San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1893-11-14

; that the Electric Light company
erect a light on the corner of Pine
and Crockett streets; finance com
mittee.
I Alderman Observation-Disclosures
that Greeley and Idaho streets be
grubbed out by the city prisoners
adopted.
| Alderman Daugherty
that cross-walks be put down on
several streets in the 7th ward, and
that $40 be appropriated to do the
work; finance committee.
Alderman Observation-Disclosures,
that Olive street be plowed and
drained, as per appropriation of
| S24O, made some two or three
months ago, and that the street
commissioners attention be called
to this matter; adopted.
! sAlderman Limburger--. Resolved,
that the mayor and city electrician
be requested to ascertain the cost
| of all machinery and the erection
thereof, of an electric light plant of
the capacity of 300 arc lights of
2O00 candle power each, and the
annual cost of maintaining and
operating such plant, and report
the same to the council at as early
day as practicable; adopted.
Alderman Daugberty-ResOlved,
that a number of persons (names
given) be ordered to put down
class "a" sidewalks in the Seventh
ward adopted.
Alderman A. f. Beckmann-
whereas, enroachments, are con-
tinually being made by citizens
upon the bitches of this city,
whereby the danger Of overflow
and damages to property along
said bitches increases, be it resolv-
ed, that the city engineer be in
structed to submit plan with esti-
mate of cost, whereby sufficient
storm water which now drains in
to these bitches during heavy
rains, may be diverted across said
bitches directly into the San An
tonic river or San Pedro creek and
thus decrease theh danger of over
flows; referred to street commits
sioner.
Alderman Mackey - Resolved,
that the committee as it now
stands, wait on the Water Works
company and see if some arrange
ment can be made to the end that
will be satisfactory. to the city and
county. Alderman Daugherty Of
fered an amendment that the COM
pany wait on the committee the
resolution was adopted as amended.
Some discussion took place be-
fore the adoption of the resolution.
WATER RATE ORDINANCE.
An ordinance to regulate and
prescribe the rates, prices and
terms at which water shall be fur
nished for public and private pur-
poses to the inhabitants of San
Antonio, and to the city by any
person, firm or corporation owning
or operating system of water
works within the city, was intro
duced by Alderman Elmendorf,
read and laid over under the rules.
The ordinance specifics rates as
follows:
Bakery 1925; beer saloon, $3.50;
bar room, 1925; barber shops, first
chair Toy; barber shops, each ad-
ditional chair, 20e; bath, public,
75s; bath, private, 400; beer, brew
cry, special or meter rates, board
ing houses, $1.25; brick work, per
1000, Z l-2s; butcher, per stall, 75r
candy mandatory, $l.25; confec-
tiOnary, 1925; cows each, 15r, dye
ing and securing, $3.50; drug store,
1928; fountains, Lie to Is inch
jet, running not more than six
hours day, special rates, but not
less than 1925; fountain attached
to soda water apparatus, 1925;
tumbler washer in addition,
opening not exceeding Lie
inches, 1925; hotels, special;
horses, each, 15f; ice cream sa-
looms, 1928; laundry, $3.50; office
or bank, 400; lunch counter, 1928;
photograph gallery, 1925;
plastering, per square yard, u;
printing Office, special; residence,
for household and kitchen use
only, Toy; restaurant, $3.50; school,
for every 25 scholars, 400; sleeping
rooms, 400; stable, livery, without
use of hose, 1925; stable, livery,
with use of hose, $3.50; steam
boiler, per horse power, 400; stock
or camp yard, $3.50; stone work,
per perch, AZ; stores, 400; sprink-
ling street, $l.25; urinal, private,
400; urinal, public, Toy; water
closet, private, 400; water closet,