San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-04-20
TAX RATE FIXED.
CITY PROPERTY WILL COME HIGHER
AT THE COLLECTORS DESK.
Street Gar Transfer Ordinance Adopted
Joe Cooley Given Charge of San Pedro
Park-slaughter House Inspection

IA
utes of the previous council meeting
the aldermanic board yesterday re-
ceived the reports of the auditor for
the quarter ending last February, and
of the city attorney, the latter to the
effect that the engineer could charge
fees for surveying, etc.
The auditor showed that the floating
debt was $137 ,4OO51, with $4,000 in open
accounts.
Petitions were read and referred as
follows:
]. w. Maddox, agent-For reduction
of assessment. Referred to assessment
committee.
Mexican Benevolent society-For use
of San Pedro park on May l and 2.
Referred to committee on public parks.
City assessor-Asking for four assist
ants fol. one and half months to en-
able him to complete the tax rolls by
June /. Granted and appropriation
| made.
]. F. Miller-For refunding of taxes.
Referred to assessment committee.
lduction of assessment. Referred to as
sessment committee.
Jacob Sullinger-For appointment as
| janitor of the public schools. Referred
to school board.
]. c. Carl-Permission to build a
wagon shed on Fourth street. Referred
| to fire limits committee.
Citizens protesting against and ask
| e ar1 AN.n
| c between Seventh and Eighth streets
Referred to police committee.
West & Gutzeit-Permission TO con-
meet sewer of West & Kennedy building
! with the sewer of the old market
house. Referred to sewer committee.
! j.. A EMBARRASSING $l,366.66 for ex-
ira work done on Main avenue Re
ferred to finance committee.
i ]. H. fredericksburg that taxes be
refunded. Referred to assessment COM
niittee.
CITIZENSHIP have Probandt street
opened from Guenther street to Wickes
| street Referred to committee on
streets and bridges.
The mayor called attention to The
fact that all kinds of animals, healthy
and otherwise, were slaughtered and
sold at the slaughter house and asked
the market committee to correct this.
j Mr.. Joseph Cooley was elected as
custodian of San Pedro park.
The finance committee reported that
the city was paying $3.50 per day for
| labor and no action on the Surkey res
4 oFution was necessary.
The petition of judges and clerks OF
election for pay was granted, the same
to he paid as soon as there are funds
on hand.
The rate of taxation for the past fis-
! cal year was fixed at $1.70 per 800
valuation This was discussed at great
length, Aldermen Hicks and Mauer-
mann opposing the raise from $1.65 in
a very determined manner.
The mayor was authorized to attend
tax sales and bid property in for taxes
on behalf of the city.
The bridges across the river were
ordered repaired.
The Upper Labor ditch was ordered
reOpened part of the way.
| Assessment committee reported on
several petitions for changes and re-
auctions and police committee remit
ted some more pound fees. The Charg-
II es against Officer Battle were not sus-
tanned
The ordinance repeating the extern
sion of the Sixth ward pound limits
was postponed.
Water mains were ordered extended
on Grayson street.
Additional electric lights on Alamo
plaza was allowed If petitioners would
foot the bills and the Musicians union
was allowed use of Main and Alamo
plazas for summer evening concerts.
Petition of T. G. Carver for telephone
franchise was referred to the city at
torney.
Glass A sidewalks on Paschal square
were ordered to be laid,
The street car transfer ordinance
read for the third time and adopted
with a slight amendment.
Alderman Johnson introduced res
olution directing that the city collector
remit all penalties on back taxes to
those who pay their taxes before June
l, 1897. The resolution was referred to
the assessment committe.
| Alderman Mahncke introduced a
resolution appropriating SIPS for the
repair of two blocks of River avenue
north of Grand avenue. Adopted.
Alderman Surkey introduced a res
olution appropriating SIS for a cross
walk at the corner of Leona and West
Houston streets. Adopted.
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