San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-07-02
COUNCIL MEETING.
MR.. GARBAGE CONTRACTOR BURNS
BEING CHASED.
McAl!ister's Resignation = Election
Officers Chosen-Proposed New
Market House-one More
Franchise Granted.
Sewer Appro-
priation.

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Robin being absent. Alderman
McAllister's rerignstion was pre-
sented and accepted.
Petitions for reduction, remls
sion and correction Of taxes were
received from Mrs. Blanche Sarran
Frank Talerico, German NJ. E
church, j. H. Reynolds, E. Muenz.
enberger, s. P. Green, Mrs. j. b
Mercer.
Larkin T. Smith asked for settle
ment Of $3.50 from the city and F,
Melrose asked for damages for In
juries to his horse In q broken
bridge. d
w. H. Smith and G. F. Thomas
proposed to erect a 150 stall market
house II the city would grant them
q concession of the site on Milan
(PaschaD square for ten years. Re-
ferred to committee.
The Telephone company reduced
the city's telephone rental to $2S.35
for IL telephones per month.
Two colored organizations, styl-
ed "citizens," and Young Mems
Progressive club, asked for the San
Pedro park for 4th Of July cele-
bration. The citizens were first
in and secured the place. The
Leaf Social club, colored, were
granted use Of this park for the 18th
Of July.
Invitation; of the Catholic Cen.
trail Union to attend 4th of July
celebration at Riverside park was
accepted.
A franchise for a freight railway
from the Lone Star to the City
Breweries, with permit to secure
the franchise of the CrossteWn
railway on Dallas street, was
granted the Manufacturers Trans
portation company.
An invitation from President
Trezevant, Dallas Fair ass ociation,
to this city to cooperate in arrang-
ing correspondents to the Dallas
fair for q visit of Eeastern news.
paper was received and filed.
Sewer inspectors petition that
the new rule employing them
two weeks at time be changed to
the former method of rotation was
read, accompanied by the endorse
ment of assistant engineer True.
heart. This caused long discus
sion and 1t was finally agreed to
employ them one month each.
A communication from w. III.
Weiss, Offering to meet representa-
tives Of the city and settle their
financial differences, was referred
to the finance committee.
Garbage contractor Burns
presented q communication re-
garding the Health offie ers
complaint of the non.removal Of
garbage. He said he had removed
during June 1,021 two-horse wagon
loads, beside large number Of
dead animals. He threw the
blame for 80 much opposition to
him on the deposed city garbage
force. The Hospital and Sanitation
committee also reported strongly
against the efficiency Of the Burns
contract work, saying the Service
was done in very negligent man.
ner with no sign of improvement"
The report recommended that the
contract be annulled and the
Mayor authorized to make new ar
rapgenments. Aldermen Ro-
bards, Beckmann and Holt, con-
firmed the statement that the gar
bage system was very Intellectual, a
motion was made by Alderman
Holt that the contractor be given
notice that his contract would be
annulled in 10 days, the Mayor to
employ labor meanwhile to clean
up the city. This was carried.
The plumbing inspector ordi-
nance was read and laid over under
the rules.
Ben Milan Home was granted
use of Travis park for July 4th.
The estimate of cost OF bridges,
etc., on Guenther and Johnson
streets, was reported by the engi-
neer.
Finance committee reported ap-
preparation OF $l,094.33 from the
sewer fund for engineers Office ex-
penses and inspectors salaries
adopted.
| The cowbell ordinance was or
dered to be enforced in the West
End district.
The further employment OF the
clerk who has been searching rec.
ords for assessment work was
granted. Devlne was not satisfied
with his work, saying useless la
Dor had been done by him.
John Kush was allowed S125 fol