San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-06-17
CITY SOLONS
SELECT MEANS TO SPREAD
MONEY.
HOW the Appropriations Will Be
Melted Away BY Our City
Council,

Petitions, as follows, were frs
taken up, to-wit:
From w. L. Copeland for settle
ment of taxes; Florence B. Mobiles
for correction of assessment. Re.
ferred to committee.
Citizens, for removal of distractions
on Camden street. Referred.
;. A. Street Railway company for
more rights-of-way, among the streets
asked being Upper Soledad, Carson,
and Austin streets. Granted.
Alamo Monument association, ask
ing to be allowed government of
Alamo building. Referred.
l.. Wolfson, NJ. GOggan and citizens
of Taylor and Fourth streets. to lay
drain pipes. Granted.
A. Persch and Thee. Steubing, for
building permits. Referred.
| Telephone company to erect forty
| poles on streets. Referred.
Citizens asking for an electric light,
| Hack berry and Nolan streets. Re-
| ferred.
Mrs. Niggli, urging action on en-
croachments on Camden street. Re-
ferred.
August Lieck for damages to crops
on widening River avenue. Filed.
Franchise for street railway trans
ferred from Edwin McCrilis to the
company recently chartered.
Mr.. T. w. Mullaly's petition to al
low the Andy Bowen com Dination to
exhibit sparring, resulted in a tie
vote.
f.. Dieralf asked to lie allowed to
t1Nn far l.
Mueller Bros. Referred.
Disposition OF the recently voted
appropriations was made in the follow
ing ordinances, which were passe 1:
An ordinance providing for the re
funding of $4,000, per cent bonds
of 1855, and that they be substituted
by ) per cent. bonds. Adopted.
An ordinance providing for the
engraving and sale of so 900 in bonds
for school purposes. Twenty and
thirty year bonds, $1,000 each. |
Adopted.
An ordinance providing for the en-
craving and sale of 100000 in bonds |
for the construction OF bridges; same
to be issued in bonds of 81 900 each.
Adopted.
An ordinance providing for the
engraving and sale of $50, 900 in bonds |
tor public improvement for the year |
l>9A. Adopted.
An ordinance providing for the en-
craving and sale of $4,000 in bonds |
for sidewalk purposes for 1890. |
Adopted.
An ordinance providing for the en-
craving and sale of So, 900 in bonds |
tor the construction of an electric fire |
alarm system. Adopted.
An ordinance providing for the en-
craving and sale of 5000 in bonds
tor the payment for property con-
demned by the city. Adopted.
Under reports of officers, the assess
ment committee reported unfavorably
on petitions of Miss Julia Wilson for
correction of assessment; favorably |
for Otto Boyer, E. Niggli, Hiley and
Claudon, for remission of taxes and
reduced Martin & Schryver's assess
ment from $50, 900 to $50, 900.
Streets and bridges committee re-
ported, granting permit TO H. w.
Phillips put in a sidewalk CRATE; and
for the re-subdivisiOn by Adams Il
Wickes of city lot IS; unfavOrably |
that Buena Vista street be graded |
and graveled; and on resolution that |
no more streets be graded and grav-
eled for a while.
The city engineer reported in favor |
of maps Of block 81; lot l25; subdi-
visions of city lots /, >, g. district 3 e.;
l, >, 3, district !.
The contract for building ditch |
wall on Garden street was let to J. G. |
Marshall, at s.. % per perch.
Fire committee granted L. HUH |
building permit.
New business was then brought up
as follows:
By Boelhauwe: That each sanitary
inspector be instructed to order prop |
erty owners in their respective beats |
to clean their premises within ten |
days; and further that list of all |
noncompliance be presented at the |
next meeting of the city council.
Adopted.
By Kalteysr: That $500, or so
much as may be necessary, be appro-
priated by the city to act in connec-
ton with Bishop Neraz in widening
Galan and Trevinio streets. Adop. |
ted.
By Lockwood: That the freedom
of the city be extended the Frank
Leslie party, and that copies of the
resolution be presented by a COM
mittee of three to be appointed
by the mayor pro tenn. Adopted.
Also, that the street commissioner
Oe notified to remove the fence around
Travis park, slope the street embank-
ments and make the park easy of &C
cess. Adopted.
Also, that class A sidewalks be laid
as needed along Main avenue. Adopt
ed.