San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-11-09
Sisters Of Charity At Last Receive
Their Pay.
Some Few Petitions Presented.
Freight Railway Franchise Al
lowed And Sewer 0rii-
nance Adopted,

sence but is expected home this week.
After reading and adoption of the
minutes of last meeting communica-
tons were read and referred to proper
committees, being as follows:
Report of street commissioner of re-
pairs on Dolorosa and Commerce street
! bridges over San Pedro creek. Esti-
mate of cost of repairs of bridge over
Apache creek, $522.35.
o. Schendel, to be allowed TO place
hobby horse swing on Washington
square.
Mrs. Overmann, remission of atxes.
n. ]. Cosgrove, refunding of over-
charge on taxes.
Citizens to open Rogers street.
Estimate of street commissioner for
grading and graveling New Braunfels
avenue, 1865.
]. T. Hutcheson, to be allowed fence
certain property.
w. B. Clark for refunding of taxes
paid in mistake
Report of the city physician for Oc-
tober
The fire committee reported allowing
a building permit to the Arcade hotel
proprietor. Adopted.
Assessment committee reported in
favor of renting penalty of Geo.
Dahlgreen's taxes and for separation of
taxes on Frank Lewis prayer.
Mrs. Flores petition for remission of
interest and penalty on taxes was not
allowed, while E. L. Beihls petition for
separation of property was granted.
r. Hunstock's petition and that of
Otto Solms regarding taxes were not
granted as also that of Mr.. Wolfe for
remission of taxes. Other like petit
lions were also refused.
Frank Wilkin was granted a permit
to establish meat market on South
Laredo street.
The telephone company was given
permission to erect poles and rebuild
lines on Perez, South Flores, Macon
and Quincy streets.
Alderman Johnson called up his reso-
luton to build the sidewalk on Goliad
street and asked if the sidewalks and
finance committees had reported. The
finance committee reported that bids
to build the sidewalk had been re-
ceived and the lowest bidder was r.
G. Scott at $3.50 for the work. There
would be 17OS square feet of sidewalk
in the contract. On a subsequent mo-
ton of Mr.. Johnson under new business
the bid of Mr.. Scott was accepted and
the work ordered done.
Under unfinished business the ordi-
nance granting franchise over certain
streets to the Texas Transportation
company for a freight railway was
brought up by Alderman johnson and
the pending ordinance was read by
caption.
Alderman Denny introduced a sub
stitute which read the same as the
first ordinance down to section 2. The
substitute then recited that the direc-
tors of the company should indemnify
the city from all damage suits, and
that the sum of $500 be allowed as pay
ment of franchise instead of $1,000, the
first payment to be made June l, 1898.
The bond was also made $1,000 instead
of $4,000
At a vote the ordinance was adopted
as the mayor stated, for the present"
Alderman Hicks presented an Ordi-
nance amending an ordinance requiring
the street commissioner to see that all
parties eXcavating streets place same
in proper condition without the "A
hours previous notice as in the old or
dinanCe. within a reasonable time"
was substituted, and the ordinance was
adopted.
BY SUrkey-an ordinance to compel
owners of property to clear their lots
of brush and weeds. and declaring il
a nuisance to allow weeds and brush
to grow on vacant property. Where a
party of ten neighbors adjacent to such
property shall complain to the city
marshal, he shall first notify the
owners to clear the property and they
failing in this he shall have the work
done and charged to them, as a lien on
their property if they are non res
idents; if residents arrest and fine in
the recorders court is provided. This
was laid over under the rules.
The ordinance to compel property
owners having connection with the
river, creeks, storm sewers or bitches
to connect with the sewer mains was
adopted.
Alderman Mauermann said there
were a great many gas lamp posts OBJ
structing the sidewalks and introduced
resolution that the S. A. Gas COM
pany be required to remove them.
The mayor said he though these
lamp posts belonged to the city, and
that they would be removed.
Alderman Denny introduced an ordi-
nance to accept the sum of 1892 from
Ed. Villemain in payment of taxes
costs for the John Sepple homestead
on Matagorda street which had been
sold by the sheriff for delinquent taxes,
and that the city on payment