San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1894-06-22
COUNCIL FINALE.
Routine Business Only Was Trans
actad Yesterdav

| The unfinished Monday session
of the City council was held yester-
day afternoon and all the routine
business before this body at Mon
days session was disposed Of. There
was nothing of interest transacted.
The council refused the Catholic
societies the use of the fire appa-
ratus for their 4th Of July parade,
but accepted the invitation to be
present at the celebration. The
Catholics might perhaps be better
satisfied with the conditions thus
established transposed.
Recorders Clerk Newcomb was
granted leave of absence to go to
| Denver.
Estate of A. Pancoast, for correc-
tion of assessment; granted.
| Finance com mittee acted favor
ably on report of commissioners on
widening Jackson street, which
was adopted.
Mrs. Howard was granted per-
NIT to build open shed on avenue
E; city carpenter and street COM
/
Mrs. Powell was given leave to re-
pair her gallery w. j. Chalkley's
assessment was corrected; w. B.
Bigg's fine was remitted; subdivi-
sion of blocks 8 and ii on Digno-
witty Hill was adopted; and citi-
zens' railway line was allowed to
put in switches on certain streets.
The ordinance to grant Messrs.
Carl, Kalteyer and Hugo franchise
for a freight railway line over
Grand avenue was adopted.
NEW BUSINESS.
Alderman Observation-Disclosures
that Cherry street from East Com
merce street to Goliad street be
plowed, graded, ditched on the
east side and the old canal on the
west side filled up and that the
work be done by the street COM
missioner's force. Referred.
Alderman Newton-Be it re-
solved that the city collector be
authorized to credit j. w. Campbell
the sum Of 1913, being the amount
Of taxes assessed against him for
$3.50 money at interest, the said j..
w. Campbell being an on-resident
and money had at interest by him
not being subject to taxation in
BeXar county. Adopted.
Alderman Limburger-Be it re-
solved that Cherry street be plow-
ed and graded from Milan street
to Sherman street and $3.50 be ap-
propriated as per estimate by
street commissioner. Adopted.
Alderman Smith-Be it resolved
that His Honor, the Mayor, order
waterymains be laid on San Fer
nando street distance of 1900 feet
In the Second ward. Referred.
Alderman Limburger-Be it re-.
solved that the Waterworks COM
pany be and are hereby ordered by
the city council to lay water mains
on Starr street from the intersec-
ton of Pine street to Palmetto
street, $50 feet. Referred.
Resolved that the Waterworks
company be and are hereby order
ed by the city council to lay water
mains on Mason street from Pine
to New Braunfels avenue, dis
lance of about 2,400 feet, as petit
toned by citizens. Referred.
The mayor was authorized to
have instruction blanks to water
taker petitioners printed and sup
piled the different aldermen.
Alderman Albert Beckmann in
PRODUCED an ordinance providing
for the covering and protection of
all fruit offered for sale in the city.
1t was placed upon its second and
third reading and unanimously
| adopted.
The committee on rules intro
| duced the following:
"That from and after the passage
hereof no application for relief
from payment of taxes on account
of over valuation of property shall
be considered by the City Council
after the adjournment of the board
of revision and appeal.
Alderman Joe Beckmann pre-
sented the following:
Resolved that the street commits
sioner be ordered to flush the block
paved streets and plazas three
times per week and the sprinkling
and sweeping be discontinued;
adopted.
All other business in the way of
petitions and ordinances were re-
ferred to committees and no final
action was taken.
Licensed to Wed.