San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-03-01
PERTINENT REMARKS.
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To the Daily LIGHT:
The action Of the county republican
convention. held at Mission garden on
last Thursday, has set the war chiefs and
braves TO thinking. The executive com .
mittee is now composed OF seventeen
members, and will not be so easily "han-
died" as have been some similar bodies in
the past Of lesser number.
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III the contractors are permitted to use
brick In the sewers which can be pur-
chased for s. or 81 thousand, when the
specifications call for the use OF brick
costing SIS or SIG, they should be com
PEELED TO reduce the amount to be paid by
the city TO sum equal to the difference
between the price of the brick.
The name Of the Tall Sycamore OF the
Salado has been mentioned in connection
with the democratic congressional Bomi-
nation. Is that simply "feeler," or is ii
a straight-from- the-shOulder tip that
Grenadier Joe would really like to warm
Judge Noonan's seat?
A chance shot not infrequently brings
down large game. Alderman Beckmann
on Friday last volunteered the informa-
ton to the mayor and council that he was
interested In an enterprise to make
brick" Something to the same effect
was intimated In this column several days
ago.
Mr.. Gray, when placed on the stadd and
formally questioned before the joint
meeting Of the public improvement com.
mittees Of citizens and the city council,
regarding the sewer work, said: II ex
amined the work thoroughly and found
fault with IL. Some Of IL was all right,
but much OF it was faulty. / did not say
l liked any Of It," What is Mr.. Gray paid
for? Why does he draw a prlncely salary
and illimitable perquisites from the public
treasury Of San Antonio? II the work ex-
amined was faulty, why did he not report
the fact to the mayor and the council?
| What was his motive in Withholding the
| information? The citizens committee
should put hequestion direct to Mr.. Gray
himself.
| Alderman Robards is reluctantly forced
| to the admission, that lin view OF the Pc
culIar condition OF the sewer fund now"
he hardly thinks the city can stand any
extra expense in the sewer work. Yes,
peculiar condition of the sewer fund.-" is
certainly good and borders closely on the
humorous. The peculiar condition, !"
however, is not confined exclusively to the
fund; 1t ramifies every feature OF the
sewer scheme.
So according to City Englnee. Pan
coast, brick rejected on Arkansas street as
unfit to place In the sewers, are carted off
| to Lexington avenue and laid
by as first class material. Really the
| further the sewer matter proceeds the
more odoriferous and obnoxious it be-
comes.
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Alderman Hoefling proposes to make a
| reQuiSition on the compress owners for
| the use of their press. II granted, he will
insert expert Engineer Gray between the
blocks and endeavor TO squeeze prompt
and positive yes or no to some OF the nu-
merous questions propounded to that self
encrusted sphynx. The experiment will
be watched with interest by the public, If
undertaken.
1t is quietly rumored that the court
house atesmen will drop Hon. Perry j.
! Lewis and support Hon. John A. OCOn-
nor for state senator. Mr. O'Connor made
a reputation as an earnest, industrious
member of the lower house, and few men
| in the community have a stronger per-
sonal following. Ii he makes the race,
the man who defeats him will have TO
cover an amazing scope of territory.
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There was one material point over
| looked by the citizens committee on pub.
| lie improvements in their communication
to the council. They should have sug-
gested that steps be taken by the city au-
from Mr.. Gray, Mr.. Pancoast, or the con
tractors, for the faulty work and defective
material which have already marked GER
tain portions of the sewer work. Surely,
somebody ought to be responsible, and the
responsible party should be CONF elled 70
make restitution to the city.
M. Gray is profoundly solicitous to get
his finger into the projected Sl0,00OOOC
sewer system pie In the City OF Mexico. II
Mr.. Gray desires testimonials or recon-
mendations o. whatsoever character. he
is respectfully ferred TO the Hon. VIM
Hoefing, OF the public Improvement com
mittee, OF the city council, of San Antonio
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Mr.. Gray says: 81 never told anybody
was satisfied with the work and never
approved of laying brick without ce,
ment." Did he ever take the mayor and
council sufficiently into his confidence "a
tell them that he dlsspproveu OF the
work? And yet what is he paid $50
month for, with contingent fee Of $50 8
DAY duu us EXPENSES lOI any OAtEd VS. rs
he may pay the city? Mr.. Gray is neither
ornamental nor useful, but he's costly.
Mr.. Gray desires that Engineer Pan
coast be given absolute and plenary
powers in the matter of building the
sewers and employing assistants. The
general opinion in San Antonio is-that
Mr.. Pancoast is already clothed with
more power than either his abilities and
experience, or the interests OF the people
warrant or demand.
The sacred sewer fund" was raped to
the tune of $3.50 yesterday, to pay that
eminent expert engineer, Mr.. Samuel M !.
Gray, for his three or four days visit to
the city during the present month OF Feb
ruary. Meanwhile, the poor school teach.
ers, police, firemen and other employees oil
the city stand mutely pleading for one
months pay OF the five or six months
back salary due them. Taxpayers and.
creditors can draw their own conclusion
That suggestion Of the citizens COM