San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-12-09
COUNCIL SESSION.
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the petition of Henry Lager, agent
To change the number of certain iot'
was read, recommending tnat the pc
triton be granted. Adopted.
Alderman Hoefing, chairman OF the
,,i,I;o imnroyement committee, pre-
scented the reports OF the suee. . IL
missioner and city carpenter 10. IN
mast two weeks. He salu the lepw
had been examined and founu colIeU ,.t
and were ordered filed. Inc ipoi'
was adopted. co,,;os
ponorting ON the petition OF C0llills
1and comnany for permission 10 puiiu
rotoininp wall on the river at tne
na,,ston street bridge, Alderman
uooaing said that the PERMISSION lau
hnon previously granted on conditioh
Ut Mr. Collins deed to the city GER
tn;n land and in return the CITY Was
:" doed certain land to the Coliins
TonI company. The city not havins
tha r;obt TO deed the land, the Coiiihs
land company had declined TO maxi
their deed and asked to be perni,'.eu.
to make the Improvement Wi,hou'
tho deeds. Mr.. Hoefling recommend
Cd that the petitioner present FORM
of agreement with the city at the
newt meeting for ratification by the
council. Adopted.
The committee asked for furtner
time in which to report on the peutiom
of Katz, Crandall & kat, ou'Iaii
sewer contractors. for change Ill the
specifications. Further time was
granted.
From the street and bridge conf
mittee Chairman Oge reported FAVOR
ably on petition of citizens that Hele-
ma avenue be opened and ploughed
from South Flores street to Probandt
street the city engineer to fix the
lines of said street and the street
commissioner to remove all obstruc-
lions. Adopted.
Alderman Oge also reported favor
ablv on the petition of citizens Tor q
bridge across the Alazan creek on
Castro street. the bridge to be built
Inv the city carpenter ana
tbe citizens having agreed to
do all necessary grading, etc., free
of cost to the city. Adopted.
Alderman Robin wanted to know
what had become of resolution oHer-
ed by him many months ago Tor
bridge on Paral street.
Alderman Oge said he had examin-
ed into the matter with the city en-
gineer and found that bridge at that
point would be very expensive ana
no had had been informed that II
would be used by very few people.
Alderman Dreiss, chairman or the
finance committee, presented resolu-
lions making appropriations as 1oi-
lows: Additional for flush tanks, Sl3.-
95; water pipe on Nolan street, $3.50;
for grading and crawling yard OF
school house on Lopez street, $50;
for macadamizing Main avenue be-
tween street car tracks, $3.50; sundrles
S56O.35: for bridge across ditch on
Daniels street, sos; for pay roll of Ia
borers engaged in crawling scnool
wards. S11O.75. All the resolutions
were adopted.
Alderman Dreiss presented an ordl-
nance appropriating $1,000 from inc
sewer fund for repairs OF sewers lert
in unfinished condition, same TO De
charged to the account OF Wlldlng,
Marshall, Backus & Hines. the Or
dinance was adopted under sus-
pension of the rules.
He also presented an ordinance ap,
propriating $4,000 from the general
fund and adding same to annual bud
get for the support of the engineers
department, to pay the expenses OF
the engineers and inspectors employed
on the sewer work The ordinance
was adopted under suspension OF
the rules, Aldermen Kerble, Robin and
Hoefiing voting against it.
Alderman Devine referring to appro-
priation for graveling school yards
called attention to the condition OF
The ward Of the Marshall street school
and said when it rained water stood
in the yard and the pupils had to
wade about in the water to the great
danger of their health.
Alderman Kerble said that the dirt
that had been dumped in the Lopez
street school yard only made 1t worse
if it rained before it was graveled.
The mayor said he would have the
city engineer furnish an estimate OF
the cost of graveling all the school
Yards that needed it.
Alderman Devine, chairman Of the
assessment committee, reported ia
yorably on the following petitions:
For correction of assessments, @. B.
Christian. Paul Jaehing, DR.. Amos
Graves, Herman Harris, Simon Fest,
C. A. Keller. agent: J. NJ. Bell, w. IL.
Graham and the heirs of A. Dime
sOrge.
The mayor asked Alderman Hoef-
ling of the public improvement COM
mittee If that committee could report
on the petitions of KatZ, Crandall Il
Katz. outfall sewer contractors, saying
that the contractors were anxious for