San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1889-05-28
SAN ANTONIO soLoMoNs.
They Meet Late and Adjourn Some
Hours Later What Was
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utes of previous meeting read and APP
proved.
The petitions of Mrs f. Palm, for
addition to wash house; of G. Shack
lett for awning to be used as band
stand, north side of West Commerce
street, and for lumber stable, metal
roof, in Fifth ward, were rererred to
fire committee.
Petitions of Mrs. J. A. PEBBLES, J.
w. Ray, H. Cunningham, l.. S. Van
Welt and w. B. Wright for correc-
ton of assessments were referred to
assessment committee.
Protest of citizens against any street
car company being granted right-of-
way on Navarro street, owing to mar
rowness of street, was referred to
railway committee.
City attorney reported that existing
ordinances were ample to cover the
ground of Alderman BOelhauwe's
resolution for street commissioner to
clean yards, alleys, etc.
The petition of property owners for
a sewer from Hoyer's corner to South
Alamo street, and to Goliad street to
connect with sewer at the corner of
South Alamo and South streets, was
reported on favorably and adopted.
Petition of j. C. III ps to build shed
with iron roof was granted, upon re-
commentator of fire committee.
On recommendation of assessment
committee petitions for correction of
assessment of l. Efron and Mrs. f.
Gordon we've granted, and those of
James E. Thomas, c. Eisenlohr, Geo.
Boyle and G. Lestech were refused.
The resignation of Emil Opperman
as sanitary inspector was accepted.
The committee reported favOrably
on the resolution of Alderman Bolton,
that the mayor be authorized to make
contract to extend watermains Oh
Dawson street east to Hack berry
street. Adopted.
Committee on telegraphS and tele-
phones, committee on rules and Ordi-
nances asked for further time, which
was granted.
Committees on finance, markets,
ditch, police and public improve
ments. made no report,
PriVy ordinance was amended in ac
cordamce with LOckwoOd's resolution
to read instead of "On the surface of
the ground, " "placed three feet under
the ground in vault cemented with
Portland cement and to use the Car
rico patent clubhouse Ventilatlng APP
paratus."
The hog-pen nuisance committee re-
ported the amendment of section 10,
chap. 81 to confne the hog limits out
side of two miles and a half on the
north, the same on the east and south,
and one mile on the west from San
Fernando cathedral. The report was
adopted and on motion of Alderman
Bolton it was ordered printed once.
The city physician was ordered to
report concerning the standard
strength of milk with view to franz
ing a milk ordinance. The sum of
$50 had been previously appropriated
for such examination but no report
made.
The question of garbage furnaces
come up, but no one knew anything
positive as to what had been done.
The city had bought a $500 lot from
the mayor, but there were no garbage
furnaces, and Alderman Bolton asked
for the correspondence. Hes also
wanted to know about those street.
sweepers for which so much money
had been appropriated and was now
lying in bank.
The ordinance providing for muni-
cipal expenditures for the year eud-
ing February 2Sth, 1890, was call
ed up.
ConnoE moved to suspend the rules
and pass.
Bolton objected, and moved to strike
out section 2 of the ordinance, and
was sustained by Wultt.
Common insisted on his motion to
suspend the rules, against Kalteyer's
Protest, and motion was put and car
ried, Bolton, Kalteyer Wultf and Sar-
tor voting nay.
Conner then moved to put the Ordi-
nance upon its final passage under
the suspension of the rules.
Alderman Bolton demonstrated and
claimed that an attempt was being
made to shut their mouths.
Lockwood and Boelhauwe Joined
in the remonstrance and the objec-
tions were heard.
Bolton said: First he objected to
the council authorizing the mayor to
issue notes for the reason, the charter
required that they should meet at
least once month, and if any emer-
gency arose requiring the issue OF
notes, it could be easily done. AS it
stood the section gave the mayor for
the next ten months authority to issue
notes at the rate of $4,000 per month,
and it could be done under the char
ter. There was no necessity for the
council to give any officer the
authority to issue notes in the
name of the city for ten months
when they had to meet at least once