San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1894-01-09

council, the first since December
Is, and the first of the year 1894,
was called to order by Mayor
Paschal at AIS o'clock yesterday,
and considerable business was
transacted.
Following will be found the pro-
ceedings in full:
PETITIONS AND MEMORIALS.
The memorials and petitions in
PRODUCED are as follows:
NJ. Friedman, asking that his as
sessment be corrected; assessment
committee.
A. Zuercher, to open meat mar
ket at No. 107 Avenue d; granted.
M. Robinson, asking city to con-
struct sidewalks; referred.
Mechanics at Southwestern In
sane asylum, asking to have cleo
trio car line run cars to the curve
leading to the park, thereby saw
ing them two and one-half mile
walk, after paying car fare; grant
ed and referred to the mayor to
act.
Charles Zalmanzig, asking the
city to construct sidewalks, etc ;
adopted.
George r. Traub, for correction
of assessment; assessment COM
mittee.
James Laird, asking to be APP
pointed engineer on one OF the
steam rollers; referred.
s. N. Breeze, recommending that
all brush be cleared by property
owners; public Improvement COM
mittee.
Mrs. A. J. Dignowity, offering to
open Burnett and Nolan streets
from Pine to Palmetto streets, and
to straighten the east line of Pine
street in consideration of $500, to
be paid by the city; public i'm
pre- y1ment and assessment COM
mittee.
Frank Grice, proposing to buy
city property corner of East Com
merce and Losoyo streets, occupied
by the Express Publishing COM
pany; referred to Alderman Joe
Beckman, Daugherty, Menger,
Mayor Paschal and the city attor-
ney.
w. II. Maverick, for establishing
line of Taylor street, asking that it
be accepted today; street and
bridge committee.
Mrs. Bill Crawford, asking to be
permitted to pay taxes, etc; as
sessment committee.
l.. f. Buck and c. NJ. Buck, rela
tive to city taxes; assessment COM
mittee.
A number of cOlOred citizens,
asking to give masquerade ball
at Armory of Excelsior guards on
January 10; police committee.
VIM. Walsh, asking to be APP
pointed as one of the city stock
drivers referred.
w. l.. Neal, asking to be appoint
ed on the police force referred.
Charles p. Smith, relative to tax
es; assessment committee.
r. 6. Carvayal, for permit to
build a lumber stable and chicken
house; fire committee.
Citizens, for an electric light on
the corner of Plum and Goliad
streets; water and gas committee.
l. Faska, for repair of sewer;
granted.
Frank Roberts, clerk of the
health department, asking for an
increase of salary, finance commit
tee.
Proposition of F. G. Austin,
Manufacturing company, to fur
nish elevator apparatus; finance
and public Improvement commit
tee.
Citizens, asking for a ditch COM
missioner to be appointed for west
side; ditch committee.
+. c. Kliefoth, asking for an eX-
ira allowance; finance and public
improvement committee.
VIM. Lilly asking for pay as
police officer after his suspension;
police committee.
w. B. Seeley, asking for the con-
struction of a drain granted.
l.. Mahncke, that the roller
skating rink be stopped on HOus-
ton street; granted.
Citizens Electric Power and
Street Railway company, asking to
construct switch on Richmond ave.
nue.; public improvement commit
tee.
pr-nnpTS nI
City engineers report on Austin
street, between Carson and Gray
son streets, estimated cost for re-
pairs being $50; adopted.
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