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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 23, 1916
Page
7
An ordinance regulates billposting in San Antonio Texas, requiring a billposter's license after September 1 1916, sets license fees of 100 dollars annually, and mandates bonds of 15000 dollars for billboard builders with penalties for noncompliance and rules on billboard placement and erection.
City rules set structural and safety requirements for billboards including steel stringers, galvanized surfaces, and wooden uprights. Provisions cover permits, inspections, setbacks, open spaces, nuisance abatements, and fines up to 200 dollars.
An ordinance amendment from the City Commissioners updates the 1914 sidewalk and curbing code. It adds license and bond requirements for contractors, clarifies sections on general specifications, widths, grades, and foundations, and prescribes penalties for violations. The changes specify uniform standards for work, material quality, and inspection by the City Engineer.
The document details precise sidewalk work including cutting joints in concrete, filling with dry sand, tamping within twenty minutes, and applying a top wearing surface mixed with cement and sand. It covers expansion joints, reinforcement, curing, marking, edging, and extensive city engineer oversight for curb and walk construction and maintenance.
The document details curb and gutter construction standards including steel nosings approval, driveway reverse curves, ground preparation with a firm gravel base, and concrete mix ratios of cement to sand to stone. It prescribes forms using timber or metal, template usage, wearing surface mixes, and protection during curing, with provisions for wooden curbings on unpaved streets and license requirements for contractors.
The document outlines an applicant must file with the City Clerk and include full details of individuals managing or sharing ownership, their experience, and conformity with city rules. It details City Engineer approval, bond requirements of $2000, license issuance for one year, and penalties for noncompliance, suspension, and bond adjustments, plus safety and indemnity provisions.
The ordinance details contractor responsibility for repairs to restore property to original condition, enforcement by the City Engineer, permit requirements with fees, and penalties for violations. It governs licensed excisions in streets, maintenance periods of two years, city contracts, and procedures for notifying abutting property owners to build sidewalks and curbing with specified widths and allowances for materials, penalties, and procedural duties.
The document cites amendments to an 1914 ordinance and a 1916 court summons in Bexar County Texas. It lists the mayor Clinton G Brown, city clerk Fred Fries, and a long roster of defendants in a civil suit, with details of a note for 10000 dollars secured by land in Dimmit County, plus a call for bids on a fireproof vault project in San Antonio.
Fort Worth Star Telegram boasts higher net paid city circulation and a broad West Texas reach with about 400 towns. Want ad rates are listed per word with cash terms. Local repairs offered at Wilkens 120 Wyoming for leaky roofs and radiators. Sunday light want ads promote direct access to San Antonio and Southwest Texas readers.
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