San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-02-07

IOtal Indebtedness ..Sl,bo2, 1000
On November l, 1894, the indebted
ness O. the city was as follows:
Bonded Indebtedness .......$1, 263, 10000
Due San Antonio National
Bank NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 162,6l2.OO
Due WaterworkS company. 33,01b.O0
Sundry creditors ............ 103, 337.O0
Total .....................s1 81, Sc, 664.0 90
Showing Il reduction of debt during
the twenty months of this adminstra-
ton of $119.511S5.
All the figures and facts contain
ed in the above statements are shown
on the books of this city. kept during
! the French. Callaghan and Paschal-
ElmendOrf administrations. These
books are open to the inspection Of
the people. and the facts and figures
above quoted may he verified by any
one who will take the trouble to eX-
anime them.
Some of the good that the Paschal
administration has accomplished.
! and why some prominent repreSen-
tativPS Of corporate interests are OPP
| posing the election of ElmendOrf.
! The Paschal administration, Of
which Mayor Elmend0rf was the
mainstay. and of which he is the nat
ural successor. saved the city on the
contracts existing with the San Anto-
Mo Gas COMPANY. $4,000 per year.
The same administration. in its con
tract with the WaterwOrkS cOmna-
nv. saved the city $4,000 per year;
compelled the Waterworks company
to make reduction to consumers
amounting to - rer cent on existing
prices. u saving of about $4,000, ana
made and entered into contract for
the use OF the city in connection with
it's sewage system, free of all charge,
and guaranteeing to every property
holder free water for one water clos
ct. This is cheaper and better for the
people. in all probability, than the
construction and maintenance Of
! waterwOrks system by the city itself.
The -ElmendOrf adminiStra-
ton has forced the street car cOmpa-
, MES Of the city to recognize the para
mount rights of the people. Does the
president of the San Antonio Street
Railway company oppose the cleo
ton of ElmendOrf because he believes
that tho ElmendOrf administration
will cause the sewers to be laid i'll
the middle of the streets of the city.
and thereby necesSitate the temporary
removal of the cOmpany's tracks with
the expectation that Callaghan ad-
ministratiOn would permit sewer pipes
to be placed on the side Of the street.
and not in the middle? Is it right that
property holders who find it neceSSa-
nv TO make a connection with the
sewer system should. for the cOnven-
fence Of the Street Car company, be
cOmnelled to pay for and maintain a
greater quantity of pipe connections
than if such sewer system were Dlac-
ed in the middle Of the streets Of the
city?
PUBLIC PRINTING.
For the last year Of the Callaghan
administration the sum OF $4,000
was appropriated by the council for
printing. Nearly all Of this amount
was consumed by the Express Print
ing company alone, and an unpaid bal
ance Of SS72.22 was paid said COM
pany by the present administration.
The Paschal- Elmendorr admpistra-
tion paid for the fiscal year 1S93-94
60 200. n saving of $4,000. For the
quarterly report published by the
civ auditor the San Antonio Express
received the sum Of $5S.S5, while the
San Antonio Daily Light published
similar quarterly report for $500,
difference Of S5025.
THE GREAT SEWER SYSTEM.
The -Elmendorf administTa-
ton enjoyed the confidence of the
taxpayers of this city, and received
from the taxpayers mark of conf
dence which they had formerly with
held from Callaghan, viz: grant OF
money to establish and maintain an
efficient sewer system for the city.
1t is q notorious fact that Mr.. GAIA
CHAN and his friends bitterly opposed
this grant, and worked with all their
power to prevent the people from
voting the money needed for that pur-
pose. VIII the people Of this city con-
fide to the hands of it's enemies a pro-
ject so necessary to the permanent
welfare. prosperity and well-being of
n great and growing city? Is it not
better that q measure of this kind
should reach it's fruition through the
aid of its frineds, rather than be sub