San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-02-04
COUNCIL IN SESSION.
RAPID TRANSIT OCCUPIES CON
SIDERABLE TIME.


Ones-Petittons Until You Can't
Rest Delinquent Sidewalk
and Curb Owners.
A quiet and quite formal session o
the council was held yesterday even
ing all the mem bers IN their seats and
his honor the mayor in the chair.
MEMORIALS AND PETITIONS
to no end were presented. Those
granted were:
West End Street Car company for
right to use "T'' rails OH West Hous-
ton street from Acequia pOrNward
along line as per ordinance of July %,
1887, Kalteyer voting NJ.
Contractor Lewis extension of time
on cOlOred school house until March i,
1890.
GrOes beck, agent, for release of VEN
doris lien on property sold TO Mrs.
Martha l.. Richardson, upon condition
that settlement is made upon basis of
interest compounded semi-nnnually as
per conditions of sale.
Citizens on Elmira, Quincy and Ma
con streets for hydrants
The following were referred to the
committees having the several mat
ters in charge.
CroSstown Railroad company, ask
ing that the ordinance passed August
p, 1889, and reConsldered September
3, 1889, be taken up and acted upon.
Henry ElmendOrf, president of the
CrOsStown Railway company asking
that the rights, privileges and fran
chises granted the said railroad by or
dinance passed September i, 1855, be
reserved and provided for.
Lake View Rapid Transit company,
for right t-way for rapid transit
railroad.
LabOrers on City park for increase
of wages from Sl.5O tC $3.50 per day.
Citizens for six inch water main and |
hydrant on Marshall west of North |
Flores street.
Citizens, for grading and ditching
the BOerne road from Three Mile hill
to !. and q. n track.
Henry Elmendorf, for widening Hi {
ialgO street to 50 feet, property own
ers donating land, and city donating
,ity land and bearing half the eX-
Dense of grubbing and grading.
Staacke Bros, for permit to remove
ron clad from lots 81 and 80 Commerce
street, to north end of said lots.
VIM. Simmang, for brick studded,
in rooted kitchen on Commerce street.
Moody, for iron clad stable on South
Flores street.
Citizens asking removal of Arkansas
Pass fence OH Probandt street.
Johanna Glaeser for remission OF
axes.
Charles Winkler for $3.50 damages
o hack in driving over street inter-
sections.
Lumber Oh Preside square was Or
Tered sold to highest bidder.
Sullivan's claim for improvements
emOved by city was referred to inn
committee with power to
vet.
Election of six police and two sani-
airy officers resulted in election of
Toe Wilkin, d. L. Diaz, Pat Manning
Albert Walter, John ID. Easterly and
:. J. Guhlwest, police; Ed +. Rowe
md Phil Hetgen, sanitary.
An abstract of paving bids was
presented and ordered submitted to
committee of five who shall examine
ame and report to special meeting
If council.
ORDINANCES PRESENTED.
The mayor presented an ordinance
by the city attorney to
amend sections l and of an Ordin-
lnce. ITO restrain and control gamb-
ing within the limits of the city of
San Antonio" passed and approved
December Il, 1889.
In addition to the first section as
adopted, providing for the
ewing of all annual license of 81 900
rom every person, firm, company or
of persons keeping any
able or bank used for gaming, the
provides that such license
shall not authorize the exhibiting or
keeping of any table, bank or game
known as Keno" "PicO,' or any
)ther game or games known as Sure
hing game"
In the second section, providing for
punishment by a fine Of from S23 to
500 and Imprisonment in the city
all of from ten to sixty days for vio-
alton of the ordinance, the following
words are inserted: cor shall ex.
libit or keep, or be interested in ex-
libiting or keeping any such table,
bank or game within the limits here
natter set out, or without having
irst obtained such license from the
,ity clerk; or who shall keep, or be
Interested in keeping or exhibiting
my table, bank or game known as
Keno" "Pico," or any game known
IS Sure thing game" he or they
hall be deemed guilty"-the penalty
)eing as before under the more gener-