San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1891-04-28
CITY COUNCIL.
The Memorial Mill in Full Blast
His Honor Honors the CounciI
With His Presence-A Long

and Monotonous Session
| A synopsis of Trans
actions.
Council met with his honor in the chain
and the flood gates of petitions and me-
MORALS were thrown open until about two
score were piled up. Every last one Of
| these petitions were referred and VIII
come up in the reports made upon them
| by the several committees TO whom they
were referred.
These petitions and memorials were for
| lights, electric or gas: for building per
| mitS of various kinds and of all materials:
| for refunding of pound fees: for return OF
| articles taken in due process of law; for re-
| mission of taxes ofminor heirs. and others:
| for reduction of assessments: for remiS-
| sien of back taxes; for refunding taxes
paid; for reduction and correction of as
sessmentS: for acceptance of hagstone
| sidewalk as class A walk: for enforcement
| of sidewalk ordinance on Nolan and Ma
| cogdoches street; for permission to remove
| butcher shop stall; for permit to hold
| picnic in San Pedro park; showing the
| impossible condition of Garden street
| near Riverside park; for opening of Den
yer Street:Tfor closing alley on South
Laredo and repairing street crossing; for
opening street along San Pedro creek to
| for water mains and permit to lay drain
pipe; for opening meat market; for per-
mission to appear before council and
show cause why assessment should be re-
duced: and, memorial relative to putting
up street signs.
MAYORS BUDGET.
The mayor reported sale of city bonds,
and the placing of Sis, 42S in the national
city bank of New York city to the credit
ofS A..t@
Mayor called attention to the $4,000
back taxes due the city, and cautioned
the council in the matter of remitting
taxes; and said that $50, GOO was needed.
Mayor called attention to paving con-
tracts for LoSOyO, Navarro and ST.
Mary'S street. same were read and laid
over.
City engineers report, establishing line
of river between Houston and Commerce
street bridges, was referred.
Mayor presented Stapps claim for $1l5
for smallpox goods destroyed, but claim
was not allowed. the board of health re-
port being adverse thereto.
Ordinance preventing running at large
of goats was read and laid over under the
rules.
OFFICERS REPORTS.
Lockwood reported for committee on
streets and bridges favorably upon the
city subdivisions of Meerscheidt Il Ster-
en-. San Antonio Creamery, L. w. Null
laly. T. w. & c. b. Mullaly, and August
Hoye; also favorably upon Lind
ner's petition for drain pipe from
Cedar street to Alamo ditch; up
ages to property for opening Grayson
street, and allowing S95 therefor. report
favored reference to city attorney. Re-
port favored 800 appropriation for larger
drain on Navarro and College street; per-
hitting Klockenkemper' sigh TO remain;
for estimates on rock drain culvertS on
Avenue c. All of which recommended
tiOnS were adopted.
Petition of Anna Schoenert for 500 ad-
ditional damages for removal of house on
Grayson street was referred to city at
torney, the mayor being of opinion that
the council could not go behind the COM
mlSSioners report in the case.
Lockwood for gas and water committee
reported favorably upon all petitions pre-
Sented, and upon receiving the seven new
hyurants from waterworks company,
Adopted.
Ashford & Blake's petition for stable
on Losoya street was rejected; ItrkePs
petition for lumber and brick Office on
East Houston was approved.
Recommendation Of a new drain from
Avenue B ditch to Grand avenue was re-
ferred to city engineer.
Petitions for reductions of assessment
were referred in cases of Mary Adams
and Amelia Monteufel.
Mayor opposed remitting interest on
unpaid taxes of Geo. IllgerS from 1878
and the motion faV0ring same was lost
City collectors reports for January and
February were approved; and an allow
ance of $95 was made for medical attend
ance and drugs.
Inspector Balkans report on milk cows
was approved and filed.
A. p. McAleXander' petition for remis-
sion OF fine was rejected.
n. Salinger was permitted to erect an
led cream stand on Milan square.
All bids for lease of San Pedro Park
were rejected and the city will take
charge. appointing man to superintend.
NEW BUSINESS.
Mayor was authorized to advertise for
bids for repair of Travis park pavilion.
Sidewalks were ordered on Victoria,
South and San Juan streets; South Alamo
street was ordered put in repair: street
commissioner was ordered to repair Ave
nue. ID from Alamo Plaza to Grand ave-
nue.; SO was appropriated for cleaning
and grubbing Callaghan Avenue.
City Engineer was instructed to pre-
pare estimates for guard rail on Garden
street wall and that street was ordered
put in repair.
Entertainments were ordered from
Garden street. and from north side of
! GOliad street and that street be made
of uniform width.
Eighth street from Avenue ID tOlAustN
was ordered repaired: Garden street
| owners Of property from Mill TO Nueva
were ordered to Law first class sidewalks:
| and an electric light ordered at Arkansas
Pass crossing on South Laredo street:
The matter eff electric lights on West
Commerce at Aazon creek, Trinity and
| Navidad streets: and. placing of first
| ola lis IN Snp,b IglnraS from Co