San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-10-08
MUNICIPAL STATESMEN.
REFORM ORDINANCES AND TAX
COLLECTIONS.
why Ditch Does Not Flow, and
Where Do the Market collec-
tions 60? Bankrupt Clothing
Auctions and Fruit Ped
dlers Touched On.

sided over by Mayor pro tenn Ro.
bards, In the absence OF Mayor
Elmendorf, was notable in the pass.
ing of a new plan to collect the
back taxes, the proposal Of Alder
man Mackey to investigate the
markets department of the city
and some minor matters. Petitions
were disposed of as follows:
Southwestern Telegraph and
Telephone company for two poles
on Evergreen street to j. l.. Stay
denis house; granted.
Sloan & Shelley, to have q
morgue at No. 1O7 Convent street ;
referred.
Marie Cervantes, permit to re-
pair building on Losoya street
not granted.
| st. Marks church for cemetery
lot; referred.
Oscar Schendel, for permit for
hobby horses in Washington
square; referred.
j. r. Davis, for release from in
terest on city tax; referred.
r. Fl. Alexander, proposal to
cover ditch on Main avenue and
plaza; referred.
NJ. Levy, remission of pound
fees; granted.
Woman's Exchange and Alice
Day Nursery, asking public schools
be given half holiday on the 9th
to witness the opera, "Elisa !"
granted.
M. Sandusky, for refunding Of 50
pound fees; referred.
Mary q. Haueisen, for remission
of taxes referred.
Dallas Commercial club, sug-
costing the council invite the dele
gates to the national convention Of
Travelling Passenger Agents, as
sembling in Dallas Oct. 3lst, to
visit San Antonio; received and
filed.
The finance committee recon-
mended payment of $232.39 from
the general fund to pay for hos
pital meat, $751; "a; dog license tags,
$14.25; advertising registration.
$40; Lone Star iron works, $1,000 ;
adopted.
Also $472.35 from the sewer fund,
$22.35 for building a fence for Mrs.
Jenner, and $3.50 for Engineer
Gray's salary; adopted.
Also from the general fund, 5000,
to repair fire engine house-in a
dangerous condition at present
and $65 for a horse for the fire de.
partment; adopted.
Public improvement committee
reported that property of Ramon
Hernandez, on South Laredo street,
had been damaged 81, 900 by widen
ing of this street referred. Eight
dollars were appropriated for a
crossing Of Laredo and Nueva
streets.
Seventeen citizens asking that
South Presa street, near the coun-
ty boundary, be improved before
wet weather sets in and Offering to
supply teams at regular wages to
do the work referred.
The estimate of 1915 for bridge
J and 5000 for embankment over the
Alazan creek, was filed.
Repairs of iron clad building,
formerly occupied by Alling &
Cumins, was granted, provided
brick and studding was used.
The ditch committee reported
the cause Of low water in the Upper
l Labor ditch to be that water
= takers kept their gates closed
I filed.
Mrs. Murphy was granted remis.
sion of 1872 and '93 taxes, of $24, on
Y property sold to st. Peter Claver's
4 church.
V. Jannin, for taxes RENTED, err,
3 roneously paid; not granted.
J. Il. and w. T. Pancoast, reduc
b, tion Of assessment; granted, tt
!, $3.50 per front foot on Commerce
street.
2 Citizens, for female police officer
not granted.
: G. Wendland, for remission of g
police fine; granted.
Southwestern Telephone and Tel
egraph company were allowed tt
t put pole in the street, corner Ro
C mana and Soledad streets.
g The ordinance regulating the sal,
u of poisons was reported as imprac
B. ticable. 1t was recommended tina
retail druggists be compelled t.
keep a poison register, and inser
d the names of all persons to whom
o narcotics or poisons are sold
> with their place of resi-
dence, and number of applica
l. tions and making it unlawful t.
8 sell to minors or lunatics referred
Q. The hospital report for Septem
o, Der was fled: There were 80