San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-09-10

Express office building, as it stands,
for a period OF five years.
Resignation OF Policeman G. w.
McCabe was accepted.
Under new busine sidewalks
were ordered laid on Crockett
street from the bridge to st. Mary's
street.
Washington street was ordered
graded and rolled.
Bids to drain a pool OF water on
Mission street were called for.
The bad condition of the Hous.
ton street block paving was cited
and the street was ordered re-
paired.
The public improvement COM
mittee was directed to settle the
dispute as to correct lines Of Hack
berry street.
DISTINCTIONS on Main avenue
were ordered removed.
Alderman Robards presented a
resolution to reaffirm the councils
former approval Of the attorneys
opinion or construction of section
246, of article 9 of the city
charter regarding city off,
Gals being forbidden to deal
with the city in selling to or con-
tracing with the city. He cited
certain accounts Of city officials
which as q member of the finance
committee he could not approve.
The question had been taken up
by the press, and the possibility OF
the city's reputation Of its debts
had been suggested. He desired a
financial expression of the councils
wish in the matter in order that
there might be no reputation of
its debts by the city, and that this
should know how to act
in the future.
Favorably petition of Frank Tai.
erico, correction of assessment;
adopted.
Unfavorably petition of Joseph
Dunno. correction of assessment;
adopted.
Favorably petition Of H. Aber-
nathy, reduction of assess ment;
adopted.
Favorably petition Of j. thinner.
man, reduction of assessment;
adopted.
Favorably petition Of r. B. Cis-
sely, permission to pay taxes on
property recently purchased from
another party; adopted.
Recommended petition of l.. AL
len, correction of assessment be, re-
ferred back to the petitioner.
Police committee, reported fav-
orably petition Of Mrs. Cuneo re-
of pound fees; adopted.
Favorably petition Of It. P.
remission of pound fees
adopted.
Reported without recommends
ton the petition Of A. Heusin-
ger, complaining against the con-
dition of a hide house on Military
plaza. Mr.. Holt reported that the
lhad visited the place
and found no unusual or offensive
doors. He said that as any report
they might make would not be
final he thought it advisable to re-
rain from making any recommen-
lation.
Brush was ordered cut from Nc
Culloch and other streets in French
place.
Petition for a bridge over the
Alazan creek on Kentucky avenue
was referred to city engineer.
T. S. Harrison's ditch was Or
iered filled by street commission
er's force.
A light was ordered placed on
the corner Of Goliad and Water
streets.
Order of Railway Conductors
was granted lease of 4 cemetery
lots at $40 each for so years.
Complaint OF condition of San
Pedro creek from slaughter pens
was referred to the sanitary police.
The school board reported the
estimated receipts from city taxes
are $751;, 800, and from the state,
$41, 1913, making total of $685.
661.33. There have been employed
los teachers, who will draw $780,
$50; one superintendent at $3.50;
one clerk at $3.50; German teacher,
$1,000; assistant German teacher,
$1,000; Spanish teacher, 5000; jani-
tors, $5,496; repairs, $1,000; insur-
ance, $500; fuel, 1900; making a
total of $92,423. Adopted.
The sum of $500 was appropri-
ated to pay small accounts.
City attorney said the strike
clause in the sewer contract could
not be amended without consent