Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-01-19
PLUMBERS TO Be IN GLOVER
fiunncc Commission Make. some
startling Discoveries Regarding
Havana Municipal tsond..


New York, Jan. ia dispatch 10 the
Tribune from Havana snys.
The finance commission which n cx-
aiming into the financial condition ~
the city discovered what seems 10 be
an incrc,sf In the bonded indebtedness.
The debt has been thought Co consist
" nrut mortgage municipal bonds to
the amount ~ 5000. 600. and municipal
mortgage bonds To- the amount of i1.-
100000, The figures today make the ap-
parent FIRST mortgage Indebtedness
sioOQooo0, An Inquiry win be- pursued
further 10 determine whether this IN the
actual indebtedness Witnesses will be-
summoned under oath aud much light
u expected 60 be thrown nn municipal
transactions under the Spanish authur-
tiles. The yigor with which the inquiry
IL being pressed distrcsscs the former
officials
The new council has decided tina. Il
viii not enforce collections FOR munitl-
pal taxes prior 90 Jan. iHt and that II
viii not employ the spanish bank u
collect taxes which were levied under
the old regime. The municipality al
lowed the bank To collect city taxes and
withhold i've per cent In the same way
M the government taxes.
A determined EFFORT IL being made 10
have the Spanish banks prlvilogca "
collecting Tor the United Staten re-
Voked. The foreign merchants have au-
noInced that they viii NOT nay tack
taics, though they win pay Tor the
present period a. whatever agency tic
American military authorities direct.
The cubann are encourage Ia their
opposition By the report that 'll'ectnr
liiisa ana the military governor have
protected 20 Washington ngainHt the
bank being designated as tax col.
lcctor. shares ~ the bank were lower
ON the stock exchange today, due 10
agitation.
The sanitary Inspection uf Havana
begins tomorrow. The city iH nvlled
Into one hundred districts aud cuban
doctors are assigned ~ each district
'rho people will be forced 90 clean their
houses aud after that curpa ~ plumb
crs viii visit each district " will b.
the inst time IN the history u Havana
that plumbers have been acquainted
with tho Inhabitants Tho pinn II
gathering up vagrauta AMI untortu-
mates from the streets nt ilght has
iillcd all institutions provided for them
and additional quarters must b. found.
Navy officers are imprcaslng on Az
siatunt Secretary Allen the important @
~ the United StateH obtaining the
floating dock which Hes In tho hprbor.
now the property OF spain, Captain
pcral IN In command until ,hr Madrid
authorities decide what shalt be- done.
Kids which were submitted under the
conditions advertised by the Spanish
government are said to be- unHntiHfac-
tory and another advertisement was
ordered The dock Is now and cost
sl,o00.V00. The highest bid was $500 600
Some % the ilrms bidding are reported
a. do so with tho expectation Of selling
the dock Ia the United Stntcs.
Captain purfrca OF tho engineer corps
has gone to Sancti splritus with the
reported purpose of arranging Tor a
survey 81 Santiago. The nlan ~ on.
passed by many army officers. II has
been learned that the price paid tn
contractors for excavations az Glan-
tnnnmo for Colonel liecker's siN mile
military railroad In $40 cubic ynri
and that the total excavation VIII be
about one hundred thousand cubic
yards,
Private Hayden OF the Second South
Carolina died In camp today rom yel-
low fever, Small pox In the lGiHt In
diana does not decrease. The troops In
camp are rejoicing over the unauthnr-
lied report that the regiments are to
be called home.