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City Council Adopts Street Openings and Purchases
An adjourned city council meeting approved opening Washington street to full width from Jones street to the I and G N intersection and opening Burnett and Elgin from Washington to Dallas. It authorized selling Baker street lots to Vick and Wilson at 150 per lot and required fence corrections on Dallas street. Other actions included Vesmirovski property sale for 125, approving a one-man committee on county aid, and appointing J B Hines as secretary. A peddler tea for Baptist church benefit was announced for Thursday. Charter for Artesian Belt railroad approved, totaling 70,000 capital, to run MacDona to Simmons City through several counties.
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City Hall
J. T. Maloney
Saunders
Covey
Fountain
Derden
Brandon
Washington Street
Jones Street
I. and
G. N
Burnett
Elgin
Washington
Dallas Street
F. Smith
Baker Street
Messrs
John Vick
R. M. Wilson
Weaver Place
Allen Academy
Messrs. Allen
South
Vesmirovski
Sexton
J. B. Hines
George Dixon
Austin
Artesian Belt Railroad of
San Antonio
MacDona
Bexar County
Simmons City
Live Oak County
Atascosa
McMullen
Bexar
Live Oak