San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1892-04-19

the aldermen except Schrelner pres
ent. Mayor Cs1lsgnan was absent,
through some cause, and Alderman
Lockwood was again elected to the
chair.
The following petitions were dir.
posed of:
J. G. Carl, to he allowed to repair
barn, on Taylor street, injured by in
cendiary fire: referred to fire commit
tee.
l.. A. Browdowski, for permit to
put awning with posts on Commerce
street; referred.
Chas. F. Oppermann, for same on
Laredo street; referred TO committee
with power to act.
E. Rische, for gallery on Houston
street; referred.
w. r. Portor and Spelman, to be
allowed to put in half.horse power
engine on Alamo street: referred
J. L. s. Hunt, for permit to erect 2.
story barn. A protest against this
was handed in by Messrs. J. A. Green
and Dan Oppenheimer. Both were
referred to fire committee.
F. f. Collins Manufacturing com
pany for permit to erect 5000 gallon
tank on 40.foot superstructure, on
Houston street, for fire protection.
Referred to fire committee and city
engineer.
Margarita Losoyo, for correction of
assessment; referred.
Antonio Anterio, for ice cream priv
ilege at San Pedro park; referred.
ST.. T. Burnett, TO be allowed to
maintain cemetery at Riverside park.
Gregory, receiver of the Alamo Elec-
trio Street Car line, promptly moved
that 1t be granted. Persch opposed
it, saying 1t was not the proper
location for cemetery, being too low
and il the river overlooked it would he
o source OF sickness. An Endorsement
of the Board of Health was read and
an ordinance which had been framed
previously was hurried through, I'M.
der suspension of the rules and put on
it's first, second and third readings,
and passed.
Southwestern telephone and tele-
graph company, for permit to erect
higher poles; referred.
Mrs. Fannie Adams, destitute
woman with several children, asking
for RELIEF; referred.
Hord, Brown and Wood, that t! g
/. & g. N railway be permitted, to ex-
tend a switch. Granted.
Members Of San Antonio Turn
Verein, asking the mayor to form a
plan of action in conjunction with
citizens, to rid the community of in
cendisries. This petition was hand
ed into the mayor last week, before
the incendiary fires of Saturday
night. 1t was stated that some &C.
ton was taken in regard to this yes
rerday morning and the petition was
filed
Communication from Park Commits
sioner Hettler asking for Sl00 for 900
sods to place around city hall. Thes 9
would cost two cents apiece. Grant
ed.
City engineer reported encroach.
ments on Goliad street, between
Water aud Newton streets; referred.
The city attorney submitted an or
dinance to fix the new lines on West
Commerce street from the San Pedro
creek to East street. Rules suspend
ed and ordinance adopted. Property
will have to be condemned
City engineer submitted a map OF
subdivision of original city lot No 8,
range 5, district 3, owned by Mrs.
Marshall. Adopted, without the al
dermen seeing it
Fire committee reported grantipg
Alderman Guerguin permit to erect
lumber tin roof building on Dolorosa
etreet; E. K. lyman, to erect lumber
building on Alamo street; A. &.
Cowan, a fire permit; and reported
fsvOTably resolution to purchase
5000 additional feet of fire hose for
$4,000, and giving the fire committee
mower to purchase same in coDjuuc.
ton with the mayor. Adopted.
Assessment committee recommend
ed refundlng interest on r Becker
taxes for the year 1873. Adopted
Paul Hellman's petition for reduc.
ton of assessment was not granted
Market committee granted NJ
Cerelli permit TO put in ice cream
stand at san Pedro Park, and refused
2. l.. Jones q confectionery privilege
there, as one had already been grant
ed
DIR. Oldham's weekly bawd report
was filed. School board reported q
communication from Superintendent
Smith giving the seating capacity OF
the public school building OF the
city; the number Of applicants and
the additional facilities required
This was published in the LIGHT las
Friday. The Superintendent asked
tnat rooms be added in each, schools
Nos. and 6, one new school house
. TO be built in ward 8 to relieve
the Marshall street school; and one
to relieve the school on ave. f and
5th street. Twenty more rooms
would berequired. This was referred
to the city architect for plans AMI
estimate of cost, and to the finance
aommittaa