San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1893-06-06
COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS.
LENGTHY SESSION AND CON-
SIDERABLE BUSINESS
TRANSACTED.
Reports, Resolutions, Money APP
propriated, City Printing; etc.

After vacation of two weeks the city
council held meeting yesterday after
noon, presided over by Mayor Paschal,
which convened at 4:3O o'clock and ad
journed at S.45. 1t was a lengthy session
but one in which many matters of inter-
est to the city were brought up, discussed
and disposed of. All of the aldermen were
present. After the reading and adoption
of the minutes of the previous meeting,
the following proceedings were had:
Petition, asking the city to compel the
San Antonio Street Railway company to
run their cars to the end of track on East
Commerce street, granted.
A. Cara, asking for remission Of pound
fees, granted.
Typographical Union, asking that the
contract for the city printing and adver-
Using be awarded to what they term
fair" printing houses; referred to the
finance committee.
John Lazarlee send in petition com
planning Of the overflow from ditch flood
ing Woodlef street. twas referred to the
ditch committee.
Petition of the committee on arrange
ments for Emancipation Day celebration,
asking the use of San Pedro Springs park,
June 10th and Goth, granted
San Antonio Cold Storage Co. in an
Swer to the mayors letter under resolution
OF the council, asking upon what terms
their plant'would be leased; referred to the
chairman of the finance, market and gas
and water committee as a special com
mittee TO act on the matter
San Antonio Harmony club, asking the
use OF San Pedro Springs on Sunday, June
II. granted.
Petition of citizens, asking appropria
n n V
and other streets, referred.
DR.. A. Diaz. who was fined s. for keep
ing a vicious dog, not long since, petit
toned the council to remit the fine. The
petition was referred to the police COM
mitte2
Citizens, asking that the north end Of
DeVilibis street, to Grand avenue, be
opened, referred to the street and bridge
committee.
Petition for a bridge over MARTINEZ
creek, at LOmbrano street, referred to the
street and bridge committee.
Maurer & Simpson presented q written
proposition to repair the city hospital
which was referred to the sanitary COM
mittee.
D. Menk, asking to continue his shoot
ing gallery at San Pedro Springs Park for
period OF one year, granted.
w. Is. Anderson, asking TO be relieved
from paying taxes on certain property;
granted.
Captain N. Mackey, asking permission
to erect an awning in front Of his build.
Ing on Houston street, granted.
COMMITTEE REPORTS.
The committee on fire and fire limits re-
ported on the petition of Tatum & Hen
derson, asking permission to erect ar
awning over sidewalk on Avenue d, re-
commencing that it be granted.
They also reported favorably on petition
to open shed for Meyer Half.
The public improvement committee re.
ported on the following petitions:
Citizens, asking that Warren street b.
macadamized, granted.
The communication from the city en-
gineer concerning the Navarro street
bridge, was accepted and $500 appro'
priated to repair said bridge.
Property owners, asking TO have Nintl
street graded, ETC., referred to city en-
gineer for estimate Of cost.
ASSESSMENT COMMITTEE.
The assessment committee made a re
port on a large number Of petitions, a
follows:
Elizabeth Templemann, asking for cor
rection of assessment for 1892; the com
mittee recommended that she be credited
with 81. so on s1O0.
j. J. Olsen & Son, asking for correction
of assessment; the committee recon
mended that they be allowed to pay tn
collector on the assessment of Mrs
Hockett $3.50 taxes due on two lots.
E. T. Ayers, asking for correction o
assessment, granted.
NJ. Scherer, asking for correction Of as
SeSSment, granted.
c. NJ. Walker, asking that he be allow
ed credit for his taxes from amounts du
him by the city, not granted.
r. Herrera, for remission OF taxes