San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1889-11-19

terday afternoon, commencing at $3.50.
his honor, Bryan Callaghan, presid-
ing:
MEMORIALS AND PETITIONS.
Anderson q Newton, for permit to
open a meat market at the corner of
Olive and Brooks streets. Referred
to the market committee.
Erie Telegraph and Telephone COM
pany, relative to the right of way
granted an electric street railway for
this city, stating it will interfere with
their telephone lines. Referred TO
Che committee on telegraph, tele-
phones and railroads.
Erie Telegraph and Telephone COM
pany, for permit to erect poles on st.
Mary's, Acequia, Obraje and East
streets. Referred to the committee
on telegraph, telephones and rail-
roads.
Matthews & Adcock, for permit to
open a meat market at the corner of
Frio and Commerce streets. Referred
to the market committee.
REPORTS.
Sanitary inspector of ward No. 2,
upon his inspection of butcher pens
in that ward, belonging to Peter Judd,
Henry Michael and others, and stat
ing that some Of them were i'm very
filthy condition, but that they were
outside OF the prescribed limits, re-
terred to the sanitary committee.
The mayor submitted plans for
new Hook and Ladder truck house
and, on motion OF Alderman Lock-
wood, he was authorized to advertise
for bids under the plans and specifi-
cations submitted.
Assessment committee, by Alder
man GuerguIn: UutayorabIy OH the
petition of Julia Wilson for the remis-
sion of taxes. Adopted.
Also untavorably on similar petit
tion of Johanna Glaeser, but recon-
mending that the interest since 1887
be RENTED. Adopted.
Police committee, by Alderman
Conner; That the reports of the city
marshal and city jailer, for October,
$50, had been examined and found
correct.
Also, upon the examination into
the cause of the suspension of Police
Officer w. b. Taylor, that upon the
statement of the officer himself the
committee had found him to be guilty
of an action unbecoming in an officer
and recommending that he be dis
missed from the service. The report
was adopted.
Alderman lockwood, seconded by
Alderman Conner, nominated J. +.
Brown to fill the vacancy caused by
the dismissal of Officer Taylor, Mr..
Brown was elected.
Telegraph, telephone and railroad
committee, by Alderman Fest: Fa-
vorably OH the petitionn of the Wes-
tern Union Telegraph company, for
the remission of the charge of SIS for
the giving of street lines.
Alderman Lockwood objected and
the council refused to remit the charge
by a vote of A to 6.
Special committee on sidewalks, by
Alderman Lockwood: Unfavorably
on the resolution of Alderman Boel-
mauwe that The city engineer be re-
quired to inspect all material used in
the construction of sidewalks. Upon
the request OF Alderman Boelhauwe
action was deferred.
Also as follows upon the bids for
the delivery of from 5000 to 100000
lineal feet of rock or cement curbing:
THAT after due consideration and
consultation with the city engineer
upon the subject, your committee rec
nmmends that the contract for the
100, OOU feet of curbing be awarded to
TIL Micklejohn, at 80 cents per lineal
foot for the Elatonia rock Your COM
mittee are OF the opinion that while
this curbing is more expensive at
first, it will prove far cheaper in the
end by reason of its superior durabil-
IIy and power of resisting the action
of frOsts, etc"
The bids submitted to the commit
tee were as follows:
Ed Braden, for rock, per lineal foot,
IS cents.
NiggIi & Simon, for rock, per lineal
foot, 40 cents.
II AIvord, tor rock, per lineal foot,
go cents.
Thomas Franklin and J. G Mar
shall, for cement curbing, per lineal
foot, o2.6 e. Is.
II. H. Micklejohn, for BALCONIES rock,
per lineaI foot, 60 cents.
II. H. MtckItjohn, for Flatonia rock,
per lineal loot, 50 cents.
It. II. MIcklejohn, for concrete curb
ing, per lineal foot, rs cents.
Miller Paving Co., for cement curb
ing per lineal foot, So 2 cents.
Alderman Kalteyer objected to pay
ing 81 cents Tor what could be bought
tor 80 cents and offered to amend oy
inserting that at least One-half of the
aurbing furnished should be of CO.
ment, warch is, he SAID, fully as good
AS the stone.