San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-02-02
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COUNCIL SESSION.
Adjournment Taken Until Next Thurs
day Afternoon.

Adjournment Taken Until Next Thurs
day Afternoon.
A short routine meeting Of the city
council was held yesterday afternoon
and after the transaction of the reg
ular business an adjournment was ia
ken until Thursday afternoon when the
form of ballot as well as the officers of
election will be decided upon.
The following regular business was
acted on:
]. ]. Coffey-For permission to pay
taxes on certain property. Referred
to assessment committee.
T. w. Campbell & Co.-Permission to
pay taxes on certain property. Re
| ferred to assessment committee.
Alderman Hoefiing, chairman of the
| public Improvement committee, report
ed favorably on petitions of citizens
| that Morales street be repaired, and
| recommended that the city engineers
survey said street, make profiles and
| specifications, and the mayor advertise
for bids for repairing the street
Adopted.
He also reported favorably on petit
| ton of citizens to have Buena Vista
| street from the railroad to Zalzamora
| street and South Pinto street from San
Fernando street to West Commerce
street improved, and recommended that
the city engineer survey same and pre-
pare specifications and the mayor adj
l Vnrficn for. 1ninor hA
Alderman Hoefling of the assessment
committee reported favorably on the
petitions of the following parties for
change and correction of assessment:
r. w. Richardson, Della v. Flynn John
| Bollons and ]. c. Kerr. Adopted.
From the police committee Chairman
| Holt reported favorably on petition of
Louis Hass for remission of fine for
| killing a calf inside of city limits
| Adopted.
From the committee on markets.
parks and public buildings, Chairman
| Meerscheidt reported favorably on the
| petition of San Antonio Typographical
| Union No. 172 for grant of burial
ground in the city cemetery and rec
commended that the city engineer sur
| vey one-third of an acre and to be leas-
ed to petitioner for fifty years for S25.
| Adopted.
On the petition of the Benevolent So
ciety No. 2 to be granted burial ground
in the cemetery, the committee recon-
mended that the petitioner be granted
land running from Dakota to Nevada
street, to be surveyed by the city en-
| g!neer and leased to petitioner for fif-
I " Uaarc S7E nor ocrn
From the finance committee Chair
| man Dreiss reported resolutions ma
| king appropriations as follows: San
| Antonio Sewer Pipe Manufacturing
company, for sewer pipe used on Mar
| tinez street, $4245; for the improve
| ment of South Presa street, $1,2SS; for
excavations for city parks, $3.50. All
| the resolutions were adopted, Alder
man Robin voting against the appTo-
| priation for the Improvement Of South
| Presa street and Alderman Mackey not
voting on. the appropriation for the
sewer pipe company, as he is interest
ed in the company.
From the sanitation and hospital
committee Chairman Dreiss reported
favorably on petition of Charles May
err for permission to run pipes from
| his bath tub into the Alamo ditch.
Adopted.
Resolutions were introduced as fol-
lows:
By Fahey-That s25 be appropriated
for repair of mud holes in Dolorosa
street between Military plaza and San
| Pedro creek. Adopted.
By Hoefiing-That two crosswalks be
laid at the intersection of Crockett and
Bowie streets. Adopted.
| BY Meerscheidt-That crOsswalks be
laid across South Alamo street at its
intersection with Vilita and Arcinei-
ga streets. Adopted.
On motion of Alderman Fahey the
council then adjourned until Thurs
afternoon, Feb. 4, at $3.50 O'Clock.