San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1893-10-03

The city council was called &c
order by Mayor Paschal yesterday
afternoon at 40 o'clock, and after
Sc. Newton, the newly elected al.
derman of the Fourth ward was
introduced, the minutes of the
previous meeting were read and
approved. The following proceed
ings were had:
PETITIONS AND COMMUNICATIONS.
An invitation from the German
American NOlksfest association, TO
participate in the German Day pa
rade was accepted.
Mrs. b. Schwartz, for erection of
a stable; fire committee.
Van Taribault and l.. Brightwell,
asking for remission of fines; po-
lice committee.
Citizens Electric Street Railway
company, asking for additional
franchises; telephone and railway
committee.
Josefa Gonzales, asking indul-
gence to pay taxes; assessment
committee.
Henry Fest, regarding repairs on
sidewalks, ETC.; sidewalk commit
tee.
Alderman n. Mackey petitioned
for leave of absence to go to Chi
cagO, which was granted.
a communication from the city
attorney regarding the charges
preferred by members of the board
of aldermen, was read and filed.
A communication from the city
attorney relative to parties paying
taxes in installments, was referred
to the assessment committee.
James CullmOre, for permission
TO erect a twO-stOry frame building
at the Convent bridge; fire com
mittee.
y. Guterres, asking to be released
from paying taxes; assessment
committee.
G. c. Dean, asking to have money
refunded, paid as taxes; assess
Iuenl COulIIlIIIet.
J. p. Cruger, asking to have val
uation reduced on property assess
ment committee.
Herman PAIL, for permission to
open meat market; granted.
Mrs. VI. Oppenheimer, asking for
crossing on Marshall street; public
improvement committee.
Fl ID. NicOlson, asking to be re-
leased from contract to furnish
hay for the city and substituting
in his stead of j. f. Muegge & Co. !;
adopted.
The reports of the city weigher,
inspection Of weights, measures,
milk, etc, city electrician, and
street commissioner, for the month
of September, were referred to the
finance committee.
HIS. Akin, submitting a bid for
4artesian wells; referred to the
finance and public improvement
committees.
J. o. Conner, proposing to bore
artesian wells; finance and public
improvement committee.
Geo. Paschal and A. F. Beck
mann, asking for a leave of alb
sence for several weeks to attend
the Worlds fair; granted.
ID. 5. Burns sent in cOmmuni-
cation for the destruction of gar
bage, offering to burn all of the
city's filth for $4,000 per year; re-
ferred to the finance committee
and committee on sanitation.
Alderman &. w. Russ resigna-
tion was read and accepted, With
regrets of the council, on motion of
Alderman Mackey.
DIR. r. Menger, the city physf-
clan, asking for weeks leave of
absence; granted.
Judge Phil Shardein, the city re-
corder, asking for ten days leave
of absence; granted.
A communication as to the cost
of needed repairs, (smOke stack of
the city hall, was referred to the
finance, and markets, parks and
building committees.
The city engineer submitted a
map showing a re-subdiVisiOn of
part of block %, owned by Sam
Maverick, which was adopted.
The communication from the city
engineer asking for an appropria-
tion of $l42O for assistants to fur
nish data for S. NJ. Gray, the sew
erage contractor, was read and
adopted and the money apprOpria-
ted on recommendation of the
finance committee. Alderman
Daugherty objected and voted
"NO.n