San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1892-03-29

IN case OF nre, TO use the new derlal nook
and ladder truck. That they be
Houston street and the company be
compelled to put wires in cables. on'the
following streets: Houston street from N.
Flores TO Alamo plaza; on Alamo plaza
south TO Commerce stree; nom Alamo
street down Commerce street, to and in
Guiding Military plaza. Adopted.
Sanitary committee reported on DR..
Oldham'S report of examination OF bawds
as correct. Favorable on Manuel Lopez
being allowed to use a lumber vault; A.
Xaunner, to build a ceSSpOOl; Sadie Ray,
TO build ceSspoOl; DR.. Field, for a lumb
vaur: w. ID. Ewalt, for same. These
cesspools are to be without bottoms.
lockwood, for the building committee,
reported on receiving two bids for con-
structing an elevator in the city hall.
The Hale elevator company was the
lowest, at s26l9, and their bid was adopted.
The elevator will be hydraulic. 1t will
be paid for Z down when completed,
balance of money in II months, at s per
cent interest.
Beckman had asked Mr.. Frasch, as
SCISSOR, how much a wagon would cost
per day for his work of aScertaining
number of new houses and other improve
ments made during the past year. 1t
would cost s1.75 per day. The amount
lOl WV llOubho " Is dPpiOpA i"bCu'
NEW BUSINESS.
Lockwood, that the wall of a build
ing on Crockett street, owned by +. |.
Meyer, was unsafe, as condemned by the
city engineer, and that owner be ordered
TO remove same. Adopted.
Also. that property owners on West
Commerce street from Cameron street to
San Pedro creek, be ordered to put side
walks In good condition. Adopted.
Also, that all street railways holding
franchises on any streets of that city they
have not constructed railways upon, be
ordered to begin operations on same
within the next 30 days or forfeit fran
chiSe for same. Certain railways had
held such franchise on certain streets for
seven or eight years. This was re-
ferred to the committee on petitions, rules
and ordinances.
By Guerguin-That the street commits
siOner be ordered to put PrObandt street
in good condition. Adopted
Beckmann- That the city engineer eS-
innate the cost of diyerting the ditch on
branch ditch, that the same might be
filled and street made wider and sidewalks
be built. Adopted
Beckman-That an election be held
some time in April to take the sense of the
taXpaye'S as to whether the mayor shall
tie authorized to issue monthly notes
ht airing interest, for $4,000 per month to
pay current expenses of the city, said
notes redeemable as city taxes are col
lected. He stated that the city should
not saddle poSterity with a bonded debt
for the needs of our day, such as lights.
water, street sweeping, sanitation, etc,
but should bear it ourselves. He said if
this is voted, in the future we shall have
no difficulty in raising money and no diff
hculty in placing the notes, or be tied
down TO one certain party and not be able
to get any more. We can place these
notes with other banks and private citi-
ZenS. The old custom of carrying the city
from year to year has been in vogue, but
he could find nothing in the charter to
authorize it.
Mayor Callaghan-YOu seem to init
mate that the previous notesare not legal?
Beckman-The belief exists, and as to
whether the city has the right to issue
them, there is a question. Ii has been
the custom simply to DO so.
Mayor-Ihe new hscal year begins in
June, now we owe 100000. How do you
propose to pay that? Answer-By the
| taxes. Then in 1898 the same way. We
want to put it before the people for their
sanction.
Lockwood city has been borrow
! ing this way for 10 or ~ years. Suppose
the people vote it? Does the vote legalize
| il? Why, it don't amount to that, Snap
ping his fngers). If it is illegal now, it
| would be illegal then; and if they vote
no, what position are you in? There is
| only one way and the legislature only
has the right to change the charter.
| Beckman-I don't question their legal
| lty, but we want popular expression on
it. want to give notes to pay at the
end ofthe year. Not for posterity to pay.
| a nriUa nitizaN yUOnlHp'r do il
| Mayor-By issuing these notes the first
| or would be taken up and the man who
| would take large amount would have to
wait the longest for his money. We owe
the 5. A. National bank for one year on
past due paper now. Because we began
on credit of IL months, is it reason that
we go on always? Let this trust company
| yOn have formed take IL up. This plan
will have the effect TO kill this bond pro-
position. whether intended that way OF
! not.
Hoefling-If we get in S4GO, 900 from taxes
we can paw the debt and have S15O,OOO tC
run on for few months, besides other
taxes coming in. II you could borrow
the money from all over the city we coulC
get iJ perhaps at 3 per cent.
Mayor-We row have 100000 bach
taxes we can't collect. That would wipe
out the Sl50,0O0.
Hoefing - 1t is mistake, then
to quote these assets in the state
meuts and mislead the people To pa!
81, 100000, which will soon be the citl
debt, will take As years. and we will thei
have paid S5,OO1O0O. It's like building
house in a building and loan association
Lockwood said there We're good buildin.
and loan associations. History show
that 25 per cent of the taxes every yea
are not paid. He asked Beckmaau wha
man would loan $4,000 at 30 days, as tn
last note would be? He grew eIoquen
and said: mo great enterprise was eve
was bonded Why, you are 100 years be
hind the age"
Beckmann replied TO LockwOOd'S cues
ton: Ihe ordinance SimnlX saYS in cas-