San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-08-21
CITY COUNCIL.
A Meeting Actually Held Yesterday
The Work Done.

nando street is l-2 feet on his prop
erty and asking that said bridge be
removed or that he be allowed to en-
close it. Referred to the city engi-
| neer.
I'M. White, for permit to dig a
| trench on West Commerce street FOR
the purpose of laying water mains.
Granted.
W. Dignowity, to buy land in the
railroad reservation. Referred.
Citizens. for the Strengthening OF
| Romano street from Acequia to Col.
T. C. Frost's residence. Referred.
G. F. Mitchell and Son, for permit
to open a meat stall, corner OF Elm
and Nolan streets. Referred.
| Leonardo Cara, relative to the
opening of Josephine street and ask
ing 20 be compensated for a house to
be removed in order to extend the
street. Referred.
Emil Zinsmeyer, to enlarge an IRON
clad building near San Pedro creek.
| Referred.
E. H. Sabin, attorney for right-of-
way through certain streets for
street railway line. Referred.
+. H. Sabin ct al, asking that all
streets in the city be cleared and
grubbed. Referred.
Geo. Mandry, proposing to make
a street sprinkler for $3.50. Referred.
Citizens on Crockett street. asking
| for fire protection. Referred.
Citizens. for extension of water
mains on Devine street. Referred.
Citizens, for the opening of street
| between Presa and Garden streets,
through the property of w. White.
| Referred.
Emma Dittmar, for reduction of as
sessment. Referred.
Taxpayers, for water mains on
Plum or Walnut street. Referred.
b. Sinner and others, for water
mains on North Flores street and vi
cinity. Granted.
Celestine Sieder, for the remission of
fine. Referred.
H. B. Potts, for the reduction Of
taxes. Referred.
Engle Sanitary and Cremation Co.,
to pat up a garbage furnace to be pur-
chased by the city if satisfactory after
trial. Referred.
J. H. McLeary, asking that the city
refund to him S45.75 for the curbing
of the sidewalk in front of his property
on SOledad street.
Henry Eberhardt, for permit to lay
water pipe from Upper Labor ditch to
his residence. Referred.
American Road Machine Co., pro-
posing to furnish a road grader. Re-
terred.
Cross Town Railroad Co., for addi
tiOnaI right-of-way. Referred.
1t was announced that specifications
had been received for the paving of
Commerce and Alamo streets and the
plazas. The council went into COM
mittee of the whole for discussion of
the matter. They were finally adop-
ted, with the amendment, that home
manufactured cement be used.
The mayor stated that he had in
structed the fire department, through
its chief, to secure another location for
the Sunset Hose cOmpany's truck
house. as an Injunction had been filed
preventing the city to build it on
public park.
The opinion OF the city attorney re-
garding the Union Stock yards and
the Cross Town railway tracks was
read. He was of the opinion that the
Union Stock yards road would come
under the head of "public purposes
and that the council could grant the
right-of-way. The city also had the
power to grant right-of-way for the
Cross Town street railway, having ex-
elusive control of the streets, but if
| the council thought necessary, they
could require the company to secure
the consent of property owners along
the proposed line.
| 1t was decided to condemn property
of Adams & Wickes for the opening of
road prayed for by citizens.
| Entertainments on the San Juan
road and Sunset park were reported
by the engineer. The Culebra road
was also reported to be in a dangerous
condition and he recommended its inn
mediate repair. Adopted.
The public improvement committee
reported on the new work done by
contract on certain streets, that were
not properly finished. But the report
| sayeth not if the streets are ready to
be received and paid for by the city.
Avenue G, between Sth and 10th
streets, was ordered graveled.
The sum of 1925 was appropriated to
pay Ed. Biesenbach for damages to
property by the opening of street.
A fence on Nolan street, by Adams
& Wickes, was ordered removed. 1t
was also decided to purchase several
sprinklers to keep the new streets
properly wet down.
Petitions of Hensly & Sons and Mrs.
Julia A. Coffey, for reduction of as
sessments were not granted.
Assessment of H. B. Potts was
ordered corrected, and taxes of E.
| Garcia were ramitta1
An apDrOpriatiOn of $500 was made