San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1894-09-12
CITY COUNCIL.
DIR. G. G. CLIFFORD ELECTED
ALDERMAN.
Ward No. Gets the Lions Share
Ofwater ServIce-School Child
rem Must Be Vaccinated.
Grist of Routine
Business.

Council took place yesterday afternoon
with ten aldermen present. Alderman
Mackey was absent.
After reading of minutes OF previous
meetings, which had not been previously
read. and their adoption, the following
petitions. communication, etc, were read
and disposed Of:
Caesar Chambers, remission of fine; re-
| ferred
TT. Brady, for building permit; grant
ed
Denver and San Antonio Investment
company for correction Of assessment;
! referred.
Communication from J. II. McLeary
regarding to judgments against the city
from j. H. Cox and w. II. Huston in case
of Saliie Royal; referred.
Invitation to council to attend Mexican
celebration at Limburger's garden: &C.
cepted.
Geo. NJ. Maverick, for building permit;
not granted.
Chas. Wesenberg, to move meat market
to Bowen's Island. The market has long
been moved. Granted.
s. A. Gardeners association for per-
mission to erect sheds on BOwenS Island
| and for foot bridge; referred.
n. p. Wright, asking that sidewalks TO
| Third ward school be laid; referred.
Chas q. Boelhauwe, for remission Of
| fine; referred.
JOS. Hauck, Jr., for remission Of fine;
| referred.
Gustav Muller, for permission to open
| meat stall; granted.
C. Schasse, for correction OF assessment;
| referred.
T. Jones, for correction of assessment
and refunding of taxes; referred.
Chas. Grabner, for permit TO erect cross.
walk at own expense; granted.
Clemens Ratler for permit TO continue
| meat market on Crockett street: granted.
Alamo Fire insurance company, asking
| for a light TO be changed: granted.
Reagan Houston, assignee, for permits
sion to pay tax on certain lots; referred.
Geo. ID. Spencer, asking IS damage done
his boats by rise In the river; referred.
Citizens, asking for culvert across Ber-
| nard street: referred.
San,Antonio Gun club, correction Of as
seSsment; referred.
Adam Joseph, correction of assessment;
referred.
J. ]. Campbell, petition to lay water
pipe; granted.
w. c. Matthews, for meat market in
| Central Garden; granted.
Salsona BrosS to be allowed to sing In
public hotels, etc; referred.
Citizens, asking that Presidio square be
| changed to Paschal square: adopted.
Committee reports were then presented
| as follows:
| Markets and public buildings reported.
| The chairman had inspected the two new
| school houses and addition and had found
| them well built, but there were few dis
/ crepancies In the specification, ETC., and
asked further time: adopted.
Final report Of w. s. Watson, tempo
rary assistant assessor, was presented;
received and filed.
A communication from City Physician
Menger recommending morgue for City
| hospital; referred.
| City engineer, asking leave Of absence
for several weeks, to take sea voyage;
| granted.
| Street commissioner, asking for an APP
preparation of S273 for Mitchell street
| bridge and an appropriation for driving
| wheels for steam roller. His monthly re-
port and report OF special work was pre-
| scented and received.
The mayor presented a communication,
| in which he presented the annual report
| of the city auditor. 1t was received and
| the recommendations to have same print
| ed to be carried out.
Finance committee reported: Bill OF S25
of Mr.. NJ. A. Norton, for nursing; re.
J ferred.
City engineer for a draughtsman to
prepare sewer lines, tracing ETC.; adopt
| ed.
Application of A. Rehberg, to sell
| fire alarm box for 800; accepted.
From f. Hertzberg for payment OF
1885 over paid license tax; refunded.
Daugherty called attention to the open
| ing of Leigh street, and a strip OF proper
| tv on Austin and GraySon street, which
| Ma. Wagenfuhr wants to buy and the
| money could be used in opening Leigh
| OF m
| the matter would be attended to at next
meeting.
Thirty dollars we're appropriated for
| sidewalk to Third ward school.
Public Improvement committee re-
ported.
Cost OF repairing Navarro, street
bridge was presented and adopted.
Also Of city carpenter for August;
| filed.
Assessment committee:
Mr.. S. E Eager, for reimbursement,
| and correction Of assessment; granted.
H. Il. Jackson, to pay taxes on property
! OF Lizzie Jackson; granted.
Lula Hunter, reduction OF assessment;
granted.
Gas and water committee:
Application from citizens OF Sixth ward
| for water mains 1.500 feet; Alderman
Hoefling giving 90 feet off his ward,
and there were 1000 feet surplus. The
| committee RECON- neuueu budJ S,OOJ lteJ VI
water main be given the Sixth ward;
adopted.
The Sixth Ward also asked for 1,5OO
more not granted.
Citizens that water mains be laid on 5.
| Presa street: referred to Alderman
Daugherty and A f. Beckman.
Citizens of Fourth ward asked for 1850
| feet; 800 feet were granted.
Citizens of Sixth ward asked for 1000
| feet more; not granted.
Citizens of Seventh ward asking for
more water mains; referred.
| Citizens of Third ward for 1,S00 feet;
| granted.
Ditto for 500 feet more; granted.
| Citizens of Seventh ward for more