San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1893-03-14
THE CITY COUNCIL ELECT SEW
ENTEEN POLICE OFFICERS.
CITY MARSHAL DRUSE PREFERS
CHARGES AGAINST THE
CITY JAILER.
Meat Markets Will be Erected-The
City Engineers Many Reports
Officer o'Day Defeated
Notes.

AFTERNOON W near lIC plONCCbiiSo
of the fourth session of the new
board of aldermen. At 4 30 o'clock
the meeting was called to order by
Mayor Paschal and the following
aldermen responded to the roll call !:
Aldermen Albert Beckmann, Jos.
Beckmann, Daugherty, Elmendorf,
French, Hoefling, Limburger,
Mackey, Menger, Russ, Sinner and
Smith. -
The minutes of the previous meet
ing were read by the city clerks
and were, on motion of Alderman
Hoefling approved:
The following petitions were dis
posed of, most of them having been
referred to the proper, committees
A. a. Wolff, requesting that the
bridge across the ditch at the new
Seventh ward school house be
raised to prevent OvertlOws.
j. c. Carl, for permit to erect a
dIlNllllOIl VIII IOol,
to his store and dwelling in lot .,
block s, south side of Fourth street.
Thomas Matce, for permit to
open a meat market on FL PaSO
street in the second ward.
c. :. Wheeling, general agent of
the $. a. & a. p Railway COM
pany asking that that portion
of South Flores and Arkansas
streets, in front of the Arkansas
Pass passenger depot, be sprinkled.
Simmons MatOVick, for eXclu-
sive privilege of the fruit stand at
San Pedro Springs for a period of
two years.
Citizens, asking that the sewer
on East Commerce street be atten-
ded.
Citizens, for the re-Opening of
the ditch crossing River avenue.
5. Toledo Sherry, asking for the
use of the High school for the
purpose of holding a summer nor
NAL school.
Citizens, asking for block pave
ment or other improvement on
Main avenue.
f. Barry for permit to continue
his meat market at the corner of
TampicO and MatamOraS street.
Antonio TOmasi, for permission
to tap water main.
w. w. Walling, attorney for \.
j. Rips, relative to the dumping
of garbage on original city lot lS9,
and vicinity thereof.
II. ID. Kampman, asking that the
city gardener be stopped from
throwing trash into the gutter on
Alamo plaza.
Citizens asking that Crosby
street be graveled.
Thomas II. Gray, for permission
to construct a drain pipe from NO..
24S Blum street with the street
sewer, granted also for permit to
erect a stable of single brick and
studding with metal roof, in the
rear of said property; granted, the
work to be under the supervision
of the city engineer.
Citizens, asking to have Broad
and Rural streets accepted as pub
lie thOrOughfares.
George MOckert, relative to the
branch ditch on South Flores
street.
\ report was read from the city
auditor calling attention to the
condition of his office and making
suggestions as to what steps should
be taken to perfect the workings of
his department.; referred to the
finance committee. The report was
adopted.
The city engineer recommended
that property owners on Fifth
street be ordered to construct class
"a" sidewalks and curbing. The
report was received and it was or
dered that these property owners
be at once notified to construct said
walks and curbingS.
The city engineer also called at
tentiOn in his report to the cOndi-
ton of the South Alamo street
bridge, recommending that it be
repaired. Fhe report was referred
to the street and bridge commit
tee.
On motion of Alderman HOefling
the sum of 81, $40 was appropriated
for the repairing of Houston street
bridge.
On motion of Alderman HOefiing
the sum of l,j7l was appropriated
for the repairing of Mill bridge.
The city engineer recommended
that the school house lot on the
corner of Pecos and Lopez streets
be raised. On motion of Alderman
Ernnch the reDOrt WIS adOnted and