San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-01-28
BART'S CHECK REIN.
STREET COMMISSIONER FORBIDDEN
TO INCREASE HIS GANG.
Assessor Given Extra Help-New Proposal
From Collins Land Company Col
lector Umscheid's Answer.

council took place yesterday after
noon, a quorum having been found
in the city hall in the afternoon and
surrounded by the mayor.
The proceedings were as follows:
Geo. L. Halbert for permission to
pay taxes, Referred to assessment
committee.
Citizens, asking street improvements
on Buena Vista and Pinto streets; citi-
zens, asking that a portion of Morales
street be repaired. Referred to pub
lie improvement committee. ....
r. w. Richardson, for permission
to pay taxes. Referred to assessment
committee.
San Antonio Typographical Union
No. 172, asking that a burial plat in
the city cemetery be set apart for
them. Referred to committee on mar
kets, parks and public buildings.
Louis Hass, for remission of fine.
Referred to police committee.
Chas, Moser, for permission to run
waste pipe from his bath tub into the
Alamo ditch. Referred to committee
vi anu
Anna and Bertha Dresch ct al, for
permission to pay taxes. Referred to
assessment committee.
The following proposition by the Col
Inns Land Company was read and re-
ferred:
Your petitioners would respectful
ly state that inasmuch as the city at
torney has decided that an agreement
between a citizen and the city rela-
tive to building permit is not bind
ing we beg to withdraw our former
petition, and now ask that n permit
be granted TO us TO build three-story
brick building on the north side of
Houston street, at bridge, on the line
on map made by city engineer; said
building to have a frontage ofseventy-
hve feet on Houston street. and to
have 4 depth Of eighty feet and to
1 cost between $4,000 and 100000"
| L.. Wolfson, permission to allow
1 SNOW window to remain in front Of
his store at 10 Soledad street. Grant
| ed.
report OF city engineer giving esti-
| mate OF amount of gravel needed to
| gravel the yards of the public schools
| Received and filed.
Ihe city attorney reported that tbo
city mad no power to collect occupo-
tlon taxes from architects or controc.
tors. The report was adopted.
City Collector Umscbeid suhmitto,1
TO the council a report i'm resnonse 70
the inquiry made of him at tbe IoSt
meeting. The inquiry was made ON
the suggestion of City Attorney Nj
nor, who has charge of the hoct to-
rois' ana directed the collector to re-
POI now many OF those furnished
mlth statements by the city attorney
hdu PAID their taxes. Collector I'M
scneld and his chief clerk, Max Sutor
Attended the council with q cartIoad
OF DOCKS and papers to which they re-.
1erred in making their report, The
,ePort Oh the collector showed that no
nad received for back taxes $3.50 moro
tnah the amount of the statements Of
the city attorney, which was explain-
Gu ny the statement that all back tay-
es Dear interest and many of the nav
LnehtS were not made until many
Ilohths after the statements had baa1
issued by the city attorney. during
Which time the interest had incroo cod
making IE total difference of $50
me nnance committee renortod %
tons: "ppropIla-
M n. u. scott, for block paving On
houston street, between Navar1so OH
JEFFERSON streets. S21; KIause e. uont
ior repairs on Mason street Scbopi'
mousse, 1854; +. Il. Rosenbero fnr
MOWERS Tor city parks, $74; James Sal
shuo, Tor trees for parks cor o.
Adopted. F@ll'-o.
Inc public improvement committee
reported adversely on the netit;nn os
oharles Miller for damages TO orr.
Adopted. tion.
The committee ON straatS oz
orluges' reported favorably on nett.
ION Oh Harry J.Hage for SIS damages
Tor buggy by striking a rut on Sole.
uad street, between Romano and Gi-
rand streets. Adopted.
Inc assessment committee reported
IaVorably on the following petitions
relating to changes and Corrections
or assessment: J. Fl. Then, III. ScIeim-
melpfennig, G. Bedell Moore and u.
I. Lyons. Adopted.
Aldermen Devine and Fahey. Of the
assessment committee presented a IA
vorable report on tho natition Of the
assessor for an appropriation for three
additional clerks for two months to
complete the tax rolls.
Alderman Hoefiing called attention
to the fact that he had declined to
sign the report and said he did not
think the assessor was entitled to ad-
s.I;~xoI ho1,>. @hot ~ hQ was behind