San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-05-12
CITY COUNCIL.
THE CROCKETT STREET RAILWAY
RIGHT-0F-WAY ASKED.
Governor CulbersOn Petitioned to Offer
Reward in the 0strom Assault
Oases-Routine Business.

Yesterdays session was short
and business-like. Petitions were
disposed of as follows:
C. R. Rowley, correction OF as
sessment /; referred,
Simmaug Bros, aud r. WI Wal
lace, for reduction OF occupation
tax referred.
Citizens Of Sixth ward, to main
tain present pound limits; re-
ferred,
Mrs. NJ. L. Lowry, to repair shed
on Avenue G; granted.
Santa Rosa Infirmary, for build
ing permit; referred.
Citizens, that Lavacci street be
macad am d (; referred.
E. Dittmar, for separation of
propmty, for the payment of taxes;
referred.
San Antonio Edison company,
for right-of.way, from and of
Avenue E, across Alamo plaza,
through Crockett street to st.
Mary's street, and through that
street from the bridge to Martin
street along Martin and Third
street, and to pave Crockett street
from the plaza to Navarro street,
with asphaltum referred.
Charles Rische, for remission OF
police fine; referred.
Citizens, for repairs to Elmira
street; referred.
w. F. Gohlke, that the city ap.
propriate S75 toward fund for Ala
mo plaza summer concerts; re-
ferred.
City collectors report Of sales of
cemetery lots was presented.
Several permits to erect build
ings inside the fire limits were APP
proved.
John D. Supplies and Emma
Hamilton's assessments were cor
rected.
An electric light was ordered to
be placed on Arsenal street.
The ordinance to abolish the
office OF assistant city attorney was
read and laid over.
The ordinance prohibiting sale
of articles inside the Alamo or on
the sidewalk near the Alamo was
adopted.
The committee appointed to in
vestigate the Breckenridge River
avenue claim was granted further
time.
Alderman Dreiss presented a
resolution amending the resolu-
ton adopted at the last meeting
granting the Albert Sidney John
son Camp of Confederate Veterans
20 lots in city cemetery No. A.,
specifying the lots leased to them.
Adopted.
A resolution was adopted calling
on l.. G. Brand for a full statement
OF all back taxes collected by him.
A resolution was also adopted
calling for a statement OF the
amount Of gravel, with cost OF
crashing same, taken from the city
gravel pit on the east side the city
and used on the west side.
A motion to suspend the rule re.
quiring all vouchers to be approved
by the finance committee for the
payment of the Burns gravel con-
tract was lost.
A resolution that the city offer q
reward or $500 for the arrest ant
conviction Of parties alleged tt
have assaulted Mrs. S. F. Ostrom
and daughters, was presented but
7 not adopted and a resolution ask
ing the governor Of the state to Of
fer such reward adopted.
r The mayor was authorized to I'D
vertise for bids for repairs OF Jone
=, and Dallas streets.
San Fernando street from Ca
hill was ordered to be drained.
Culverts at corner OF Fourtl
j. street and Avenue d, and at Cola
3 and Labor streets, were ordere,
put in.
G Brush on Nolan street was OF
e dered cut, by city prisoners.
On report OF finance committe
o. on invitation that the city sen
Is delegates to the Good Roads col
vention in Galveston. The invit'
y. ton was declined on account OF I'll
q inadequate condition OF the city
N finances.
Appropriations were made
follows: $2l for repairs on Con
merce street bridge; $52.OS II
n. crosswalks laid as per contract.
ct A. w. Bitter was allowed to pu
,s' chase from the city strip OF Lar
, a at the intersection of San Jua
in Press and Callaghan streets, al
lie. the petition for a flush tank in e
=. storm water SAWYER in front OF &