San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-02-27
R|EDEN' 6 MEN
NOT ALLOWED
FEBRUARY PAY
City Commission Wants to
Look at List of
Names.
SCHOOL SALE UP
Call Johnson Property Deal
Worst Ever Put \
Over"

| Because Street Commissioner Viii
liam O. Rieden already has a huge
overdraft the city council, by a vote
of three TO two Monday afternoon
declined to appropriate money for
his February payrollS. 1t was indi-
Gated, however, that if the street
commissioner would submit his pay
rolls to the council, showing the names
of his employees. and if he could show
| that he had money i'll the various
funds to pay them, such payrOlls
would be approved. As it now stands
all employees in the street department
must do without their February pay.
Incidentally, Commissioner John 2.
Pfeiffer. upon whose objection the ap-
preparation was held up. took a rap
at the San Antonio school board when
he charged that a deal whereby it is
trading school property on South
Flores street for other property in
an outlying district is the worst
deal it has ever put over He also
charged that the board is using 49,,
OOO of interest money TO pay for
the property.
The school board" the tax COM
missioner said, lis giving valuable
property within two blocks Of the city
hall and $4,000 cash for piece of
water-sOaked land which is appraised
at $4,000. The school board is pay
ing approximately $4,000 for this
land. 1t is the worst deal it has ever
put over"
Wash Hands of Deal"
Commissioner Ray Lambert took
the position that if this were true,
the city should withhold the signing of
quit claim deed to the Flores street
property, which the school board
sought in order to clear up the title.
1t was finally agreed, however, that
the quit claim deed would be given
and that the commission would wash
its hands of the whole matter.
The fireworks" of the meeting
started when Commissioner Preiffer,
in submitting his ordinance appropriate
ing funds with which to pay the Feb
ruary payrOllS, announced that he had
stricken out an item of SS7 900 for
the street department. He had in
structed the auditor. he said. to sep
arate the street commissioner payroll
from the others, but this had not been
done. If the street commissioner
wants to submit a payroll. the tax
commissioner said. it should be sub
mitted with the names of the men he
expects to pay.
Commissioner Reden thereupon de-
manded Of the city attorney that he
give an opinion as to the right of
Commissioner Pfeiffer to hole up his
payroll.
Must Show He Has Funds.
IF Rieden wants to offer an ordi-
nance for his payroll, let him do it.
Commissioner Pfeiffer said. Il under
stand that he has appealed his in
junction suit and if so some of the
men on his roll are involved therein.
| understand he situation and l do
not want TO appropriate the money"
Ricden denied that the men on the
| roll were involved in the suit, saying
that Harrigan's was the only name on
the roll of the 22 discharged.
The court has nothing to do with
this payroll" The street commissioner
| shouted.
Judge Dougles explained that Pfeif-
| fer had perfect right TO say what
should go into the ordinance submitted
by him and thst Rieden, OF the other
hand had the privilege of offering an
! amendment or an ordinance providing
for Lis payroll. Commissioner Wright