The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1885-02-17
CITY COUNCIL.
REGULAR SESSION OF MAYOR
AND ALDERMEN.
Routine Reconsideration OF
Confidence in City Attorney
Newton. by Bolton.

ton. Gallagher, French. Muench, Smye,
Conner. Schreiner, Belknap and Lock-
wood being present. The following
petitions and memorials were presented:
Mic II. Duff, for reduction OF his assess
ment. Referred to Assessment COM
mittee.
j. NJ. Matthews, for permission to use
and occupy city market property, stu
ated at corner OF Camden and Acequia
streets. Referred to Committee on Mar
kets and City Attorney, with power to
act.
C.E. Ansell, for monthly allowance
for her support. Referred to the city
Physician.
Ramon Hernandez, for reduction OF
assessment. Referred to Assessment
committee.
Ditch Commissioners, for forage allow
anoe for one horse each. Referred to
Finance and Ditch committees.
Electric Light company, stating that
they are now ready to erect lights In
accordance with former resolution Of
the City Council. Referred to the Gas
and Water committee.
The following memorial of William II.
Maverick was rend;
To the Mayor and u ard OF Aldermen OF the
City OF San Antonio;
The memorial of william II. IIayer-
lex, a citizen ofthe said city OF San An
tonic, respectfully represents:
!. That a bill Is now pending in the
Congress of the United States, the OBJ
iect of which Is the appropriation OF a
site for the erection of a p0stofiice build
ing and United States court house. and
that the said bill will in all probability
soon become law.
2. That ii would greatly subserve the
interests of the people of San Antonio
that cheap and convenient site should
be selected for the erection OF the said
buildings.
3. That your memoriallst Is Informed
and believes that in n very short time
that piece of property known as part
| Of the original Alamo Mission, fronting
on Houston street and Alamo plaza and
now occupied by Messrs. Hugo Il
| Schneider as grocery store, will be
| offered for sale by the administrator OF
| the estate of IIonore Grenet, deceased,
| to the highest bidder.
4. That your memoralist believes the
property mentioned can be purchased
for the purpose aforesaid mt a cheaper
price. and all things considered, is a
more desirable property for such pur-
poses than any other that can be pur-
chased.
3. That the time at which the govern
ment, through its proper officials, can
purchase property for said purposes be-
ing uncertain aud the property aforesaid
being liable, through said sale, to pass
into the hands of private persons, from
whom it would be Improbable sale OF
the same could be procured except ut an
enhanced price,
| Now, therefore, in view OF the prem
| ishs, your memoriallst proposes TO bid
upon said property, and If not sold at too
advanced price, to buy the same In
trust for the city of San Antonio, as fol-
| lows: lie agrees that he will convey to
the Government of the United States OF
America the property aforesaid for the
same amount of money as may have
been paid by him to the administrator
of said estate of lIonore Grenet or any
| part Of same for proportionate amount
| of said money, and not to convey the
same to any other Government, corpora
ton or person. Provided, /. That said
Government purchases the same within
| five years after the same Is purchased
by your memorialst. 2. That the City
OF San Antonio shall not require any
payment Of taxes upon same during the
| period last mentioned. 3. That II the
said City of San Antonio should desire
TO take, for the purpose of erecting a
| city hall thereon, or any part of same
for proportionate amount of said
money, at or during the term aforesaid,
1t shall have the right and privilege so
TO do, and your memorialist shall there
upon execute to said city proper deeds
of conveyance for said property.
At termination of said period all trust
shall cease, and the property or any part
not disposed of as above provided, shall
invest in fee In said memorialst.
Any rents to be appropriated by him
towards paying interest, etc.
The city, by resolution, to accept the
foregoing as a contract.
Referred to the Finance committee.
The report Of the City Engineer that
maps of The Third ward are completed
was referred to the Alderman OF the
| Third ward.
The report of the Market Master, ask
Ing that privy vault be constructed at
| the main market house. Referred 10
Belknap, as Chairman of the Finance
committee, officers reports examined
found correct.
Committee on Streets and Bridges re-
| ported, through Lock wood. on the new
Castroville road across Apache creek
recommending that 1t be opened as pei
| suggestion of the City Engineer, at q
cost of $3.50. Adopted; the work to be
done by the Street Commissioner.
Also that the arch bridge at Nueva
street be repaired, TO cost $3.50. The
report was adopted.
Report was also made on Judge Moo
mans petition. recommending that Has
kelFs distractions be removed from Bur,
Lesson street. Adopted.
San Marcos street was ordered plowet
and graded.
Lombrano street was ordered PLACED
in passable condition.
Lockwood also offered the following
on sanitary matters:
whereas, IL is matter of general be
lief that the cholera In epidemic form
will visit our shores early IN the cominl
summer, and rs the researches of scieno,
has established the fact that the bes
manner OF combating this dread dis
ease Is by the adoption and enforcing o
the most thorough system Of sanitation
and,
Whereas, The large cities of our ooun
try are already actively employed II
placing their districts In a thorough san
itary condition, II now behooves us I,
take the necessary steps 10 place gu
city In condition to render the adven
OF this fell destroyer of human life a
harmless as possible, by destroying an,
removing from our midst the accumu
lated filth Of months that now invit,
the presence Of an epidemic; therefor,
be 1t
Resolved, That His Honor, the Mayor
be, and hereby is, authorized, as soon a
be may, In his Judgment, deem Ii neces