San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1889-05-08

is ncco ssary to replace the present bridge by
an eutlre new one then said - shall pay t(
the CITY Of San Antonio one-third of cost OF
new brio ges built 70 replace them.
Alderman Kalteyer moved to amend the
sect Il by making the company pay one NTH
of the cost of construction or new bridges ana
abutmrnts to existing bridges, in lieu OF Une
third.
Tn amendment was carried by the follow
ing vote: Ayes-BOeha uwe, Bolton, Conner
Kateg"r, Lockwood, Reimann md Wulf.
Noes-Fest, Guerguin. Rogers. SarJor, WeOer.
Alderman KHlteyer moved TO strike out the
streets inserted in section 10 to be known as
key streets" for the following: DOl0rosa
street ON PasO 20 San Pedro creek; Nueva
street from Alamo TO East street all of
Ouinta PasO, Navarro. Main and Military
plazas aud bridges: Garden streel from river
to Nueva street. Tle amendmen Mt was uhan-
imOuS'y adopted.
Section 10 was adopted as read.
Alderman Rogers moved for reconsid sra
ton of section 2 and the motion to recon slder
being carried, he offered an amendment to the
effect that the section should read ). 10 aud II
miles instead of Z, II and II. The amendment
was carried, ConnOr, Fest, Guerguin, Sartor
and Wulf voting nay.
mOusly.
Alderman Lockwood offered the following
which was referred 10 the finance comm .ttee.
whereas, at the recent election. the tax.
payers of the city OF san ANTONIO authoriZed
the ISSUANCE of S25U0N in 30 year bonds, bear
ing interest at the rate OF D per cent per an
mum for the purI Ose OF improving tue streets
and plaZas OF the city: and whereas
The amendment TO the ty charter, adopted
by the twenty. first legislature III lite recent
session. authorized the issuance Of bondS bv
the city TO the amount of $1,000 yearly for
the purpose fcOnstruct!pg sidewalks; there
fore be II
Resolved. That the mayor be. aad hereby
is, authorized 70 have the different bonds en-
z aved at Uuce. ana also to advertise tor bid
ders for the Whole aTOunt. the bONdS u be
for the amount OF not less than $500 each.
derman Lockwood presented this pre-
amhle and resolutions:
Whereas, the city is about to eXprnd the
sum OF S250.Ul0 or the streets aud p 0zas. and
in estab iShng a perfect system OF surtaCe
Drainage il connection with said street i'm
pr0vCments. Therefore be il
Resolved. that the city engineer be instruct
ed 10 at once ta-e the 1t cessary steps to in
angurate and carry to completion Ii tODO
graph. cal survey of the city. nd that all
sire CT improvements made snail conform to
certain well devised system OF surface drain
age, tOUrded upon sHId survey. ard that the
sum Of StlN per month. or as much thereof as
may be ut cessury he Appropriated 10 pay tor
said survey unit same De comp eted And be
it further
Resolved: That the citi engineer. in con
Junction with the committee of four to be ap-
p"lnted by his nOHOr. the mayor. shall, 6S soon
- prlct:C' BE. suhmiT 70 this council toe
names of the different streets which, in their
Judgment and fer the b-st interests of the
public, should be first improved. and also the
manner in which each street recommended by
them should be improve. accompanied by an
estimate of cost OF same.
4 heated scuSsiOn arose between Alder
man Bolton. the mayor and . her memh rs OF
Ounc over this matter. BOi,Uu intending
hat until the new charter was before the
mnci they did not know what finances they
would get. The resolutions were finally sub
mitted 10 the finance committee. A Oatch 81
Sidewalk ordinances were passed add council
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