San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-10-19
The NlyOI' S Position.
His Declaration Regarding Corpora
ton Franchise.
Regular Batch Of City Business
Disposed OF By The Board Of
Aldermen eSleriay.

Yesterdays city council meeting was
convened at 4 O'Clock by Mayor Gala
CHAN and ten aldermen, Aldermen
Hicks and Hamilton being absent.
After reading and adoption of the
minutes of the previous meeting, pc
titions and communications were read
as follows:
Staacke Bros.-For permission to pay
taxes without interest and costs. Re-
ferred.
Walter .Allen-For remission of S
pound fees. Referred.
Columbus club of United Italians
For use of San Pedro park, Oct. %. "a
and %, for Columbus celebration, and
invitation to council and fire depart
ment to participate in the parade on
Oct. %. Granted.
Citizens-Complainin about the
stencil arising from the river and ditch
near Crystal Ice factory. Referred.
A. Woeltz-For pc mission to fill mud
holes in street in hPnt of his store.
Referred.
Maria Gonzales-For remission of
fine. Referred.
Mayor Caliaghan presented the res
ignation of the entire board Of health
which was accepted and DR.. Hadra
was nominated and reelected city
physician, while Drs. Barnitz and Burg
were reelected as members of the new
board of health.
Tho of SE0n onnrnnriataI
for payment of damages to John Wiki
ems for sewer right of way through his
property.
The vote appropriating $500 in pay
ment of damages to Anton Strasser
for property taken in opening Denvet
street was reconsidered and the mat-\
ter was again referred to the finance
committee.
The sum of s655.21 to repair bridges
across the San Pedro creek, as per es-
innate of the street commissioner was
appropriated.
Petition of IMeSsrs Ottesen and
Goeth for correction of assessment was
granted while the prayer of Dolores
Flores of assessment correction was
not granted. ..-.....
The fine of Gus Schramm of $50 was
| reduced to $40 and that of ]. G. Smith
for s. was RENTED.
Alderman Surkey reported favorably
on the adoption of his ordinance that
the city shall enter suit to try the title
to the " railway reserve" now held by
the G. H. & S. A. railway company.
His report was adopted.
On the petition of the San Antonio
pnilxvau n cha
certain switches on the West Com
merce street line favorable report
was made and endorsed.
The council at this juncture resolved
into a committee of the whole to re-
ceive the report of the committee in
charge of the petition of the Texas
Transportation company for a freight
line franchise from the Southern Pa
cific depot over the Alamo Heights
Street Car line to the City Brewery.
The report of the committee was ia
vorable, but was opposed by the Lone
Star Brewery management represent
ed by counsel on the basis that it was
a private enterprise not calculated to
aid in the future other manufacturers.
Mayor Callaghan spoke to the ques-
ton as follows:
at seems to me that this ordinance
was drafted by some one on the out
sibe, probably by some attorney in the
employ of the brewery company.
They came here with the ordinance al
ready prepared, and 1 propose to show
Mr.. Newton how much procrastination
60 there has been in this matter. The
law authorizing freight street car
lines only went into effect last August,
and a short time later an ordinance is
brought here granting this franchise
and the promoters tried to rush it
through the council at the same meet
ing at which it was introduced. The
city wants to be we'll apprised of all
the conditions of the franchise grant
ed by the city. A valuable considera-
ton should be charged corporations for
use of the streets of the city. 1 be-
lieve the city attorney should meet
with the committee and carefully go
over the matter and draft an ordinance
in which the rights of the city as well
as those of the corporation are pro-
vided for. We should pass this ord
nance oily after mature elaboration"
The committee then rose, reported
progress to the council and adjourned
until Thursday afternoon.
The council extended an invitation
to the American General Passenger
Agents association to hold the next
convention in San Antonio.
Citizens of Ward No. 4, or properly
of Main avenue addition, asked that
the improvements of that street be
completed by the city. This was
promptly referred to committee.
The mayor was authorized to pur-
chase three sprinkling wagons and six
horses for same, and $500 was appro-
priated for this purpose.
The council then adjourned.