San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1892-12-23
THE FAITHFUL TEN
man Schreiner's Resignation
Accepted - The Vacancies
Not FilIed-Other Mat
tiers of Interest


Not FilIed-Other Mat
ters of Interest.
A special meeting of the city council
was held yesterday afternoon at 4:3C
O'clock being attended by all the mem
berS excepting Alderman Muth. who was
unavOidably detained.
Mayor Lockwood called the meeting to
order and after the roll-call the clerk read
the call as follows:
SAN ANTONIO. Dec 90. 1892.
Hon. Board of Aldermen, City of Sau An
tonic:
Gentlemen-A special meeting of the
city council will be held at 1870 o'clock on
this day. Thursday. December D. 1892. for
the transaction of the following business.
viz:
First-TO receive the resignation of
Hon. +. Schreiner as. alderman at large
and as mayor pro TEN.
SecOnd-PetitiOn from 800 citizens ask
ing for the registration of all qualified vOt-
erS of the city who are to vote at the COM
ing election.
Third-Reports of city engineer of par
ties who have failed to construct side
walks, after being notified so to do by the
city council.
Fourth-Petition of Cohn & Co. for
building permit.
L
Shardein, chief marshal, for iron bar
guards at windows of prisoners docket, in
recorders court: fitting up of additional
rooms in city jail, and that water be
placed in room No. 2, police headquar-
tiers.
Sixth-Petition from the San Antonio
Street railway company for right of way
over certain streets,
STANDARDIZATION from Charles E. Har-
ris for right of way over certain streets
for a street railway line
Eighth-San Antonio Gas company for
permit to erect line of poles on ST.
Mary's street, from Houston to Martin
streets, and on North street from Alamo
street to the ditch.
Ninth-TO fill the vacancies in the
board of aldermen.
Very respectfully,
A. |. LOCKWOOD,
Mayor.
According to the call the resignation of
Alderman Fritz Schreiner was the first
matter to be disposed of. Upon motion
it was accepted and Aldermen Hoefling,
Daugherty and Gregory were appointed
committee to inform Mr.. Schreiner. also
with resolutions Of respect for his services
to the council during the several years
he has occupied chair in the chamber.
The registration matter was then taken
up. Alderman PerSch made motion to
the effect that the petition be granted
and that the city attorney be ordered to
draw up proper ordinance.
The third matter of business to be dis
posed of was the reports Of the city en-
gineer, etc. They were referred to the
sidewalk committee.
The petition of Cohn & Co., for build
ing permit, was referred to the fire COM
mittee.
City Marshal Shardien's requests for
frn1 har- Ys,h h. IL T., 81
dowS, granted and the sum of 800 was
appropriated for same. This amount will
be used for the bars, for the fitting up an
other room in the jail and for the placing
OF water In room No. ., police head
quarters.
The petition of the San Antonio Street
Railway company was referred to the
committee on telegraph, telephone and
railways: also the petition of Charles E.
Harris referred.
The petition of the gas company was
referred TO the committee on gas and
water, giving them power to act, with
the provision that they be permitted to
locate the poles.
ELECTION OF ALDERMEN.
Then came the most important feature
OF the meeting, being the election of two
aldermen to fill the chairs vacated by
Mayor Lockwood and Mr.. Schreiner.
AlueTmdn UueTRuln nominated James i.
Hickman, Jr., to fill the vacancy of Mr..
Lockwood. Being seconded Alderman
Guerguin then moved that Mr.. Hickman
be elected by reclamation but there was
not second, consequently the matter
was not put to a vote. Aldermen Conner
and Anderson were appointed tellerS and
the ballotIng commenced. The vote stood
Hickman 6, mo" 3.
j. n. Groesbeck was nominated by AL
derman Hoefling but no second was
heard. The second ballot was then had.
resulting Hickman 5, GrOeSbeCk /. mo" 3.
A motion TO postpone the election was
made by Hoefling and seconded by Gregg
ry but was not carried, being most seri-
ously objected to by PerSch.
The name of Benz. J. Mauermann was
placed in nomination by Alderman Beck
man, being seconded by Alderman HOef-
ling. The ballot resulted as follows:
Hickman 5, MaueTmann 3, mol.
Alderman Weber said that 1T appeared
impossible to make selection aud he
made motion to postpone the election
until the next meeting, which motion was
seconded by Alderman HOehing. Alder
man Persch objected but Mayor Lock-
wood put the motion before the body and
II was carried.
Upon motion of Alderman Conner, the
meeting adjourned.
BILL HEADS LETTER HEADS,