San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1893-04-10
SHORT STOPS.
What the People are Saving.


The Wholesale. reckless manner in
which the late city administration gave
away the street franchises ceased to eX-
cite public surprise, and it became a fore
gone conclusion that when some Scheem-
ing street railway corporation began to
ply the city council with their petitions
it generally resulted in a complete sur
render of the peoples property and rights
to their use and benefit.
| A combination of Shrewd SneculatOrS
| and foxy attorney on one side and a
| plant city council on the other. What
chance had the people?
The late city council became public
scandal and an open shame in the eyes of
the people. The rights of the people were
of little weight as opposed 10 the designs
of mOnted spectators, and INSCRIPTIONS
attorneys and agents.
The intelligent people at the ballot box
put their seal of condemnation upon the
late administration. and lave elected
city legislative body. whose individual
members are certainly above the charge
OF self -agrandizement.-the new city
council have no axes to grind.
The new city council will not turn over
the streets of our city without reservation
to speculative CORPORATIONS. They are
men who are not on the council for the
purpose Of making a living out Of the
office
Under the late administration, Acequia,
Soledad and North Flores streets were
chOked up with electric street roads. thus
closing out every street leading into the
fourth ward. endangering life injuring
property and becoming greater nuisance
every day. Had there been any sense
about this thing one of these streets
would have been saved for the public.
Under the late administration Alamo
and Navarro streets were chOked up by a |
car line. practically closing them for all |
other purposes: East and West Commerce |
streets were given away. and it is only a |
wonder that some cheeky railway attor- |
ncy has not asked for the little that is |
left of Commerce street and the squares |
before this time
But now comes Harris and associates"
and modeStly ask that the council turn |
over To them West Commerce street. from
East street to, the Military square, ali Of |
TrevnO street, and the balance of Main |
square.
Commerce street from Military square |
to East street a narrow thOrOughfarP,
is the only free outlet for carriage hacks,
buSS and freight wagons from the depot |
At East street it opens into a square.
the building of railway on this street
would completely ruin it, and greatly in
jure the public generally:
1t is too bad not to turn over all the |
streets of the city to these speculative |
people have no rights
the city council have only to look out for
the corpora ions
The day is close at hand when the peo-
pl" who do business in our business center
will wake up 70 the immense injury now
being inflicted upon them by the reckless
policy Of thoughtlcSS city councils.
Don't choke up all our narrow com.
mercial streets. Call halt on the policy
of giving away a single franchiSe-lOOk |
ahead Iittle-the future has some claims |
upon your attention and care.
The first councilman on the Pascha
council caught grinding corporation
axe will be nailed to the door of the public
barn as frightful example.