San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1891-01-13
MUNICIPAL MILLS.
ELECTRIC FIRE ALARM FIXED
ELECTRIC RAILWAY SPEED
REGULATED.
Routine Business Disposed Of
Special Session TO be Held on
Thursday.

ihhEbuhg.
Council met In regular session, all
present but Alderman Reimsnn.
PETITIONS AND MEMORIALS
Were received and referred as fol-
lows-George DuIlnig To lay pipes
through the city tor the conveyance
of natural gas-George Wiste for
brick building with lumber studdiDg
on Doloross street-Citizens for side
walk corner Commerce and Peeos
street-Celestine Greoser for $3.50
damages to property In widening
Garden street.
Sam Bennett was permitted to lay .
larger pipe from his Yturi street.
building to river, and Reagan Hous-
ton 10 Withdraw his proposal for sale
of property to city on the west side
of Alamo plaza.
Council went into committee Of the
whole upon the petition OF the Alamo
Electric rail say company for extern
sion of time In its constr ucttOns.
Matter was referred to committee on
Thursday afternoon 10 hear report.
City engineers estimates were
adopted for Mad ditch along Mar
tinez street to river 1925; tor OAK lun-
Der bridge over ditch on Breckenridge
Avenue 500: cub division EuglwOod
was adopted, also, rs presented
Commissioners report on widening
Crockett street from Losoys to the
river was ado tied ana ordered pub
lished. Report on widening Of Gray.
son street WAS referred.
Two OrdinOnces were presented by
attorney, granting an additional
right of way to San Antonio street
rail way
The several petitions of citizens, re-
ferred to the regular COMMITTEES in
last sessi IN. were reported favorably
and adopted.
ELECTRIC FIRE ALARM.
The location of electric fire alarm
boxes as fixed by the council Is AZ
follows:
Austin avenue and Grayson str cot,
Military avenue aud Quitmar street,
Military avenue and Crosby street,
Carson and Hack berry streets. Duval
sherman streets. Burleson and Olive,
Burnet aud Walnut, Nolan aud Olive,
Nolan and Nacogdoches, Crockett
aud Bowie. E ,st Commerce aud Wal
nut, East Commerce and Alamo,
Alamo and Villita, Water street OPP
posite North street, Water and Go
lad. Goliad and santa Clara. Water
and Mill. Presa and Leigh, Cedar and
Vine, Turner aud King William,
Pereida aud Adams, Grand avenue
and Dallas street, San Pedro park
gate, san Pedro avenue and
Laurel street, North Flo
res and fredericksburg road,
Poplar and Main avenue. Main ave-
nue. and Macon street, Warren and
Jackson, San Pedro avenue and FL
mira street, Camden and Acequia,
Augusta and Fourth, Acequia street
north OF Salinas, Soledsd aud Salinas,
Soledad and East Houston, Market
| aud Yturri. Dryer avenue and Nue.
va, South Flores and Chilean, South
Flores and Arsenal, South Flores and
Arkansas, South Flores and LaCha-
pelle, Leal and Comal, NOrtn Salado
and Morales. LeOna and Morales,
Hldalgo and East, West Houston and
San Saba, West Commerce and South
Pecos, South Laredo and Durango,
Mstamoros and South PecOs, San Luis
and South COmal, olma and SoladO,
South Laredo and South PecOs.
UNFINISHED BUSINESS
The mayor laid before the council
the ordinance to regulate the speed Of
electric cars within the city Ii mits,
which was on its third reading.
Alderman Rogers offered to amend
by placing the rate of speed at ten
miles instead of eight miles per hour
within the one mile limit. The
amendment was adopted
Mr.. Rogers moved to further amend
by inserting fifteen miles Instead Of
ten as applr'1g to the city within the
two mile limit clause. Adopted BY
eight yeas against three nays.
Another amendment was then
adopted fixing tho rate OF speed NJ
tw snty miles an hour outside the two
mile limit.
An amendment offered by Alder
man Kalteyer, fixing the speed over
culverts, bridges and around street
corners at three miles per hour, was
unanimously adopted. 1t was also
provided that the alarm bells shall
be rung for q distance of at least
seventy. five feet before the cars shall
reach and pass street crossings and
street intersections.
The ordinance as amended W as then
adopted by nine yeas to two nays, AL
dermen Kalteyer and Wulff voting In
the negative.
The council then adjourned until
next Thursday.
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