San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1892-08-23
COUNCIL MEETING.
BIG BATCH OF ROUTINE WORK
DONE.
The Great Volume Of Business Be-
fore the Assessment Commit.
tee Causes Comment-A
Great Many Mis-
takes Made

council at its adjourned meeting yester-
day afternoon, and the principal business
was hearing reports Of committees.
The finance committee reported having
examined the reports of the city weigher,
for June, report OF fees collected by city
engineer for June; city collector for June,
as correct.
Streets and bridges committee reported:
Complaint of citizens of the condition of
the gutter on the north side Of West Com
merce, between AceQuia and North Flores
streets. Ordered that parties running
waste water into the gutter be notified to
stop it.
Application of the Water company to
lay waste pipe into College street. Not
granted.
Misses Kirchner. to place a show case
on Commerce street. Granted.
|. n. Ross, to hang sign. Granted.
Application of Joseph RaminSky, for
employment by the city. As there is no
vacancy at present, petition referred TO
the mayor for action.
Map of the extension of Woodlef street
TO Laurel street, submitted by city en-
gineer. Adopted with a change Of lines
TO defect around stone house on the
lines,
Petition of citizens that the city widen
Romano street at its property corner
Nein avenue, Romano and Camden street.
Not granted, as city needs all space there
for the new engine house.
Petition of citizens complaining of poor
drainage at staEdpipe opposite fire com
pany's hall on Avenue c. Not granted,
but few loads of gravel ordered to be
placed there TO fill up the hole formed;
Petition of citizens that South Olive
street, from East Commerce TO Nevada,
be graded and macadamlZed. Not grant
cd on account OF lack Of funds.
Petition of George Dullnig TO lay a
waste water pipe under and across LoSOya
street TO river. Granted.
Petition of Mullaly Bros, to be allowed
10 erect a sign board on the west side of
Preside square. Granted.
City engineer report on condition of
and estimate of cost of repairs of the
bridge on Mill street, SIC, was adopted
and money appropriated.
+. T. Johnson. asking permit to con-
struct wall along and build a bridge
over San Pedro creek. Granted.
Citizens of North Centre street, asking
that the street be cleaned and graded to
the city cemetery. Granted.
Shafer Il Brauen TO be allowed to lay a
pipe from DR.. Hertf'S property, corner of
RuSk and East Commerce street, into the
sewer. Granted.
F. Runge, proprietor of Central Garden.
asked to be allowed to build a foot bridge
over the river from the garden tO.cOnnect
with Dryer avenue. Granted.
MCAdOO Il WOOley, asking permit 20
put in drain pipe across SOledad street,
from the Howard building to the river
Granted.
Citizens asking that Golad street, neal
IL rI1aF
Granted, and street commissioner ordered
TO do the work.
J. n. Richardson, that crossings be laiC
on Augusta street, as citizens had com
plied with the ordinance to lay sidewalks
Granted.
Communication from city engineer
calling attention to the poor condition
of the flooring of Houston street bridge
and recommending that S2l9 be apprO-
priated TO repair same according TO eSti-
mate furnished. Adopted.
Rev. Z. Z. King, OF the First Baptis
church, asking to be allowed to run vast
water pipe 10 the sewer OF the No. Fir
company. Granted.
General G. b. Danwick, U. s. A., TO
permit to fence Austin avenue. Granted
J. KONG, for permit TO lay surfac
drain pipe. Granted.
Fritz VOrmann, for remission of fine
Christ Gotthard, for remission of s4C
so pound fees. Denied.
Harry Roberts, for remission of SIS
80 pound fees. Denied,
Frank Howard, permit to ConstruC
lumber vault on lot, corner OF SantaClari
and Victoria streets. Granted.
Z. Reckley, permit to construct cess
pool on East Commerce, between Pin
and Mason. Granted.
Louis Kunkel, complaining of the con
dition in which the San Antonio Stree
Railway company has left North FIore
street in front of his property. Denied
as there is no cause.
Southwestern Telegraph and Telephon
company, permit 10 erect hVe p0IeS o
Government hill and seven on Dalla
street. Granted.
San Antonio Gas company, permit