San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1892-03-22

stubborn Facts for the People 10
Think About,
One million and eighty thousand
dollars Isl $50, O00) bonds sold by the
Ca Afghan administration in less than
seven (7) years
over two millions five hundred
thousand dollars S2,500,0OO) from
taxes expended in the same time.
These are large sums, and properly
expended, nj ht have done vast
deal of good. But when will this cry
for more, more, cease? Surely not as
long as the asking is securing. II we
continue to vote BONDS for any and
every purpose, you certainly can not
expect extravaganza in expenditure
TO stop. Be assured that it will con-
Cinue in increased rates, and in q few
years more it will be- too late TO cry,
stop!
There is not an intelligent citizen
who has given any proper attention
RI city affairs, that could not plainly
see, that the tax levied for the year
lS90-9l, although op an increased as
sessment of nearly six millions, viz:
81 l0-100 was insufficient to meet the
prohigate expenses of the city.
This year 1922 they have not
only added another SIX millions to the
tax roll, but had to increase the rate
tn Sl.56 Last year (election) the ad
mlnistration, to meet the charge of
extravaganza. pointed to the reduced
rate of tax. Never said a word about
80 per cent increase of assessment.
II the mayer has borrowed 1906, 900.
from the bank, in ten months, and
still howIs for more, is is plain to be
seen that the $3.50, 900 which he pro.
poses to raise by the issue of bonds
will not meet the emergency.
at is not that Mr.. Breckenridge
doubts the solvency or good faith of
the city, but as a sensible man, he
objects to the amount that is needed
to run the political machine. From
this hint the honest taxpayer ought
to take warning"
There ought not to be, nor will there
be, any difficulty in obtaining suffi
cient funds to meet current expenses
from our home people, when the city
authorities proceed in legal manner
to get IT, There need not be any mo-
nopoly about this loaning business.
Let US all have price.
The people (this is supposed to in
clude the taXpayer) are disposed 10
aid the authorities if they show
proper regard tor their rights. The
people be d-m-d policy, has about.
we trust, played out. 1t is time they
were beginning to show some sign of
retrsnchment and reform before lay
ing before us such cheeky PROPOSE
tioD as we are required to vote on
April 18th. Why not have made the
da g April LIST?
or not this increase is real or fictitious.
NV OllO CdkCu Oil ltllS MS
long as everybody was prospecting
anu money abundant aud when
foreign spectators were booming the
city. Most of these seem to have
silently departed, and the real in
vestOrs, those who put their money in
brick and mortar, make anxious in
quiries about taxes, not forgetting
| school facilities.
| This leads to the natural inquiry:
what has become of the proceeds of
$50, 600 in bonds, voted by the tax
payers nearly two Years since, for
building school houses? This is en-
tered on the last financial statement,
put forth q few weeks since, as "Pro.
ceeds of bond sold for building school
houses, &C." There was nothing
said about IAN etc.n in the PROPOSE
| ton.
How long would this fund, If voted
| by the taxpayers, as is proposed, by
the sale of bonds last? Deficiencies
created from year to year, would ab
sOrb 10 within, perhaps, five years,
and the same condition Of affairs as at
present confront us.
There is no question ofimprovement
involved in the proposition to vote
$3.50 600 for current expenses. There
is $4,000 sold Nov. so, 1891, In the
bank today unappropriated, for pub
lie improvements. In a very few
months another $4,000 under the
charter, will also be available, and
you may be sure they will be issued
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