San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1892-03-29
COUNCIL SESSION.
INTERESTING FINANCIAL DIS.
CUSSION
Reports of Committees-of Officers
City House Numbers, Etc.

ing yesterday aIleFlOOu, Win al VIC al
dermen except Anderson and Schreiner
present.
After reading the minutes, the follow
ing petitions and memorials were read:
From fire insurance agents, asking ad-
ditiOnal fire protection, etc: referred to
fire committee.
Salvador CerelIi. for an ice cream stand
at San Pedro park; referred to Park com
mittee.
Citizens. for removal of spur of l. & G..
n railway track: referred.
y. Mackey, referring to CalaveraS tiles
for class A walks: referred
DR.. f. Hertf, asking that abutment to
the Navarro street bridge, on property
donated by him to the city, be built so
that he could construct sidewalk; re.
ferred.
Mrs. NJ. A. Norton asked to
Susan !. Jordan, city pauper,
for five months. This is the woman who
recently gave birth TO tripietS. The Pc
tition was referred.
Citizens, for water mains on RiyaS
street, referred.
Members ofCarney post. Callioux Col.
ored Volunteer Guards, asking for use of
city hall for a meeting April 2nd. Re-
ferred to markets. parks and public build
ingS committee with power to act.
T.. Elmeudorf and c. GreiSenbeck, ask
ing the council to instruct the city engin-
eer to give lines for the sewer pipe on
South Alamo street, that the council had
ordered laid some time ago. Referred.
Mrs. |. LOrra. asking that she be al
lowed to lay drain pipe from her resi-
dence to the river, granted.
Staacke Bros. also for permit to lay a
sewer pipe. Granted.
+. l. Meyer, for permit to eXcaVate
pavement in front OF his new building on
NacogdOCheS street, near pOstOttice. Re-
ferred.
Mrs. A. Gruetmer, asking tina shanty
on Crockett street, owned by +. Steiner,
be condemned and removed. Referred.
Mrs. Sarah Davis, asking for remedy
from overflow of ditch on River avenue
on her property. Referred.
L. Kraft, that $40 pound fees be re-
mitted. Referred.
A. Hogan, a blind man, that his taxes
be RENTED. Assessment committee.
Frank KOehler, for building permit on
Water street. Fire committee.
Josephine Szcernicki, for remission of
50 pound fees. Referred.
Mrs. Feille, for permit to erect a show
window on West Commerce street.
Granted. Under control Of the council.
Under reports of committees were the
following:
for January and February were found
correct and ordered filed. Appropriation
of 800 TO cover ditch on Mill street
deferred.
Streets and bridges mmittee-On en-.
croachments on SOledad and Romano
streets, owners were willing TO remove
same and ii was ordered that they be re.
moved. Entertainments on Henderson
from Carson to GraySon streets, were re-
ferred TO city attorney, to draft an ordi.
nance. Report of engineer on encroach'
ment of store on corner Concho street
ard Preside square, recommending thai
same be removed was adopted
Public improvements committee report
ed unfavorably on a lengthy petition oil
citizens asking that the ordinance regulat-
ing the numbering of houses be amended
so that the agent of one firm did not have
a monopoly Of the business, ashley were
satisfied foreign firm had for its agent
the official murderer. The committee
said the official numbers must be not less
than four inches. About the agent and the
monopoly, that is in the province of the
mayor.
Beckman asked if the official number
adopted by the council meant the number
or the sign. Are citizens compelled Il
buy the sign, or numbers, from a certain
officerSOr can they get their official mum
Der of their house and have anybody
He was told that anybody could get sign
or numbers where they wanted them. 81
they got their Otncial lumber first ant
made it four inches high. He said. also
that only one firm in the country wa
making four inch numbers, while al
other cities used the three inch numbers
Wouldn't that be placing this city in tn
grasp ola monopoly? lie asked that 5
Deutschmaun, citizen, be allowed t
speak in order to throw some light on tn
matter.
Lockwood thought the matter @
too little importance. If we hav
adopted the 4-inch, number alone, the
we have shown our superior wisdom
The fOur.inch numbers are the best a
they can be read the fartheSt away.
Beckman-I believe it's a good thing
but if on y one firm in the United State
makes them, We are at the mercy o
monopoly.
Lockwood said it was foolish to thin
that only one firm In the country mad
the fOur-inch number. He had no doub
many did so.
A motion was made to allow Deutsch
man to address the council under sus
pension of the rules, but was not seconde,
and the committees report was adopted
HOefling and Beckman voting no.
The fire committee reported grantin
ID. Kearney a building permit; also {
appropriate $3.50 to buy two heavie
horses for the new aerial Hook an
Ladder truck, adopted.
Ditch committee reported names c
parties who are entitled to water priv
leges this year for irrigation purposes
adopted.
Market committee reported granting {
Slocovich permit to transfer butche
license; adopted.
Telegraph and telephone committee re
ported favorably on petition Of South
western Telephone company to replac
broken pole on corner of Alamo plaza an
Houston street; adopted. Also commu
nication of city engineer relative to pole