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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 24, 1916
Page
13
City clerk Fred Fries publishes notice to property owners on Blum Street between Bonham and Bowie in pursuance of a resolution. The notice outlines the matters contained in the resolution and directs public reading or compliance as required by city procedures.
City of San Antonio adopts a resolution for street work on Blum Street from Bonham to Bowie, approves the City Engineer plat, and orders special assessments on abutting property. A hearing is scheduled for April 6, 1916, in the City Hall to determine assessments and proceed under the Procedure Ordinance.
City authorizes paving and curb work on Rusk Street from Commerce to South Street with front foot assessments. Property owners listed with per foot costs and total estimates. hearing set for April 5, 1916 at City Hall to review special assessments and lien implications.
City of San Antonio official notice to property owners along Rusk Street between Commerce and South Streets. Public hearing ordered to approve plat and improvements by Uvalde Rock Asphalt Company with special assessments to be levied. Date January 2, 1918.
Official notice to property owners on Crockett Street between Bonham Street and Bowie Street. City Clerk Fred Fries announces action under city resolution. Details reference procedural matters and enforcement terms as contained in the resolution.
City engineers outline a Crockett Street project from Bonham to Bowie, approving grading and paving with a 3 inch wearing surface, curb construction, and a mix of city and property owner assessments under the Procedure Ordinance. The statement details costs, frontage meters, and how the New City Block parcels are assessed to fund the work.
The notice states a hearing on the uniform plan for street improvements with assessments based on front feet. It cites the 1918 ordinance for permanent pavements and the costs to be levied against each abutting property and its owners. The mayor and city clerk sign, dated March 224, 1916.
The city grants Galveston Harrisburg & San Antonio Railway Company right to lay and operate tracks on Walnut Street and many cross streets in San Antonio, with street closures and extensive drainage, paving, and access requirements including storm sewers, gates, and specified completion dates. The ordinance sets city and railway responsibilities, including maintenance bonds and plan submissions, to ensure safe crossings and public drainage.
The document outlines a 1916 ordinance granting and regulating a franchise to the Galveston Harrisburg and San Antonio Railway Company. It covers pavement costs, encroachment removal, indemnity for city losses, city regulatory powers, transfer rules, and acceptance conditions by the railway. Publication and final passage steps are specified.
The Pennsylvania Railroad deposits hot cinders along an embankment between New Brighton and Rochester to straighten a main line. The heated embankment attracts hundreds of hoboes who cook, drink, sleep, and keep warm for days in the ash beds despite the cold nights.
Washington March 24 U S coast and geodetic survey chief Dr E Lester Jones says military operations along the border and in Mexico do not delay scientific work in cooperation with the de facto Mexican government. Pedro Sanchez reports Matamoros triangulation finished and asks to start international work. C V Hodgson is sent to Brownsville to coordinate with Mexican geodesy chief Silverio Aleman on linking triangulation networks along the Rio Grande.
W W Hart stars in Hell's Hinges a Triangle Talkie shown at the Grand with a dramatic fire finale that destroys an entire village. Clara Williams plays Faith Henry with Hart as Blaze Tracey. Keystones Wife and Auto Trouble and many acts fill the lineup with local talent and guests Ed Raymond hosts after the program.
The Texas attorney general will consider whether the state supreme court opinion on the presidential primary nullifies a second primary in the senatorial race. Democratic chairman Paul Waples asked for the department's opinion. The law has no provision for second primary expenses, possibly rendering it operative in doubt. Full line of fishing tackle, Tire Co., 221 S. Alamo.
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