San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-01-12

Collins Land company would be bind
ing on the company.
Resolutions were introduced as fol-
lows:
BY Fahey-That the bridge across
the ditch on East Comemrce street at
Cherry street be repaired. Adopted.
BY Fahey-That cross walk be laid
at the intersection of Chestnut and
Dawson street. Adopted.
By Meersceidt-That a crosswalk be
laid across Guenther street, from the
corner of c. w. Stierens property to
the corner of lot owned by Mr.. Hew-
lit. Adopted.
BY Oge-That the mudhole at the in
tersection of Navarro and College
steets be filled and the water drained.
Adopted
By Mackey-That the city attorney
draft an ordinace extending the time
for the wide tire ordinance to go into
effect from March l, 1897, to July /,
1897. Adopted.
By Mackey-That the drain at inter-
section of South Flores and Arsenal
streets be repaired. Adopted.
BY Mackey-That the city attorney
draft an ordinance prohibiting the
erection of barb wire fences within the
two mile limit. Adopted.
By Mackey-That a list of all city
real estate be printed on cards to be
suspended in conspicuous places about
the city hall. Adopted.
By Devine-That a cross walk be laid
at the intersection of Soledad and Cir
,,I s4r OF he iVfn of
Main avenue and Caretta street Adop-
ted.
BY Robin-That mudholes on Pas
chal square be filled. Adopted.
Alderman Oge said he desired to re-
call his motion referring the Collins
Land company's petition to the city at
torney for an opinion, and offered in
stead the following:
Resolved, That the F. F. Collins
Land company be authorized to build
a retaining wall on line of their prop
erty and river as indicated by the map
of the city engineer; provided his hon
or, the mayor, acting on the advice of
the city attorney is of the opinion that
the agreement of the Collins Land
company of the 18th inst, hereto at
ldCHSu, is DluulHS Ou Sdlu COilpdhy anu
can be enforced"
The agreement referred to is the pro-
position of the Collins Land company
published above.
Alderman Robin wanted to know
why the city should give valuable land
to the Collins Land company and said
the wall would interfere with the flow
of the river.
Alderman Mackey supported the res
olution and said Mr.. Collins had the
power to narrow the channel of the
river to forty feet, and he thought the
proposition a fair one and good one for
the interests of the city.
Alderman Guerguin said the propo-
sition was too indefinite, and that the
city had no right to give away the riv-
err in any such manner. He said If the
city was determined to get rid of the
property it should be advertised and
sold to the highest bidder and not CIV
en- to the Collins Land company for the
asking. If the city didn't want to do
this, he suggested that the Collins Land
company be given the right to erect
the building and Occupy it free of rent
for ten years at the end of which pc
Rod it was to revert to the city. He
said he saw no reason for granting the
petition; that if poor man had asked
for the land it would not have been
considered. He also said he could
show on old maps where the true line
of the river was and that Collins had
already enroached on the line.
After some further discussion a vote
was taken on Alderman Oge's resolu-
ton and adopted by a vote of to
as follows: Aye: Oge, Devine, Hoef'
| ling. Holt, Mackey, Richards. Nay
| Dreiss. Fahey, Meerscheidt, Guerguin
| Robin.
The council then adjourned.