San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1894-03-27

The regular weekly meeting of the City
Council was called to order yesterday
evening at 1870 o'clock by Mayor PaSchaI,
the following aldermen answering to the
roll call: A. F. Beckmann, Joe Beck
mann, Daugherty, ElmeEGOrf, Hice Shin
er, Hoefling, Menger. Newton, Smith,
Limburger and Mackey. The following
petitions and memorials were read and
disposed of:
w. f. Klony. for permission to pay
taxes. etc; assessment committee.
Citizens. to have San Pedro school
building enlarged; school board.
Francisco Plzzini for permission to en-
tend shutters TO his gallery, etc, on East
street: fire committee.
Joseph Ryan, for permission to pay
taxes; assessment committee.
Retail GrOCPrS' Protective association.
asking that city employees be compelled
TO pay their grocery accounts: committee
on petitions aud ordinances.
NJ. CaetanOla & Son. for gallery in rear
of store, No. 800 North Flores street; fire
committee
Andrew Mack. asking for employment;
referred to the public Improvement COM
mittee.
Butchers. asking the city to erect a
union slaughter house; market and park
committee.
L. Goodman. for croSswalk on Elmira
street; referred to the mayor.
Charles w. Ogden sent in the following
petition:
The undersigned would most respect
fully petition you honorable body to
grant unto your petitioner the franchise
to construct and maintain on, along and
across the streets, allies, avenues az d
public ways of the City Of San Antonio,
all necessary wires, poles and posts, for
the purpose of transmitting by electricity,
either telephone or Geographic signals,
alarms and characters, for the purpose of
conducting a messenger. fire and burglar
alarm company. CHAS. w. OGDEN.
Referred to the committee Of tele graphs
and railroads.
c. r. Mead. asking permission to trans
fer franchise Tor District Telegraph com
pany, to the American District Telegram
company; referred to the city attorney
and telegraph and railway committee.
A. g.. Garcia, for permission to give a
series of concerts on Alamo plaza; grant
ed.
Communication from City Engineer
PancOaSt, concerning dilapidated cOndi-
tion of bridge on Fourth street; referred
to the mayor to advertise for bids.
Menger, asking that DR.. J. T. FItzsim-
mons be appointed as assistant city ply
stefan al a salary Of $50 per month, etc,
was referred to the sanitary committee.
The proposal of MeerScheid Bros, to
donate two and a half lots on Buena
Vista street, Prospect hill, for a school
building, was reported on favOrably by
the school board, as was also the proposal
of Mrs. A. j. DignOwity, 10 donate piece
of land on Starr street, DignOwity hill
Tor the same purpose. The report was
adopted.
c. Epson. ct al, to construct sidewalks
on Avenue b; referred TO the city engi.
neer.
A. Battaglia. asking for reconsideration
OF the Councils action relating TO the
erection OF brick store; referred to the
fire committee
A communication from F. c. KIiefoth
claiming that he has completed his con
tract with the city for street numbering
etc, was referred to the public improve
ment and finance committees
T. II. MicheIjOhn. superintendent o
public works, calling attention to TIT
dangerous condition Of the walls Of thl
Grenet building, was filed
"A communication from the chief of tn
hre department, asking to sell several ar
tlcIeS, not needed to a good advantage
was referred TO the fire committee will
A bill from the Wiler Manufacturing
company, asking that bill of Sl23.4s in
terest on account. be paid: referred to tn
finance committee
A report OF the city auditor on the ne
tlGlOn OF MIR. and Mrs. Grandjean, Tela-
tive to the widening of West Housto
street, was referred TO the finance com
mittee.
The sanitary committee reported fav.
Orably on the petition of A Oppenhei m
er, for permission to lay a drain pipe t
carry of storm water at the corner c
Market and Yturri streets.
The fire committee reported favOrabI
on the petition of Mrs. E. X. II. Never
for permission to erect an awning at 4C
south side of Military plaza
On the petition of Walter Scott. rela
tive to water from ditch, the ditch com