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

company for permission to erect poles on GER
cain streets. Granted.
SPECIAL COMMITTEES.
Alderman Reimann reported that Mr.. W.
II. Young had been consulted with and that
he had agreed to take $3.50 for the lot con-
Meeting st. John with Presa street. Report
adopted and money appropriated.
Alderman Guerguin reported that the city
engineer had examined the new ward maps
and approved them. The committee recon
mended that the sum OF $3.50 be appropriated
for the work Adopted.
Alderman Lockwood /: For committee on
strengthening Alamo pIeza recommended that
the city engineer be instructed to ascertain,
by metes and bounds, the exact quaint ty of
property necessary to be taken or condemned
from the parties now owning the old Alamo
property, to strsighten the east line of Alamo
plaza. from the old Alamo church northerly
to East Houston street. and to report the
same to this council for further action.
The committee reported foyorably on the
for cleaning the fues of the schOohouse
from 25 cents TO so cents Adopted
Proposal from J. " Dignowity for the pur
chas of land in railroad reservation at $50 an
acre. Not accepted.
NEW BUSINESS.
BY Bottom: That Fourth street from the
ditch to Avenue be graded and gravelled.
Adopted.
BY Reimsnn: That the street commissioner
be ordered to grade and gravel Comargo
street.
BY Boelhauwe: That the street commission
err be instructed to repair Grand avenue from
Austin street to the San Antonio river.
Adopted.
By Weber: That the street commissioner be
ordered to repair Laurel street. Adopted
By Guerguin: That the mayor be instruct
ed to correspond with our representative in
Washington to join in the efforts of the coun-
Gil to obtain an appropriation from the gov
eminent 10 defTay the expenses of purchase
of n the e old Grene T proPerty Referred;
johnson street. Adopted
BY Fest: That the electric light company
he ordered to put light at the corner of
South Laredo and Cevallo streets. Adopted.
BY Wulf: That steam roller of the same
capacity as the one in use be purchased. Re-
ferred.
BY Conner: That the street commissioner
be ordered to open up PrObandt street to
Mitchell street. Adopted.
By Bolton: That St Marys street he graded.
and curbed. Referred to com
mittec on streets aud bridges.
A reSOlI ZION offered by A ldeman BOelhauWe
was adopted apprODriating $3.50 out of the
mayors contingent fund. to entertain the
doctors, on the 2lst of Aprt.
By Conner: That the street commissioner
be ordered 10 lay crOss-walks at the corner of
East and Matam ras streets and East and
Nueva streets. dOpted
til the street commissioner pillow and
grade the block on Mitchell street. at the cor
ner PrObandt street.
By Boelhsuwe: That the mayor once more
invite property -hOlderS on Fourth street and
Lexington avenue to build sidewalks in &C.
cordauce with the CITY ordinances. Adopted
By SartOr: That the city engineer be d.
rected TO at once examine Market street, and
report at tho next meeting of the council the
maximum width of the street to which the CITY
Is now entitled, i'll order to establish a uniform
line ON both sides of the street Adopted.
BY weber: That the street commissioner
be ordered to grade Zavalla street Adopted.
By BOr-lhauwe: That an electric light be
placed at the corner of Eighth and avenue d
Adopted.
By Lockwood: That the street commission.
er place stone street crossing on avenue ID,
First, Thir >, Fourth, SIKH. Eighth and Tenth
streets. Adopted
BY BOelhauwe That his honor. the mayor.
request the presidents of the following asSO
Board OF Trade, Citizens aSsOci
alton, International Fair association and the
board of county cOmmiSSiOneTs-tO appoint
.hree members. each TO act with his honor.
The mayor, and three of the city council to be
appointed by mis- hOnOr, as committee, of
VII ch the mayor shall be chairman, TO con
slider and provide fer first-cass street from
The city to the falr GROUNDS. provided said |
street can be C instructed a d paid for IN the |
manner herein to be mentioned, or in any
other way without expense to the city, other !
han that the CITY engineer be allowed to es
ablish line and grades along the course to be |
chosen for SAID street.
The resolution was referred to the public |
mprU vement committee.
BY BOehauwe: That st. Narys street from
II uStOn 10 PECAN ana PECAN TO Avenue & b. |
nscadamiZei 70 relieve Houston street from a |
arge part of its h avy freight traffic. Re- |
erred 10 committee on streets and bridges
Alderman L. CkwOOd said that il appeared |
rom the report of the committees made that !
evening that the absence of Alderman KaI.
eyer had acted rs an obstruction upon work |
If the council, and he thought that sOme steps |
should be taken to obtain the return of the |
papers belonging to the city.
The mayor stated that the only way to reach |
he M tier was by fines for absence and if the |
council agreed to it he would enforce the or |
finance. There was another ordinance also |
the removal of an al herman if he |
I'D not attend to his dut-s.
The council then adjourned, subject to call |
rom the caucus.
PROPOSITION FOR SAN ANTONIO. |