The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1884-09-17
CITY COUNCIL,
REPORT OF FINANCE COMMIT
TEE ON TAXES.
Mayor French and Alderman Bel
KNAPP Granted Leave OF Alb
sence for Three Weeks.

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Gil yesterday, 'ne Iono"Ins "ere pres
ent; Mayor French, Aldermen Bolton,
Belknnp, Lockwood. Smye. schreiner,
Arnaud. Pauly. Richter. Cardenas, Story.
An Invitation was read from the Mex
,ca, Mutu., soc,etv which VIVA accent-
--,a, $500 ,e'' ''F'
eu WIN thahks'
Seventy Owe dollars was appropriated
on request of Assessor Frasch, for an
ass,st.nt in the Assessor,s Office.
"Ssi''"''' III '"o 1Ns'eeso. o'"oe.
The resignation oil August Zenk ms
as policeman was accepted.
Anton Schumacher asked for nppojnt-
,ant on no,,oo soroa pafarrod ,np Police
''e"' vi Po"eo .oioo' "eie'iou w o"'o
committee, ana approved on recon-
mendation Of Alderman Belknap.
oonm,n;cat;on ,vos tho, road from
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mayor rrencn' hsN'ng ior ieavc vi ap-
sence. Granted, and Alderman Schrein-
err elected TO fill the vacancy thus
created
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lowing report rom the Finance COM
mittee in regard TO taxes:
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Valoran' rox for H. Sunonrt a ~ ,ha
citv Gnvernnant for ,he 2y,saal Var
En3Ino Febrnorv os 1sss
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De ~ orohineu ny the Oity COUNCIL OF
oah Antohio'
Section ]. That there be, and Is here
by, levied for the municipal year be-
ginning March ], 1881, and ending Feb
ruary ~, 1850, on every male inhabitant
OF this CITY six months prior to March l,
1884, between the ages OF II and 0years,
not otherwise exempt by the laws OF this
state, poll Tux OF III.
Section 2. That there be, and is here
by, levied for general purposes for the
municipal or fiscal year ending February
Is, 1850, on all property, real or personal,
within the limits OF this city not other
wise exempt by the constitution and
laws OF this state and ordinances Of the
city tax ad valorem Of and at the rate
OF 50 cents upon every 500 valuation.
Section 3. That to provide for the pay
ment OF the interest on the bonded debt
OF the city, and to create a sinking fund
Tor the ultimate payment thereof, there
be and is hereby levied special tax Of
(20) twenty cents on every one hundred
dollars valuation, on all property mem
TONED In the second section thereof.
Section 4. That to provide for the pay
ment OF the second installment Of the in
debtedness Of the city to the county OF
Bexar, on account OF the Manual Labor
poor house, there be and Is hereby lev
led on all the real and personal property
ofthis city subject to taxation, u special
tax or (!0) ten cents on every one hun
dred dollars valuation.
Section D. That In accordance with an
ordinance heretofore passed and ratified
by the property taxpayers, at an cleo
tion held on the Sth day Of May, 1882,
that there be and Is hereby levied for
the municipal year 1884 special tax OF
llO) ten cents on every one hundred dol
lars valuation OF real and personal prop
erty OF this city subject to taxation, for
the payment OF the third installment
due for the Central school building. -
Bolton announced an increase Of 8
cents on the SlO0 over last year, where
upon Alderman story suggested that the
rate be Increased, as the city was in