San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1891-02-27
Lockwood National
BANK.
SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS
J. 8. LOCKWOOD, President; }. NJ UIR. Cashier.
SAFE DEPOSIT VAULTS.
SPECIAL SESSION.
OF THE CITY COUNCIL YESTER
DAY.
Proposed New Charter-salaries
Raised-P 2.ice Appointments,
and a raid Fire Depart
ment-Means More
Taxes.
San ANTONIO,

At three o'clock yesterday afternoon
Mayor Callaghan let fly the pile driver
and the following alderman answered to
roll call: Beckmann, Bitter, BoelhauWe
Conner, Corbett, Gregory, Guerguin, Lock
wood, Persch, Santleben, Schreiner and
Weber responded.
The mayor opened the FieStas by orde:.
ing the clerk to read the proposed new
charter amendments, as follows:
An act to amend an act Incorporating
the city of San Antonio, approved Aug
ust 49,. 1870, and all acts amendatory
thereof, and to validate certain acts
Hereunder. Be it enacted by the legis-
lature of the State of Texas.
Section /. That sections 5, "a, 81. 43,
45, Is, S. 90, 102, 1l9, l27, 1873, pol, 203, 227,
and 249, Of the ucharter of the City or
San Antonio, approved August ID, 1870.
and all acts amendatory thereof. be so
amended as to hereafter read as follows.
Section 5. That on the Second Monday
in February, beginning with the year
1893, a mayor, recorder, collector, treas
uTer, city attorney, auditor and one alder
man from each ward in the city and four
alderman from the city at large, shall be
voted for,a and the returns lof such election
shall be made as hereafter provided.
Sec. "a. At the first regular meeting OF
the city council, after the PRONUNCIATION Of
the result of the election for mayor and
other officers, the city council, upon nom
nations therefor, made by the mayor,
shall proceed to elect city clerk, one
physician, one street commissioner, one
or more market masters, one or more
water commissioners, one city engineer,
one assessor, city marshal, and clerk of
recorders court, and one or more assist
ant marShals, and such police and other
officers as they may deem necessary for
the proper administration of the city
government, and for the interest of the
city. They may provide by ordinance for
the suspension or removal, by two thirds
vote of the entire council, of all officers
elected by the people or appointed by the
council, for malfeaSance, miSfeaSance, or
nonfeasance in office; and shall fill
vacancies as they may occur, provided
such vacancies occur not less
than nine months before the expiration
of the term of office of the parties vaca-
ting.
Sec. 81. In case of vacancy in any
Office filled by an election by the people,
such vacancy shall be filled by majority
vote of the city council; provided, such
vacancy occurs within nine months of an
election therefor, otherwise the mayor
shall order an election TO fill such vacan-
cy; provided further, that the successor
of ward alderman shall in every case be
areSident of the same ward as his prede-
ccSSOr.
Sec. 43. To borrow money on the cred
it of the city, and issue bonds therefor, to
an amount not to exceed $4,000 for street
improvements, and $4,000 for sidewalk
purposes during one year; provided, that
the >um of $4,000 per year for sidewalk
purposes may be borrowed for and during
FIVE years from the passage of this act
and not thereafter. To make a loan ex-
ceedng the aforesaid sum, the question
must be submitted to the propnrty tax
payers. voters of the city, and
if sustained by a majority OF the
votes polled such loan shall be law
full. All bonds shall specify for what pur-
pose they are Issued, and shall not be sold
Tor less Than their par value; provided
that no debt shall be contracted for the
payment whereof such bonds are issued
except the sidewalk bonds until such
bonds shall have been disposed of and the
proceeds thereof paid into the city treas
ury, and when any bonds are issued by
the city a fund shall be provided to pay
the interest and per cent per annum on
the principal as sinking fund to re-
deem he bonds, which fund shall not be
diverted or drawn for any other purpose
and the city treasurer shall honor no
draft drawn or said fund, except to
pay the interest or to redeem the bonds
for which it was provided, and for the
payment OF Sucn loan 10 lev Il special JdN
over and above the general tax al
lowed by this act; provided, the rate of
tax shall not exceed one half of per cent,
and the rate of interest paid shall not eX-
eeed per cent; provided. also, no loan
shall be made for any. other purpose or
purposes than those connected with the
CORPORATION of said city, and no loan shall
be made to aid any private enterprise,
railroad or undertaking not under the
management and control of the city cOun-
ell. The sinking fund for the redempSion
interest of any lO9p or debt to be invest
ed, as fast as the same accumulates, in
United States bearing bonds, bonds OF the
State If Texas, or in the city bonds, and
such bonds, and the interest OF such
bonds. TO be re-inveSted and TO be sold
when necessary to pay debts or loans:
The amounts expended by the city out OF
said sidewalk fund for the construction OF
sidewalks for individuals, shall, as last as
the same is repaid by such individuals 10
the city, be used for street improvements.
Provided further, that all bonds hereto
fore issued, under the amendment OF this
section, approved april Sd. 1889, be and
the same are hereby validated in the
same manner as if said act had provided
for a sinking fund OF 2 per cent instead OF
10 per cent.
Sec. A. To appropriate and provide for
the payment of the debts and expenses OF
the city: and to issue rCfunding bonds for
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