San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1889-03-19
COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS.

At the regular meeting OF the council yester
day al the Aldermen were present except
Alderman Kalteyer. The following is
synopsis of the proceedings:
PETITIONS AND MEMORIALS.
A. E. st. Claire asking that stand pipe in
front of his place of business on Austin street
be removed. Referred.
Andrew Hogan md Mrs. Franz X1veT
Young for remission of taxes for 1885 John
r tlmann and Otto H. Wehng for correction
OF assessment M. McGary for remission of a
portion OF his taxes. Referred to assessment
committee
Citizens asking that a bridge be built over
the San Pedro creek on Arsenal street and
that said Arsenal street be improved. Re
fered to street and fridge committee
Shaf'r Braden. presenting claim of $500
for work dOne at the pav!ll on at San Pedro
creek. Refer, to finance committee.
Ditch cOmmiSS lOner west side, giving eSti-
mate of co st for material and labor to repair
the AlaZan ditch at 1852 81, Granted on u
favorable report of the d Itch committee.
CiUZenS asking that the city council order
sidewalks on Live OAK and Starr stree s. Re-
ferred to sidewalk committee
Citiz ms complaining of a pool of stagnant
water on lot supposed to belong to Geo l.
hunter on the east side San Pedro avenue. Re
ferred to sanitary co mittee.
Engineers and drivers of fire department
for increase of pay. Referred to petitions
and ordinances.
Invitation from the committee of Alamo
Council A. L. H. to the honorable mayor and
eighth anniversary of the council. Invitation
received and accepted with thanks.
PROPOSAL from the Eagle crematory furnace
state agency, at Dallas, TO furnish crematory
for the cremation of garbage, dead ANIMALS,
nipht soil. etc. Referred to sanitary com
mitIee.
J. H Nicholson, complaining that dead
animals and garbage are deposited in the i'm
mediate vicinity OF his residence and asking
for relIef. Referred | sanitary committee.
Pc itOn from CrOSstOwn railway company
10. ,f,-,., lnx md
Car line.
The mayor called the attention of the coun-
ell to the depIUrable conditiol of the city hos
pital.
The report of the city engineer giving esti-
mate Of cost for the Improvement of West
Ho stOn street between Cameron aud Fro
streets at 5! OSi -, was submttt and adopt
ed, the street commissioner being ordered to
do the work
The report of the city engineer giving esti-
ma OF cost OF improving East Commerce
street rom the "a lrnad or IsSing to the GENE
terieS, recon nending that twenty-siX feet o
roadway be gravel~d Est mated cost of
same, SL@5 40 Thi report was adopted, and
work ordered to be done under the supervis.
ion of the street commissioner.
TnerepOrt of the street commissioner rela-
tive 70 the drain ditch between Romano
Aug Ista stects, as well as the report of the
city engineer. giving estimate of cost OF pro-
posed sewer between Romano and Augusta
streets to San Antonio river at $3.50. The re-
ports were adopted aud the amount Gppropri-
ated.
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES
Alderman Rogers, for the finance commit
tee, submitted the monthly statement of the
receipts aud expenditures of the city for the
months of ID -c5n Der. January and February;
also the statement of the treasurer, CITY
weig1er, ci.J engineer and city collector for
the same months. They were reported ex-
amined and found correct and were received
and fled
1t was recommended that the sum of $232
be appropriated for the cost Of construction
of bridge over the San Antonio creek at
Cavalla street. Report adopted
On the representa- of Alderman Bolton
the chairman, he petition made by two col
ored lodges Of !. o. o. F for cemetery lots was
recommitted 10 the committee
1t was recommended that the D at of the
subdivision OF the north part of the Bracket
Sue lte approved by the city engineer be put
Onr 0 RI. Adopted.
pet ton for d CrOsswalk on San Fernando
street was on recommendation of the commit
tee granted.
Petition from citizens that Dawson street
be graded from the Southern Pacific railroad
track To city IImIts. The street commissioner
was ordered to have street placed in Il travel
ing condition.
The street commissioners statement for the
months Of December, January and February
was reported examined, found correct and or
dered filed,
H.. W. McLane's petition that New Braun.
work asked for having been done by street
commissioner.
Pc itOn OF Elias Edmo .ds for remission of
assessments. Not granted.
Petition of Mss Ellen Norton for reduction
Of assessments. Reduction to 500 an acre
granted.
Petition of Owen Norm for correction Of
assessment. reduction of $l.l2O granted
Petition of G.. +. krOeger, guardian of
minor children, for remission of taxes.
Grained.
tti0n Of D. c. Robinson, as agent for
The, dore Heisig, for reduction of assessment
of personal property. Granted.
Report of city jatlOr for month of February
examined, found correct and ordered filed.
TIL committee reported favOrably on the
resolution presented by Alderman Bolton to
repeal forme resolution prob biting the uss
of the plaZas and public squares for speaking.
The report was adopted.
Petition from General d. S. Stanley. re-
gu sting that electric arc lights be placed at
tho corners of Austin and Crosby aud Crosby
and Pine streets Granted.
Petition from John T. Wagner to fence in a
portion of San Pc no park as a base ball
ground. Not granted.
The committee asked for further time to re-
port on the petition of the CrOsstOwH rail
way and the Rapid Transit company
Granted.
The petition for G Sebert & Co. for right
of way to cross Sherman rect with a switch
was referred back to the committee.
Petition from the San Antonio and Aran-
Bas Pass to lay a switch from their railroad to
the BeEar Co Inty Cooperative store on Perez
street. Granted, subject to a 7 ordinances.
Petition from Erie Telegraph and Telephone