San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1889-10-29
THE MUNICIPAL MILL.
WEST END FRANCHISE GRANTED
AND ST. MARY IN THE SOUP.
The Alley by the Brldge--Walter
SCOTS Account with the City,
Braden's Relief Measure
propertv Con demnatiopS

| City council all present and the mayor In
i the chair when the session opened at O'Clock
yesterday evening. Reading OF minutes dis
pensed with.
| West End street Car company was granted
\ right of way for Comfy motor and fiat rail on
| Houston street west from Acequia street TO
North LeOna street, intersecting with right
of way heretofore granted thence over North
Leona, Morales, North Frio and such other
streets to the city limits on the north a. they
may select, work to begin within three months.
Also "T' rail line from North Flores street
opposite San Pedro Springs. to Hickman
street thence to Fredericksburg road, thence
northwest to Cincinnati Avenue and
out that avenue to the city limits on the west.
In accordance with request OF walter
Scott company no new streets Will be open
ed during fair, and no money consideration
will be paid by the city for loss OF time by
contractors for street work.
Several memorials and petitions for remis-
sion of fines, assessment changes, opening or
streets, payment OF special committee on
charter revision etc, were presented ard re-
ferred.
The city engineer presented profile of Com
merce sire ct showing the danger OF overflow
of sidewalk between Navarro and Corcoran
street on account OF low curb, and suggest
idg that the property owners on the south
side of the street replace The iron cellar graf
cost as follows: G. A: Durler, $50: Haas &
OppeDheimer, $500; Mic Tengy. $lg 20, and
Half Bro. s2l.60. Also, that all iron graf
ings on Commerce street be replaced with
City attorney was instructed to draft ordi
nance condemning the Lick property neces.
sary to open River avenue to the head OF
of the river.
Chief Duerler of the fire department asked
for and was granted 1000 feet of new hose, and
the refining OF 400 feet.
City attorney and street committee we're or.
dered to report at next council on McCul-
lock street encroachments orth Of San Pedro
place.
Witte objected to the commits sioners report
street that Mr.. Ed. Stoves is assesst S577,00
penefitted for Nos. 240 and PA West Commerce
street, being forty feet front for the two
houses. and that |. your humble petitioner.
am assessed for No. 242, on said Commerce
street, $500 for twenty feet front between
the two houses of Mr.. Stoves. AS own but
enc half of the amount OF front and between
Mr. Stoves Two houses, and in order that JUS
tice may be done between man and man. re-
spectfully request your honorable body to
make my assessment for benefit derived from
the street in question nehalf of the amount
of Mr. Stoves n imely. 1888 80.
After discussion the report of the commit
tee was rejected, by vote of TO 4, and this
action kills the whole condemnation pro-
ceedings.
The report of commissioners for condemns.
ton of Maverick and Brady property for wild
ening East Houston street was adopted, WI
Maverick receiving $500 and J. 7. Brady $l15.
COMMITTEE REPORTS.
Upon recommendation of the several COM
mlttees 10 winch the were
The resolution for an artesian well in New.
combville was fled; $500 was ordered
paid accountant Cohen {: Bottoms res
olutions calling for bids for garb-
age furnaces. aud for flag for Alamo
were ordered filed and his resolution adopted
that sanitary committee report ACCESSIBILITY,
cost and method of system OF sewerage and
disposition OF gar bage.
Report of city clerk for August was re-
ported correct and ordered died.
CITY street car comp any was granted per
m ssion to put in switches on Alamo street,
Mil street Arkansas street and South Flol es
street near depot
The sum of sll was appropriated to COM
plete payment for pavement in front Of Mar
ket street fire hall.
SCOTS REPORT.
Sartor called up his motion inStructing the
chairman of committee on public Improve
ment to make statement of the amounts
paid to Scott & Co. on paving contracts He
was requested to reduce it to writing and sub
mitted the following:
Resolved, That his honor, the mayor, be
requested to instruct the city clerk to make
report on the work on Commerce street"
Conner objected that this was not the reSo.
luton presented previously. The mayor said
he had the account which he had secured for
his own satisfaction and presented as follows:
Walter Scott & Co., in account with the City
of San Antonio.