San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-03-25


map of Slocum park. Referred I
committee on streets and bridges.
: Also on grades of streets between
Austin street and the river and be
tween Alamo plaza and Grand avenue
Adopted unanimously.
Also map showing subdivisions Q
North Flores and SueTte. Adopted.
Also upon the distractions Of tele
phone poles on Alamo and Main
plazaS. Motion of Fest that they GC
ordered removed i'm five days adopted
Also, changes Of specifications in
sidewalks OF both cement and block
paving submitted and adopted. On
motion of KaIteyer 500 blank bids
were ordered printed.
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES.
Finance: Favorably upon the petit
ton of the parks inspector TO be al
lowed horse and cart for hauling
tools Submitted and adopted unan-
imously.
Also favOrably upon the employ
ment of sidewalk inspector at a sal
airy of SIS per month. Adopted.
Also favOraOly upon the petition
striking Off the book work from the
regular printing con tracts and that
special bids be called for by the may
or. Adopted.
Fire and fire limits: Favorably up
on petition OF l.. Wulff for lumber ad-
ditions. Adopted.
Also favorably upon petition of Col
Inns M'fg Co., for ironcIad building
on st. Mary's street. Adopted.
Also favoraOly upon brick and stud
building on Avenue G between Hous-
ton and Travis streets. Adopted.
Also favOrably upon resolution of
Alderman Bolton regarding fire alarm
system. Recommended that a COM
mittee be appointed to look into the
best system now in use, and also to
report upon cost OF fifty alarm boxes.
Adopted.
Committee on assessment: kaVOra-
bly, on petition of Guadalupe Nontoya
for the remission Of taxes. Adopted.
Also favorably upon petition of
Andrew Hogan for tax remission.
Adopted.
Also upon petition of Johanna Gla-
sener, asking that at least back in
terest on 5000 tax he remitied. On a
motion to remit nterest and urge COL |
lection of principal the report was
adopted.
Gas and water: Favorably upon |
petition for laying OF water mains on
Dallas and Oakland streets. Ordered |
received and fled.
UnfavOrably upon the placing of
water pipes in the cemeteries of the
city.
Market, parks and public build
ings: FaVorahly upon petition Of
John Mcdonald for meat market on
Houston street for term OF nine
Adopted.
Market masters report reported re-
ceived, found correct and ordered
filed,
That the mayor offer so reward for
of Travis park plant
thieves and = for the thief who took
chain and cup from hydrant. Also
that fifty posters announcing the fact
be printed. Adopted.
Telegraphs, telephone and rail
roads: tnfavOrably npon the pet
ton of the International and Great
Northern railroad to cross Durango
and MatamOras streets for the pur-
pose Of watering cattle in the COM
pany's cars. After warm discussion
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the petition was granted on a vote of
: 80 I.
Favorably upon the petition of the
Erie Telegraph and Telephone COM
pany, for the removal of poles from
the centre of the street TO the curbing
IN front OF the Government depot.
1t was moved by kalteyer that the
right still be reserved to retain them
for the fire alarm system. Adopted
as amended.
Sanitation and hospitals: Favorably
On petitions of r. ;. Johnson on
sewer from water closet to the river.
Adopted.
On sidewalks; Unfavorably on pet
ltiOn of Mrs ). J. Merritt for second
class sidewalk on Market street.
Favorably upon petition OF citizens
for sidewalks on Jefferson street
Streets and ges-RepOrt OF
viewing garbage furnaces
at Dallas, unfavorably. 1t was found
that while removed three miles from
the city, the stencil was to be detec-
ted in the city. Also that it was of
insufficient capacity. Recommended
thata committee be appointed to ins
spect different furnace at Pitts
burg, Penn. On motion Of Bolton,
the report was ordered spread upon
the minutes.
UNFINISHED BUSINESS.
Alderman Bolton Of the committee
on resolutions OF respect to the mem
ory of the late Judge Devine, read
resolutions which were adopt
ed and ordered spread upon the min
uteS