San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1892-07-19
CITY COUNCIL.
AFTER THE TRAMwAY LINE.
No More Double Fares-HOuse Mum
bers Free and Murderer to
Be Salaried.

After a vacation Of four weeks the city
council held meeting in their chamber
at 4:3O yesterday afternoon, with Mayor
Callaghan in the chair, there being pres
emit all of the members, excepting alder
men Schreiner and Gregory.
The body was called to order by the
chairman and the minutes of the previous
meeting were read, there being no changes
or alterations were adopted.
The following petitions were acted upon
and granted
j. w. Roof, to erect an operate steam
laundry on the river bank west Of Presa
street; Potter & Spellman, to put in an
engine at their laundry, No. Is South
Street; San Antonio Gas Co., to erect six
poles between Avenue d and Fifth street
and Avenue and Sixth street; j. w
Bunderen, to construct we'll on river
tank in rear of his premises on the cor
der Of Garden and Nueva streets; Frank
lin & Hayden, to construct cess pool at
corner of Main and Park avenues and
brick cesspool on property Of K. A. Ar
thur. on west side of Main avenue; Gull
beau r. Menger, building permit; Joseph
Eichel and Henry Lager, to lay sewer
pipe from their residences; w. c. Bray,
to construct privy on Smith street; Ala
mo Baptist church, to lay drain pipe from
BaptiSmal font to sewer: Schafer X Bra
den, to dig up mesquite block pavement
in front of Lockwood's bank to lay pipes.
The following petitions were not grant
ed: Thomas RaiIer, to construct privy;
E. B. Chandler, 7. c. Frost, Frank How
ard, A. j. Fry, A. A. Gray, Mrs. K. Rose,
II Eraanwnnd g a
their tax assessments.
The following committees for the en-
suing year were read by the mayor:
Finance-Guerguin chairman, Santle-
Zen, PerSch.
Public mprovements-Guerguin, Santle-
ben and Muth.
Petitions and ordinanceS-Anders
Santleben and Hoeiling.
Streets and bridgeS-Lockwood, Greg
ory and PerSch.
Fire and fire limits-Weber, Muth and
Anderson.
bitches and Neutrality-suspicious., Hoef-
ling, Schriener and Persch.
Assessments and revision of taxes
Guerguin, Conner, Weber and Lockwood.
Police,-Schrener, Santleben, Conner
and Muth.
Gas, water and electric Iights-Lock
wood, Anderson, Schriener ana Heck
man.
Markets, parks and public building
Persch, Beckman and Santleben.
Telegraphs, telephones and railroads
Lockwood, Anderson and Beckman
Sanitation and OspitalS-Gregory, An
derson and PerSch.
RuleS-Hoefing, Gregory and Beck
man.
Sidewalks-Mayor Callaghan, Lock-
wood and Guerguin.
School board-Mayor Callaghan,
Schreiner, Gregory, Santleben, Guerguin
and Prof j. E. Smith, superintendent of
schools, to act as secretary.
Board of health-Dr. Herf,, president;
Drs. Amos Graves, ST., and Edward Ben
Callaghan, mayor: DIR. J. Braunnagel,
city physician: DR.. J. P. Oldham, assist
ant city physician. and Ed Guilbeau, as
SiStant city clerk and secretary.
The petition of the citizens, asking that
all cemeteries hereafter be laid off on the
west and northwest side Of the city, re-
ferred to sanitary committee.
BeniteS 4 Lenan, petition for permits
sion TO open meat market on corner CT
Durango and ConchO streets and Antonio
II. Qnintero, to remove his meat market
from Ruiz and Salado streets TO 1925 w.
Commerce street. referred TO committee
on markets, parks, etc.
j. H. Tanner. James Bates and j. Z.
Dbble petition for use of San Pedro
springs for a picnic on August and s.;
referred to park committee.
Geo. ID. Spencer. petition that the rate
of taxes for privilege of running boats on
the lake at San Pedro springs be reduced;
referred to finance committee.
Otto Dau, privilege of running swings
at San Pedro springs; referred to park
committee.
Rev. w. j. Joyce, of Sherman street
church, petition requesting the use of
Maverick park be granted for series OF
ice cream festivals in aid Of their church;
referred to park committee.
Citizens, complaining of the poor drain
age from Standpipe on Avenue G, near
No. 2 engine house: referred to street
committee.
Misses Kirchner, permission to place a
show case on the side walk, in front OF
their store, No. 23l West Commerce street,
referred to street committee.
w. II. Maverick, permission to erect an
awning with iron columns on SOledad
street. referred to fire committee.
s. M. Maverick, permit to repair an
iron clad building on East Houston street
partly destroyed by fire, referred to fire
committee.
Abe Ash. permission to dig a trench on
West Commerce street between Navarro
and st. Mary's streets, for the purpose of
tapping water main, referred to commit
tee on streets and bridges.
Citizens petitioned for an electric light.
corner Cedar and Percida streets, referred
10 gas and water committee.
Citizens resisting on Laurel Heights
asking for the erection of a fire hydrant
at or near the corner of Magnolia avenue
and Howard street, referred to gas and
water committe.
San Antonio Lodge No. l, AT. & AM,
asking city to give them burial ground
eferred to sanitary committee.
. On motion of Alderman Weber, it was
authorized that three additional tiremen
be employed for Engine Co. No. 3.
The new elevator In the city building
was accepted.
An ordinance to the effect that no street
car company should charge over a five