San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1894-04-03


nicipal fathers was held yesterday
afternoon with full board present
and considerable business was
transacted. The following petit.
tions were referred to committees
Mrs. S. M. Maverick, complain.
ing of damage from overflow of a
ditch; Buckner Lone Star Brass
band, to be allowed to give ball
and oyster supper at San Pedro
Park April II and Dist ; B. F. Boyer,
for remission of fine; DIR. Wilke,
for permit to erect another story
on his frame residence, No. l25
Taylor street; E. Echterhoff, for re-
mission of pound fees; Mrs. V. r.
Delgado, remission of costs in col
lection of taxes; G. w. Ogden, for
remission of taxes on lot on &C
count of over valuation; F. C. Klie-
10th, for lease of a small space of
city property at st. Mary's street
bridge, for cigar and news stand /;
Celestine dresser, for payment of
$500 judgment due him from city,
on account of condemnation of
property for sidewalk on Garden
street.
The following petitions were
granted: Superintendent of City
Hospital Goodloe, for repairs of
linlets of doors of hospital, caused
by repairs in other part of build
ing; III. ID. Marsh, for remission of
$25, $40 remitted ; citizens asking
for crossings on Augusta street,
North Flores and Bethel streets
and Romano street at Slocum place :;
Gas company, to renew old electric
light poles with new ones; Aft.
Murray, remission of pound fees ;
A. Castanola, to erect a gallery on
residence, No. 800 North Flores
street; A. Battaglia, for removal Of
building on East Commerce
street.
The petition of G. NJ. Mead, to be
allowed to transfer district Mes
senger system franchise was re-
ferred to the city attorney, while
the petition from another fire
alarm and message company was
referred to petitioners for further
information.
City Murderer F. G. Kliefoth re-
ported that he had finished his
contract for numbering houses and
posting names of city streets,:and
requesting payment of $27l.95 due
him, was ordered paid. ys-.
Petition of Stoves & Sons, to be
allowed to supply lumber for the
bridges, were informed that the
contract was in the hands of J. &.
Marshall & Co. and beyond citys
contract.
Mr.. and Mrs. Grandjean commu-
nicated that they were willing to
exchange the money due them
from the city for widening West
Houston street, in payment of
their taxes. Proposition accepted.
Ordered that the interest on bill
of Miller Manufacturing company
for S123.4S be not paid.
DR.. +. Bennett, in communica-
tion stated that he had authorized
an offer of land to the city at $50
per acre and that his agent had
failed to offer same. Finance COM
mittee reported that the land had
been duly offered. Filed.
A drain pipe on Arsenal street,
to cost 500, was ordered; while the
proposal of Tips & Hartman to pay
their taxes by canceling an ac-
count against the city was also
settled.
Mrs. Louisa Praeger was allowed
to put a drain pipe into Madre
ditch, while two petitions from
citizens in the upper part of ward
4 to be allowed to run drain pipes
in the San Pedro creek were grant
ed, the drain pipes to connect with
San Pedro ditch. These drains
are allowed only for waste water
and not general sewage.
The question of widening Jack
son street was referred to finance |
Communication from an alb
stract company in regard to maps
was referred, and the report of the
engineer on map of subdivision of
block 6, on Toledo and Walnut
streets, was adopted.
Acting city electrician Fire
Chief Kehoe, presented his report
of 1854 inspection fees for month of
paid in to the treasurer,
adopted.
Plumbers of city presented a
memorial asking that Shafer &
Braden be debarred from bidding
On the plumbing for the City hos