The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1885-10-16
CITY FATHERS.
The Sessions Held OH Yesterday
Afternoon.
The Question Of having Fire Districts
The Fire Directory Require $4,000
to Organize II Routine Matters
and New Business.

Yesterday afternoon an adjourned
session of the council was held. The
minutes OF the last meeting were read
and approved.
A petition from citizens to have water
mains on San Saba street was referred
to gas and water committee.
An invitation from the Mission nose
company to the mayor and council to
attend reception Saturday evening, at
Ruppersberg Gardens, was accepted
with thanks.
A petition for Water mains on Villlta
and olive streets, was referred to gas
and water committee.
Petition for remission OF fines, i'm
posed by the recorder, by William Heb
gen and W. A. Sellers. Referred to po-
lice committee also.
Alderman Lockwood moved that the
mayor be authorized to have the iron
bridges In the city painted. Adopted.
The city engineer reported that the
Olive street bridge had been constructed
BY the g., II. Il s. A. railroad, and that
he had inspected 1t and found 1t satlsfac-
tory, but recommended that IL should be
painted. The report was filed.
Hambleton, for the committee on Pc
titions and ordinances, reported an or
dinance prohibiting the running of pass
enger cars down an inclined track with
In the city limits, unless such cars be
accompanied by a locomotive engine.
Laid over under the rules, and ordered
printed one time.
The committee on streets and bridges
recommended that the curb line on
sherman street should be defined and
Class q sidewalks ordered. Adopted.
The International and Great Northern
railroad stook-yard were ordered TO re-
move enoroachments on Medina street
Immediately.
An appropriation of $50 was made to
cut out streets leading to the Upper
Labor ditch. the engineer TO furnish an
estimate Of the amount required to fence
Crockett square.
The report of the Street Commissioner
for the month of September reported
correct and filed.
On recommendation Of Fire commit
tee, building permits were issued 10 II.
Praeger. j. Huth and l.. Wolf.
The Ditch committee recommended
that $50 be appropriated to fence In 30
varas of the Alazan creek, between the
Fredericksburg road and CARA street.
Adopted.
The recommendation of same com
mittee that $40 be appropriated to
cover the ditch running from Dolorosa
street to Main plaza, was adopted.
The Police committee reported the
city jailor's account fol. September, had
been examined and found correct.
1t was recommended that $500 be APP
prohriated for repairs at the city Jail
IN hn annannanaaH tpnmadiutalN
Adopted.
The Market committee submitted the
report Of the park keeper for the month
of September, which has been examined
and found correct.
French called the attention of the
committee to large opening on Milan
square, and Belknap to the like vondi-
tion on Maverick square. The Mayor
stated the matter should be invest gated.
A renewal of permit for butcher stall
was granted to Barry x Fortassin.
New business was introduced by n
resolution OF Alderman Smye. asking
that u special committee of three MEM
beers should be appointed to inquire the
reason the Street Commissioner has
failed to make reports of work. done in
accordance with the regulations of the
Council. Adopted.
Lockwood introduced n resolution to
the elect that as the fre directory had
failed to report a system off fire districts,
the Mayor be authorized to take steps to
have the work done.
1t WIS stated by Aldermen Degener
ana Sohreiner that the cost OF doing this
would amount to o,OOO;
The resolution was adopted.
By Gallagher-Thatt the City Engineer
designate the lines OF south Concho and
Durango streets, and the encroachments
be ordered removed rs soon as possible.
Adopted.
by french-That water hydrant be