San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-01-19
COLLEC -. EXPLAINS.
Continued From First Page.


and that his clerks didn't have time
to make it.
The mayor said he thought it should
be made in day.
Collector Umscheid said his own
clerks wouldn't have time to make
the statement.
Alderman Fahey suggested that the
council employ an extra CLERK
The mayor said the charter hNed
the amount to be paid the collector
and the council could not pay more.
Alderman Devine said the collector
should have on file in his once the
statements made out by the city at
torney. amounting to about ooo, ana
he thought it very easy matter 10
check off the list of statements by the
certificates on file. He also Salu ne
couldn't understand what Kept the
collector and his two clerks so busy
rs they were not collecting much
taxes.
Max Sutor, Collector Umscheid S
deputy. was given permission TO adj
dress the council and said the state
ment should be made by the next
meeting of the council. if he had to
work night and day to finish it.
The ordinance was then adopted I'M
der suspension of the rules.
APPROPRIATIONS.
Alderman DreisS, chairman of the
finance committee, reported Il resolu-
ton making appropriations as follows:
Two hundred dollars for a new wagon
for the chief of the fire department;
S45.9O for lumber and labor for cul-
verts on Guenther and Devine streets;
S37. 80 from the sewer fund to be
charged to Wilding, Marshall, BackuS
& Hines; $4,000 from sewer fund to
be paid to Greenville Construction
company and charged to Wilding,
Marshall. Backus Il Hines: S3O.61
from the school fund to pay balance
due for repairs on school houses. All
the reports were adopted.
Alderman HOefiing. chairman of the
public Improvement committee. report
ed that the cost of improving South
Presa street would be 10 cents per
cubic ward for eXcavating black earth
and 80 cents per yard for spreading
gravel upon it. The report was filed.
Alderman Oge. chairman OF the
committee on streets and bridges. re-
ported favOrably on petition of L. Z.
Frost to be allowed to build a stair
way in an alley between 80 and 32l
West Commerce street, the city re-
serving the right to remove the same
when the public interest demanded it,
Adopted.
Alderman Devine, chairman of the
assessment committee, reported IA
vOrbaly on the following petitions for
changes and correction of assess
mentS:
T.. II. Wilson, two petitions; Mrs. Il.
Jackson, Edward Martinez. w. c..
Deussen, f. L. FrancOi, r. II. Wolff.
An adverse report was made on the
petition of F. 4. Lyons. E. II. Bacon
was notified to furnish an affidavit of
facts alleged and San Antonio Female
college and Capt. Mackey We're re-
quested to appear before the board of
equalization. All the reports We're
adopted.
Alderman Fahey read letter from
one of his constituents in the Sixth
ward, calling attention to the fact
that water mains had not been laid
on many streets in the ward as order
ed by the council. Mr.. Fahey said
he wanted to know definitely whether
or not the WaterwOrks company in
tended to lay those mains, and that
he would insist on the company being
forced to strict fulfillment of it's
contract with the city. The matter
was referred to the city attorney for
an opinion.
AFTER THE COLLECTOR.
Alderman Holt then arose and stat
ed that as a member of the finance
committee it had been reported to
him that the city collector had failed
TO make weekly deposits of money
collected by him as required by law.
He said he knew but little of the
facts connected with the matter, but
in the discharge of his duty he desir-
ed to call the councils attention to il.
Mayor Elmendorf stated that he
had written the collector the follow
ing letter:
"San Antonio, Tex. Jan. Is. 1897
Mr. Henry Umscheid, City Collector,
Dear Sir: was very much surpris-
ed to hear from the auditor that you
treasurer this month. You are well
aware that the charter requires a
weekly deposit, and have called
your attention to this fact several
times before this.
81 would ask that you make full de-
pOsit of all collections made up to last
Saturday, Jan. 16, before II o'clock.
''If above is not complied with at
o'clock this evening, l. will be obliged
10 call the city councils attention to
the fact
tsigneO HENRY ELMENDORF.