San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1886-03-09
OUR CITY FATHERS.
What They Did For The Community Yes
terday Afternoon.


the last meeting were read and approved
after which the following petitions and
memorials were introduced:
George Staudt, asking compensation
for attending on a smallpox patient and
for value Of destroyed clothIng-S53.
Referred to Mayor.
NJ. Russi, for possession of piece OF
property sold by the city for taxes. Re-
ferred to the Assessment Committee and
City Attorney.
J.B. Lee, proposing to sell the Camp
bell property, next to High School. Re
ferred to School Committee.
Hertzberg, for reduction of assessment
on tools. made by the Board Of equaliZa-
ton. Referred to the Assessment Com
mittee.
Riley Sanders, 20 years old and -
years a citizen, asking for an allowance
OF So month. Referred TO City Physi-
clan and Alderman OF Fourth Ward.
Joseph Halamuda and G. f. KrOeger,
for remission OF taxes. Referred to the
Assessment Committee.
Cole. for reduction of taxes. Referred
to the Assessment Committee.
Street Commissioner, asking for 10 eX-
ira carts to be allowed him at once to
clean off the mud from the streets.
Alderman Gallagher moved an apprO-
priation Of $500.
The Mayor desire to call your atten-
ton that If you are going to pay $500
every time you clean the streets OF mud,
the city will be bankrupt in very short
while.
Schreiner moved that the petition be
referred to the Mayor with power to act.
Adopted.
The report of the City Engineer recon-
mending that the walls still standing on
the site Of the recent fire should be taken
down, they being in an unsafe condition.
was passed temporarily.
Report of various officers were read
and referred to appropriate committees.
The Finance Committee submitted
the report of the City Treasurer as cor
rect. Filed.
The committee reported on the bids
for the city printing, stating that the
San Antonio Times was the lowest bid
der for advertising, and that johnson
Brothers were the lowest in the aggre-
gate for job work, and recommended
that the awards BIO made to the above
parties, and that as no bids mad been re-
ceived for pamphlet printing, all such
work be ordered by His Honor. the
Mayor.
French-That is the first time such
thing has been omitted: it is as easily de-
termined as anything connected with the
public printing. | do not see why it
should not cover everything.
Mayor-It is a mistake by the Clerk,
not by the Mayor.
MaCkey-l make a move it be left to
the lowest bidder.
French-Gou cannot award q contract
in that way. | have no objection to
make a contract as recommended by the
committee as far as it goes, but | think
such pamphlet printing should be made
by propositions and let to the lowest
bidder.
Mayor-I suppose there is enough
faith in the Mayor to know he will do so.
French-l don't believe in awarding
half the contract.
A vote was taken on the matter result
ing in s ayes and nays. French,
Mackey and McAllister being the dis
senting voices.
The Public Improvement Committee
reported recommending that Nichols Il
Co. be not allowed TO erect show win
the narrow sidewalk. Adopted.
They also reported on the petition pro-
testing against the present drainage on
South Flores street, recommending that
it be referred to the Engineer for plans
and estimate Of cost. Adopted.
The Committee on Petitions and Ordi-
nances read a new animal ordinance,
which was ordered printed one time
and final action to be taken on ii at next
meeting.
The Committee on Streets and Bridges
recommended that Simon de la Pena be
allowed to build ditch bridge.
Adopted.
Myrtle street was ordered cleared and
grubbed, to cost $500
The Committee on Fire and Fire
Limits recommended that Jacob
Schuehle and A. Oppenheimer be al
lowed to erect iron-clad additions.
Adopted.
The Ditch Committee reported that
the reports Of the Ditch Commissioners
had been examinee and found correct.
Filed.
Various petitions for assessments were
reported on by the Assessment Commit
tee as follows:
b. McNeal's petition for remission of
taxes was granted. Roland Behring's
petition for correction of assessment was
granted. James Harris petition for re-
mission of taxes was rejected. Mrs.
Bertha Doerr's petition was granted.
Maria B. Bosshard's petition was rejec-
ted. Rhodius & Tempsky's petition for
correction OF assessment was referred to
the City Attorney. j. 4. Prices petit
ton was also referred to the Attorney.
August Briam's assessment was reduced
according to his petition.
The Police Committee reported recon-
mending that Collins increase the length
Of his smoke stack 20 feet. Adopted.
1t also reported that the charges
against Officer Van Alstyne had not been
sustained and they were dismissed, and
further, that Officer Summers be dis
missed from the police force for an un-
warranted assault. Adopted.
Various gas bills we're reported by the
Gas and Water Committee, which were
ordered paid.
The Market Committee reported favor
ably on Frank Rieden's petition for a
meat stall. Adopted.
The majority Of the committee also re-
ported on the parks, stating that the
trees planted were of very inferior
quality, and recommended that they be
not paid for.
The report was received and filed and
further time granted the committee in
order that the chairman could inspect
the trees.
Unfinished business being brought mp,
the ordinance prohibiting the throwing
of the wire from baled hay on public
thoroughfsres was placed on its third
reading and adopted, section 20, chapter
As, TO be so amended.
The following new business was intro