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

provement committee and COM
mittee on petitions and ordinances
on motion of Alderman Newton.
AFTER THE STREET CAR COMPANY.
The following resolutions regard
ing street car matters were intro
I,duced:
Alderman Joe BeckmanH-Re-
solved that the San Antonio Street
Railway company be ordered to fill
and roll their track on Main ave-
nue. from Romano to Houston
streets, and San Pedro avenue from
Romano street to the Springs !;
adopted.
| Alderman Newton - Whereas,
street cars are being operated over
and across the streets of this city,
at a greater rate of speed than per-
mitted by the ordinances, and in
such manner as to endanger the
lives of persons on said streets,
therefore be it resolved, that the
city marshal be instructed to see
that the companies operating said
cars, observe all the ordinances of
said city, and the failure of any
policeman to arrest the person
violating said ordinance, shall be
sufficient cause for his removal;
adopted.
TO COLLECT MONTHLY.
Alderman J. y. Daugherty-Re-
solved, that the city attorney be
authorized and empowered to col
lect all back taxes in monthly
payments provided no INSTALL
ment shall be less than 20 per cent.
of the amount of taxes due, and
provided further that in case of
failure to pay any installment of
taxes, then no further extension of
time shall be granted; adopted.
MENTIONS INQUIRIES.
Alderman Newton arose when
new business was called for and
asked that a communication be
sent to the county judge request
ing him to appoint his committee
to assess benefits and damages
caused by the proposed widening
of Jackson street.
Mr.. Newton also asked what had |
been done towards the erection of
a bridge across the San Pedro |
creek on Macon street, for which !
SO was appropriated o several |
months ago. The mayor informed |
him that the matter would be at
tended to as soon as possible.
BLOCK MAP DISCUSSION.
The finance committee reported |
on the block map question, to the |
effect that bids be advertised for, |
and that the contract be awarded |
to the lowest bidder VINO could give
a good bond for the completion Ct
the work.
Alderman Jack Daugherty OBJ !
jected, as did also Alderman Hoef- |
ling. Daugherty said that the
West Texas Abstract company had
spent hundreds of dollars in pre-
pairing the original maps, and that
they have furnished the city |
with a proposition to make the
maps for $4,000, and that dur
ing the past six months, no
other company has even offered a
communication relative to the
matter, and now, when the propo-
sition of the West Texas Abstract
company is made public, Hide
brand q Stribling come in with a
communication, asking the privil-
eye to bid on the contract.
Alderman Newton arose and
talked at length on the question,
claiming that it was the duty of
the council to advertise for bids
and award the contract to the low
est man.
Alderman Hoef1ing moved that |
the original report of the assess
ment committee, to the effect that |
the West Texas Abstract company
be given the contract, be adopted. |
The motion carried; Alderman
Newton voting "no."
BACK TAX LIST.
Before the council adjourned |
Acting Mayor Elmendorf stated
that the $500 appropriated to pay
two accountants to furnish list of |
delinquent taxpayers, had been
used and that another appropria- |
ton should be made, or the work |
will have to cease.
Alderman Newton asked how
much money would be sufficient to