San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-01-22
COUNCIL MEETING.
CLIFFORD FINDS A SUPPOSED ELEO-
TION FRAUD.
Work Cut Out For the Street Com
issioner-street Railways
VS.. The Sewers, Etc.

Yesterdays session of the City
Council was attended by all the
aldermen very punctually, but
very little Of interest was transact
ed. The sewer contract was incor-
porated in the official journal and
the street car companies were &C
corded conference with a Council
committee to devise some plan Of
putting down sewers in order to
give them the least expense pos
sible in tearing up tracks on
streets the sewers are to be laid.
The Houston street widening was
again brought up and given to the
city attorney to find some way out
of the tangle.
The following petitions and COM
munications were disposed Of by
reference to proper committees:
Citizens OF second ward for the
drainage Of mud hole on Ell Paso
and Pecos streets; granted.
A. Frederick, for permit to keep
his saloon open on election day;
| referred.
Mrs. E. A. Strlbling, for reim-
bursement Of overpaid taxes.
l.. NJ. McGehee, correction of as
sessment.
John Blowers, to build shed on
South Flores street; not granted.
John Loustanau, to pay taxes of
w. G. Smell.
P. Grona, to open meat market;
granted.
Mary g. William, on error in as
sessment.
F. H. Claridge for remission Of a
pound fee.
VIM. Dobrowo lski, regarding
squatters on city property.
Sam Johnson, for sodding yard
Santa Clara school.
r Goering, for reduction Of as
sessment.
Southwestern Telegraph and Tel
ephone company, for permit to
| rebuild line of poles on Avenue ID,
WtSU Slut, anu oIhcl StlSCtS.
were several of these petitions.
They were referred to proper COM
mittees.
Schuwirth & Co., to allow cleo
trician fees to stand as an offset to
taxes.
Citizens to grade and roll Carson
str eet granted.
A. l.. Soils, permit to have his
band exhibit on Alamo plaza.
Beethoven Maennerchor, propos-
ing to donate ground for sidewalk
purposes in front Of new hall on
South Alamo street.
C. Schendel, permit to erect hob
by horse swing.
Communication from G. Epson,
| asking relief for sidewalk build.
ing at the corner Of Ave. B and
Grand ave.
San Antonio Street Car company
regarding the position Of the city
as against the railway company in
the construction Of sewers, holding
the city could not tear up car
tracks in laying sewers without
arrangements being made to repair
same as effectually and quickly as
| possible.
Mackey was in favor of COM
mittee OF the council comforting
with the street railway companies
OF the city and arranging matters
amicably to all.
Clifford moved that the mayor
and city attorney and engineer re-
present the city in the conference.
Tobin thought the matter OF lay
ing the sewers in the centre Of the
streets should be considered.
Ryan said the consulting en-
gineers' estimates and plans were
all made on the basis of the centre
Of the street.
Daugherty thought it would be
tive Of the contractor. The mayor
asked Alderman Tobin to be one
Of the committee. Daugherty
seconded Alderman Mackey's mo-
ton.
Alderman Hoefling was added
and the committee was appointed.
The mayor presented the sewer
contract. 1t was adopted and or
dered recorded.
The bill of d. Donaldson for S243
for killing ants, was ordered paid.
The ordinance of the street car
| company was withdrawn.
Public improvement committee
reported favorably on improving
Starr street.
On citizens Of third ward for i'm
provemeDt OF streets, referred for
| estimate OF cost.
Citizens petition for bridge on