San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-09-17
A CALM CONCLAVE.
EUEFNER IXONBRATED FROM THOSE
CHARGES.
Police Department to Be Civil Ser
viced-The Mayor Vetoes Reso-,
luton On Section 246.

1esteTudy COuuCil sesslOu, pre-
sided over by Mayor Pro Tenn
Robards, was short, "strictly
business" meeting, and the long
winded aldermen did not get much
Opportunity to indulge in their
favorite pastime of long speeches.
Petitions were read as follows:
Citizens, that several streets lead
ing to the Castroville road be open
ed and grubbed.
Beethoven Maennerchor, protest
ing against the round mesquite
blocks being used to build the side
walk in front OF the new hall.
Alamo Monument association,
asking relief from taxation.
Citizens, to have Texas avenue,
West End, opened.
j. G. Marshall, proposition to
furnish teams for street commits
sioner's department. He offered to
take the contract for seventeen
two.mule teams at $50 per month,
and nine one-horse wagons or carts
at $40 per month, or a total, per
month of $l2IO.
Sewer contractors protesting
against the city deducting from
their contract money to place
streets in repair.
81. Wendland, for remission of a
fine. These were referred to COM
mittees.
The finance committee reported
appropriations as follows: 5000
from general fund to buy index
map from j. F. Florian, for the
Assessors department; 500 from
general fund to place a fence
around Madison Square; $243 for
pay Of ID. Donaldson an old contract
for destroying ant nests; $50
for payment for new school bench
es and desks; $4,000 for payment
Of several old accounts; $20.4S for
placing a sidewalk in Newton
alley, leading toward the public
school; $S5 for payment of special
election expenses, election of Aug.
10. These amounts were appro-
priated.
The cleaning Of garbage off city |
blocks Nos. lS5 aud 1S9, was re-
ported as having been satisfactory
ly accomplished, and Contractor
Ostrom was ordered paid.
The public improvement COM
mittee reported having examined
sewer manholes where it was al
legged bad brick had been used, and
reported that the charge was I'M
founded, as good brick had been
used /; adopted.
The special committee on the
Kuefner Investigation reported
that the charges of drunkenness on
duty were not sustained; adopted.
Assessment committee refused
Thomas Haynes petition for re-
duction Of assessment; granted
Lakeview Land company reduction
OF assessment to $40 per lot on
their property; and allowed j. p.
Newcomb's assessment to stand at |
1925; adopted.
Police committee RENTED $25 |
fine against M. Smith, for carrying
a pistol j. S. Brooks, So; F. Reiden |
and kirkpatrick, pound fees, and
refused remission of fines to Mic. |
Montez and Ygnacio Arocha;
adopted.
n communication was read from
the mayor vetoing the action Of
the council at its last meeting in
adopting the city attorneys con-
struction OF section 246, article 8, OF
the charter. The veto message is
as follows:
81 herewith return to your hon.
orable body, with my objections
thereto, the following resolutions,
to-wit:
"Resolved. That this council re-
affirm it's approval and adoption OF
the opinion OF r. B. Minor, city at
torney, on the construction of Sec
ton of 246, article 8, Of the city
charter.
"While / do not claim to be
familiar with legal principles, or
versed in law, yet 1 believe that
the opinion Of the city attorney in
his construction of section 246 Of
the city charter is q forced, tech
nical and unreasonable interpreta-
ton of said sections in certain re.
spects.
"Section 246 reads as follows:
"sNO mem her Of the City Coun
Gil, or any officer Of the corpora
ton, shall be directly or indirectly
interested In any work, business or
contract, the expense, price or con-
alteration OF which ia Maid from