San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1886-11-16
CITY COUNCIL.
JOE MENEY ELECTED ALDERMAN
Subdivision Of the Wards and French's
Resolution-More Finances, Etc.

| WE hAANANLAA EIAIEC4 ell
Subdivision of the Wards and French's
Resolution-More Finances, Etc.
| The regular Mondays aldermRnic sitting
| was held yrStc day In the council rOOm with
| all the members present except Alderman
| MCAIlistCr, resigned The inmates had not
| bCen written up aud the city clerk was sick,
| 50 both were dispensed with, the reading Of
| the minutes aud the clerk
The mayor read the following petitions
| which we've disposed Of In the Ocder below:
| 7. +. collins. FOR an irOu.Clad warehouse on
| ST. Mays street. Fire committee.
L. StuCLc, for AN irOn-C,ad building on the
southwest corner Of East Commerce and
| Water streets. Fire committee.
l.. Barry, for a meal stall ON Austin street.
Market CO,umittCC.
Olicur J. \. Bennett asking the council to
! remit a $50 imr imposed upon INN. Police
committee.
Citzcns protesting against having the
streets spriuNlcu AT right. Laid over 10 the
next meeting
Stoves Arms Go for permit to erect Il pow
der i"agaIih,, in the eastern part Of the city.
Granted.
Missouri Pacific hallway Co. for right.or-
way on South Cumal street to connect with the
Arausus Pass road. Referred to the com
mIit"e on streets ana bridges and city en-
VinvCr.
Gustav Mrngcr, to remove an Iron-clad
building to liOnham street. Fire committee.
The water company reported locating
hNdrBnt at \tllita and Presa street and the
chlel al the dee department was ordered to
examine and report upon Il
Mayor CuIlaghun here sta,cI that the conn
cli had seen III To- d'sn"ns" wth several city
employees, Including the tOuf sanitary iuspcC.
Tors. Tie Thought twu Of the latter should he
retained 'Or HE cast and west sides.
Mack"y moved to r"ronsidCr tho action of
the last meeting in HdOptin" the TUpp, ct the
finance commit ec, which was not favorable
10 the retention Oi these men.
BClknap thought two policemen could be- de-
tailed Tor sanitary duty.
MaCkcy could not see whore the economy
OF discharging two so II month inspectors and
detailing Two so policemen, cane IN.
SmyC opposed the detail Of police. II would
do for the business portion, but Il policeman
was never seen In the FOuT,h ward.
lie also was in favOr OF TCtHinng the
inspector OF weights aud measures, rs an
OHicc that could not bC dispensed with. after
II go ii deal of more talk the reconsideration
motion was adopted by n & Ia vote. Aud the
two sanitary police aud the iuspCCr " Of
weights aud measures were retained.
\ map was handed IN by tho city engineer
showing the course of the Arkansas Pass rail
way through original city lots ~ and y, range
), st,,Ci ), and for which right OF way was
asked. This is school land, aud the school
board recommended that the right Of way be
granted rs the road was already graded
through these lOts. Granted
The uOticC to remove stTIctiOns ON San
Fernando street had been served on Charles
OppCrmann, and ne had cmphnlically refused
to comply. Referred 10 city attorney and
street comm iSsiOnCr.
Tue election OF an alder mun to MI the I'M
expired lcl IN OF EA-A DEF man MICA Ulster, re-
signed, which was made the special order of
business, was taken up Gallagher nominated
Joe Money for the position, and he was elect
ed on the hr7t ballot by six votes II. Pauy,
Ed Stcvcs, Sr, aud 4. SaI oOc, Sr., were put in
nomination also. The election OF Money was
made unanimous. It was thought that the
names OF CHI Mueller ana Gustav GrOOs would
be put up, but they were not.
EIGHT NEW WARDS.
The alder manic committees on the re-di.
vision OF the four wards OF che city into eight
wards then reported IN compliance with the
council resolution 20 that eject.
For ward No. Common reported, recommend
ing thai ward No. ! be div idcd with Laredo
street, Apache CrecL, Suu PeurU creek and the
yer Tor the new wrrds Nos. aud ,. AdOp-
ted.
For ward No 2Frcnch repOI ed, recommend
in" ma, ward No. be divided with the San
Pedro creek for Nos. and 1.
SchrCinc' made Il u ilOGity rpOi, advOCaf
ing North Flores street rs the dividing line,
and charged aba, French ana Belknap had
drawn the line AZ me san PCCcO creek to make
wbtte mans line, putting all The Mcgicans in
one ward. The m 1O',ty report was first voted
upon and lost and then tLe majority report
was adopted.
For ward No. 3 Hambleton reported, recon-
mending that ward No. be divided with the
Alamo and Madre bitches for new wards aud
q. Adopted.
For ward No. Smye rcpottcd, recommend
ing that Water ARD Pres8 ST eets be the di-
Niding Inc for wards Nos and s. Adopted
French then presented q new ordinance de-
nh'0R me new ward llngS rs above, ana pro-
vdng that they may bc changed from time to
time as necessary, but not within six months
of an election. Adopted.
The ordinance was ordered printed ten times
in all the City daily papers.
Alderman BelknaD for the finance com
mittee reported that the rcpOI,s OF The attOr-
nCy for September, collector for August and
September, pubic weigher, city engineer and
city clerk had been examined and found cor
rect and they were received and filed He
thcn read u rccapituatiOn of the work of the
finance committee In lengthy paper, which
VIII he found In anOthpr cOlumn.
Lockwood for streets aud bridges reported
that the report of the street commissioner for
October was correct. Received and filed
For the fire committee Schreiner reported
iavoraby on petit on of J. N. Carr to erect an
irOn-clgd building on st. Marys street
Adopted.
| The assessment committee granted the petit
tiOn OF Frank Starr FOR remission of taxes,
allowing him SlS15 of.
The city iailer's report for October WAS cor.
rect, and was received and filed.
Gallagher asked IL the gas lamp ordered to
street, had been ordered by the mayor. ayes,
sir. it had"
Smye wanted to know IL the water mains on
West Commerce street had been ordered.
Yes, SIR"
NEW BUSINESS.
by HambletOn: That the street COMMITS
siOner pillow and grade the cont inuation of the
Seguin road. Referred for an estimate of
cost.
by Mackcy: That the street commissioner
repsir the approaches 10 the new bridge on
Mil street. Adopted.
The council then adjourned.