San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1893-11-07

| H'iAShClOh iIOll Guy asses
sor, relative to blanks; referred to
mayor with power to act.
City engineers report on names
OF property owners on Elmira
street, who have failed to construct
sidewalks, was adopted and re-
ferred to the sidewalk and finance
committees for some action.
Engineers estimate, 5000, for
lowering grade on New Braunfels
street; finance committee; also an
estimate of 1901 for bridge over
Geek on CaSsianO street; finance
committee.
| COMMITTEE REPORTS.
The public improvement COM
mittee recommended that the city
engineer furnish an estimate of
cost for grading and crawling
South street. The recommended
ton was adopted.
The petition of Santiago Villa
nueva, to erect an iron clad, etc,
on Laredo street, was granted by
the fire committee.
MThe special committee appoint
ed to report on the petition of the
San Antonio Jockey club, to have
River avenue sprinkled, recon-
mended that it be granted and
that $40 be appropriated for that
purpose.
The finance committee recon-
mended the appropriation of SD
for a cross walk on the corner of
La Sale and East Commerce
streets; 5000 to build closet on
Crockett street; $75 to lay side
walks on number of streets in the
Eight ward $50 for cross walks on
several streets in ward 4; 500 for
inspection fees toSchafer & Braden;
adopted.
The police committee recon-
mended the petitions of Peter J.
Dunn and Paul BrinZ, for the re-
mission of pound fees, be not
granted; also that the petitions of
Louis Eckert and l.. A. He'll, for
remission of pound fees, be granted.
The assessment committee re-
ported on the following matters:
ey refunded; granted.
Captain Mackey, asking to be
released from paying taxes on his
property for 1892, as it was not
completed the committee recon-
mendcd that Captain Mackey for
that year be assessed on $4,000 in
stead of $4,000. The report was
adopted.
The assessment committee rec
commended that $65 per month, for
six month be appropriated for an
assistant to the city assessor;
adopted.
c. Dean, asking leave to have
taxes refunded, recommended not
granted. Adopted.
G.. II. Smith, for correction of as
sessInent, recommended not grant
ed as relating to personal property.
Adopted.
Beitz & Hetzfelder, for separation
of assessment, recommended grant
ed. Adopted.
Knights of Pythias, to have as
sessment of lodge furniture can
celed, recommended not granted.
Adopted.
Clara Obst, asking that excess of
taxes and costs be refunded; rec
commended not granted. Adopted.
NJ. S. Rounds, for reduction of
ETC., recommended |
granted. Adopted.
Lambeth q Hart, asking for sep
aration of property to pay taxes,
recommended granted. Adopted.
Elias Edmonds. for st. Marks
to be relieved from paying
taxes, referred to city attorney for
opinion whether said property
should be exempt from taxation as
church property or not. Adopted
and referred.
The resolution of Alderman Joe
Beckmann, asking that blocked
streets be flushed once a week, was
granted by the light and water
the work to be done
under the supervision of the street
The telegraph and telephone
committee granted the petition of
the San Antonio Gas company,
asking to erect three poles in the
city.
SPECIAL COMMITTEES.
The special committee appointed
TO investigate the lands owned by
the city, known as the rock quarry {
and, reported as follows:
"This place, ayprison can be built
1t small cost and the city prison
RS can be used to a good advan-
age in breaking rock for street