San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-07-05
THE COUNCIL DOINGS.

The Garbage Furnaces--Delinqu
Tax Paying Officers and the
Cross Town Railroad.
At the adjourned city council meet
ing Tuesday, the mayor was author
lied to advertise for bids for building
the city hall and three new buildings
for the fire department.
Gallagher's resolution showed that
the following persons drawing salary
from the city were in arrears for taxes:
Aldermen Conner, Guerguin, Market
Master Bruni and City Engineer Maui
ry. The latter, the mayor said, were
due from Mrs. Maury. Gallagher
called attention to the ordinance re-
curing the deduction of such taxa
ton from the salaries of the delin-
quents, but the mayor and Alderman
Schreiner said it couldn't be done.
Kalteyerssreported that he had re-
ceived the following offers:
The Rider Garbage Furnace COM
pany, Pittsburg, will build one fur
mace paying all expense of material
and labor incidental to said furnace,
put it in operation and consume from
80 to so tons of vegetable garbage and
charging for the use of patents, dur
ing the life of same, the sum of five
thousand dollars $4,000 cash.
To build furnaces and their iron re-
ceptacles for the holding and storage
of garbage, costs to build here about
81 900 and from statements as to cost
of labor, material, etc., at San An
tonic, it ought to cost but little, if
any more, to build them there.
Or, to furnish diagrams and detail
ed plans and specifications for the
erection of said furnace, and send
their superintendent to supervise
erection and completion of one fur
mace, the city furnishing all material
and rights belonging to them under
their letters patent for said furnace,
or as many more furnaces as the city
may at any time during the life of
said patents require, you will pay
them the sum of five thousand dol
lars $4,000 cash, paid on completion
of said first furnace.
The Eagle Sanitary and Cremation
company, Des Moines, Iowa, propose
to furnish the city of San Antonio,
Texas, the right TO use its patents
for garbage furnace for said city in its
public capacity, and also the right TO
use one furnace in its city hall for
closet purposes for said city hall, and
the said city can use one or more
furnaces i'm its public capacity for con-
Stunning city garbage all for the sum of
five hundred dollars $500; the said
Sanitary and Cremation company to
furnish complete working plans after
the city of San Antonio has furnished
a typographical survey of the ground.
The city to pay all expense of build
ing and S. per day and all expenses
for their superintendent, but this
right does not include the right
to use or allow anyone else to use the
right to consume night soil or any
filthy matter in any public building,
hotel, school house, nor private house
except said city hall aforesaid.
Kalteyer believed one furnace would
answer the purpose. Neither COM
pany wanted to handle night soil.
Kalteyer's report was referred to the
sanitary and hospital committee, and
he was thanked for his services. On
motion of Kalteyer, the city clerk was
instructed to thank the Chicago Off
Gals for courtesies extended him in
his enquiries.
Nothing else of any Importance was
done beyond the second reading of the
ordinance for repeal of the evening
market prohibition and Gallagher's
enquiry respecting the cross town
railroad, which developed the fact
that the company were exceeding the
powers given them. On Conner's mo-
ton the matter was referred to spe-
cial committee with power to act.
Gallagher said he considered that a
certain alderman interested in the
road should not have voted, when the
mayor called him to order.