San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-05-06
COUNCIL SESSION.
Crockett Street Openings Street Rail-
way FranChise---COllinS Manu-
factOry---O to Issue

way Franchise---COllinS Manu-
Observation-Disclosures to Issue
S25O.OOO BOnds---San
Pedro Springs.
Council met in regular session; no
absentees. The mayor on the floor of
the chamber and president of the
council Guerguin in the chair.
Minutes of last meeting read and
approved.
PETITIONS AND MEMORIALS.
Alamo Brewing association was
permitted to put two gratings of glass
and iron in sidewalk on Cameron
street.
Petitions of Sixth ward citizens for
electric light corner Dawson and
Chestnut; of Crowley {: Co. for drain
and waste pipe; of fire company No. =
for horse; and, of John Bosshardt for
drain were all granted
There were referred: Fred CAST
ring to open meat market citizens
asking removal of L. & q. n. cattle
cars from COmal street; Guenther for
additional flood gate; Barr for lumber
vault Maple and Howard streets; E..
| and Nj. LutZ for remission of taxes;
| Emily Denner for assessment rellef;
Seventh ward citizens for removing
fence obstructing alley north of Refu-
gio street; Mic Teng to connect drain
| and sewer on Crockett street; Jas. p.
Hickman to replace four inch pipe
| with two inch from Southern hotel
to ditch; Mrs. Betty Lager for:reduct-
ton of assessment.
OFFICERS REPORT.
City engineers estimate of masonry
wall OH new line of Garden street
approved. His report adverse to
| widening Augusta street on account
of cost also approved. His map of
Camp street extension TO South La
redo street approved and $50 APP
propriated for fence. His map of
Nueva street line approved and at
| torney instructed to draft ordinance.
City attorney presented four ordi-
| nances for condemnation OF property
on Cevallos street, which was laid
| over under the rules.
Kerble's bid of $3.50 for San Pedro
| bar springs privilege accepted.
G.. +. Kroeger's resignation as po-
| lice officer accepted and thanks for
| his services voted.
Invitation of E. O. c. Ord. Post. G..
J A. r., to council to participate in
| decoration exercises May 80, accepted
| with thanks.
COMMITTEE REPORTS.
Report of finance committee adopt
ed, recommending that the building
on LosOya street occupied by Schools
restaurant be rented for five years
! that the mayor advertise for bids
for sale of market house; also, an or
| dinanCe authorizing all election on
Saturday, May 81 to vote on following
propositions:
Shall the city borrow $50, 900 and
issue bonds for the building of school
houses.
zone hundred thousand dollars for
the construction of bridges over the
river within the city limits.
"Twenty-fve thousand dollars for
| construction of an electric fire alarm
| system.
"Seventy-five thousand dollars to
pay for property that city may con-
denim within the next year for the
| opening of new streets.
THE bonds to run from ten to thir-
| ty years, redeemable at the end of
| ten years and bear not more than 5
per cent interest.
An amendment for twenty-thirty
| year bonds was carried. Motions to
suspend the rules for second and third
| readings were carried, and the Ordin-
ance was adopted as read by a vote
of II to l.
Committee on streets and bridges.
Petition of d. and A. Oppenheimer
| for continuation of building on South
| Flores street recommended and adopt
ed
Simon Fest to fix building line, re-
commended. Adopted.
Committee on fire and fire limits,
petition OF the following for lumber
| building recommended: Frank
Koehler, James Cullimorr, Margaita
CalsadO, J. e. Carl. Adopted.
Assessment committee - Recon-
mended that petitions of Antonio
AIenchaca, B. F. and Josephine
Kingsley, for reduction of taxes, be
granted. A lso of Mrs. Mary Halam-
| eda, for remission OF taxes. Adopted.
Henry Pauley, for correction of
assessment. Recommended.
Thomas B. Wren, for reduction of
assessment. Recommended that $500
be allowed. Adopted.
Market Committee-Report of the
, market master for month of March,
recommended. Adopted.
Request of Gustav Frasch, city
treasurer, asking that he be furnished
with maps OF blocks to facilitate his
work. Received and accepted.
Committee on railways, recommend