San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1893-11-28
FIRE COMMITTEE.


at his residence on Nueva street
granted.
GAS AND WATER COMMITTEE.
Fire Chief KehOe, asking to have
fire plug removed from corner of
FriO and Durango streets to east
side of FriO street; granted.
SANITARY Committee.
Additional proposal of d. S.
Burns, for distribution of garbage;
not accepted. Alderman Daugher-
ty and HOeiling voting "no."
REPORTS FROM CITY OFFICIALS.
City engineers report of proper
ty owners on South Laredo street,
who have failed to construct side
walks; laid over.
City engineers report on plank
sidewalks on North Flores and
Belvin streets; filed.
City engineers report, regarding
sidewalks of Mrs. Julia Leigh. on
Augusta street; adopted and the
city will lay the walk.
The report of the street commits
sioner, of estimate of cost, for fix
ing Johnson street, Sl55; referred
to the finance committee.
City engineers report, on the Pc
tition of James V. Dignowity, re-
garding the streets east of Pine
street; referred back to the public
improvement committee.
WIDENING OF ALAMO STREET.
The matter of widening Alamo
street was again brought up and
two protests were made by prop
erty owners on that thoroughfare.
The council appropriated 500 to
erect a sidewalk for WIS. Hadley,
and with this exception, the report
of the board of commissioners was
adopted on motion of Alderman
HOetling.
ORDINANCES.
An ordinance regulating water
prices was brought up and laid
over under the rules, on motion Of
Alderman HOetiing.
An ordinance regulating the city
sexton fees was read again and
laid over under the rules.
The ordinance regulating hours
Of city officials was laid over under
the rules.
An ordinance rOVOking fran
chises to street car companies not
operating certain tracks, was read
the third time and laid over under
the rules.
ABOUT THE CITY HOSPITAL.
The special city hospital COM
mittee, consisting Of Aldermen A..
F. Beckmann, L. p! GOOdloe and
A. c. PancoaSt, reported as follows:
eve have examined the building
above ground and have come to the
conclusion that the breaks in the
walks are due to the foundation
giving way under the footing
course, caused, we believe, by the
water seepage. We understand
that c. p. MatOck, while city en-
gineer, had placed around the
building porous drain pipes short
ly after the building was erected,
to do away with this Seepage. We
believe this work failed to drain
off the water, and to reCtify
what it was designed to do.
We further believe that it is
useless to repair the building until
| the cause has first been rectitied
that has done the damage. Believ-
| ing the cause is due to seepage and
which can only be determined by
investigation, we would recon-
mend that a series of trenches
about two and half feet wide and
seven feet deep, but dug around
certain portions of the building in
order that we may determine the
amount Of seepage and the diroc-
ton of same, and in order that we
NAV examine certain portions of
the foundation and footing course,
and would further recommend that
1928 he appropriated to do the
work"
Mayor Paschal spoke at length,
relative to the great need OF the
hospital at the present time, and
stated that with the same amount
it costs the city to feed one patient
at the Santa Rosa hospital, three
could be cared for.
Alderman Newton then moved
that the report be adopted and
that $275 be appropriated. The
motion was carried, by a unani-
nous vote.
Alderman Newton - Whereas,
the cross walk on Elmira street, at
the intersection of Jackson street
hoe haan lost in the mud. therefore