San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1894-08-10
COUNCIL MEETING.
VACANCY OF ALDERMAN WARD ]
FILLED.
Important Business is Postponed
Until Next Mondays Session.
Report of the Meeting.

posing Of accumulated business
but after getting to work nothing
Of very great Importance was done
except the election of Mr.. F. W
McAllister to fill the vacancy as
alderman of Ward No. l, caused by
the resignation of Mr.. NJ. c. Sinner
Alderman HOefing proposed his
name and his election was unani.
nous. He was brought in by City
Marshal Druse and qualified in
open council and took his seat. He
is the son Of the late Judge S. w.
McAllister, and is a merchant on
South Flores street.
The following petitions were dis
posed of: q
Emma Carr, to be permitted to
pay taxes on certain property; re-
ferred.
Augustin Beckert, to have taxes
overpaid refunded; referred.
Bertha Kaiserling, for extension
of time and release from penalty in
paying her taxes, amounting to
S96.75; referred.
Simon Veith, for remission Of
fine; referred.
j. Newton, that overeharge in
taxes be refunded; referred.
Robert A. Marx, for permission
to erect an open shed with iron
roof at No. sol West Commerce
street, to be used as a cockpit; re-
ferred.
Southwestern Telephone and Tel
graph company, for permission to
replace old poles with new ones
from Willow to Pine street on Car
son street; granted.
Mrs. Sarah f. Eager, asking to
be reimbursed for tax paid on
horse and carriage; referred.
A. G. Kinney, in regard to office
of city electrician referred.
H. TOurnat, to have taxes re-
duced referred.
William Smallwood, to have
overcharge Of taxes returned to
him referred.
l.. NJ. Jackson and others, for a
sidewalk; referred.
Worth & Lermy, to erect a port
able photograph gallery on Alamo
street referred.
Annie and Minnie Kirchner, ask
ing to be allowed to pay taxes on
lot 10, block 2, Adams Laurel
Heights addition; referred.
H. A. Jackson, to be permitted to
pay taxes on property assessed in
name of Lizzie NJ. Jackson; re-
ferred.
w. C. Sullivan, for permission to
pay taxes; referred.
Sophie B. Schwarz, for correction
OF assessment; referred.
Celine Benoit, asking $75 dam
ages on account of defective drain
age at No. 533 South Flores street;
referred.
w. d. Hornaday, to have drain
age near corner River avenue and
Grayson street placed in proper
condition; granted.
Division No. |, Ancient Order of
of st. Mary's church,
donation of ground, ETC..
referred.
+. j. O'Beirne, asking an extern
tension Of franchise for elelectric
light plant, etc. Petitioner stated
that owing to causes beyond his
control he has yet been unable to
commence work on his proposed
electric light plant in San AntO-
MO. He stated that he was now
ready to commence the work but
requests that an extension of nine
ty days be given him. He states
that the Fort Wayne Electric cor
poration is behind him in the mat
ter and that it is the same company
that has put in the present electric
plants at Dallas, Houston and Aus
tin. Alderman Elmendorf moved
that the petition be granted pro-
vided that bond of $500 be de-
posted by the superintendent to
be forfeited if the plant is not put
in. Alderman Daugherty amend
ed to make the time ten days. The
amendment was adopted.
David Donaldson, making propo-
sition to destroy ants nests at 70
cents per nest; referred.
The sum Of $75 was appropriated
to repair damages by storm water at
the corner of Romano street and
San Pedro avenue.
The communication of DIR. Men
ger, city physician, on the result of
his examination of the San Anto-
Mo river water during the recent
fish epidemic, was presented, but
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