Fragmentary City Finance Ledger From 1885 Bexar County Records
Fragmented OCR shows fund accounts for Special Fund and General Fund in 1885 with items noting collector receipts from treasurer April 1 and 30, balances, and transfers to the General Fund. Mentions Santa Rosa Hospital and pauper burials. No clear narrative, many garbled lines remain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bexar County
de Deamenee
J. Braunnagel
Santa Rosa Hospital
Bexar County Fund
General Fund
RAYS OF LIGHT AND CITY ENTERTAINMENTS NOTED
A sprawling local news note lists Turkish baths, music and dancing at Fest and Jonas gardens, concerts at Vienna and Sommers gardens, Meantime city life includes a bird’s eye view of a bucking bronco on Main plaza, garden parties, streetcar changes and upcoming Fourth of July celebrations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. Zilian’s. Inn
Jonas’ Garden
Convent Foot Bridge
A.M. Cohen
Main. Plaza
Sommers’ Garden
Fertilizing factory cited to improve city sanitation and waste handling
A Liant reporter spoke with Dr Menger about locating a fertilizer plant behind the city to address overflowing privies and lack of sewerage. He argued the site would sanitize garbage, prevent ground water contamination, and serve as a model suburban facility while noting no resident complaints to date. Also reported: infant Bessie Radar in San Antonio, a burglary on North Street, and a Fourth Ward school picnic at San Pedro springs with a large East Commerce Street procession.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Licur
Avenue EK
Jones
Mike Flanagan
Recorder
Fourth Street Bridge
Charles Reas
Zanesville
Ohio
Ishler
Menger
Lmits
Military Plaza
French
Fourth Ward Colored School
San Pedro Springs
East Commerce Street
Alamo
City probes street light payments after mayoral order
Mayor Callaghan directs police to monitor public lamps and report if lights are lit at night. Findings show the city overpaid for gas and electricity compared with lights delivered, prompting a pledge not to pay for undelivered illumination.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Callaghan
Petrified Forest Signs Before the Colorado Wonder
Describes the Little Colorado region near Corize and the Petrified Forest with vast basins and semicircular slopes. Notes petrified trunks and limbs scattered over about 300 acres after centuries of erosion, including five foot diameter stumps. Includes unrelated local notices and ads from the same page.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston Journal
Also Mentioned on This Page
the Daily Light
Centennial
Jewett's
Jewett
Paul Wagner
Undertakers
Alamo Plaza
San Antonio
Texas
United States
New York
Europe
Galveston
W.J. Young
General Avent Mallory Line
Avent
Trans-Atlantic
West Commerce St
West Houston St
Soledad Street
L. Garza
Geo. R. Hines
Real Estate and Loan Broker
Kampmann Building
Mexico
Houston Street
Mumberto de 8. Rossi
Seanle
Commerce
Alamo Streets
Newton & Weller’s
Main Plaza
A. M. Cohen
A. M. Cohen’s
Plaza
F. 1
Maeve Alee
Street Commissioner's Department
Carta
Cesdes Eect Syesesncriyates
F. J. Beitel
J. Beitel
Steves'& Sona
Annery
Natyla
F. G. Huntress
East Side
E. Steves & Sons
Madre Ditch
Wilkins
West Side
Duches
Health and Sanitary Department
City Engineer's Department
Walter Scott
H. Mueller
Nic Tengg
G. Beerli
C. Moot
C. Zallmanzig
Allowance Hose Co
George Heap
Carolus
Erie Tel
Tel. Co
Madison Park
Rice & Ryan
Steves & Sons
W. Ransom
H. Schultze
S. A. Sanitary and Fertilizing Co
Market House
H.C. Miller
M. Strickland
Jacob Waelder
Police
Hess
Phil Shardein
A. Schumacher
F. Gross & Co
Lockwood & Kampmann
Lemman
San Antonio National Bank
City of
Patelest Ky
Comptroller of State
A. Sanitary and Fort. Co
J. M. Cloud
T. H. Banks
P. Claydon
Finance Committee
A. Belknap
John H. Bolton
A. I. Lock Wood
Casino Association
Electric Light Company
W. B. Martin
Wm. Pratt
Dignowity Hill
Mission San Jose
Houston Saengerfest
Vienna Garden
J. B. Man
Lilg
Doloroso Street
Temple Beth el Literary Society
Gonzales
Cumberland Presbyterian Church
Sim Hart
Losoyo
Schuetzenverein
John Chadwell
Fashion Theatre
Mount Zion Baptist Church
Mill Bridge
Episcopal Chapel
Grayson Street
Major Campbell
San Pedro Avenue
Nueces County
St. Paul M. EB
Temperance Band of Hope
Morris & Downing’s
Second Baptist Church
C. Shackelford
D. D
Fayette
J. W. Carr
Trinity Methodist Episcopal
Kempa
Wool
Cresson
Presidio County
the Fertilizing Company
Bessie
F. and
L. Radar
Charles Griesenbeck
North Street
C. Morel
Mahneke
Lud- Mahneke
A. H. Shafer & Co
West Commerce Street
Finch
Wan Antonio
C. H. Mueller
Commerce Street
Engern
Mueller
Ane
Calcasieu Lumber Yard
Sunset
Calcasieu Parish
SAN Antonio Lumber CO
Peete Pass
Victoria
Lonsdale
G. B. Frank's
East Stok
COS China Hall
Jewatt
the Blum
Market Street
Amelia Blum
Arsenal
Redo Streets
Antonio
North Flores Street
Courthouse
Texas Steam Laundry
Monterey Street
Alazan Creek
N. B
Phil Shardeln
Marshal
Merchants and Mechanics Building and Loan Association
W. A. Bonynau
Soledad Block
Houston and
Soledad Streets
W.J. Dargan
Alamo Street
Postofice
Aim
San Antonio Shooting Association
Powder House Hill
R. C. Stippia
EK. Doscu
EK. Frien
Are Altmann
H. Faust
Anson A. Mauer
O'Connor & Sun
Ivan
F. Pasche
Wolfson’s
H. A. Penrose
Dr. Carver
Gwynne Price
En Sen
Wne
Capt
Eowardus
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