San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1893-02-10
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manner in taking vote of the council
and hereby express our lack of confidence
in him. A. Z. BECKMANN,
Alderman Eighth Ward.
The council then adopted the form of
ballot which is to give a column each for
the names of the anti-city ring and the
Shardein ticket, and for independent can
didateS aud a column for the title of the
offices for which they are running.
The council then adjourned until noon
today.
THE NOON SESSION.
The arbitrary action of Autocratic
lmperiouS Lockwood of yesterday crea-
ted such widespread indignation that
long before the hour for meeting of the
city council large concourse of citizens
gathered around the City Hall and the
council chamber was full of them, the
audience comprising the leading citizens
OF San Antonio.
The spectators weSe all quiet and ear
nest but they bore looks that BODIED i'll for
the autocracy'S ticket on election day.
The council was to have met at high
noon but waited for the city clerk who
at 20 minutes to eleven o'clock had closed
up his Office and with his assistants left
the building. An officer was dispatched
for him and he sent word to the council
that he would be there after a while"
The meeting was called to order by
Alderman Hoeflng and on his motion AL
derman Guerguin was appointed chair
man.
Anderson, Hickman, Beckman, Daugh-
erty, Hoefing, Boelhauwe and Muth,
were present. Absent Conner, Persch,
Weber and the Mayor Lockwood.
The minutes were adopted as read.
The presiding officer announced that
the object of the meeting was to receive
from the Shardein ticket the names of
judges and clerks OF election. The mayor
pro TEN asked If the executive committee
of the Shardein ticket was present or any
of its candidates and II they wished to
have any changes made in the judges
selected for them by the council yeSter-
day. None were present, or IL so, de-
manded no substitutes. The city clerk
asked II it was legal meeting and want
ed the opinion of the city attorney, who
said it was when Mr.. Claudon said:
Gentlemen am at your service. He also
said that he had been summoned by a
deputy sheriff to attend a district court
as witness, but would remain, but did
not wish to be fined $50 by the district
court for absence.
The clerk was then called on to read
the minutes, up to the time that he had
left the council chamber yesterday. lie
said that he had not entered them up in
regular form, but would give the sub
stance OF them, and did so.
Alderman Beckmann moved to correct
the clerks minutes so as TO make the call
for a division the motion to adjourn APP
pear, and Alderman Hickman wanted the
fact to appear on the minutes that Mayor
Lockwood had declared the meeting adj
iourned without calling for the nays, and
Alderman HOening moved to have the
statement that the council had adjourned
when 1t had not eXpUnged and all OF the
motions for the correction were unani-
mOusly adopted.
Beckmann moved that the council have
the ballots published and also ballots
printed for use OF voters, giving indeDen-
dent candidates time to bring In their
names until tomorrow noon, to have their
names inserted.
Alderman Hoeiling moved to fill the
vacancy of mayor pro TEN, which was
carried.
Mr.. Hoening then nominated Alderman
Guerguin. who was unanimously elected
On motion of Alderman Anderson, the
mayor, or on his failure to do so, the
mayor pro tempOre, was ordered TO direct
the city marshal and police officers to
assist and aid the officers of election ap-
pointed by the city council to take their
positions at the election to be held Feb
ruary l3, 1893 and protect them from an.
and all interference in the performance Of
their duties as such judges, and upon the
failure of said marshal and police so to do,
that then the mayor, and upon his failure
the MAYOR pro tempOre or acting mayor
shall appoint special police to perform
such duties.
The council then adjourned until noon
tomorrow.