San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-04-03
CITY COUNCIL.
New City Halo allagher and the
Mayor-Petitions and Me-
ponrialS Etc.

Mayor-Petitions and Me-
MORALS. Etc.
Again were all the aldermen except
Lewis present yesterday. He is the only
tardy member. The minutes we're read
and adopted and then the following pc
titions and memorials were read:
CT. Kroeger, guardian, for remission
of taxes. Referred to assessment CON-
mittee.
Citizens, asking that the pound limits
regarding San Pedro park be changed
or the park fenced, Police committee.
David Jones, to build iron clad. Fire
committee. MI
C.. F. Stevens, for lumber shed. Fire
committee.
Mrs. C. Hewitt, for gas lamp corner
Acequis and Rodriguez streets. Ihere
is an electric light at the other corner
and what she needs gas for Is mystery.
Referred to gas and wafer committees.
Citizens protested at the embankment
of the San Pedro creek, at Perez street
crossing, Referred to city engineer
after some discussion.
c. H. Guenther & Sons, for bridge
over San Antonio river. Referred TO
streets and bridges committee.
Citizens protesting against the further
opening OF Probandt street, as per pres
ent lines. Streets committee.
Citizens, for opening Of new street
south of lower mill bridge. Finance
committee.
Citizens, for Improvement OF Erie ave-
nue.. Streets committee.
Citizens, for bridge over Martinez
creek. Streets oommitte.
Robert Kirby, for street line. City en-
gineer.
water in frog pond on Cherry street.
City engineer.
Il. Lucas offered to furnish the CITY
with eight correct ward maps for $99o.
Fire committee.
Citizens, for water mains on North
Flores street. Gas and water commlt-
tee.
The building committee and city en-
pineer reported on plans for the new
citv hall on Military plaza as follows:
Shane of basement: Oblong and open
space around entire building, equsT
space around.
Basement-height, II feet.
First story-height, l6 feet.
Second story-height, 10 feet.
Third story-height, IA feel.
Building to cover an area OF III OOO feet.
To be supdivided as follows:
Bassment-city Jail, heating appa-
ratus, fuel rooms, tool rooms, etc.
First stOry-recorder' g court and police
department.
Second story-council chamber and
committee rooms, 2 offices for mayor, 2
offices for city clerk, and one for porter.
9 offices and vault for city engineer, 2
Office and vault for city attorney, /
office and vault for superintendent OF
schools, ! office and vault for city COL
leGtOr. Office and vault for city attor-
ney. Other plans to be drawn on scale
of inch to the foot.
Only pencil drawings will be received.
ColOred drawings and perspectlves
will be rejected.
The city of San Antonio will pay for
2ud best plan, $500;
3rd best plan, $500;
4th best plan. 500; o nm
Cost of building not to exceed Sloo ooV
complete.
Material Of building: Hard rock from
San Geronimo or equally as good TOT OUT
aide walls: brick partitions Inside; no
wooden partitions allowed; building to
have a tower with four face clock.
Time for submitting drawings: Az days
from date of advertisement up to May
2 O'Clock. 1888.
The council went into committee or
the whole and discussed the report.
Ii was decided TO build the city
hall OF ST. Louis pressed brick or
other equally as good, the base 10 De OF
stone. The mayor was instructed to
adyertiZe for bids.
The finance committee then reported
some accounts. etc.
Mrs. M. A. Burton's petition to have
the ditch on Grand avenue walled up.
Not adopted.
The sum OF $500 for four-feet walk,
south eide of Milan square, was appro-
priated.
Bids for city printing, to be opened
next Saturday, were ordered.
Gallagher again called for the report
OF the public improvement committee,
but Chairman Lewis being absent, nc
report could be forthcoming. A sharp
! fire of words occurred between
Gallagher and the mayor up
Oh this subject, the former put
ting some posers to Hisoner Whict
were unanswerable. Hisoner says mere
after he will not let Gallagher or any
other alderman speak longer than II
minutes on any one subject. That
right, he ought to be obOked of uutil h
can learn TO ask them easier questions
Streets committee recommended tina
the city engineer make q report on the
cost of opening the Mission road, whlcl
at Folks property, is now enclosed
Adopted.
WIN. Muth was granted the privileg
to en- lose Quitman alley, nta- bis bas
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