San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-11-05
CITY COUNCIL.
THE DEFY GIVEN THE STREET CAR
COMPANY.
The Sooner the City Has Control of
It's Streets the Better 1t Will Be.

1 Inc COuuCll ses5iOn was VOL
short yesterday, and only routin
business was transacted. Mayo
pro tenn Robards presided. Tn,
following petitions were disposed
of:
| Elizabeth M. Aycock,to pay taxeI
on certain property; referred.
Citizens for water mains OF
Salinas street to Chavez street; re
ferred.
Trustees San Antonio Female
College, for relief from taxation
referred.
Therese Krug, to be refunded
taxes paid twice; referred.
DR.. G. w. Gregory, regarding
dental inspection OF fire horses and
injuries to same; referred.
Citizens, to have Crosby street
between Pierce and Rogers streets,
graded and graveled referred.
Treasurer Herff, for fourteen
days leave Of absence; granted.
Chas. A Schmidt, to cut of
branch ditch from Upper Labor
ditch; referred.
National Brotherhood of Electro
cal Workers Of America, Union No.
go, for appointment of a city cleo
trician, and asking that the laws
prescribing strict inspection of
all electric wires, outside as we'll as
Inside, be enforced, to reduce dam
ger to the lives of citizens and
electrical workers; referred.
Two more communications from
President Weiss, Of the San An
tonic Street Railway company,
were received. He objected to the
sewers being opened in the centre
OF the streets on which his railway
lines were located, and threatened
law process to restrain the city
from interfering with his tracks.
In the discussion which followed
every alderman was in favor of ig-
noring Mr.. Weiss further in the
matter. The city had changed the
deep cut for the "a inch sewer from
Ave.C to Ave. B, and only the
eight inch sewer would be laid
some eight or nine feet deep on
Ave. c. This must be laid in the
middle of the street, to accommo-
date citizens on both sides of the
streets, in making connections.
Only one block Of railway track
would be torn up at
time and traffic would not
be seriously interfered with. The
city had saved something like
81, 124 in making the change.
Devine said that he was favor
able to the change If no extra ex-
pense to the city was incurred, but
when it came to gratifying this
street car company or any other,
at the expense of citizens on each
side street, in making extra con-
nections, he was emphatically OPP
posed to it.
Acting Mayor Robards said the
city had done everything it can to
satisfy the car company. If Mr..
Weiss desires litigation he thought
the sooner the city ascertains If it
has any right to its streets, the
better, He put the motion to re.
ject Mr.. Weiss petition and it was
unanimously carried.
The city engineers report on the
bad condition of West Commerce
street on account Of the street
railway tracks, was referred.
The finance committee reported
appropriation Of So for bridge re-
pairs; 1855 for a nurse at the city
hospital; $50 for postal cards, for
tax collections; 50 for postage
stamps for the hospital; and $50
for set Of new wheels for the fire
chiefs buggy adopted.
Hays street was ordered graded
and graveled; streets in WoodIawn
were ordered opened and brush cut
out; damages to Felipe Talaman-
ties, for curbing injured by street
roller were allowed.
Citizens on Madison square who
petitioned city to put down side
walks around the square were in
formed the city would do so, pro.
vided citizens would first put
down their sidewalks.
The sewer work report for last
week was read. There had been
III feet of S-inch pipe sewers laid,
80 feet OF 26.inch brick sewers I;
average daily force, l22 men, 3 in
| spectors and teams.
A resolution, providing that on
Maverick square the sewers be laid
on the side Of the streets, nearest
the houses, and that on River ave-
nue. the sewers be laid on the side
OF the car track instead OF in the
middle of the street. was proposed.
Alderman Devine asked why
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