San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1894-07-17

the ordinance placed on it's second
and third readings, and finally
adopted.
The committee on rules recon.
mended that hereafter no petition
for relief from generalization OF
assessments shall be considered
after board of equalization adj
journs. 1t was laid over.
An ordinance to compel all rail-
ways operating in the city to erect
railway crossing gates and prOvid-
ing for penalty for non-compli-
ance, was passed under suspension
of the rules.
The ordinance granting Messrs.
SweeZy and Others privilege to
operate the East End street rail-
way was presented and after
amending it so as to fix the bond
at $4,000, and also regulating the
fare at not more than } cents per
trip, the ordinance became a law.
Alderman Elmendorf introduced
a resolution that all street railway
companies be required to use hard
drawn copper wire for trolley
wires; referred.
The council then ordered an cleo
ton to be held on August 7th to
decide the question:
Shall the city of San Antonio
borrow the sum of 100000 and is
sue gold bonds therefor, the pro-
ceeds of said bonds to be used for
the construction of a system Of SAN
itary sewers for the city of San An
tonic?
Sec. 2. That the bonds issued
hereunder shall run for forty years,
and bear interest at the rate of not
exceeding 5 per cent per annum.
The opinion of the city attorney
was called for on the question of
the right of street car compa-
MES to employ boys as conduc-
tors. Also if the city can
compel street car companies
to sprinkle any part of the streets
over which they operate.
Alderman A. F. Beckmann pre-
sented the following, which was
adopted:
"Be it resolved, That the city
marshal be instituted to have all
Observation-Disclosures gambling devices,
so numerously displayed in various
business places in this city and
used for gambling, even by chill
dren at certain places, removed
without delay by the owners, or
partners of owners, and if such
persons fail to remove these ma
chimes that the provisions of the
charter and ordinances of this city
against those or similar gambling
devices be strictly enforced"
An extra meeting was called for
Thursday afternoon to take up the
matter of widening of West Hous-
ton street.
Sidewalks were ordered to be
placed on Market street, wherever
not laid at present.
A resolution to the effect that all
wagons hauling heavy loads shall
not use tires less than two inches
wide was referred to the city attor-
ney.
The city attorney was instructed
to draw up an ordinance regulating
the flow and use of water in the
bitches.
The mayor was authorized to
advertise for bids for sprinkling
certain streets.
The ordinance regulating the
height of smoke-stacks in the city
limit was adopted.
The mayor called attention to
the vacancy in the aldermanic
chair lately occupied by Mr..
Sinner. Aid. Mackey put Mr.. G.
Guerguin in nomination, but the
matter was at length postponed
till next meeting.
The council then adjourned un-
til Thursday afternoon.
A COmment-The regular read
ing OF the minutes of the city coun-
Gil, which generally occupies the
best part of 80 minutes and often
more, of each council meeting,
could be easily dispensed with, as
very little attention is paid the
reading, not enough, in fact, to
make any correction OF any
mistake, if such should occur
in the writing.up by the
clerk. The city council should
convene at 4 80 o'clock, but it is
often p. m, when the aldermen
get down to work.