San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1891-02-27

| the owner OF the property shall fail to APP
| point the commissioner herein before pro-
| vided for, within ten days from the SER
| vice of the .notice of the city clerk, the
mayor shall appoint such commissioner.
| In the that two commissioners cannot
agree upon selection of the third, then
| county judge, on application, shall APP
point the said commissioner, the city
council shall provide, 10y ordinance, for
the services of the notice hcreinbefore
provided for, and shall also provide the
method of assessing the damages to ac-
crue to the owner of the property.
Sec. 227. The mayor sha cause quar-
terly exhibit OF the financial affair. of
the city to be published in the official
journal.
Sec. 249. The officers of the city of San
Antonio herein named and shall receive
from the city the following compensation
and no more:
First. The mayor shall receive the sum
of S., 200 per annum.
Second. The city auditor shall receive
81. 500 per annum.
Third he recorder shall receive the
sum of 81, 200 per annum.
Fourth. The marshal shall receive the
sum of s., 400 pr lnnum.
Fifth. The CRY attorney shall receive
the sum of e., 500 per aunum.
Sixth. The collector shall receive the
sum OF g, 600 per annum and shall pay
his own clerks or assistants.
Seventh. The assessor shall receive the
sum of 1900 per annum.
Eighth. The treasurer shall receive
the sum of 81 500 per annum.
Ninth. The engineer shall receive the
sum Of -, 400 per anuum.
Sec. 25l. The salaries OF the officers
named in the preceding section shall be
payable monthly out of the city treasury,
at the end of each month. on warrants
drawn by the mayor and atteSted by the
clerk, in accordance with said section,
from and after the passage of this act.
Sec. .. The fact that it is important
to the interest of the general public OF
| said city that the changes of the charter
of said city made by this act, go into eff
feet Immediately, creates an emergency
and an imperative public necessity, which
requires the suspension of the coaStiu-
tiOnal rule requiring bills to be read on
three several days, and that this act take
effect and be in force from and after its
passage, and it is SO enacted.
The mayor gave the necessary wink and
upon motion of alderman Lockwood the
amendments were adopted.
Alderman Schrener moved an appro-
priatiOn OF 5000, and 500 copies of the
amendments ordered printed for circula
ton. This appropriation is more money
out Of the taxpayers pockets, which is
y
have published the same gratis.
PAID FIRE DEPARTMENT.
AT the suggestion of the mayor alder
man Lockwood introduced the following
ordinance:
BE it resolved by the city council of the
city of San Antonio.
Section /. That from and after the first
day of March, A. ID. 1891, the mayor shall
take charge of all engines, reels, hose
carts. err CINE houses and all other proper
ty belonging TO the city of San Antonio,
with its fire department, all fire service
and shall have the immediate supervision
and control thereof.
Sec 2. That the mayor be and is
hereby authorized with the approval and
consent of the city council to appoint
one chief of the fire department and such
a number of men and employees as may
by deemed necessary by the said mayor
and city council TO properly manage the
engines, trucks, hose and other appliances
necessary to be used for the eXtinguiSh-
ment of fires.
Sec. 3. That all the employees in the
department shalt be under the immediate
control of the chief, and he as well as all
other employees shall receive such sala-
rieS and pay as may be fixed by the city
council.
Sec. 4. That all ordinances in conflict
with the provisions hereof be and are
hereby repealed.
Under a suspension of the rules the
ordinance was passed by unanimous
vote.
Lockwood introduced "a resolution Of
thanks to the present VOLUNTEER deqart
ment. The resolution was passed by
unanimous vote and copies were ordered
TO be sent to the chief of the several com
panieS.
POLICE APPOINTMENTS.
Mayor Callaghan introduced the, APP
pointment OF police and sanitary officers.
He advocated the increase of the sanitary
force by three members. The following
appointments were then read.
First assistant marshal, A. Coy; second
assistant marshal. w. II. HenneSsey; city
detective, II. Hughes. Police officers: a.
Bennett, H.. Miller, J. J. Poesmann. b.
Kulawik, A. Ludwig, J. McSorley, Fred.
Dickman. j; A; Bennett, Il; Springer j.
Fitzhenry, J. Esterly, c. }. Gulwest, Joe
Lehman, j. S. Gray, =. Manning, j. A. o.
Conner, T. Mushall, j., r.. Bowen,
A. I Battic. Nye. ppHi Halle, j. Coui-
tresS, p Heitgen, g. Daniels, james
Brown, C. Cadena, Tom Lent, G. X
Crawford. Mike O'Meara, A. Schuma-
cher, w. Beck, 4. A. Brown, A. Peter
son. Sanitary inspectors John Eber-
hard. John Callahan, A. j. Avant, w j.
Coax. j. NJ. Norman, + Bates, sJas Mar
tin, w. G. HuntTeSs, Juan Garcia, Tom
Brown, Manuel Montez, I. q. Flores.
On the motion Of Lockwood the list
was put and adopted by a unanimous
vote.
iourped.