San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1889-10-10
WOUND UP.
PROCEEDINGS FINALLY
CONCLUDED.

than the legal hour, did not open I'M
til o'clock, there being no quorum
present before that hour. Lockwood
called the council to order, Guerguin,
Conner, Fest and Kalteyer absent.
ConnOr and Kalteyer came in later.
Lockwood from the chair called at
ten tion to the city engineers report
and map showing encrOachments on
Guenther street, ard it was ordered
that the owners of encrOaching prop
erty be given the street lines free of
charge by engineer and that within
30 days the fences be removed to line.
COMMITTEE REPORTS.
Finance committee reported tavora-
bly, upon resolution previously offered
by BOelhauwe appropriating 50, $50 for
grading and graveling Presa street to
the fair grounds, the property own
ers having donated right of way and
the Riverside Park association the
gravel. After some discussion the
appropriation passed unanimously.
1t is understood that work will be
Immediately begun in order that the
road may be i'm condition when the
france committee, approving finan-
cial reports of city officers was adopt
Ell and ordered filed.
Reimann for committee on public
improvements suggested the gravel
ing on North and South streets and
the improvement of Rock quarry road.
Referred to committee on streets and
bridges.
Rogers for committee on streets and
bridges presented maps and en-
gineer's report, on proposed extension
of Crockett to st. Mary's street, show
ing that 600 yards of solid river wall
and bridge would be required. Re-
port recommended opening the street
if property owners would donate
right of way and called for a commit
tee of conference with property own
ers for that purpose. Report adopted.
Weber, for ditch and irrigation COM
mittee reported commissioners work
correct and report was filed.
Rogers, for light and water commit
tee reported recommending receiving
and paying for hydrants on Burnett
street at intersection of Chestnut,
Walnut, Cherry and Hack berry
streets, the same having been exam
ined and approved by the fire chief,
payment 10 run from August LIST.
Adopted: Also that the same action
be had on same grounds with refer
ence to hydrants at Perez and Colora-
do streets, and at intersections of
Dawson with Hack berry and Mes
quite streets. Adopted: Also auth
orizing electric lights at Convent
street bridge; Eighth street and Av-
enue K; Palmetto and GraysOn streets;
MARCO; West Commerce and San Mar
COS; Washington and Beauregard; at
Navarro street bridge, and on Wash
ington square; adopted.
Wulff, for market, presented the
market masters report as correct, and
it was ordered filed. Certain petition
for market stalls approved by him,
were also granted.
COnnOr, for police, recommended re.
mission and refunding of the fine of So
lano Perales; adopted.
UNFINISHED BUSINESS.
Ordinance amending regulations of
animals within the city limits was
read a third time and passed. 1t pro-
Z
a half mile of city center, or the keep
ing or bull over one year old within
city limits.
The ordinance requiring city treas
urer to give $1,000 was read a sec
ond time and laid over under the
rules.
Braden's petition for relief as con-
tractor for city hail came up and
Lockwood announced the endorse
ment of the petition by the cOntrac-
tors bOndholders, which the city at
tOrney declared would not release the
bOndsmen OH account of change in
contract. A lengthy debate ensUed
participated in by the whole council.
Bolton asked for a division of the
petition so as to act upon the reduc-
ton of per cent to be retained, but his
motion was defeated. Rogers moved
to grant the petition as presented and
his motion was amended by both
Kalteyer and Bolton, but on it's being
put to the council was lost by vote
of four to six, and the whole matter
was finally referred to the building
committee, architect and city attor-
ney for report at the next regular
meeting of council.
NEW BUSINESS.
Wulff offered the following which
was endorsed by the council and re-
ferred to the finance committee: "Be
it resolved, That the mayor be au-
thOrized to order one twelve-ton steam
roller, so as to have one on each side
of the river, and also three water
wagons, and that $1,000, or so much
thereof as may be necessary, be ap-
propriated from the general fund Tor