San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1889-04-02
IN THE CITY COUNCIL.
Shall San Antonio River be Made a
City SeWer-Rapid Transit Mat
tiers PreSented-The Regular

Routine,
Council met i'm regular session. All presen
save Alderman Kalteyer.
PETITIONS PRESENTED.
NJ. Koenisheim: 10 permit his PROJECTING
his new store windows, No 10 Main plaza, II
inches beyond hne, over sidewalk. Granted
Efron Co: To connect their store, south
west corner Military plaza with San Pedr
San ntOnio and Arkansas Pass railway: II
extend their track from yard near San Anto
MO bridge, head of Arkansas street, across tn,
| river to, and along Madison street TO GardeI
| street, and along Garden to the end Mil
bridge. Referred to telegraph, telephone an(
| railway committee.
| Citizens: For hydrant corner Colorado anC
Perry streets. Referred to gas and water com
mittee.
Proposal of I. F. Brady: To sell for $500 q
strip Of land aggregating 300 square feet fol
widening East Houston street. Referred tc
street and bridge committee.
| Citizens: For the grading and gravellng OF
South street between the Polish church and
| Santa Clara street, with gas and crOsswalks
Referred to committee on streets and bridges
| and water and gas.
South Presa street citizens: For stone
curbing, that they may lay sidewalks as or
| dered Referred TO sidewalk committee
| j. III. Canning, for crOsSwalk west side Ave
nue. G, intersection of Pecan. Referred.
General Stanley, for three electric lights on
Grayson street and Government hill. Grant
Antonio Quintero, to erect meat stall on
SOledad street. Granted.
Alderman Bolton, to eX end water and gas
mains on Perez street. Granted.
Ed. Braden asked that his 25 per cent, re
tanned rs per contract on his city nall job. be
reduced to ~ per cent. Request refused on
motion of b. Iton.
Wahrenberger Il Beckman ask of council if
they are to be paid for services in the event of
reporting upon the condition of the city hos
pital their responsibility having ceased when
the building was accepted. No answer.
Kramer, city hall architect, reported that
after seven months work the city hall con-
tractor had not put IN the foundation. Mayor
replied that he mad requested the contractor
10 show cause why the city or his bondsmeir
should not take charge of the work.
IMPORTS OF OFFICERS AND COMMITTEES,
City engineer reported, with maps upon
Market and Jackson streets. Jackson street
report referred to street and bridge commit
tee. Market street report referred back with
instruction to present map showing actual
encrOachments.
City engineers estimate of $50 for bridging
San Pedro at Mitchell street accepted and
mo ey appropriated. He also reports Convent
bridge repaired and safe.
Mayor reports stalls in main market vacant
and asks council to. investigate and see what
action is best.
The claim of Shafer and Braden for $500
work done on pavilion, was not alowd.
Alderman TESTS resolution increasing street
commissioners force and placing the city
carpenters, plOws and scraperS under his
charge was adopted and the commissioner
ordered to get in his work on the mud streets
as fast as possible.
Finance committee endorse report concern.
ing the salaries of hose cart drivers.
Committee of three ordered to interview
property holders with reference to road be-
tween city and fair Ound.
PETITIONS AND ORDINANCES.
Ordinance decreasing fine for drunkenness
from $500 to $40.
The committee on resolution previously slb-
mitted, amending section H. chapter "a, re-
Vised ordinances, by striking out the words
bitches. streams and rivers" reDOrted favor |
ably. This resolution removes the injunction
against placing priviCS within ten feet of or
dIScharging their contents into any ditch |
river or public water stream. The recon-
mcndatiOn of the committee led to prOtracted
discussion, participated in by Aldermen Bolt |
on Lockwood, Conner, Rogers, the mayor and
o hers. Those favoring the change asserted
that the river was now used as sewer by hun
d6eds and this change would only permit its
use by all That to do this would only hasten
the Introduction of Sc Hcrs. Rogers remarked
that he advocates of the change seemed to
favor suolecting the people to epidemics, and |
he insisted upOn his motion to refer the sub.
ject back to the committee for further investl
gatiOn. 1t was referred.
The committee, on engineers report and
sketch of property on East Houston street to
be condemned from Avenue to ditch, sub
nlitted draft Of ordinance cOndemning prop
{ rty, and same was adopted
The yearly report of ditch commissioners
" as presented and approved.
Assessment committee reported recon-
mending the granting of petitions for reduc
ton and remission from Andrew Hagan, Elias
EdmOndS, Mary Halamuda, J. n. Campbell,
Fl. Heiligmann, NJ. McGary and NJ. Molly
neaux, and refusing petitions of Carter &tMul
lay, Lee Johnson, Mrs. F. Young, II. Meyer,
and NJ. 6 MOglia.
Resolution of Alderman Rogers for electric
lights on the east side of the Southern Pacific
railroad track on Sherman, BurlesOn and No
Ian streets. Referred to city attorney for
opinion regarding the responsibility o. rail- |
roads to provide lights'at each crossing.
Alderman Fest. for the committee on tele- |
graphs. telephones and railwavs, was not
quite ready to report but would do so next
meeting, and asked permission for c. W Og-
den, as attorney for the rapid transit railway. |
to be heard before the council. On motion of
Lockwood the rules were suspended and Mr. |
Ogden was heard in behalf of the rapid transit |
company, its purposes and its advantages to
tho city.
Mayor was authorized to erect three electric
lights south of IndianOla street.
Bolton offered resolution requiring the CITY
clerk and treasurer to certify to the council |
ceived from sale of $4,000 bonds, and also to
specify when, to whom, and on what account a |
certain S2jOOOO had been paid, with the
amount of funds on hand. Passed. |
LOckwOOd's resolution with reference to
vaults and Drvies abOishing the requirement
for cement vaults and establishing the dry
earth system, was referred to the sanitary
committee.
Rogers resolution was adopted ordering the
$4,000 public Improvement bonds for the fiscal
year at once engraved.
Resolution was presented ordering side
walks on LUsoya street. on avenues C and D.
and along property of Henry Gillum.
Adjourned.
Death Roll.
March 9Q-JOhn Smith 81 yoo., ,,,;o;1 -