San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1893-10-24

A lively and sensational meet.
ing of the board of aldermen was
held at the council chamber yes
terday afternoon at 4:45 O'Clock
presided over by Mayor Paschal
which was attended by Aldermen
Mackey, Daugherty, Smith, Lin
burger, Joe Beckmann, Sinner
Newton and Hoefiing and City At,
torney A. Levy. After the read.
ing of the minutes, the following
petitions and Communications Were
read:
PETITIONS AND COMMUNICATIONS
Harmonic Lodge, Sons of Her.
man, asking for the use of San
Pedro springs for a dance Sunday
night; granted.
Santiago Nillanueva, asking to
erect an iron clad lunch stand on
South Laredo street; fire commit
tee.
Captain n. Mackey, asking to
be released from taxation on his
Houston street building for the
past year, as it was not completed
until this year; assessment COM
mittee.
Jockey club, asking that River
auenue be sprinkled; special COM
mittee on sprinkling.
M. r. Garcia, asking for feed of
his horse, as superintendent of
scavenger carts; finance commit
tee.
l.. A. He'll, asking for the re-
mission of pound fees; police COM
mittee.
c. 7. Smith, for correction of
assessments; assessment commit
tee.
l.. NJ. McGehee, for remission of
pound fees; police committee.
Paul Brine, for remission of
pound fees; police committee.
Shaefer & Braden, asking for 500,
amount paid out for inspection
fees; finance committee.
Deter j. DEM, asking for remis-
sion of pound fees; police commit
tee.
A. T. Hensley for correction of
assessments; referred to special
committee.
Excelsior Guards, asking for the
use of San Pedro springs next Sat
urday night; granted.
Louis Eckert, asking to have
pound fees RENTED; referred 10
the police committee and mayor
with power to act.
Gustave Frasch, asking permits
sion to employ Charles Klock in
his office; assessment committee
A communication from F. G..
KliefOth, the official mum berer, for
the week ending October u, was
read and ordered filed.
A communication from the park
commissioner was referred to the
public improvement committee.
A map of subdivision owned by
Mrs. NJ. F. Bennett was adopted.
A map showing the extension OF
Nixon street north, was referred to
the street and bridge committee.
A special committee consisting Of
Alderman Newton, Hoefling and
Sinner was appointed to investi.
gate the matter of collecting costs
by the city collector, etc.
Several communication relative
to the block maps matter were read
by caption and referred to the as
sessment committee.
COMMITTEE REPORTS.
The committee on petitions anC
ordinances reported on the ordin
ance revOking certain franchise!
granted to railroads, asking fol
further time to consider; adopted
The assessment committee re-
ported as follows:
Thomas Haynes, for reduction
of assessment; not granted.
Junius Means, asking to COM
plete list of delinquent taxpayers
referred to the city attorney.
Y. Guterres, asking to be re
leased for paying taxes; not grant
ed as the 20 per cent plain will
enable him to pay.
Joseph Gonzales, asking indul
gence to pay back taxes; disposed
OF in the same manner.
j. p. Cruger, asking to have val
uation reduced on certain property
not granted.
Geo. Bucklin, by Denman 1
Franklin, asking to be released from
taxation; referred to city attorney
The police committee reported
sOn petition of VIM. Findley, ask