San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1894-02-06

An ordinance regulating or con-
trolling the scavenger business of
the city by prohibiting parties fol-
lowing the business of scavenger
without permit from the mayor
and fixing a fine of $40 to 5000 was
passed under a suspension Of the
rules.
| AFTER THE STREET CAR co.
Alderman A. f. Beckmann offer
ed the following resolution which
was unanimously adopted:
Whereas, Cars of the San An
tonic Street Railway company
have frequently left the track on
South Alamo street between East
| Commerce and Goliad streets. rum
ming with terrible speed and force
| onto sidewalks and even into
fences, walls, ETC., to the great dan
ger of all traffic on said street as
well as the passengers on board
the cars and,
Whereas, Said track is laid with
flat rails which were once suitable
and in use during the days when
cars were moved by mule power but
which are now too light and in
other points inadequate for the
heavy electric cars now being used
and,
Whereas, For the reasons above
stated said portion of track on
South Alamo street is most dan
gerous nuisance; now, therefore,
be it
Resolved, That the mayor mott
fy President Weiss, of the San An
tonic Street Railway company, to
Immediately substitute II rails for
said fiat rails within thirty days
from this date, with notice that if
the change is not made in the time
specified the city will condemn
said portion of track and by ordi-
nance abrogate the company's fran.
chise to said portion of South Ala
mo street. Also that cars be limit
ed to one mile an hour on said
track until the II rail is substitute
ed, and the city attorney be in
structed to draw up an ordinance
to regulate the speed Of cars on
said track until the II rail is SUBJ
stituted."
RESOLUTIONS OFFERED.
The following resolutions were
offered:
Alderman Daugherty-That the
brush be cut and grubbed out of
Rufurgio street, South Mesquite
street and South Cherry street, by
the city prisoners; adopted.
Alderman Hice-That the street
commissioner put down cross
walks over North Pecos street on
the west side of Commerce street;
adopted.
Alderman Hice-That Meers-
cheidt Bros. & Stieren remove
their fence on Perez street; adopt
ed.
Alderman Observation-Disclosures,
the Summerset road is being grad
ed and macadamized by the coun-
ty, be it resolved that the city pris-
oners cut out the brush and grub
said street from San Pedro creek
to the city limits; adopted.
Alderman Smith-That property
owners on MatamOras street con-
struct class "a" sidewalks; adopt
ed.
Alderman Smith - That the
salary of Thomas Rife be paid for
the month of February; finance
committee.
Alderman Shiner-That $40 be
appropriated for culvert crossing
Fest street at its intersection with
South Flores street, finance COM
mittee.
Alderman Shiner-That $3.50 be
appropriated to repair bridge on
CevallOS street over San Pedro
ditch, according to communication
from the street commissioner;
finance committee.
Alderman Observation-Disclosures, the
waters from the Upper Labor ditch
near it's intersection with Macon
street, overflows the property ad-
jacent thereto, by reason of a brake
in the banks thereof, therefore be
it resolved that the ditch commits
sioner be instructed to repair the
walls of said ditch at once adopted.
Alderman Elmendorf-ThatS 400
be appropriated for help in the city
engineers office; adopted.
Alderman Mackey-That the
Bridge company repair the cement
covering of st. Mary's street bridge
adopted.
Alderman Daugherty-That the
city engineer devise some way to
drain Goliad street; adopted.
[ Alderman \. f. Beckmann -
That property owners on west side