San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-04-27
CITY COUNCIL MEETING.
San Antonio To Buy A
/. City Hall Flag.
MONEY TO PURCHASE BUNT-
ING WAS APPROPRIATED
YESTERDAY.
Width Of The River To Be EStat-
IiShei And Surplus Ground To
Be Sold, Perhaps To Con-
slider Tax COllectiOnS-
Petitions.

Yesterdays council session was short
and not very interesting from a sensa-
tional standpoint, though Alderman
Hicks presented a very good ordinance
| to provide for the inspection of all an
imals to be slaughtered for food pur-
poses, and Alderman Johnson asked
for a committee of the whole confer
ence, to discuss tax collections, for
| Thursday
Petitions were presented as follows:
Durbin & Kenedy-For remission of
occupation tax. Referred to assess
ment committee.
Citizens to have light removed from
corner of Presa and Arciniega streets
to corner of Presa and Nueva streets.
Referred to gas, water and electric
| lights committee.
James Stevens, ct. al.--FOr permits
sion to use San Pedro park on June 10
and 20. Referred to market, parks
and public buildings committee.
Walter Horton, ct. al.-For use of
San Pedro park on June 10 and 20. Re-
ferred to market. parks and public
|
San Antonio & Gulf Shore railway
| For permission to extend its tracks on
] Ida street across Dawson street. Re
ferred to committee on railroads.
Collins Manufacturing company
| Permission to erect on edge of side
walk on the west side f st. Mary's
street in front of lot 4, block 4, an or
namental drinking fountain for man
| c n nf pi
cen feet square at base. Referred to
public improvement committee.
T. H. Micklejohn, street commission
er-estimate for painting bridges, as
follows: Grand avenue $40; Convent
street $50; Houston street 1925; st.
| Mary street S125; Navarro street $780,,
| Crockett street $50; Commerce street
500; Market street $50; Mill street $225;
| Arsenal street SIS: Total S1,120. Re
| ferred to street and bridge committee.
John Legler-FOr correction of as
sessment. Referred to assessment
| committee.
| Committee of Sons of Hermann
LodgerThat Prof Alex Kuhn, teacher
in public school, be given leave of alb
sence to attend the Grand lodge, Sons
| of Hermann, as the representative of
the local lodges. Granted.
A G. Cooper-For $40 damages caus-
ed by sewer contractors. Referred to
finance committee.
! The finance committee reported ad-
versely on petition of Contractor Eft
Ter for payment of 1865 for extra
work done on Main and San Pedro
| avenues. Adopted.
The bond of Auditor Vinck of $1,000,
with c. H. Guenther and A. A. Wolf
as sureties, was approved.
| Alderman Hicks presented an Ordi-
nance providing for the inspection of
meats to be used for food, of animals
before they are slaughtered, etc, and
providing a penalty for the slaughter
| ing of diseased animals for food pur-
poses and providing for an inspector.
This was read the first time and laid
over under the rules.
The street commissioner report on
the laying of a board walk on Crockett
street and building railing along the
river from Navarro to st. Mary's
streets, was presented and approved.
The donation of $175 by Mr.. Frank
Grice was received with a vote of
| thanks.
The bill board on Avenue D, between
eth and Sth streets, complained of by
1
A barb wire fence on Monterey street
complained of by citizens, was ordered
removed.
j. c. Carl was granted a permit to
build a shed on Fourth street.
Mrs T. Coffin was allowed to pay
taxes on a portion of her property.
Caspian Seay, for correction of as
sessment, granted.
]. p. Newcomb, for refunding of tax
es paid through error: petition was
| filed.
A. B. Frank, to pay taxes on por-
ton of his property, granted.
]. d. Crenshaw, to pay taxes on GER
tain property, granted.
The petition of P. ]. Cappuyns, for
removal of a piece of iron from his
premises, was complied with.
Water main were ordered laid on