San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1894-04-17
THE FAIR
WAGNER & cHABOT,
THE MAYORS MESSAGE,
DELIVERED BY THE HON. GEORGE
PASCHAL,
At the Meeting of City Council,
Monday, April 16, 1894.
MAYORS OFFICE,
April 10Th, 1894.

IL Iuc Hull Nitg NOuhSI'
GENTLEMEN -
The budget for the incoming tis-
cal year is herewith presented for
your consideration. The same
shows an aggregate estimate for
the general expenses of the city Of
S277,342.OO. This is a gross reduc-
ton in the current running eX-
penses Of the city of $47, $3.50, as
compared with the budget of the
present fiscal year, which provided
for $325,314.5O The estimate for the
Police and Fire Departments re-
main substantially the same.
There is added to the Street
Commissioners department the
sum of $7,33l.50 making the
appropriation for this purpose for
the incoming year, $35,7lO.O0.
There is a saving in the estimated
cost of the Health Department
of $19,O70O0. This saving it is be-
lieved can be brought about by
proper management of the City
Hospital under the direct control
and supervision of the city's Off
Gals and will not impair the eff
cheney of that department in
affording relief to the unfortunate,
but upon the contrary it is believed
that it will give relief to a greater
number. The repairs on the hos
pital building are nearing compile
ton and the city will soon be in
possession Of it.
AS compared with the Budget
of the present fiscal year
there is a saving Of $22,260.OC
on account Of. lighting. The es-
Ntimate for this years budget was
for $50 arc lights at coz a night,
amounting to $4,000. The esti.
mate in this budget is for 200 arc
lights Including gas and incan.
descents) at 40r a night, making q
total of $24,S4O.
1t is to be regretted that great
er amount cannot be set aside fol
the Street Commissioners depart
ment, but a large amount of the
old floating Indebtedness is still
confronting US, and l reiterate tina
the city must be just to her credit
ors before she is entitled to be too
generous to herself.
The machinery for crushing ant
screening gravel is now here ant
will soon be in operation. Ar
rangements are under way will
the S. A. Street R'y company t
put in a track from it's lin
on East Commerce street, to the
city gravel pits, the intention be
ing to haul the gravel over sal
track by fiat cars and dummy en-
gines at night after passenge
traffic has ceased. 1t is believe
that 40 per cent in the cost G
transportation will thus be savet
and that the gravel thus treate
will make far more lasting an
enduring streets. 1t is thus sOugh
by this saving in transportation
make the money allotted to tn
Street Commissioner S department
accomplish more than it has eve
done before.
The work Of street improvement
is most important one and tn
necessity is therefor fully realize,
and appreciated.
The sum Of 34,762.24 has bee
expended on the streets in tn
past year, this amount has bee
drawn entirely from the genera
fund. Only $4.l3 was foun
available for street purposes b
this administration out {
the sum Of 100000 raised from tt
issue of bonds for street improv
ment purposes. Not one dolls
in bonds have been issued by tn
administration for street improv
ments or for any other purpos