San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1886-02-16
COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS,
A Five-Hours' Session of the City
Fathers.
The Weights and Measure Inspection
Proposition Discussed. - Alderman
Mackays observation-disclosures
Pauy's Resolution, Etc,

AT lalI-past U clOch StsItIuaN dhtl-
noon all the aldermen were in the coun-
Gil chamber, except Alderman Belknap,
who is not in the city. The Mayor
called the meeting to order, and the
minutes Of last meeting were read and
approved.
The following petitions and memori-
ais were read:
San Antonio Gas Company, proposing
an extension Of mains in the eastern
portion of the city, from Avenue d. 10
Olive street, and asking how many
street lamps will be required by the city.
Refs rred to Gas and Water COMMITTEES
and Alderman of the Third Ward.
Mother Superior OF the Santa Rosa
Hospital. Guadalupe MOnt0ya, Maria
Jesus Valdez, and Eliza StudenbaCh, for
remission of taxes. Assessment Com
mittee.
Amelia Schmidt, August Brian, for
reduction of assessment. Assessment
Committee. {. StuCke. for permission
to build bridge over the ditch at the
corner of Alamo and East Commerce
streets. Referred to Ditch Committee.
Wesenberg, to open meat stall at
the corner of Macon street and san
Pedro Avenue. Referred 10 Market
Committee.
Mrs. J. Monte de Flores, asking for
damages for material used In repairing.
building at the corner of East Commerce
and Alamo streets. Referred 10 city
Attorney.
Citizens for drainage at the intersec-
ton of the international and Great
Northern, and San Antonio and Aran-
sas Pass Railway. Referred TO Street
and Bridge Committee.
Andrew Hogan for remission OF taxes.
Granted.
Il. Kearney, complaining OF erection
Of a smokestack in the rear of his build
ing on the west side OF ST. Mary
street. Police Committee.
II. Schelper, to open meat market at
the corner of n olan and Live Oak streets.
Market Committee.
Citizens, for bridge over Conception
creek. on South Flores street. Streets
and Bridges Committee and City En-
gineer.
Citizens, for larger water mains on
King William street. Gas and Water
Committee.
elem S. Bee, asking for Is days pay at
81 80 per diem, in quarantine against
| small -pox and clothing destroyed, max
ing total of S45. Petitions and Or
| dinances.
Reports of officers were referred to
| their various committees for eXamina-
| ton and report.
Report of the City Engineer on the
| building, at the corner OF East Com
merce and Alamo streets. declaring
same unsafe, was read.
Citizens on South Flores street. com
planning against the system OF drainage
adopted on that street. Referred to
| City Engineer.
The Public Improvement Committee,
through French, recommended that
| Martha BurtOn's petition for damages to
property on Olive street. be referred to
| City Engineer. Adopted.
Citizens on King William street were
allowed to put down class e sidewalks.
The Committee on Petitions and Or
dinances, through HambletOn, reported
on A. G. 81 G. Clark's petition regard
ing distractions in an alley between
Avenues b and &. recommending that it
be granted. The report was recon-
mitted.
Hambleton also reported in favor of
amounting an Inspector of Weights and
Measures, and that the salary be fixed at
not exceeding $40 per month.
The report of the committee was
adopted unanimously, and the ordinance
on the subject was ordered amended.
The Committee on Streets and
bridges, through Lockwood, reported on
the petition of Richard Haley and wife
to donate property on Goliad street
provided the city make the sidewalk,
recommending that 1t be accepted
Adopted.
The Street Commissioners report fol
January was reported as correct, and or.
dered filed.
Dakota, Cherry and Mesquite streets
were ordered cleared of brush, to cost
Sl3S, or so much as is needed.
The Committee on Fire and Fire Lin.
its reported favorably on the petition Of
MickleiOhn & Co.. to erect 4 sash fac
tory on Nacogdoches street. Adopted.
The petition 70 use fire hydrants or
King William street was not granted.
The Assessment Committee, through
Alderman Schreiner, reported unfavOr
ably on the petition of q. Matsdorf fol
reduction of assessment, and the actor
of the Committee was sustained by thu
Council.
John Darragh's petition for reduction
on personal property was granted.
l.. S. Brackett's assessment was re
duced 500.
j. Z. Prices petition TO refund taxet
paid, was deferred.
f. Flores petition for remission o
taxes, $4l3, was granted; also that o
Mary Heneffee, Si6.35.
Mr.. Strives petition for reduction o
assessment was rejected.
The Gas and Water Committee through
Lockwood recommended that a waite
pipe be put down on Plum street
Adopted.
j. s. Lockwood's petition to remove
hvdrant was ordered filed.
The Market Masters report and park
keepers were submitted by Degener, Q
the Market Committee, as having bee
examined and found correct.
A Special Committee through Lock
wood. reported on the proposition I
widen Acequis street, at Simon Fest'i
that it be not adopted; also, that tn
offer of Mr.. Fest to remove his fence to
new line, provided the city build side
walk, be accepted.
French moved as a substitute thf
Fest be offered SO, and il not accepted
the Mayor proceed TO condemn undo
the ordinances.
nine to two. The report was the
adopted.
The Committee on Roads, which ha
conferred with the committee from tn
County Commissioners, recommends
the opening of streets TO the follOwin
roads: Seguin road, Binz- Engelman
road, New Braunfels road, BabcOck roa,
Bandera road, Somerset read, Nacol
dOches and Castroville roads. 1t was r
n ferred to the City Engineer for an est
mate Of cost.