San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-09-04
JUNTA MUNICIPALE.
Ell GRINGo GALLAGHER POR LOS
NEGRAS.
A Dull Session of the Council AL
though a Long One-Galia-
CHER Lets UP.


CHER Lets UP.
A quorum was at last scraped to-
gether i'm the council chamber of our
Aztec city yesterday afternoon and
the long lists of city officers hung in
frames on the walls gave fiutter as
the pile driver weight ID ounce de-
scended on a sleepy cricket on the
Alcalde's desk and mashed it more
than the "chips from our chopper" do
the aspirations of the municipal am
bition.
After the reading and correction of
the last half-finished meeting of the
board, the mayor read the petitions in
his pigeon-holes in original elegant
syntax, as follows:
J. T. Woodruff, who paid $4,000 for
the property next the High School on
Acequia street. offering to sell it TO
the city for $500. Referred to the
school board.
Phil Manger, offering to lease a lot,
3Ox50 feet, near Sunset depot, for $50
pc annum for 20 years, for the cree
ton of hose house for Sunset Hose
company. Connor objected and voted
no. as he said it would be cheaper to
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rent. The lot was offered for sale at
$500. The lot was leased.
Slaughter pens on Alazan creek
were complained of. Referred to city
marshal.
Lightning rods Oh the hospital
were referred.
J. tanner, to run pipe into Madre
ditch. Referred.
Dave Jones, kicking about Alder
man Reimann running drain pipe
across Water street from the factory
in % the ditch. Alderman Remain
said he had permit to do it, but had
removed it. Referred to police COM
mittee.
Citizens, complaining of cricket
nuisance and asking that the arc
lights be temporarily abandoned. Re-
ferred.
City engineer reported encroach-
ments on alley between avenues &
and d. Referred. Reported on Pr
per's petition for opening of street,
| that it would be best to get consent of
all property owners first. Re-
ported pond on Elmira street. Re-
ferred. Reported that sewer to drain
Crockett street would cost $50. Adopt
ed. To drain st. Mary's street would
| cost S76l 40. Referred. DISTINCTIONS
on Mesquite street. Commissioner
ordered to remove them. Drain pipes
| needed on South Flores street. Or
dered laid. To drain Romano street
| of pond water. Referred. TO pull
| down adobe house 81 Soledad street
as it was in a dangerous condition.
Commissioner ordered to do it. That
Trenton avenue be plowed and graded.
Ordered. That Elmira street over
flow from low lying lot be remedied.
Referred.
Chief of fire department reported
all hydrants in good order.
Petition of Mandry to build a street
sprinkler was rejected.
Petition of Z. H. Sabin and others
that all streets be cleaned and re-
paired Granted and city convicts or
dered to do the work.
Fire committee reported several
building permits granted.
Assessment and police cOmmittee's
reports adopted.
Just 800 feet ofwater mains were or
dered on Devine street.
Market committee granted permits
for meat stalls.
Gallagher reported an ordinance, at
the request of several of the company,
governing the Cross Town railway
and giving right-of-way all through
the city on certain streets, pro-
viding the company would use
three-inch wide fiat rails, and
the council to grant permission to run
freight cars only on certain streets.
Nothing was said about whether tie
big T rails now laid on certain streets
should be taken up or not, but the
mayor, who is a lawyer, thought the
wording of the'ordinance was for fat
rail the whole distance. Conner ana
Degener came to the rescue of the
company and thought it meant
that when the T rail is laid it
should be left there. Gallagher was
of the same opinion. What's the mat
ter with Gallagher, anyhow? The
ordinance was ordered printed one
time.
garbage furnace erected on trial.
This will surprise Alderman Kalteyer
when he hears of it.
School committee reported sur
plus cash of Sl0S0 in the school fund
which Gallagher wanted to buy a site
for the colored school he has been
trying to have erected, for the past
two years, on the west side of the city.
Gallagher was referred to the school
board.
The market ordinance was read and
adopted.
The mOgul asked for an apprOpTia-
ton to revise the ordinances and $500
were voted for the purpose.