San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-04-06
NEW SUPERINTENDENT OF PUB
Lie INSTRUCTION APPOINT
ED BY THE BOARD.
City Cannot Tax Transient Stocks
Of Merchandise Collins Land
Company Cannot Have Any
More Of The River Other
Business Transactions,

Yesterdays council meeting began
about 4:15 o'clock p. m, with all the
board present and after the reading
of minutes petitions were presented
as follows and all were referred to the
proper committees:
Citizens of Sixth ward to have the
former pound limits of their ward re-
stored.
J. II. GrOesbeck, to pay taxes.
c. Griesenbeck, complaining of the
cutting off of the water of the Upper
Labor ditch.
Citizens, for water mains on Mason
street.
Citizens, asking that the Southern
Pacific Railway company place guards
on Burnett and Pine streets.
W. G. 7. Carver for telephone
| franchise.
Collins Land company, to build re-
tanning wall north of Houston street.
Citizens to have Bandera avenue
opened and WOOdlawn avenue mark
ed Off
Complaint against Detective McClOs-
key and Policeman Bowen by Sallie
Royal.
f. NJ. Edwards, for correction of his
time account as sewer inspector.
l.. V. Weathers, for reduction of as
SesSment.
\. Glassberg. for damages for horse
and buggy falling in the river.
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Veramendi building on SOledad street
is in a dangerous condition.
A. J. Chavez, for building permit.
Avenue d church, for use of side
walk on Alamo plaza during Flower
Battle. This was referred back for
permission of owners of building
where the proposed ice cream stand
would be located.
Communication from San Antonio
Street Railway company, asking for
hearing regarding the ordinance reg
ulating the transfer fare system.
VIM. Campbell, complaining of a
carpet sweeping establishment.
+. Walsh. for reduction of assess
ment and remission of taxes.
Il. Perez, reduction of assessment.
Expense account of the city marshal
for March.
Ed. II. Harris and others. for use of
San Pedro park for April 81.
NJ. Half, to lay drain pipe into a
ditch.
T. H. Meyer, to establish a meat
market
| \. NJ. Smith. to erect a frame dwell
| ling in second fire limits.
| l.. Cara, for correction and re
ductiOn of assessment.
a. b. Frank, to pay taxes.
NJ. b. Gaenslen, damages to crop
by construction of sewers.
Bishop Johnston, to have sewers eX-
tended to Carson street
The mayor stated that he had eX-
amined the contract between the city
and Consulting Engineer Samuel NJ.
Gray, made July g., 1896, and found
that Mr.. Gray had not fulfilled his
contract, and after reading the con-
tract, recommend that the same be
abrogated by the city council.
Alderman Denny presented an Ordi-
nance to declare the contract void.
Seconded by ROnse.
Mauermann asked If there was any
action of the council recorded by
which Mr.. Gray was allowed to visit
San Antonio fewer than seven times
per year. There was none.
The mayor then read letter from
Mr. Gray to Mayor Elmendorf asking
him to send him an official statement
of the amount of salary due him at
the expiration of the Elmendorf adj
miniStration.
Alderman Hicks asked if the Opin-
ion of the city attorney had been Sc
cured regarding the legality of abro-
eating this contract
The mayor said it had not
Mr.. Hicks was in favor of annulling
; the contract if it had been violated
but thought ii would be we'll to get the
city attorneys advice on the matter.
On motion Of Alderman johnson the
rules were suspended and the ordi-
nance was adopted. Aldermen Hicks
and Hamilton voting no.
The mayor said he had been investi-
eating the condition of the public
school finances and found there was
an overdraft of $4,000. Certain re-
trenchments would have to be made
in the school system to meet this and
to that end he wanted the council to
elect school superintendent for the
years of 1897 and '9S, in order that he
might he consulted by the school
board. about such retrenchments be
fore the next school term begins and
the budget for the next fiscal year
was made up. He therefore present
ed the name Of Prof VIM. SchOch.