they knew their substance
would not be wasted and not account
ed tor i..E
There must be clearing up of all
the municipal mysteries of the past
half dozen years, and thorough un-
derstanding o, the condition of the
public business in order to restore
public confidence.
The opinion of Governor Hogg,
given while he was attorney general,
regarding the enforcement of tie
sunday law is repu blished evidently
for the benefit of the state officials.
No more cigars or tobacco, no more
soda-water, etc even when taken at
the drug stores, on Sunday.
The democracy is q great party of
principles; it is free trade and free sill
yer, but personal freedom, one of
the old gags of that party, has
been set down on by fool
ish and unreasonable ,epactments.
such as the Suueay law. The man
who sells q chaw of tobacco or q cigar
on Sunday is as much of criminal as
the individual who keeps a disorderly
house. according to democratic law
and authority.
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