San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1892-05-03
CITY COUNCIL.
SOME IMPORTANT WORK DONE.
Additional School Rooms To Re
Buiit-Resolutions Adopted in
Regard TO OfiCiai House
Numbering New Gem
etery Question.
SCHOOLS.

their report on the recommendation
OF the school board through Prof.
Smith, for the erection of new school
and additional rooms to the old build
ings. They gave in the following re-
port on the estimates of City Architect
Otto Kramer.
Addition to school 6, corner of Mat
agorda and Lsvacca streets, consist
ing of four rooms, two stories high,
and measuring "a feet s inches by "a
feet each. Cost Sc. $50.
Addition to school s, on San Fer
naDdO street, same as above, to cost
Sc $50.
In the report the proposed new
school was not mentioned nor the
building of any other additions. The
report was adopted and the mayor
gave instruction TO advertise for bids
on recommendation of the committee.
ABOUT THE CEMETERY.
Alderman Gregory, as chairman on
the committee of hospitals and sani-
tation read their report on the pro-
posed new cemetery at Riverside
park. He read communication,
signed by several physicians, in re-
gard to the good this place would
DO the city as q cemetery.
After the report had peen present
ed Alderman Persch arose and stated
that thecitizens living in the lower
end of town who are opposed to the
new cemetery desired that the matter
be held back week 80 that they
would have time to get together some
strong proof, that they have, that the
cemetery would be great injury to
them.
Alderman Gregory stated that the
committee recommended that the
petition for reconsideration of the
vote by which privilege had been
granted to open up the cemetery, be
denied, as the board OF ealth and
physicians had endorsed the plan.
Alderman Lock wood moved for the
adoption of the committees report,
but his motion was not seconded.
Alderman Beck man moved that the
N ,tter be put on the table but he
received no second.
Alderman Persch moved for q
reference of the matter, which motion
was seconded and carried by vote
of s to3.
MORE LIKE IT.
The official house mum oering affair
was brought before the counsel again
yesterday and received fair deal. 1t
was brought up on q resolution by
Alderman Beckman, which read IS
follows: y
"Be it resolved by the city council
that his honor, the mayor, immedi.
ately order the official house number
er, G. F. King or his agents, to give
every property owner, agent or occu
pant Of o house upon application to
said King or his agents at Gsrrison's
paint store on Houston street, the cor.
rect house number, regardless as to
whether or not the applicant wishes
to buy the number from said King or
his agents"
The subject was not discussed, but
Immediately approved, and the reso
luton was referred to the committee
on streets and bridges.
OTHER WORK.
An ordinance saying that "any
person, firm, company or corporation
who shall follow the occupation OF
posting, distributing or hanging in
windows or other conspicuous or pub
lie places, show bills or other adver-
tising matter shall be required to
pay q license of 500, per annum, pay
able yearly In advance" was given
it's first reading and laid over under
the rules.
The ordinance extending the fire
limits, which was laid over last meet.
ing, was taken up, given it's third
reading aud passed without being
amended.
The ordinance imposing an occuPa-
ton tax on milk vendors Came up for
its second reading. Alderman Lock-
wood objected, stating that it would
cause great hardships on owners of
but one or two cows and finally run
the business into the hands OF
wealthy dairymen and thus create 9
monopoly. He moved that the ord
nance be not adopted. His motion
was seconded by Alderman Weber,
and 1t was carried.
The resolution of Alderman Common
to order the water works company to
lay mains ON Frio instead OF Medina
street was referred 10 the committee
on gas and water.
Petition of e. r. Braulick and Il.
l.. Moore for the privilege OF string
ing wires over and across streets,
alleyways and heusetops, and In
case of necessity to erect poles on
such streets and alleyways as their
business may demand, subject to the
approval of the city electrician, for
an electric system of call boxes for
messengers, carriages, doctors, burg
lar and fire alarms, etc was reported
from the committee on telegraphs
and telephones with the recommen-