San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1886-09-07
TWELVE APOSTLES, B. G.
MEANS " BEFORE CALLAGHAN"-PER
Feet PEACE AND HARMONY.
The Money is Here-Second Ward May
Get a Slice-Lockwood Finds
Mares Nest in the City Carts.
Spring Water in the
Hospital, Etc.

Mares Nest in the City Carts.
Spring Water in the
Hospital, Etc.
All the aldermen were present yester-
day except Belknap.
After the minutes were read and
| approved petitions and memorials
| came mp, the first one being that
| of T.. Schasse, 10 have a little alley be-
tween RisChe's cigar store and Adams Il
Wickes' Office opened up. The council
| had given Johnston Il Carroll permits
sion to enclose il, and put in stairway,
but Schasse, although Johnston 81 Car
roll had left passage-way through the
alley, had objected, and the mayor told
the council it would have to be acted on
at once.
Alderman Lockwood thought the bust
ness could he expedited by going more
slowly but surely, and wanted Ii re-
ferred TO the committee on petitions and
ordinances and the city attorney, while
Common wanted it put into the hands Of
the mayor and street commissioner.
ooh, no." said the council, and Lock-
wood gained his point over the mayor.
st. Paul NJ. K. church, petition for re-
mission of taxes. Referred to assess
ment committee.
NJ. II. Norton, to erect stable on
Dryer avenue. Fire committee.
l.. Horn, to open meat stall near the
rock quarries. Market committee.
Gus Krisch, to open meat stall on rock
quarry road. Granted.
+. Arnold, to open meat stall. Market
committee.
stall on Eighth street. Market commit
tee.
NJ. Volz, for remission of fine in re-
corder's court. Police committee.
Wesley Ogden, for improvements on
Lexington avenue. Streets and bridges
committee.
G. Vegas, for monthly allowance: city
physician.
Maria Cervantes, to repair building on
LOsOyO street with tin and lumber. Fire
committee.
Ed. Stoves, Jr., to erect powder re-
pository on city school land. Referred
to school committee.
Mayor announced that the $4,000
worth OF bonds had been transferred
and the money for them, $50,G25, was
now in the treasury. The report Of the
city engineer on the proposed improve
ments was also at hand. French asked
that the matter be laid aside for while,
ana Iuts was uOHe.
RepOrts Of the city marshal, weigher,
market master, pound master, etc, for
August, were read and referred to their
various committees to pass upon.
The street commissioner submitted an
estimate of the cost Of the proposed drain
for Bonham street, at 1922. This was
referred to the engineer.
Report Of the finance committee came
up, and the reports of the treasurer, col
lectOr and other officers were correct
and they were ordered filed.
The petition OF two fOremen and two
carpenters of street commissioners de-
partment for increase of pay to $3.50 per
day was reported upon favOrably.
French asked the number of employees Of
the street commissioners department.
The mayor replied: Twelve laborers and
ten carts.
French said: So was not sufficient for
carpenters; the street commissioner is
authorized to pay them current wages.
Who had fixed their pay at 81?
Mayor: The council appropriated
$1,000 for carpenters for the year.
French: Yes, 1t was understood
though that they were to be employed
only when needed.
A severance Of the bill was had, and
X
day; while the part of the report re-
ferring to foremen was referred to the
street commissioner
Public improvement committee re-
ported favorably on petition of lillian to
erect a sidewalk barber sign on Blum
street, and the report was adopted; the
sign to be erected on due surveillance Of
the city engineer.
Street and bridge committee report
ed uHfavorably on petition of street COM
missioner for $75 additional to clean
brush from River avenue to New Braun.
fels road. Lockwood said $50 had been
granted. After some little discussion the
report of the committee was adopted.
Petition of Neuman & LANCE to con-
struct side track to Sunset railway on
Dawson street was granted, to be laid
according to city engineers lines.
Fire committee reported granting per-
mission to erect three iron clad buildings
In the fire limits.
Police committee reported that reports
of city marshal, inspector Of weights
and measures, TAILOR, for July. had been
found correct. They were ordered filed.
Report of pound master for same month
had been referred back to him to correct
his arithmetic. Petition of Geo. Lewis,
for remission of fine was not granted.
Petition of L. C. Stokes, for remission OF
pound fees, was granted.
Market committee reported favorably
on petition OF Louis Rummel to open
meat stall at corner South Pecos and El
Paso streets. Also John Fabian & Co.
Granted. Levy & Co. asked to transfer
meat stall from Military plaza to Labor
street. Granted.
Under the head of special committee,