San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-04-13

WILLIAM o. RIEDEN
TO THE VOTERS OF THE CITY.
am a candidate for reelection ~
Commissioner of Streets and Pupiic Inn
provements. and respectfully ask for
Election April a3rd. Not being hand
picked" by any clique. special influences
combination or political faction, WI
owe allegiance 10 none save the good
people Of San Antonio. who are Interest,"
cd as am. in the growth and progress
Of our city.
FIR backing my engineer, Mr.. d. D.
Harrisan. in q fight TO lower the cost Of
paving In which I saved to the citizens
with property fronting on paved streets
| hundreds Of thousands OF dollars and COM
PEELED the Cement company to lower it's
price on cement; and for backing the
Tax Commissioner In his fight to make
few distinguished" eitiEens on Houston
and St. Mary's street pay their part OF
the taxes. after the little home ownsrs
had already been raised by others. SEEM
linsiy I Incurred the emnity of the ticket
makers.
Endeavoring at all times TO carry out
the spirit OF our city charter which
delegates to each commissioner the care.
management and control of the depart
ment to which he Is elected. havefcon-
sistently abstained from the chickering's
allowed myself drawn in only when,
tired out wrangling among themselves.
they turned on me.
| When Information secured by me dur
ing the recent audit showed expenditures
for public improvements about TO exceed
the sum allotted my department In the
| tentative budget for the fiscal year
ending May Sist. 1913. ] attempted 10
remedy conditions. and made recon-
mendations Of sweeping cuts in operat-
ing expenses. recommending that a large
number OF men be layed off. Unwilling
to allow me to manage the department.
to which was elected. and while pub
| licly criticising me for what they terra
| ed an "overdraft." was out-voted In this
commission and compelled to keep on the
city's payrolls IN my department.. large
number OF employees at a heavy expense
to the city. This action defeated my
hopes for retrenchment during the clog
ing quarter and forces me TO come TO the
end OF the fiscal year with an expendi-
ture over my budget allowance Of several
thousand dollars. every dollar OF which
was spent for pubic improvements.
1t should be remembered that allow
ed Mr.. Lamberts department several
thousand dollars out Of my budget 20
complete projects undertaken by him
such as the swimming pool In San Pedro
Park and the Golf Club House In Brack-
enridge Park. I have always co-opcrstcd
with other commissioners and did not
like to see projects undertaken left I'M
finished
i These commissioners seemingly forget
that II was only last year when the per-
manent budget was ready TO be made.
i that had In my tentative budget allow
ance over . hundred thousand doiiaes
unspent, which I unbegrudgingiy allow
ed distributed TO make up their shortages
| and to keep their expenditures within
their budgets for the fiscal year 1919. i
made no objection then and I DO nor
tell OF this boastinsiy now. for believe
It 10 be the duty Of each ccmmissioner
I after election to lay aside all personal
prcjudices. lay off petty politics. keep
step together and work in harmony for
the betterment and upbuilding Of our
city.
BILLED By GRAND JURY
Y For allowing Q tax payer At his owA
expense. to haul rock from the city
quarry and place II on city street
where concrete curb and sidewsiks had
been built on both sides and the stree.
graded a.! q the s,zDsys.s :vn a. e.
grand jury caused that body 70 return
Indictments against me. was not given
an opportunity to appear and sxp1aink
The courts promptly dismissed thsse
proved BY this progressive cttiseu. are
thirty-two city lots and sixteen bsautf.
| full new homes. The increased value 81
particular tract 2, land ssS':1 ,. :,
out cost to the city. IL estimated By The
.lty tax experts to be fairly worth $1oos-
10000. At the prevailing tax rate Of
s,.s you may quickly see that this en-
courasement aided In the advance Of the
tax value OF this property and tre>e
81 land which last year brought 70 tins
tax office less than $500 will this ana
during future years yield the city more
missioner was indicted for doing thing
ne should be sent to an asylum had he
failed to do.
RECORD OF STREET WORK -
During the four years from Nay 81,
1917, TO June l. 1891. q big bond issue
was voted and my predecessor spent
S3.23sOs7.s2. Only 2i.s1 miles Of paved
streets built during these four years.
yet this was boasted OF as good record
During the last two years OF his admin~
istration. his department spent ss-sv.-
Of my administration. without any bond
issue voted. the records show that We
have built 1880 miles OF paved streets
sois miles Of macadam streets built II
new river hridses; ) OF when vers con-
bridges built IS creek bridges two OF
4 which are concrete. repaired IS creek
l bridges built many culverts besides keer-
/ and took care OF the flood situation. IN
| addition to all this without having
! bond issue. My budgets for the two
years totaled only si.te,.staS Or Sc
1 ils.hey.sS less IMAM WIS sym tNt@@~ -
| previous two years
| Soon after entering upon the dudes or
I my office. the great flood OF Septemrsr.
! 1891, struck awe to our city. devastating
/ streets and sweeping away bridges Whet
/ a bond issue was proposed TO take cs-
81 this awful calamity with IT'S terrific
| loss I advised against II. vcfunteernS
! TO take care. and did take carr Of tbs
4 situation Nv replacing the nridees --d
repairing the streets out OF the funds
Of my department.
| II you approve my record for street
\ and bridge building. street maintenance
Il and sewer construction. vote for me ara
| see INV program completed. One tern
L hss given me a good insight OF the
duties Of this important office.
pledge my full time In an earnest.
ouersetlc effort 20 make you a rrokrss-
slveiy economical commissioner--tc eiir-
mate from the deoartmers under me All
wasted effort possible and 20 place n tre
Various positions from Waterman - ctsx
II engineer men only who are honesf. efn-
Client courteous and erersrtic.
On my record Of echievement osse
| my hopes for recollection. with essuresre
that will work hsrmcniousiy Win
/ those you cleo. 10 fiii the other roef'icr.
Z submit nay enndidacy 20 you asking ~
| your vote and support.
WM n. UrEnKS.