The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1888-06-07

colectable from the tax rolls of the pres
emit year, $27,139,69, to which may be
added approximately the following sums:
From Travis account hospital fund 600
From recorders court"....., ,2UO
From back taxes 1,5UO
From miscellaneous sources .,.,,,,,,.,,... 400
...................$960 600
Swelling the aggregate amount due and
available from all sources, provided the
entire ad valorem tax is collected together
with $12,173, now in the hands of the
treasurer, to $48,912.69, to run the govern
ment for the remainder of the fiscal year
closing November 80, 1883.
The mayor foots up the absolute
amount necessary to meet the current
expenses and demands upon the govern
ment for the same period upon its
present basis (reciting the various neces-
sary expenditures) to total of $780,
AL so.
The difference between this amount
and $49,912 so indicates the deficit to be
met, unless steps are taken at once to
materially reduce the present expenses.
This estimate does not set aside any
fund for miscellaneous or contingent ex-
penses, certain to arise, and which can
hardly fail to swell the aggregate ex-
penditures to 100000, or more.
The mayor adds: II think it not a
violent prediction to place the deficiency
at the end of the present fiscal year, un-
! less curtailment of expenses is imme-
diately adopted at $4,000. 1t should be
understood, however, that this includes a
deficiency of nearly $4,000, which was
brought over from last year."
| [. The mayor says further: 81 had hoped
that would be enabled to make an inno-
walton upon the time honored rule of
leaving deficiency for my successor to
provide for, and which as has heretofore
been the case, the people would be called
upon to meet through the issuance of an
other series of bonds. Our entire bonded
indebtedness aggregating $125,000, and
drawing from the taxpayers annually
3d. 400 for interest, was created solely
through the issuance at stated periods of
necessary amounts to redeem Obligations
which should never have been incurred
and which the charter of the city expressly
and specifically inhibited.
There is nothing to show in return for the
debt. 4 X u No penalty is
attached for violation of the charter, and
it is virtually ignored. 4 * 4
see no relief unless the people take the
matter in hand and secure from the
legislature an amendment to the charter,
prescribing heavy and direct penalty
for violation of the charter by the mayor
or aldermen of that clause which
prescribes that no liabilities shall be in ,
Cured in excess of the revenues"
The mayor feels he has done his duty
to avert the danger of large deficit, and
argues that reductions aggregating nearly,
if not quite, $4,000, can be made without
serious impairment to the successful adj
ministrat on of the city's affairs.
The message was ordered to be printed
in the Dispatch, and in the STATESMAN
also, if satisfactory terms can be made
with that paper.
A motion to refer the message to a
pecial committee was withdrawn after
considerable discussion of the motion and
the message.
The majority of the special committee
on locating the new arc lights reported,
recommtn ling one at each OF the foil w-
ing places:
Center of the street at intersection of
Congress avenue respectively with Live
Oak, Fourth or Cedar, Sixth or Pecan,
Ninth or Ash, Eleventh or Mesquite, Six
tenth or Cherry.
At intersection of Pecan respectively
with Bowie, Rio Grande, Guadalupe, San
Jaointo, Neches and East avenue.
At intersection of Layaca and Live Oak
and Lavaca and Cedar.
At intersection of Trinity and Live Oak
At intersection of Red River and Live
Oak.
At inters sction of Brazos and Mulberry.
At intersection of Sabine and Mesquita.
At intersection of Rio Grande and Null
berry.
At intersection of Rio Grande and Col
ege avenue.
At intersection of Lavaca and Peach.
At intersec ion of Sabine and Cherry.
At intersection of Lavaca and Linden.
At intersec' ion of Guadalupe and Elm.
At intersection of Guadalupe and
| Orange.
They further recommend the distribu-
ton of 100 incandescent lights to be To-
Gated by the aldermen of the respective
wards as follows:
| First ward, s lights.
Second ward, lights.
| Third ward, lights.
Fourth ward, lights.
Fifth ward, lights.
Sixth ward, - lights.
! Seventh ward, IA lighte.
Eighth ward, IL lights.
Ninth ward, 10 lights.
Tenth ward, IL lights.
| There was minority report presented.
The maiority report, however,was adopted.
Alderman DeGress for the special com
mittee on the mayors retrenchment pro-
positiont of last meeting, asked which of
the propositions the council would con-
si1ar