San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-09-18
BOND ISSUE OF $4,25O,OOO
URGED BY CITIZENS WHO ASK
FURTHER STREET WIDENING
Officials Asked to Submit Proposal for Funds to
Complete Market and South Flores Projects,
Along With Flood Prevention Bonds-Mayor
Inclined to Favor Submitting All
That Voters May Decide

A bond issue of $4,2J0.0O0 prob
ably will be submitted 20 the voters
of San Antonio on a city-wide basis
for financing flood prevention and
needed permanent improvements. This
was indicated Monday afternoon
when Mayor John W. TObin and the
four commissioners held two confer
ences with citizens committees. The
first committee sought to have in
corporated in the bond issue suffi-
cient money to widen Market and
South Flores street while the second
committee sought to convince the
commission that the city-wide plan of
floating the bond issue is the most
practical.
The committee from the. Central
improvement Association, consisting
of about 40 called at the city hall
just before the council meeting.
Speaking through Ernest L. Brown
and others the committee explained
to the mayor and commissioners the
necessity for completing the widen
ing and paving of Market street and
also the widening of South Flores
street from Dolorosa to Nueva. Both
projects were planned under previous
administration but were never COM
pleted. -
Mayor Favors Essentials.
Ernest Altgelt. who has been chair
man Of several street widening com.
mittees estimated the cost of these
two projects at approximately $40
600. The widening and paving of
Market street. it was estimated will
cost about 100000 while the work
on South Flores will cost approx
mately $4,000. 1t also was suggest
ed that if South Flores street is
widened that either Dolorosa or
Galan street be widencd so as to
furnish an outlet eastward for traf-
fic coming in South Flores street.
IF We get beat on all issues, -
Mayor Tobin told the committee at
the city hall, "we should submit what
is essential. You men as citizens
have a right to say what shall be
submitted"
The other commissioners expressed
themselves as favoring the submission
of bond issl.e covering money for
necessary improvements although
Commissioner Bushick warned that
the "larger the bond issue the great
er will be the opposition. He sug-
gested that it be confined to those
things which are absolutely essen
tial.-
Will Check Widening Costs.
A committee consisting of Il. j.
Altgelt, Jesse Oppenaeimer and Gus
Heye was appointed to check up the
Market street and South Flores street
projects to ascertain what the cost
will be. Mayor Tobin said he be-
lieved the inclusion of few hundred
thousand additional for these improve
ments would not iniure and might
help the flood bond issue.
An informal opinion from this com
mittee was TO the effect that the
city-wide plan for flood prevention
was the most practicable. Mayor
Iobin said he was of the same opin-
ion. The mayor also told the com
mlttee that he hoped to sell the bonds
at par on 4 IL per cent rate.
Favor City Wide Issue.
The second committee was confer
red with at the office of Russell
Hill. These men urged upon the
mayor and commissioners the neces-
Hty for submitting the bond issue
as city wide project. claiming that
those who are against the city-vide
plan are opposed TO any bond issue