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

Yesterday afternoon Council ses-
sion was one of considerable inter-
est, and was attended by the entire
board of aldermen and City Attor-
ney A. Levy. 1t was eXpecte d
that the waterworks question
would be decided, but it was not
mentioned, and the time was
taken up with other matters of
minor Importance. The entire
proceedings were as follows:
PETITIONS AND MEMORIALS.
F. f. Melcher, relative to side
walks; sidewalk committee.
A. Beversdorf, asking to erect an
iron-clad shed on Avenue ID; fire
committee.
Bishop Johnson, asking that
Willow street be graded, between
Carson and GraysOn streets; pub
lie improvement committee.
H. H. Mclean, to have electric
light placed on Cameron street;
gas and llgnU committee.
City Sexton Hell, asking for six
days leave of absence; granted.
w. H. Simms, for correction of
assessment; assessment commit
tee.
j. l.. Burgess, complaining of
condition of sidewalks on Marshall
street; sidewalk committee.
Jacob WOhlfarth, to purchase
the plat of ground at crossing of
North Flores street and San Pedro
creek; market and park commit
tee.
Citizens on Blum street, asking
to have said street placed in good
condition, with street commission
ers estimate of 1856; referred to
finance committee.
City Electrician Ryan, asking
for a $40 appropriation to express
some sample call boxes back to
Chicago; granted and money APP
prOpriated.
Conrad Hildebrand, asking per-
mission to remove butcher shop
market aud park committee.
Mrs. Dora Earnest, asking to
have city put down side walks,
etc; adopted and 500 appropriated
to do the work.
Citizens, asking to have Blum
street plowed and graveled; public
improvement committee.
John Routledge,t to correct assess
ment assessment committee also
that of j. l.. S. Hunt, for cOrrec-
ton of occupation tax.
COMMITTEE REPORTS.
After the petitions had been dis
posed of, Mayor Paschal called for
committee reports, which were as
follows:
FINANCE COMMITTEE.
Monthly report of F. C. KliefOth,
for week ending Nov. 10; ordered
filed.
Citizens on Conception ditch,
asking to have ditch cleaned ;
granted and $3.50 recommended APP
propriated.
Vegetable vendors, asking per-
mission to sell vegetables on the
plaza for the months of December,
January and February, free of fees;
not granted.
Alderman Daugherty, by resOlu-
ton, asking that Tom Rife be paid
his salary; granted.
Alderman HOefiing, by resOlu-
ton, asking that crOsswallIs be
,1oolJ N = CDxvnro1 cCrDorC. orapto5
and $50 APPROPRIATED
DITCH COMMITTEE.
ID. Lieber, complaining of an
overflow of water at the corner Of
Garden and South Alamo streets,
and asking damages for loss sus-
tanned recommended not granted.
II. l.. Purnell, for damages and
for the removal of distractions in
Alamo ditch placed there by the
city; not granted.
STREET AND BRIDGE COMMITTEE.
Citizens, for bridge over Mar
tineZ creek at LombranO street re-
ferred to the city engineer for esti-
mate of cost.
"A complaint, as TO Cne survey vi
Olive street; referred to the city en-
gineer.
The assessment committee re-
ported large number of petitions,
and the report was adopted.
PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS COMMITTEE.
Citizens asking to have Madra
ditch planked on Elm between
East Houston and other streets;
referred to city engineer for esti-
mate of cost.
Citizens for cross walks on