San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-01-12

posing the sewerage SYSTEM VI yum
| city is the best. No city in the United
states can be found where better bricks
sand, cement, or pipe have been used.
| Nor can any city be found where the
workmanship excels, and but few pla-
ces can be found where it will equal
that done in the sewerage system as
constructed for the city of San Anto-
| nj.
while the number of bricks being
laid per day per mason exceeds record
of similar work of other places in all
my experience, still find by personal
observation and inspection that they
are we'll laid. Respectfully,
SAMUEL NJ. GRAY"
Alderman Devine, chairman of a
special committee appointed to draft
resolutions on the death of the late
Alderman Kerble, reported the follow
ing:
Your committee who were appoint
ed to prepare resolutions on the death
of Hon. Fred Kerble, alderman from
the Third ward, a prominent and able
officer and upright citizen; and,
Whereas, in respect to his memory,
as a fellow member of our body and
in accordance with our feelings of
friendship and admiration for him as
a private citizen, we deem it proper to
offer the following resolutions to rec
ord in a measure those sentiments. Be
it
Resolved, That the public services
of the Hon. Fred Kerble demand a
commemoration; that throughout his
life as a private citizen or in public
life, he has evinced an active interest
in public affairs, and by his kindly ge-
NAL nature, his liberal and charitable
disposition has endeared himself to
everyone with whom he came in con-
tact; that as an Alderman his course
has teen marked by good judgemtn
and uns werving adherence to right
and justice, as we'll as activity and
success in behalf of his constituents in
securing in a quiet and unobstrusive
manner his full share of improvements
for the people of his ward. Be it
Resolved, That his wife has lost a
kind and indulgent husband, the poor
a needy and constant friend and the
city an honest and able officer.
Resolved, That while we deplore his
sudden death, that we humbly bow to
the inscrutable wisdom of an allwise
Creator and we extend to his stricken
widow in this her hour of bereavement
our heartfelt sympathy.
Resolved, That these resolutions be
spread on the minutes and a copy be
sent to his bereaved widow.
u. P. DEVINE.
&c. FAHEY.
wv. HOEFLING.'
Adopted.
The finance committee introduced
resolutions making appropriations as
follows: $S6S3 from the general fund
for sundry items; $1,491.49 to be paid
from the sewer fund to the Greenville
Construction company and charged to
the account of Wilding, Marshall, Back
us and Hines; $1,000 from the school
fund to pay repair bills subject to ap-
prevail of the finance committee; 1913
from the general fund for certified
deeds. Adopted.
The assessment committee reported
favorably on petitions Of the following
parties for changes aud correction an6,
division of assessments: E. L. Quinn,
San Antonio Real Estate exchange;
w. B. Hamilton, S. R. Beloate, w. p.
Hudgins, G.. L. loft, c. A. Keller, G.
H. Higgins, Lambeth and Hart, B. G..
Hitc, Henry Lager, agent, Mrs. Jane
Ray, Raimund Frederick, c. A. Steir-
en-. Mrs. A. w. Daniel was allowed a
credit of S1.41 on next years taxes; c.
H. Koran & Co., were refunded $S.6S
enormously paid. Adopted.
] The police committee reported ad'
| versely on the petition of Policeman
| Williams for payment Of salary during
| last June and July while he was sick
| The committee reported that it had no
been proven that the Illness was con
| tracted while on duty. Adopted.
The committee next reported on thu
reti; on of Mrs. Atkinson ID be allow
I'd to maintain dance hall on Yves
Commerce street. A counter petition
had also been filed protesting agains
such permission being granted. Mr.
Holt said, that acting on information
furnished by the city marshal, thu
committee recommended that the petit
ton of Mrs. Atkinson and certain so
called" citizens be not granted. TIL,
report was adopted.
The committee on markets, park
and public buildings, reported favora
bly, on the petition of Albert Sidne!
Johnston Camp of Confederate Veter
ans, for an enlargement of it's buria
grounds in the city cemetery. The re
port was adopted, and the ground leas
ed to the camp for fifty years for s25.
Alderman Meerscheidt read a com
munication from the park commission
er, asking for a supply of trees an
flowers for the city parks. He offere
a resolution directing the mayor to ad
veritse for bids for furnishing same
Adopted.
The mayor laid before the counci
the following communication from tn
!. Collins Land company: