San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1892-05-24
CITY COUNCIL.
CONSIDERING COMMUNITY CON.
GERMS AND CARES.
A Delinquent Attorney Assessment
Screws Hurt - Russi's RaIi-
way Report Received
New Business.


weekly session yesterday afternoon at
4:30 o'clock. Present: Mayor Callaghan,
Aldermen Anderson, Beckmann, Conner,
Gregory. Guerguin, Hoetling Lockwood,
Persch, Santleben and Weber. Absent:
Aldermen Muth and Schreiner.
The minutes of last meeting were read
and adopted. The following memorials
and petitions were read and referred TO
the respective committees: l.. j. Gem
bier, for reduction of assessment; Trini-
dad Herrera, reduction of assessment; A.
Schumacher, correction of assessment;
VIM. Heley. reduction of assessment;
G. w. Hagy, correction of assess
| ment; C. M. and Elizabeth Bruce,
correction of assessment for the year
| 1891: II. T. Wander Hoeyen, correc tion OF
assessment; Mrs. Sweeney, correction o!
assessment; Il. G.. Schelcher, reduction
| of assessment: Paul Meerscheidt, correct
! ion of assessments; August Faltin, correct
| ion of assessment; Rev. Il. Henderson, re-
QueSting extension of water main; Louis
Walter, permission to open meat market
at IA Galan street; II. II. Nelson, per-
mission to put in closet and window on
side of west Commerce street, ward B.
! The colored Odd Fellows were granted
the use of San Pedro Springs for the cele-
bratlon of Emancipation day, June 18th
and Goth.
The report of the city weigher was APP
proved.
The finance committee reported favor
ably on the request of Auditor Cohen for
an assistant for 80 days to help In making
up the annual report, and recommended
that SIS be appropriated for that purpose
which was done by unanimous vote.
A report from Street Commissioner
C. II. Russi as to the condition of South
Flores street, stated that between Arsenal
and Camp streets, along the street car
| track, 1T needed filling; and that for
| three-Quarters of a mile along the street
the car company had rock. old ties and
| rails strung along, thereby obstructing
| the street On motion OF Alderman Lock-
wood. the report was received and the
street railway company was ordered to
remove same and render the same In a
passabe condition within forty.eight
hours, with penalty attached that II
| they failed, the city would do IL and
charge the expense to the company.
Shaefer & Braden, j. G. Atkins and the
San Antonio Electric Light and Power
company, were granted permission to lay
drainage pipe, providing that they depos-
tied a certain amount with the city
toinsure their good faith In repairing the
street. The mayor informed the clerk
that he was expected to receive money,
and not certified checks.
A. 2. Rivas was granted $40 for dam
ages to house, caused by hook and ladder
company while going to the oil fire.
The reports of the pound master, In
spector of weights and measures, city
jailer and milk inspector for March and
April were approved and ordered filed.
Frank Schelcher, Josephine Ichwendt
and Louis Croft wanted their pound fees
RENTED, but their request was denied.
| j. Nj. Matthews was disappointed In hav-
| ing fine RENTED. w. II. Selby had a
vicious dog. A little child went into his
yard and the dog bit it. The child's
| corder fined him IS and ordered him TO
kill his dog. which he did. He asked for
the remission of the fine, which was
granted by unanimous vote.
The Beanvile citizens are
afraid of trampS and other varmints.
They wanted policeman to protect their
houses from the festive fire bug. They
claimed that their constituency was large
enough to demand one. they circulated
petition asking the city fathers to APP
point J. c. Tucker regular to do duty
there. The committee could not find
enough money in the treasury to pay the
aforesaid Mr.. Tucker, and the petition
was denied.
Benevolent Society No asked to have
a picnic at San Pedro springs, May 2Sth
granted. +. LuccheSe, Theo. Engelhardt
and Mrs. +. X. Adams were granted
building permits. A. Rouff. petition to
put in lumber vault on premises, granted
The report of DR.. j. z. Oldham, assistant
city physician, was received and ordered
filed Plans of subdivision of original city
lot II and the east half of original city lot
10 aHn hn ha VIM haan
approved by City Engineer Paul Prefer.
NEW BUSINESS.
Under this head very little business was
done The first that came up was the
following resolution offered by Alderman
Gregory and carried. 1t was not dis
cussed, but the opinions OF the aldermen
are shown by the vote:
Resolved, That the finance committee
be and are hereby authorized to order the
city auditor TO make such transfers OF the
appropriations of the year, in the sundry
departments within the general fund, as
may be necessary to cover the eXpendi-
lures for said fiscal year; also, to add,
under the head of contingencies, for
sprinkling avenue ID, Houston and South
Flores streets. from September /, 1884, up
to and including May Il, 1892, the amount
of S240 per month";" The resolution was
adopted by the following vote: Yeas,
Anderson, Connor, Gregory, Guerguin,
Lockwood. Santleben. Weber,. Nays,
Beckmann, Hoefiing, Persch 3.
Alderman Hoefing, in the shape of a
resolution, again brought up the house
numbering fake. He wanted every per-
son who failed to number their houses
with the official number within 20 days
from date TO be arrested and brought up
before the recorder. Without any noise
whatever it was referred TO the commit
tee on streets and bridges. The following
is the document: Resolved, That any