San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-10-12
City Council Thinks There Is No
Danger Of Yellow Fever.
Other DOingS Of The Body Municipal
Yesterday Objection To The
Minutes Of The Previous
Meeting.

After the minutes of the preceding
meeting were read, Alderman Johnson
objected to their adoption on the
ground that there were three ordinan-
ces reported therein as having been
adopted, where they had only received
vote of 6 to and could not be so
adopted. A motion was made to
adopt the minutes as read. The mayor
attempted to put the motion, on the
suggestion of the city clerk, who, as
secretary of the board, deemed he had
the right to give such information or
suggestion when occasion called for
it. Mr.. Johnson called him to time,
however, saying the council did not
need suggestions from the clerk.
The motion to adopt was put to a
vote and declared carried by five ayes
and nays.
Petitions were then read as follows:
Citizens-Asking for gates at eros
sings at Southern Pacific railway. Re-
| ferred.
A. o. Hewett-For permission to pay
taxes. Referred.
Street commissioner-RepO fol-
lowing bridges in dangerous condition:
On Dolorosa street, across San Pedro
creek, cost of repairs, $685.. West
Commerce street over San Pedro creek,
cost of repairs, s11S.6O; bridge over Ala
zan creek on West Commerce street,
cost of repairs, $43S.35. Total cost or
repairs on three bridges, $653.2O. Refer
red.
j. C. Smith, for remission of fine.
Referred.
Otto Ottesen, agent-For reduction
of assessment. Referred.
Citizens living on East Houston street
Complaining about said street not be-
ing swept or sprinkled. Referred.
Gus. Schramm-For remission of fine.
Referred.
San Antonio Street Car company
For permission to change switches, on
West Commerce street. Referred.
Communication from the Business
Mems club requesting the council to in
vite the next convention of the Amer
lean association of General Passenger
Agents to San Antonio. Laid over.
At the request of Alderman Richter,
the petition of the Sisters of Charity
to be paid the sum of $S791.65 for SER
vices rendered to the city several years
ago, was read. Mr.. Richter urged i'm
mediate action, but several of the al
dermen favored referring the petition
to the finance committee for investi-
cation and report. While the matter
was being discussed City Attorney Min
or stated that suit had been brought
by the Sisters against the city TO re-
cover the amount, and the principal
issue in this suit was whether or not
the city had the right to waive the
statute of limitation. He said the
case had been argued and submitted
and was now under advisement by
Judge Camp. The petition was re-
ferred to the finance committee.
Anton Strasser was ollowed $500
damages for 2-10 acres taken from his
property for widening Denver street.
An application of Manuel Sanchez
that the city engineer be instructed to
give him his final estimate on the work
of improving South Presa street was
referred to the finance committee.
The fire committee reported grant
ing a small building permit.
The petition of F. X. Goree for remis-
sion of pound fees was not granted.
The special committee on franchise
for the Texas Transportation company
asked for further time. Granted.
The occupation tax ordinance was
read by caption and laid over.
The resolution of Alderman Surkey
that the city bring suit against the
G. H. and S. A. railway company to
try title to the railway reserve was
referred to the railway committee.
Alderman Duerler presented a reso-
luton that tn emayor be authorized
to purchase three modern street sprink-
ling wagons at cost of not over $500.
Referred.
He also introduced the following:
Resolved, That it is the sense Of
| this council that no quarantine shall
be declared by this city against GAL
weston or any of the infected cities on
the Texas coast, and that the inhabi-
tants of those cities be invited to make
San Antonio their home during the
prevalence of the yellow fever. There
is no record during the past fifty years
to show that yellow fever ever obtain
ed a foothold in this city, although nu-
merous cases were brought here at
different times. We now have an OPP
portunity of practicing what we
preach, that San Antonio is a health
resort and not subject to yellow fever"
Alderman Johnson moved to table
the resolution and Alderman Mauer-
mann asked IL the board of health had
sanctioned such move.
He was told that the board at its
meeting at noon had decided that the
city need not quarantine.
| Alderman Johnson received no Sec