The evening light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1881-1883, 1882-06-07
CITY COUNCIL.
PrOce dings of the Regular Meeting.

and Story.
Reading the minutes was dispensed with.
The following petitions and communications
were read and referred to proper. committees
A petition from citizens protesting against
contracting the limits of the animal ordinance
in the first ward. was referred.
A communication from Pedro Cabrera, de-
claring his inability to construct sidewalk in
front of his property on Alamo street, was re-
ferred.
A petition from citizens asking that gas
lamp be placed at the corner of Presa and
Alamo streets.
a gas lamp be placed on Nolan street, at the
crossing of the railroad.
The second ward hose company asked to be
furnished with hose cart and 400 feet of
hose, etc.
A communication from G. Wilgus offering
to rent the lot on west side of Losoya street,
corner of Commerce street.
K. Parker petitioned for permission to erect
an iron clad stable on north side of Houston
street.
A communication from E. Wehrhan offer
ing to deed portion of his property for the
purpose of widening Garden and Mill streets
for the sum of fifty dollars.
Henry Hunt asked for permission to use
the white dirt from the soft rock quarries.
Referred to the committee on public improve
ments. Temporary permission was granted
Mr.. Hunt to use dirt until the next meeting of
the council.
A petition from G.. Caen for the exclusive
privilege of removing the contents of privies
during the next ten years.
A communication was read from Mrs. A. J.
Dignowity, Informing the council that she had
appointed Mr.. Thomas S. Harrison as arbt-
rator in the case of eamages and benefits, on
account of changing the line of Olive street.
STORY'S RAG BABY.
The mayor read to the council the result Of
the election held May 9Th, 1882.
NEW ALDERMAN.
City attorney Newton reported that Alder
man Berg's seat vacant, and so announced
by Mayor, Messrs Charles Sinner, and
John Rosenheimer were put in nomination by
the council. Mr.. Sinner was elected.
REPORTS OF OFFICERS.
The communication from the city physician,
in regard to the petition of G.. Caen, was re-
ferred to the committee on public improve
ments.
A communication from the city engineer,
recommending the enlarging and repairing of
the bridge over the San Pedro creek on west
Houston street, was referred to the committee
on public improvements.
A report from the city engineer on en-
croachments on Mill street, was referred to
the committee on streets and bridges.
A report from the assistant engineer and su-
perintendent of public works, in regard to i'm
provements, ETC., was read and referred to the
committee on public improvements.
Reports of city collector and marshal, for
May, read and referred to the finance COM
mittee.
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES.
The committee on public improvements re-
commended that the sum of $3o4 be allowed
Sam Maverick for retiring the front line of his
property on the south side of Houston street,
which report was adopted by two-thirds vote.
The same committee, to which was referred
the petition of E. X. lyman and others asking
that the fruit stand on Commerce street be re-
moved, recommended that the petition be not
granted. Adopted.
Alderman Lockwood, for the improvement
committee, introduced an ordinance providing
for Improvement, by matchmaking or other
wise, of Main, Military and Alamo plazas,
Quinta street, San Pedro avenue and avenue
d, Presa street and South Flores street, which
report was adopted by two-thirds vote, as
provided by section 1877, of the charter.
The committee on petitions and ordinances
recommended that the petition of citizens ask
ing for contraction of the animal limits in the
first ward be not granted. Adopted.
The committee on streets and bridges re-
ported, recommending that the sum of twenty
dollars be appropriated for the construction Of
a bridge over the Alazan ditch on Matamoros
strdet. Adopted
The same committee recommend that Mr..
Geo. White be notified to move back the front
wall of his building on the north side of Com
merce street to the proper line.
This committee also recommended that
sidewalks be laid on east side of Soledad
street.
The ditch committee recommended that the
ditch commissioners be instructed to inspect
all bridges crossing private irrigating bitches
and report whether the same are kept in re
pair as provided by ordinance, at the next
meeting of the council. Adopted.
The committee on assessments reported,
recommending that the petition of Juan NJ.
Chavez for reduction of assessment, be not
granted. Adopted.
This committee further recommended that
petition Of Susano Mengia for remission Of
taxes, be granted for the year 1881, only.
Adopted unanimously.
The fire committee reported recommending
that the petitions of James -, F. X kirch-
ner and Simmang Bros, for permission to
erect iron clad buildings be adopted.
The police committee, to which was refer
red the petition of c. Witthoff for remission
of pound fees, repprted recommending that
the same be not granted. Adopted.
The petition of E. LANCE & Co., for remis-
sion Of taxes IN machir ery etc wac referred