San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-07-08
COUNCnoPROCEEDINGS.
Regular Session Shows Interest in
Rapid Transit Not Abated-
Resolutian Presented and

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Resolutian Presented and
Jumbled Up.
Council met in regular session, Rogers
| absent, President Of Council Guerguin in
| the chair.
PETITIONS AND MEMORIALS.
Household of Ruth 3O5, G. w. o. Of o.
f., was granted the use of San Pedro
Park July IL; and Soledad de la Union
was granted same privilege for July ID.
Petition Of the South Heights rapid
transit company for right-of-way was
granted under suspension of the rules and
which is to be completed by December 81,
1890.
Express Publishing company was
granted permission to place boiler on
their premises on LosoyO and Commerce
street.
Petition of R. J. Hand for lumber privy
vault on West Commerce street; and
Agnes Jean, for lumber building on Tay-
lOr street, were referred.
Fritz Steiner was granted permission
to erect corrugated iron stable and lay a
drain pipe from his premises to Crockett
street sewer.
A. Stacke and j. w. Hannig were per-
mitted to lay drain pipe from bath rooms
and kitchen to San Antonio river.
Petition of citizens for water mains
from Erie avenue over Elmira street to
Rock Quarry road and down same to Dali
las street was granted: also, petition for
improvement of Garden and Mitchell
streets, and Conception road to fair
ground, referred to street committee with
power to act.
Ellen Nicols petition for SIS, judgment
awarded and costs, referred to City at
tOrney.
Petitions were regularly referred from
citizens, asking that Austin street be
macadamized, and for hydrant corner
Virginia and Pine; also, from Geyer and
Herman for iron clad shed, Travis and
Avenue ID; Jack Evans for remission of
$50 fine; c. c. CreSsOn for establishment
of lost side lot %, Government hill; and
A. Joseph, for removing families from
tenement house, Avenue e and Third.
Riddle and Cantbury were permitted to
Withdraw their proposition donating
ground for widening Crockett street and
water mains were ordered south side
Marshall street.
REPORTS OF OFFICERS.
The Mayor submitted reports of COM
missions assessing damages for widening
Nueva street; and, extending Camps
street. Adopted.
City marshal, jailor and poundmaster'S
reports for June received and referred
The transfer of the McCrilleS franchise
was legalized. City engineer presented
maps of property lines on East Commerce
street, from river to Alamo ditch; also,
maps showing fence lines on Pine. north
OF GraySon street; and, communications
showing s14lO extra appropriation for
street Improvement, also relative to re-
moval Of foot bridge on st. Mary's street,
referred.
Engineers showing of subdivisions of
Vance property, north side OF Mason
street; maps of o. c. lots Ct, Ito, 5, range
8, district l; asking appropriation of $40
for wagon bridge over San Pedro creek at
Walsh street; maps showing location of
West Commerce street, from Main to Mil
itary plaza, and report relative to widen
ing Mill street, were all adopted, and a
commission was appointed to condemn
property in accordance with the engi
neer'S recommendation.
Reported of committee on repairs of
Alamo building, adopted.
Bill prohibiting hitching of teams be-
tween San Antonio river and Main plaza
was denounced by Bolton as a silly meas
ure and was sent to the city attorney for
revision.
NEW BUSINESS.
Resolutions were presented by Lock-
wood and others asking estimated cost of
changing city hall cOrnice from galvan-
lied iron to rock; for filling rutS on West
Commerce street to Prospect Hill; for
wooden bridge over San Pedro creek: also
moving machine for park and mule for
same; 5000 for well at Newcombville;
improvement of Pond street and sprinK-
ling of all streets for radius of one mile
from plaza, etc.
Some of these were voted on and some
not and great confusion ensued, in the
mil Of nf Va 10 cd
ment was made and council closed.