El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1901-02-07
ALAMO CITY
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Hicks. and The Hera IS circulation
here. although extensive. would not be
sufficient to hur. :he politicians with
this article.
Stirred Up Over Street Paving.
Besides politics, San Antonio is con-
siderably stirred up Just now over
street paving. or the lack OF it, more
properly speaking. Four months ago
or more, a contract was let to the Par
ker-Washington Paving company, of
Kansas City to pave several miles of
street in San Antonio and ever since
the people have been anxioUsIy await
ing for it to commence. until their pa
thence is about exhausted. The con-
tractors were to have had the work
completed within 150 working days
after signing the contract, but as yet
they have not laid foot of asphalt.
They have been getting in some ma
chinery, piece by piece, and have
ploughed up the surface OF about four
streets, all the time promising to be-
gin work Immediately, until at last
even the city officials have grown
tired and have ordered that
further scratching cease until one
or more of the thoroughfares just
ruined are asphalted. In the meantime
a home contractor is pushing the
work of paving the street car COM
pany's part of the work with great
rapidity, which only makes things look
blacker for the other concern. All of
which is being used as political capital
by Mr.. Hicks opposition.
Trouble With New Market House.
Trouble, TROUBLED, TROUBLED, That
appears to be about all there is to write
about this city Of politics and good
beer. The new $4,000 market house
has just been opened to the public and
the hucksters and butchers have been
ordered to go in. The latter declared
the stalls too small, although they are
10X11 feet, and the hucksters, after try
ing it for three days, rebelled on the
grounds that there was no patronage
and took up their old stand on the
plaza around the city hall. All were
arrested, but released and the market
house is now standing in silent elo-
quence as a testimonial to a mayor
without vertebrae. Things will change
40 doubt after the election.
Mayor and Aldermen Clash.
There was a clash today between the
mayor and three aldermen whom he
recently decided could not be candi-
dates on his ticket at the coming eiec-
ton. The mayor announced that he
would issue a call for special session
to arrange the ballot and other details
incident to the city election Monday
next and for such other matters as
the mayor chooses to bring before the
body" Before the call was out, how
ever, these three aldermen, exercising
their prerogative, issued a call for
special meeting Wednesday afternoon
10 act on the election matter land such
other matters as may be brought be-
fore the body" Something interest
ing is expected, especially as the may
Or's chief of police has just been ar
rested on fifty odd charges of forgery
and raising county warrants a couple
of years ago when deputy county treas
urer. A bombshell may be exploded
that will have some effect on the cleo
ton.
Preparing to Entertain Woodmen
The city is preparing to entertain
the state convention of the Woodmen
Circle here next week and that of the
stockmen in March; also to celebrate
the entry of the Katy railroad on
April Fl, San Jacinto day, with the an
nual Battle of Flowers With the
convention hall over the
new market house, Sar Antonio can
now entertain delegates to big conven-
lions with ease.
TO Bring State Gatherings to San An
tonic.
A large number of Woodmen of the |
World will leave here Tuesday next