San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-03-24
CITY COUNCIL.
GUERGUIN SEEKS FOR FURTHER OUT
LAYOF SEWER MONEY.
Wants the Work Examined by Ex-
perts and Expensive Tests Made
The Cemetery Question Be
coming Serious.

much TO talk about yesterday on account
OF the special committee on the Peter
investigation not being ready to report
the members managed to consume abOu
the usual time OF meetings. The mayor
presided and after prelim inarles, prescrib
eddy the regular order petitions were read
and referred, towit:
Proposition Of c. Harnisch regarding a
strip of land on Guenther street claimed
by him and by the city.
Alfred BRENT. ChaS. Schneider and
Carl Seized, for remission OF pound fees,
and Aug. PaukertZ, of a fine.
n. Mitchell, to be allowed to pay GER
1 tam tax.
Eckenroth Bros. were gr anted permit
| to establish q meat market.
| j. and Z. Lamm offered to grade and
macadamize Lubbock street, II the
city would grade and macadamize
| four blocks. Accepted aud the
street commissioner ordered to wor k
| on the city's four blocks after Lamm
Bros. had fulfilled their offer.
Two vouchers for n. Mackey were re-
ported as requiring payment, namely, the
aggregate sum of $751; for 3,732 yards of
gravel furnished the street commissioner s
department last February and March.
This is the quietus on the sensational
Alderman Mackey violation OF section
246 of the charter, and the question was
forever laid to rest by voting the money.
Appropriations were made, to-wit: For
work on school yards, SlS6l; printing
briefs In case OF city VS.. Lille Schneider,
SIG; moving fence of Ii. Lindenbaum,
1857; account OF ID. Burns on old garbage
contract: 1882. SO, to sundry parties as per
punishment; to Elmendorf 81 Co., S29.95;
Of <. int A. FOL
SS46.17; d. Lehr, as inspector Of Main
Avenue and Plaza ditch concrete con-
tract, SSl25.
r. II. Roberts petitloned to be allowed
to harvest his oat crop ere the new street
from Garden to Presa streets, south Of the
Southern Pacific railway crossing, was
opened, was referred.
Lakevlew avenue was ordered to be re-
paired.
f. Menger was permitted to erect an
iron clad shed on North Laredo street.
Fire committee reported 'on petition of
W. A. Watkins, for reinstatement as cap
tain OF fire company No. 3, unfavorably.
The mayor had sustained the fire chief in
Watkins dismissal, and to preserve dSci-
pliDe the committee so reported. Adopt
ed, though Mr.. HOefing could not see
why he was discharged, when there were
no charges against him. The committee
said that discipline in the fire department
should be maintained, the same as in the
regular army.
The assessment committee reduced the
valuation Of the estate of the Wagner
heirs, on property corner Houston and
Soledad streets, TO $40, 400 over all
Police committee reported unfavorably
on petition of Mrs. Shoto for remission of
police court fine for being disorderly,
the marshal reporting that his officers
had been twice called to her residence in
one night to suppress disorder, and the
language heard In the house was repeated
in part in the report and caused blush
to appear on the countenance of the
chairman as he repeated them. The re-
port was adopted.
The committee reported that the mar
shall had not sent in his report on the
charges of Mr.. GuesSaz against Police
man KierOn, which had been referred to
them and the committee was not ready to
report.
On report of the markets, parks and
public buildings committee, on petition
of the local camp Confederate veterans,
for cemetery, long discussion on ceme-
teries followed. The committee had offer
ed the camp a cemetery In the old soft
rock quarry south of the cemeteries near
the Sons Of Hermann cemetery, but
they could not fill in the uneven
ground and they were then assign
ed four lots in cemetery No. 4,
said lots being divided by alleys, on con-
ditiou that no fence be put in. 1t was de-
cided that the camp be allowed to put
curbing along the front of the lots, leav-
ing alleys open, and to curb the ends. The
discussion ranged to the wider theme of
the great need of new cemetery ground
for San Antonio, away from the populouS
districts, and in northwesterly direc-
ton, and the city property of 1872 acres,
northwest OF the city, beyond the Vance
60, 70, lac
Alderman Kerble provoked an audible
smile by suggesting that the sewer farm
was available, as 1t was now useless for
other purposes.
like proposition of the Benevolent
society No. , was referred back to petit
| TONERS for data as to length Of organiza-
| ton, number of members, etc.
The matter was finally Telegated to a
special committee Of three aldermen to
| investigate and report, by resolution OF
Beckman under new business, and the
mayor said he would later appoint the
committee.
Under new business Mr.. Hoefing
brought up the question of leasing the
rock quarry near the head OF the river to
Mr.. Ostrom, as voted sometime ago.
Mr.. Robards said he had since then
learned that thirty or forty families sub
sisted OH the revenue obtained by them by
| breaking rock by hand for concrete work,
| and II the lease was made over to any one
man, it would work a great hardship on
| these poor people. Other aldermen were
thus informed and the public improve
ment committee was instructed to investi-
gate aud report on the matter.
By Fahey-That the lines Of Rogers
street be designated by the engineer;
| adopted.
Devine-That property owners on west
| side San Pedro avenue, from Warren
| street to San Pedro park, be ordered to
put down class A sidewalks; adopted.
| Also that crosswalks on street crossings,
| this avenue, Ia this district, be laid by the
| city; adopted.
| By Guerguin-That the San Antonio
| street railway company be ordered to re-
/ move the loose cross ties scattered on
south Laredo street. Adopted.
BY Gnerguin-Ihat the city emnlnv