San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-04-17
ALDERMEN AT WORK.
The Street Commissioner Investi-
Rated-How Sidewalks are

Dan Lewis being the only absentees, In
the absence Of the mayor, Alderman
Schreiner, mayor pro tenn, occupied the
chair. After reading Of the minutes the
following
PETITIONS AND MEMORIALS
were presented:
Martha Knox, for reduction Of assess
ment. Referred to assessment COM
mittee.
Frank Berton, for permit to open a
meat stall. corner of Augusta and Ace
quia streets. Referred to market CON-
Mrs. Lydia E. Caldwell, asking that
S37 80 paid for lots sold at public sale
for taxes and taxes upon said lots be re-
funded, said lots being the property OF
one Weymann and assessed to him. Re-
ferred to assessment committee.
Rev. Mother ST. Pierre, Superior OF
the Sisters of Charity Of the Inoarnate
Word, for permit to take gravel from
the city gravel pit for use OF Santa Rosa
hospital. Referred to hospital COM
mittee.
From & loft for remission of fine.
Referred to police committee.
r. Fortassin, for permit to transfer his
meat stall to Eugene Barry & Co. Peti-
ton granted.
Citizens. for improvement Of Starr
street and Live Oak street, between
Starr and Crockett streets. Referred to
streets and bridges committee.
u. S. military officers and residents OF
Government hill. for . suitable drive
way from the new military post to the
business part OF the city. On motion OF
Kalteyer, the mayor was instructed to
authorize the improvement committee
to grade and gravel River avenue, from
Maverick square to Grsyson street.
thence to Muth's pavilion, and that
81, $50, or as much as necessary, was ap-
propriated from the surplus fund Of last
year for that purpose.
City Collector F. G. Haueisen, for
leavs OF absence for three weeks on &C.
count of ill health. Granted.
The city engineer reported on the re-
vised subdivision OF the Adams q
Wickes property, on Burnett and Nolan
streets.
FINANCE COMMITTEE.
Reported on first-The resolution for
the purchase of site for the disposition
OF garbage on the west side OF San
Pedro creek. and asking for the appro-
priation of the sum of $500 for that pur-
pose. reported on favorably and the
requisite appropriation voted.
Second-The proposition for the pur-
chase OF $50, 600 bonds on the payment
OF 4 per cent was recommended to be
accepted and the report was adopted.
The committee also recommended the
refunding of $50, 900 8 per cent bonds for
1878 and their substitution by 6 per cent
bonds, and that the mayor give notice
Of this fact. The report was adopted.
Third-The committee on petitions
and ordinances asked for further time,
which was granted by the mayor; AL
dermsn Gallagher and Kalteyer pro-
testing.
Alderman Degener for the
STREET AND BRIDGE COMMITTEE
reported favorably on Msuermann reso-
luton authorship the mayor to employ
four extra labOrers, one for each ward.
Gallagher objected on the ground that
the street commissioner should haye
that power, as that gave him control
over his men but the report was adopted.
Gallagher alone voting nay.
The petition from citizens for improve
ment of Erie avenue reported favorably
and report adopted.
Petition of 9. Fl. Guenther TO build
railroad bridge southeast OF the Alamo
mills; granted.
Petition to close alley between Colo
RADIO, Perez and Morales streets by Co.
operative Alliance company, not
granted.
That the sum Of $3.50 be paid Mrs. W.
Fl. Buchanan for compensation for pro-
perty taken by the city in widening
Syracuse street and the appropriation
was made.
Recommended that Blum street be
ploughed and graded. Report adopted.
The street commissioners report for
March examined, found correct and Or
dered filed.
The proposals for curbing by Zeven g.
Altman examined recommended that
the eurbing described be placed on the
list as first-class. Adopted.
Petition from citizens to build bridge
over Martinez creek at the intersection
OF Cincinnati avenue and West End was
reported favorably with the prOviso
that part of the money required, 1000,
be subscribed by petitioners.
Further time was granted the COM
mittee to report on the petition remon.
strating against the further opening of
Probandt street.
In reporting upon the street commits
sioner's complaint, the committee
showed that the action was dictated by
the city council and not by the mayor,
and that when the mayor engaged
Remnants plows and scrapers and sent
them to the street commissioner that
officer refused to have them. As re-
CARDS having to get orders for all things
needed this was done in all departments
and was done to prevent financial
muddling. The committee thought
Mr.. Campbell had acted hastily in this
matter and be had admitted that to the