San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-03-11
IN REGULAR SESSION.
THE MUNICIPAL MILL AND ITS
WEEKLY GRIND.
River Avenue Extension Cut Bias
"A" Sidewalk Specifications
dopted--Reports OF Com
mltteeS--NeW Business.

Petitions from citizens relative to
Jefferson street sidewalks were re-
ferred to sidewalk committee with
power to act.
Memorial of New England Land
company with reference to the widen
ing of Hidalgo street was read, show
ing that not more than 10 per cent of
property for widening the street
would need to be condemned, and the
attorney was directed to draft ordi-
nance to condemn the property re-
CURED.
Lick heirs petitioned against the
opening of River avenue diagonaIly
across their property, and agreed to
take $500 instead of $500 if lines were
run at right angles. Petition grant ted
and city engineer instructed to change
| lines accordingly.
me- rket permit, was referred to market
| committee.
John MOrrisOn's petition to purchase
| property was referred to the school
| committee.
Erie Telephone company's petition
to remove poles opposite depot, re-
|
Guadalupe MOntOya, for remission
of taxes, was referred to assessment
committee.
Petition of James Morley for sub
division of lots IN block 80 referred to
committee on streets and bridges; al
SO petition of Mrs. Ross for So dam
ages for removal by city of fence in
front of her property.
Dntitin, Of al it,o nd
for water main extension Labor
street referred to gas and water COM
mittee.
SIS per month for horse and cart TO
haul tools was referred to finance
committee in cOnsOnance with COM
mittee on parks.
To the committee on fire and fire
limits was referred the following:
Collins Manufacturing company for
iron clad building in rear of block
four west side st. Mary's street;
Waite and Gardener TOR brick and
studding on Avenue G. between
Houston and Travis; Gippich and
Lock, iron clad on lot three North
Laredo; Louis SpOhn for metal roof
shed three open sides against his
stable; and l.. Wolff for lumber shed.
The petition sof Dan Hilder, Pecos
street, and G.. r. Smith. Lavacca
street for lumber privy vaults were
referred to committee on sanitation.
On motion of BoelhaUwe, Internal
ional and Great Northern railway
tracks were permitted to be reldid in
front of Medina street warehouses.
The name of Miller street was
changed to that of South Alamo.
REPORTS OF OFFICERS.
The report OF the commission com
posed of Sam Maverick, Fritz Schrei
ner and Peter Jonas, appointed TO as
sese damages for the widening of Riv-
er avenue from Josephine street to
the estate of G. Lieck, was read and
adopted. l.. Cara was allowed dam
ages at Sl75; J. Crossley and sons at
SO, and the estate of II. p Tendick.
| deceased, at $50 A large amount of
the property of f.. H. Cunningham
| and w. J. y. Patterson was also ell.
CrOached upon, but no estimate was
made because each party had express
ed willingness TO nate the property
free. Width of avenue wa fixed 1t
100 feet
street opening was taken up and laid
over on motion of Kaiteyer.
The map showing the drainage be-
tween Austin and Pond, and Duval
and Nolan streets was adopted Unam
imOusly.
The drainage map Of the King Will
| liam street district was also adopted
unanimously.
The grade map of East Commerce
street between South Alamo and
Beech street was also adopted unan-
imOusly.
Engineers report on specifications
for class A sidewalks was presented
and after discussion was adopted as
| amended to require-a seven inch eX-
| CavatiOn below sidewalk grade, in
| which should be laid two inches of
! wet sand covered with four inches of
concrete, composed OF one part Port
! land cement, two parts clear sharp
! sand and three parts broken stone
that has passed through a twO-lnch
| screen. The wearing surface to be
! composed of two parts Portland &C.
ment and three parts sharp sand,
! spread one inch thick and smoothly
! trOweled, in block of twenty five
square feet divided by strips of tarred
felt and sustaining pressure of 125
! pounds to the square inch: or mes
quite blocks round or cut without
bark to be laid on a foundation of
! four inches of broken stone with a
sand cushion and the surface covered
with one inch Of sharp sand, thor
ouhgIy wetted. All materials fur
. . fpp iyt,