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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 25, 1916
Page
7
City adopts strict ordinance governing billposting licensing, permits, and construction for billboards and signboards. Requires licenses by September 1, 1916, bonds of 15000 dollars, and annual fees. Prohibits posting on public sidewalks and requires safety standards and fireproof roofboard construction with specific dimensions and locations.
City ordinance outlines billboard construction, safety, setbacks and inspections in San Antonio with penalties up to 200 dollars per violation. It also calls for open spaces beneath billboards, name plates, and engineer plans for rooftop signs. The notice follows with a state stationery bid invitation in Austin dated 1916.
Special notice outlines amendments to the 1914 sidewalk and curbing ordinance adding contractor license and bond requirements. It details general specifications, width and location, lines and grades, grading, forms, materials, concrete base, mixing, and cutting standards for sidewalks in the city.
Detailed requirements for cutting joints in concrete walks, topping mixes, and finishing. Specifies joint depths and spacing, sand filling, tamping within twenty minutes, and use of steel templates. Includes expansion joints, reinforcing rules, curb construction, and contractor duties under City Engineer supervision.
Specifications outline concrete curb and gutter construction with steel nosings, backfill, timber forms, wearing surface, and concrete mix of cement sand and stone. Temporary wooden curb, license and bond requirements, post spacing, and maintenance rules are included for city streets.
The city requires written license applications by contractors with full disclosure of all principals and financial interests, bond requirements of at least 2000 dollars, and City Engineer approval. Bonds must cover completion, maintenance for two years, and permit suspension or renewal conditions. the City controls work safety, indemnifies the city, and may suspend licenses for noncompliance or poor performance.
The ordinance details responsibilities for correcting work, licensing for cuts and excavations, two year maintenance guarantees, permits, and fees. It creates the City Engineer's office authority, governs contract work, and outlines owner and contractor obligations with penalties for violations.
Section Fifteen amended to resolve conflicts with state law and ensure enforceability. Provisions apply to individuals firms or corporations and definitions cover singular and plural forms. All conflicting ordinances repealed to the extent of conflict. Mayor of San Antonio decreed passage on September 15 1916 with City Clerk attestation.
Oscar P. McDaniel, county prosecuting attorney and Democratic candidate, is arrested on a murder charge in the death of his wife, 35, mother of three. A special grand jury is ordered to report, with the state arguing strained domestic relations and alleged revenge as key factors.
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