San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-04-03
WILL TELL Of
|. R|EDEN CLUB
|. EXPENDITURES
Frank Young Promises to
Disclose Where
S195 Went.
MAY DO so LATER
Hearing to Be Resumed
and He Will
Testify.
MAY DO so LATER

Disclosures of what became of S19I
which evidence given at the hearing
of the Rieden-fOr- Reelection Club last
wees showed had been paid out of the
Rieden campaign fund to Fritz Russi.
representative of the San Antonio
Trades Council andn Jack Byars, city
| carpenter, was promised by Frank
Young, superintendent Of sewer con-
structiOn at the council meeting Mon
day afternoon. Young volunteered TO
furnish this information at the time
but Commissioner Phil Wright in
formed him that the Rieden Or-I Re
Election Club hearing is to be reopen
cd and that he couId give his testi-
mony then. Mr.. Young announce
ment came during a discussion, the
object of which was TO ascertain if lac
was still on the city pay roll, during
the course of which 1oung charged
that Rieden had failed to keep his
promise to retain certain frlenus On
the pay roll following the recent re-
ducuon OF force.
The $l9J referred to, testimony
brought out at the kicden club hear
ing showed, was paid to Russi anu
ByarS by two cleckS, one TOR SlJU
and Or> for $4J. W. L. Crow, testi-
flying at the hearing, said he heard
the poll tax question discussed in con-
ncctlon with the money. j. b. Banks,
another witness, also testified that he
understood poll taxes were 10 be pur
chased.
Promised TO Resign.
The storm broke Monday when Com
missioner John L. pfeiffer intro
duced an ordinance abolishing the
position of superintendent of sewer
construction and that of superintend-
.ent of streets for the south side, jobs
held respectively by Young and Joe
Beck. The tax commissioner gave as
bis reasons the fact that on January
p the council adopted an ordinance
aboliShing all positions in the street
department not absolutely vital TO its
operation. Although these men were
supposed to have been discharged, the
tax commissioner asserted, they are
still using city ears. He pointed out
further that Young is drawing a roy
atty from n contracting firm which |
has contract with the city.
Commissioner Wright interrupted |
10 say that if Young and Beck had |
been discharged by Commissioner
Rieden, action by the council would |
be unnecessary. He then asked Rieden |
ii Young had been discharged.
Both promised their designations |
on March l." the street commissioner |
said. Il gave them letter laying them |
off, then L gave them letters putting |
them back. They will not appear on
the pay roll from now on. They didn't |
want to be kicked out but agreed to |
hand in their designations. l haven't |
got 'em yet"
Young then stated that he had been |
given a second letter resembling the i
first one which had laid him off. He |
had promised TO resign. he said. pro-
viding Rieden retained certain friends, |
a promise which the street commits |
sioner had failed to keep.
"He has laid off these friends and |
they are hungry" Young said.
1t wa at this point that he drop |
ped veritable bomb when he shouted |
IF Mr.. Wright wants to lenow what |
became of that S195 / can accommo-
tate him."
There was n pounding Of the gavel |
and Wright told him the Rieden hear
ing would be re-opened. although the |
police commissioner said Young could |
tell now if he wants to-"
1t finally developed through con-
between the mayor and |
Young that the latter would agree to |
allowing himself to be laid off ana |
he ordinance of Commissioner Pfeif-
Ter failed of passage by three to one
vote.
Young had previously submitted n
letter to the council asking that he be
paid $3.50 for his February pay,
stating that the finance commissioner
had cut his salary back to 5000. Com
missioner Pfeiffer asserted that this
latter figure was the one provided in
he budget. On motion of Commits |
'ioner Wright all salaries will be re-
Tised to conform to the budget pro-
vision.
An appropriation of $500 for cleo
trical work on the golf club house
brought on a discussion which finally |
disclosed the fact that work has been
ordered stopped on the structure, be.
'ause of lack of funds.
The mayor announced that the |
midget will hn fotan IN TburSJ,u