San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1886-12-21

yesterday afternoon complete DOafu "I
aldermen was present The meeting was
short and to the pJint and refreshing alb
sence of winny speeches was noticeable. This
is an Improvement born OF the fact that no
shorthand reporters were present. possibly.
After the reading of the min utes by the may
Or's book keeper, the following business was
transacted
PETITIONS.
one from J. n. G roesbeck, that the Fashion
theatre band be prevented from playing upon
ion btnd. against others, d ,es not appear: re-
ferrcd to cunmitrea on petitions and ordi-
nauces and Guy att rney.
Citizens wanted Sa" Juan street from Ca
MARCO to ) Juth PreEa streets, opened; streets
and RIGGS committee.
A. Wattlin as Ell To purchase lots Nos. rs
and %, con aiming IA acres. These lots being
school land. the school committee took IL in
hand for adyisement.
Citizens petitOned to have Com n street
cleared of brush; streets and bridges COM
mitee.
Menger hotel petitioned to run their laundry
drain pipe to sewer on BOnham street.
GRANITE.
Gus Kriach, in reference to his meat stall
on Rock QuarIy road. Market committee.
Il. ingSweiler. 10 be permitted 20 continue
meat stall on South Laredo street Market
J. N. Donald. for permit to open meat mar
ket corner Garden and ViIlta streets. Market
committee.
Ctizens asked TO have Myrtle street ut out
lee and city engineer.
Ci liens wanted water mains on East Com
m"rce street Gas and water committee.
The mayor stated that W. y Kingsbury had
offered to widen his sidewalk on North Flores
street. for the sum Of e225: This wa consid-
or, d II cheap bargain, and was accepted with
alHcrty HuTrah, cry the citizens living on
muddy North Flores street.
j. II. Hatg rr Co pettion"d TO be allowed
to continue their meat business at the old
stand. Market committee
offered clear street
sum of 500 Streets ard bridges committee
REPORTS or OFFICERS.
The city engineer reported that new fool
ing was necessary on Houston street bridge,
also the iron needed paint aud the trusses
boxes The WORK was ordered done.
Citv attorney reported having prepared an
ordinance fOrbidding the erection of street
signs outside the curbstone, which was adop-
ted and ordered published
CITY Engineer reported that the drain
through the Frost homestead was not pub
lie dram, TO hs knowledge and he had planned
to drain that part OF the city through the street
surface. Report WAS ordered filed.
City attorney rerOrted an ordinance for
the inspection of all milk sold in the city.
Inspec or of weights and measures Heilig-
mann was made milk inspector. The board OF
health will establish the required standard of
gravity for the milk.
FINANCE COMMITTEE.
number of bills were reported and ap-
proved. The committee reported also, recon-
mendlTg tnat the parks ana cemetery Keepers
be reinstated and that two plows and scrapers
with teams be employed. Adopted.
PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT COMMITTEE
Reported recommending Calsveras thing for
class A walks Adopted.
Err o Telegraph and Telephone company was
granted per 'ission to erect poles on West
Commerce street.
STREETS AND BRIDGES COMMITTEE
Recommended that ComaI street be opened
and property owners withdraw to the Inc of
street. Adopted.
Engineer authorized to make prelim-
mary survey of Probandt street preparatory to
opening said street.
No action was taken on the proposed open
ing of Baltimore avenue, rs the rock quarry
road had not yet been laid out
Report of committee adopted
FIRE COMMITTEE.
Nine building permits were granted for
shaky buildings to be erected inside the fire
limits.
The fire bell then began ringing a loud.
mOuthed protest to this wholesale grant 'ng of
p, rmits for ugly little iron clads in the fire
lmits and other fire Il apps. and Aldermen Deg
ener and Schreiner, OF the fire department,
were excused by the mayor. The fire was
small one on RuSk street, fire district No. 4.
POLICE COMMITTEE
Reported that Sim Harris Objectionable sign,
Obscurng HertZbcrg's sign, had been removed
and no action of the committee had been re-
quired.
William Findlay's pound fees were re-
mtted.
Report on the Hughes.Long quarrel, that
Lony be dismissed from the force was con-
hrmed. and the entire report was adopted
Then the mayor recommended that Policeman
c. L. Abbey be appointed for special duty
under Detective Hughes, which recommends
IT, n was adopted
The city gas bill for November, amounting
to Sl,CS94O, was reported and ordered paid.
SPECIAL COMMITTEES.
French, for aldermen OF second ward. re-
POI ted an excess OF $500 in the money for i'm
proving Man avenue, and recommended that
Augusta street get the benefit of this;
adOp ed
Smye requested that Presa street be i'm
proved its entire width, curb to curb. A mo-
ton 10 this effect was adopted.
NEW BUSINESS.
b. Mackey, that the city engineer examine
:he old Flores building. and report TO the
mayor a. to whether or not IL is In a safe con-
dition. Adopted.
BY Mackey. that the engineer examine the
briige over the A azan creek with view 10
preventing 1t from being undermined and
washed out. The council then adjourned.