San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-02-21
Che Daily Light.
CAFES AND SLASHERS.

1Or reVlSlOn anu correction, Unere
are very few who will contend that
ait is simply bundle of rags"
That it contains many wise pro-
visions which are persistently ig-
nored or openly violated, the alder
man himself will concede. The
part of wisdom is to revise the in
strument, making such altera-
tions, additions and Examinations
as the growth and wants and ne
cessities of the city demand. Now
is the proper time to begin the
work OF revision, which should be
periodically undertaken by COM
mittee of intelligent citizens in
whose wisdom and integrity the
people have confidence, and the re-
suit of their labors placed before
the legislature at the beginning of
its session for affirmative action.
That threatened claim OF the
sewer contractors against the city
for $1,000, $4,000 or $4,000, for al
legged damages, has thus far failed
to be presented. Is it possible, af-
ter mature reflection and consul
tation between themselves and as
sociates and attorneys, the contrac-
tors have arrived at the conclusion
that the measure of damages
might possibly be awarded to the
city by a disinterested and i'm
partial jury Of sovereigns 5?
AS far as observed, there have
been no private conferences or pub
lie meetings held by Mr.. Thad
Smith or Jose Cassiano, severally
or jointly, with the distinguished
sable statesman from the pirate
isle. Probably Mr.. Smith and Mr..
Cassiano place more correct esti-
mate upon the value Of Mr.. Cuuey's
in-floo-ence In San Antonio than do
other less-experienced gaugers Of
public sentiment.
The convention at Mission gar
den on Thursday, the 9th inst,
will demonstrate that there are re-
publicans in San Antonio and
Bexar county-colored, as we'll as
white-who can neither be bought
nor bulldozed. Those methods
went cut OF vogue among republic
cans in this section some years ago,
and the times are not propitious
for their resuscitation.
Mr.. Bart Crowther takes prompt
occasion to deny any support of or
utilization with the hybrid crowd
who painted things such a sombre
black at Convention hall last
Saturday, while mssquerading as
republican representatives. Mr..
Crowther Is to be congratulated.
Evil communications corrupt
sound morals as we'll as good man.
ners.
Mr., Wright Quincy, the colored
sta tesman from the seashore, ap-
pears to be the Francis Schlatter
Of the scattered fragments Of the
Allison boom in Texas. Schlatter,
the erstwhile healer, is doing time
on the rock pile at San Bernandino
California. What is in store for
Quincy, the Galveston heller?
The policy Of municipalities con-
tinuously Issuing interest bearing
bonds, save for purposes Of making
needed permanent public improve
ments or to meet some grave
emergency, is certainly wrongful
and to be condemned. But in view
Of the fact that grave emergency
does exist in San Antonio at pres
emit, an issue of bonds sufficient to
pay past due salaries to the teach
ers, police, firemen and other
needy employees Of the city would
be approved by large mum Der OF
the tax payers. These people have
earned their pittance, and 1t should
be paid them without further de.
lay.
The streets of the city are in
wretched condition; and yet, it
would prove waste of money to
attempt to better them until the
sewers are completed and house
connections made, period too re-
mote, gagged by past and present
progress on the sewer work, to con-
template.
There is a constitutional as well
as charter provision inhibiting the
mayor or any member of the
board Of aldermen from being di-
rectly or indirectly interested in
any contract to which the city is a
Marty and which callS for tho on