San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-09-18
COUNCIL MEETING.
A Timely Appropriation for the
Yellow Fever Sufferers
CrosS-Town Railway
Bonds, Etc.

yellow Fever SurrererS
Cross-Town Railway
Bonds. Etc.
All the aldermen except Kalteyer
and Lewis were present yesterday.
The meeting was not characterized
by much wranggling, and adjourned
earlier than usual. The following
petitions were disposed of:
From Miss Kirchner, for show
window permit; referred.
Citizens to have part of First street
graded; referred.
+. w. Mullaly, for permit to close
Leon, Matamoros, Frio and Pecos
streets OH night of October 18th, for
the Barnum & Bailey show; granted.
Mayor pro tenn Schreiner announced
that h. G.. Norton's bid for the pur-
chase of city bonds had been return
ed. They were then given to the fl
nance committee to dispose Of.
Reports of city officers were re-
ferred.
Finance committee reported the
affairs of several of the city officers as
all right.
Fire committee reported giving
Mcdonald Bros. permission to erect
an iron clad addition to their meat
stall near the Garden street Mill
bridge. This is in the first fire limits
and was discussed at last meeting.
The committees report was not
adopted.
Henry Elmendorff was permitted
to run a pine from his residence to the
Madre ditch.
Mauermann, for the special COM
mittee reported raising city hall
superintendent Smye's salary to Sl25
per month, but it was not acted upon.
The sum of $500 was appropriated
for the benefit of the yellow fever
sufferers.
The ordinance granting the Cross
Town railway right of way was read
the third time. Guerguin's motion to
have the T rails laid Oh
streets without authority from
the conncil torn up was adopted.
1t was then resolved that
all the bridges of the company shall
he built subject TO approval of the
council. Then the ordinance was
passed and became a law.
NEW BUSINESS.
By Conner: That Mitchell street be
plowed and graded. Adopted.
BY Conner: That the square oppo-
site Milan park be graded so it can be
used as hay and wood market, and
that the public scales be removed
there. Referred to the public improve
ment committee.
By Conner: That the proper parties
be notified to remove all obstructing
poles from South Flores street. Re-
ferred to the street committee.
By Conner: That Live Oak street
be pIowed and graded. Adopted.
BY Conner: That the water mains
be extended 1000 feet further south on
South Flores street. Referred TO the
gas and water committee.
By Conner: That an electric light
be erected in the centre of Washing
ton square.
By Mauermann: That $500 be ap-
propriated TO gravel East Commerce
street from the railroad crossing to the
cemetery. Adopted.
By Mauermann, that a rock cross
walk be laid at the intersection of
Chestnut and East Commerce street.
Adopted.
BY Guerguin, that a committee of
| three be appointed to investigate the
books and accounts i'll the engineers
office. Adopted.
By Guerguin, that $50 be appropri-
ated with which TO build a bridge
over the ditch Oh Johnson street.
Adopte'
BY Reimann. that $500 be appro-
priated TO complete the graveling of
Presa street. Referred TO the finance
committee.
BY Shaefer, that Josephine street be
plowed and graded from River avenue
to the river. Adopted.
BY Shaefer, that a washout at the
corner OF Soledad and Cherry streets
be filled. Adopted.
The council then adjourned.