San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1894-12-11
COUNCIL MEETING.
SMALL POX PEST HOUSE ORDERED
BURNED.
Assessment Mstters-New Telephone
Franchise-Charter Revision.
City Election Regis
tration, Etc.

the council In regard to sewer pipe ma
terial, samples Of which he had on hand
made at his own factory in San Antonio
from San Antonio clay. II had 20 {
abroad that San Antonio cay was not the
very best stuff for sewer pipe. The sam
Piles were of the very best, and The sewer
pipe or brick could be glazed and made
absolutely imperviouS to water.
The following petitions were read and
disposed of:
j. n. Hernandez. for remission OF over
assessment; referred.
Edward j. O'BeirDe, for extension OF GO
days to complete circuit for electrical
plant: granted.
F. Cardenas, for meat market; permit
granted.
Citizens, to have GraySon street macad-
amized; referred.
Proposition OF Mrs. Betty Lager, to
sell lot IL, block 2; accepted.
J. s. Lockwood, for correction of assess
ment; r-ferred.
Richard Goering, for remission Of cost
for delinquent taxes: referred. Also com
planning Of electric light p,ls obstructing
entrance to his premises; referred.
w. M Knox, to be appointed on the po-
lice force; referred.
Citizens, that brush be cut on Erie ave-
nue.; referred.
L. Brand, to have tax rolls for 1893
turned over TO him for collection
Newton said the collect u had been col
lecting over $4,000 On this roll, AMI 1t
was not right TO give a cOIlec or the five
per cent on this good roll, etc.
II was move and carried that the rolls
be turned over to the attorney within 60
days.
Citizens asking that water mains be laid
on Leal STR ct: granted.
Citizens for water mains on S.guin
street; granted.
Also on Castro and Laredo streets;
granted.
Citizens asking that an act regulating
elections aud for registration of voters be
passed and enforced in the city elect n
in February next. 1t was signed by Sis
names. The petition was granted.
John KurZ. permit to establish fruit
stand. Referred
Report OF street commission er in regard
to cost of repairs of bridge on Ruiz >treet
was presented. He said he approach to
the bridge was all right. Flo.
Ex-AttOrney Lewys statement O. COL
lection OF taxes made by him Will in
office, to wit: a total of over 800, " as pre-
sented. These were only partial pay
ments. The report called attention to
mistake in taxes paid by Or c itfOrd. DR..
Clifford said there was some omiSSi n in
the matter and that the mistake would be
rectified.
Finance committee presented reports of
auditor, treaSu, er, collector, marShal,
weigher, inspector of weights and ma
sures, engineer. electrician and sLIeet
commissioner; filed.
Two bills of the park commissioner for
flowers, $3.50, ETC., and requiSitl for
repairs on Main pl ia park, OF 500, were
reported and ordered paid
Daugherty called up the South Heights
police matter.
DR.. Benefits petition to have repairs
to his property on Milan street, was
granted.
A culvert was not granted on New
Braunfels Ave-, but street ordered t. be
put in good condition. mud hole on
Montana street was ordered filet.
st. Johns Lutheren church for donation
of lots 50 ard -, on New BraunfelS Ave +,
for S25, was granted.
Ed. J. O Berne for permission TO put
poles on certain streets, was granted.
Sanitary committee reported that the
small pox pest house be moved to on lot
81, range ;, district 3. thi! y IN nuleS
drive northwest of John TESTS Stnre,
about five miles from the Military plaza.
n. +. Beckman opposed the m w.,
while Hice thought the cd pest house
ought to be burned up. Beckman said il
was all boSh the dread of small PIX 1t
was barbarous to locate it out so far.
The nurses and doctors could not
get to II in wet and muddywea her.
Alderman Clifford SAID it would never
d to carry patients out so far.
Newton was willing to vote to burn II
up.
Hice presented a resolution that the
chief Of the fire department be ordered To
burn the building at once.
The report was tabled. HiCe'S motion
then prevailed, Daugherty amending
that the city build an emergency hospi.
tai in case such was needed; Carried.
Assessment committee reported unfav-
Orably on petition OF West End Lumber
company for reduction Of assessment;
adopted.
A. Moye, petition to have 81 so costs fol
collection of taxes refunded was reported
unfavOrably.
This brought up the question of the
legality OF these charges Tor costs. New
| ton said it was Illegal and EI-Ci'y AT
| tOrneyS Levy and Berg>trUm had hntt
| given same opinions the same way, Thu
| report was adopted.
Mrs. Antonio Martinez, for remission o
| costs of taxes; granted.
w. III. Weiss, for correction of assess
| meuJ, itlel Su OdCh lOI dlIudNlJ
| Thad Smith, as agent, for remission o
| taxes overplid; granted.
| j. Schuele, for correction of assessment
| granted.
| Albert Matthews and Rudolph Ki j
man, for remission OF pound ices; granleC
| Manuel Ruiz, for remission of fine; NJ
granted.
| Water mains in third ward and sixt
| ward were ordered.
| A DetitiOn from Sheern g. Burnott ia
permit to do business on L0SOya stree
was granted
| Invitation to hear Madam Batson sin
at St. Paul's M. E. church on Cent?
street, Wednesday night, cOmplimentar
tickets enclosed, was accepted
| Ordinance granting c. x. Mead riGt
to maintaia district telegraph and teIC