San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-08-05
COUNCIL SESSION.
PROCEEDINGS OF THE REGULAR
BI-MONTHLY MEETING.

Sidewalks, ct al.
Council met, mayor in the chair.
Aldermen Kalteyer and Fest absent.
PETITIONS AND MEMORIALS.
Mrs. J, E. Golfers petition for drain
pipe to sewer for waste water only;
clerks petition for Is days absence;
petition of Jacob Weber & Co. for tenn
porary shed north of convention hall
for saloon purposes were all granted.
The following petitions were re-
ferred: France Il Thiele for sign on
Commerce street; citizens for macad-
amizing Laurel street, for clearing
brush and defining roadway on Mason
and Epson streets, for opening Third
street to Nacogdoches, for widening
Avenue E between Third and Hous-
ton, against Weber & Co. building
shed for laundry purposes in Fourth
ward, for electric light on North
Flores, for water mains on Cherry,
and for mains and electric lights cor
ner San Jacinto and Castro; VIM.
PaysOn submitting proposal tor
street signs, all matters pertain
ing thereto were referred to
street improvement committee; Fitz-
gerald, mineral prospecting at
San Pedro springs; Alamo Baptist
church, to purchase city property;
Burt Ashford, for water wheel in
river; Thomas Longorla for removal
of alley distractions between South
Leona and Frio; Milkmen protesting
against fee for COW inspection; Union
Slaughter house, for erection Of
slaughter house; John Brice, for SIS
per month house keep. Parties
against whom complaints were made
for not building sidewalks on San
pedro Avenue were ordered to lay
same at once.
REPORTS OF OFFICERS.
City Engineer: Unfavorably
on w. Young's petition for
ground near Commerce street
bridge; cost of matchmaking
Lake View road and putting In
bridges S22,67s, Mayor authorized to
cost of graveling San Juan
road, ST ,620, Appropriated; Map of
PashcalPs subdivision, adopted; map
showing encroachments on Medina
street, referred.
Commissioners reported: No bene-
fits to city and $22S0 cost of widening
Goliad between Camp and Cevallos,
referred; opening Cevallos street,
$500, benefits 1915, adopted;
allowing VIM. Fromberg SIS for NOV
ing fence on Cevallos street, adopted;
J. Flaherty $425 damage,
adopted; for extending Camp street,
adopted; south side Nueva street,
damages SITS, benefits $l0J, adopted.
Street and bridge committee: Un-
on sprinkling streets with
in one mile of Main plaza; tie on re-
referring.
Gas and water committee: Unfav-
orally on placing electric lights at
Goliad, Labor, Center, Indianola,
Santa Clara and Peach streets, adopt
ed; favorably on gas light Houston
and Losoya, adopted; tavorably on
nineteen hydrants from water COM
pany, payment to date from August l,
eight from July 18th, adopted;
Favorably for gas lamps on Avenue
G and water mains on South Flores
and Lubbock streets, favorably upon
Mrs. Ramon's sidewalk petition, and
unfavorably upon Braden Bros. pro-
posal for sidewalk building. Adopt
ed.
Assessment committee-Favorably
on Gauss & Johns, reducing assess
ment to $13 900, and on $500 reduc-
ton on Peter Bale, adopted; unfavor'
ably on Mrs. Murphy for remission of
taxes on building used as church and
school, adopted.
Finance Committee-approving re-
port of city weigher, recommending
81, 600 for artesian well in Newcomb-
vile, approving city treasurer'r re
port and report of accountant Cohen,
adopted.
bitches and Irrigation-Favorably
on petition of citizens for opening
bitches on River Avenue, and on COM
plant of encrOachment on bitches,
adopted.
Special Committee-That council
had no jurisdiction on the matter OF
additional pay for extra work on city
hall, adopted.
A communication from the mayor
on the sewerage question was then
read. He recalled that in time past q
sewerage bill had been defeated, and
that San Antonio was at the present
time better drained than any city in
Texas. Recognizing, however, the
growing needs of the city fol
proper sewage, he held thai
a water supply was of ut
most necessity and consideration
and to this end he would urge the
purchase Of the waterworks plan
for the city. He urged action in this