San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-08-19

! Thomas LangOrla, asking that an
alley be surveyed in the rear of his
premises, between Monterey and
Petition of Braden and Shafer for
permit to lay drain pipe from the
Maverick printing house on Avenue
f, to connect with the drain pipe at
the federal building. Referred to
! committee with power to act.
Petition of butchers to construct
general slaughter house in the city.
same to be to be provided with all
necessary appliances. Referred to
market committee and the ordinance
governing the case was ordered print
ed.
Petition of citizens for the opening
of alley between Mason and Carson
streets. Referred.
Also report upon the width of
sidewalks between Nueva and Mill
streets, showing that they vary from
nine to sixteen feet in width. Recon-
mended that uniform width of ten
feet be prescribed. Report adopted.
Also report upon the lines of lot
10, block 40, on Perez street, between
Comal and San Marcos streets, show
ing that boundary lines are incorrect.
Recommended that $50 be appropria-
ted and paid to Mrs. August Richen-
tin for rebuilding foundation for her
house. Adopted.
Report of the commissioners on the
widening of Mill street. Damages to
E Wehrhahn, $500; to G.. Harnel,
$500; to w. S. Hadley, $3.50; and
benefits assessed at fifty cents per
front foot to property owners on the
opposite side of the street. Adopted.
Finance, by Rogers: Recommend
ed that the petition of A. f. Wultf,
that $500 be appropriated to sprinkle
streets from the depots to the city, be
received and filed. Adopted.
An ordinance providing against
diseased cattle was adopted with
heavy penalties.
Streets and bridges by Lockwood:
Unfavorably upon the petition of o.
Fitzgerald to prospect for minerals in
the San Antonio river. Adopted.
Favorably upon the specifications
for laying of ironstone paving, pro-
vided interstices be filled with mortar.
Adopted.
Favorably upon the proposition rel
alive to the widening of Avenue E,
between Third and E. Houston streets.
Recommended that $3.50 be paid
property owners as named, at a rate
of SO per front foot. Adopted unani-
mously.
Favorably upon the petition of citi-
zens for the opening of Third street to
Nacogdoches street, and recommend
ed that the city engineer make plat of
streets. Adopted.
Unfavorably upon the petition of
John Brice for SIS monthly for keep
OF horse. Adopted.
Favorably upon the petition asking
that Epson and Macon streets be
cleared of brush, and the roadway de-
fined. Adopted.
Favorably on maps showing en-
crOachments on Medina street and
recommended that the same be re-
ferred to the city attorney with in
structions to draw up an ordinance
condsmning the property in question.
Adopted.
Favorably upon the map of Garden
street from Mill street to the Southern
Pacific railway crossing, showing the
proposed lines. Adopted.
Favorably upon the map showing
the opening of Pine street, and that
the fence of Major Cresson is an en-
croachment. The mayor stated that
Cresson was removing the fence and
the report was adopted.
FavOrably upon petition of citizens
for water mains on Cherry street.
Adopted.
FavOrabIy upon petition for light
at the railway switch onNorth Flores
and Kingsbury streets. Adopted.
Unfavorably upon petition for the
issuance of u permit for Ii steam
laundry building in the Fourth ward.
Adopted.
Unfavorably upon the petition of
Burt Ashford for a water wheel in The
river in the rear of his store.
Also favorably upon the monthly
report of the ditch commissioners for
July, showing sos expended.
Markets. parks and public build
ings by Fest: FavOrably upon the
report of the city market master for
May. Adopted.
Also favorably upon the petition of
It. E. Eldridge for the removal of his
market from South Flores street to
the stand of Lyford, Telling Il Co.
Adopted.
Mayor Callaghan appointed Messrs.
Lockwood, Weber, Ingram, Graves
and Dullnig as a committee to confer
with the waterworks company with
o view to making arrangements for
the purchase of the same.
NEW BUSINESS.
Resolution looking to establishing
a market on the east side of River.
That street commissioner do not !