San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-02-10
FACTS AND FIGURES FOR VOTERS.
THOSE TAX DODGING CANDIDATES.

and 1898, amounting to S66.60.
Mrs Bryan Callaghan owes taxes To-
the years 1888 to 1898 inclusive, which
amount TO Including interest, Sl5I9.5S
Mrs. CaIaghan Navarro owes taxes fol
the years 1871 TO 1898 inclusive, whict
amount to E., O59,74
Louis hTRstrOm owes taxes for tn,
10 81, IA So
CaiIos Gterguin owes taxes for the year:
log2 and 1898, which amount to 81 653. 40.
John j. ind Bette Stevens owe taxes
Tor the years 1885, 1891 aud 1898, which
amount TOTO the sum OF So ,525.22.
-. X. sullivan owes taxes for the veal
1855, amounting to S67.63.
sullivan Shoe company owes taxes for
the year lS'3, amounting to s13s.3s.
II, l.. e. Brand, on my oath states that
the above Is a correct statement OF the
taxes owing by the above named parties
according 10 the back-tax books now In
my possession.
lSigned.l L. C. BRAND,
Back-taX Collector.
Attest:
E. R. NORTON,
City Clerk.
San Antonio, Texas, Feb. 4th, 1895.
CHAPTER 90, SECTION 6, PART 1, REVISE,
CITY ORDINANCES-TAXEs.
1t shall be the duty of the City Clerk to
furnish TO the collector a weekly state
m-nt OF any and all taxes reserved by him
out OF any payments be may make, of
moneys owing by the city to any party
owing taxes; and 1t shall be the duty OF
the CIV Clerk in giving certificates Of in
debtedness or drafts on the City Treasurer,
to LOOK over the list of assessments OF
taxes after said taxes become due, and
deduct the same out Of any payment
about to be made; and no person agains,
Wnom tax has been assessed, aud the
same being due, shall draw money from
the Treasury, or obtain draft thereon.
without hrSt deducting the said tax.
November IA, 1894, Henry Elmendorf,
the mayor of the city, offered to buy six
acres of land supposedly owned by Mr..
Callaghan, and used by the city as a
dumping ground, for the sum of 81, 500 90.
From this amount Mr.. Callaghan's city
saxes were to be deducted. Upon InveSti-
CATION IL appeared, however, that Mr..
CalIaghan was not the owner OF the six
acres In question, aud for that reason the
sale Was not conSumated, and the taxes
above specified are still unpaid.
SHOULD CITY CONTRACTS BE LET TO THE
LOWEST BIDDER?
February II, 1890, the abstract OF bids
for the mesquite block pavement on
streets In this city was taken up in the
City Council for consideration and deter
minatiOn. OConnor & Co., Of Dallas,
bid per square yard of block paving com.
plete, with round or hexagonal blocks,
& SO. Mickeljohn & Co. bid for same per
SQUARE yard. for the ROUND blocks: g l6,
blocks, Ga. 06. Notwithstanding OConn0r
g. Co. offered to furnish good and sufh-
Gent bond to secure the faithful per
Torrance OF the contract TO lay the block
paving bid upon, the City Council, with
Bryan Callaghan as mayor, awarded the
contract to Micklejohn & Co. Under this
contract 80, 74S. 81 square yards OF paving
was done by Micktejohn & Co. at a cost
in excess Of that which would have been
required under the 0'Connor bid, amount
ing toSl5,719.
In addition to this extra cost, the city
was compelled to replace paving done by
its contractor, at cost OF S5,lO6, 10 S
which fell upon the city in addition to the
excessive cost paid the contractors. To-
tai loss to the city, $2O.S25.
(See minutes of meeting OF City Council,
February II, 1890, aud suit OF MickleJohn
VS. City of San Antonio, in Thirty Seventh
Judicial District COURT.
Compare prices of bridges under French
and Callaghan administrations.
FRENCH ADMINISTRATION.
The superstructure of bridge on Com
merce street, built in 1SSl-weight, S. 600
poundS-was contracted and built for
S5,s4S. 90.
Houston Street bridge was built in 1882,
at cost for superstructure OF SS,5f5 W.
CALLAGHAN ADMINISTRATION.
St. Mary's Street bridge, for iron work,
concrete roadway, contract price, Sl3,-
436.OO. Total cost Of this bidge, including
$11OO paid for writing in letters OF gold
the following inscription: Bryan Gala
CHAN, Mayor" S21, 3l7,99.
Crockett Street bridge; contract price
Sl1,296. Total cost of this bridge, &c.
04O39.
Market Street bridge; contract price
Sl3l97,OO Total cost Of this bridge, 3d.
623;7l.
l>ee Auditors reports, on file in City
! offices.)
THE CITY HALL JOB"
: The contract for the construction OF the
4 City Hall vas let II Ed Brsden, Sr., for
was furnished by Mr.. Braden for tht
faithful performance Of his contract
This building, however, under Gala
shsn's administration, for work covered
BY the Braden contract, cost Sl9S, 800, Of
an excess over the contract price Of $40,
800. NoSteps we're taken by Mr.. Gala
CHAN, or his counsel, to enforce the liabil
ity Of the contractor or his Sureties. Mr.
Thad, w. Smith and Mr. Lewis were two
of the sureties on this bond.
MORE CITY HALL.
April Is, 1891, Charles F. King wa
awarded the contract for painting the
CITY Hail, according to certain plans ant
specifications, for s1,555. The books o
the cityshow that the contractor received
for painting the City Hall, including ex
trss for painting parts OF the same build
ing. 81. VS. rs, being sl,4l0.25 in excess o
contraG, and records do not show tina
any exgs amount was allowed by the
council.
HOW MAYOR CALLAGHAE DIVERTED TIL
SINKING FUND.