San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-11-10

path the water would take on be-
ing freed.
On motion of Alderman RO-
bards the matter was referred to
the city attorney for a full report
in writing of the rights of the city
in the premises.
On motion of Alderman Oge
the city attorney was directed to
report at the earliest moment
practicable and the mayor in
structed to call a special sessiO"
of the council should it be neces-
sary.
Alderman Dreiss, chairman of
the finance committee, presented
resolutions making appropria-
tiOns as follows:
From the school fund, IS for
the rent of the West End school
house; from the general fund,
S201.73, for miscellaneous items;
from the city hall fund, $64.73,
for repairing and painting the
roof of the city hall. All the res
olutions were adopted.
Alderman Dreiss presented an
ordinance appropriations $12,-
437.13 from the sewer fund to be
paid to the Greenville COnstruc-
ton company on estimate of
work done on sewers, said sum to
be charged to Wilding, Marshall,
Backus & Hines, former sewer
contractors. The ordinance was
passed under a suspension of the
rules.
For the assessment committee
Alderman Devine, chairman, re-
ported favorably on petition of c.
f. Kline and H. TOurant for sep
aration of property to enable
them to-pay taxes. Adopted.
For the sanitation committee,
Alderman Dreiss, chairman, re-
ported unfavOrably on the petit
ton of Dan Markell for permits
sion to "doctor with herbs" and
roots and all productions of the
earth" Adopted.
The mayor laid before the cOun-
Gil an ordinance authorizing a
contract with the American
Sprinkler Car company for the
lease of one sprinkling car at an
annual rental of 81, 500, the city
to pay the freight and expenses
of a man to put the car in opera
ton. The ordinance was passed
under a suspension of the rules.
Alderman Dreiss read a com
munication from the Waterworks
company, calling attention to the
fact that the water mains order
ed by the council on Delmar ave-
nue. could not be laid as ordered
unless Bay street was opened
from Arkansas street to Delmar
avenue. Alderman Dreiss then
offered a resolution directing the
mayor to confer with the officers
of the South Heights Land COM
pany and ascertain if Bay street
could not be opened without cost
to the city. Adopted.
The following resolutions were
then introduced:
BY Mackey-That steps be
placed at the four corners at the
intersection of Crockett and LO-
soya streets. Adopted.
BY Devine-That the street
commissioner cut a ditch to drain
the water from Elmira street to
river. and that Dallas street be
cut through at the intersection
of Baltimore avenue, and appro-
priating 500 for a culvert on
Trenton avenue. Adopted.
Alderman Fahey called atten-
ton to the fact that several
months ago he had introduced
and had passed a resolution di-
recting that the yard of the Dig
nOwity school house be drained,
but that the work had never been
done, and that in going to school
in wet weather the children were
forced to sit in school all day
with their feet wet and that sew
eral cases of diphtheria in the
neighborhOod had been traced to
this cause. The mayor promised
to have the matter attended to.
BY Devine-That the city au-
ditor, city clerk and city assess
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