San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1894-09-25

commissioner ordered to remove
the obstruction within five days
......A. Stewart, asking for dam.
ages to his buggy, crushed by be.
ing run into by fire engine; re-
ferred .....J. Oppenheimer & Co.,
reduction of assessment referred,
"A. H. Schmitt, permission to
open dance hall, corner of East
and Monterey streets; referred
Communication from F. NJ. Clarke,
member of the national executive
committee Of the Irrigation Con-
gress, asking what inducements
this city would offer to have a con-
vention held here; referred. .....
Proposition Of l.. C.. Brand to fur
nish city with revised map of city,
in conformity with present system
of block map for $3.50, referred
$500. Mrs. Smythe, reduction
OF assessment referred 5000.
William Davis, for permission to
lay temporary railroad track across
Burnett street to connect with the
Southern Pacific track; petition
granted and six months limit
placed. $780,. Communication from
city attorney in regard to petition
of C. E. Abbey asking S22.50 dam
ages TO a horse caused by defect in
bridge over River avenue, stating
that city was liable in the case; re-
ferred to the finance committee
..... Communication from chief
fire department for pay of two
horses; referred 80. Ditch COM
missioner reported that it was i'm
possible to supply the Upper Labor
ditch with proper supply
of water as there was not
sufficient water in the river. 800.
Joe Beckmann said that the people
above had been stealing the water
and that accounted for the lack of
water in the ditch; ditch commits
sioner instructed to see that here
after there is flow of water in the |
ditch 800. Communication from |
assessor that he would not be able |
to complete the unrendered rolls by
Nov. l ; referred to the assessment
City engineer re-
ported that northwest wall of the
Commerce street bridge was dam
aged but the damage was below
the water level. He recommended
a Golfer dam be built and the DAM
age repaired and that 5000 be APP
for the work; referred
to the finance committee.
Following reports were adopted
That 800 or so much as necessary
be appropriated to build plank
walk from Dignowity Hill school
house to the walk on Pine street
...... Payment Of two judgments
against city as soon as possible
800. That 1915 be paid Mrs. Beck
for filling up certain portion of AL
azan ditch. $500. That $50 by paid |
Mrs. Emmy Dittmar for payment
Of expense Of moving building |
back to street line. .... Upon reso-
luton to pay $50 per month for
sprinkling East Commerce street,
recommending that Mayor adver-
tise for bids for sprinkling num-
Der OF streets, but in the meantime
the man at present sprinkling this
street continue the work. 49,.
Of $500 for a set of
drive wheels for steam roller. 800.
Street commissioner to continue
work Of repairing South Flores
street as far as Englewood as soon
possible, 800. Petition of citizens
to have bitches cut on each side Of
Baltimore avenue be granted and
work be done by street commits
sioner as soon as possible .....
Petition of residents Of Fourth
ward asking that Denver street be
opened; recommended that the
mayor be authorized to open
said street according to section
203 of the city charter .
...... That STA be appropriated
out OF the school fund to pay for
repairs on schoolhouses. $500. Or.
dinance amending city ordinances
that all frame buildings damaged
to the extent Of so per cent within
first fire limits shall not be rebuilt
as formerly, placed upon its final
passage and adopted 49,. Ordin-
ance granting right-of-way for new
side track on Nolan street, to con-
meet with main line of Southern
Pacific on Walnut street, passed
second reading and laid over under
the rules Ordinance author
izing Mayor Elmendorf to sign
sewer bonds passed under suspen-
sion Of rules.
The following resolutions were
introduced: That Southern Pacific
Railway company be ordered to
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