San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1891-05-19
CITY DADS.
REGULATE ELECTRIC WIRES
AND CREATE SOME NEW
OFFICES.
Work Ordered on Weeds and Side.
walks, and Sundry Petitions
Passed Upon.


Passed Upon.
The regular meeting was called to
order yesterday by the mayor protein,
and Alderman Muth from the Sixth
ward was sworn in.
An ordinance of As sections regula.
ting electric wires was adopted.
The following petitions were pre-
sented:
Citizens asking for the water mains
to be extended on Olive street from
Mason to Van Ness. Granted.
Citizens asking that public pump
be placed at the corner of Alazan and
Tampico streets. Referred.
The Alamo Electric street railway,
as king to be allowed to surrender its
franchise over route No. 2, begin
ming on Crockett street and Alamo
plaza, running thence along Crock
EFT to Monumental street, thence up
the last to East Commerce street
(afterward changed from East Com
merce to Paso Hondo street,, and east
to the city limits. Referred.
G. G. Clifford, for permission to
| erect brick building with galvanized
iron front on the east side of Acequia
street, between Houston and Com
| merce streets. Referred.
Eleanor Clifford, for correction and
reduction of assessments. Referred.
| Tolbert Jonsen, for correction of as.
| sessment so as to exempt personal
property. Referred.
! Alexander Uhl, ST., asking that
SIS 20, pound fees paid by him, be re-
| funded. Referred.
| II L parpard aud otharo 60, N
| bridge on Breckenridge avenue, at
the crossing of Alamo ditch, the petit
ton alleging that the present bridge
is unsafe. Referred.
Citizens asking that the Galveston
Houston and San Antonio railroad
switch on Walnut street be removed.
Referred.
j. +. Muegge, for his and his wife's
personal property to remain at asses
sOr's valuation against the decision OF
the board OF equalization. Referred
Nathan Salllnger, for 5000 damsges
by reason of not being allowed 10 pat
up an ornamental ice cream stand on
Milan square after having received
permission to do so. Referred.
Thomas H. Gray, for permission to
lay sewer pipe from theTeXas Steam
laundry, on Losoyo street, to the
river. Granted.
The council having under consider
alton motion to condemn part of
Charles Shocks property on Augusta
street, for the purpose OF widening the
street to fifty feet, Mr.. Shook present.
ed a strongly endorsed petition to
have the street widened TO forty feet
instead of fifty. Under condition that
this petition should be granted and
work begun Immediately, the petit.
ton promises over Mr.. Shocks sigma
ture that he will donate the necessary
strip of his property. The widen
ing will extend from Romana to Gil.
rard.
A motion to grant Mr.. Shocks pc.
ton and to accept his conditions
passed, after some discussion, unani.
mouely.
A petition of the Sunset wood COM
pany asking to be allowed to place a |
barbed wire over its fence was grant |
ed, on condition that the wire be five |
feet or more from the ground.
SECOND AND THIRD READING.
August Santleben, asking for pay
ment OF balance due Geo. w. Lewis
transferred to him-for building the
colored school over across San Pedro
creek, stated that he would give a
bond to secure the city. There is a
balance of 81 1897 withheld on account
of punishment in the sum of $685..
Granted.
City Auditor Cohen, for two assist
ants for two months. Granted.
City electrician, for Two assis tants
a q l
lineman at SIS for syear, and
for an appropriation of $3.50 for
that purpose. Granted.
Joseph Luschinsky's petition for
fifty dollars damages for injuries re-
ceived in the gravel pit, coming up on
second reading, was granted ON the |
of the city physi-
clan.
Colored citizens, asking for the ex-
elusive use of San Pedro park for cell
ebration of Emancipation day.
Granted.
The petition of the Natural Gas
ompany for right of way for pipes,
came up on second reading and was
passed without dissentin vote.
Mr.. Heiden heimer, proposing to put
Up street signs and number houses.
The committee reported that the
mayor was already in correspondence
With q contractor on the subject of
Itreet labelling and that house num-
,ering would be left to house owners,
With the assistance of the city engin- ,
Ter, and that the committee was I'M
favorable.
Victor Siebenhoe and William }
3erndt, permission to open markets.
Granted. q
Charles Seaman, correction and =
and to have part Of prop q
,rtH assessed to purchaser. Grant q