San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-04-16
nay USE OLD
MARKET FOR
| F|ESTASH0WS
hrnival and City Police
officials Meet and Discuss
Use Of Hay Plaza.
bNFER WITH LEGION
} Look Up Regulations on
angling Flags and Abide
by Law, Says Raybould.

Hucksters. carnival owners and city
|ice officials will meet Friday morn
at Z o'clock on Haymarket plaza
confer in regard to the use of the
pa by the carnival companies dur
Fiesta week. according TO Fire
Police Commissioner Phil Wright,
b stated that an effort will be
DE at that time to adjust the mat
of using the plaza for the Fiesta
Tvs, following the petition presented
the city commission Monday after
n by dealers protesting the use of
plaza for the purpose during the
! ( vi the carnival.
The city has no right to grant per-
sion to private individuals to use
lie ground for private gain, unless
matter and manner OF usage can
adjusted in Il satisfactory manner"
Wright stated Wednesday. I'VE
settle the question just as we al
S have, by prohibiting the closing
treets, and by alloting to the car
hl companies such ground that may
available. l do not believe that
carnival companies care 10 use
ind that would in any way incon-
|ence the people of San Antonio,
we will try to adjust the matter
only to the satisfaction of the
crs, but also so that carnival OWL
may operate on the plaza
May Rent Market House.
here is some possibility of using
old Market house for the shows,
riding to opinions of several Fiesta
fials, who stated Wednesday morn
that should the shows be crowded
room, the old building may be rent
or the occasion. Jack Raybauld,
raj manager of the Fiesta Asso-
on, stated that if the stalls were
ped, and the building freed of its
ent stock, it would be a good place
Sc in case of an emergency. The
ival men want open-air shows,
sver.
To Keep Streets Open.
r. Wright stated that b. prohibit
the use of streets in n manner
would delay or obstruct traffic,
by alloting to the huckstcrs and
uce men the entire south side of
plaza. giving the carnival men the
Under of the space, he thought
the issue could be settled to the
faction of. all parties concerned.
regard TO the improper use of
for decoration purposes, Mr..
pould stated "Wednesday that the
a Association is not responsible
the decorations, having awarded
contract for street decorations TO
rexas Flag and Decorating COM
but that every effort would be
to adjust the matter brought to
ttention by the American Legion
day.
ince receiving notice from the
rican Legion that flags were be-
lsed improperly in the street dec
on plan for the Fiesta, have
FRED with various authorities in
ID to the regulations involving
and their use for this purpose,
Raybould stated, -and il the Tex
lag and Decorating company is
ng flags in an improper manner,
sure that it will be small mat
o remedy the situation through
company, as neither the Fiesta
eiatiOn nor the Texas Flag and
rating company want to use our
n a manner that would cause dis
to the colors.-
Look Up Regulations.
Raybould stated that he has
informed that regulations re-
ng flag usage on streets for dec
ng purposes were made durin<
ummer of 1923. in August. and
ednesday morning an effort was
made to find what this regula-
was.
Fkets Of flowers and bunting
the streets will be ready for
n Saturday. April 10, Mr.. Raw
stated. but the decorations will
bly,. not be used until early on
corning of the opening day of the
D, Monday. April ~.