San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1894-12-04
COUNCIL SESSION.
SOUTH ALAMO AND UNDO STREETS
LINES ADOPTED.
Division of Street Work Discussed.
The Ant Killing Contract
Mackey's Reform Resolu-
ton on Police Court
Bonds.

Yesterday afternoon session OF the City
Council was held with full board of AL
dermen present and the hour was length
ened almost interminably by important
business and a deal of wind jamming until
nearly o'clock. Business was disposed
of as follows:
A. Move. asking to have penalty on
taxes refunded: referred.
Manuel Ramirez, for remission Of fine;
referred.
Citizens asking repair of washout on
Montana street; referred,
Antonio Martinez for remission of pen
atty on taxes; referred.
Ramon Hernandez, asking damages on
property In widening South Laredo
street: referred
St. Johns Lutheran church asking do
nation of land for cemetery; referred
W. III. Weiss, for correction Of assess
m ent; referred.
Ed. j. OBeirne, to be allowed to place
electric light poles on certain streets; re-
ferred.
Lakeview Land company, for map Of
certain plot, to be devoted to church to be
built there; referred to the city engineer
Citizens, for culyert on New Braun
fels street; referred,
Chief OF fire department, asking for a
set of new steam coils for engine of COM
pany No. 3, to cost 1912; granted.
Street commissioners estimate of cost
of board walk on Newton alley, 1916.
was read and referred.
Lakeview Land company, asking that
subdivision presented be adopted; so Or
dered.
WaterwOrkS company'S report of mains
laid and hydrants located, since the new
contract was made with the city, was
read and filed. The report is as follows:
Burnett, Live Oak. Elm and Nacog-
dOcheS, 1900 feet S-inch, 2 hydrants.
Rehman street, Nacog iocheS to Starr
streets, Lib feet 6-inch, hydrantS.
Carson street, Pine to BraunfelS ave-
nue.. 3'0tS feet 6-inch, MIGRANTS.
Victoria street, Labor to Peach, L245
feet 6.inch, . hydrantS.
Pereida street, Mission, Stieren and
Guenther, 2,785 feet e and S-inch, 6 hy-
drantS
Morales. Medina and San Marcos, 1910
feet 6-inch, 2 MIGRANTS.
Castro, San JacintO 10 Salinas, /, 800 feet
s-inch, hydrants.
Total mum Der OF feet. IL, 1923: % hydrants.
City engineer presented the line of
UNDO street. 1t showed an encroach-
ment of % feet on property in some places;
adopted.
Bill of Mr.. Curry for rent of $3.50 for 10
months use Of his property for block paw
ing storage purposes; referred.
Alamo street line came up under report.
1t will give South Alamo street 81 foot
width from Martinez to Villita streets and
cut off lois eight or hine feet on the east
line, principally; adopted.
On petit on of the San Antonio Gas COM
pany to exchange poles with the Tele-
phone company, the gas committee re.
ported favorably.
Newton asked Hice il the report would
then give the gas company right to &C.
cupy both sides of the street.
Hice said he was not representing the
Gas company, and if he wanted to know
he could have the petition read and he
would answer all questions.
Newton said the committee at least
oughtto know what they were reporting
upon.
The petition was read, together with
the contract between the two companies.
Newton said II both sides Of the street
will not be occupied he was in favor of it.
The chairman said IL would not New
ton wanted TO put in provIso to prevent
both sides OF the street being used by the
Gas company.
The mayor said he saw no objection to
the amendment.
Diugherty moved TO amend that all
existing ordinances be complied with"
The report was adopted with this addi-
ton.
City attorneys opinion on petition Of
Wllhelmina Michael, for removal o. an
electric pole from her property, was that
the city had no power TO give her relief.
On contract with Mr., Donaldson, for
killing ants, he reported that the city must
pay for nests destroyed, but could abro-
gate the contract any time; adopted.
Petition of s. D. Scudder for assess
ment correction was reported on unfaVor-
ably. The county records showed he had
paid $1,000 for this property, while Mr..
Scudder declared he only paid 81 200. Mr.
Scudder addressed the Council on the
matter. He said that the $4,000 was put
10 by Judge FiOrea to make 1t appear
larger. The previous deed to Mr.. FlOrea,
he said, had been $4,000.
He had not rendered this property for
assessment. 1t Is in West End.
Alderman A. f. Beckman said Assessor
FTaSch has formed that out of 5000 prop
erty owners 10 San Antonio, only about
1900 had rendered their property for
taxa ton.
Several aide rmen questioned Mr.. Scud-
DIR quite close ly on his contract, etc.
HOefling moved to reduce the assess
| ment to $4,000; Newton moved to reduce
| TO s., 800.
Daugherty moved to refer it to the as
| seSSment committee.
Newton stated that his motion was an
amendment and must be voted on. 1t
| was put and lost. Then Mr.. HOehing's
| motion was put and carried.
Petition Of John Tod, Of Nueces county,
| for remission of taxes and Sl56 Overpaid
| be refunded to him; adopted.
| Petition of +. Simmang for return Of
occupation tax of S64 60, wrongfully as
sessed; referred to city attorney.
d. FahpV. remission of taxes maid or
| property out Of city limits, was granted.
II. Jaegli, of Seguin, for correction oil
| assessment; granted.
| w. p. Moore, OF Kansas City, for per
mission TO pay tax on property of w. d
Oliver; granted.
r. II. Hunstock, for reduction Of as
seSsment from 81, 900 to $500. Their