San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1894-05-08

The first regular meeting of the city
council for the month of May was held
yesterday with full board of aldermen
present.
Nothing of especial moment tranSpired,
the meeting being a plain business one
and shorter by an hour than many of the
previous meetings. After the reading of
the minutes of three previous meeting, the
mayor read petitions as follows:
From ChaS. Scheidemantel, asking for
compensation for services as assistant city
clerk under a contract with the late Clerk
Ramsay; referred.
j. L. Hutcheson, permit to lay drain
pipe for waste water on Grand avenue;
referred to sanitary committee, supern-
tendent Of public works and the mayor.
John Gilroy and Charles Walker, for
remission Of pound fees; referred.
r. Friedrich, To prohibit the Southern
Pacific Railway company from making
up trains on Walnut street. between Hays
and Burleson streets. He owned three
houses there and could not rent san be-
cause of danger to children, noise and
smoke. Hoefing wanted the city to de-
eide, whether the Southern Pacific had
right to make up such trains, as part of
the street was claimed as private proper
ty. Limburger said no trains were made
up along there on account of the lumber
yards. All are made up in the lower
yards; referred.
Citizens, asking extension of pound
limits; referred back TO committee.
John Semllnger, remission of pound
fees; referred.
Hoetltng, Kilgore & Dunning. to erect
an engine and boiler in building corner
Soledad and Houston streets; granted.
Newton was afraid the neighbOrS might
object to the smoke.
a, s. Vass, to place gas motor in city
buildings; referred. s
R. HanSchke, of the Freie Presse, ask
ing to have his taxes deducted from his
bill against the city; referred.
Citizens, that Denver street be opened;
referred
Mrs. M. Grace, to correct assessment;
referred.
Morris Krinan, to be allowed to sell
fruit at San Pedro park: referred.
Geo. Mandry, that the location of a
street car switch on Austin street be
changed. to allow him to get in and out of
his premises; referred.
b. f. Bowyer, remission Of fine; re-
ferred
ii. Schuchard, pleading a set-off against
the city in his bill for taxes; referred.
f. Hertf, Jr., city treasurer, asking
leave of absence for four days, granted.
A. Kronkowsky, reduction of assess
ment; referred.
John Tod, CORE ction Of assessment; re-
ferred.
Citizens, asking for location of fire alarm
box, corner North Flores and Romano
streets; referred.
j. Fest and others, that COmal street be
graded and macadamiZed; referred.
A communication from the city
attorney regarding suits of the Berlin
Bridge company and American Fire En-
CINE company against the city, to be tried
May In the Federal court He said he
will plead in defense fraud in securing
the contract by the bridge company and
that the contract with the Fire Engine
company was not legal obligation.
Counsel for these companies had offered
a compromise; referred.
Petition of the Seven Stars consolida
tion to be allowed street parade May 20
was granted.
Estimate Of street commissioner for re-
pairing Nolan street, $3.50, was received.
Report of Acting City Electrician r. E.
Kehoe, for April was received.
Street commissioner reported his rea-
sons why work on Main avenue had not
been done as ordered. He had had so
much work to do in this ward that he had
not had time; referred.
A map showing encroachments on
Camden street was received and re-
ferred.
Map of subdivision of part of city lot
l, range 2, district l, was adopted.
The profile OF Dawson street, from
Cherry street to New Braunfels avenue,
was submitted. There would be a grade
of 2 per centlto Monumental street, while
the deepest cut would be but 81 feet.
Adopted.
An invitation to the council from the
memorial day committee to attend the
memorial services and parade, was &C
cepted.
A communication from Mrs. Anna Hau-
bold, per attorney, in regard to widening
of Houston street past her property was
read. 1t set forth that defendant was not
bound in any legal way to respect the con-
demnation proceedings. If the city at
tempts to move the building or tear it
away, an Injunction suit will be brought.
She would move it il the city paid $500 or
il it were allowed to remain until all other
distractions were removed. she would then
remove it and accept $500 as damages. Joe
Beckmann said Mr. Haubold was the ad-
ministrator for this estate, but other al
dermen said Mrs. HaubOld owned the
property and the place had not been con-
demned In her name. The cOmmunica-
tion was fled.
A communication from w. II. Smith,
regarding the widening of Dawson street,
was read. The finance committee re-
ported adversely on granting his petition;