San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-12-18
CITY COUNCIL.
Meeting Of our Intelligent Alder
men.

his residence. The following petit
tions were presented and read by
Mayor Pro TEN Schrelner:
From G. Shacklett, for permit to
erect frame building. Referred to
fire committee. From Albert Myers,
for permit to remove a small building.
Also referred to fire committee.
From various citizens-Protestin
against granting right-of-way for any
railroad on avenue ID. Asking that
Lavaca street be opened between
Santos and Refugio streets. Referred
to committees.
From Cross Town railway for right
of-way through certain streets. They
did not want to wait to procure the
consent of the property owners. Re-
ferred.
Shafer & Braden's claim for finish
ing off the costly and useless pavilion
at San Pedro park was rejected.
Fire company No. offered to sell
their building for $4,000, reserving
upper story. Referred.
Hickman and others, OF the new
electric railway, presented an amend
ed petition for right of way.
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and bridges reported:
Unfavorably on the petition of Aus
tin for permission to erect barber
pole in front of his place of business
on Commerce street. Adopted. Fav-
orably on Alderman Remnants reso-
luton for sidewalks on Presa street,
recommending that class A sidewalks
be put down. Adopted. Favorably
on the petition of citizens for the grav-
cling Of North Presa street. Adop-
ted. Favorably on the petition of
citizens for sidewalks on Goliad
street. Adopted. The committee
recommended that the bad condition
of Macon street, reported by the city
engineer, be at once properly RENE
died. Adopted. The committee re-
ported adversely on Conner's resolu
ton for the blowing and grading of
San Fernando street for the reason
that the fund for such purposes is
nearly exhausted. Adopted. Favor
ably on the petitions of citizens for the
blowing and grading of Hill and Oak
land streets. Adopted. Also recon-
mended an appropriation of $500 for
improving the short street connecting
the old and the new government
grounds. Adopted.
The fire committee reported on some
small building permits. The ditch
committee asked and received S2,362
for expenses for the coming year.
VIM. Glaser's fine was RENTED by
the police committee. Gas and water
committee recommended payment for
a number of new hydrants that had
been put in, and favorably on petition
of citizens for extension of water
mains on Burnet street. Adopted.
The market committee recommend
ed the adoption of last years prices
for rent of market stalls, and this was
agreed to.
The telegraph and railway commit
tee reported adversely on petition of
Crosstown railway for extension of
time. Referred back to committee.
The report of the committee refusing
to allow this road to run their cars in
the day time was adopted, and adopt
ed the recommendation that Contrac-
tor Braden's petition to run tempo
rary track to the city hall be not
granted. Further time was granted
on the petition for right-of-way of the
new electric railway.
The milk ordinance was postponed
until the city physician ascertain the
present standard of milk used in the
city.
The ordinance creating a city audi
tor was referred to the city attorney
for his legal opinion.
Gallagher moved that the street
commissioners be empowered to do
the work of improving Milan square.
The ordinance was being violated.
The council voted the motion down in
a kind of Ordinances be id" style.
NEW WORK.
By Schreiner, that 500 be appro-
priated with which to build plank
sidewalk on the north side of Milan
square. Adopted.
By Ritchey, that the 1. & G. n. rail-
road construct a crossing on Rivas
street. Adopted.
By Ritchey, that the brush be
cleared from Leal street Adopted.
From Contractor Braden, inviting
the council and all the city officials to
attend the laying of the corner stone
of the new city hall at 3 p. m. next
Monday. Unanimously accepted.
Kalteyer moved that committee be
appointed to see that the thing was
done in style. An urn in which a
suitable memorial and other matters
could be placed to hand down to the
ages was needed. The motion was
adopted and the mayor authorized to
appoint the committee.
By Degener: That the property
owners at the corner of Avenue c and
Fourth street be notified to put down
a sidewalk. Adopted.
By Degener: That first-class side
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