San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-12-15


city hall fund for repair of elevator.
All the resolutions were adopted.
Alderman Dreiss introduced a res
olution appropriating $22,7O357 from
the sewer fund to be paid to the
Greenville Construction company and
charged to Wilding, Marshall, Backus
& Hines. The ordinance was adopted
under suspension of the rules.
Alderman 0ge also read the petition
street and bridge committee, submit
ted a report on the petition of ]. II.
Hinkel that the alley between the Av-
enues G and ID be repaired, recon-
mending that the petition be granted
and Sam Maverick ordered to remove
from said alley the dirt placed there
by him. Adopted.
On the petition of Mary A. Norton
to have Milligan street opened, he
reported that after diligent search in
the city engineers office he had been
unable to find any trace of such street
and therefore reported adversely on
the petition. Adopted.
Alderman Oge also Grad the petition
of thirty citizns asking that the alley
between Avenues G and d and Fourth
merating numerous reasons therefor.
Alderman Oge said the committee had
reported at previous meeting on a
similar petition recommending that it
be granted and the report of the COM
mittee had been rejected, and there
fore he did not care to report on the
present petition.
Alderman Hoefiing said the right of
the city to close the alley was involv-
ed in a suit pending in court and
wanted the petition to lay over till
this case is decided.
Alderman Mackey spoke in favor of
closing the alley, while Alderman
Dreiss said he was in favor Of OPEN
ing the alley but thought it best to
await the decision of the court.
On motion Of Alderman Hoefling the
petition was laid over by vote of
to 4.
Alderman Devine, chairman of the,
assessment committee reported favor
ably on the following petitions for cor
rection and reduction of assessments:
]. M. Bell, III. Scheiffers, +. J. Remer,
Staacke Bros, w. G. McGrorty. He
reported unfavorably on petitions of
Abe Ash and J. N. Brown. All the
reports were adopted.
The reading Of the report on the pc
tition Of Abe Ash provoked discus
sion on the method of collecting taxes
by the city collector Alderman Hoef
ling cOntended that he city should in
demnify the collector against loss or
damage and force him to levy on per-
sonal property to satisfy the city;s
claim for taxes.
Alderman Deviiie believed that the
collector should make the levy, but
held that he had no right to ask the
city to indemnify him against loss for
doing his duty and obeying the plain
letter of the law. He called attention
that it was impracticable to collect
taxes rapidly by suits at law, and said
the whole trouble rested with the city
collector, and intimated that the cOun-
ell should have back bone enough to
require him to discharge his duty.
Alderman Holt, chairman Of the pO-
lice committee, reported fayorably on
petition Of Johann Creszuiska for re-
mission Of fine, and of Policeman G.
X. Gravis TO be allowed pay for time
lost on account of sickness, contracted
while on duty. The reports were
adopted.
Alderman Dreiss, chairman of the
committee on hospitals and sanitation.
reported adversely on the petition of
II. A. Hensley to be allowed to run
waste water from laundry at 1436
North Flores street into San Pedro
ditch. Adopted.
Having finished the call of the
standing committees, the mayor called
for reports of special committees.
There being no response, Alderman
Hoefing wanted to know why the
special committee appointed to inves-
tigate the charges made by him
against Assistant Auditor Charles l..
Sauer did not make a report.
Alderman Devine, chairman of the
committee, explained that he had been
under the impression that Alderman
Oge was chairman of the committee.
and had waited for him to act.
Alderman Mackey expressed a wish
that Alderman Hoef1ing and Mr.. Sau-
er would withdraw their charges and
counter-charges, but Alderman Hoef-
ling set all duobt on this question at
rest by stating emphatically that he
would not withdraw his charges and
that If the special committee would
not investigate them he was willing
for the matter to be investigated in
open council. On motion, the special
committee was given further time to
report.
Alderman Hollis ordinance regulat-
inp tho emnloyment of helm by the
city was laid before the council. The
ordinance provided that on and after
it's passage no person should be en-
ployed by the city who does not un-
derstand and intelligently speak the
English language, and is citizen Of
the United States.
Alderman Robin said he could see
no use for such a law; that all nation