San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-08-18
ALDERMAN T. D. COBBs SUCCEEDS
- MR.. BE0KMANN. .E
Three New Offices Created : Ordinances
Rushed to Adoption-Fire Pro-
lection For Government Hill.
Appropriations.

portsnt matters were attended to
and ordinances passed.
Petitions and communications
were read and referred as follows /:
Citizens, for the improvement of
Slocum place.
Telephone company, to put q
line on Brooks street.
DR.. Menger, to have taxes paid
in error refunded.
j. T. Raybould, for damages for
injury to his horse from defective
bridge. ... ..s.
B. F. Kingsley, for correction Of
assessment.
F. Talerico, to erect a fruit sta nd
on Military plaza.
Citizens for water mains on
Lombrano street. ~ E
Custodian of San Pedro park
announced that he had arranged
with parties Ono. stated) for a
Labor Day celebration there. This
was ratified. a..
The street commissioners esti-
mate of repairs to street around
water stand pipes, SIG; was re-
ceived.
A bridge over the Alazan creek
on Lombrano street was ordered.
Mrs. l.. p. Schaefer's petition
for reduction of assessment was
not granted Mrs. Elise Gallagher,
correction assessment, referred
back; Geo. T. Hilbert,not granted
John Wickland, correction assess
ment, referred to city attorney; G..
N. Maske, refunding poll tax,
granted; G. F. Parkinson, separa-
ton of property for payment taxes,
granted; Fannie l.. Taylor, cor
rection assessment, granted; Mrs.
G. Meltin, reduction assessment,
granted F. j. Beitel, to pay taxes
on certain property, granted.
Resolutions OF McKinley-Ho.
bart club condemning mayor for
use of police in the Mission garden
mass convention were presented
and referred to police committee
without being read. . .
Pound fees of Harry Walter, and
III. @. Refer were RENTED.
Petition of Mrs. Doolan, for re-
mission OF . police fine, not
granted.
Electric lights for the Seventh
ward were granted. ~ ...
/. & G.. N. Railway company was
allowed to lay tracks across GER
tain streets in Wards 2 and 8.
Walter Jordan, for reduction of
tax assessment, was refused.
On the adoption Of the ordinance
to employ Mr.. VIM. Aubrey as
assistant to the city attorney, a
long discussion arose. Alderman
Beckmsnn giving Mr.. Minor
good send of as q faithful attorney
and the best the city has had, who
has tackled the city business in
the courts and pressed same to a
conclusion.
Recorder Shields was present,
and on the question whether the
presence of the city attorney was
required in his court, replied that
he was glad of the opportunity to
address the council on this matter.
The city attorney was needed in
his court frequently. All Of the
ordinances are first tested there.
City Attorney Newton had attend.
ed faithfully, City Attorney Berg
strom paid his deputy (Mr. Wall
ing), out Of his own salary, to
attend, City Attorney Leroy had an
assistant paid by the city, but
when the office was abolished the
first of June, Clerk Newcomb had
assumed the duties and performed
them very efficiently until he went
to st. Louis, and he was left with
out an attorney. He could not
judge case and prosecute 1t too,
and called on Mr.. Minor, who told
him he could not attend, and he
then had called on the mayor to
compel his attendance, or send q
deputy. Since March of 1898,
there had been Ia, 1888 cases before
him, OF which only 107 were APP
pealed, and the small percentage
OF II Of these were dismissed for
defective affidavits. ,....
Mr.. Richards said it was clear ly
the duty of the city attorney, as
defined by charter, to attend the
Recorders court, but he needed a
deputy or assistant to attend to the
city's heavy civil business in the
higher courts.
The ordinance employing Mr.
Aubrey was then adopted, and the
ordinance to appropriate funds to
pay Assistant Attorney w. II
Houston, for Recorders court ser
vices was voted down. |