San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-10-08

bids, or otherwise.
Dreiss replied fromvarious mer-
chants, by bids, but bids were not
submitted to open market.
The city clork was ordered to
purchase 500 figure PSI 800 OF ger os,
300 figure 5's, for house numbers.
Estimate of $3.50 for bridge on
Cincinnati avenue, over the Mar
tinez creek, was submitted.
The city attorney reported that
he had issued so statements OF de-
linquent tax payers amounting to
81, S41.3 80 to the collector on which
he had received no acknowledge
ment from the collector, and he
recommended that the contract be
let to some abstract firm to furnish
him the needed information Of par
ties who had paid taxes, as he
thought it would be cheaper than
the city could do it.
Hoefiing made an earnest speech
on the collection Of taxes and was
in favor of giving the collector the
books in order to compel him to
levy on property for taxes, and
afterward, when the city attorney
needed the books, II the collector
refused to give them up, to use
force II necessary, to compel him
to do SO; referred to the assessment
committee.
The report on Sixteenth street
was presented by the engineer. The
car track was two feet higher than
the street and culverts were recon-
mended adopted.
Fire chief asked for $75 to pur-
chase glass boxes to keep fire alarm
keys at the fire boxes; referred.
Entertainments on Texas avenue,
West End, were reported referred.
A. G. Mcdaniel, for damages for
injuries to horse by defective
bridge; referred.
J.. G. Marshall's proposal to fur
nish teams to work on the streets,
read again.
New bids were ordered for the
rental Of the city property corner
Losoya and Commerce streets, as
$50 per month as bid was consid-
cred too low.
Section l, chapter 20, part l,
of the city laws was changed to
give the assessor from the first
Tuesday in October to the first
Monday in February to complete
his tax rolls. He was also allowed
three more assistants for two
months, for this purpose.
An ordinance was adopted to
instruct the city attorney to bring
suits to recover property of delin-
quent tax payers, under the Sup
RENE court "Henrietta" decision.
This decision provides that the
city can recover all property here
tofore sold to the city for delin-
quent taxes, and secure a valid
title to same.
Alderman Mackey introduced a
resolution to have committee of
inquiry appointed to look into the
market masters department and
ascertain why the collections, with
four collectors, are running be-
hind and on suggestion Of acting
Mayor Richards, to ascertain il all
dues collected have been turned
over to the collector; adopted.
Also, to have the west windows
of the council chamber properly
shaded; adopted.
That the street commissioner re-
pair Trevino, Veramendi, South
Flores, Buena Vista, West Com
merce and st. Mary's streets, adj
opted; and that the bridge over
the Alazan on Buena Vista street
be repaired; adopted.
Also, that the Mayor be request
ed to publish names Of all tax pay
ers who have made part payments
on taxes to l.. G.. Brand; referred.
Guerguin-To license bicycles
and provide for their being num-
bered and regulated by the city
marshal; referred to city attor-
ney.
Fahey-That Frank, Lamar and
Nolan streets be repaired; adopt
ed.
Devine-That city engineer give
estimate of cost OF siphoning and
covering ditch from Houston
street to Doloscora street; adopted.
Oge-That p. H. Groesbeeck put
down class A curbing on Washing
ton street; adopted.
Oge - That Entertainments on
Texas avenue be removed in 80
days; adopted.
Robin-That bridge on San Fer
nando street and this street be re-
paired; adopted.
A petition from fruit dealers,
asking that fruit peddling be re-
stricted to certain limits, was read
and referred.
Mackey-That the city attorney