San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-04-15
PROTEST USE
Of HAYMARKET
. FOR CARNIVAL
Merchants Do Not Want
Business Interfered
With.
ASK ABOUT OLD MARKE
Mary Jordan and Mrs.
Krams-Beck Call About
Auditorium.

Retail and wholesale produce deal
ers protested the use of Haymarke
Plaza durign Fiesta week for carniva
shows, in. a petition presented to tn,
city commission Monday afternoon
and the matter was referred to Fire
and Police Commissioner Phil Wright
for adjustment. The petitioners sug
gested that the old Market Hous,
could be used for the shows instead
Of the plaza.
Assurance that the streets would
not be Closed was indicated by Mayor
John w. Tobin, who stated that the
dealers whose houses are located alons
Haymarket Plaza would be protected
from having the streets closed BY thu
Fiesta shows. However. Tax Commits
sloner Frank Bushick suggested that
the petition had been delayed until a
late hour. by the dealers. and asked
that the Fiesta Association be protect.
ed in its plans by allowing the shows
TO be placed on the plaza as usual
with the understanding that no street:
could be closed or obstructed.
Commissioner Wright stated that h:
was positive the matter could be ad.
Justed to the satisfaction of everyone
and said that the question was settled
last year in satisfactory manner
Inc petition was referred to Mr.
Wright for adjustment.
Retire q Note.
Daughters of the Republic of Texas
Alamo Mission Chapter. and heirs OF
Enoch Jones, protested the moving oil
tearing down of the old Market House
on Market street, in reference to the
widening of that street. and asked
that the matter be given the sym
pathetic attention of the mayor and
council. This petition was also referred
to Mr.. Wright, to be considered after
the city has decided what it can dc
about the proposed widening on Mar.
ket street, which is being delayed al
present by several property owners.
Note No. ) of series of l to 40
was retired by the city commission at
It's meeting Monday afternoon. When
100000 was designated from the gen.
eral fund of 1923 to be paid the City
National Bank for expenses of tht
city administration.
Two debts ten years old were Sc
cured by the city commission Mon
day, according to Mr.. Bushicks r..
port, the sum amounting to sometbjn.
more than $500. The moncy hat
been due the city for ten years. fol
lowing several street widening pro.
grams.
Improve Three Streets.
The report of the city engineer in
regard to the widening of Market
street was referred to the mayor for
further consideration. as the plan of
widening the block between st. Mary
and Main Plaza. on Market. has been
delayed and perhaps dismissed for thu
time by several property owners who
cannot agree with the city on prices.
Petitions To improve Tampico, Ken.
lucky and West Theo avenues were
granted by the city commission at the
recommendation of Paul Steffler, city
street commissioner.
An invitation to appear in all
Fiesta parades was accepted by the
commission and the mayor with
thanks.p The invitation was from the
Fiesta Association.
Shortly before the meeting of the
city commission, committee headed
by Mrs. Mary Jordan Cresson and
Mrs. Lewis Krams- Beck. visited tn.
mayor TO request that perfect
acoustics he insured for the new
municipal auditorium. The mayor as
sured the committee that he would
confer with architects about the mat
ter. and would see that their request
is fully granted.