San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-10-16
ADMINISTRATION MATTERS.
Weekly Meeting of the City Coun-
cell and What Was Done.

sell and What Was Done.
Mayor Pro TEN Schreiner again oc-
supied the mayors chair at the coun-
ell meeting yesterday, and a thor
oughly business session was the re-
| suit. without bit of wrangling.
Petitions were read as follows:
Citizens to do away with the old
Conception ditch on Garden street.
! Referred to committee.
J. Weber: For street drainage in
his vicinity. Referred.
Citizens protesting against a lum-
! Der stable, corner Avenue + and 18th
street. Referred.
From Granville H. Martin, propos-
ing to sell some more of his write-up
of San Antonio to the city. Referred.
From G.. Shacklett, for permit to
erect frame house on Martin street.
Referred
Mrs. NJ. w. Murphy, proposing to
give certain ground to widen Nolan
street if the city would build a side
walk. Referred.
Ed. Braden was granted additional
% feet of room on Military plaza, In
which to work rock for the city hall.
Mrs. Elizabet Russi communicated
that F. J. Beitel had been appointed
commissioner to assess her damages in
condemnation of building on Military
plaza.
City engineer reported estimate of
cost, S4, SOS, to improve West Com
MERGE street, between Perez and Co
NAL streets. Referred.
Finance committee report was ac-
cepted and filed.
The sum of $500 was appropriated to
open up South Presa street to River
sfdapark. Digener thought it better
to improve South Garden street and
the old Conception road to the Fair
grounds and this park.
Public improvement committee re-
commended purchase of 90 feet of
Whites property for $500 to open
street between South Presa and Gar
den streets. Adopted.
Mrs. Groesbeck's prayer to put
gate to her cemetery lot was refused.
Street commissioners report for
September was found correct.
Report of committee Oh petition of
fire company No. l for rent of their
hall from the city was referred to the
city attorney.
that six hundred dollars be appropri
ated for putting Milan square in good
condition for wood and hay markets.
Referred back to the committee.
City marshal's, jailer's weigher's
and other officers reports for Septem-
Der were found correct and filed.
NEW WORK.
BY Gallagher: that telegraph pole
in front of Mrs. Mudd's residence be
removed feet. Adopted.
By Reimann: That the water mains
be extended two blocks east on Lava
ca street. Referred.
By Schreiner: That the property
owners on Romano street be notified
to lay 8rd class sidewalks. Adopted.
BY Conner: That San Fernando
street be plowed and graded to San
Pedro creek. Referred.
BY Conner: That the bad places in
South Laredo street be filled with
gravel. Referred to the street COM
missioner.
By Conner; That a rock crosswalk
be laid on South Leona street at its
intersection with West Commerce.
Adopted.
BY Conner: That wooden cross
walk be laid at the corner of Mon terey
and Concho streets. Referred.
By Conner: That a wooden bridge
be erected over San Pedro ditch on
Thompson street. Referred.
By Guerguin: That property own
ers on South Flores street be notified
to lay class "An sidewalks within 60
days. Adopted.
By Ritchey: That the water main
on Cara street be extended 800 feet
from Colorado street. Adopted.
Adjourned.
There were very few spectators
present. Several of them being un-
der-otficials of the city.