San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-12-22
CITY EMPLOYEES MUST CONTINUE TO DIS
COUNT THEIR PAY TO MONEY SHARKS.
Mackey Wants a New Charter The Mayor
Too Busy to Indemnify the Collector.
Petitions Presented, Also the Usual
Resolutions, to Fix MudhoIes,
CrossWalks, Etc., Etc.

council was held yesterday afternoon,
Alderman Devine being the only mem
Der absent, and Alderman Richards
was later excused.
After the usual routine work, such
as reading minutes, while the men,
bers smoked their fine Havanas and
drank a few glasses Of water, the
following petitions and communica-
lions We're read:
Cyrus HI Higgins-Permission to
pay taxes. Referred to assessment
committee.
NJ. A. RobinsOn-For permission to
have raffies at Cuban fair to be held
in the old court house. Granted.
Sergeant Walter Volkman-Permis-
sion to practice with pistol in his own
house and with rifle on his grounds.
Referred to police committee.
Goforth & Garnett-Permission to
open meat market near DignOwity
well. Granted.
w. N. Knox-Permission to ex-
change lot in city cemetery. Referred
to committee on markets, parks and
public buildings.
N G.. Williams, city patrolman-TO
be reimbursed for salary deducted
during illness. Referred to the police
committee.
Eleven citizens-That Mrs. M. A. At
kinson be granted permission to con-
tinue dances at her place on the west
side and alleging that permit for same
was suspended on account of some
prejudice against Mrs. Atkinson per-
sonally, while similar dances are per-
mitted in other parts of the city.
Mrs. Atkinson That the council
direct that she be allowed to continue
dances at her place, 1119 West Com
merce street, and reciting that during
the latter part of November she was
granted permit to have public dan
ces but that without any fault on her
part said permit was suspended by Or
der of the chief Of police.
Charles Scheidemantel, assistant
city clerk-For thirty days leave Of
absence. Granted.
ENGINEER GRAY'S REPORT.
The following report of Samuel M.
Gray, consulting engineer, was read:
10
Hon. Henry Elmendorf, Mayor of San
Antonio. Dear Sir: Herewith l pre-
sent my report on the sewerage sys-
TEN now under construction for the
City of San Antonio:
"The work on the outfall sewer,
which is being built by Katz, Gran
dali & Katz, is being rapidly carried
forward. The filter fields are practi-
cally complete; the iron viaduct, cross
ing the San Antonio river, with its iron
sewer is nearly done There now re
mains about 5000 feet of the sewer to
be built. 1t is believed that the entire
outfall will be completed and ready
for use early in February.
"All the material being used on this
work is first-class. Inequality of the
the work done is also first-class and in
nv Judgment fully meets the require
ments of the specifications. The via
duct is a neat and substantial piece Of
work.
at is evidently the aim and desire
of the contractors Of this outfall sewer
to do all their work in thorough
manner and strictly in accordance
with the specifications.
Iue VI tuC SCWChoSS SsS
tenn which Is being built by the
Greenville Construction company, Mr..
w. J. Irwin, manager, is also being
pushed with vigor, and 1t is reason
able to believe that their contract will
be completed by the first of June, II
not before. This work also evidences
care and honest effort on the part Of
the contractor to do good work and
have no hesitation in saying that with
few minor exceptions, which 1 have
pointed out to the city engineer and
which are easily made right, I find
the sewers built in a manner that Is
first class and up to the requirements
of the specifications, both as to the
quality Of the materials used and the
workmanship"
Attached to the report was state
ment Of the number of lineaa feet Of