San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1889-05-24
BUCKLING TO BUSINESS.

tc Stand Still.
The city council met yesterday
evening persuant to yesterdays ad-
journment; mayor in the chair, all
aldermen present.
New business only was conducted.
The following orders of council
were passed.
For committee of three to investi-
gate and report on VOLTS stock pens
between Arkansas Pass railroad and
West End, which Alderman Connor
reported to be a nuisance.
For drain pipe on Sunset hose house
to carry water from roof to ditch so
as not to damage foundation.
For inspection by engineer of San
Antonio river within city limits to as
certain and report encroachments and
distractions; also to inspect flood
gates and dams, to report the work
necessary to clear the river from OBJ
structions and keep it so with esti-
mated cost of work.
For the employment of four men at
$3.50 day for one month to clean up
and cut weeds in the city cemetery.
For blowing and graveling Navidad
street.
For grading and cleaning Camden
street.
For blowing and grubbing Fest and
Leschappelle streets.
For blowing and grading Colorado
street.
For placing two stone crosswalks on
North Flores street, one at BelVin, the
other at Kingsbury street.
hnf ciI
Macon and Marshall streets, from
North Flores to San Pedro Avenue,
construct class G sidewalks within 80
days.
For cutting brush and stumps and
building bridges on Blanco road to
city limits.
For construction by property own
ers of a sidewalk on South Laredo,
from Nueva to Arsenal street, and for
G sidewalks from Arsenal street to
Alazan creek.
For construction, within 60 days, by
property owners on Lavacca street, of
a five-fOot A sidewalk, so far as street
was macadamized, and from thence to
the ditch "C' sidewalks.
For city engineer to map and sur
vey Mill street, and for committee of
three TO ascertain at what price the
property can be bought for the city.
For remitting Mrs. Russi's tax of
so, 1SSS, on the plaza purchase by the
city.
For draining ditch on Walnut from
Nolan to East Commerce street.
For culvert on avenue or Fifth
street to drain Sixth street.
For plank cross walk on Martinez
and Presa streets.
For cutting brush and grubhing
South Marshall street from South
Flores street to Applewhite road.
For property owners on North street
and Grand Avenue to construct class
A sidewalks within SO days, between
Avenue d and Austin street.
A resolution by Bolton that the
water mains on Crockett street be eX
tended east of Hack berry street; and
resolution by Reiman for three gas
lamps on MatagOrda street were both
referred to gas and water committee.
Rogers reported all ordinance levy
ing fiscal taxes for year ending Feh-
ruary 2Sth, 1890 and the same was
passed under suspension Ofrules after
being read three times.
A resolution that the sanitary in
spector notify all property owners to
clean their yards, alleys and pave
memts to the curb line within four
teen days. On failure to do so the
street commissioner to do the work
and charges for same to be collected
from property owners by the city col
lector, was referred to the city attOr-
ney.
Alderman Bolton moved that from
the first meeting of the council in
June the time of meeting be changed
from $50 to o'clock. Rogers OBJ
jected that the earlier hour did not
suit his convenience Reiman moved
to make the hour 4:30.
Alderman Wulf offered a resolu-
ton that the committee on rules re-
wise and amend the same and make
such recommendations for the speed
Ter and better transaction of business
as will expedite the work of council.
Referred to committee on rules.
Adjourned.
ShortSighted, as Usual.
The oitv nmnl0VpS have nlaaad