San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-01-21
COUNCIL MEETING.
STREET CAR COMPANY SOUNDLY
BERATED.
Usual Appropriations But None for City
Employees Petitions and General
Routine Acted Upon.

needed street repairs, to have tax
es lowered etc. were referred.
Messrs. Carl and Bergstrom, the
brewers, petitioned that the city
replace the track of the Crosstown
railway company, torn up by order
of council. This was referred to
the city attorney.
Other petitions were as follows:
C. G. Knight-For remission of
money paid for fire alarm box.
w. and B. Simmang-Permis-
sion to erect awning on southwest
corner of Military plaza.
Nuvio Granado-Permission to
keep fruit stand on Military plaza.
VIM. G. neutrality-suspicious. of
$500 to convert old hook and lad
der truck into a chemical engine.
J. F. Gates-Permission to open
a meat market corner Flores and
Lubbock streets ;granted.
Mrs. Jos. Heintze and Anton
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. to remove re-
mains of relatives from the San
Fernando cemetery.
ID. w. Heard-Proposition for
settlement of taxes.
Samon Matovich - Exclusive
privilege of selling fruits in San
Pedro Springs park.
Citizens Seventh ward--To have
hose cart located at Wyoming and
Monumental streets, Powder Hill.
Citizens-That street crossings
be laid at Lafitte and Matagorda
and at North and Matagorda
streets.
w. Kiehne-Permission to open
a meat market at 1102 East Com
merce street; granted.
City engineer-Plat showing re-
subdivision of lots l to s, inclusive,
of new city block 1856; adopted.
The Finance committee reported
allowing $50 on claim Of w. @.
Peters, for 800 as expert in exam
lining garbage furnaces; adopted.
Also reported on proposition to
condemn part of the Reynolds
property on North Flores street, to
open Denver street, that 5000
should be allowed for the property
taken; adopted.
John Rodriguez was allowed $l4.-
% as damages for vehicle damaged
on the street car tracks in avoid
ing collision with fire engine;
adopted.
G. F. Sigmund was allowed 81
for printing, and SIS were appro-
priated to lay crosswalks.
The council appropriated 800 for
one patent respirator for the fire
department.
Appropriations from the sewer
fund were made as follows: $55.75
for printing, $3.50 for stationery.
A permit was granted Leon Lee
compile to erect q store and barn |
on Nueva street.
Water main to complete cir !
cult on Crosby street, were ordered |
laid.
Sidney Johnston Campo on
federate veterans, were granted |
cemetery lot.
Water mains were ordered laid |
ON Cameron street.
Mr.. Rosenberger was awarded a
contract to furnish $45 worth OF
plants for the public gardens.
Repairs to the city hospital were
ordered.
The San Antonio Edison COM
pany allowed the privilege of put
ting in a spur track on Garden
street.
A. Michel was appointed assist
ant market master.
Permission was given the G. II.
& S. A. railway company, to put in
Cherry and Burnett streets.
The report of the commissioners
on condemnation Of propeaty Of
Larkin T.Smith, for sewer right Of
way was adopted.
The mayor notified the council
that an injunction had been served
on the city and the sewer contract.
ors to prevent putting in a man.
hole at the junction OF Navarro
and Houston streets.
A resolution was adopted re-
quiring the San Antonio Street
Railway company to at once tear
up its unused track on South Lare-
do street, to make way for laying
the sewers.
Here followed the usual impo-
tent railings againss the street car
company's dealing with the city
and several aldermen made
speeches.
i Alderman Mackey made strong
plea for the payment Of salaries OF
city employees, but was told that