San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1894-02-20

On the petition of the San Anto'
MO Gas company for settlement OF
their account, the finance commit
tee reported that they would rec
ommend the settlement as pro-
posed by the company, and sug-
gests that 8 year notes be issued
instead of four years and that the
company pay all costs; adopted.
| The finance committee recon-
mended that bill of Mrs. r. Rein
niger, for $46.5O for caring for a
sick woman, be referred to the city
physician for report; adopted.
The police committee reported
upon the resolution moving hacks
and express wagons from the
plazas, recommending the tabling
Of the resolution. The report was
adopted.
RESOLUTIONS.
The following resolutions were
offered:
Alderman Hice-That the street
commissioner be ordered to ditch
West Houston street from COmal
to Alazan creek; adopted.
Alderman Smith-That Thomas
Rife be allowed to take his old
stand as custodian OF the Alamo,
as he has recovered; referred to
the mayor.
Alderman Elmendorf-That Sl5
be appropriated to construct cross
walks across Alamo street at it's
intersection with South Alamo
street and south of Guenther
avenue; adopted and money
appropriated.
Alderman Limburger That
$500 be appropriated to repair
Carson street; finance commit
tee.
Alderman Daugherty-That all
of the old mesquite logs at the old
block yards, owned by the city, be
hauled to the city wood yard and
cut up for fire wood for the city's
use adopted.
Alderman Daugherty-That the
entire matter, propositions, reports
and consideration of the F. F.
adopted.
Alderman Smith - That the
finance committee make a report
on the matter of constructing a
bridge across Alazen creek on
Buena Vista street; referred.
Alderman Daugherty-That a
cross walk be laid on the east side
of Pinto street, across Montana
street; adopted.
Alderman Shiner-That the street
commissioner to fill up with gravel
a hole on NOgalitas street; re-
ferred to the ditch committee and
street commissioner.
ORDINANCES.
An ordinance requiring city Off
Gals to keep their office in the city
hall was laid over.
An ordinance revoking certain
franchises heretofore granted rail
ways, etc, was read the third time
and adopted.
An ordinance imposing an an
nual rent on all telegraph, tele-
phone, street railway, electric light
and district telegraph, police, fire
alarm, telegraph service cOmpan-
les poles, now erected or which
may be erected hereafter, was
brought up under the head of I'M
finished business, and tabled on
motion of Alderman Daugherty.
TO PROVIDE FUNDS.
The following ordinance was in
troduced by Alderman Elmendorf:
An ordinance to provide funds to
meet the warrants and pay rolls of
the City of San Antonio to be is
sued for current expenses Of adj
ministratiOn Of the city's affairs,
already due, and to become due
during the months of February,
March, April and May, 1894, and
the securing of purchases as the
aSsignees thereof.
Be it ordained by the City COun-
Gil of the City Of San Antonio, Tex,
that
Section l. Whereas, the City of
San Antonio, Texas, has no funds
with which to pay the current eX-
penses Of administration of its gov
eminent for the months of Febru-
airy, March, April and May, of the
year 1894, and will not during that
time realize enough from the collec-
ton of taxes to defray them; and
Whereas, the City of San Antonio,
Texas, proposes to sell at par it's
notes and warrants drawn by the
Mayor, evidencing claims due by
the city to persons, firms and cor
porations, to whom issued for cur
| rent expenses for the months of
February, March, April and May,