San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-05-21
oBsTRUcTINa THE STREETS.
Acton Begun Against the Gulf
Shore and the International
Railmaus


Railways.
The State of Texas, on the rela
tion OF District Attorney Levy
filed two quo warranto cases in the
Thirty-seventh District court this
morning. One is against the San
Antonio and Gulf Shore Railway
company, in which relator repre-,
sents that in the construction OF
the Gulf Shore railroad roadbed
within the limits of the city of San
Antonio, and beyond the limits OF
the city on the st. Hedwig
road, said roadbed is In the
center of the streets, making
travel along said road and streets
exceedingly dangerous, and that
the original purposes OF the streets
have been diverted, so as to make
travel along said road almost i'm
possible and in an extremely dan
gerous condition. Relator prays to
have the court issue an order to
Receiver Terrell to have said road
bed placed in proper condition, and
that in the event he fails or re-
fuses to comply with the order,
that the charter Of the road be for
feited. The petition was granted
and the case set for hearing for
next Saturday.
A similar case was also filed
against the International and
Great Northern Railway company,
in which relator represents that
the cars of defendant company OBJ
struct traffic on Ringgold, Mata-
moras, San Luis, Vera Cruz and
Guadalupe streets, in violation Of
the city ordinance. Realtors
prayer for an order to restrain the
railroad company from obstructing
these streets was granted by Judge
Green and the case was set for
May 81, at 5 p. m.
THIS MORNINGS B UsINEss.
A case of E. G. Reynold, guardian
of the Barnard minors, VS.. P. Nell
son ct at, suit for debt, is on trial
before jury in the Thirty-seventh
District court. Defendants Nc
Kay's and Muegge's exceptions to
plaintiffs petition were overruled,
TO which defendant excepted.
G. Peterson was given leave to
file petition in Intervention in a
case of G. Koran & Co. vs.. the Gal
weston, Harrisburg and San Anto-
MO railway company, garnishee,
for punishment.
A case OF Emma Sinner ct al. VS..
G. l.. Gimbel ct al, trespass to try
title and for damages, was con-
tinued Ito make warrantor a party
and defendant Gimbel was given
leave to file first amended original
answer.
COMMISSIONERS COURT.
The county commissioners this
approved the county COL
lector's annual report. The report
shows that he has been charged
with $l90,926, and that he has
turned into the county treasury
S157, 595.45.
Samuel Dillon was appointed
road overseer on the Lodi road,
from the Arroyo Hondo to the
Bexar county line. Emil Schmidt
was appointed overseer on the
and Castroville roads, to
succeed Joe Kaufman.
The county treasurer was in
structed to make a special deposit
on his books Of the amount OF dam
ages awarded by the jury OF view,
the report of which was approved
yesterday.
Augustin Torres, Louis Mechler,
G. S. Robinson, n. Mackey and H.
Fletcher were appointed jury Of
view to act in response to petit
ton of VIM. McGrorty to open a
second class road from his proper
ty to the Castroville road.
A petition for a road from FetZels
road to the Bandera road, from
residents OF the Helotes, was grant
ed and VIM. Brann, Phi. Ruempel,
John Green, II. Frick and F.
Guilbeau were appointed jury Of
view.
A petition to open a third-class
road from the fredericksburg road
to the Arkansas Pass track to the
place where the mail is received
for Shavano Postoffice, was grant
ed. Gus. Eckert, F. White, Henry
Linn. Albert Moss and Fritz Brann
we're appointed jury Of view.