San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1893-10-17
Joe A. Burger, asking to erect a

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sion to erect a shed on South street
referred back to proper location.
II. Shame, asking to erect avn
ing; granted.
Albert Bethel, asking to erect bill
board on Washington and Milan
squares; granted.
VIM. Long, proposing to paint
hose reels for 1874 each; granted
and two reels to- be reprinted.
J. NJ. Emerson, asking permits
sion to repair building on
AceQuia street; granted.
The public improvement COM
mittee reported as follows:
John W. MattOX, wanting pay
for use of labor and repairing
water pipe by street commissioner,
granted and $40 appropriated.
Mrs. NJ. Oppenheimer, for cross
ing on Marshall street; granted
and $50 appropriated.
The committee reported as fol-
lows on the report of the city en-
gineer on the widening of Main
avenue; we recommend the report
be referred back to the engineer
to give the number of feet to be
taken from each property.
Citizens, asking for the widening
on Acequia street; referred to city
engineer TO make a map, ETC., by
the street and bridge committee.
The sum of S261.S5 was appropri-
ated for repairs on the Hook and
Ladder house on avenue c, on
recommendation of the finance
committee and fire committee.
On recommendation of the
finance committee, the sum of $40
was appropriated to pay eight
Judges and clerks, for the recent
special election in ward No. 4.
LEWIS REPORT.
City Attorney \. Levy reported
on the resolution of Alderman New
ton, who asked:
l. Whether the City of San An
tonic has right to demand of the
RAILROAD companies occupying
streets of the city that they keep
their tracks in such condition as to
conform to the grade Of the street?
,. What legal remedies the city
has to compel said companies to
comply with their legal Obliga-
tiOnS?
,. Whether the city has the right
to condemn the track of any rail
road company which does not con-
form to the established grade of the
street and is in such condition as to
impede the traveTOn such street,
and have such company remove
from such street?
4. Whether the city has the
ri ght to case the removal of the
track of any railroad company
placed on the streets of the city
UNDER permit heretofore granted
when it is apparent that the Oper-
alton and running Of cars on such
street by reason of it's width or
other reason would be dangerous
to life?
). Whether the city has a legal
right to charge a rental for the
use and occupancy of the space
occupied by the railroad COM
panies, gas and electric light COM
panies, water companies and
others on and IN the streets?
He advised in brief as follows:
That the charter and ordinances
of this city, as well as the various
franchises to street railway cOmpa-
MES granted by the city, provide
that such companies shall $50 con-
struCt and keep in good condition
the road running through any of
the streets, avenues or plazas with
in the corporate limits Of this city,
The charter and ordinances of
this city are full and complete in
requiring railway companies occu-
plying streets of this city to so con-
struct, operate and use them as not
to interfere with such streets or
with the travel thereon.
He then stated several ways of
compelling railway companies to
comply with all legal obligations.
81 am Of the opinion" said he,
chat this city may revoke a Ii
cense to a street railway company,
when safety, convenience and the
proper regulation of the use of the
street require it. The control of
the city over the streets is attended
with the duty of preserving them
for their legitimate purpose"
The report wound up by Mr..
Levy asking further time to con-
slider as to the right of the city to
charge a rental for the use and Oc-
cupancy of the space occupied by
the railroad companies, water
works, and gas and electric light