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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 28, 1916
Page
9
Special notice details an ordinance passed to regulate sidewalk curbing and street work in San Antonio. It combines a prior ordinance, sets specifications for width, fall, materials, forms, and cement content, and requires licenses and penalties for noncompliance by contractors.
Detailed damage to cutting joints, top wearing surface, expansion joints, and misc provisions for sidewalk construction. Includes joint depths five inches, 3/8 inch expansion joints, sand filling, top mix ratios, tamping within twenty minutes, edging and marking tools, and driveways paved curb to property line. Also cites City Engineer oversight, permits, and deadline rules for contractors.
Special notice outlines curb nosings, reverse curb curve from 12 inches to gutter grade, grading with ground excavation and firm gravel base, and wearing surface of mortar. Details cover forms, timber or metal, template use, mixing ratios one part cement to four parts stone, and concrete curb sections eight to ten feet. Also repeats wooden curbing, concrete gutter dimensions, license and bond requirements.
City rules require written applications for contractor licenses, listing all managers and financial interests with experience and city compliance. The process flows through City Engineer and Commissioner of Taxation, with a $10 license fee, nontransferable licenses, bond of at least $2000, and strict provisions for safety, indemnity, and suspension for noncompliance.
The city updates rules for repairs and reconstruction of sidewalks curbing and gutters. Contractors must obtain permits from the City Engineer with fees and timing, ensure two year maintenance, and secure sureties. The ordinance details liability license requirements and penalties for violations.
The document quotes Section Fifteen of an August 10, 1914, ordinance and notes its conflict resolution with state law. It records passage on September 18, 1916, by Mayor Clinton G. Brown and City Clerk Fred Fries. It also includes a call for bids to furnish state stationery, with the Secretary of State seeking proposals by October, indicating a $76,000 contract scope and bid terms.
City Clerk Fred Fries of San Antonio gives notice by publication under a stated resolution. The notice concerns property owners on Las Moras Street between Houston Street and San Fernando Street and outlines the matters contained in the resolution.
City officials authorize construction from Houston to San Fernando with bituminous macadam and concrete paving. Public hearing set for October 9 in City Council Chamber to consider special assessments on abutting properties. detailed cost estimates and parcel descriptions filed by City Engineer.
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