San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-05-26

Mr.. Hoefling said he had also
heard a rumor that II $4,000 had
been judiciously distributed
among the aldermen the new elec-
trio plant Of this road would have
been granted franchise long ago.
This caused a smile all around
the room.
Colonel Barnard, president of the
railway, addressed the council and
said he did not know such
talk was going round; he did not,
therefore, wish to put Mr.. Fahey
In an embarrassing position, and
forthwith withdrew the entire pc
tition for right of way across Alamo
plaza and through Crockett and
st. Mary's streets.
Mr.. Herman Staacke explained
a joking remark made to him by
Colonel Barnard some ten months
ago in substance as outlined by
Mr.. Fahey, and he had jokingly
repeated 1t to him.
Mr.. Fahey said it had now passed
from q joke to seriousness and had
been repeated by great many
business men and citizens to his
discredit. He was not represent.
ing the Southern Pacific road in
the council. He was only repre-.
seuting the people who had elected
him. But he didn't want to an
tagoniZe the Edison company,
which had established a valuable
enterprise in our city and would
add to it fine electric plant. He
merely wished to withdraw from
the railway committee.
The matter was here dropped.
The hospital committee reported
favorably on petition Of board of
health for the appointment of as
sistant city physician; adopted.
A sanitary officer reported to the
committee a number of nuisances
in the First and Second wards,
tanneries, where the stencil is ter
rible and the poisoned water is
turned into the creek, and also the
soap factory on the said creek, and
the union slaughter house further
down.
Alderman Dreiss said the creek
was so foul near the slaughter
house that horses would not cross
the creek at that place.
Hoef1ing said the slaughter
house had been or would be sold In
q few days and would be closed for
four or five months for remodeling.
Alderman Beckmann said the
wide pool in the creek below the
slaughter house could be drained
and a narrow channel cut would
produce a better flow and carry of
a great deal OF this filth. This will
likely be done.
FIN. Gloeckner was granted
building permit.
Mr.. F. A. Sweezy then addressed
the council in a plea for fire protec-
tion to residents of South Heights,
Dreiss Hill and East End.
Alderman Holt stated the city's
case. They were willing to grant
the fire protection but the city was
not able to buy any more engines,
etc. He presented resolution au.
thorizing the mayor to order more
fire hydrants put in on South
Heights by the water company,
and also authorizing the mayor to
put such fire apparatus as could be
spared in that locality.
Alderman Dreiss had q similar
resolution to put more hydrants in
that vicinity.
Mr.. Sweezy said the citizens had
learned from the water company
that they expected to put in
hydrants whenever ordered to do
so by the council. He also proposed
that the heavy fire machinery
should be located on the different
hills about the city, and could, In
case OF fire, be run down hill bet
ter than up hill.
Alderman Hollis resolution that
the mayor order MIGRANTS placed
every 500 feet in the South Heights
water mains, was adopted.
Alderman Devine made motion
that Laurel Heights be given more
fire protection.
Finance committee reported APP
propriations as follows: Work on
streets for the remainder of this
fiscal year, 800; for rent Of hall
for High school commencement
exercises, $50; Bermuda sods, SIC;
printing briefs in sewer injunction
case, $27 crosswalks, $42.7S; medi-
cal attention to Mrs. Folsom, in
jured by fire truck, $l2.55; sand
pans for manholes for sewers, from
F. F. Collins, $296.2l; which were
adopted.
Also an ordinance appropriating
SILT for flushing the sewers, re.
pairs, etc; adopted.