San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-04-19
DEVELOP PLAN
FOR REDUCING
CITY TAX RATE
Tobin and Bushick Have
Arrived at Practical
System of Taxes.
TO CUT EXPENSES
Understanding With Com
missioners About Econ
omy Program.

A material reduction in San An
tonio's tax rate during the next two
wears may be possible under plans
which are being worked out by Sheriff
John W. Tobin, and Frank II. Bush
lex. candidates respectively for mayor
and tax commissioner on the Peo-
ples' Ticket. Although these two
candidates have refrained so far in
their political speeches from making
apy definite promise Of tax reductions,
stating openly that they must first
inquire thoroughly into the depleted
financial condition into which Mayor
Black plunged the city during the last
year. it became known Thursday that
the two have been working on
plan whereby the city can be taken
out of debt, placed on a cash basis
and the taxpayers burden llghtened'
1t was known at the outset OF the
campaign that Sheriff Tobin. when
he succeeded to the mayors job,
would make every effort to curtall
the expenses of the city. He made
this fact known TO Commissioners
Wright and Lambert, the two hold
over commissioners who are his run
ming mates on the Peoples Ticket.
Both agreed with Sheriff Tobin that
the city must economic during the
next two years in order TO recover from
the vasteful extravaganza of the Black
administration. Both commissioners
agreed that they would practice rigid
economy in their departments and as
sist in again placing the city on a
cash basis. 1t was evident from the
first that only such a program of
rigid economy could accomplish this
desired result.
No Useless Employees.
Mr.. Bushick and Paul Steffler, the
other two candidates on the Peoples
Ticket have expressed themselves as
heartily in accord with Sheriff Tobin'
plans and both have promised to prac-
tice the most rigid economy in their
respective departments. Every man
who is not essential to the efficient
conduct Of the various city depart
ments will be dispensed with, all
candidates have agreed.
Realizing as we do" Sheriff TObin
said, "that the city is heavily in
debt, that the money of the taxpayers
has been spent lavishly during the
last two years through the employ.
ment of special investigators, eff
cheney experts, and such useless EN-.
ployes, we are going into office with
the determination to pull the city out
of the hole. We are going 10 profit
BY the mistakes of the Black admin.
istration and / can assure you that
we will not have a host of political
employees on our payrolls. Not man
who is not absolutely essential to the
operation of the city government viii
be employed.
I'm our economy program, however
we do not intend TO cripple the eff
ficiency of the city in any manner
We expect TO resume the program o.
progress inaugurated under the
Brown and Bell administrations and
70 ruthlessly abandoned under Mayor
Black. tnd to again place San Antonio
at the rightful head of all Texa
cities. This can be done economical,
by watching closely the expenditur
of every dollar. And / can assur
you that every commissioner will know
at all times just how his bulge
stands and will l1now for what pur
pose every dollar is expended"
Auditorium and Flood Prevention.
Pointing out the big problems cor
fronting the new administration, j
addition to that Of finance, Sheriff
Tobin declared that first of all
flood prevention.
mo one recognizes more than
do" Sheriff Tobin said, "that thi
city must have flood prevention an
have it right now. But all the pc,
pie must be consulted as to the be-
manner of bringing about this mucl
desired result. Different people ba,
different views as - the manner I
preventing future floods and as