San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1886-09-21
CITY CIRCUS.
The Sacred Bull" Gets Loose and Stirs
uD the Two Parrots, the Lions and
Other Reasts-The Pile Driver.

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They all met again yesterday at 4
O'Clock and adjourned at 1880. The SEES
sion was lively one, full Of fun TO the
large number of spectators who were
crowded into the little audience hall in
front of the railing. The mayor was
there with his little gavel. but he
seemed to be in an unusually good
humOr and the gavel was allowed to
rest for the first part OF the session, and
several OF the aldermen were lulled INTO
the belief that none OF II would be used
this time. This was a false sense OF
security as the sequel Will show. After
the reading of the minutes. Lockwood
said his last resolution about city carts
was not down in the minutes. The
mayor explained that the resolution had
been voted upon. The minutes we're
then adopted.
The Schasse- Fischer alley business
came up in the form of petition from
Schasse to have the obstructions ~
placed there by Johnston & Carroll re-
moved He intimateu as threat that
legal proceedings might be taken by
him to gain his point II they
| were not removed. Degentr moved
to grant his petition.
French said Schasse WAS not suffering
very much by the distractions and
thought he could wait until the II
months allowed BY the council had ex-
pired. The matter was finally laid
upon the shelf by the petition being re-
ceived and filed.
A petition from five cartmen who
wanted employment by the city and
who were willing to drive their own
CARTS, was read, and after some lively
discussion, was referred to the street
commissioner.
A petition for n drain on Southwest
street was referred to the engineer.
Albert Ludwig, for building permit,
referred to the fire committee.
Albert Ludwig, for a butcher STALL
Market committee.
l.. Horn, for butcher stall on the
ROckquarry road. Granted.
Citizens, for water mains on Ninth
street Water committee.
Citizens on Prospect hill, asking for
water mains and street improvements.
Lock wood moved to refer 10 the com
mittee on petitions and ordinances,
which was done, after Smye had got in
a resolution authorizing the mayor to
order mains laid as far as Prospect hill
on West Commerce street.
A petition from drouth sufferers OF
Brown county, asking for aid, was read
and ordered printed, while the mayor
was authorized to receive and forward
all donations. As the council OF the city,
no money was appropriated.
Ed. Stoves, ST., petitioned TO have the
ditch which has been flooding his East
Commerce street lumber yard repaired
at cost of Sl25. Granted, the work to
be done as soon as practicable. He also
petitiOned for the $500 due him for his
condemned property on Sycamore street.
The money was ordered paid.
AS promised at the last meeting, the
mayor presented his veto on Lockwood's
resolution to discharge all carts from the
city employ, except those which are
driven BY the owners. The argument
was that it would be detrimental to the
public service, and an interference with
the mayors prerogatiyes as conferred by
ordinance.
After lengthy kick from the opposi-
ton the mayors veto was sustained by
vote of to 8.
The report of the city attorney as to
whether the city had good grounds for
damage suit against the makers of the
steam roller was read. In his opinion
the city has good cause. Lockwood
read letter from the agent Of the ma
chine, backing it up strongly. Action
on the attorneys report "as deferred
until an Official answer WAS TecelNeu
from the manufacturers.
Ten dollars were appropriated for re-
pairs Of bridge on Dolorosa street; S47
for repairs on Alazan bridge, and S2l
for culvert on Acequia street.
The report of the city engineer on the
manner ofusing the 5000 on the streets
and the specifications for the work was
partially read and filed, after pOr-
ton Of the report of the public improve
ment committee relating to the Fourth
ward was reconsidered. By this recon-
sideration, Lavaca street. gets $1,000;
King William street $1,000 and Presa
street 81 900.
Degener moved that bids for the work
be advertised for and this was carried,
only Lockwood, Smye and McAllis-
ter voting no.
The finance committee returned the
report of the street commissioner for
August and had found it correct 1t
was filed.
Two iron clad buildings were granted
permits by the fire committee.
Complaints of the high weeds in the
Third ward was heard and the mayor
said he would have them cut.
Water mains for fire protection were
ordered from TESTS store to Beanville.
Mackey introduced a resolution to
employ the county surveyor, the pres
ent city engineer and ex-Engineer
Giraud for the purpose of surveying lots
Nos. "a, %, &c, q, % and 20, at the head
of the river, with q view OF determining
whether or not the lines run to and in
clude the river. This was adopted.
Mackey spoke for over thirty minutes
on this resolution and was very eloquent
and convincing in his argument. He
waded into Recorder Shields for casting
some aspersion upon him in a newspaper
article on his action in regard to the
head of the river, and intimated very
strongly that the Pious Peter was hand
ling the truth very gingerly and that he
was not a gentleman. He said he could
back his words anytime and anywhere,
and glared around to see if Pious Peter
was there, but that worthy had van
ished. He gave the council rap. too,
by saying he had met with opposition
from them where he should have natu-
rally expected support.
A resolution to have the engineer pre-
sent plan for draining Alamo street
was adopted.
Two street lamps were ordered on
Acequia street.
The sum of $25 was appropriated to
construct long bridge over a ditch on
South street, and then the council ad-
journed.
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