San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-05-25
HE RULES THAT COLLECTOR
SUT0R AND HIS B0NDSMEN
ARE RESPONSIBLE,
City Cannot Legally Indemnify
The Collector But The Latter
Must Account For Even
Delinquent Taxes.
Proceedings.

Yesterdays council meeting was
very brief on account of the absence of
any very important business and ad-
journment was taken a little before
six o'clock. The lengthy business,
principally was the reading of the min
utes and the reading of City Attorney
Minors opinion on the ACCESSIBILITY Of
the city indemnifying the collector for
levies on personal property. After
reading of the minutes, petitions and
communications were read as follows:
Sons Of Hermann, for use of Avenue
E public school building for the sum-
mer vacation.
Chas. Stewart, complaining of his
arrest by officer Springer.
T. NJ. Wilmot, for position as school
janitor..
Adina de Zavalla, for re-appointment
as school teacher.
]. w. Schuwirth, for disappointment
as teacher.
County commissioners proposition
that the city make part payment on
improving Dwye- Avenue with asphalt
paving.
]. T. Zurcher, to open a meat mar
ket.
Mrs. Ella Fielder. for re-appointment
as teacher.
H. Fehrmeister, for re-appoinment
as janitor.
t. NJ. oliver, for re-appointment as
janitor.
Shepherd & Sauer, to erect sign.
]. T. Barnes, to pay taxes on certain
property.
F. w. Foster. claim for damages
to horse from defective bridge.
Citizens Of Sixth ward, for an cleo
trio light, corner River avenue and
Josephine street.
C. A. Arnold, for disappointment as
teacher.
Citizens, for completion of a bridge
over Alazan creek on Castro street.
School Superintendent ]. z. Smith,
rendering his service until August 81.
The petition of Otto Solms for extra
pay in showing market masters the To-
caion Of butcher shops was not grant
ed.
The sum of $3.50 was appropriated for
improvement on West Houston street
The assessment committee reported
favorably on petitions of VIM. Niggli
and Mrs. Maggie Melville for separa-
ton of property to pay taxes, and re-
ferred the petition of Thos. H. Leake
back to the petitioner for explanation.
Adopted.
Petition of Frank Newton, John
Fordyce, H. z. Greene and Eli Mo-
lander, for position as sanitary inspec-
tors, were referred to the mayor.
An electric light was ordered placed
at the corner of Kingsbury and Cali
fornia streets, Fourth ward.
The matter of removing the wrecked
buildings at Nos. 20S and 210 Soledad
street was referred to the city engin-
eer.
The erection of four telephone poles
on Chestnut street was granted.
Petitions of Neal and Raster to run
a pop corn wagon, was referred to the
marshal
The Gulf Shore railway was given
permission. to extend its tracks to the
cotton oil mill on Starr street.
Transfer of franchise of same compa-
ny to San Antonio and Gulf railway
company was confirmed and permits
sion given to lower grade on Dawson
street. City Attorney Minor cautioned
the council that several damage suits
had already grown out of this same
grade and the city might become in
Volved.
The sewer committee reported ia
vorably on petition of sewer contract
ors for extension of time.
The petition of citizens to have sew
er contractors put Dawson and Elm
streets in good condition was granted.
The claims of Walter Scott, L. S.
Berg and G. r. Stumberg, for assess
ing damages to property by reason OF
the sewer work was referred to the
finance committee.
Alderman Hicks resolution provid-
ing that overdue salaries of city and
ex-city employees be paid as preferred
claims was brought up on motion to
adopt and was tabled by vote of the
council
Mr.. Hicks resolution providing that
the collector must levy on personal
property the city to furnish the in
demnity bonds, came up on City At