San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1893-07-18

Inc regular Guy COUNCIL meeting
was held yesterday afternoon, last
ing until $40 o'clock. Aldermen
Sinner, Elmendorf and Russ were
absent. sThe following proceedings
were had:
COMMITTEE REPORTS.
The assessment committee re-
ported as follows:
G. Craig, for reduction of taxes
not granted.
Chas. Cuneo, for correction of as
sessment; granted, and collector
ordered to refund $1,000 taxes.
Eugene Esparza, for correction of
assessment; granted, and $21 or
dered refunded.
Clara Flores, for correction of as
sessment; granted, and S12 refund
ed.
w. GOetZ, for correction of asses
ment; granted, and $6 refunded.
M. H. Brown, for correction Of
assessment; not granted.
Jesse NJ. Bell, for correction Of
assessment; not acted on.
David Bell, for separation of as
sessment on account Of error;
granted.
John Burns, for correction of as
sessment; not granted.
Rudolph Boyer, for correction Of
assessment; granted and 500 re-
funded.
Casino association, for correction
of assessment; not granted.
Geo. Martin, for correction of as
sessment; granted, and $4.56 re-
funded.
Laird Mockert, for reduction of
assessment; not granted.
John S. Landlord, for correction /;
granted.
Antonio S. de Leal, for reduction
of taxes; no action taken.
VIM. and Susan Kearney, for
correction of assessment: granted,
and $12 refunded.
Lee KilgOre, for correction;
granted, and $3.50 credited.
REPORT ON THE OsTROM PETITION.
The special committee, to whom
was referred the petition of Mrs.
Sarah F. Ostrom, concerning the
location of a street across original
lots, reported through the chair
man, Alderman Hoefling, that the
street offered by her would inter-
sect street running east and west
in front of the county poor house,
too far west to be of much benefit
to the public, and that they believe
the city has a right to locate a
street through the property be-
longing to Mrs. Ostrom, as it sees
fit.
The public improvement COM
mittee made the following report
through Chairman Hoetling:
Sketch showing alley in blocks
Is and IA, and desired change of
same, granted.
Chas. Johnson, offering to move
his fence back four feet on East
Houston street, granted.
Bill of Chas. Lambert, for extra
work on Mill bridge, 1919, rejected.
Estimate of cost for constructing
two feet of sidewalk for III. Morris,
rejected.
Citizens asking for crosswalks,
ETC., granted and 500 appropriated.
Estimate for grading and mac
adamising Angus street; $3.50,
granted, and work ordered done by
city prisoners.
Estimate for opening San Pedro
avenue, $342O.75, granted and
works ordered done.
Caroline Kampmann, asking
that certain work be done on
Crockett street, not granted as the
city has done all it agreed to do.
Citizens, asking that Parral
street be opened from intersec-
ton of San Marcos to Barr streets,
referred to city engineer.
Citizens, asking for relief from
grade lines established on Burle-
son street, referred to city en-
gineer.
Citizens of Main avenue, asking
that that street be graded and
macadamized, referred to city engi-
neer for estimate of cost.
Citizens asking for the compile
tion of work on Nagalitos street,
referred to city engineer for esti-
mate of cost.
The fire committee reported as
follows:
Sisters of st. Joseph's asylum,
asking permission to erect a two
story bath house at the corner of
Cameron and West Commerce
street, granted.