San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1891-03-31
CITY LEGISLATURE.
At Last the City Solons Meet-The
New Broom Begins to Sweep
Some of the Sweepings-
Appointments, Petitions,
Bonds, Etc.-New Busi-

Appointments, Petitions,
Bonds, Etc.-New Bust
ness Introduced,
The new board of aldermen met for the
first time since election, seven weeks ago.
The aldermen elect are-Beckman.
Boelhauwe, COnnOr, Corbett, Gregory,
Guerguin, Lockwood, Persch, Santleben,
Schreiner, Weber and Bitter. All were
present except Bitter, who has died since
the election.
Mayor Callaghan presided.
Schreiner was elected president Of the
council
Committee were appointed on finance,
public improvements; petitions and or
dinances: streets and bridges; fire and
fire limits: bitches and irrigation; police;
assessments: gas,water and electric light;
markets, parks and public buildings;tele-
graph, telephone and railways; santa
ton andH hospitals: rules; school board.
Special committees were appointed for
city hall building and for sidewalks.
APPOINTMENTS OF CITY EMPLOYEES.
The following appointments were read
by the city clerk and approved by the
council.
City clerk, E. P. Claudon; first assist
ant city clerk, f. Gilbeau; second as.
sistant city clerk, l.. Cara, Jr. general
utility clerk, p. II. Marx; market MASTER
Antonio Bruni; assistant market master,
Ignacio Cassiano; market keeper. p.
Nigra: public weigher, f. M. Sanchez;
inspector of weights and measures, A. T..
Stevens; park-keeper, Joe Hettler; city
Reicheldt; street commissioner, G.
+. Russi; ditch commissioner,
east side, Frank G. Huntress;
ditch commissioner, west side, A. q.
Perez: clerk OF recorders court, II.
Heiligmann; night clerk at police station,
Joseph Kohr: city physician, DR.. j.
Braunnagel; assistant city physician, DIR.
J. p. Oldham; inspector OF buildings,
Otto Kramer; city electrician, j. j.
Ryan; Alamo keeper, Tom Rife; en-
gineers OF steam rollers. A. Lockwood,
Jr., Frank Martin. p. II. Grossmann:
messenger, Albert Richardson: city sex
ton. William Heiner.
MEMORIALS AND PETITIONS.
An immense accumulation of these were
thrown before the council. They includ-
ed-plowing and grading OF streets; re-
duction of assessments, substitution OF
brick for other material in class "A" side
walks: building permits; removal OF street
distractions: sewers and drains: opening
of streets: telephone and telegraph com
panies for higher poles; against electric
car speed at street crossings; removal OF
offal: establishing new electric lights:
sidewalk repairs; opening OF meat mar
ketS: remission of fines; remission
of taxes: location Of city lot lines; re-
moval of buildings; award OF street COM
misSioners for widening Grayson street;
permission to use blasting material; pay
for articles burned at pest house: city as
SCISSOR map of subdivisions; sidewalk per-
nit: exemption from taxes; reduction OF
assessment: damages for street opening;
for 20 foot pole, corner Alamo and Com
merce: Fitzgerold for removal of mill
dams and river distractions; pay for set
ting fire alarm poles: prohibition OF goats
as free commoners; for city assessor as
SiStantS: street opening from Austin to
Pine on Lamar: to have city buy private
fire company property; for correction OF
assessment: for water mains; wagon and
driver for assessors use in taking in new
improvements; asking council to invite L.
=. A. delegates to visit city; to close irri-
CATION ditch In part; for drain bridges
and ditches: for modification OF
hitching ordinance on Commerce street;
NEW BUSINESS.
The mayor stated that the street paw
ing appropriation would soon be expend-
ed. A balance Of only s. 900 remained in
the treasury. The city held in unplaced
bonds $4,000 for impr ovements, $4,000
for fire alarm system, and $4,000 for
schools. Messrs. Harris, of Chicago and
New York, had agreed TO take these
bonds at par and pay the interest on the
bonds from the original date of their con-
tract. The offer OF MeSsrs. Harris was
accepted by an unanimous vote.
a motion TO invite the members OF the
National Association Of MachiniStS,
which meets at Chicago next year, to
visit San Antonio, was carried unani-
mOnsly.
The appropriations for the fiscal year
1912 were read and adopted under
suspension of the rules. Stated that So
600 additional was necessary to complete
the city hall. Up to date s123, 900 had been
expended in the building. Lockwood
introduced special ordinance TO levy a
special tax Of ten cents on the 500
valuation on real and personal property
during the present municipal year, to
provide for the completion OF the city hall
building. Adopted under suspension Of
the rules.