San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1894-07-31

and Mary b. Gaenslen, to donate
} land if city will build bridge, anC
open street to connect with Guen
Their street across to South Flores
City engineer, to adopt map of sub
division OF city lot s, range 3, dis
trict /.
The following were granted
Southwestern Telegraph and Tele.
phone company, five petitions to
place new poles on certain streets
That public hydrant, corner Colo.
RADIO and Ruiz streets, be reopened ;
MutualIsta society, for use of San
Pedro park Sept. Is, 16 and II; Col
ored citizens, same request for Aug.
10 and IL; Citizens protest against
removal of 1. d G. n. track between
Lakeview avenue and block 40,
through an alley; Guenther IL
Giesecke, to erect large railroad
scales on Comal street, at their new
mill.
Petition of Excelsior Guards, col,
to be allowed to put in their own
special officer at balls and also to
be allowed to give said balls and
parties without the formality of
applying to the authorities for
permission was referred to the po-
lice committee.
The following new business was
presented and the council adjourn
ed:
Alderman Joe Beckmann-That,
the city attorney he instructed to
report to this Council whether or
not the city can regulate the rates
to be charged to private consumers
for electric and gas light and also
the right Of such companies to
charge meter rents for patrons.
That the street commissioner be
| ordered to repair cross walks on
Navarro street at the intersection
of West Commerce street. Adopted.
-. That the street commissioner
be ordered to fill several very bad
holes on st. Mary's street between
West Commerce street and the
bridge as they are getting to be
very bad and that the work be
done at once. Adopted.
Alderman Daughterty-That the
street commissioner at once fill up
the miserable holes with fine or
crushed gravel on South Alamo
and South Flores streets. . . That
the 10 per cent. penalty on delIn-
quent taxpayers be not enforced for
sixty days from this date. Adopt
ed. This was reconsidered and
postponed, and the following was
substituted and passed: That
the city collector be instruct
ed not to demand the 10 per
cent. penalty on delinquent tax
payers for 1884 between this date
and the next regular meeting of
this Council.
Alderman Hice-That the park
commissioner be instructed to
trim off dead limbs on trees in
Maverick Park. Adopted That
81 be appropriated for a crosswalk
on the north side of West Houston
street over North Laredo street.
Referred. =. That the street COM
missioner repair culvert at the
corner Of Cincinnati avenue and
Sixteenth street. Referred. -.
That the street commissioner re-
pair hole on the corner of Market
street and Main Plaza. Adopted.
-. That an electric light be placed
on the corner of Kingsbury and
North Laredo streets. Referred.
That the street commissioner
repair West Houston street from
Laredo street to International and
Great Northern depot. Adopted.
Alderman Mackey-That the
street commissioner fix bridge over
the ditch between Herff street
and San Antonio and Aran-
sas Pass railway track.
Adopted That the president of
the San Antonio Street Railroad
company be requested to at once
fix the railroad track and inside and
outside of said track at the corner
Of Houston and Soledad streets.
Adopted . That the street COM
missioner remove the mud on the
west side of South Flores street,
opposite the United States arsenal,
and to fill with gravel the holes on
this same road. Adopted . That
the mayor appoint committee Of
three aldermen to select suitable
place for public water closet on
the west side of the San Pedro
creek. Adopted.
Alderman Limburger - That
Grayson street be rolled from Pine
street to River avenue, and Austin
street from Ninth street to Grand
| avenue. Adopted.
Worked All Night.