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San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

Nov 17, 1885

Page

2

Water works inquiry aims to save costs and spur city ownership

A mayoral committee will study water works costs and lessee compliance for the Springs. Reports compare prices with other firms and note possible park improvements. Activists favor city ownership, while revival news and a New York Tribune excerpt frame broader political tensions.

Licut San Antonio

Water works debate grows as city moves to own supply

The City Council faces a pivotal vote as the Licar drives public understanding of the water question. Reform supporters urge city ownership of the water supply to serve residents, while critics complain of prior silence from the council and the Water Works Company.

Licar Prerman Macney Mr. Mackey Lianr Mackey

General remarks on diplomacy and power games at the conference

The text compares nations to players in a game, noting each hides aims while exposing others. It states that once pretenses are shed, the real issue emerges. current talks are described as powers toying with the question like a cat toys with a mouse.

Mexico United States Washington Grant Sphinx Hayes Mr. Hayes Matt Carpenter Garfield Hazelton Arthur Wisconsin Chicago Inter Ocean Europe Russia Alexander England Bulgaria Roumelia Germany A. Dreiss Dr. King Swift T. J. Hour Montgomery

Various Global News and Local Notices Mixed Report

A compilation notes numerous topics from a coastal republic era. It cites lighthouse counts, jail escapes, mining ventures in Chihuahua Sonora and Hidalgo, tax and water project fundraisers in Sinaloa, and a pistol accident in Guadalajara. It also promotes J M Emerson services in San Antonio and advertises Hosetters Stomach Bitters as a health tonic.

Republic Francisco Gutierrez Paso del Norte la Republica San Andres Tuxtla Vera Cruz Cabrera Chihuahua Messia Labor Weston and Rowell Colorado Jesus Maria Altar Mines Sonora W. H. Vanderbilt Diario del Hogar Calle de la Espalda de la Merced Guadalajara Culiacan Sinaloa Juan Tleury Carlos Selleser Practical Mining College Pachuca Germany State of Hidalgo Republics

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