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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 14, 1915
Page
4
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County engineer Fred Bennett reports more than 400 miles of graveled roads in Bexar County, with $469,000 bond funds spent and a forthcoming detailed cost report for the county commissioners. He notes about 200 miles of new roads built and 100 miles retopped, plus ongoing work by Finlay Method Co. to finish six more miles before winter. Road work shifts to rolling and retopping with county crews, targeting Bandera, St Hedwig, Gonzales, New Braunfels, Somerset, Braun Leslie, and Bab Rock roads.
Bexar County Commissioners authorized County Judge James H. Davis to sign a contract with the San Antonio Water Supply Company to furnish water to the county courthouse for one year at 7 cents per 1000 gallons with a minimum monthly charge of 27.80. The court order notes the county may obtain cheaper water under this plan than using its own well.
San Antonio Chamber of Commerce reports over 100 inquiries in two weeks about the city under the Thousand Chin booster plan. The chamber has mailed the booster pamphlet and local attractions literature to applicants, with hotels and bathhouses aiding in providing information on golf, sulphur baths, hunting and fishing near the city.
A fragment notes a community effort by the Thousand Club to improve county roads as part of preparing for harvest season. The group is described as beginning to reap benefits from their labor, with emphasis on local road readiness and collective work.
San Abtonians are invited to a Sunday evening music event on Alamo Plaza at 7 o clock. William Walters Gold Band and Fields Minstrel company perform with soloist Adam Kersner. Program includes marches overtures and songs, featuring Kersner's composition Remick's Hills and other works.
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