San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-04-14
COUNCIL SESSION.
NO CONCLUSIONS REACHED IN THE
CAUCUS.
Engineer Grays Salary and the Sewer
Work snag-A Few Appropria-
tons, Alamo Repairs, Etc.

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which is known to be the proposal to
commence work on the sewers.
Contrary to published statement in an
other paper there was not word uttered
in the caucus regarding the matter OF
Consulting Engineer Gray's salary for
March. This is straight.
The sewer work was not advanced a
bit during the caucus and the probability
is that a special called meeting will be
tackle this knotty question.
Mackey were absent, The following pc
titions were read and referred:
Southwestern Telephone and Telegraph
company, to rebuild lines from Avenue L
to blackberry street.
p. ii. Wolfe, to be allowed to pay taxes
on lots and 2, block o. on East Com
merce and blackberry streets.
Citizens for bridge over Martinez creek
at Lopez street.
Colored citizens for use Of San Pedro
park for benefit picnic May ! and 2.
II. d. Kampmann, to have Blum street
repaired.
Milan lodge,A. o. U. w., to be granted
cemetery ground.
Citizens TO have Utica street opened to
Poplar street.
Ouong Lee, to have police fines of 500
held up and RENTED on proviso that he
quit the city.
Daughters of the Republic, to be allowed
to locate lunch stand on the sidewalk
on April 21st, San Jacinto day.
San Antonio Gas Company for remis-
sion of pound fees.
A. w. Bitter, proposition to purchase
city property at junction Of Callaghan,
San Juan and South Presa streets.
The reports OF the street commissioner
for the past week and for the entire month
Of March were presented and filed.
The public improvement committee re-
ported that the condition of streets after
recent rains were such that it was neces-
sary to put on force of fifty men and forty
carts and wagons to make necessary re-
pairs, the force to be divided according
to the size of the eight wards, and each
ward alderman to have the direction of
the immediate repairs in his ward. The
sum necessary for each working month
of twenty days would be $500 Referred
to finance committee.
The test of a new flush tank was al
lowed.
1t was agreed to purchase the disputed
strip of land claimed by the city from G.
Harnisch on Guenther street at 500.
The police committee granted remiS-
sion of pound fees in three cases, and re-
fused police court fine,
The ordinance revising the pound lin
Its was read the first time and laid over.
The parks and public buildings COM
mittee reported the permission given by
the state to have new roof put on
the Alamo building and the mayor
was authorized to call for bids for the
work. 1t was also agreed to tear away
the police station annex on the south of
the building, built in 1878.
A crosswalk on the north side of Park
avenue was ordered.
The use OF the rock crusher was grant
ed to Mr.. Scott at a rental of SlS per
month for three months.
The finance committee reported appro-
priations of a total of $3.50 for blue
prints for engineers office, abstracts for
city attorney and on salary of the city hall
engineer and fireman for March, and for
Sl20 for two months salary of Policeman
Rips, disabled with paralysis while on
duty.
The sum of S2sS. 40 was altogether APP
propriated by the council.
The petition Of L. +. Brady for remis-
sion Of interest on his back taxes was re-
fused.
The ordinance conforming with Alder
man Robins resolution that all doors or
gates opening outward on sidewalks shall
be made to open to the inside was read
the first time.
John Grimes, sanitary officer, was
unanimously elected regular policeman.
A block crossw8lk on Alamo at Refu
gio streets, was ordered and Goliad street,
east from Water street, is to be graded
and drained.
The brush on West French place was
ordered to be cut away, and crosswalkS
placed at the junction of Sole
dad and Rodriguez streets, Lexing-
ton and Camden streets, and Main ave.
nue. and Obraie street.
A resolution was adopted to have the
inner fire limits on San Pedro creek and
Laredo street Strengthened.
CrosswalkS at the corner OF West Com
merce and PecoS streets, and PecoS street
and Paschal square, and East and Laredo
streets were ordered laid.
Also at corner OF San Pedro avenue and
Laurel street, and Laurel and Maverick
streets.
The ladies of the Flower Battle associa-
tion were given the privilege Of placing
the trlumphal arch for Flower Battle day
at the junction of any street opening on
Alamo plaza that they desired,
The mayor was authorized to advertise
for 80 days for the furnishing to the city
of three hundred 1000 candle power cleo
trio arc lamps for one, three and five
years, as the present contract had expired
April LIST.
The finance committee reported an or
dinance acknowledging the debt OF
the city to George w. Bracken-
ridge Of S6,344.l5, advanced on pay
rolls for labor done in opening River
avenue TO Alamo Heights. The same
was about to be debsrred by statute OF
limitation, and to cover this possibility
| suit against the city had been brought,
which would be dismissed when this debt
was acknowledged.
Mr.. Hoefling objected and said the
mayor never authorized this work and
the city was not bound to pay the sum.
The ordinance went over on its first read
| ing.
The sum OF $50 was appropriated
| on recommendation of the police
| committee for few more chairs for
the recorders court room.
A pond Of storm water on Guenther