San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-04-17

ergetically exclaimed: "All right, gen.
tlemen, 1t will come back to you some of
these times" At the same time the
mayor pro tenn admonished the alder
man to keep quiet.
On the bids for sidewalks on Milan
square, the committee reported Walter
| Scott's bid Of 20 cents per running foot
for round mesquite block sidewalk as
the cheapest and best. Gallagher OPP
posed 1t and Conner was for the report,
but it was lost by majority of 6 nays
against 8 ayes.
Then the next lowest bid. II 1.5 Of q
cent per running foot for cement side
walks as per bids, was acted upon
and was downed by nays against 8
ayes.
Mr.. Reimann killed 1t by wanting to
make the Alamo Portland cement the
cement to be used In the Sidewalk.
The Hext lowest bidder was Walter
Scott for ootsgon blocks at SO cents per
running foot, and this was voted for
unanimously, many members treating
this squandering of money as jest and
voting ironically for it.
Alderman Degener, for the committee,
remarked that they didn't know the
council wanted to spend money so
literally or they would have recon.
mended the ootagon mesquite blocks.
FIRE AND FIRE LIMITS.
The petition Of Miss L. Esparza, to
construct . building, partly iron-clad,
on Romano street. Not granted.
Petition Of Alexander L. Lucas, to
make maps of the eight wards Of the city
for $50, was referred to the finance COM
mittee.
bitches AND IRRIGATION COMMITTEE.
Petition from Gustav Fritsohe, to lay
water pipe from Upper Labor ditch to
Erie avenue, reported favorably and
granted.
ASSESSMENT COMMITTEES.
49,. The = 81 petition Of D. L. Winter was
A reduction Of So $50 on the property
OF Clarita and Leonidas Flores, fronting
on South Flores street, allowed.
Petition Of C. F. Kroeger, for remis-
sion of taxes Of the minor children Of
Marie and Emma Lutte was reported
favorably and adopted.
Mrs. Mary Halamuda was granted .
remission Of taxes for 1887.
SPECIAL COMMITTED.
GuerRuin reported favorably on the
appropriation Of $500 for the purchase
Of = site for the iDcineratOr.
POLICE COMMITTEE.
The reports of the city marshal. pound
master, city jailer and inspector OF
weights and measures for March, 1888.
reported examined, found correct and
ordered filed.
GAS AND WATER COMMITTEE.
The petition for water mains on North
Flores street from the present terminus
to TESTS store was reported favorably
and water mains ordered.
MARKETS AND PUBLIC BUILDINGS.
The market masters report for Marsh
was ordered filed, having been exam
ined and found correct.
Petition OF Leonardo de Ollos for
butcher stall granted.
RAILWAY AND TELEPHONE.
The petition regarding the dangerous
crossing on Nolan street and suggesting
another track across the street in con-
nestion with the switch granted Her
man Kampmann on Nolan street was
reported on, the committee recommend
ing that the permits granted to cross
Nolan between Chestnut and Walnut
streets be amended so that it may be
track be no more than % feet from the
east line to Walnut street. Report
adopted.
Petition Of c. Rump to have barber's
signs on telephone pole, not granted.
and city marshars attention was called
to the ordinance about signs on tele-
graph and telephone poles.
COMMITTEE ON RULES AND ORDINANCES.
The resolution of Alderman Degener
that only two regular meetings be held
by the city council during the month
was reported on the committee recon-
mending that 1t be adopted for the
months OF June, July and August, but at
other times the council should meet as
now ordered.
1t also called attention to . violation
by the mayor of the ordinance, requir-
ing him to present all nominations for
the police force to the city council
for confirmation, and by resolution
he was requested to do 60.
UNFINISHED BUSINESS.
The amended drafts of Section ID,
GLASS one, requiring applicants for build
ing permits within the fire limits, to
deposit plans and specification Of pro-
posed building with application for per-
mlL, hDu ~ eIIlCtly AuucIo W euCu plans
and specifications, was read and ordered
to be printed.
NEW BUSINESS.
By Gallagher-That an electric light
to be placed near the convent foot
bridge on Augusta street. Referred to
gas and water committee.
By Kalteyer-That q new wheel be
placed on the horse roller and that the
sum of SlO0 be appropriated. Adopted.