San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1893-05-02
la and LaVaca streets ;

Victoria and Lavaca streets ;
adopted.
Alderman Joe Beckmann-Re-
solved, that the city attorney be
instructed to investigate the status
OF the injunction suit Of the San
Antonio Street Railway company,
against the city, for enjoinirg the
city, for enforcing the ordinance
regulating fares, etc, and bring
the cases now pending of the city
VS., the company for the enforce
ment of said ordinance on appeal
from the recorders court to a speedy
trial; adopted and referred to
the city attorney.
Alderman Joe Beckmann-Re-
solved, that the San Antonio Street
Railway company either be COM
PEELED to build and operate their
tracks on Laredo street, to its des-
tination, or be required to remove
the track they have laid recently,
and have said street placed in as
good condition as when they found
it, within ten days; adopted.
Alderman Limburger-Resolved,
that the street commissioner be
ordered to put down crOSs-wallS on
NacOgdOcheS street, at the inter-
section of Bowie street, and on
Nolan, at the intersection of Elm
street; adopted.
Alderman Observation-Disclosures,
that the mayor be authorized to
tender the various sums of money
to all persons on damages for pro-
perty taken in by the widening of
West Houston street, and collect
all benefits as assessed; adopted.
THE APPOINTMENTS.
The mayor stated just before the
closing of unfinished business that
he desired to nominate q. \. Duer-
Ter for the office of fire chief. Sew
eral visitors to the meeting mani
tested their delight over the NOM
inatiOn, by giving a gentle applause
and the aldermen prepared their
ballots. The count showed that
each councilman voted in favor of
Mr.. Duerler for chief of the fire de-
partment and he was declared elect
ed.
Henry Bennett, Peter Granjean
and GgnaciO CaSSianO were named
for assistant market masters and
they were elected.
HAGEN STILL ENGINEER.
a petition was presented and
read to the council, asking that
+. A. Hagen be retained as city en-
ginecr. 1t was signed by the fol-
lowing named citizens: Pat. Her
mann, Thos. Hundt, w. W. (nOt
readable), Sam DoSsett, Nicholas
+. Atlantis, f. Retifan, c. Gimbel,
f. Dietzmann, W. Luth, Aug.
Peters, otto Blumenthal, Theo.
Xopfs, Chas. Lambert, +. Ferguson,
Tom Dresch, j. BONNER, August
Stewart, c. +. Drerch, II. b. Salla-
way, Harry ScOtield, b. Baermann,
w. Rhoadlar, Ed. DoOly, VI. Stow,
Fred. Bonn, Leo Fcrlet.
The petition was referred to a
committee.
Mayor Paschal stated that the
matterOf removing or retaining f..
\. Hagen as engineer must be dis
posed of at this session. He called
for the opinion of the aldermen on
the subject. Alderman HOetling
moved that the matter be laid over
until next meeting, which motion
economical INV IInnIinT' SiIn
partner, and standby, Alderman
Menger, who is always ready to
back the representative of ward ..
Alderman Daugherty arose and
stated that he was friend OF MIR.
Hagen and thought he was a very
competent officer, but that as the
city charter reads to the effect that
"any man not having resided in
the city limits for a nperiod OF -
months, was not eligible to hold
office" he was in favor of strictly
complying with the laws govern
ing the city. He insisted that the
matter be disposed OF at once. He
also stated that he believed that the
committee appointed to look INTO
the qualifications of candidates
for city engineer, did not know
Mr.. Hagen was a nonresident.
Alderman Albert Beckmann,
chairman of that committee, arose
and stated that he was not aware
of the fact that Hagen had not re-
sided in San Antonio one year, but
as he was a competent engineer,
he would most certainly stick to
him.
Mayor Paschal then said: Gen
tlamnn if the charter of this city