The evening light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1881-1883, 1882-11-22
OUR CITY DADS
In Regular Session Yesterday Afternoon.

Aldermen Caldwell, Copeland, DcScner, IVY
en- Mauernann, Nigg Ii, Pauly, Schrcincr, story
and Sinner.
Absent Aldermen Arnaud and Minter.
The minutes of the proceeding meeting were
| read and approved.
| PETITIONS.
| Citizens asking that 4 gas lamp he erected AT
the intersection of Romana and Augusta
streets. Referred to the committee on gas ana
| water. ,
| Ed Braden asks correction of u deed made
| by the city to Il portion of lot :, range district
l. Read and the mayor authorized 10 make Tue
necessary correction. , .,
| A Bckuup, president of the ;. A RailWay
Co, for the right of way across the bridge now
| being erected across the san Antonio river AT
| the Abat ford. Referred to the committee on
gas, water and railways.
| B,.ynr Street Railway Co., for the right of
way through ana across certain streets or the
city. Referred to the committee on gas water
| VI, Killing for remission of fine imposed by
| the recorder. referred to the police commit
tee.
| f. p Nuglr, for permission to use Il cedar
| curbiny for Il class Il sidewalk, to be erected IN
| front of his property on the east side OF North
| Flores street. Read and granted.
| Col. }. &. &. Lee. for PERMISSION 10 construct
| 1 gravel sidewalk along the south front OF the
government reservation on Grayson street.
! Read and granted. .,.,.
| u.s. Lockwood and J. II. kampmann, that
| Fourth Iiurnet street, be cleared ana iilauc
| paSS,lblc. Read and referred to the committee
| On streets and bridges; and that III the mean
| llnc the street commissioner NC I'll SN'N' w
| nave the brush cleared from said street
| E. MctiOldrick, for continuance OF lease Oh
m,,t stall, on the north side of West Commerce
| street, between PecoS and Leolia strects' hc-
fCrrrd to the committee on markets.
Henry Schclpcr for permission to transfer
meat stall from the north to the south SIDE Oh
Vest Commerce street. Read ana grantee.
Citizens asking that Il fire h!drant he paced
1t the corner of Austin ana EleNchtn StTects.
| referred to the committee on gas ana water.
G.tacn, TO purchase one OF the S9i' rock wa
l,..tI a il t.
ierred to the school committee.
COMPROMISE BONDS.
The uIayor. submitted to the council, in be-
half of the finance committee, statement rel
i've TO the compromise bonds, ami the borrow
ing of $4,000 for ~ days from +. GrOOS Co..
To- allow time for the sale of said bonds etc.
which was unanimously approved by the colln-
Gil.
SIDEWALKS.
The city engineer submitted report of class
| Is sidewalks completed and not completed on
Alamo ami North Flores streets which report
| was received accepted and approved.
| A petition from John ROsenheimer, asking
| that he be exempted from the order requiring
the having down of Il sidewalk class \, in front
! of his premises, on NrcVH street, he having
| constructed Il class sidewalk before said
| premises two years ago. referred to the com
| mltcc on streets and bridges.
| MORTUARI REPORT.
| A communication from the city physician,
| asking whether ii is necessary to keep record
| Of moltlIury reports in his office, as the same
| nc kept in the mayors office was read.
| REPORTS OF COMMITTEES.
| The committee on public improvements rec
| commended that property owners on San Pedro
| Avenue be ordered 10 lay rock orcclncnt curb
mg from Romano to Warren streets. The re
port was adopted.
| Also recommended that the mayor be re-
lurstrd to advertise for bids for the lease of
| the piece of ground adjoining the Commerce
| street bridge. on the west side of LOsOya street
| for a team not exceeding ten years, bidders to
| state the price, kind of building they intend to
| erect and the business to be carried on there
| in. Adopted.
The committee also submitted II report from
| the city engineer, stating that the bid of ThOs.
| avanalIglI for Onstruclng abutmcntS for the
| bridge at the Abat Ford and of Smye y Peters
| for removal and r-crccting the Houston street
| bridge to the Ahat Ford, were the lowest, and
| recommended that the contract be awarded to
| The said bidders, which report was adopted.
| Committee on petitions and ordinances sub
| united the copy OF Il decree and the award oil
the uri,itrators in the Olive street matter, rec
| ummcniing that the city attorney inv cStig;tc
| and the matter he settled.
This committee also reported back an ordi-
nance regulating the transportation of pow
| Her or other explosive material within the
second fire limits OF the city, was rcud the first
time.
Fire committee recommended that the fol-
lowing petitions be granted:
| W. ii. OuttrSide n Co., irOn-cad wall ON
| Houston street; Jos. isnda, irOn-clad building
on Houston street; H. ID. Stumbcrg, lumber
dwelling on Nuc\a street; John ii. Canning,
lumber building on Avenue c; Lorenzo Alvar-
ado, lumber building on West Commerce
street; \. Wcndlandt, iron-clad building on
south street: Hugh McDcrmott, lumber udd-
ton on Third street. Adopted
| Committee on gas and water reported an ac-
| count of the san Antonio gas company Tor
| erecting gas lamps, etc, amounting to Sl!j.lj
| Us correct, ana recommended payment of the
same.
Also submitted communication fpOm G. W.
| breckenridge. president of the wafer works
company stating that no change could be made
in the former distribution OF MIGRANTS, etc,
recommending that the proposed change be-
made III regard to seventh street. Adopted.
| Special committee appointed to confer with
the president of the wutcrwarks company, in
| regard to the location of MIGRANTS, etc, sub
mttrd itS report, stating that the company re-
fused to remove or change any hydrtnts now
erected, but that they would locate hydrstntS
wherever the city may direct before the same
are erected. Report received and ordered
iied.
| HcpOrt of the committee on gas and water,
upon the petition of citizens for three addi-
riOual hy,IantS on avenue E., submitted at Il
former meeting of the council, coming up for
action, was read aud adopted by Il unanimous
vote.
| UNFINISHED BUSINESS.
An ornancc regulating the laying of water
and gas pipes and cOnStl uCtiOn of railways
within the limits of the city, came up for its
second reading, when, on motion the same, to-
retUer with the resolutions and suggestions
offered, were referred back to the committee
ON petitions and ordinances in conjunction
with the city attorney and city engineer.
| NEW BUSINESS.
: Resolution 10y Alderman Copeland, directing
the erection OF two gas lamps i'll front of the
new county courthouse, was referred to the
| committee on water ana gas.
RESOLUTION by Alderman Copeland, requiring