San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1894-10-02
CITY COUNCIL.
UNDERWRITERS MUST BE RESTRICT
ED IN LOCATION.
Pressing Need of a Morgue- Petition
in Favor of Swinging Signs.
Routine Business.

council was held yesterday after
noon with all the aldermen except
c. b. Hice present.
The session was uneventful eX-
cept for the discussion of the I'M
dertakers' ordinance, which was
interesting and instructive and de-
veloped one certain thing, that San
Antonio is sadly in need of
morgue and will have one at an
early day.
Petitions and memorials were
presented as follows:
Otto Wefing, for refunding tax
overpaid; citizens, for relief from
overlooking ditch on Crockett
street; petition of 10 citizens and
firms protesting against ordinance
abolishing swinging signs; Bryan
Callaghan, offering to sell city six
acres of property, on which city has
been dumping garbage, for the sum
of $4,000; w. B. Brush, of Austin,
Offering to put in drain on Martinez
street, 1000 yards, to carry off
storm water, for $l.70 per lineal
foot; citizens complaining Of the
poor electric light system; Alan o
Cement Co., for reduction OF rent
of rock quarry owned by the
| city; citizens for a bridge over
Alazan creek on Manchaca street !;
water company, in regard to plac-
ing a hydrant on Water, near La
vaca street, alleging that no mains
were laid near this place; Mrs. NJ.
Grace, remission of taxes; citizens
to have streets in Third ward
drained; Tip Morrison, to allow
merry.go.round on public square !;
j. Rosenbaum, for damages to
property from cow being chased
thereon by city pound officers !;
Mrs. Mary E. Bowen, asking that
city forbid county authorities
from running a sewer into the
river from the new courthouse;
Juan f. Barrera, to be allowed to
pay taxes on certain property !;
street commissioners estimate Of
cost, $40, for matchmaking La
Sale street; also estimate of cost
of matchmaking Zavalla street,
$3.50; also estimate Of cost, 5000,
for bridge over Alazan creek, on
San Marcos street; was referred
to committees.
Map of a subdivision by Digno-
WHY'S, adopted. Columbus Day
association, for use of San Pedro
park for celebration of the day,
granted. G. Gembler and F. j.
Ludwig, for meat markets, granted.
w. f. Noonau, complaining of loss
of tenants by reason Of noise Of gas
engine at bakery on East Nueva
and Alamo streets. City attorney
instructed to frame an ordinance
prohibiting all noisy nuisances.
Communication from city at
torney, regarding the forbid
ding of undertakes to occu-
| ply buildings on Commerce
street for their business, Stain G
the city had no legal right to i'm
pose such an ordinance; received
and filed.
Finance committee recommend
ed that $25 be appropriated on reso-
luton of Alderman Clifford, to
build crosswalks in Ward 4;
adopted. Account of Perales, for
$40 for epgrossing resolutions to
memory of the late Mayor Paschal,
ordered paid claim of Chas. Abbey
for 500 for injuries to his horse by
a defective bridge, not granted.
Citizens for improvement of Dali
las street; granted. Street ordered
graded and old car tracks on same
torn up; Oscar BergstrOm, for re-
lief from overflow Of Garden street;
special committee, Alder
men Clifford, A. F. Beck
man and Daugherty appoint
ed to make final report;
street commissioners estimate of
cost for bridge near Union stock
yards, $500, adopted; Citizens for
better drainage Of San Fernando
street, adopted; Report of Assessor
Frasch was received and filed; Pc
tition of Schofield, for correction of
assessment, referred back for affi-
davit; Oscar Bergstrom, for re-
funding of penalty on taxes paid,
referred; San Antonio Gun club,
for refunding of taxes, refunded in
part; A. H. Smyth, for permit for
dance hall corner of Monterey and
East streets, refused; Caesar
Chambers, Geo. Guy, fines remit
ted.
NEW BUSINESS.
The ordinance restricting under
takers to have a morgue or to en-
hahn rornSaS on (tOmmarc1 street