San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-02-24
MUNICIPAL AFFAIRS.
Meeting of the Adjourned CITY
Council and What the City
Fathers Did Yesterday
Afternoon.


noon.
Aldermen Lewis and Kslteyer were
absent, the latter on leave OF absence.
The following petitions were read and
disposed OF:
Citizens and residents on Government
hill and vicinity, protesting against the
| laying of any railroad tracks from Gov
eminent hill to the principal parts ofthe
city. Referred to railroad committee.
Southwest Texas immigration asso-
citation, asking that the specimens of
Texas woods now exhibited at the Ala
mo be placed on exhibition at the asso-
Citations headquarters. Referred to the
mayor with power to act.
Citizens, protesting against the grant
ing Of permit to lay track from the
roundhouse OF the Southern Pacific rail-
road to the Lone Star brewery. Railroad
com mittee.
Charles wann, agent Union Fire
Alarm Co.. and David Hall, agent
Gamewell Fire Alarm Co., asking per-
NIT to exhibit their systems Of fire alarm
Fire committee.
August Schwartz, II. f. Rohrberg and
Julia A. Bread, for reduction of assess
ments, and Julia A. Coffy, for remission
Of taxes. Assessment committee.
Citizens, for electric light on Augusta
street. Referred to the alderman OF the
ward.
Citizens, complaining of contemplated
changes In streets west Of AiaZan creek.
Street committee.
Cross Town Railroad corporation, for
permit to lay tracks In certain portions
Of the city. Railroad committee.
II. ID. Kampmann, relative to the pc
tition Of his railway track petitioned
for. Railway committee.
ID. Sullivan and Ed. kotulla, for cleo.
trio light at the corner of Fourth street
and Avenue G. Gas committee.
Employees OF the street commissioner,
asking for increase Of wages. Finance
committee.
Citizens, asking that Castro street be
graded and drained west Of the AlaZan
ditch. Streets and bridges committee.
Citizens, protesting against the extern
sion Of the pound limits to and including
San Pedro park. Police committee.
Citizens, asking that Richmond
avenue be graded from Main avenue to
Dallas and Augusta streets. Street COM
missioner.
Jas. Murphy, relative to the sign ordi-
nance. Referred to the city marshal.
Ed. Stoves and others, to have Goliad
road repaired. Referred to the mayor
and street commissioner.
NJ. j. DenmaD, for permit to be allow
ed to have bull fights In the city. Not
granted.
The city engineer reported that it
would cost $500 to wall up the ditch in
front of Mrs. Burton's property on Grand
avenue. Finance committee.
The street commissioner reported q
serious obstruction on Hidalgo street.
Referred to the city engineer.
Reports OF city officers for January
were approved.
Relmann, for the public Improvement
committee, recommended that the city
marshal be instructed to compel the
manager Of the San Antonio opera house
to employ two firemen to guard the
house during all performances, the men
thus engaged to be stationed on each
side Of the building with hose in hand
and ready to turn strong streams of
water on in case fire should break out
in the house during the progress of an
entertainment. Referred to the board
OF fire directors.
The ordinance exemptIng manufao-
lures from taxation was again adopted.
Petition of Geo. Miller, for opening of
an alley, was adopted.
Adams q Wickes' petition that the
city pay expense OF clearing lands dona-
ted for streets, was not granted.
Petitions for irOn-clads and sheds were
granted a number of citizens.
Mr.. Griesenbeck's petition for relief
from the overflow Of the Madre. ditch
was granted.
Assessment committee reported on
small number of assessment petitions.
Reports of the gas and water commit
tee. police committee and railway COM
mittee were adopted.
The new ordinance governing markets
was passed.
Gallagher asked on whose authority
Crockett street had been graveled.
There was no resolution of the council
calling for it. The city engineer said
the street commissioner hadn't time to
do 1t, so he had 1t done at cost of $500
to the city.
The mayor announced that petition
had reached him asking for electric
lights at the crossing Of the Southern
Pacific railroad on Nolan street. He
said this was very dangerous crossing
and that an abundance Of light should be
provided there.
The ordinance requiring railroad CON-
psnies to station flagmen along their
tracks in the city was placed upon its
third reading and passed.
NEW WORK.
By Gallagher. That the Western Union
| Telegraph company be oompelIed to set
its poles back so as not TO obstrnct the
sidewalks on West Commerce. street he.
tween Medina and San Sabs streets Re.
ferred to the committee on teIsnbones
telegraph. etc,
By Gallagher, That an electric LIGHT
be placed AT the corner of Erio md
CHAVEZ streets. Referred tn the Gas com.
mittee.