San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-09-10
And Sl,l50.0O0 May Be
Sought for Other Pur-
poses at Same Time.
CONSIDER ZONE PLAN
More Conferences to Be
Held Before Final De-
cision Reached.

1t will require approximately 81
100000 TO make San Antonio safe
from floods. Decision to submit bond
issue of this amount TO the people
of San Antonio was virtually reached
at conference between Mayor John
W. Tobin and the city commissioners
Monday morning. In addition it IS
planned TO issue bonds to the extent
of $1.150,O00 to take care of needed
street improvements and storm sewers,
the building of municipal auditorium
and for parks and recreation.
1t is planned. Mayor Tobin ex-
planned. to employ the coming system
in carrying out the flood prevention
program. He made it plain at the ou,'
set, however. that the administration
is not definitely committed 10 this
plan. but that several conferences viii
be held before any plan is adopted
Advice and assistance from represen'
tative citizens will be sought before
final decision is reached.
The plan agreed upon Monday morn
ing calls for the establishing of zone
including the flooded district and th'
issuance of S1.000.000 in bonds TO be
paid for by property owners in the al
fectcd zone. An issue of S1,1J0.0OC
chargeable to the general pubic
would he issued TO augment this, max
ing a total Of S..IJ0,O0O 10 be spent
for flood prevention. This amount
tho mayor and commissioners believe
will be sufficient to make the city free
from floods for all time.
Method Is Undecided.
The plans under consideration cal
for the Improvement of the San Anto
Mo river. the .Alazan and San Pedro
creeks which were directly responsible
for the disastrous flood of 1921. just
what plan of flood prevention as re-
CARDS the work to be done on thl'
stream. has not been decided upon. II
is known. however. that the admins
tration will carefully consider the re
port of Metcalf 4 Eddy and that sub
mitted by a committee of local Ell
ginecrs. Providing the bond issue Is
adopted. the mayor said, work Will be
gun Immediately.
The mayor and commissioners, after
carefully considering the city's needs
deemed it necessary to include in the
flood prevention bond issue sufficient
funds to take care of needed street irl'
provements and storm sewers. After 4
careful estimate. the mayor said. II
was found that SS00000 would be
the least that the city could get along
with. The mayor and commissioners
also agreed upon S2J0.000 additions
for the city auditorium and S100,000
for parks. swimming pools and recrea:
ton. This is cut from S2j0,0OO
originally recommended for parks.
Small Increase in Taxes.
Providing the entire bond issue Is
adopted. Mayor. Tobin explained, II
will mean only n slight increase in the
city tax rate. For the system included
in the flooded zone. he said. the in
crease would amount to only ten cents
on the 500 valuation while for the
entire city the tax increase would
amount to 13 cents on the 500 valua-
ton.
Just when an election for the sub
mission of the bond issue will be called
Mayor TObin was unable to say. Til"
administration as vet. he said. is not
definitely committed 10 this plan and
several conferences must be held be-
fore final decision is reached. Then
certain preliminary steps are necessary
before an election can be called so It
is probable that 60 or 30 days will
clapsc before the people will be called
to vote on the bond issue. II will be
preceded by an intensive campaign of
education.