San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-10-29
COUNCIL SESSION.
CITY ELECTRICIANS 0PFIJB RE-
CREATED.
Routine Business, With Few APP
preparations, is All That
TRANSFERRED.

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Y following, and were disposed Of
] towit:
G. Bsttaglia, to put fruit stand
at No. 103 Main plaza; referred.
Alamo Lodge, G. U. 0. o, F., for
use OF San Pedro park, November
90, for installation Of officers
granted.
L. A. Frankel, for correction OF
assessment; referred.
Street com missioner, for appro-
priation of $41.75 for payment of
work in repairing approaches to
bridges on Lombrano and Castro
streets and Lakeview avenue I;
granted.
J. Stapp, ex-fireman, who re-
signed recently, asked to be re-
instated as a fireman, and prom
Using in future to obey the orders
OF his superior officers; filed.
Southwestern Telegraph and Tel
ephone company, to rebuild lines
on Avenue G, Third to Tenth
streets; referred.
San Antonio Street Railway com.
pany complained of the stoppage
OF their traffic on Avenue G lines,
beginning today, by the sewer
trenches being opened in the mid
die Of the street, on this avenue,
and threatened to take legal pro-
cess to compel the sewer contrac.
tors to desist.
The council was informed by the
engineer and Alderman Hoefiing
that it would not be possible to To-
cate the sewers on one side of the
street instead of the center 1t would
be unjust to the citizens on this
street, to make one side pay more
for connections than the other.
That the street car company had
agreed to the plan before, and that
only one block would be opened at
time and passengers on street
cars could be transferred. This
was the rule observed on South
Presa street and worked we'll.
The petition of the car CON-
pany was not granted.
Park Commissioner Hensell, in
answer to Alderman Mackey's
resolution to explain the cause of
the death Of plants, grass, trees and
shrubbery in the city parks, said,
in note to the council that only
china trees were dying from old
age, and these created fungus at
the roots which killed the Cali
fornia privet hedges. The grass
was not dead, but had received a
coat Of fresh dirt to strengthen its
growth. The parks had not enough
water and il the council would ap.
propriate the money, he had de-
signed a complete system OF pipes
for properly watering all parks.
His force of men and tools was
also inadequate. No action on
this was taken, but he was allowed
to remove the old greenhouse at
San Pedro park to his private
nurseries on River avenue, he
agreeing tc heat the house and
care for the plants stored therein,
free of charge. Last winter four of
the plants, which were stored in
the cellarS OF the city hall were
lost.
The finance committee recon-
mended appropriation of $I,82O for
the pay Of four sanitary inspectors
during the months from Nov, |.
1895, to June l, 1896, and this be.
ing recommended by the city ply
stefan, was appropriated.
The sum OF $S4S was appropria.
ted from the general fund, $500 for
the new police wagon $500 for coal
for fuel, balance on small bills.
From the sewer fund $500 were
taken for the pay roll of the sewer
department Of the city engineers
force, for October.
The new electric light and wiring
ordinances was adopted. The or
dinance to provide a system OF re-
ceipts in collection OF taxes laid
over.
One-half tF fees for impounded
way, Conrad Semlinger and Geo.
Anderson were RENTED, $l3.5O in
all.
Water mains on East Cevallos
and Probandt streets were ordered.
Bids were ordered called for to
drain and clean San Pedro creek
near the Union slaughter house.
1t was also provided that the
slaughter company construct
cess pool to drain off the refuse
blood and water. Devine wanted
the tsnneries, who were using tan
mic acid, and draining into this
creek, also looked after.
Street commissioner asked for
specifications for cementing spaces
about street sprinkler standpipes;