San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-11-24
COUNCIL MEETING.
SEWER INSPECTORS AND THE GEN.
BRAL FUND MATTER.
Engineers Force Can Be Paid This Way,
Says Attorney Minor lipshod Com
mittee Work Discovered.

and communications We're read:
Abe Ash, reduction of assessment
Referred to assessment committee.
| +. ]. Beitel, for permission to pa,
taxes on certain property. Referred
to assessment committee.
r Henry Lager, agent. for change il
subdivision of block 10. Referred t
city engineer.
| +. \. HenSley, permission TO run wa
ter from laundry at 1456 North Flore;
street into San Pedro creek. Referred
TO committee on bitches and irriga
ton.
Citizens, asking repair of Blancc
road from Marshall place to TESTS
store. Referred TO street and
bridge committee.
| G. L. Taft & Co., for reduction of
assessment. Referred to assessment
committee.
Citizens, that Helena avenue be op-
ened and cleared of Instructions. Re-
ferred to public improvement commit
| tee.
WaterworkS company, calling atten-
ton TO the fact that there are no prob
able water takers along the line of eX-
tension of water mains as ordered by
the city council. Referred to gas, wa
ter and electric light committee.
Collins Mfg. company, for permits
sion TO build retaining wall on east
side of San Antonio river at Houston
street bridge. Referred to street and
bridge committee.
Citizens. asking for an electric light
corner Camaron avenue and Lake
View avenue. Referred to committee
on gas. water and electric lights.
Citizens. for a bridge across AlaZan
creek on Castro street. Referred to
street and bridges committee
Citizens, asking that Trenton ave-
nue. be macadamized. Referred to
public Improvements committee.
Report of city engineer on grading
Baltimore avenue and adjacent streets.
Ordered filed.
PAY OF SEWER INSPECTORS.
The following opinion of City Attor-
ney Minor on the right of the city to
pay sewer inspectors out of general
fund was read:
.'To the Honorable Mayor and City
Council:
Gentlemen: In reply to question
presented to me whether the wages of
salary of inspectors of the sewer
work can lawfully be paid out of the
general or current fund, and the fur
Their, question whether the salary of
the consulting engineer should be paid
out of the remaining available fund, l
have to say as follows:
1sTn INV nniDinp oil Of tho
to. to-wit: salaries and wages
of officers and employees in the engi-
department and inspectors of
sewer work are properly current ex-
penses and payable out Of the current
fund and only out of that fund"
Alderman Devine said the sewer
fund had been voted to build the sew
ers and he thought all the expenses
should be paid from this fund He
called attention to the provision in
the sewer contract that any of the
system could be curtailed if neces-
sary.
The mayor said it was never intend
ed to pay the engineers and inspectors
out of the sewer fund, and Mr.. Gray's
estimate did not include these items.
but when the sewer contract was
made there was balance left over
and the engineers and inspectors had
been paid out of the sewer fund.
In reply to query by Alderman
Holt, Alderman Hoefling said his idea
was to either curtail the sewer sys-
tenn or ask the people for another
bond issue to complete the sewers.
Alderman Devine said the inspection
of the sewers was as much a part Of
the sewer work as laying the pipe and
bricks, and should be paid out Of sew
er fund.
In reply to a question of Alderman
Devine the mayor said it was estimat-
ed that the sewers would be completed
in about four months. and the eX
penses of engineers and inspectors for
that time would be about $4,000.
Alderman Devine said he favored
paying as they go, and either curtail
the sewers or ask the people to vote
more bonds to complete the sewers.
On motion the report of the city at
torney was ordered filed.
APPROPRIATIONS
Alderman Dreiss, chairman of the
finance committee, reported on the pc
tition of f. Wehrhahn to be allowed
credit on his taxes of the sum award
ed him as damages for widening
South Alamo street, recommending
that the petition be granted provided
the petitioner move his fence back to
the street line. Adopted.
He also reported favorably on the
petition of John II. Bolton asking
$3.50 damages for breaking his water
pipe by street commissioners force.
Adopted.
He introduced resolutions making
appropriations as follows: Forty-four
dollars from the city hall fund for
awnings for police partOl wagon and
the engineers office: 5000 from the
general fund for culverts in different