San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1892-03-08
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pairing roadbed, unfavoraby on putting
switch where asked. substituting the
place near Houston street, and to connect
with the Alamo Electric railway. This
was adopted.
Report of Assistant City Physician Old
ham, as TO bawds examined during the
last week of February, was presented. 1t
had been found to be correct and was or
dered filed.
Lockwood, for sidewalk committee. re-
ported names of delinquent sidewalk
builders on Garden, Washington, King
William, Madison, .Acequia East Com
merce, Eighth, Elmira. Marshall, Macon.
ST. Mary's, Soledad, Rincon, Presa and
South Alamo streets. On Marshal and
Rincon streets he failed to read the city
as delinquent, although there are school
houses on each of said streets. which
have no sidewalks. Class walks were
Centre and Santa Clara streets, and all
distractions on latter streets were ordered
removed.
Alderman Schreiner asked about his
resolution put in three months ago. to ex-
tend the city fire limits. The clerk was
Instructed TO hunt IL up.
The finance committee reported an
ordinance, directing the mayor 10 at once
issue proclamation calling for a special
day, April 9th, 1892, to take the sense Of
the taxpayers whether the city shall Dor
row S250,C00, in $1,000 20-year 6-per cent
bonds, redeemable at option of the city,
which with other general resources and
revenues, will enable the city TO carry on
It's expenditures for the fiscal year of 1892
ms was PASSED under suspension OF the
rules, unanimously.
Lockwood moved to reconsider the ac-
tion of the streets and bridge committee
in regard to city carts and moved to refer
1t back TO the committee. This was car
ried.
NEW BUSINESS:
By Lockwood That those dangerous
walls, corner of Houston and Soledad
streets. be remored within three days.
Carried.
Lockwood the mayor be instruct
ed to negotiate for two more fire engines.
Adopted
Beckman said the services of the hose
companies were out Of date. The water
company is extending its mains and this
diminishes the pressure on the hydrants.
The hose companies must soon be given
steamers.
Lockwood That the mayor request the
president of the water company TO fur
nish each fire company with a map show
ing the location of the fire MIGRANTS. 1t
was necessary for the firemen to know
where the hydrants were located. Car
ried.
Lockwood-That the chief of the fire
department have every fire hydrant In
the city inspected at least once per month,
(Hoetling said "once per week" and re-
port to the clerk OF the water company,
those found unsatisfactory.
The mayor thought this would give the
iiremen too much work. He thought the
sanitary police could help them. There
are 7 ow over 500 MIGRANTS in the city.
Schriener moved TO amend to Twice per
month. 1t was decided to have them in
spected once per month, by the tiremen
and sanitary police.
Lockwood-That the park commission
er be ordered to remove fence from
around Travis Park. Adopted.
Lockwood-That the street commits
sioner cut the brush out of Lamar street
and pillow and grade the street. Adopted.
Lockwood-That the street commits
sioner repair crosswalks on Avenue ID.
Adopted.
Lockwood the electrician report
the practicability OF placing a gong in
the pump house of the water company,
at the head of the river to connect with
the fire alarm system of the city, so that
in case any alarm box was rung the en-
gineer of the pump house would be noti-
fed to increase the pressure on the water
mains. This was adopted. ExChief
Duerler, of the old Volunteer Depart
m ent, had similar arrangement, before
the electric alarm was thought Of in this
city.
Beckman-That the city engineer give
an estimate Of the cost Of covering the
ditch on Mill street, adopted.
Beckman-That the number OF sanitary
police be decreased from IL TO Q, as the
necessity OF two extra ones for smallpox
duty, was not now apparent. Referred TO
Commute.
Guerguin-To open street 10 connect
the Frio city road with the city limits,
adopted.
Santleben-That the report of the mar
keG committee granting johnson and
others right to establish slaughter pens
inside city limits be reconSidered.
Adopted.
Persch-That water mains be laid on
ferred.
Persch-That the mayor be authorized
to accept the rent from the hobby horse
man at the Springs, as the collector has
refused to. The mayor said that the col
leci or had since done so.
Gregory-ThaU The gas company be in
structed To place poles on the curling on
Military plaza, and ornamental iron posts
inside the city hall grounds on Military
plaza. Referred TO gas committee with
power TO act.
Gregory-Tbat all telephone, gas and
electric railways not having poles on the
curling, as required, be ordered TO 60 10
the proper lines. Adopted
By Webber-That all distractions on
Culebra road in the city limits and on in
tersecting streets be removed, according
TO official monuments. Adopted.
The council then adjourned
shows His Hand.
A suit was filed in Judge Kings court