San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1894-10-09


proper legal form. The matter
was referred to a committee.
The map of encroachment on
North Cherry street, was referred.
Street commissioners and car
penter's reports for September
were presented and filed.
Invitation OF A. Maurer, to in
speCt patent irrigating pump
was accepted.
Petition of citizens to open drain
on Crockett street was granted.
The resolution of Alderman
Daugherty to open Delmar street,
South Heights was referred back.
City engineers report on San
Marcos and Apache street was
adopted.
San Antonio lodge No. |, A. F.
& A. NJ. for donation Of a ceme-
tary lot to the lodge was favora-
bly, reported, the mayor authorized
to sell the cemetery to the lodge
for $40.
Petition of Tip Morrison to es-
tablish "merry go round" on Pas
chal Square was granted until No
vember 10.
City physicians communication
regarding plain frame dead
house, or morgue, to relieve the
city hospital, was adopted as a
temporary measure.
The lease of the Alamo Cement
company on rock quarry Of the
city's was extended for 10 years,
at the same rental as heretofore.
VIM. Schofield's petition for cor
rection Of assessment and refund
ing of taxes was granted and $50
ordered refunded to him.
CO. Mcclure, correction OF as
sessmeut, was granted.
VIM. Aubrey, for correction Of
assessment, was granted.
| Mrs. Margaret Grace, for refund
ing of taxes; referred to city attor-
ney.
0. J. Weting,. for refunding Of
penalty on delinquent taxes paid /;
referred.
Otto Bergstrom, same; granted.
The ordinance prohibiting the
location of morgues for embalming
bodies, on Commerce street, or the
use of that street for starting fune-
rails thereon, came up for its third
reading.
Mackey said the matter was pre-
mature and thought the city
should own it's own morgue, or
have place where under
takers could do this work
before compelling them to
accept the terms of this ordin-
ance. If they are prohibited from
Commerce street, or other certain
streets, they could, by the reading
of the ordinance, move in the resi-
dence portion, right next door to
where a families live, with poison
Gus, disease infected corpses.
| Alderman A. f. Beckmann read
the old ordinance, which he proved
was quite imperative and pre-
scribed that no dead bodies should
be kept in any house in the city
limits. This was prohibitory in
family residences as well, and il
carried out to the letter, body
must be moved Immediately after
death out of the city limits. He
was in favor OF clause to allow
the undertakers a place in which
to do embalming when they APP
piled for such. After considerable
more discussion the ordinance was
referred back to the city attorney
| to be redrafted.
Understhe head Of new business,
the following was done:
BY Newton-That the freedom
OF the city be accorded the dele
gates to the Irrigation convention
to meet in San Antonio in Deem
Der, and that the mayor besauthor-
lied to secure hall, at public eX-
pense, for the convention and take
other steps, with the cooperation Of
the Council, to make the Conven-
ton a success in this city; adopted
$500. That the city engineer give
grades for sidewalks to petitioners
on Tobin hill adopted.
Jos. Beckmann-That two storm
water sewer inlets on Crockett and
Bowie streets be opened at once;
adopted 1900. That the gutter
on the north side of West Com
merce street be put in a good sani-
tary condition; adopted $500.
That the street commissioner fill
a washout on Howard street !;
adopted 49,. That brush be cut
of Howard and Macon streets,
Alderman Newton inserted Rey-
nOlds street, also adopted.
| Alderman Beckmann said a
! linnnnn I, hnA nrAnrnd him To cut