San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1886-11-09
HARMONIOUS BUSINESS.
THE CITY COUNCIL MEET AND DO
SOME GOOD WORK.

Alderman McAllster Resigns and the
Hospital Furnishing Fund is
Appropriated.
The council WAS a little late In getting
to work yesterday, but when 1t did get
to business it worked well and harmO-
niously until the end, there being an
evident desire on the part OF some OF the
aldermen to get through and be gone.
After the minutes had been read and
some slight alterations made, the fol-
lowing
PETITIONS AND ORD NANCEs,
etc. were read and dealt win:
From the San Antonio Il Aransas Pass
railroad, asking the right-uf-way
through city p-Operty five miles north
OF city. The said property being school
lands; the. matter was referred TO the
school board.
Letters from the Waterworks COM
pany replying TO Alderman Smye's reso-
luton, calling for the elevation Of a pipe
across the San Pedro creek. in which
they demurred at doing it.
Smye said 1t could easily be done; the
gas company had done it and the water
works could do the same,
Belknap thought there was difficulty
in the way, but the matter was referred
to the city engineer for report.
Petition from citizens on Dallas street,
asking that the branch ditch there be
stopped. Referred to ditch commits
siOner.
Report from city engineer respecting
OBSTRUCTION ON SAN FERNANDO
street, saying that contemplated i'm
provements could not be made until said
obstruction, consisting Of a bar extend
ing 10 feet into the street had been re-
moved, and the bar in question had no
right to be there. Ordered that the
owner ofsaid property be ordered to re-
move the obstruction within 10 days.
The reports OF the inspector Of weights
and measures, city jsiler, street commits
sionCr and others we're referred to the
usual channels.
Belknap, for the finance committee,
presented a petition from Fire Company
No. 2, asking fer 1856 due 10 them,
which was ordered paid. He also read
a letter from Chief Duerer, re-
porting that Fire Company No. 8 needed
q radical change. Chief buerler had no
complaint to make ofthat IRE company
beyond the fact that most OF the mem
bers lived too far from the station house
and were always late at fires. When
they got there, however, they did good
work, but unless this was altered he
would be obliged to recommend the dis
bandmcnt OF the company.
The resolution introduced by Snve,
calling for an appropriation OF 500 for
TYNAN's FENCE,
was not recommended by the commit
tee, because the property was benefited
by the improvement.
McAllister said the proper way was to
condemn the property and pay for IL. II
Mr.. lyman was damaged he had right
to compensation. Smye explained that
lyman had given six feet TO straighten
the street; he simply wanted money to
re-erect the fen sc torn down by the
city.
Belknap said that the committee did
not have the money lyman wanted,
and The street commissioners men could
put up the fence again. On motion of
Smye, 800 was appropriated from the
Fourth ward money to pay the claim.
Belknap read the 70 lowing
FINANCE REPORT:
In'pursuance of resolution offered by
Alderman French and adopted by the
council, as to by what manner the eI-
penseI OF the city government can be
curtailed for the balance Of this year, the
finance committee report and recon-
mend the reduction In the following de-
partments as follows:
Street Commissioned foreman,
carts. 10 men. plough and scrapers.
Health Department. carts, tnspec-
tors.
The dispensing Of the folio wing Of
ticers- Assistant collector, assistant as
SCISSOR. park keeper, cemetery keeper
4 II f,iN nd
This will save some $1,000.
The appropriated funds for $50 gas
lights: There are erected, 1872; and or
dered erected, II; making 343 total
surplus,7.
You appropriated funds for 379 by
drant.: There are erected, $40; and Or
dered erected, l; making BAL total-sur-
plus, So.
We would suggest that unless abso-
lutely necessary, no more be ordered
this fiscal year.
You appropriate $4,000 for contln-
gencles:
You have already paid out ....Sl7.655
You have bills due and not paid. 2,O75
Making a total draft of..........$l9,730
Leaving a balance OF. 270
Out or TINS ...... SZO,UOu
The council should determine whether
the interests Of the city would be pre-
served by the reduction OF a portion of
the police force, which WAS Increased
six in the first part Of this year.
Our report of October 26 showed that
after the collection OF all moneys due
the city. there would be a balance OF
$500. BY the reduction OF the accounts
named In this report and stopping further
expense you can bring this balance up
to some $4,000. This SHOULD be done,
for il is hardly supposable that the taxes
would be paid promptly.
There 10 a credit to contingencies OF
S270. What Ia saved in the above de-
partments should be credited to contin-
gencies. As we find the council has ap-
propriated S6275 more than there was
originally In this fund, this extra work
has not been ordered-and should not be,
until funds are provided for 1t.
The finance committee recommend
that the mayor and council expend not
a cent more for the balance Of the fiscal
year unless absolutely required. By so
doing, all bills and appropriations con-
tracted and made can be properly set
tied from the revenue OF thia year, due
and payable prior 10 March, 1887.
The next board OF aldermen and city
administration will have to do their own
financierlng. We cannot give them
surplus, but will be able to hand over
the special funds intact. The present
board or council found no money In the
treasury, and II we hand over to our
successors the special funds made good,
1t Is all we can do, and We believe 1t Is
success to have accomplished that.
(Signed) BELKSAP,
lockwood.