San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-12-15
SHORT STOPS.
What the People are Saying.

the brick; tney nandle the Drlck |
and ask questions, especially as
there seems to be several makes of
brick used.
The red brick, which seems to be
the chief article used, is criticised,
and its suspicious look, being for
eign to our soil, excites curiosity.
The light colored brick is of the
Calaveras and Gonzales kilns.
Everyone is posted upon the
long and vexatious controversy
over the home material question.
The people were assured that home
material should be used in prefer
ence to imported. But it was de-
eided that our home brick was not
up to the specifications and war
arose that finally terminated in
the rejection of the Kampmann,
Gonzales and Elgin brick.
The sewer work was delayed by
this brick war, but at last the So
called Monterey brick was discov-
cred, and after visit of the en-
gineers to Mexico, it was decided
that Monterey brick was the thing,
and actually a contract was closed
by which our sewer money must
go to farther a corporation in
foreign country.
But the people submitted even
TO this fragrant violation of the
understanding, because now that
the work was under way they
wanted it completed, while they
regretted that their money should
go to a place from which it would
never return, or do them any good.
But the building of the brick
sewer on Navarro street, demon
strated by practical experience
that the Monterey brick was in
ferior to the home brick for the
important part of the sewer-the
foundation, because the foreign
brick would not set in cement, be-
cause of its manifestation quail
ty, and, 10, and behold, both
Kampmann and Degener brick are
going into the sewers, subsidiary
to the famous Monterey article.
The natural inquiry is, how did
this come about ? May it not be
that the Monterey brick is after all
as expressed by the engineers, the
only brick proper for a permanent
sewer2bOr, as demonstrated in the
u.s. Of the home brick, they are
equal, if not superior, in quality to
the Mexican article?
The most essential portion of the
sewer is the inside bottom and
sides, the top arch and outer lay
ers are not so essentially impor-
tant. Yet it would be more to the
public satisfaction that the per-
feet article be used in all parts of
the sewer.
We have ever been of opinion
that the man who handles brick
as his trade knows more about the
article than he who only under
stands the theory of resistance and
ABSORPTION. And with all due de-
terrence to our distinguished en-
gineer, we have to place more con-
fidence in the opinion of practical
builders and brick masons than in
theory.
1t would seem that practical ex-
perience had condemned the Mon
terey brick as sewer material, or
rather placed it on par with the
home brick.
The people want good work done
for their money, even at the eX-
pense of the cherished program to
use only home material, but if the
home material will do, they want
to keep every dollar at home, even
if it falls into pockets already
plethoric with wealth.
Our city council are masters OF
the situation and the people hold
them responsible. Is there any
shenanigan going on I?
DEATH OF AN ESTEEMED LADY.
The Louisville Evening Post Of Satur-
day says: sThe spirit OF Mrs. Captain |
James Howard took it's flight at 4:30
O'Clock yesterday afternoon, and her suf.
ferings are forever ended. The Evening
Post of yesterday contained the news OF
her fatal Illness, together with brief BIZ
: ography, but today the following history |
Of her is given out: She was born In Gin |
cinnatti, September 49, 1922, her father |
being David Barmore. In 1888 she was
married to Captain james Howard. de- |
ceased, the famous boat builder When |
the food OF 1s47 swept the shipyards |
they located for awhile in Louisville but |
in ls49 they returned to Jacksonville. |
On October IL, 1876, the husband was
drowned. -Four children survive. They |
are Capt Ed. j. Howard, the present
owner Of the shipyards; Mrs. Lucy Arm
strong, Mrs. Robert Bayard and Mrs.
Martha Baird She was member of st