San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-03-04

propriatiOpS for incidental expenses"
and for meals for city prisoners. The I'm
cidental expenses" appropriation was
fixed at 1,5OO last year, but this has been
scaled down to $500, while only 81, 500 will
be spent for prisoners meals, whereas
So, 900 were appropriated last year for this
purpose Forage and horseshoeing was
reduced from $500 to $3.50, while only 800
were appropriated for this year for re-
pairs to the patrol wagon, while 5000 were
appropriated for the same purpose last
year.
The budget provided also for "A foot
patrolmen Instead of 80, at $50 per month
and 16 mounted men instead Of s at S75
per month. This reduces the mounted
mems salary somewhat and brings down
the appropriation s31, $3.50, from S32, $40
The total reduction In the police depart
ment is "a, $3.50.
In the health department 16 garbage
carts will now cost $500, against s12, 24O
for II last year; 5000 was cut off by abol-
ishing the superintendency OF carts. Only
5000 for burial of paupers were allowed,
instead Of 81, 800, and 5000 against s., 800
for provision, ETC., for city hospital and
pesthouse; 800 increase for fuel and $50
increase for ice, and three nurses at an
aggregate Of $500 instead of two at s2SS,
were provided for the hospital. The cook
contributes s120 from his salary. A saw
lux vi NOYOlC 10 III bhC hCoibh oO-
partment.
A saving of 5000 is made In the engin-
GERS department by dispensing with one
draughtsman, and s120 in the city pound
by cutting salaries Of the two stock
drivers.
A cut OF $500 fer water is also made
and in public lights $3.50.
The street commissioners department
is reduced 2,572. This is effected by cut
ting the contingencies, tools, etc, from
l,500 to $500, on two foremen 1,24S
against 81, 404, carts s3,7s4 instead of
81, 200. Carts are reduced to 81 per day
and ten wagons but $3.50 instead Of So.
The advertising appropriation was re-
duced to $500, cut Of 500; and for print
ing $500, a cut of 5000, total 81, 100.
In the fire department the captains, en-
glneers and drivers remain as before, hut
two men are taken from companies 1, 2,
3 and 4, and the forage Of horses is cut
down. One man was also Topped of the
hook and ladder company, and one from
the chemical engine, and one from hose
company. This is saving Of 5000.
The knife was also applied In the.
sprinkling Of streets, reduction of
duced S106, and postage stamps, $50
These savings aggregate S23,s32, the
| next years appropriation being s235, SOL
The money is taken by the sinking fund,
which this year is increased to S153, 1896.
The amount due from taxes will be
1856, 1866
The budget was then adopted as an or
dinance, under suspension Of the rules.
The sewer fund was then parceled out
| by ordinance, to protect both the contrac-
tors for the gathering and the outfall
| sewers as follows:
Sec. /. That the city treasurer be and
| is hereby dIrscted to make the following
transfers from the sewer fund.
Charge sewer fund aud credit Wildlng.
Marshall, Backus & Hines, sewer con-
tract account 1881 ,209, AS.
Charge sewer fund and credit Katz,
Crandall & Katz, outfall sewer contract
| account SOS. 5s5.l3.
Sec. 2. That the city treasurer charge
Wilding, Marshall, Backus & Hines
| sewer contract account all payments
| made Wilding, Marshall, Backus e.
Hines up to date and credit the amount
| to sewer fund.
Sec. 8. That in future no warrants
shall be drawn on either Wilding, Mar
shall. Backus & Hines, sewer contract
account or Katz, Crandall & Katz, outfall
sewer contract account except for work
performed by the respective contractors
| under their contracts.
This closed the most important meeting
the council has had for long time