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

| Your committee on assess men
/ having been in session as a bOarC
of revision and appeal for som,
time, see the necessity of intrOduc
ing a system of equalization o
property by blocks, and believ,
that for the purpose of more equit
ably and reasonably adjusting
values, a system of block maps
will so materially facilitate the OF
ject in view, that we herewith ear
Mostly recommend the purchase o.
the maps as proposed by the West
Texas Abstract company.
We recommend that an arrange.
ment be made with said company
to furnish maps of every block and
every piece Of land in the city
showing area, subdivision, lots
and dimensions of each and
every piece of land within the
city limits; the name of each and
every owner to be placed upon
each lot Of land; the maps to be
made with India ink upon mount
ed cream cOlOred paper as per sam
pie hereto attached and bound in
book form in strong, substantial
manner, and in a style to be direct
ed by the committee ION assess
ments.
We recommend that $4,000 be
appropriated for said maps referr-
ed to the finance committee.
F. f. Vaughan, to have tax re-
funded, recommended granted and
that $500 be refunded. Adopted.
a. H. MOeglin, for refunding of
costs and interests on taxes of Her.
man Jonas, recommended granted
and 1921 be refunded. RecOmmit-
ed to committee.
Josephine HeintZ, for remission
Of 500 on her taxes for lS9l-92;
recommended granted and that
the city collector be instructed to
credit her with that amount on the
roll. Referred to the committee.
j. w. Kinney, asking that the
collector be instructed to receive
taxes rendered him on certain
property; recommended granted.
j. j. Stevens, for reduction of as
Sessment recommended that $4,000
be reduced on Commerce street
and that the property be
assessed for $4,000. Adopted.
The finance committee reported
as follows:
\. b. Kerr & Son, asking for
change in delivery of wood; not
granted.
The committee reported favor
ably on the report of the public
committee, received
the appropriation of $50 for bridge
over Denver street.
The fire committee recommend
ed that $26l.5O be appropriated to
lay an oak floor in the fire house
occupied by the Hook and Ladder
company. The matter was referred
to the finance committee to deter
mine whether or not to lay mes
quite block or oak plank floor.
The fire committee granted the
petition of Paul Briggi, asking per-
mission toadd gallery to his prem
ises on Military plaza.
The public improvement COM
mittee reported on the petition Of
HI. HaubOld, regarding his HOus-
ton street property, and it was
granted.
The special cemetery committee
reported as follows:
"Eour committee would recon-
mend that the cemetery matter be
referred to the city attorney for his
opinion as to the legal right of the
city to purchase and own lands
outside of the city limits" The
report was adopted and referred to
the city attorney.
NEWTON'S DUTIES.
The mayor appointed Alderman
S. G.. Newton on the following
committees: Chairman of the tel
egraph, telephone and railway
committee, and committee on
rules member of the sanitary, and
finance committees and school
board.
ON THE HOSPITAL.
Alderman Mackey asked that
the special committee appointed
on the city hospital matter, make
a report.
This occasioned some discussion
as to whether the county owned
part of the hospital, and in order
that the council might be properly
informed, Alderman Jack Daugh-
erty offered the following resolu-
tiOn.