San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-12-22
sewer laid since his last inspection.
The report was ordered filed.
APPROPRIATIONS.

The report was ordered filed.
APPROPRIATIONS.
Alderman Dreiss, chairman OF the
finance committee, presented resoiu-
tons making appropriations as foi-
lows: Seventy-two dollars from the
school fund for advanced charts; S13.-
"a for pipes broken by street force;
$65 for fire lighting apparatus TOT IRE
department.; $50 for salary Oh city nan
engineer; $9.07 for balance on repairs
on Alazan bridge; 5000 for building
manholes for making water connec
tions for the new street car sprinkler
S42.G5 freight on connections Tor new
sprinkler; $1,000 to pay Judgment OF
r. III. Mickeljohn against the city Tor
salary as inspector of public works.
All the resolutions were adopted. Al
derman Robin voting against the APP
propirations for the fire lighter for the
fire department and the balance due
on Alazan creek bridge.
Alderman HOefiing, chairman of the
public Improvement committee, report
ed as follows:
JJnfavorably on petition of T.. Bian-
chi for damages to property by sewer
Adopted.
Unfavorably on petition OF f. L.
Walsh to exchange property Win the
city. Adopted.
Faynrably on petition OF citlZens
that the gullies on the east emu Oh
Crockett Square, be filled with the
surplus dirt from the sewer trenches
while the sewers are being construct
II H., coma AdODtpd.
Alderman Hoefiing, member OF tne
assessment committee. reported favor-
abIv on the petitions of the following
nort;es for changes and correction OF
assessments: Franklin French. e. b.
ATing. Mrs. Lille Cavanaugh. N.
Macl,ev. s. X. Holcombe. Mrs. F. M.
Oyorman Constance NJ. Mcmahon:
tho committee demanded afftdavitS OF
petitioners G.. T.. Taft and Francesca
Martinez. All the reports were ADOPT
ed
Alderman Holt. of the police com
mittee. renortod favorah'v on peri
ton of 7. J. W'nff for remission OF
pound fees. Adopted.
GIVING AWAY CITY PROPERTY.
The MAYOR then laid before the cOun-
Gil an ordinance authorizing the may
or to execute an agreement with the
Collins Land company relative 10
building a retaining wall into the riv-
er at the Houston street bridge. This
agreement gives the Collins Land
company the right to build a retain
ing wall along line seventy feet dis
tant from the west bank of the river,
At the Houston street bridge this wall
will be twenty-five feet out into the
river from the east bank of the river
and will leave the river seventy feet
wide at this point. In return for this
permission the Collins Land company
agrees to allow the city to use for riv-
er purposes q strip of land short dis
lance north of the Houston street
bridge. where the river is now forty
three feet wide.
Alderman Robin wanted to know how
far the proposed wall would extend
out into the river with a frontage on
Houston street.
Alderman Meerscheidt told him the
wall would extend twenty-five feet
into the river from the east side of
the river and with a frontage of that
distance on the Houston street bridge.
Alderman Dreiss said the wall would
extend thirteen feet into the running
water and to the second pier of the
bridge. and he did not think the city
had the right to give away this prop
erty.
Alderman Hoefling spoke in favor
of the agreement and said If the water
in the river passed through 43-foot
channel further up the stream it could
pass through a 70-foot channel at the
Houston street bridge, and greater
width at that point was Of no use.
Alderman Robin maintained that
the proposed wall would be an OBJ
strlction to the flow of water in the
riyen and wanted to know why the
land in the river should be given to
the Collins Land company.
Aldermen Hoefling and Mackey
seemed anxious to give Mr.. Collins all
and anything he wanted.
Alderman Dreiss suggested that the
city might also let the people know
there were five or six good lots on
the river near Mill bridge that could
be given away. (The Light hastens
70 make application for one of those
lots. We will guarantee to erect a
fine printing office building on same.
and promise to boom the city. and sing
praises for the liberality of the city
fathers.)
Alderman Oge thought the donation
would be a good thing for the city,
Alderman Robin repeated his oh
lection to the agreement and said that
the city had no right to give away
land in the river.
Alderman Guerguin, who was presid-