San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-05-11
BACK SALARY QUESTION
COUNCIL FAV0Rs PAYING EN-
PL0YEs, NOT BROKERS, FIRST.
Mayors Action Regarding The School
Trustees Plan Endorsed - Some
Little New Business.

was quite brief and but little impor-
tant business was transacted, though
several important matters came up,
notably a resolution by Alderman
Hicks, that the salaries of the dis
charged employees be paid according to
seniority; but this was voted down.
Petitions were presented as follows:
w. ]. Quinn-For permission to erect
open shed in rear of store on Alamo
plaza. Referred to committee on fire
and fire limits.
Rogers & Miller-For Sc damages
done by street sprinkler. Referred to
finance committee.
The Sister of Our Lady of Charity
Refuge-To vacate a portion of wy
oming street. Referred to committee
on streets and bridges.
Fred Yost-For appointment as san
itary inspector. Referred to committee
on hospital and sanitation.
Mrs Eliza Gallagher-To have cause
of overflow of Alamo ditch near her
premises examined and removed. Re-
ferred to committee on bitches and ir-
rigation.
Citizens of Fifth and Sixth ward-To
have San Antonio Street Railway COM
pany's power house on Tenth street
declared a nuisance and that same be
abated Referred to police committee
Street commissioners report of work
done on River avenue, said work cost
ing $124.25. Referred to streets and
bridges committee.
Street observation-disclosures of cost
of repairing Market street on corner of
Navarro street, $135. Referred to COM
mittee on strets and bridges.
Chas H. 7. Mueller-For separation
of property on assessment rolls. Re
ferred to assessment committee
Miss Jennie OConnor of Fort Worth
Application for position as teacher
in public schools. Referred to school
board.
Citizens-That an electric light be
placed on Main avenue on Laurel
Heights. Referred to committee DIN
gas. water and electric lights.
Citizens-To have Callaghan avenue
drained. Referred to committee on
street and bridges.
The $50 take for land taken from R.
Friedrich was placed to his credit on
taxes.
Payment of So for part of transcript
in the w. C. Peters case against the
city was ordered paid.
j. f. Castle was not allowed build
ing permit on Crockett street.
The assessment committee granted
petitions to VIM. Dobrowolski and j.
w. Maddox, referred ]. H. Thein's to
the city attorney and refused W. 7.
Dietler's.
Frank Talerico was not granted per-
nit to erect fruit stand on Military
plaza.
The monthly report of the city mar
shall and street commissioner were APP
proved.
Sam Rogers petition for remission
of pound fees was refused. That of NJ.
p. Sullivan for remission of a fine was
allowed.
Mutual Electric company was allow
ed privilege to erect poles on certain
streets. Mayor Callaghan suggested
it would be advisable to place certain
tax on all telephone and electric light
| poles.
Petitions Of citizens against moving
a light out near the city cemeteries,
| and Of the Sixth ward for water mains
| extension were not granted.
Alderman Richter's ordinance re-
| curing railway companies to light all
| their crossings in the city limits was
| laid over.
Alderman Hicks introduced an ordi-
nance to provide for the payment OF
back salaries due ex-city employees In
the order of seniority.
The mayor said the city proposes tC
| nov oil itS 6abtS hut that the only fund
out of which back salaries can be pait
is the general fund of 1869, anC
that a tax had been levied for tina
year for the purpose of paying thes'
old debts. He expressed the hope tina
the Hicks resolution would not b.
adopted.
Aldermen Ronse and Richter wer
in favor of paying those who had no
sold their time to money lenders cam
brokers.
The ordinance was finally shelved Of
| the third reading rule.
Alderman Hicks introduced reso
l luton requiring the collector to com
r pile a list of delinquent taxpayers ow
] ing more than 800 but this was tabled
= The action of the mayor for refusin
e the petition for a school trustee cleo
}. ton was finally endorsed by vote G
1 to 3.
The mayor was authorized to max
:. a contract with the street railway com
n pany to operate the railway stree
sprinkler, and then the council &C
journed.
o SAN ANTONIO IS LUCKY.