San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1894-06-05
CONTRACT FOR WATER.
Continued froms Fourth Page.

This street was macadamized
once and it will cost 81, 800 to cut
it down.
Elmendorf moved to refer to
street commissioner for estimate
of cost. Daugherty moved that IL
take it's regular routine with other
work of the street commissioner.
Newton hauled out the old esti.
mate from the Public Improve
ment committee pigeon hole coun-
ting $3.50 as necessary to eXca'
vate, gravel and roll it.
Beckmann read from the major.
ity report and said the street com.
missioner could put it in good con-
dition in two days. Mayor Thiele-
pape put regular Telford pavement
down on that street and it would
cost a great deal just now to cut
down this street.
Daugherty moved his substitute
o to Newton's motion.
Newton-If you take up that
track without grading the street
you ruin peoples property for a
year, if the routine rule is adhered
to. He moved to strike out so as
10 make it read as to his resolution.
Daugherty objected and was not in
favor of voting $4,000 to cut out
Dallas street.
The mayor finally called the al
dermen to order and put the mo-
ton of Alderman Newton to strike
out. This was lost.
A. F. Beckmann asked the reso-
tuition of Daugherty be read. The
mayor said the petition read that
the road was a menace to life and be
at once removed. Daugherty, he
said, wanted it done in regular
routine. A. F. Reckmann moved
a substitute to do the work at once
and put in good condition fol
travel as economically as possible
This was accepted, put and car
ried.
Newton asked il the city has
right to tear up track unless fol-
the purpose Of grading a street
The mayor said he was not run.
ming law school.
Foefiing-That all paupers be
buried in city cemetery; referred
to city attorney.
Menger-That custodian at San
Pedro Springs be ordered to remove
ice cream stand; adopted.
Elmendorf-That $25 be appro-
priated to build an additional plat
form for rock crusher; adopted.
Hice-That the following lights
be changed from present location
) in the Third ward as follows:
From pavilion to corner Of Gin
. cinnati and Bandera street, and
light in front of Fern Villa to cor.
) ner of Bandera avenue and Ban.
dera street, and light removed from
track near Texas avenue to corner
of Kentucky avenue and Zalza'
lmOras street, and light on track
south of Castro street to corner OF
Castro and Navidad streets, also
lights changed on bridge at Mar.
tinez creek to corner of Sabinas and
Ruiz streets, also one light re-
moved from wells to Castro and
Colorado streets; referred.
That F. J. Bethel be notified to
remove his fence back to line on
the corner Of West Commerce and
LeOna streets; adopted.
Daugherty-That the city attor.
ney examine into the encroach.
ments as shown by plat made by
the city engineer, on alley between
Lafitte and Gonzales streets, be-
tween Walnut and Sycamore
streets, this city, and report at next
meeting of this council the proper
way to remove same; adopted.
Observation-Disclosures, at form
-er meeting Of this council resOlu-
ton was unanimously adopted to
have South Chestnut street, Sew
enth ward, plowed-and graded, and
whereas, said work has not been
done, although same is in dan
gerOus condition owing to deep
gullies running across same, and
when property holders on the ca st
side fence up the traffic would be
wholly impeded or at the risk of
large damage suits on the city.
Therefore, be it resolved, that the
street commissioner be instructed
to carry out the order of the orig
inal resolution for this week
adopted.
Daugherty-Whereas, the city
council has RENTED the balance