San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1886-06-22

held in the council chamber yesterday after
noon, all members being present except Mayor
Caaghan, and Alderman BGlknap.
Mayor pro TEN Schreiner took the chair. anC
after the city clerk had read the minutes OF
last meeting at Il $40 speed, and they had been
adopted, commenced wrestling with the En-.
glish language Sometimes the English got
away with him, but he struggled gallauty on
until the finish.
The following
PETITIONS
were read by the mayor pro TEN, and action
Paul Krisch to remove his meat market,
granted; Degcner alone voting no.
W. VI. Locke for remission OF pound fees ;
referred to police committee.
Citizens to have Somerset road grubbed and
| cleared. COnnOr said the county had cleared
| the road TO the city limits but beyond that
| point people could not get into
town by reason of the brush and stumps
hamblcton commended an appropriation
| had been made for the work. Alderman
| Mackey urged the adoption Of the petition
| SChreiner and McAllister maintained the road
was left out in estimates The former report
was called for, and rs II proved the latter
| aldermen were right the matter was referred
| TO the street commissioner for estimates.
William WaeIder, to open meat store in
| NewCOmhville granted
| Sarah Royal, for permission to transfer her
coffee stand in the meat market. MaCkey did
| not know what the custom was, but did not see
| why she shouldn't be allowed to make the
| transfer. French read authorities and CON
| tended that the matter was one for the mayor
to deal with, and it was referred to him.
| George Dullnig to build wall upon the river,
and to erect II building for supplying water
| and heat to the DulnIg building, granted.
Citizens of the Fourth ward TO have stand
| pipes erected for sprnkling purposes and to
| be allowed use of fire hydrant in the mean
| time. Degener moved II he granted. Gal
lagher seconded the motion. French said it
would be contrary to ordinance to use by
drants that way. Smye wanted the city TO use
the hydTants under direction of an officer for
sprinkling purposes. French: 1t would violate
a w 10 a Uall "a f.Hf
Lockwood: Only one man can authorize 1t,
that is the health officer. Granted As regards
the stand pipes ordered to be erected al once.
OFFICERS REPORTS.
The street commissioner repOrtcd that the
Bowie and BOnham street culvert was in bad
condition aud required an expenditure of $500
to put 1t in good order Referred to commit
tee on streets and bridges.
The city engineer reported that il would
cost SlS2 to build culvert 10 relieve the
Madre ditch.
Hambleton wanted 1t done at once. Smye
wanted to know where the money was coming
from. Lockwood didn't believe the ls-inch
pipe proposed would do the work. He wanted
something done that would do permanent
good. Hambleton believed IL would and urged
something must be done Immediately. Ult-
mately the matter was referred to the alder
men of the Third ward.
The street commissioner reported that il
would cost $50 TO grade Augusta street
French said that this was the third time the
matter had been before the COUNCIL and II
had already been referred to the Aldermen of
the Second ward. City clerk didn't know this,
and was glad to get rid of ii. Referred again
to the alderman of Second ward.
Ordinance, read and passed under suspension
of the rule, defining open sheds as named in
Section IA, Chapter 81, Revised city ordinances
to mean to be building be erected for
shelter having no enclosed walls.
COMMITTEES.
French for fire committee, reported favora-
bly, upon the Fourth ward petition for a fire
bell, and recommended an appropriation of
S75.OOfo the erection OF tower. Adopted.
Also that Mrs. Lizzie White have permission
to erect an iron-clad kitchen on st. Nary's
street. Adopted.
French moved that Carmen de los Santos
Coy, be allowed 50 per month paupcr allow
ance. Adopted.
Gallagher, for assessment committee, read
W. r. StOry's petition for reduction OF assess
ment on the ground that he had had no notif-
cation of the proposed increase, and recon-
mended it not be granted. Adopted.
Lockwood, for gas and water committee, re-
commended the erection of two stand pipes on
South Flores street, but wanted the mayor TO
see that the proper. sized pipe IL inch was
used. Adopted.
Gallagher for the market committee intro
duced resolution repeating one passed No
vember 18th, 1884, and then offered u new or
dinance, amending Section %, Chapter ~, Re
could be granted to any one to run an out
side meat market, preference being
given to those who had stalls in the
faithfully observed the market regulators.
French couldn't see any reason for the prefer
ence, but the ordinance was passed under sus-
pension of the rules. He also reported favor
ably on the petition of p. FOrtesan TO erect a
meat market on the corner of Chavez and Pc
cos streets, and recommended that the petit
ton of Elias Walter be referred back TO him
to ascertain what he really wanted. Adopted.
Gallagher further reported that the commit
tee had examined the market masters report
and found that on the list of June he was Sl:SS5
behind In his accounts. Since last meeting he
had made several payments and was now
s259.59 ahead, against which were the June
debts. Report adopted
SPECIAL COMMITTEE.
Mackay, for pest house committee, recon-
mended that IL acres of land be purchased for
the new pest house. and two buildings erected
thereon. The old pest house to be sold to the
highest bidder The Van Ward tract of Is
acres, three miles from the city, could be pur-
chased for $1,000 and was a desirable place.
The committee wanted further tune, and he
wanted to be relieved from the committed as
he would shortly leave town for six weeks.
Adopted.
NEW BUSINESS.
Gallagher jumped up suddenly, and in a
mild manner said he had an Important reso-
luton to offer, but it must be understood that
he did not intend TO cast any reflection upon
anyone. Then he read as follows:
Resolved, That the finance committee and
city attorney report whether or not the city
clerk is drawing and dsbursing moneys in &C.
ordance with the charter and ordinances on
the subject
This was promptly and unanimously adopted
without discussion.
Smye wanted the street commissioner TO
grub and gravel Madison street as ordered be-
fore. Adopted.
McAllister said six months ago the Arkansas
Pass road were ordered to grade Garden street
crossing of the Arkansas Pass railroad; they
didn't do IL, and then the street commissioner
was ordered to do 1t at the company's expense
but nothing had yet been DONE and now the
people could get out nor In, and they wanted
the work done ut once, the grade not to ex-
coed per cent. Adopted.
Lockwood said the street commissioner re-
ported that Grand avenue bridge was in bad
condition and repairs would cost SAG 50,
Granted.
Mackey Indignantly wanted to know wbv
the street commissioner had not txed the
Laredo crossing of the Arkansas Pass road IL
thought 1t was done until he saw an in
sulting squlb in the Times, stating the road
was impossible and he was hunting lots at the
head of the river NaughterJ" "Mr Opperman
tells me" continued Mackey, that some gem
tleman, beg pardon, some man for he's no
gentleman, said was working against the
v work being SaI done: In r., my ignorant way
wanted, to put dot resolution" which
by the way he hadn't got, and
seemed disposed to sit down upon Mackey
Gods sake, let me alone; I'm Offering the reso-
luton" The chair at once subsidized, and
Mackey continued: 81 am not responsible for
this work not being done, nor is the council,
having ordered II to be done. Aldermen work
hard for hve dollars meeting and get such
hill as this" (pointing to the squibJ.
The chair tcoldlyl-Are you through now.
I'd have been done long ago If you'd only lei
Adopted.
smye: That the G. H. 4 5. A. r.. r. be mott.
fed TO put a culyert in their freight depot at
Bureson street. Adopted.
Hambleton; that the city engineer define
grade on avenue ID. Adopted.
Hamblatpns hat ha