San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1894-04-10

reaVed families TO nave small III
nerals and to thoroughly disinfect
their premises. Physicians were
also reque sted to at once inform
the health office OF such conta-
gious cases should they meet with
them in their practice. He cited
the fact that two cases Of fatal dip
liberia had recently occurred where
at the funerals in both ases large
numbers of friends and relations
had freely exposed themselves,
thereby tending to a spread of the
disease. Referred to sanitation
committee and city attorney.
A communication was received
from the city attorney accom-
panied by an ordinance authOriz-
ing C. X. Mead to transfer the
franchise of a district messenger
system; also an ordinance provid-
ing for the levy of the special tax
to pay for the widening of Houston
street. Recorded and filed.
Petition of Hoefiing, Kilgore and
Diering to make addition to build
ing on corner Romano street and
Main avenue in the fire limits, was
referred.
B. Sinner was permitted to
erect a shed, while petition of Mrs.
NJ. l.. Held, reduction of assess
ment, and that Of Assessor q.
Frasch, for order to hire vehicle
for two months in order to make
his annual assessment, inspection
were referred.
Citizens Electric Railway COM
pany asked for 30 days time in
which to choose right-of-way on
one of three streets on Government
hill was granted.
Assessor Frasch's assessment
rolls and report for year ending
1S93-94 were received and exam
ined. They were found to be cor
rect, and the mayor took occasion
to inform the finance committee to
hold a meeting as soon possible
in order to formulate the rate of
taxation for the past year.
Report of work done by city car
penter the past month was re-
ferred, while the street commits
siOner made report of work done on
Devine street. Filed.
Silver Fleece club was allowed
use Of San Pedro park for April
4th.
Acting Electrician Kehoe pre-
scented his report of fees collected
during March.
JIG. Marshall was given the con-
tract for repairs of Fourth street
bridge, whild the committee on
widening Jackson street presented
a report showing what owners have
been assessed in damages and ben
etits on property. The report gives
the following damages:
r. c. Wren 800, A. NJ. Matthews
500, f. f. Sargant 500, Wagner
500, NJ. Gordon $3.50, Denison $3.50,
r. S. burst, 500, w. G. NJ. Samuels
$3.50, Haas & Oppenheimer 5000, J
Ward $3.50, Thos. Crider $3.50, A.
Tuttle 500, l.. Rouvant 500,
Smith 800, w. f. Hindsdale 500,
Mrs. Florian $3.50, Prescott $3.50
Mrs. French 500, Mrs. Hebgen
500, w. B. Hamilton 500, Kali
teyer $3.50, Summerlin 500, Ro-
bards & Groesbeck $500, w. Heus-
kell $3.50. Total $3.50.
BenefitS-Mrs. Nesbitt 5000,
Chas. w. Campbell 5000, w. B. An
derson 500, Mrs. A. Rhodius 5000
n. McIlhenny 500, Mrs. E. Gillis
5000, Mrs. B. Rhodius 5000, G. R.
Sullivan 500, Mrs. Ida Karber
5000, Mrs. Isabelle Bushick
800, J. X. Dunbar $3.50
Adams & Wickes 1925, NJ. A
Brown $3.50, Mrs. F. r. Noble $3.50
A. S. Stocking $3.50, Geo. A. Shoat
$3.50, John Brady 1928, Amanda
Robinson 800, S. D. Heady $50
Dan Smith $3.50, NJ. D. Brown $50
Oh. Mayfield 800, F. Walsh 800
Willie Walsh $50, S. Amather $50,
Joe Gutzeit $3.50, Mrs. Mary S
Wright $50, John Bennett $50
Peter Shields $75, P. Cussack 1925
Clara Kieventen $3.50, Mrs. R. NJ
Reed $50, Mrs. E. D. l.. Wickes
500, Joe Gutzeit 500, A. F. futile
$50, r. F. Overman $75, L. w
Moore $50, Simmang $75, b. Boss
hardt $75, RObt. Summerlin 500
Total, $,SI5.
The report was accepted, and the
mayor ordered to give property
owners five days notice, the report
to be acted upon the first Monday
in May.
Report Of public improvement
committee was adopted and petit
ton of Retail Grocers' association
was referred. They petition that
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