San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1894-04-27

4 -SR " oAAa ANNfeA
Capt. Mackey proposed to have SOM
rule limiting the speeches on the question
for alderman as we'll as outside lobbyists,
Daugherty thought so and wanted the
roll called. Newton wanted to know
where the roll was.
The rule of ten minutes was adopted
for all, and business was then begun by
reading the petition. Daugherty moved
that it be granted.
The protesting petition was next read.
The petitioners wanted the Gulf Shore
terminus placed in the railroad reserve.
There were AZ signatures to this petition.
The petition asking that the right-of-
way be granted was then read. 1t set
| forth that the proposed line was most d.
rect and there were fewer residents upon
l 10 than upon any other. There were 81
| signatures to this petition
Daugherty understood there were more
| petitions. The clerk said he nad no more.
Daugherty asked II there were any more
not read. The mayor said no.
The opinion of the city engineer on
grade was given, with a profile of streets
on the Tight-of-way.
The roads engineer was called. He
said they could avoid some OF that cut
ting by filing and shift the grade. l. de-
pended on what the council granted them.
They could get out of town on a 2 Per cent
grade by doing little grading. A. +. Beck
maui dShtu L L lhC lOuu hoN "
profile. Hice, the railway alderman ex-
pert, said it was not necessary, as the city
engineer had made the report.
The engineer said the s foot cut would
only be for a short distance. The next
100 feet would be 6 1-2, an average OF
z feet for the next 200 feet. The 5. p.
had a one per cent grade. Hice asked II
that is the only cut necessary. Yes, the
largest necessary, but a small cut on
Olive and blackberry streets would be
needed. 1t would be safe to run a car at
a moderate speed down a 2 per cent grade.
Hice said If a car was detached ii would
not go 80 feet, as they had automatic
brakes all yer the United States. There
was not a particle of danger. The city
engineer said, he thought they could pull
out or a 2 per cent grade with a heavy
load bv coupling up. There was a 3-foOt
cut at Dawson and Olive streets; a fill of
the same proportion would be needed. 1t
was a 80 foot street from curb to curb on
DawsOn; 80 was full width. The road
engineer said some cars were II feet wide.
Hice said there was no car over Q feet
wide. The mayor asked what grade they
wanted TO get out upon, The engineer
said, If Cherry street could be filled at the
foot of the hill, it would reduce the cut on
top of the hill.
Mackey asked about the difficulty in
gettiI g into the reserve of 100 acres owned
by the city. This route looks like il
would destroy this street entirely.
Limburger asked If he had come through
Milan street?
No" but he saw some of the cutS
which seemed to make property worth
less.
Daugherty said there was a disputed
ownership of the reserve. The objection
was as to crossing Nolan street. By the
route into the reservation six streets
would have to be crossed.
Newton sug geSted that they hear from
Captain Davis n the attorney of the
road.
The rules were suspended and Captain
Davis was heard.
Captain Davis said: Governor Ireland
would represent us. Ireland was not
familiar with the grades. Davis could
speak as to why he could not get in the
reserve. The ground hat would be used.
etc.
Limburger asked If the road could
come down Milan street. There were
two or three blocks owned by DR.. Bennett
which could be bought.
Captain Davis said he regretted they
had not known this before the Kamp-
mann property was purchased.
LimburgeT said we have the Opini on of
the city attorney that we can't use the
railroad reserve.
Capt. Davis-The Southern Pacific has
il fenced in with so yards of steel rails
and we can't getin. Besides there is a
disputed ownership of the reserve be-
tween the city and the Southern Pacific
and the latter holds it by limitation. We
ant to put in a freight and passenger
depot on our property, and can furnish
freight cheaper from this point. We have
a street car line already built to carry
passengers. On the other hand, in enter
- I'll 1Nr mo - % 4hn 1nn &C
the Southern Pacific. There is no Obiec-
tiOn to crossing Nolan street. If we
cross all these other streets we will have
the properties Ofthe DignOwityS to cross
and you all know what an ~enterprising
set of men they are"
Here the large audience present evinc-
ed their sympathy in this remark by ap-
pIause. The mayor said: This is not
a hOOdlum meeting. If there's any
more of this you'll all be cleared out"
Capt. Davis continued: IF any car
breaks from a train, with automatic
brakes now in use, the cars will stop i'm
m~ediately, as the escaping air is what
operates them. There is no possible Ian
ger on this score, and we will only have
a passenger train crossing Nolan street
twice a day and our regular shifting en-
CINE. They were willing to comply with
every ordinance the city could adopt to
lessen the danger If any existed. He
had found it a wilderness and if it had
been left to the enteTprising citizens Of
| that hill it would be left that way" In
| speaking of the Southern Pacific he said:
To-day you are in the grasp of a giant
corporation, and there is nothing to pre-.
vent them to raise the freight rates,
which will cause the merchants to
raise the prices of their
goods, and thus the people Will suffer.
We only ask to be allowed to come in the
city. Today we have let the contract
from here to the BraZoS. for Sll, 600 per
mile. and we will not pay the contractors
until we know that they have paid their
workmen and such people along the road
that they deal with. We are a bene I
to the city. We have paid $3.50 @
for dennt Grnnnds and have also hnnphf