San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1889-06-18
CITY LEGISLATORS.
REFUSE THE ARKANSAS PASS Pc
TITiON-ExEMPT THE RAPID
TRANSIT FROM TAXES.
Make Appropriation for Colored
School-City Urea snrer Order
ed to Report Upon the
Sinking FUND.


There was a full board present at the meet
ing Yesterday and the regular mayor presid'
ed.
the following petitions and memorials were
read and referred to the usual committees:
n as Nateu asking price and terms upon
which the city would sell small piece OF
land on the southwest corner OF LAREDO ana
Obraje street - o..o.,,,.
Citizeus asking that WOOdliet street be
plowed and scraped. $500.
i F Jones, ct al. for abatement OF nul'
sance in the shape of stable and cattle pens
owned by NJ. Castanola near their residences
Iouis Rummel for permit to remove meat
stall from North Flores street 10 the west slue
of south Laredo street.
PrnnertV owners asking that a street be
opened from South Laredo street to South
Flores street. . r..
nermissiOn to erect five or six poles on Pine
street between Grayson and eros y streets
Citizens asking for extension OF water
mains on Hood street from TlIden 10 FRANK
Pauiy and Dielman, for permit to erect
sne-stOry building to be constructed or orck,
walled in between studding. Granted
Joseph deimel asking to be appointed nre-
man on steam roller, Received and hled.
Haymen's association for a Migrant ana
trough TO water their animals near scales on
hay market. Granted, and the sum OF SluO
appropriated for the purpose.
Citizens to open River avenue and make
thoroughfare. Referred 10 city attorney ana
engineer to draft an ordinance 10 open inc
street the width not to be under lU0 feet, ano
condemn the necessary property.
S. Joseph's Roman Catholic BenevO ent So
ciety, for the execution OF deed for bury
ing ground The ma! or was authorized 10
execute the deed for the purpose mentioned
in the petition.
torney was Instructed TO draft an ordlnaLc
yNfTnFT h
South Alamo street, on the ground That the
structure is dangerous.
The reports OF the city weigher and city
collector for the month Of May were received
and filed.
RPJRTS OF COMMITTEES.
The public Improvement committee recon-
mended that. the sum OF SjUO per month, iOI
six months, he appropriated for the employ
ment of additional force in the engineers de
partment for the purpose OF making survey
of the city. and that the mayor order the city
engineer to employ competent assistants al
once. Adopted.
PETITIONS AND ORDINANCES.
An amendment to section 4. chapter A. OF
the revised ordinances providing that NJ
horse or animal shall be hitched to any tree
or anything placed as a guard for the prOtec
ton of s3id tree. was reported on taVOranly
and the rules being suspended, the amended
ordinance was passed.
STREETS AND BRIDGES.
A netition TO have the ditch on Cherry
street between Burnett and Dawson streets
filled up was reported on unfavOrably and th
petition not granted. but report OF the city
engineer recommending that the ditch De Gu
down in high places and filled up IN low place
was adopted.
REPORTS.
The report of the market master for Apr
approved. ,.,,.,,,e... 80.
The reports of the ditch commissioners. cas-
and west sides, city marshal. poundmasteI
city ianer and inspector of weights ana meas
ures for the month of May were lound cor
rect .,.,o O.
An ordinance in reference to widening st
Mary's street was ordered printed one time,
The report of finance committee appr0pra
ing 81 800 to buy a lot at the corner Ot ChaVe
and Leona streets was adopted.
Alderman Lockwood, for special commttte
on Arkansas Pass Railway petition. TO Ouil
their line from the center OF the city 10 IN
fair grounds. reported in favor OF graIIIih I
the same Alderman Sartor moved 10 tapl
the report and protested strongly against 10
adoption Rogers moved to print the ora
nance one time. BOeIhauwe moved 10 auOp
report, which was seconded by common. A
derman GuerguIn asked for PARTICULAR lntoI
nation and Alderman Wulf asked Tor VoG'
Alderman Kalteyer then moved 10 receive Tn
report but that the ordinance De aiterWhro
considered, which was carried AIter muc
discussion over the special privileges and e.