San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-08-04
COUNCIL MEETING.

aud very little Of Importance was
done by the board. Mayor Elmen-
dorf presided and the following
petitions and memorials were pre-
sented:
Jack Shelburn and other col
ored citizens, asking use of San
Pedro park for Labor day; re-
ferred.
Citizens, that q sewer nuisance
at the corner of Bonham and East
Commerce streets be corrected; ;
referred.
Letter of thanks from policemen
for increase of salaries was read
and ordered filed.
Laurel Heights citizens, that
weeds be cut off Woodlawn ave-
nue.; granted.
Citizens, that East Commerce
street be sprinkled referred.
Harry Walter, for remission Of
pound fees; j. Il. Muegge & Co.,
for interest on judgment held
against the city; III. A. Ellis, for
damages caused his horse by a de-
fective bridge; w. G. Tullos, to
have taxes refunded; referred.
Fire Chief Tobin asked that sal
airy of the late E. A. Grover, erron-
eously paid the administrator, be
paid on the outstanding order for
same; granted.
1. and G. N. Railway company,
to change tracks in their yards on
West Commerce street; referred.
F. Setter, for refunding of occu-
patton tax; referred.
A new floor on the Houston
street bridge was ordered to be
laid.
Temporary bill boards were
granted to parties on Paschal
square.
j. A. Laird's petition to open
Herff street one block, was refer
red to the engineer.
Geo. Stumberg was allowed to
place iron posts in front of his
property on West CONNER street.
The street sprinkling contractor
was relieved of the East Com merce
street part OF his contract.
The streets through the city
cemeteries will not be opened, the
council reconsidering it's former
vote or this.
j. w. Rathman and j. l.. Beck
were allowed remission of pound
fees.
Changes in and corrections OF as
sessments were reported as fol-
lows:
Favorably-Fussell Bros, Bobt.
Smith, Mrs. T. HI. Allir, j. A.
Smith, Bishop j. A. Forest, N. E.
Taylor, Madison Square Presbyte-
rian church, A. N. Walters, Frank
Winerich, Mary E. Jones, Mrs.
Emma E. Smith, E. F. Glaze, Ellen
w. Young, John Adger, Mrs.
Elisio, Mrs. Fl. T. Oughton, Smith,
Devine & Co., for refund of occupa-
ton tax, referred to city attorney
Mrs. Mary Nehr, returned to petit
tioner; John Wickland, D. M,
Kingsley and A. P. Porter, referred
to assessor for statement of facts
Henry Wesche and j. M. Camp
bell, referred to petitioner for affi-
davit; Mrs. F. Simpson; granted.
All the report were adopted.
Water mains were ordered to be
extended to the shoe factory in
and $50 feet of addi-
tional mains were ordered laid in
Ward 6.
An ordinance providing for the
appointment OF plumbing inspec-
tor was presented and read the
first time.
A tax receipt issued to G. Voecht-
ing, for 1861. 5S, on which payment
was stopped, was credited to the
city collectors account.
Appropriations were made as
follows:
Fifty dollars as part payment of
funeral expenses of Fireman Gro
yer, who was killed while in dis
charge of his duty; $12 from city
hall fund for repairs on lightning
rods and elevator; $500 for fire
hydrants in East End and South
Heights; $40 witness fees for Ed.
Rische; $3.50 from sewer fund for
salary of Consulting Engineer
Gray for July; 1916 for pay roll OF
city engineers department. engaged
on sewer work; $240 for increased
salary ordered paid policemen
$5O.76 to Walter Scott for laying
crosswalks; 1924 for lumber for
bridges; $S3.40 for III. III. Herring
for injuries to the latter's wife
caused by her buggy being over
turned by fire department horses;
$225.5S for work of repairing streets
and sewers left in bad condition by
sewer contractor. Such sum to be
charged to Wilding, Marshall,