San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-09-02
MUNICIPAL MILL.
REGULAR SESSION OF THE CITY
COUNCIL.
Some Ordinances Made and the
Union Slaughter House Gets
a Black Eye.

The regular session of the council
of this city occurred yesterday with
nearly all the aldermen present. The
following petitions and communica'
tions were read:
Petition of August Woeltz, for per-
init to lay stone tagging cement
sidewalk as "Class A" Granted.
Petition of II. Curry for permit to
erect a lumber stable, with metal
roof. Referred.
Petition of the Coiored Light Volun-
teer Guards, for the use of San Pedro
Springs and lights, from September
"a to September 20, for encampment
purposes. Granted.
Petition of Juan T. Cardenas, for
permit to repair an iron-clad build
ing. Referred.
Petition of William Corner, that the
city advertise in his history of San
Antonio De BeXar shortly to be is
sued. Referred.
Petition of A. Guerrero, for damages
for taking a portion of his lot at cor
ner of Durango and San Saba streets.
Referred.
Petition of the San Antonio Street
Railway company for permission to
extend its tracks over Myrtle avenue
to connect with it's line on San Pedro
avenue. Granted.
Petition of citizens for the extern
sion of water mains along certain
streets in the Sixth ward. Granted.
Petition of citizens for the opening
and extension of Nacogdoches street.
Referred.
A communication from the Lake
view Rapid Transit company, respect
ing their franchises and in reference
to the desires of the San Antonio
street Railway company to run its
tracks over streets already granted
the Lakeview company. In this COM
munication, however, the Lakeview
company surrendered all title to the
streets and on being submitted,
Bolton moved the adoption. The
mayor held that it meant to cancel
the $4,000 bond already given by the
Lakeview company, and asked if the
council were ready for it, as the San
would not use the same streets as
mentioned in the communication. On
request, Alderman Bolton presented
a resolution cancelling the agreement
and bond, which was adopted.
A map of San Pedro Place was
submitted by the city engineer and
adopted.
Also the map of Riverside addition
was submitted by the engineer and
adopted.
The ordinance providing for hitch
ing horses on streets was read and
laid over under the rules.
The ordinance granting the right
of-way and of T rails to the San An
tonic street railway out to Lakeview
was granted.
The milk ordinance with the ten
cent inspection clause was adopted.
Reports of officers were referred to
committees.
Sidewalk committee reported favor
ably Oh Boelhauwe's resolution that
city build sidewalks and charge to
owners in Fifth ward, where owners
do not comply with notices to build,
provided 1t does not conflict with city
ordinances.
Frederick Setter was voted SO for
damages for widening River avenue,
instead of $3.50.
NJ. A. Higgins kicked because the
street gangs were taking gravel from
Ell Paso street in front of his house.
The kick was sustained.
The map of Garden street was
adopted.
Permission was given Sam MAYER.
lex to connect drain from a new
building with the postotfice drain.
The matter of opening an alley be-
tween Mason and Carson streets was
referred to the engineer.
Citizens of the Seventh ward, ask
ing Tor more water mains, were an
swered in the affirmative.
An alley near Refugio street was
ordered opened and Brush street or.
dered cleaned up.
Six hundred feet Of mains for water
were ordered on Block 4, city lot 81.
Property owners on Matamoras and
Centre streets were given leave to lay
cheaper than Glass A sidewalks.
Owners of property on Soledad and
Acequia streets need not, according
to Bottoms resolution, lay Class A
walks as yet.
A gun firm on Commerce street wa:
allowed to hang sign. The San An
tonic street railway was given RICH
of way on East Commerce street
and the butchers were refused thei
union slaughter house petition.
Engineer reported collections O
S22S. so for July.
| A Iderman Wulff was refusad hi