San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-04-10
came the report OF the committee upon

came the report of the committee upon
the
CITY ADVERTISING AND PRINTING,
as follows:
"Your committee on finance. respectful-
ly report as follows upon the bids for
advertising:
First--AdvertisiDg. Considering that
the greater part of the advertisements
are only printed one time your COM
mittee recommend that the contract for
advertising for the fiscal year, 1SSS-1SS9,
be awarded to the Daily Express.
Second Job printing: Your COM
mittee recommend first that the item of
book work be stricken out from the list
of blanks and rejected, inasmuch as there
is no book work done except when Or
dered by resolution.
Your committee recommend that the
contract for job printing for the fiscal
year 1SSS-lSS9 be awarded to the john
son Brothers,"
The committee here made sophistical
argument as regards advertising, not
warranted either by fact or experience,
rejected the lowest bids and for some
reason, known only to these mathemati-
Gal sOlons, made the same blunder as
last year, and though this folly has been
demonstrated, there was not an alder
man in the council that had the courage
to make a stand against the extra and
unnecessary taxation thus imposed upon
the citizens.
THE PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT COMMITTEE
reported favorably upon Ed. Braden's
claim for $303 for extra work done in
1866 by Ed. Braden on San Pedro ave-
nue., King William and Lavaca streets
and their report was adopted, Gallagher
alone voting no.
STREETS AND BRIDGES.
The petition for the construction ola
bridge over Martinez street, at the inter-
section of Cincinnati avenue, was re-
ferred to the city engineer for an esti-
mate of cost.
FIRE AND FIRE LIMITS.
The petition of G. j. Stevens to con-
struct lumber shop At the conner Of
Water street, Ward s, granted.
The petition of Peter Jonas to build
an iron clad stable at the corner Of
Water street, Ward s. granted.
The monthly reports Of the ditch COM
missioners were reported correct and
approved.
By Reimann: That Blum street be
plowed and graded. Referred to streets
and bridges committee.
By Guerguin: That site for dumping
the dirt from excavations be selected and
purchased by the city on the west side
OF San Pedro creek, and 5000 spprOpri-
ated for that purpose. Referred to
finance committee and site committee
of four.
By Guerguin: That the mayor in
struct the city engineer to lay out on
the city map the extension Of Mill
street from Arkansas Pass west to
Mitchell street according to the resolu-
ton adopted by the council in April
1856. Adopted.
NEW BUSINESS.
Kslteyer offered q resolution that An
addition should be made to chapter 81,
section Is, to the effect that no permit
for an ironclad or frame building,
erected inside of the fire limits, should
be granted until the plans and specifica-
tions Of such building have been sub
mitted to the committee to which such
petition has been referred. Referred to
the CITY attorney to draft proposed
amendment to the city ordinances.
By Degener: Resolved, that only two
regular council meetings be held each
month, on the first and third Mondays;
the hours Of meeting to be the same as
heretofore. Referred to the committee
on rules.
By Smye: That Mason street be
plowed and graded and SIS appropri-
ated to clear off the brush. Granted.
BY Conner: That 500 is hereby ap-
prOpriated to pay for right-of-way from
A. g. Clark's property on Probandt
street, and for fence through j. X. Bay
lor's property. In introducing this reso-
luton Conner said that the matter had
been talked of in the present council
and other councils for the last ten or
twelve years. The estiycate had now
been got down to 500 and he called for
vote on the matter to see whether they
wanted 1t done or not" Conner fought
hard for the adoption OF his resolution,
and divided the council but the matter
was referred to the finance committee.
By Conner: That the street commits
sionsr be ordered to cut brush on Ever
green street from San Pedro avenue to
the Lower Labor ditch. Adopted.
By Ritchey: That the city engineer be
ordered to give the street lines on Canal
street from Perez to Leal streets and
distractions removed. Adopted.
By Ritchey: That property owners on
North Leona street from West Com
meroe street to Perez street be required
to put down class "C' sidewalks.
Adopted.
By Mauermann: That the street COM
missioner be authorized to employ four
laborers to be placed respectively with
each city cart in the old four wards.
Referred to streets and bridges commit