San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-02-07
FACTS AND FIGURES FOR VOTERS,
THOSE TAX D0DGING CANDIDATES.

[From Laily Light of February 10,
1885
Bryan Callaghan owes taxes for the
years 1886. 1887. 1888. 1889 1890. 1891.
1899 and 1893, assessed to him.
amounting to. including interest on
same. $4,000.
Bryan Callaghan owes taxes on lot
bought by J. f. Curran, for years
1891. 1892 and 1893. amounting to
SG6 60.
Mrs. Bryan Callaghan owes taxes
for the years 1883 to 1893 inclusive,
which amount to. including interest
S1.519.5S.
Mrs. Callaghan Navarro owes taxes
for the years 1877 to 1899 inclusive,
which amount to $2.O59.74.
Louis Bergstrom owes taxes fOr
the years 1886 to 1898 inclusive, which
amount to $1,444.S2.
Carlos Guerguin owes taxes for the
wears 1892 and 1893. which amount
to 81 ,6J3. 40.
John J. and Bette Stevens owes
taxes for the years 1899, 1891, and
1898. which amount TO the sum of
S2.525.22.
G.. r. Sullivan owes taxes for the
wear 1886, amounting to $67.63.
Sullivan Shoe company owes taxes
for the year 1898, amounting to $13S.-
3S.
r T ~ brand on nv oath StotaS
that the above is a correct statement
of the taxes owing by the above NAM
ed parties. according to the back-taX
books now in my possession.
(Signed L. C. BRAND.
Back-taX Collector
r.. NORTON. City Clerk.
TSeal.l
San Antonio, Tex. Feb. 4th, 1895.
CHAPTER 20, SECTION 6. PART |.
REVISED CITY ORDINANCES
TAXES.
1t Shall be the dur of the City
Clerk to furnish 10 the collector Il
weekly statement of any and all tax
cS reserved by him out of any pay
ments he may make. of moneys Ow-
taxes: and it shall be the duty of the
City Clerk in giving certificates of in
debtednesS or drafts on the city treas
urer. to look over the list Of assess
ments of taxes after said taxes be-
come due, and deduct the same out
of any payment about to be made:
and no person against whom tax
has been assessed. and the same be-
Ill f,anr, sl..a
treasury, or obtain a draft thereon.
without first deducting the said tax.
November IA, 1894. Henry Elmen-
dorf. the mayor of the city, offered
to buy six acres Of land supposedly
owned by Mr.. Callaghan. and used
by the city as dumping ground, for
the sum of $500. From this amount
Mr.. Callaghan's city taxes We're to
be deducted. Upon investigation il
appeared. however, that Mr.. Gala
ghan was not owner of the six acres
in question. and for that reason the
sale was not consummated. and the
taxes above specified are still unpaid.
SHOULD CITY CONTRACTS BE
LET TO THE LOWEST BIDDER?
February Il, 1890, the abstract of
bids for the mesquite block pave
ment on streets in this city was tax
eli up in the city council for consid-
Grafton and determination. O'COmOr
& Co. of Dallas. bid per square yard
of block paving complete, with
round or heXagOnal blocks. $2.6S.
MickeljOhn & Co, bid for same per
square yard for the heXagOnal blocks
S3.06 Notwithstanding O'COnnOr &
Co. offered to furnish a good and SUI.
ficient bond to secure the faithful
performance of the contract to lay
the block paving bid upon. the city
council. with Bryan CaIlaghan as
mayor, awarded the contract TO Mick,
eliOhn & Co. Under this contract 49,.
N74S.97 square yards Of paving was
20 by MickeljOhn & Co. at cost
IS of that which would have
1lired under the O'ConnOI
ing to $15.719.
bn to this extra cost, the