San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-04-23
COUNCIL MEETING.
REPORT ON THE MAOKEY GRAVEL
CONTRACT.
Important Ordinance Respecting
Contracting officials-Eew Park
Commissioner Appointed.
Other Business.

sion was not 80 very lengthy, only
two and a quarter hours. After
the reading of the minutes the fol-
lowing petitions were read and re-
ferred to committees:
Pauline Weber, for building per-
nit; Oscar Schendel, to place
swings in San Pedro Park; protest
of citizens, against granting any
railway franchise through Crockett
street citizens for water mains on
Cevallos and Probandt streets
Phillip Irwin, for exemption from
payment of water rent; Sam Mato-
vich, to remove fruit stand in San
Pedro Park; San Antonio Rapid
Transit Street Railway company
for further franchise, on protest of
Manufacturers transportation
company against allowing said
Rapid Transit company on Jones
street, or the part covered by fran
chise by the Manufacturers COM
pany; &. E. R. King, for correction
of assessment; Southwestern Tele-
graph and Telephone company to
place poles on Nacogdoches street;
p. Vallejo, for remission of fines.
The following were granted: S.
H. Patrick, principal OF school No.
), for use of San Pedro Park Satur-
day, 9th, for picnic; Otto Dau,
to place swings in San Pedro park.
Communication from Collector
Umscheid, complaining that he has
no control of the city tax rolls, and
that they be restored to him. This
was referred to the assessment
committee and city attorney.
City attorney presented opinions,
to-wit:
On application Of f. d. Taylor, to
be allowed clothing allowance;
favorably. On petition of 7. p.
Mccall for city to give him clear
deed on old transfer of property
made by mistake; that sufficient
proof had not been furnished, and
matter could be referred to spe-
cial committee to take further evil
dence. Adopted.
RiSht-of-way Sewer Agent Thad.
Bell reported having secured prom
Use of free right-of-way from l.. C.
Grothaus, Mary A. Winslow, Geo.
H. Kalteyer, and Robards & Groes-
beck. He had maps made of
United States arsenal for route
through the place, and Major Dut-
ton had recommended free right.of-
way. He found a majority Of citizens
in favor Of aiding sewer construc-
ton all in their power. He had 100
deeds printed for So; adopted.
DR.. Menger reported unsanitary
condition of San Pedro creek, and a
place back Of Rische's bOttling
works that needed attention; re-
ferred.
\ communication from the fire
chief that he had two sections of
extra hose he could sell for $75, and
stating that he needed a trash wag-
on, which he could buy for $50; re-
ferred. His weekly report came up,
and he reported some inetficiency
in getting to fire on long hill.
He needed two horses for the heavy
hose reels and a little more room
in the engine houses; referred.
Street commissioner asked for
ST. to repair ravine on North
Flores street; referred.
Finance committee reported
granting S2j for consulting room
for city physician; on application
Of j. A. Appler to sell ten copies
Of the city directory to the city, it
recommended that five be taken;
s. was appropriated for printing
right-of-way sewer deeds; John
McDevitt was granted March pay
as city hall fireman; engineer and
assistant were allowed $40 for horse
feed per month for balance Of fiscal
year account Of Olsen & Son, $34 60,
for fuel supplied was granted; fire
chief was allowed $3.50 for ex-
penses in changing location OF sew
eral almost Intellectual alarm
boxes; application OF James
p. NewcOmb to be allowed to pay
taxes in installments was not
granted, the committee not DEEM
ing it wise to change the ordinance
until the legality of the ordinance
was established in court.
Reports Of street commissioner
and carpenter were adopted; the
brush on Walter street was or
dered cleaned out by the street
commissioners gang; the street
leading to San Fernando cemetery
was ordered to be repaired Van
Ness street was ordered to be gray
eled by street commissioner.
Annie Jenkins was allowed to
put down class b sidewalk in front