City plans cut spending to meet 1885 150000 budget and new hall
City Council weighs a finance report to trim appropriations by about 35 percent and fund a city hall and jail via notes secured by the year’s revenue. A plan to issue 120000 in notes over 12 months aims to keep taxes low while maintaining essential services and sinking funds.
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Belknap
Reece
San Anonio
Recorder's Court
Philadelphia Association of Architects
Messrs
Alfred Giles
Wahrenberger & Beckmann
Gordon & Shelton
Giles
Messrs. Wahrenberger & Beckmann
French
Lockwood
Property transfers and church policy noted in late 19th century listing
The record lists numerous land transactions including W B Asten Fanny Asten to William F Simmons on a San Pedro creek lot for 625 dollars and Mania de la Pena to Simon de la Pena on Pena ranch headland for 200 dollars. It also records O Donnell purchases on Avenue C and Maverick square totaling thousands, plus a 310 acre Bustillo tract sale. Separately a New Jersey conference protests Roman Catholic privileges at Jamesburg reform school and urges removal of sectarian favoritism.
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W. B. Asten
Fanny Asten
William F. Simmons
San Pedro Creek
Zayalla Street
Mania de la Pena
Simon de la Pena
Pena Ranch
James M. O'Donnell
Avenue C
James M. O'Donnel
Belon
James M. O’donnell
Maverick Square
Mary Ann Payne
Sixth Street
New Brunswick
New Jersey Methodist Episcopal Conference
New Jersey
Idleness to Cease in Military Service in Washington
The piece attacks a planned shift to force Army and Navy officers from sinecures in Washington to frontier duty. It cites Lieutenant M. F. Jamar of the Thirteenth Infantry as an example of loyal, hard service and predicts vacancies in the Quartermaster department. The piece notes protests by social figures and supports a reform labeling favored idleness as unworthy of Federal pay.
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New Orleans Times-Democrat
Army
Navy
Washington
United States
Treasury
New Mexico
Idaho
Arizona
Alaska
Terpsichore
New York
Boston
Chicago
Cincinnati
Endicott
Whitney
M. F. Jamar
Thirteenth Infantry
General Dana
Jamar
Eustis
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Notiof
Emanuel Abrahams
Commerce Street
Emerson’s
Courthouse
Emerson
Alamo Music House
William Holland
Commerce
Alamo Streets
J.H. Marquart
Soledad Stop
Old Ware
DOE & Engelee
Graham
Pique
Navarro Streets
San Antonio, Texas
City Council
Mittee
Say
Arene
South
Savannah News
Dem
Washington Dudes
Tary Service
Ind
North Carolina
Philadelphia Press
Cleveland
Simms & Samuels
Mark Grayson
Victor QO
Davenport
Mle’ Cleg
Cohen
Hess
Frak
Wes
Sparklin Margerald 'Davene
Jotmn Hme Se
Wiss Bertha Wearing
Old Raintuck
Mr. Merritt
Uncle John
Cam
East
Mignet
Vocal
Miss Nola
Forrest
Fashion Orchestra
Millie D
Fairy
Eccir
Avenport
Billy OK I Oiriries
Nola
Pfprane Ess
Thexas
Mi Li
Cal. Cohen
Sterling Old
Bertha Waring
Margerald Davene
Blitz von Dindenmuehler
Billy Forrest Terrence O'Mally
Eotsese
Sohn
Rsture
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