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Newspaper

San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

Sep 21, 1916

Page

9

San Antonio ordinance to regulate billposting and licenses

An ordinance governs billposting within San Antonio Texas outlining the prohibition on operating without a city billposter's license. It requires bonds, permits, license fees of 100 dollars, and strict location, construction, and safety rules for billboards and signboards with penalties for noncompliance.

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San Antonio billboard ordinance details and penalties

The notice outlines requirements for billboard construction in San Antonio including steel stringers, galvanized surfaces, and anchoring to wooden frames. It mandates permits, engineer designs, setback rules, open ground beneath, and routine inspections with penalties up to 200 dollars per violation.

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City Ordinance Amends Sidewalk and Curb Standards

A city ordinance passed August 10 1914 updates sidewalk and curb rules, requires contractor licenses and bonds, and adds penalties for violations. It details specifications for width, grade, forms, materials, and foundation, with city engineer oversight and special permits for deviations.

Concrete sidewalk and curbing construction standards

The ordinance prescribes cutting joints with precise dimensions, tamping, and retamping within twenty minutes of placement, using sand-filled cuts or steel templates, and laying a top wearing surface with specific ratios. Expansion joints, edge finishing, markings, and curing rules follow, with strict city engineer oversight and permit requirements.

American Society of Testin Materials

Specifications for concrete curb and gutter and wooden curb

Special notice outlines protective steel nosings for street corners and detailed curb and gutter construction rules. It covers trench depth, forms, templates, mixing ratios, wearing surfaces, timber curb options, and licensing requirements for sidewalk work in the city.

Public Notice on Contractor License Application in San Antonio

Special notice outlines requirements for contractors to apply for City licenses. Applications must list owners, managers, and financial interests, with past experience and conformance to city rules. The City Engineer reviews, then the Commissioner of Taxation issues a license upon bond payment. violations allow suspension, with fines and enforcement actions.

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City Ordnance on Sidewalk Construction and Penalties

The ordinance outlines city authority to repair or reconstruct sidewalks curbing and gutters at owner cost if needed. It requires permits from the City Engineer, sets permit fees, and details contractor responsibilities warranty periods and bond liability. It amends multiple sections clarifying duties of owners and the City Engineer and penalties for violations.

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Ordinance Amendment Adopted by City of San Antonio

The text shows amendments to Section Fifteen of the August 10 1914 ordinance to align with state law, declare conflicts void only to the extent of the conflict, and state that terms include plural and various person forms. It reiterates cumulative remedies and repeals conflicting ordinances, with passage dated September 18 1216 and attestation by City Clerk Fred Fries.

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Solar energy may power the future, says Ackerman

A. S. Ackerman of England argues in the Smithsonian Annual Report that solar heat could replace coal and oil as an energy source. He notes the sun’s surface temp around 6000 C, its vast radiant area and a solar constant near 7.12 Btu per square foot per minute, despite current engine efficiencies.

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Printer Fraud Sparks Office Shutdown Plot

A printer named Jenks hires a nonworker as a substitute to dodge layoffs. The impostor feigns illness with fake pains and collapses at the case, prompting the foreman to investigate as the fraudulent scheme unfolds in the Eagle office.

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