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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 14, 1913
Page
11
The notice details theater safety rules including fire inspection approval, open courts with designated exit widths, fireproof corridors, iron balconies and stairs, fireproof walls and doors, and a fire curtain. It specifies requirements for existing theaters and for new structures with capacity over 300, emphasizing safe egress, building separation, and material standards.
The document outlines required fire safety measures for theaters including curtain construction with asbestos reinforcement, weighted lowering devices, and rope releases. It mandates fire doors, ventilators with fusible links, iron or steel stage structures, fireproof finishes, separate dressing room exits, and reinforced stairways with proper widths and landings. Boil ers must be outside the building, enclosed and inaccessible from theater spaces.
Special notice outlines fireproof construction, automatic sliding doors, no aisles blocked by radiators, enclosed pipes, standpipes with multiple hose connections, gravity tanks and pressure supplies, sprinklers, readiness gear, lighting standards, and emergency exit illumination. It mandates fire department oversight, plan diagrams on programs, and illuminated EXIT markings for every performance.
The Building Inspector must deem structures unsafe for hazards such as wall deterioration or overloaded floors. Officers must notify owners, post a conspicuous warning, and may order immediate action including entry and securing or demolition with costs charged to the owner. Licenses may be revoked for noncompliance with notices.
Part XIX enforcement section assigns primary responsibility to the Building Inspector for enforcing the ordinance. Police, health, and fire departments are also charged with enforcement roles, detailing shared duties across city agencies.
The ordinance outlines civil proceedings by the City Solicitor for enforcement, grounds for appeals to a three member Board of Appeal, and penalties for violations. It details conditions for criminal action, appeals timelines, board composition, duties, and the separation of invalid sections to preserve remaining provisions.
City of San Antonio Inspector of Buildings collects permit fees based on project cost, with a sliding scale from under 25 dollars to over 5,000 dollars. All fees go to the City Treasurer monthly, and repeals/updates are noted. Also notices bidding for steam rollers, gas powered rollers, and Denver Boulevard paving with bid deadlines and bond requirements.
Mayor Clinton G Brown issues a proclamation directing an election on July 18 1914 for San Antonio voters to decide nine bond issuance propositions as described in the accompanying ordinance.
An ordinance orders a city election in San Antonio to approve nine bond propositions totaling 3.2 million dollars for paving streets, opening and widening roads, bridges, sidewalks, sewers, a city hospital, police fire facilities, incinerators, and other public works across eight wards. Provisions include 5 percent interest bonds payable semi annually over up to 40 years and annual taxes to fund interest and sinking funds. The measure also authorizes land acquisition as needed for the projects.
The document outlines multiple proposed bond issues totaling several hundred thousand dollars for a city's dated projects. It details serial maturities across 1 to 40 years, amounts per year, and the purpose including storm sewers drainage a city hospital and central police and fire facilities plus electric alarm lines. It also notes annual taxes to pay interest and the authorization to negotiate the bonds.
The document outlines nine bond propositions for San Antonio city funding. It details bond amounts ranging from twenty five thousand to one million five hundred thousand dollars, terms up to forty years, interest at five percent, and purposes including street improvements, widening, land acquisition, bridges, and incinerator construction. It specifies election procedures, voter eligibility, and official ballot wording for approving or opposing each proposition.
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