San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1893-04-11
RATE OF TAXATION.
NUMEROUS APPROPRIATIONS AL
LOWED BY THE COUNCIL.
A Long Session of the City Fathers
and Considerable Routine
Business Transacted.

The regular weekly session of
city council was held in the cOun-
ell chamber. yesterday afternoon,
beginning at 4 o'clock, presided
over by Acting Mayor French. The
roll was called and responded to
all of the Aldermen, excepting
Chas. Sinner, who is out of the city.
The minutes of the previous meet
ing were read and approved, after
which the following memorials
and petitions were disposed of:
A. Staacke and Mrs. l.. Hapnig,
asking that a committee be APP
pointed or the city engineer be in
structed to report to the council
the condition of their sidewalks
and that notices be sent to them to
place class A sidewalks within ten
days on Main avenue; sidewalk
committee.
NJ. Gonzales, asking to place
curbstones at so cents per foot and
sidewalk at 19 cents per foot; side
walk committee.
Ben Deman, asking for the posi-
ton of driver of the patrol wagon ;
police committee and city mar
shall.
Samuel Eastman & Co., submit
ting pamphlet on important i'm
prOvements in fire protection; fire
committee.
Southwestern Telephone x Tele-
graph company, asking to repair
and replace poles on River avenue;
referred.
San Antonio Gas Co. asking per-
mission to erect a line of 10 poles
on Alamo street; gas and water
committee.
Petition of citizens, asking for
chemical engine for West End and
vicinity; fire committee.
Citizens, asking that West Com
merce street and other streets be
refused to Chas. f. Harris for
street car tracks; public improve
ment committee.
San Antonio Water Works Co.,
asking permission to repair fire
hydrantS; granted.
Teachers of Santa Clara school,
asking for use of San Pedro springs
for a picnic on April 81; granted.
Mrs. l.. NJ. Hamilton, asking to
have - poll tax refunded for the
years of lS90-92; granted.
Albert Peterson, asking to have
taxes refunded; assessment COM
mittee.
Chas. w. Stewart, asking 500 for
gravel and dirt hauled; city attOr-
ney.
Mrs. l.. Hines, asking for per-
mission to build a privy vault san
itary committee.
Citizens, asking that Alamo Elec-
trio Street Railway company be
required to operate all their lines;
railway committee.
VIM. Manager, asking for remis-
sion of a fine of $50; police COM
mittee and city attorney.
Citizens, asking that petition of
Charles f. Harris, relative to street
be denied; telegraph, telephone and
railway committee.
Paul Prefer, asking the adoption
of his map as the official map of
the city, and Offering % copies for
the city for the sum of $500; finance
committee and city engineer.
l.. MOke, asking that the city
condemn part of his property on
South Presa street; sidewalk COM
mitteG.
Frank Krisch, asking to be
allowed to use and take care of
San Pedro Park for a term of
years, market and park commit
tee.
c.. X. Meat, asking for a charter
to operate district telegraph in the
city; committee or telegraph, tele-
phones and railways.
Petition of taxpayers on Laurel
Heights, asking for two fire hyd-
rants; fire committee.
Ed Stoves & Sons, asking the
attention to condition in the deed
to the city, for lot on corner of FriO
and Matamoras street; fire COM
mittee.
w. II. Parker, asking to be APP
pointed driver of patrol wagon
police committee.
City electrician, recommending
that fire alarms be placed at va
riOus points in the city; committee
on electric lights, etc; also for an