San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1892-10-04
FIRE COMMITTEE.

granted.
w. White, for permit to erect frame
house on Zavalla street, granted.
L. p. Peck, fire chief, requesting the
purchase of new hose wagon for the new
engine house, granted and same was or
dered to be purchased at once, to cost
about s450
o. Kramer, inspector of public bui Id
ings, reported work on the San Pedro
avenue engine house as being COM
pleted and same was ordered to be &C
cepted.
The committee on sidewalks recon-
mended that the petition of 5. w. Meal
lister, requesting that the city replace the
cement walk between the court house and
county collectors Office in as good condi-
tion as before the city destroyed same, to
be granted.
ASSESSMENT COMMITTEE.
S. G. Newton, attorney tor l.. KunRel.
asking for correction of classification of
merchant and proprietor, relative to the
payment of back taxes due on property
purchased by him: the occupation taxes
were not granted to be REFUNDED and the
property taxes were.
VIM. Lyons, asking that the city col
lector be instructed to receive amount OF
taxes rendered by him, granted and the
collector ordered to receive same.
o. FounterS. for remission of taxes in
the sum of 1891 on burial ground, re-
funded.
McLeary & Fleming, for &. r. Suli-
van, asking that taxes on certain proper
ty be refunded. not granted as the COM
mittee claim that there is judgment now
against the petitioner.
q. w. Carney, for correction OF assess
ments, not granted.
A. H. Areson and o. c. Stafford, asking
for remission of taxes, granted and the
amount of 1927 ordered to be refunded, as
parties are non residents of the city.
r. Becker, for remission of taxes for
year 1890, granted.
c. w. Arts, for remission of $3.50 of tax
assessment, granted.
The police committee reported that the
petition of II. b. Rice, inspector of
weights and measures, asking for one ton
of weights, 80 pounds each, be purchased,
was granted.
Alderman Guerguin, of the public i'm
provement committee, made the follow
ing report: The committee recommends
that some notes due on the Market street
engine house be paid to the holders, f.
Groos & Co." The report was adopted.
There was no report from the commit
tee on telegraph, telephones and railways.
The ditch committee reported that they
had examined the September report of
the ditch commissioners and found same
correct and ordered filed.
STREET AND BRIDGE COMMITTEE.
Twenty dollars was appropriated to
take up some loose blocks in the city.
Agnes Bluntrill, for permission to let
waste water run into the river. granite d .
PIetro de Jarno, for permission to lay a
wooden culVert across Jones street, grant
ed.
Citizens, requesting that certain streets
Loo hn To
be improved, granted and the city engi-
neer ordered to report aniestimate OF costs
in repairing same.
r. Winslow, for permission to connect
pipe with main sewer, running from
Winslow block on st. Mary's street to the
river, granted.
Citizens, requesting that Austin street,
from Duval to Tenth streets, be improved
with mesquite blocks; granted that it
should be improved from Duval to Ninth
street.
Citizens, complaining of pool of stag
nant water on Crockett street near ceme-
terry, granted and same ordered filled up
or drained
Mrs V. L. Peyton, for permission to dig
trench on Howard street, granted.
COMMITTEE ON SANITATION.
Citizens, com planning of the hide houses
on Military plaza and Dolorosa street,
and asking that the nuisance be abated,
referred to the city marshall and ordered
him to have all green hides removed.
VIM. Mason, for permit to repair his old
privy vault, granted.
j. Oppenheimer, ST., for permit to con-
struct sink for waste water only, on
block 6, lot 2, on Lavacca street, granted.
Citizens, complaining of certain accum-
ilations between Mill bridge and Yturri
street, granted and $50 was appropriated
TO have same cleaned.
The reports of DIR. Oldham, for the
examination of bawds, were examined,
found correct and ordered filed.
DR.. j. Oldham, complaining of a vault
| in the rear of Sullivan'S shoe store on
Commerce street, and requesting il to be
| filled, granted and the street commission
| er was ordered TO have same done and TO
| remove the building.
VIM. Kendall, for permission to put in
/ a temporary vault at Trinity and Ia
valla streets, granted.
The city engineer submitted an esti.
mate of cost for constructing sewer
| from the Avenue f school house to the
San Antonio river, the amount being 800
1t was voted to appropriate this sum fol
| the work.
The sum of $3.50 was appropriated fol-
| the construction of sewer from San
| Pedro avenue to the ditch, and work OIL
II 70.
| The council ordered the mayor to pay
| off two notes due in the sum of s40,O 900.
RESOLUTIONS INTRODUCED.
The following resolutions were intro.
| duced under the head of new business:
Alderman Lockwood offered a resolu
ton to the effect that the mayor be in
/ structed 10 employ additional counsel tt
defend the rights of the people of this cit!
with reference to the suit which was re
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| San Antonio Street Car company
| Adopted.
Alderman Lockwood: That the city en-
gineer be authorized to draw a map o
Crockett street and place same in mayor
| Office. Adopted.
Alderman Conner: That the street com
washouts ON Buena Vista street. ADOPT
ed, alderman Persch voting mo"
| Alderman HoehinR: That the prOpe