San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-06-03
REGULAR COUNCIL SESSION.
THE CITY FATHERS ON THEIR
WISDOM DO AND DEVISE.
Concerning Electric MOtOrS--Iiivcr
Encroachmcnts--P Burn
ing--Strect improvements
Market Housekeeping
for Gas.

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members present save Alderman
Fest; President CT Council GuerguiI
in the chair.
The minutes of previous meet
ing approved and the frs
business was the presentation o
PETITIONS AND MEMORIALS
To the city engineer were referred
the following petitions: Citizens, TO
removal of distractions on Utic;
street; Miss Julia Nelson for refund
ing of taxes.
To assessment committee: Citizens
for bridge over San Pedro on CasianC
street and continuation of street
Peter Ball, for reduction of assess
ment of his homestead; Oscar Boyer
for refunding of $3.50 overtaX.
To committee on railways: Lake
view Rapid Transit Co., for right OF
way through San Fernando street.
TO fire committee with power to act,
was referred Louis Huth's petition
Crockett street.
To committee on sidewalks; H. w.
Phillip for permit to put area graf
ing on sidewalk on Avenue +, near
post office building.
10 gas and water committee; citi-
zens, for electric light, East Com
merce street near Sunset railway.
Petitions were granted for water
mains on Crosby street from Pine to
Palmetto; for lights, on River Avenue
ana Grayson streets; for mains on
Park Avenue from Maverick to
Main; and to San Antonio street
railway company to use electric power
on their lines throughout the city,
ordinance for the same being pre-
scented and passed under suspension
of the rules.
REPORTS OF OFFICERS.
Finance committee reported favor
ably upon collectors requlsition for
blank books and recommended the
appropriation of 5000 for same, from
office; untavOrably upon Tribune's
petition for city subscription to POO, 900
copies of boom edition; tavOrably upon
treasurer's report. Adopted.
Fire committee reported favOrably
upon petition of Julius Hotz for lum-
Der building OH Arcienega street.
Adopted.
Street and bridge committee report
ed and report adopted; accepting city
engineers map showing lines of Presi-
dio park; rejecting map of WinslOw
subdivision on North Flores street;
approving subdivision of southeast
portion of lot 26, range ), district /.
Gas and Water committee report
adopted, approving petition of Fitz-
gerald to bore for gas on city pro-
perty, city engineer to superintend
the work, same to begin within 80
days.
Police committee reported favor
ably on citizens request for permission
to fire salute on Emancipation day,
city marshal to approve of time and
place selected. Adopted.
Sidewalk committee reported favor
ably on resolution previously SUBMIT
ed for first class sidewalks on West
Commerce between Frio and Medina
proposition for donation of property
for curbing, as the city own the pro-
perry in question. Adopted.
City engineer reported cost Of avn
ings for steam rollers $50; money APP
prOpriated. Cost of resetting Center |
street curling So; money appropri-
ated. Unfavorably upon subdivision
of Adams and Wickes in block 5; and |
favorably upon map showing sub-di- |
vision of block p by NJ. Half. On |
petition of +. +. Collins unfavOrably, |
as the ground is made ground to |
which holder has only right of pos
session, and to build solid wall where |
piles are driven will be an encroach- |
ment. Adopted.
Special committee reported faVOring
condemnation Of Mil street property, |
for widening same south of Presa, |
that ordinance be drafted, and county |
Judge authorized to appoint commit
tee to appraise property and assess |
damages and benefits.
Ordinance prohibiting hitching of |
teams on Commerce street between |
Main Plaza and the San Antonio river |
was laid over under the rules.
NEW BUSINESS.
Resolution by Lockwood that the |
mayor protein be authorized to |
sprinkle Avenue d and South Flores |
streets, amended by Boelhauwe to in
clude West Houston from Main plaza |
TO the International depot. Adopted. |
BY Rogers, that the committee on |
public buildings examine and report |
upon the cost and site for a new mar
kot house east of the river. Adopted. |
Also that the committee confer |
with the county authorities regarding
the ACCESSIBILITY of constructing a city |
morgue to be used jointly by city and |
county, and report at the next meet |!
ing. Adopted.
By Common, that the city engineer