San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-04-07

case, showed that the city pound officers
| were very diligent. This caused Alder
man Devine to propose, In jest, that the
delinquent tax collections should be turn
ed over to the pound men.
The committee approved the itemiZed
| bill OF eX- Detective McNeel, for s54, spent
| in car fare while in the line OF his duty as
an officer, and the finance committees APP
proval being gained, the money was ap-
propriated.
The finance committee also appro-
priated the following amounts, which
were authorized:
w. Scott $500 for crosswalks; G. w.
Huntress, for SO % for notarial fees OF
25 cents each, in taking acknow ledg-
ments Of city officials in the sewer inJunc-
| tion proceedings; engineers sewer force
pay roll for March, SS11.5l; balance Of s24
due inspectors Of sewers for February;
| Smith, Parkinson e. Heusinger, SCI. 81
for stenographic work in street car sewer
| litigation.
The bid of Edgar Seay for grading
streets on Prospect hill and also grading
Lubbock street was accepted.
The ordinance regulating the keeping
| of the city's accounts, collections, etc,
was adopted, under suspension OF the
rules.
Sanitary Inspector J. j. Duffey was
unanimously elected as member of the
regular police force to fill vacancy.
OThe mayor laid before the council the
following ordinance, which was unani-
mously ADOPTED:
First, that is the opinion of the city OF
San Antonio and its city council the con-
struction of that part OF the sewer sys-
tenn embraced in the contract of Wilding,
Marshall, Backus Il Hines will not be
done in accordance with the terms Of the
contract, and is not proceeding at a rate
which will insure completion within the
time set: and
and instructed to notify Wilding, Mar
shall, Backus & Hines, by service Of a
copy OF the ordinance, that the city will,
at the eX yiration Of three days, proceed
to cause to be executed work improperly
performed and supply materials for this
repair and employ such men as the city
may deem expedient to properly complete
the work and expel Wilding, Marshall,
Beckus IL Hines, by force, II necessary.
without prejudice to recovering damages
for them.
Third, the mayor is instructed to have
copy of the ordinance served on the
bondsmen Of the contractors.
Alderman Richards introduced a resolu-
ton pledging the councils official support
and encouragement to the annual festi-
val of the Battle Of Flowers; also auth
oriZing the chief of police to detail as
much OF his force as possible for protec-
ton during the parade; also authorizing
the erection of floral arch on Avenue ID
and Houston street; also allowing such of
the fire apparatus and men as can be
spared, and the police patrol wagon, to
appear in the parade. These resolutions
were adopted, and he then presented an
ordinance "for the protection of legal
parades" and providing a penalty of S25
for intarfaranca tharewith This was
adopted under suspension of the rules.
After resolutions ordering streets about
the cemeteries to be cleaned and graded,
crosswalks laid Cd Brooklyn avenue, Pc
reida and King William streets, repairs
on Lyle and Cherry streets and sidewalks
on south side Paschal Square,, were
adopted, the meeting adjourned.