San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1886-06-08
CITY SACHEMS
WILL BORROW FIFTY THOUSAND
DOLLARS FOR IMPROVEMENTS.
Degener Wants a Piece of the Pie for
Sewers-Mackey Very Sorry"
But Goes for Scalps
Again, Etc.

noon IN session, hIlef u rest Ol Two "eehs
All the aldermen were present except Alder
man Belknap. The minutes of the last meet
ing were read and approved, after which
Mayor protein Schreiner, who had called the
council to order. relinquished the chair to
Mayor CallaRhan, who appeared, aud begun
the regular order OF business with
PETITIONS AND MEMORIALS.
Citizens, TO have Nolan street graded and
macadamized. Committee on streets and
bridges.
c. Schassc, asking that distractions in the
Fisher alley, on the north side of Commerce
street, be removed. Filed.
George Staudt, for remission of Il fine i'm
posed on his son by the recorder. Police COM
mittee.
An Invitation from the committee on ar
engagements was read, asking the mayor and
council To review the grand parade on Eman-
cipatiOn Day, June 10Th. Accepted with
VA. smith and Ellis Walters, for meat
stalls. Market committee.
Caroline Benoit, TO have drain constructed
through her property on South Flores street
enlarged. Public improvements committee and
city engineer. .
Z. Fortesang, for meat stand. Market COM
mittcc.
Citizens, for water pipe on Crockett to Cher
nv and Walnut streets. The mayor was au-
thOrizcd to have II 2inch pipe laid.
Water-wOrks company, suggesting that the
hydrant at the corner of Brooklyn avenue and
Augusta street remain where II is and Il new
one put In at the end of the main. Adopted.
REPORTS OF OFFICERS.
street q mmissiOner, recommending that the
culvert be repaired on the cOTueT of Avenue
Is and Grand avenue. Adopted
Street commissioner, asking to pillow and
grade Burnet street Adopted
city attorney, on petition of Mrs ButtrOn,
Tor damages to her property caused by over
How, that she is not entitled to recover.
Adopted.
Collectors report for the month of May.
Referred to the finance committee.
City attorney, recommending that Mackcy's
resolution rCgaI ding the resignation of city
officers be not adopted, as there is no power 20
compel an officer to hold his Office if he wants
Street commissioner, report on cost of cut
ting down Augusta street to grade, $50.
Filed.
City jailor, for May Referred to the police
Msrket master and marshal, report that
they have found the complaints regarding the
market rs wholly groundless. Received and
adopted.
Ditch commissioners report. Referred to
ditch committee.
Street commissioners report for May. Re
fcrred to committee on streets and bridges.
Report of city weigher. Finance commit
tee.
Report of inspector of weights and meas
ureS. Police committee.
Report Of city marshal. Police committee
Report of ditch commissioner, east side
ditch committee.
Report OF park keeper. Market, parks and
public building committee.
City engineers report, cost of fence for
the hospital property, part iron, $3.50
Lockwood thought there was no need of
fence at all. There were no cattle, pigs, etc,
allowed 10 roam, and in northern cities public
buildings were not enclosed Schrener thought
n building was not finished without fence
Mackey wanted fence. but he wanted a
cheaper one.
Smye was not particular about the charac-
ter of the fence, but wanted the property en-
closed. when finished, in order to protect the
patients from intrusion and annoyance.
French moved TO defer action until the city
physician could be consulted. He wanted a
cheaper fence, but he wanted a fence all the
same Adopted
COMMITTEE REPORTS
Fire and fire limits Observation-Disclosures IA
vOrably ON petition to erect two one. story
lumber dwellings on Dwyer avenue. Granted
favOrably A petition to erect awning on
west side avenue G. Granted,
Police committee, Smye-RecOmmended
that Officer Ellis be dismissed from the police
force, on account of false charges made
against Officer Bennett. Adopted unanimous
ly. Ellis was present during the vote.
Special committee Lockwood repOTted that
the san Antonio club had withdrawn the petit
ton for widening Crockett street. Adopted.
UNFINISHED BUSINESS
The new ordinance providing for borrowing
S5O,OJ this year for public improvements,
came up on its second reading and was
rules to read as follows:
BE It ordained by the city council of the city
of San Antonio:
Section |. That the mayor be and is hereby
authorized and directed TO have engraved the
bonds Ofthe city to the amount of fifty thou
sand dollars $4,000.
Sec. =. That such bonds shall be of the de-
nomination of $500 five hundred dollars, pay
able in lawful money of the United States,
thirty 800 years from the LIST day of August,
A. ID. 1886, redeemable at the pleasure OF the
city after ten years, to the bearer thereof, and
shall bear interest at the rate of 90 six per
cent per annum, payable semi-annually OH the
LIST day of February and LIST day of August of
each year, and shall have coupons attached
for each instalment of interest that NAV be-
come due thereon.
Sec. 3. That the bonds issued under this Or
dinanee, shall be signed by the mayor, at
tested by the city clerk, and registered by the
city treasurer. They may be sold by the mayor
through such agent or agents as he NAV an
point, at not less than par and accrued interest
at the date of sale, but no agent so appointed
shall receive more than one per cent as com
mission for any sale made by him.
Sec. l. That the proceeds of bonds issued
under this ordinance shall be used exclusively
Tor the purpose of public improvements, and
are to be designated as improvement bonds.
Degener wanted 1t understood what the
money would be used for, and where The
committee on public street improvements
mad reported in Sl3S,OU worth of work to be
pald Tor with sO,OO, and he thought the mat
ter should be referred to a committee com
posed of the aldermen of each ward. For his
part he would like the pro rata for the Third
ward expended in sewerage and drainage.
French suggested that the money was avail
able for any public improvements, drainage.
etc, where needed,
UNFINISHED BUSINESS.
Gallagher read letter from Mr. Smmang.
asking That work be commenced on gutter
which was out OF order in front of his place
on West Commerce street.
Schreiner wanted hydrants put in where
they had been ordered. Smye and Lockwood
also spoke TO the question, and wanted by
ordered by the council, for the sake of provid.
ing pure water for the suffering
people. The mayor Informed them that 32 new
hydrants had been ordered, mourning an add
tional expenditure of $1,000 per year. and said
he had not ordered them because there was no
money 10 pay for them.
Lockwood told him the money had been
provided for in the annual appropriation
French wanted that flooded out MESQUITE
sidewalk on Camden street protected by hav.
ing the grade of the street repaired.
Gallagher wanted bad hole on Nueva
Connor to have South Flores street plowed
and graded at certain part.
Lockwood wanted the idle steam roller nut
TO work picking up and leveling avenue G,
when it is not in use on avenue ID.
DeRener wanted an appropriation of $500
set apart from the appropriation of $50
~ ~ Tor sewers in the Third ward. Referred to
BY Smye: That the engineer give the proper
grade on King william street, and that IL be
graded and graveled. Adopted.
BY Smye: That the market ordinance be so
amended as TO permit outside parties TO open
stalls. Market committee
By Mackey: That the city attorney report
the law governing the sales of lots Nos 20 and
=, near the dam at the head of the river. Re
ferred to the city attorney.
by Lockwood: That the street commits
sioner remove the boulders placed on Ay9nus
Z by street Commissioner Nelson, and the at
called to IL. Adopted
by schreiner: That the city attorney frame
an ordinance defining open sheds. Adopted