San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-11-20
OUR CITY DADS
Meet and Do Some Businesses 900
Appropriated to Entertain
the EditorS.s

| terday afternoon was called to order by AL
derman Schreiner, mayor pro TEN, in the alb
| sence of Mayor Calaghan.
The city clerk read communication from
| J. X. HeXter, chairman of the finance COM
mittee of the city OF Victoria, in which he
posts. The matter was referred to the gas
| and water committee.
PETITIONS.
| F. Matthews, for permission to build an iron
| clad butcher shop on the northeast corner of
| Avenue ID and Travis street. Granted.
August Peters, for permission to erect an
! iron clad stable on the west side of Soledad
| street. Referred to the fire committee.
Gus Barry, for permit to place butcher
stall on Avenue B, in the Sixth ward. Re-
| ferred to the market committee.
| John X. Shook, for permit to build lumber
Outbuidings on the west side OF Augusta
street, opposite the Convent. Granted.
German CARA, for permit to open meat
stall on the corner OF East and Monterey
| streets. Referred to Market committee.
r. Parker, for the removal of bridge in
| front of his property at the corner of New
| Braunfels and Andrew streets, and for filling
| up washout. Referred to the city engineer.
j. N. Baker, protesting against the action OF
the board of revision of assessment in increas-
| ing his assessment. question was raised as
to whether the petition should be referred to
the assessment committee or be disposed Of
by the council. 1t was finally filed upon mo-
ton of Alderman Kalteyer.
Luz Garcia, for permit to erect lumber
building on the south side of Dolorosa street,
between Laredo street and the San Pedro
creek. Referred to the fire committee:
Otto A. Scholl, for permit to erect lumber
Presa street, on lot 81, which is the third lot
west of the:dre limits. Granted.
Mrs. p. Fl. Groesbeck, for permit to con-
struct a gate at the corner OF her lot in the
cemetery 1t was stated the petition had
been presented to the council before, and,
upon motion, it was received and filed.
Frank Newton Co, for permission to con,
struct a railroad switch to their woodward
across MOralas street at San Marcos street.
Referred to the telegraph, telephone and rail
road committee and the city engineer, with
power to act.
r. L. Biencourt for permit to build lum-
Der kitchen covered with sheet iron. with tin
roof, in the rear of his lot on north side of
Villita street. Referred to the fire committee.
7. II. Pitt, for permit to build an iron clad
building on south side of West Houston
street. Referred to the fire committee.
Citizens, for crossing at the intersection
of Veramendi and Acequia streets. Petition
granted and rock crosswalk was ordered.
Chirelle, for permission to occupy space
2Dx10 feet on Presa street, near the Riverside
park, to keep a beer stand during the fair. |
The petition was filed.
A. b. Frank g. Co., for permission to adver- |
tlse by open air concerts on the public plazas,
for ten days. Referred to the Oily marshal.
REPORTS OF OFFICERS.
The resignation of r. r. Martinez as assis- |
tant market master was accepted.
The city engineers report on the petition OF
Jacob Weber. for drainage of San Jacinto
street giving an estimate of cost, at 800, was |
read and on motion of Alderman kalteyer the
rules were suspended, when vote upon the
question of making an appropriation or S9O
The report of the city engineer upon the
resolution of Alderman Conner, that South
Flores street should be Plowed and graded
from San Pedro creek south 2CC0 feet, estlmat- |
ed the cost of the work at Sl2O. 1t was
referred to the committee on streets and
bridges.
The report of the ditch commissioner, giving
estimate of cost to clean and fill Conception
ditch was referred to the ditch committee.
City engineer submitted correspondence OF
W. E. Baker, resident engineer OF the L. u u:
N. h. R.. in reference to switch on Comal
street. which was referred to the railroad
committee.
The CITY engineer reported that it would
cost $50 to drain the ponds on Sherman street.
The necessary appropriation was made.
Alderman Schreiner said that the honorable
mayor had appointed Paul Prefer TO the once
of city engineer for the unexpired term and
that his bond had been filed; also that VIM h.
Hennesy had been appointed second assistant
city marshal, vs.. John D.. Mccall, resigned.
Both nominations were confirmed.
Mr.. Schreiner stated that committee OF
citizens who had in hand the reception and
entertainment OF the visiting members OF the
National Editorial Association, was present
and that they would therefore at this time
take up that
SPECIAL BUSINESS.
Alderman Gallagher stated that the council
had invited the National Editorial Associa- |
ton to hold their annual meeting in TINS city, |
and it would be proper for the council TO make
some arrangements to entertain them. He Oh |
fered resolution to make an Appropriation, |
of which the amount was left blank, for the
purpose of aiding the citizens in the entertain
ment of the association
Col. H. b. Andrews, charm N of the commit |
tee of citizens appointed to assist the council |
in the entertainment of the Editorial Assocla- |
ton, was invited to address the council on the |
subject After he delivered an eloquent ap- |
peal on the subject, motion was made by |
Alderman Degener, seconded by Alderman |
Gallagher, the amount OF $1,000 WIS inserted in |
the resolution and the appropriation was |
unanimously made. Alderman Gallagher, |
Degener and Kalteyer were appointed to rep |
resent the city in the reception or the VISITORS,
to act with the committee of citizens.
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES.
Alderman Kalteyer reported for the finance |
committee that the accounts OF the city engi- |
neer had been examined, in pursuance with |
the resolution OF Alderman Guerguin, and II |
was found balance OF SlOG.6O was due, TINS |
had been paid, and the accounts were found |
to be correct. The monthly statement of the |
city treasurer for September, 1855 nave been |
examined and found to be correct. Ordinances |
for the levyIng of taxes which reduce the |
amount of taxation from Sl.2O, in 1855, to SllO |
were adopted.
ment committee, reported Il resolution that |
a committee of two be appointed to examine |
property for the purpose of buying suthclent |
land to open street to connect Garden and |
Presa streets. The resolution was adopted. |
The committee reported adversely to the peti. |
ton of citizens to have the plaza market |
established on Washington square, and re- |
commended the adoption of Alderman Con- |
nor's resolution that the market should bees |
tablished on Preside square, and an appropri |
alton of S1,252 made for the purpose of
properly grading and crawling that plaza.
Alderman Degener, for the committee on
streets and bridges, reported favOraby on the
petition of William Purkiss, that pile of
stones be removed from East Commerce
street. The matter was referred TO the street