San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1892-01-26
CITY COUNCIL.
GREGORY AFTER THE SIDE
WALK DELlNQUENTS.
The City's Bad Financial Status
Presented by the MayOr-City
Attorneys Many Opin-
iOns-Other Bust
ness,

A we'll attended meeting of the council
occurred yesterday. Following bushes.
was disposed of:
R. NJ. Mayes. to open meat market: re-
ferred J. w. Foster & Bro, to opeI
meat market; granted.
A. w. Seeligson, that tax of 500 pei
year on the occupation of bill posting be
placed, instead of 81 per annum; referred
s. A. electric street car company, to be
allowed to erect certain poles; referred.
Nat Lewis, for permit to erect poles TO
support awning, corner Navarro and
Market streets; referred.
Alamo Fire Insurance company, to be
allowed to fill hole in Navarro street: re-
ferred.
Petition of citizens for hydrant on
Elm street; granted.
Report of chief of Fire Department,
accepting nine new fire hydrants from the
water company; adopted.
Ed Tullis was allowed to erect a mar
let stall. Also Manfres and Marrilion
The market masters report for December
was filed.
on bawds examined during week, fled
mission Of overnaid taxes grapted
p, d. Adams and Mrs. Craig for nav
for clothing DESTROYED by order of CITY
nbxSician Safarred
Report of city engineer on condition of
centre wall of Stoves building on Military
Lists of delinonent nronertv owners
wro had mot Constructed Sidewalk on
=, Marv,s OAKLAND Third Main
ovapna Rincon straet wera road On =,
Marv,s and Rincon ard nm Main ayenue
tho c;tv is among the deIinnuantS Mr.
Greoory was readv With q reSointiop 70
bayo The ci,y Of oroa do tbo s;dn,uai II,
huilding FOR oil these neonIe nd cbarga i,
a1ainst, bair nronort1 hi IT, Nos ioarnad
rSat many had NOT racaived tho nropor
notioa ~ Tho raomiro6 timo ond r. %
nocaSSorv tn orJar tLaro aTo;n 70 80
Strnct sidawalIS
NJ Woafiina woptod tho month eide "a
cnIiad naar nornor of Name straat Ia a.
ennd 81 a sidewait conId ha nlaced W."
W., panter on lava To Te 90 p,aoe
daman,, on $500. 800 ,;n ,n,
;da 0H 0io0N''' s'iee' niie iee'
W. a. r
tI;, 10" mo I,a.. "a o @a Aiu0Ae"i
III ro, -, !" % o.i'ns ~
nG ,nayoI asneq sne cT Sor 70 ne,
nnm ~ p,oriu,s rTTanSen ~, S'fe oiCy
otaone ca ~ i., VpiuiOs Vi Cne
!SSsuIis p9hus IVr ..,. Soo,OOG wa
shac ~ Will oe Iesai II niaJoIitt
HHe " opeIGy D"heiS Vi INC cIty shoult
woe lor tnenl'
., hlgetlilan LocKmoou salu we nave az
rlVeu al point W1ete we must lace th'
fackeI. "A heaVy deDt had Deen lhcreas'
nv lor tne past ~ years. mere was h'
way OUT oi IL out 10 oruer an e'ectlof
or impose low tax ana extend the time
hoenlne Wanted 10 know II the deot o
the previous year sheu,u De llquioateo DI
Inc present income OF the city or musttht
income Deuseu 10 deiray current expenses
Inc mayor explained the estimate o.
Values from the assessors DOCKS anC
showed that taxes due from these abou
April would De only ABOUT s25OOOO o.
S3OO,OO0 This money Is already pledged
after that we have IL months ahead of u
with no money coming In. Formerly tn
city had magnlhcent domain, from tn
old Spanish grant, Of fully two leagues
This got into the school funds, was solt
and the money used In former years TO
current expenses. That domain, except
few lots, is gone. Now we have TO Dor
row 100000 or S5O0,t00 annually an,
pay per cent interest for expenses
By issuing bonds you can pay the inter
est on this principal and sinking fund.
is a debt and must be paid. 1t is not 70
current expenses.
Lockwood wanted the opinion of th
city attorney published in the paperSsan
the matter laid over until then. This wa
done.