San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-12-07
T0BIN HILL RESIDENTS WANT
A PUBLIC SCHOOL AND
PARK.
Number Of Appropriations Voted
Freight Railway Franchise
Granted And Favorable Re-
port On The New Mar
ket House Presented.

The first meeting of the city council
in December was held yesterday with
all the members present except Alder
man Mueller who was absent on leave.
During the session, to the surprise OF
some of the aldermen. Alderman
Ronse walked in and took his seat,
this being his first attendanc in sew
eral meetings.
After reading of the minutes petit
tions and communications were read
as follows:
Bill of w. w. Campbell, for re-sur-
vey of the Rock Quarry road, $40.
Peter Slavin and others for free mar
ket stand on Military plaza.
Citizens II have ex-0tiicer Collins re-
instated.
Report of the ditch commissioner for
the month of November, showing eX-
penses of S1S7.25.
II. G. Scott for permission to connect
San Antonio Daily Express building
with sewers on Navarro street,
Report of city marshal on fines for
the month of November.
Report of the poundmaster for No
vember.
William Trampoling and Me Lovece,
for sole privilege for erecting public
waterclosets at their own cost and eX-
pense, the closets to revert to the city
at the end of ten years, the revenue to
the promoters to be derived from the
use of same.
Il L., fn, p,nntIlk all
ance.
Mary Grimsinger, for correction of
assessment.
The nominations of Mr.. Gresham, as
assistant city engineer, and DIR. Lank-
ford member of the board of
health, were confirmed.
An invitation from the Firemens'
Relief Fund association TO their an
nual ball to take place in Beethoven
hall. was accepted unanimously.
a number of bonds of plumbers
were approved, while a number were
laid over for investigation of the finan-
cial standing of the sureties.
The finance committee then made
its report, mostly granting appropria-
tons for street work, taxes, etc. The
total amount appropriated at yester-
days meeting was S3,174.O1.
This committee reported favorably
on an appropriation of 81 ,2O9.7O for
the repair of West Commerce street
from San Saba street to the crossing
of the l. & G. n. railway, on an esti-
mate made by the street commission
er. OF this amount it was said the
San Antonio Street Railway COM
,,,,,,-.. sfnoro Of tba axnouSa uould no
$609.10.
Alderman Surkey asked if an appro-
priation of $3.50 had not previously
been made for this work. Mr.. Hicks
was of the belief that it had. Alder
man Johnson had thought so and had
investigated the records of council
meetings but there was no record
made of il. 1t was finally explained
that the money had never been APP
propriated and only the estimate of
$3.50 was made by ex-Assistant City
Engineer Prefer and the amount was
unanimously appropriated.
On estimate of the street commits
sioner of cost of rebuilding very de-
fective bridge over Apache creek on
the Fredericksburg road, S5T7.55, this
was appropriated.
The sum of $500 was voted TO pay
Anton Strasser for damages to pro-
perry in opening Denver street, Ward
4.
The estimate of the street commits
sioner on amount due Manuel Sanchez
for putting South Presa street in good
repair, S367.S3, was appropriated.
George White was granted a permit
to build a $3.50 one-story frame house
i'm the inner fire limits on Convent
street and 7. A. Wade and Lewis
Bros, were granted permits TO erect
tents, one ON South Flores, the others
on South Alamo street.
The assessment committee reported
the following: r. T. Blair, reduction
of assessment not granted; A. A.
Michel. correction of error not grant |
ed: Alice Newman, TO have her nieces
exempted from taxes, not granted; |
Joseph Monier, for correction of as !