San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-06-22
.OOUNOILMEN AUTHORIZE TWO
GARDENERS, THREE HORSES.
Attempt To Hold Up City Tax Collections
For Back Salaries Again Put Down-A
+ Surer' Way To Be Provided.


routine business, referring of petitions
and reports of committees gotten
through with.
Petitions were presented as follows
and referred:
Mary Belhauwe for correction of as
sessment and refunding of taxes.
o. C. Brann, damages for injury to
his horse.
City assessor, for two assistants for
two and one-half months, to take as
sessments of personal property.
Mrs. Mary Warner, for remission of
taxes.
Albert Friedrich, complaining of Off
Ger Fitzhenry for not accepting him
as a surety on bail bond.
| Samuel NJ. Gray, bill of $3,50S75 for
services as consulting engineer.
| James Monier, correction of assess
ment; Mrs. Mary Held, to pay taxes;
Anchor lodge, A. F. & A. NJ, for re-
mission of interest and taxes; p. L.
| Snoak, remission of taxes; Arthur
Gunther, correction Of assessment; AL
| ice Norman, to exempt minor nieces
from payment of taxes; M. Friedman,
| to pay back taxes.
! The invitation of the Catholic Central
union to the Fourth of July celebration
in San Pedro park July 5th was accept
| ed.
Bexar county, to dig trench across
Dwyer avenue to carry off overofiw
from artesian well.
G. A. Wienre, for remission OF pound
fees; citizens, to close Alazan ditch;
John Sartor to place pop corn wagon
in San Pedro park; citizens, to have
brush cut off New Braunfels ay enue.
The estimate of the street commits
sioner to complete the Castso street
bridge over the Alazan creek was adop-
ted
Petition of Gen. Smith, of Washing
ton, to have interest paid on $4,000 city
bonds at the San Antonio National
bank instead of in New York was
granted.
Three copies of the new city direc.
tory were ordered purchased.
On committee report on Aldel man
Hicks resolution directing the pay
ment of back salaries from the first
collections in June, the report, adverse
to this resolution. was adopted by
ballot.
The Olive street bridge over the
Southern Pacific railway, was order
ed removed as it is dangerous.
G.. B. Boero was allowed a permit to
build on Dolorosa street, but not al
lowed to fill in any part of that street,
as asked.
The owner of the iron clad buildings
ON Soledad street, damaged recently
by fire was ordered to have them re-
moved, as being in dangerous condi-
ton.
The petition of citizens to vacate one
block on Wyoming street, East End,
was not granted.
Petition of w. F. Foster, damages to
horse by defective street, was refer
red. ts &:e
NJ. O'Day, remission of fine, not
grantend. ]. Bauer remission of pound
fee, 81 RENTED; s. Schlessinger, renis-
sion of fine, not granted.
Alderman Surkey's resolution to
place a light at the corner of WesS
Commerce and San Saba streets was
postponed to see how many lights had
been ordered ahead of this one.
An application from parties in Hous-
ton and Galveston for use of San Pedro
park, July 10 to q, during the drill,
not granted.
The street commissioner estimate
of the cost of repairging West Com
merce street, from San Saba street to
the l. & G. N. railway crossing, was
favorably received and 1925 or as much
as was necessary, were appropriated
| August H. Lieck and j. p. Barnes
We're allowed correction of assess
ments.
Petition of Silver Leaf Aid associa-
ton for use of San Pedro park July
16 to 21st was referred.
Alderman Mauermann introduced a
resolution to provide for the payment
of back salaries of employees and ex-
lemployes, in the order of their senior
lily, after sufficient money for current
lexpenses and twenty-five per cent for
street improvements had been set
aside from the tax collections.
Alderman Ronse moved to table the
resolution which was seconded.
The mayor said this was the Hicks
resolution in another form.
| Mr.. Mauermann said 1t would only
be method to pay off the old claims
slowly so the drain would not be felt
The mayor said the claims would be
lsettled quicker than that.
Mr.. Denny said it looked like an eff
fort to handicap this administration
and he was against it.
Alderman Johnson called for the bal
lot. but did not rise from his seat II
addressing the chair.
The mayor put the motion Of Alder
man Ronse, to table, declaring Alder
, man johnson out of order as he die
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