The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1884-11-11
CITY COUNCIL.
AN ORDINANCE ExEMPTING MAN
UFACTURERS PASSED.
The Street commissioners Force
to be Investlgated-Pe.
titions. Etc. Etc.

in the chair, and Aldermen Bolton,
Lockwood, Hamblcton, Cardenas, Rich
ter, smye, schreiner, Pauly, Gallagher,
Arnaud and Story, present.
The minutes Of the last regular meet
ing were read and approved.
The following petitions and memo
rails were presented;
c. Stokes, TO open a meat stall at the
corner OF Leona and San Luis streets.
Referred to the Market committee.
A. Silcock, for correct survey of
original city lot No. 10. Referred to the
City Engineer and Public Improvement
committee.
Citizens, for crossing on the Interna-
tional and Great Northern railroad and
n bridge over the Alazan ditch on Del
gado street. Referred to the Commit
tee on Streets and Bridges.
Paul Wagner, for remission of taxes
for 1881, levied enormously. Referred
to the Assessment committee.
A. Soholz, for change in the permit
to build pavilion over Losoyo street.
Referred to the Committee on Public
Improvements.
Waterworks company, relative to
drinking fountains ordered by the city.
Referred to Committee on Gas and
Water.
Chief OF Fire department, that new
engine for company No. will be tested
to-day at $3.50 p. M, on Main plaza.
City Engineer, that he is waiting for a
committee to examine the new map Of
the district west of San Marcos street.
Referred TO Aldermen OF the First and
Second wards.
Alderman Bolton was appointed by
the Mayor on the Committee on Charter
Revision to I'LL the vacancy caused by
the death OF Major j. Il. Dryer.
Mayor French asked the committee to
select Chairman, as he did not wish TO
serve as such, though he would give his
service II required.
Monthly reports from the Collector,
Marshal, Engineer, Attorney, Clerk,
Treasurer, Market Master, Public
Weigher, Ditch Commissioners, etc.,
were read and referred to committees.
The City Engineer recommended that
Walter Scott's mesquite curb be adopted
and used as first-class curbing. Adopted.
Lockwood suggested that competent
engineer should be employed for the
new engine, and that careless men had
cost the city too much money already in
damaging engines. He thought board
of experts should be employed to exam
inc each of the engineers.
Bolton moved that n committee Of
three engineers be appointed to examine
the fire engines. Adopted.
The City Attorney prepared new Or
dnance to punish parties for using water
from stand pipes for other than sprink-
ling purposes. The ordinance was read
the third time and adopted.
The report of the City Engineer on
sidewalks ordered and not built was re-
ferred to the Sidewalk committee.
The Engineer reported that the de-
sired bridges over the San Pedro creek
would cost about S4,72iG0. Report
referred to Committee on Streets and
Bridges.
| Story reported, recommending that
the petition of G. Lenardt for lime
kiln on city land be granted, and lease
executed for five years.
Pauly and Sohreiner declared that the
land, being on the quarry property,
could not be rented for a greater time
than one year.
Story said the land was not rock
quarry, but was adjacent to that re-
| serve.
The report was adopted.
| Lockwood recommended that bridge
be built on the Upper Labor ditch, to
cost $40. Adopted.
On report of Schreiner, four permits
were granted to build lumber and iron
| clad buildings
Bolton recommended that Mrs. Loof's
petition for remission of taxes be not
granted. Adopted.
The petitions OF Mrs. V. Ohnesorge
and Mrs. NJ. +. Rice were also refused
The ordinance exemptlng certain
manufacturers from taxes was read, as
amended by the Assessment committee
In conformity with the views of the
Mayor as expressed In his veto and
adopted.
By Lockwood, that the Mayor appoint
n committee of three to examine and
report the cost Of opening Avenue b
Adopted.
By Smye, that Lavaca street be plowet
and scraped east of the Third ware
school. Adopted.
BY Lockwood, that property owner
on Avenue b construct sidewalks, class
B. Adopted.
By Bolton, that the Waterworks com
pany either lower or remove their waite
boxes on the streets. Adopted.
By Lockwood, that South Flores stree
be repaired and graded to the San Pedr'
creek. Adopted.
Pauly introduced the following reso
luton:
Whereas, 1t has been asserted upoI
the streets and public places of this city
that but very few days before the re
cent election an extraordinary larg,
force of men had been engaged to worl
in the Street Commissioners depart
ment without authority from this Coun
ell and
Whereas, 1t is asserted that these mel
were placed upon the pay rolls Of tn
Street Commissioners department
mainly for the purpose of being used b,
the Street Commissioner of this city, t
, assist him in electing his political favor
ties to Office, and that said force were
! as body, a very inferior class Of work
men; therefore, be it
Resolved, BY this Council, that a com
/. mittee consisting of Aldermen Bolton
/, Story and Smye be, and the same l
hereby appointed, to investigate tn
, whole affair and TO report the result O
!. their inquiry, so far as pertains to tn
herein following questions at the mex
regular meeting Of the Council:
!. Has the extra force Of men In ques
tion actually been employed? II so, no,
many were employed. and by wha
= authority
2. II the men were employed, was tn
work to which they were assigned Q