San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1891-01-20
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EDITOR LIGHT:
For some time back have been inter-
rogated, both in public and private, with
the following: swell, when are you folks
going to put in blocks?" "When will you
finish Houston street," 'Have you many
blocks on hand?'' ''NVhy do you go so
slow?" and many other questions of the
same nature. Many citizens even doubt
my veracity, when l tell them that am
not aware that | am a partner in the
present block paving
| was plainly told that my name was on
the vouchers; that being the case / would
be in the same dilemma as John Thomp-
son. If my name is not Walter Scott
have found / contract, if my name is WAL
ter Scott then | have lost that money.
This contant talk has become mOnotonous
to me, and like Japeth in search of a
father, started out to try to find out
to whom belonged, other people seemed
to know better than l did myself, l first
encountered two or three of the alder
man, but failed to get the desired inform
alton. L then went to the engineers
office, l asked Mr. Jones, the boOkeeper
to show me the vouchers, of the block
paving contracts, he referred me to Mr..
Converse, the craftsman, he told me l
must have an order from the city en-
gineer, or K. p. Claudon. During our
conversation, / saw the engineers coat
pass out of his office: Not finding him
went to the office of Mr.. Ed. Gibeau, and
from the last named to Peter Marks, from
him to the Office of E. p. Claudon, city
clerk. / demanded of him to see the
vouchers on block paving, with my name
on the face of them, after good deal
OF talk he wrote an order to Mr.. Cohen,
to show them to me, after waiting some
time, they were not forthcoming, [ went
to hunt the Mayor, he was alb
Mr.. Guerguin, was in the office.
after stating my case to him, he went to
Mr.. Cohen. | don't know what converse
tion they had, but after calling on him
each day, he said he was not ready, being
busy myself could not spend more time
on him, seeing there was lack of
to show them, SO matters stand
L than asked Mr.. L. p Claudon, to see
the contract for block paving; he
refused to show them to me
L then called upon those present to
witness, Mr.. VIM. Weiss, Mr.. Cohen, Mr.
Gilbeau, Mr.. Marks and the cOlOred
Janitor, these gentlemen, can vOuch for
those StatmentS.
| had intended TO remain silent even
after the many bitter pills, have in
voluntarily swallowed, since have been
a contractor under the city, and now at
this stage of affairs they cannot blame
me for giving them few broken doses of
the same medicine they prescribed for
me.
Only but few days ago the citizens
and the press, were in a fury; the
mayor stopping the works on Houston
street, after breaking up the street
from the Alamo plaza to LoSoyo street.
Is it reasonable to suppose the trou BILE
originated from my presence in the
clerks Office, demanding a sight of the
contract that was let to T. II. Micklejohn
last spring? E. p. C. would not show it
to me, and on good authority, it was like
Zig blossoms, not to be found. Tue work
was stopped and a contract made, so says
the Express. III they had a contract, why
did they require new one now, when the
old one is not finished by more than one
half? Why did the mayor give himself
away In the interview with the Express,
when he said it was new contract?
The contract let to the present con-
tractor, or contractors, was to finish the AL
amo plaza to Houston street, said street to
North Flores street, AceQuia street to
Main plaza, Soledad street from Houston
street to Main plaza, and one year to do
the work, and to give a twenty-five
thousand bond. Have these terms been
complied .withP
Who originated the stopage of the work
after the holidays?
Was 1t not to give Max Musebaugh and
Johnny Stevens time to get blocks ready?
but with all these delays and bad wealth
er. where are the blocks?
will give a leather medal to the first
Alderman, Qrom memory who can give
the whole truth about the paving con-
tract. Were to give all the kinks and
twists Of the paving contract since 1888, IL
would make book as large as q Texas
almanac.
Now we are on the eve of another cleo
ton and out Of $4,000 people Is there only
one fit for the Office Of mayor, and he
the present Incumbent
Not satisfied with all the honors for
three terms, still he wants more; and the
people of San Antonio, like the members
of the British House of Lords in 1912,
when Napoleon was in his glory, the lords
shaking in their shoes, afraid to move,
believing in the destiny of NapO-
leon, that he would conquer the world:
reached his meridian, when the glory
of Napoleon melted like snow before
midday sun.
Have we not Wellington In our midst?
Take courage and let some honest, bust
ness man, take hold OF the reins of Gov
eminent and don't let this disgrace reach
the ears of the outside world, to say there
is only one man fit for the place 1t is
entirely a mistaken idea that the mayor
is doing every thing; the people furnish
the money, the improvements were need
ed and the people came to the rescue,
and 1t is with the mayor to use that
money injudiciously. Bryan, is very
good neighbour, but he will never make
successful leader, favoritism, and re
yenge, are two well developed principles
of his nature.
We have many good business men that
have made fortunes in this city. Are
they still boarding up dollars and cents,
for other people to fight over after they
are dead; can they not spare few hours