San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-01-05
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on of the sewers. Delay would
but have afforded unCrupulOus
politicians an opportunity OF en-
broiling the matter in fresh compli-
cations and entanglements for the
sole purpose Of advancing their sell
| fish schemes.
There are over a thousand unem-
ployed men in San Antonio, who
are pinchPd by want, and who are
fairly hungeIing and thirsting for
work. The wolf already has his
paws on their thresholds.,O f course,
all of the unemployed cannot OBJ
tain work on the sewers. but 500
men will, doubtless, be able to get
work, and work will be a gOdsend
to them-a reprieve at the foot OF
the gallOws.
Five hundred men, at Sl.25 each,
per day could earn 1925 a day,
and So, $50 per week. Every dollar
of this amount would be expended
in our city. Laborers cannot hoard
their wages, or deposit them in
bank, these hard times, particular
ly, when they have been out of
work for months and living on
the most scanty ratiOns.
Now the expenditure OF $4,000
a month in our city will answer
splendidly for axlegrease, and
cause the wheels of business to re-
volve easily. This sum will be
the monthly wages earned by 500
day laborers for excavating the
ground for the sewers. There will
be other monies paid out by the
contractor for material and labor.
City Attorney Dwyor was sat
down upon by the council with the
force of the biggest pile driver
ever made. 1t was smashup Of
the city attorney. The idea Of the
city attorney that not withstand
ing the contract was let at about
1920 the whole batch Of the
$500, 900 bonds must be sold before
the contract was awarded, or one
lick Of work done, was absurd and
ridiculous.
The very moment the bonds are
sold, the interest will begin to run
on them, and the city would be
paying interest on money, that
was lying idle in the vaults Of the
bank. For the proceeds Of the sale
Of the sewer bonds cannot be law
fully used, for any purpose, except
sewerage.
The city can let out work to the
amount of the 100000 Of cash on
hand, and sell $25O,OOO of bonds in
less than thirty days before the
100000 cash has been exhausted.
This is regular and legal. The city
will receive whatever interest may
have accrued at the date of the
sale Of the additional S25000O OF
bonds, and this will be a clear
gain to the city.
AS Engineer Gray estimated the
cost of constructing the sewers at
$342, 900, the city drove a first rate
bargain in letting the construction
OF sewers out at 1891, 20945, or
Whereabouts. The business has
been well and promptly done up to
this time.
Seventy-tWO miles of sewerage
in the most densely populated por-
ton of San Antonio will be an eX-
cellent achievement, and will make
assurance dOubIY sure" of the
health Of our city, which, by ma
ture, is deficient in drainage, even
for storm water.
How lamentable it is, that
George Paschal did not live to see
the sewer system completed His
whole heart was enlisted in this
great work of sanitation, and his
Jealous and laborious efforts to
carry the issue of sewer bonds pre-
cipitated the attack that snapped
the brittle thread of his life. Let
the people remember his herculian
efforts to carry the sewer propo-
sition, and give George Paschal a
warm p ac9 in their hearts.
| Now, let there be no factions
opposition to the prompt con-
struction of the sewers. The people
owe it to themselves and to the
best interests of San Antonio, to
frOwn upon and discountenance
any efforts, come from what quar-,
ter they may, to interpOse a fac.
tious opposition to the prompt con,
struCtions of the sewers. Above
all, do not suffer selfish and I'm.
scrupulous office seekers, cliques
clans, rings, or what not, to use the
sewer matter as a spring board
from which to vault into office.
AS a matter of course, the tribe
of GROWERS, kickers and croakers
e and also, the tribe Of those who are
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