San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1892-02-09

thereon, which had been omitted on the
old bond, which should recite how they
shall he used. Beckman moved to post
pone until the opinion OF the city attor-
ney was had. Guerguin said the city at
tOrnev had prepared the ordinance and
said 1t was all right.
Hoefling asker. These are refunding
bonds, Ell? Then why should we refund 'em
again. There must be some reason for 1t.
was told by good attorney there was
no flaw in the bonds Then why go to the
expense Of printing new ones?" schrei-
and they would explain it. There was
certain omissions in the bonds.
Lockwood told Hoefling the cost would
only be $500 and was necessary TO protect
the capitalists who had loaned the
money.
council can't make them valid. III they
are good, then they are good"
Lockwood-We have the attorneys
opinion that the bonds are valid, but we
must make 1t good so that the credit of
the bonds of the city will not
suffer. He moved to suspend the
rules and place this report on its
ling and Beckman voting no, and then on
its third reading it was adopted.
The report of the public Improvement
committee was then presented. This en-
bodied resolution that the mayor be
authorized TO order the contractor TO pro-
coed with the work of paving Military
plaza, and If he refused, to authorize the
mayor to have the work done.
Hoetling asked whats the trouble
with the contractor and the public i'm
provement committee?'
Guerguin-The work is not done
according to the contract and specilica-
tons.
Hoehing Didnt-the city have the pro-
per employees there to supervise and see
that il was done right?
Answer The city used to have such.
Don't know now. Ten men would do no
good to oversee the work II II was not
done right
Lockwood said he understood that Mr.,
Micklejohn was only holding back till he
was paid for work he had done which
had been accepted by the city. The
city owed lin some thousands of dollars
due him. The city had men to superinN
tend the work up to last week, and it was
the duty of the public Improvement
committee, also to see that it was done
right. They had been derelict In their
duty il they had not done so. and had let
some of the work on Military plaza be
accepted. Why at this late hour was the
work found to- be defective? The con-
tractor was ready.
Beckmann-It appears to me l don't
know the object of it. suppose the con-
tract specifies what will be done II the
contractor refuses TO do it according to
contract / think the work ought to go
ahead though. We owe that to the
merchants and taxpayers on the plaza.
Guerguin-The contractor has been no.
titled to replace the detective work, but
has not done So
Lockwood asked If the contractor was
not willing.
Guerguin said there was a clause in the
contract holding back certain sums until
the work was properly done. There was
some reason why the mayor refused to
pay for the work, which l don't know.
The defective work only includes the
paving, not the excavations.
Beckman said the contractor had the
privilege of filing all objection to the ac-
ton of the council.
Guerguin said the public Improvement
committee had made an offer to pay him
for the work done, let the city pay his
employees.
Mr.. Schreiner objected and thought the
Mayor would be up in day or two and
could attend to it himself.
Lockwood read a resolution that the
contractor be ordered to proceed with re-
laying the blocks, the city 10 advance the
necessary funds.
Guerguin said that has been in order
before.
Btckman said we can't pay him to re-
Law the blocks. 1t Is not our business
if he has no money to complete the work
He is under bond.
An amendment was made and the reso-
luton passed that the contractor proceed
with the work, the city to deduct the cost
from the amounts due him; work To COM
mence in days.
Streets and bridges reported favorably
on petition of Mrs. Rigby for grade on
BurleSOn street to be changed
Gregory's resolution that all street
by lowest and best bidder
was reported on favorably but
amended that it relate only TO McAdam-
lied streets, and that the city require
contractors to pay employees not less than
sl.25 per day.
The assessor had enormously assessed
$3.50 against her of money loaned out
which she did not possess. She was
poor woman.
Gregory-That the mayor give
notice to property owners on
Avenue b to construct class sidewalks.
Adopted.
Police committee reported, recommend
ing FiJzgerald's proposition to enrich the
city be fled Adopted.
Lockwood moved that the city employ
enaugh men to inform all property owners
or house holders as to the number OF their
houses and also of the penalty for not
numbering. Adopted.
Lamar street was ordered ploughed and
graded for two blocks.
Hoening that hereafter each
cart employed by the city for street work
be driven by its owner, except In cases
where widows were the owners. This was
referred to the streets committee.
Hoefling Resolved that in the cause OF
economy the street force had been cut
down to five carts and as many laborers:
the city also dispense with the services OF
two of the three steam rollers, as the