San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1889-10-09

rOTtn-fflS honor not lHeTes
The adjourned meeting of the coun-
ell was called to order yesterday at
40 D. m. The mayor being absent
from the city, Alderman Lockwood
took the chair, and business was
proceeded with, all aldermen present
save Guerguin.
HIS HONOR COMMUNICATES.
The bids for erection of school house
for colored children were taken up and
Bolton asked for plans and spectica-
tons, upon which it was shown that
the building was to be two-rOom
brick of one story. Question was
raised as to payment for building out
of the $4,000 appropriated SOME time
since and it was agreed that the
amount must come out of the $50, 900
contingent fund. Rogers moved the
cceptance of the lowest bid and the
ward to G. w. Lewis for 1889.
Carried. On motion of Bolton 81 1889
was ordered conveyed from general
fund to school funo to cover the cost
of building as original grant of 5000
had been depleted to $500, by the
payment of 81 500 for the lot. The
resolution was unanimously adopted
after brief discussion.
Alderman Lockwood read an Ordi-
nance amending revised ordinance as
existing and providing ft the collec-
ton of all city licenses and occupation
tax by the city collector, whose re-
ceipt shall be the warrant of the city
clerk for issuing said license under
the corporate seal of the city. Viola
tions of ordinance to be fined $40 for
each day the offence continues. kalt-
eyer amended to include railway tick
ct brokers if practicable under the
law, and the question was referred to
the city attorney and the ordinance
was ordered printed once and laid
over.
Section :, chapter 40. revised Ordin-
ances was amended and passed to a
second reading making it a Unable
offence in the sum of from SO to 5000
for any herein company or corpora
ton to open any trench, ditch or hole
alley or plaza of the city without OBJ
tanning the mayors written consent,
unless in case of accident to gas or
water mains, and each day the Of
fence continues is TO constitute a sep
arate offence.
Section I, chapter 45, was amended
and passed to its second and third
reading providing for the furnishing
of peace bonds in the sum of 5000 for
one year when required for good be-
havior, and the Imprisonment Of the
persons of whom they are required
until the same are furnished.
The city attorney was ordered to
draft an ordinance prohibiting the
hauling of sWill slOps ETC., from no.
tells, restauran is aud boarding houses
except between the hours of 10 p. IN.
and a. IN. unless removed in air.
tight barrels.
REPORTS PRESENTED.
Commissioners appointed by coun-
ty court to assess damages for widen
ing Houston street reported in their
opinion no property would be benefit
ted by the proposed change and that
damages should be paid TO w. H.
Maverick, in the sum Of $500, and to
Il. f. Brady, in the sum Of Sl75. On
motion of Alderman Bolton the report
was received and the mayor was au-
thorized to give legal notice to the
property owners for hearing, when
the council should take action upon
the report.
Resolution of board of health sug-
costing ordinance against sale of inn
pure ice, hauling of swill and slops
between the hours of 10 p. M. and a.
M, and the excavation of night soil
by odOrless process, was referred to
city attorney for embodiment in an
ordinance in accordance with resolu-
ton of the board OF health.
City physicians report was read
and ordered filed in regard to the fish
pond, South Laredo and CeValIos
street. His report showed that he
had investigated the nuisance COM
planned of and found that the COM
plants referred 10 the stencil arising
from two stagnant pools to the use of
hotel swill for the feed of the fishes
to the supply of running water being
too small, and to the fact that the con-
structiOn of the artificial banks allows
the seeping of the wafer to the lands
below the pond, He reported that he
had been assured thai the two stag
napt ponds would be filed and the
use of swill be discontinued. He also
reported that the stench complained of
was increased by the proximity OF
taAnery, soap-tactOry and numerous
hOg-pens.
The regular monthly reports of
the city officers were received and re-
ferred to the standing committees.
On report of city engineer and by
motion of Kalteyer S4S3 was appropri-
ated 20 laying vitrified pipe drain
in lieu of wooden box drain on the
property of Mrs. Benoii on South Flo