San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1886-07-20
THE COLONEL ON GUARD.
ALDERMAN BELKNAP STOPS THE IN
DISCRIMINATE USE OF IMPROVE
MENT APPROPRIATIONS

At the meeting Of the city council yes
+ordoy ALBANIAN Scbreiner mavor pro
T. IT. an 49, o,hor
lenl, ooouPieu 'no Ona,i 49, tbo roaHor
me mel .t were 4IeJent eN0op' INC in"'oi
anu nus Alue Isa m ~ the st oo+ino beiro
lne mn u.oo VI t"e ~, ia0 soiinn,inIs
reau Ill" "PPio'eu' 'n0 ioii0"'ns
PETITIONS, ETC.
were read and dealt with in the manner
indicated:
Mrs. Welsch was given a permit to
close her sons grave with fence Is
inches high.
John T6iebe & Co., for permit to open
| a meat stall on Military plaza. Market
committee.
4. C. Stokes, for remission of pound
fees. Police committee.
Citizens, for water mains on Perez,
North Frio and Leal streets. Gas and
Water committee.
| Mariana Aquirre, for permit to exhibit
a mermaid mummy without license. Re-
ceiyed and filed.
r. j. Sibert 81 Co., proposing to SINK
an artesian well on Military plaza. PUB
| lie Improvement committee.
Trinidad Herrera, for $40 pay for
stopping the runaway horses belonging
to Fire Company No. 2; on the 10th inst.
Fire committee.
knights OF Labor, inviting the council
to attend their entertainment at san Pc
Gro Springs, on the 2lst inst. Accepted
with thanks.
Mrs. Il. Ellinger, for monthly allow
ance. Laid over.
Citizens, for water mans on Euiz
street, and for a stand-plpe at the hlaZ"h
ditch. Gas and water committee.
j. NJ. COker, to erect shed. FIRE
committee.
f. X. SturteVant, Tor an lron-clad'
Fire committee.
From dealers in hides, asking for re-
mOval OF the prohibition OF storing 1resh'
cured or green hides In the city limits;
| Belknap supported the petition, anu
recommended that the words green
ana 1resh hldes, IN present oruihance'
pe alne,ueu W leau 1890, ueoasG Gu u 800. 49,
ter was referred TO the city attorney for
amendment.
Rasignation of Mariana Garcia laid
| over mill the poIiee committee report-
ed. the MAYOR stating that he had ac-
cented the resignation and paid the Off
| Ger out.
CITY engineer reporting that the al
leUe6 Ohstruction on Ieal and Comal
80. la - ;otr ;no,n,roh n, III.
Slleet uiu nv oNie'i iH"o'uS" 90 ~
| street nad never Deen Opeheu' FRENCH
| said that the owner was willing to open
| the street IL the council would fence in
- o.,a.., - ,no,od C1n0 ho al
the PIOPeity, anu LhO'ou CIV O0 al
lowed lot tnaI PURPOSE UTaHleu.
street commissioner 8 report lot june
Street and bridges committee.
| Citv attornev introducing , new or-
,,oa,yo rar,,,Iot,rnr En- COS onJ wotor
ulh"hoo Ies u'1tns 'no 500 90 49,
companies In laying OF removing mains
to leave the streets as tney lounu theE
and to deposit $500 as guarantee for so
doinU Read and further cOnsjdpra tiOn
5otorroJ
Commission TO widen South FLORES
street, reported allowances and assess
ments, Ii was arranged that all parties
interested be notified that action will
ooour on the 1oth Of AuUust when oh.
occur vi the lIth vi huSuss wien VIZ
JeCtors must present their objection.
FINANCE COMMITTEE.
Colonel Belknap reported the eXamina-
tion of the CITY Weivher's report, and
tbot tho omounf dino 7SI51 o5( bod baan
nc ny IL to .NSoS,-, W., ~
paid into the city treasury. linen the
colonel threw q large sized bOmb-shell
into the cOuncil in fine form of the fol-
- 49, ~ 80 ta,,Onrt
IO"lhS etalouoh''
AS there is Il dispositionto hold the chairman
of the finance committee responsible for the
appropriations and their proper expenditure
| am in duty compelled to cali to the notice of
| his honor, our acting mayor that he cannot
sign any further warrants for payment of
work on public improvements done in the
Third ward without placing himself by so
of this council, viz:
In July. 1885, this council dccreed the work
to be done in the four wards, and to he paid
lor rom proGee1s Oh sJu 49,, Po,,us tet 500
Vision Si20p0. Amount of work performcd TO
date as follows:
First Ward ................. sI3,2n
Third Ward i5,Sj6
Eourth h Wd W. ~
'''oAi' " l'o.o
Total. Sal, 343
Leaving uncXpended. ............. $685.
You will see that the First and Third wards
have been ,ho'~ 10 urM 10 Ga'e SPG Ido
Mi the money uncxpended of this fund df ali
lowed to finish work on Avenue ID. That
work when completed VIII cost nearly $1,000.
tGrSon@ GrG n9t hagi nor warH o cS mn
center of city and radiating outward, and did
decree that work should be done equally in
the different wards as dictated, l, for one, in
sist tnat II Siatl 1S uSno aaG Ina9 Ihe 1870 or
e eS in the third ''''' NV
And such being the case your honor cannot
sign any further warrants from balance OF
t nG f ~ tbn az M Pnntid
that he shall not expect any further payments
for work done on avenue b until new bonds
have been sold. r., H.. 3,
,h ar pay Is sa he' VS. ""'' II mere
- Choir,ro,, Finance. Co,,,,,i,,,,
Lockwood disputed Belknap position
that an equal amount was appropriated.
Avenue ID was estimated to cost $4,000,
but it was found it would really cost
| $4,000. when this Improvement was