San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1894-07-03

road be not filled up; referred.
Petition of assessor as to how he
should assess National banks was
referred to city attorney.
Superintendent of public works
submitted his report on repairs OF
public school houses. The work
was ordered done by contract, the
sum of 81 ,26S.35 appropriated.
City attorney was given charge
of an ordinance to regulate penalty
for violation of hack ordinances
Map of Brand subdivision was
adopted.
Alderman Hice got his appropri.
alton of $25 to remove electric
lights, and Alderman Sinner got
$l5 for a First ward sidewalk.
Il. o. Stocker's bid was accepted for
concrete for new schools.
Alderman A. F. Beckman said
the plans for the new school
houses were made by suprienten-
dent of public works and if he had
not allowed for foundations he
should be reprimanded. He I'M
derstood from street talk
that the business was not
all right. Elmendorf said separate
bids were required for the concrete
work, but it was not so adver-
tised, and there was only one bid.
The mayor said the way the adj
vertisement read he did not think
separate bids were required. FL
mendorf said the PUBLICATIONS
called for concrete work separate,
but the advertisement did not.
The contract for the school house
work was let to Fred Meyer for
$12,212: $1,000 were appropriated
for the sewer drain on Martinez
street; $25 were appropriated for
rent of Grand Opera house for
High school commencement; $685.
% were appropriated for new floor,
Navarro street bridge.
Gas and water committee recon-
mended that each Of the aldermen
in the city make a careful examin.
alton of his ward with a view of
ascertaining their present needs
for water and report with view
of furnishing the council basis
upon which to distribute the water
according to the present needs of
the people. Also that alb applica.
tions for water should be first re-
ferred to the alderman of the ward
before being submitted to this COM
mittee; adopted.
A petition for 5000 feet of water
mains on Carson street was grant
ed. Also 1000 feet on Elm street
5000 feet on Frio street; 1929 feet
on Dakota and Wyoming; Ala feet
on Indo street, and 1913 feet on
Rehman street.
The joint committee of council
men and butchers on Union slaugh-
ter house recommended that the
city build it's own slaughter house.
Alderman Newton moved a sub
stitute that DR.. Graves last propo-
sitiOn for the rental or lease of the
Union slaughter house be accepted.
This substitute raised long dis
cussion that held the council very
late In the session.
The sense of the council, to which
the city attorney added his opinion,
was that the city by its charter
had right to regulate the
killing and sale of meat in its
limits, even if custom heretofore
had precluded it from so doing.
The two protests against the grant
ing of the contract were submitted
and discussed. DR.. Graves, Butcher
Jud and others addressed the
council and on the final vote the
of Alderman Newton
was carried by a vote of 9 to 2,
Aldermen Limburger and Daugh-
erty voting nay.
Alderman NJ. G. Sinner, from
Ward No. |, handed in his resigna-
ton as he had been appointed as
L. S. deputy collector Of customs
and was not qualified to, hold as
alderman. The resignation was
accepted.
The invitation of the United
Catholic Societies to the council to
attend their celebration Of July 4,
was presented by Alderman
Daugherty and on motion the
council accepted and also granted
them the fire department for the
early morning parade.
Council then adjourned.