San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1891-01-06
COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS.
A SESSION WITHOUT SPECIAL
INTEREST.

Rapid Transit Considered The
hitching Ordinance Recon-
mended-Variety Theater Or
dinance Stands : Oficial
Reports and Other
Business.
City council met in regular session,
Alderman Reimann absent, President
Guerguin in the chair.
Minutes of last meeting were read
and approved.
MEMORIALS AND PETITIONS.
Reagan Houston TO sell 16, 900 square
feet corner of Alamo plaza and Hous-
ton street TO the city for $60. 900. Re-
ferred.
H. Klockenkemper to let his sign
remain undisturbed at present. Re-
ferred.
Degener & Karber for permission
to remove their Office on rollers.
Granted.
Ellen M. e. Nichols for the amount
of her claim against the city asaward-
ed in court.
g. G. Braden for damage to his car
riage by hose cart.
j. w. Van Meter for appointment
as city electrician. Filed.
Commerce street merchants asking
repeal of hitching ordinance. Re-
ferred.
George Dullnig for refunding Of
money spent in resetting curb stones
destroyed by the street commissioner
on Live Oak street. Referred.
Citizens asking for sidewalks, water
mains, bridges. Referred.
Mrs. Kampmann for awning, with
posts, over building on Houston
street.
Main avenue was ordered macad-
amized from ditch to Crockett square.
and Crockett square fenced and ina
proved.
San Antonio Street railway for right
of way near Arkansas Pass depot. Re-
ferred.
Reports OF city officers for Decem-
Der. Referred.
UNFINISHED BUSINESS.
Ordinance regulating electric wir-
ings was read Q second time and laid
over under the ruIes.
Ordinance discussed, regulating
speed of electric cars. Three miles
over bridges and curves wee ordered,
and ordinance laid over without adop-
ton.
The Office of city electrician was
created.
The mayor was instructed to enter
into contract with G. A. DOdd for the
erection OF street signs.
The petition for repeal of variety
theatre ordinance was rejected.
Butchers were licensed to do bust
ness at the old stands during 1891.
NEW BUSINESS.
Resolution by Schreiner, asking
that property owners on each side OF
the South Laredo street, from Arsen-
al street to Nueva street, be ordered
to lay curbing and build sidewalks.
Adopted.
By Weber, that the mayor be au-
thorized to order stone crossway
laid across West Houston street at
North Medina street, and also q ike
crossing over Medina street at the IN
tersectlon of Houston street. Adopt
ed.
By Lock wood, that the city engin-
eer be directed to lay q stone cross
walk across Austin street at Milano
street. Adopted.
Also. that stone crossing be
ordered across avenue G at Ninth
street. Adopted.
BY Kalteyer, that a map be pre-
pared showing the encroachments ON
Jackson street Adopted.
By BoeIhauwe, that the city APP
propriate the necessary money TO pay
the DOCTORS bill of firemen injured
some time ago; and further, that all
such injured men be taken care OF by
the city Referred
BY Guerguin. that the city attor-
ney notify property owners on both
side of johnson street lay curling
and sidewalks. and that John son
and Fest str eets be ordered ploughed
and graded Adopted.
BY Conner, that stone crossing pc
laid at the intersection of South
Flores and Negalitos streets. Adopt
ed.
BY Fest that the waterworks COM
pany be ordered to lay mains on Fest
and Simpson streets. Referred.
Also, that the street commissioners
be ordered to build bridge over the
San Pedro ditch at Simpson street.
Adopted.
Adjourned.