The San Angelo press. (San Angelo, Tex.) 1897-1907, 1904-03-24
CITY COUNCIL MEETS.
Special Session OF Board Held Last
Monday Afternoon. Santa Fe
Crossings to be Lighted.

crossings 10 ne LiRHteu.
The city council met in called
session OH Monday afternoon at
5 o'clock in the tax-assessors Of
flee at the court house.
Present: Mayor Powell, AL
dermen Morgan. Bird and HERR.
mon; Secretary Webb and Marsh
al Coleman. Absent: Aldermen
Hail and Rust.
Petition presented by Chas. A.
Farquhar to erect building with
in the fire limits, the building to
be covered with corrugated iron
and to be erected on the site of
his old stable. The petition was
referred to the fire and water
committee, Alderman Bird being
added to the committee. Adioin-
ing property owners will be noti-
fled as to when the matter will
come up for final discussion in
order that they may present OBJ
AUCTIONS, should they desire TO do
50.
Written applications of l.. n.
Snow and Tom Kemp for the Of
flee of city pound keeper were
presented. it was stated that
said Grdwood was also an appli-
cant and that Doc Moss, Will
NAMES and Owen Dougherty,
We're also DESTROYS of applying for
the office. The Mayor appointed
David Girdwood and the appoint
ment was confirmed by the coun-
Gil. A sign will be placed at the
pound and it is intended to noti-
fly the people that the law is now
in force.
The marshal was instructed to
notify the owners or agents of
the property where the recent fire
occurred to clean tine brick and
debris off the sidewalks. The
city agrees to let the brick be put
in the street where it will be used
with the gravel.
Regarding combinations Of
the two buildings left standing in
the San Angelo Hotel block, the
council will await the reports Of
John Willeke, August Ba!fanz
and O. RuiIini, who were employ
ed by the owners TO inspect the
building.
Discussion was had in regard to
official ballots and printing of
same.
The city secretary stated that
under the Terrell election law
candidates were required to file
notice in writing Of their desire
to he candidates for the Offices.
These notices should be filed with
the secretary for city offices.
The matter of II city dumping
ground was discussed. A suitable
ground has not yet been
found.
Alderman Morgan brought up
the matter of dead chickens in
alleys and the unsanitary condi-
ton of the alleys. The council
decided that the alleys must be
cleaned up.
Alderman Bird presented the
following resolution which was
passed and adopted: "Be it re-
solved by the City Council of the
City of San Angelo: That the
Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe
Railway Co., n corporation now
running railway into this city,
be and is hereby not1 ed to place,
erect and maintain lights of not
less than one thousand candle
power at each of the following
places: On Chadbourne street
where the railway crosses it; on
Magdalen street where the rail-
way crosses it, and on Randolph
street where the railway crosses
it; and that copy of this resell
ution be ut once presented to the
agent of said railway corporation
by the city secretary.
An ordinance prohibiting in
jury to the waterworks, valves,
etc, was read. This ordinance is
also intended to stop the prac-
tice of leaving hydrants run all
night to irrlgate lawns and gar
dens.
Council then adjourned.
All the iced drinks at Woot-
toms, They are delicious,-try
them. II IT,