San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1891-06-29
SHORT STOPS.
What the People are Saying

WHAT the feOPIe are saying.
Under the head of Contingencies"
In the city financial statement for
quarter ending Nov. 30th, there ap-
pears this item: September, inter-
est on notes, ETC., $40. 90; November,
interest on notes, etc, $14. 100 00-total
Sl4, $40 co." OF purse we are in the
dark as to the ''etc;" but if we are
paying these enormous interest bills
on notes, no wonder ~ city treasury
is dry.
The "interest on notes." etc , would
do an immense deal of public improve.
ment. Our city should be 80 man
aged as not to have its current income
mOrtgaged year in and year out. An
administration that has finally land.
ed our city affairs IN the pawnshop
cannot end too soon.
"Bills Payable" lie the designation
given to the monthly lone of $40, 900
made to run the city government, up
on which the city pays 8 per cent in
terest. Now would it not look better
and more Ineligible to the people,
for the city clerk to have q separate
heading for the notes given by the
city for money to run the machine,
and have the interest account and
everything pertaining to this borrow
ing transaction kept together.
A financial statement should be go
plain that the ordinary citizen who
has not had a commercial college
term could understand it, but the
truth is the statement just published
is not INELIGIBLE to experts, 80 far as
giving q perfect disclosure Of the
financial condition of the city, is con-
cerned.
We are to have one other report of
of this character, then our auditor
must come to the scratch under the
provisions of the new charter amend
meDts. Will he give us a report that
can be understood?
The auditor claims to have inetitu-
ted a complete set of business kept
books: If so 1t Is a great improvement
over past experience.
The report of the recent grand jury
will meet the hearty approval of q
majority of our intelligent citizens.
In reporting their investigation of
matters touching the conduct of
officials and public affairs the grand
jury only performed their duty.
1t is to be regretted that the inves-
tigation was not begun at a time
when the jury could have carried
their work to practical conclusions.
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The Express, being the "official
organ" must make a show OF defense
against the damaging report of the
grand jury; but between the lines
there is a hearty endorsement of the
report.
The Express says: ut is the first
instance on record wherein @ grand
jury has made public charges or &C.
cusations they failed to find bills of
indictment upon" If the Express
editor had turned back to his files he
would have found a grand jury re-
port far more sensational and much
more for political effect.
AS there is 40 political campaign on
hand, the grand jury can hardly be
charged with campaign Intentions.
The grand jury seems to have done
their duty faithfully up to the date of
adjournment, and deserves the thanks
of all good citizens for as much as
they have done.
The criticism of the Express is
weak and much in the nature OF a
confession of Judgment. The Express
eviedntly enjoys the discontinue of
its official patrons.
Y. NJ. B.. A. Hop.
Those who attended the Y. NJ. B.
AIS social hop at Krisch's hall Sat.
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