San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1891-05-12
CITY COUNCIL.
The City Dads Invite the Presence
of the Texas Press Association
The Festive Fathers will Fig

of the Texas Press Association
The Festive Fathers will Fig
ure at a Picnic - The
Usual Grind.
Council met, all members present.
Use of San Pedro park was granted
German veteran association for picnic
purposes May II.
Petitions for the use San Pedro park
for Excelsior Guard picnic May q
and %: for meat market: for corrected
assessment; for acrobatic exhibition
and dog snow without license; for
waste water pipe from Austin and
lOth street to Alamo ditch, were all
referred
Fritz Steiner was authorized to con-
struct An iron clad stable north side
Crockett street, and Mrs. Leal to
bridge San Pedro creek in the rear
of her Laredo street property.
The proposition of NJ. Heidemann
and s Deutschman to put up street
signs and number houses was re-
ferred.
Council accepted invitation to Cars
deners picnic at San Pedro spring
May 18th.
City physician was instructed to re-
port injuries sustained by 10 Luschin-
sky while working in city gravel pit,
as basis for claim to city aid.
City engineers report as to maps
presented was accepted; as to South
Flores street, was referred to commit
tee on streets and bridges.
Ordinance bringing Riverside park
within pound limits was read, ordered
printed and laid over under the
rules.
Ordinance was also read and laid
over providing for the taking up of
goats within the city.
ORDINANCES PASSED.
An ordinance to prevent the haul |
Ing Of meat and slaughtered animals
within the city, unless sufficiently |
covered, came up on second reading. |
The rules were suspended and the |
was placed upon it's third |
and final passage. The pen
atty, upon conviction before the re. |
corder, is from SIS to 500.
The chairman of the finance COM |
mittee presented resolution amend
ing the ordinance relative to the |
city's borrowing money. An ordin-
ance has been acted upon authorizing
Jhe mayor to borrow for use OF the
city money needed at six per cent in
ferest. The mayor stated that the
city needed the money and that it
could not be procured at that rate.
The resolution increased the interest
rate, TO eight per cent. The rules
were suspended and the ordinance as
amended was put on second reading.
Read the second time, rules again
suspended and the ordinance passed.
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES AND
OFFICERS.
The various committees made re.
ports Of petitions submitted to them.
The matters reported upon concerned
mainly private persons.
Inc committee reported favorably
lpon petition of citizens, asking that
Washington street be graded, and
the work ordered.
Flamm d Filbert were given per-
mission to erect small engine in
rear Of their premises, 3O5 and
BOZ East Houston street.
Inc petition of Sixth Ward citizens,
asking that San Antonio and Aran-
'as Pass railroad crossing on Crosby
street be repaired, was favorabIy act
30 upon and the city engineer ordered
20 make repairs.
The city marshal's report for April
vas found to be correct and ordered
lied by police committee.
Inc fire, gas and water, sanitary
ma sidewalks committees made short
'eports.
The assessment committee made
aVorable reports upon the following
petitions: