San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-03-20
Tbe Daily Light.
FRIDAY, MARCH 30, 1896
CAFES AND SLASHERS.
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lBY OUR SPECIAL CONTRIBUTOR.
The Northwest Wirthe Verein
Saloon Keepers association of
Chicago, has adopted a resolution
advocating "the buying and sell
ing of beer by weight" Pass the
Dusk and give us a pound.
A bold stream of water is pour
ing into San Pedro creek through
some of the alleged completed sew
ers. All, there! How does the
water secure entrance into the
sewers Will the city engineer or
the contractors please explain?
One of the saddest incidents at
tendant upon the locking up of the
sewer fund is the stoppage of Mr..
Sammy Gray's fat feed. And then,
too, is the city engineers bicycle to
suffer for its provender ? There is
an element of cruelty about this
action of Judge MaXey, in prevent
ing the sewer fund from being fur
ther sQuandered, at least for the
present, which is absolutely indie
fensible.
Those Kentucky statesman could
give even Boss Quincy few tips in
political campaign.
The sewer bonanza will declare
no dividends on blocks of stock
based on contingent profits. Sad,
but true.
The bill consolidating New York
and Brooklyn has become a law,
giving Greater New York a popu-
lation Of 100000. OF course, San
Antonio makes no protest to rival
ship in the matter of population,
but We'll stand pat when it comes
to a comparison OF territory.
With Culberson heading the
state democratic ticket, Kearby thu
populist and Geo. w. Breckenridge
the republican, the latter woulo
have more than "fighting chance"
He could and would be elected.
1t is nearly eleven months until
the next city elections, but a great
many men have already decided
upon their choice and determined
who they will and who they will
not support. Early impressions
are generally the most enduring,
and it is not likely that present
opinion will be received to any
considerable extent. In which
event-but, why anticipate?
The mayor ass erts that the city
can recover on the contractors
bond for their neglect to complete
the work. What bond? Is not
his honor aware Of the fact that
the city is protected by no bond
from the sewer contractors upon
which 1t could collect a penny?
Ii not, he should hasten to inform
himself OF a fact which will be
made very patent il ever the city
attempts to recover through suit
at law.
The Waterworks company is
giving itself no particular
uneasiness about the heavy ex
pense it must voluntarily assnm.
when the time comes for 1t to flush
the sewers free OF charge. The
completion Of the sewers appears
to be too remote a contingency to
occasion apprehension or even seri-
GUS thought,
AS q matter OF self.protection,
the sewer contractors have en-.
Joined the payment Of any further
moneys out of the sewer fund save
upon warrants drawn in their own
favor. Now that the contractors
have taken steps to protect their
interests, what steps do the tax
payers propose to protect the in
terests Of the city?
F. Kalteyer d Son, c. Camp
bell and ]. Clavin, druggists, San
Antonio, Texas, desire us to pub
lish the following extract from a
letter of Chas, NJ. Gutfeld, of Reed
ley, Fresno Co., Cal, as they han
die the remedy referred to and
want their customers to know
what q cnlnnliJ ,,,ol;.;no ~ Z,