Ordinance to regulate billposting in San Antonio
Special notices describe an ordinance to regulate billposting and outdoor advertising in San Antonio Texas including license fees ten dollars annual for operators and a fifteen thousand dollar bond for billboard builders. It covers permit requirements penalties and construction standards and repeals conflicting ordinances.
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San Antonio
Texas
City OF
City of San Antonio
San Annio
Antine
San Antonio billboard regulations detail strict standards
The city ordinance sets steel stringers, galvanized surfaces, and fireproof fastenings for rooftop and ground billboards. It requires four by six inch wooden uprights, bracing, and open spaces beneath to allow debris clearance, plus a permanent owner imprint and specific setback rules. Inspections and penalties ensure safety, with removal for noncompliance and a five dollar minimum fine.
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City of
San Antonio
A. D
Clinton G. Brown
Texas
City Ordinance Amends Sidewalk and Curbing Rules
Special notice reports an ordinance amendment approved by the San Antonio commissioners on to require licenses and bonds for contractors under the sidewalk and curbing ordinance of August 10 1914. It details general requirements for sidewalk width location grades forms materials and concrete base specifications including cushion layers cement content and mixing rules. The ordinance also clarifies enforcement and penalties for violations.
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City OF
San Anonto
San Antonio
Concrete sidewalk and curb specifications overview
A dense notice outlines cutting joints, top wearing surface, expansion joints, and miscellaneous provisions for sidewalk and curb construction. It covers joint depth, sand filling, template use, curing times, material ratios, and city engineer oversight plus contractor responsibilities and timelines.
Concrete curb and gutter construction rules and processes
The text details requirements for street corner protection with stg2le nosings, curb reverse curves from driveways, ground excavation, base preparation with gravel, form construction from timber or metal, template making and oiling, concrete mix ratios of one part cement to two parts sand and four parts hard broken stone, wearing surface composition, curing, and barricading until set. It also covers wooden curb options, post specifications, bolt sizes, and joint treatments, plus licensing and permit provisions for sidewalk work.
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American Society of Testing Materials
Shell
Licensing for Contractors in San Antonio City Ordinance
The city requires applicants for contractor licenses to sign and file with the City Clerk a full application listing applicant details, managers, owners, and bond information. The City Engineer approves or withholds, then tax collection approves and issues a yearly license with a $10 fee, nontransferable and subject to conditions and bonds. The bond covers completion, maintenance, and safety, with solvency checks and potential new bonds. The city may suspend licenses for noncompliance and will remedy defective work under City Engineer direction.
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City of
San Antonio
City
Commissioner of Taxation
Eame
Vnl
City sidewalk construction and permit standards amendment
City ordinance updates set rules for repairs, licensing, and guarantees on sidewalk, curb, and gutter work. It details contractor liability, permit issuance, inspection by the City Engineer, and penalties for violations, including revised sections on public necessity, ground markings, and maintenance guarantees.
Amended Ordinance Provisions Adopted by San Antonio Mayor
Special notice records the 1916 city action amending an August 1914 ordinance. It clarifies that in case of conflict with state law, the defect extends only to avoid the conflict and does not invalidate other provisions. Text expands inclusivity of numbers genders and entities, with all remedies and procedures cumulative. Mayor and City Clerk Fred Fries attest the passage and date.
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Austin
Tex
Secretary of State
Texas
State of
Capitol
City of
Board of Public Printing
Onc
Porte
Toeo
G. M'Kay
A. D
Clinton G. Brown
San Antonio
Fred Fries
Admits He Paid 12500 Dollar Blackmail
Chicago dated report states Ed R. West of C D Gregg Tea and Coffee Company admitted to paying 12500 dollars to blackmailers who sought 15000 in exchange for silence The man identified as A R Wesley said the woman was Buda Godman and that federal agents had ensnared him and the woman in New York hotel rooms The episode led to a preliminary hearing for John T French George Irwin and Doc Brady as the blackmailers faced charges West described being detained three days then coerced into paying 12500 with a later request for 2500 more
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Chicago
Ed R. West
C. D. Gregg Tea and Coffee Company
New York
A.”R. Wesley
Alice Williams
Band of “Mann Act
West
Buda Godman
Homer
St. Louis
Chie
Lovn
Irwin
Self
United States Commi Fcote
Camp Bierne Named for Enlisted Soldier in El Paso
In El Paso Texas on September 26 Brigade General Bell renamed the Tenth Pro Division camp Camp Bierne to honor sergeant Owen Bierne of the Twenty Infantry who was killed while performing duty with the provost guard. Texas ranger W Sands led the investigation. Bierne, nearly thirty years in service, had fought in Cuba the Philippines and the Boxer Rebellion. General Bell praised Bierne as embodying army traditions, noting he obeyed without questions. Camp Bierne holds about 26 000 troops. Previously camps were named for presidents and generals.
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EL Paso
Tex
Bell
Bierne
W. Sands
Owen Bierne
New Year Services Set by Orthodox Synagogue
Orthodox Jews celebrate from sundown Wednesday to Friday with services at St Aubrey Guilbeau and city addresses. Schedule includes 7 pm Wednesday, 8 am and 8:30 am Thursday, Torah readings, sermons, Shofar, and noon services. Strangers welcome, residents must secure seats via secretary Jacob Kin at 218 West Commerce Street.
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St Aubrey and
Guilbeau
L. Cohanim
Jacob Kin
West
Commerce Street
60 cents and at vrland Springs Sunday morning
A fragment notes a 60 cent amount and an event at Vrland Springs scheduled for Sunday at 8 15 a m with unspecified line or service details in a Southern vitae context.
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Vrland Springs
Southern Vitae
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Seer
Merchant
General Bell
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