San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1889-09-03
MULTITUDINOUs MINUTES.
THE COUNCIL CHAM Der AND
ITS PROCEEDINGS
Flores Street Route Granted TO the
Citizens--HisH Honor Takes Back
Water on the Four Foot

Gauge.
Council met at $40 p. IN. yesterda,
and was called to order by his honor
| the mayor. Present - BUelhauwe
Bolton, Common, Lockwood, Reimann
Rogers, Sartor, Weber and Wulff.
There was no end of minutes Of pre-
vious regular and special meetings tC
be read and Assistant Clerk Stevens
was called in. Reading occupied one
hour and thirty-fve minutes, not in,
cludiug some printed ordinances and
other matters on file. Minutes OF
meetings u! August s, IS, II, Is, Ii
and - were approved as read.
The action of council in adjourned
meeting OF August 20 granting the
owners OF Laredo street fish pond a
right to to use ditch water was criti-
cised, as the pond had been complain
eI OF as engendering malaria, and the
mayor stated that various forms OF
fever prevailed in that locality.
The Beanviie statesman confirmed
his hOnor's statement and affirmed
that one CT the aldermen was danger
ously ill on account of it.
The mayor called attention to an
improper action of the council in or
dering change of the collectors
books upon the petition of Olivia
Nesbitt, and on motion of Alder
man Bolton the minutes were chang
ed RENTING the taxes incorrectly
charged, but not making the assess
ment upon the owner of the property
in question. The minutes as amend
ed were then approved.
The minutes of the adjourned meet
ing of August p, in which cross town
railroad franchise was granted, were
commented upon and considerable
discussion ensued. His honor objec-
ted TO the provisions for gas motor
which he considered a serious defect.
Rogers and Lockwood explained the
kind of gas motor intended, the Com
ley; that it was combined gas
and electric concern, smokeless.
The question of speed was consider
ed and Alderman Lockwood moved
to change the ordinance so as 10 re-
Quire a speed of not less than seven
nor more than twelve miles per hour,
which on Wultfs motion was made
from seven to ten. On the ques-
ton OF guage tie mayor said:
II have changed my mind on one
point and l plead guilty TO it. In
almost every place where they have
street railways they have the four
feet, eight-and-a-half inch gauge, it
being considered that the cars are
more apt to lun off of track Of four
feet gauge than OF the wider one, and
from what / have seen lately | be-
Ileve the standard gauge is the proper
one.n After more discussion, on mo-
ton of Alderman Lockwood the
CrosstOwn ordinance was ordered
recOnsIdered to come up under the
head of new business. The minutes
were then adopted as amended.
The minutes of the special meeting
of August 81 were altered to show
the call had been made under section
40, of the new city charter, instead
of section Ill of the Old charter, and
adopted as amended.
PETITIONS AND MEMORIALS.
The application of w. f. Kelly to
council to examine and buy one of his
road machines was referred to the
committee on streets and bridges.
A petition from Henry Spengler and
Gotleib Schumacher to lease piece of
ground, the property Of the city, was
referred to the school board.
Erie Telegraph and Telephone COM
pany, for permit to erect poles on the
west side of Avenue G, from Houston
TO Sixth street, and from Avenue G.
and Sixth street to Burnett street and
thence to DignOwity hill, referred to
telegraph, telephone and railway
committee.
San Antonio Cremation society for
remission of taxes Oh their property,
referred to assessment committee.
Action of council in increasing city
treasurer's bond was declared illegal
by The mayor, and on motion of Lock-
wood the whole ordinance in which
the change occurs was referred to the
committee on ordinances.
TIE BOND CONTRACT.
The Mayor submitted the contract
with the Fidelity trust company,
which is as follows:
KANSAS CITY, Mo, Aug. -, 1889.
Hon. Bryan Caliaghan, mayor, etc.
Dear Sir: We have your esteemed
favor of the It'll enclosing photo
graphs, and have noted the contents.
Referring to the litigation which the
bonds we purchased have undergone,
will say that the same has been noised
about and has been extensively copied
in all the papers throughout the cOun-
try, more especially from st. Louis
east, and the same has materially hurt
the sale Of the bonds and it will be
difficult for us to sell them all. AS
you are aware, our Mr.. Williams when