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Minutes City Council - 07_30_1912 to 06_27_1913
1 n , ,.,._, - -- % - Corpus Christi. Texas June 13th 1912 To tho Mayor and City Council of the City of^Corpus Christi Dear Sirs - I herewith present to you an ordinance entitled "An Ordinance granting, to Corpus Christi Traction Company the right to construct maintain and operate a system of street railroads on those certain hereinafter designated streets and avenues in the city of Corpus Christi Texas and regulating the construction operatinn equipment and maintenance thereof Said ordinance was presented to me by the gorpus Christi Traction Companv a par- tnership composed of S A breeborn 1i G Sherman and G Sherman and to be hereafter incorporated if this (ranch se is granted Under and by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Charter of the City of Corpus Christi I halie approved said franchise and recommended that the same be granted r I desire to say that the franchise is not altogether In explanation 'of my approval satidfactory to me but since it is generally understood that the purpose of the granting of Jr this franchise is to reach the outl ring districts of the C-ity of Uorpuc Christi by strPet~car and to make interurban connections I have waived a number of objections that T wouId�otherwts raise in order to encourage tre building of this street car line believing that it wills be �! of untold benefit ft the city of Corpus Christi and the c tizens thereof I have also waived objections that I would otherwise raise for the reason that more stringent demands than are set forth in this ordinance would be in the nature of a discrimination against this eonpany%,` over the present company now tnjoying a franchise from this City I have endeavored to see that the interests of the City and the people' thereof are protected by this ordinance and hPve re -drawn the original draft presented to me in such manner that under the circumstances I consider the City amply protected and recommend the grantin; of this franchise o Yours very truly ( Signed) W i Pope -- - — City Attorney API ORDINANCE granting to Corpus Christi Traction Oonpany the right to construct maintain and& operate a system of street railroads on those certain here na ter designated streets and avers nes in the City of Corpus Christi Texas and regulating the construction operatinn equip - meat and maintenance thereof BE IT ORDAI dFD BY THF CITY COUJCIL OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI Section 1 That the Corpus Christi Traction Company its succ ssors or assi;ris hereinafter termed and styled the grantee iE nl ereby granted for a period of thirty nears fr the date of passage and approval hereof the right privilege and franchise oi: congtructihi and operating a sinjle track street railroad. system on over along and upon the following named street avenues and alleys of the City of Corpus Chri Sti Texas to -wit Beginning at the intersection of Water Street and Peoples Street Thence with Peo- ples Street to the intersection of Lower 'forth Brondway Thence across Broadway to the intersection of .0uffalo Street '"hence west to the intersection of Last Street Thence south to the intersection of Me tina Street Thence west with Mestina btreet continued to the Ci" Limits Beginning again at the intersection of $uffafe Street and Tancahua Street hence with Tancahua Street to Plesant Street and with Pleasant Street to Railroad Avenue Thence V with Railroad Aveny-e to chamberalin Street to Craig Avenue Thence with Craig Avenue to t Eighth Street Thence with Eighth Street to the city limits Beginning again at the inter- section of Mestina and San Rankin Streets Thence w th Sam Rankin Street to Comanche Street Thence with Comanehe Street and the public road to the city limits Beginning again at the intersection of Sam Ranking Street and Comanche Street Thence with Sam Rakkdn str et in a southernly direction tothe intersection of Chamberlain Street Bw,,inning again at the 4 inteserction of Chaparral and Peoples °treets Thence with Chaparral street to Schatzell Street Thence with 9ehatzell Street to Water Street Thence with Tater Street to lurman A enue Thence with Furman $vgnue to ±k8 Bay View Aienue Thence with Bay View Avenue to Buford Avenue Thence with Buford Avenue to Second Street Thence with Second Street and Dnever Street to the city limhts Beginning again at the intersecion of Second Street and Starr Avenue Thence withx Starr Avenue to the intersection of Eighth Street tn,i, A Beginning again at the intersogtion of water Street at Cooper s Alley Thence with cooper s t Alley to Mesquite Street Thence with II-esquite Strep` to Ifenedy Street Thence with ffend dy Street to Pleasant Street Bwginning again at the intersection of achitzell and eater Street thence with water Street to Resaca Street Thence w th Resaca Street to Rineon St,feet ihenc with Rineon Street to Griffin Street §hence with Griffin Street to Chaparral Street thence with Chaparral Street to the City limits Beginning again at the intersection of Eleventh Street to lincon Street Thence Stith Rincon Stree* to the city limits Beginning again at r the intersection of water Street and Taylor Street Thence with Taylor Street to Mesquite Street Thence with Mesquite St eet to nughes Street Thence with hughes Street to Chaparral Street Thence with Chaparral street to 3riffin Street Beginning again at the intersection of Hugnes Street and Chaparral Street Thence to Rincon street Beginning again at the inter- section of Belden and Mesquite Streets Thence wit} Belden Street to¢ Tiger Street Begin- ning again on Gordon Street at the line of the e ty limits in the 'Tueees Du Heights Addition TAence with said ordon Street to Eleventh Streete in said Addition The said railroad shall consist of a single track with all necessary side trakks swit- I rhes turnouts turntables spurs wires poles fixtures and appurtenances needful in the con R struction and operation of such railroad a d the said grantee shall have the right to con- struct for the purpose of transmitting rower for the propulsion of its cars overhead trolley systems suspended on polls placed along the curb line or in the center of such streets I avenues and alleys where the driaeway is fifty feet in width or more Section 2 All wire suspended from trollev po is shall not be less than seventeen feet C above the surface of the street and all imnroveLnette of said railroad dhall be constructed under the supervision of the Commissioner in charge of Streets and Alleys of the fixity of Corpus 1,hristi so as to avoid the least interferenpein the construction and in the main- tenance with the free and unobstructed use of the - treets by the public consistent with the proper construct-ion and main enance of said street railroad and the City Engineer of the City of Corpus Chris`i texas shall furnish all necessary grades stakes maps and profiles k and ot'ier information necessary to enable said grantee to conform to established 3rades and other established Profiles for streets streetn corssings or gutters The City reserves r the right to cross said lines with water mains and sever pipes at all times with as little interference as possible with the operation of said lines Section 3 In the construction of said railroad where grades are established and the 1 street surface corresponds with the established grade4q said railroad shall conform to the J established grade But where not grazier ar a established and where the street surface does a hot conform to any establihhed grade then the tract of said railroad shall be laid to conform ._ev__t],p _AyiAtirz street surface_ provided however that where tracks are laid on streets where x there are no e$tablished grades or where the street surface does not correspond with the established grade upon the establishedlent of tuch grades or the bringing of the street sur- face to established grades by the Gity of Corpus Christi the grantee herein shall raise or loner the tracks of said street railroad to confirm thereto at its own exuense The entinre systam of tracks trolleys rails cars and equipment shall be'nodern and suitable in design for the services for which it is intended After the consttuction and comp- letion of said 1 ne there shall be maintained in cant nuous service a schedule for the passag of cars in each direction with no less frequency than every thirty minutes between the hours of 7 00 A M and 10 00 P M of each day unless prevented by temporary accidents strikes or act of God Section 4 The said grantee shall within ninety days after the passage of this�ordinanee deposit with the City Clerk a written acceptance of the terms and conditions hereof which written acceptance shall expressly bind the grantee to perform its part of this contract in n the following manner to -wit FIRST That the grantee will commence the construction of its railroad within-kx mon- the from the date of the firing of the acceptance of -Yis ordinance SECOND The grantee will furnish as soon as possible after demi d bv�City Council any and all information in regard to the occupation of the streets avenues alleys and public grounds of the City of Corpus Christi and indicate on map or oth rwise all proposed extensions and receive permit for extensions THIRD That the grantee will prosecute the construction of said railroad and have not less than tow miles in operation within twelve months after the date of commeenfng actual eons struction X.In default of either of these conditions the City of Corpus Christi shall have the right to forfeit this franchise and declare the same null and void Orovided howeier that -if any delay be occaisoned bn�account of manufacturers being unable to fill orders placed for mat- erials cars rails or Equipment within the time lime+ed and grantee shall submit proff of diligent efforts to buy rails or other material Nor the construction of saidYlin'e and the in- (ablity to procure delivery hereof on account of delay of manufacturer or ma`nufaeturers or - for other good reason the period of said delay not a,,ceeding three months shall be deducted' in computing the time said ctonstruction shall commence or said line shall be put in operatioi Section 5 The cars upon said railroad shall be operated --at an average speed of not more than eight miles per hour in the business portion of the City nor more than fifteen - miles per hour in the residence portionpthe eo' Section 6 The grantee herein shall promplty pav all taxes and assessments that may from time to time be lawfully le'Vied and assessed by the 01ty of Corpus Christi The grantee herein shall indeminify and save the City of Zorpus Christi harmless from all claims or judge- ments for inj)ries to person or property occaisoned b7 ter arising out of the construction and operation of the railroad herein authorized Section 7 The charge for transporting passengers to be exacted by the said grantee shal: not exceed the sum of five cents for one continuous passage from points within the city limits to other points within said City butsaidlimit in `he price shall no* prevent the exacting of an additional fare for a return journey and the grantee shall furnish transfer tickets froi one line to another on cross streets or extensions df its line or lines to passengers making gone continuous journey from one point to another in the same general direction free of charge Tickets for the use of School children attending public private or Sunday School under fifteen years of age shall be furnished at the rate of two and one-half cents each 324 subject to any reasonable regulations which the gran ee may inposq' Policemen and members of the Fire Department while in the dischar-ye of their duty and in proper uniform shall be carried free Children under five years of age when accompained by adults shall be carried free Section 8 Where single track is constructed tl-e entire line shall coi iaide as nearly as practicable with the center of streets avenues and a !eye over and along which the same shall pa -s unless when otherwise directed by the Commissioner on btreets and Alleys Section 9 #hen the grantee shall lay or construct a track upon any street upon which th ere is a pavement sidewalk or curb it will restore s9ne after the construction and laytng of said track as nearly as may be ti its former condition When the City may order any street paved which is tecupied by the track or tracks of he said grantee grantee shall construct the pa Ing and maintain the same between the rails of the tracks and for the space of one foot outside of the rail for single track 1 nes and when double track lines are maintained the f said grantee shall pave the space between the tracks together with the space between the rails and for one foot outside the outside rails All culverts under the tracks shall be kept in good repair by grantee to permit natural drainage and all arroyos bayous or ravines shall be bridged by grantee for the width of the track and for the space of one foot outside of the tails of the track to correspond with the level of the foot of the bridge Except where the streets are not paved the grantee must fill between the tracks and one foot outside by some suitable material so as to afford easy crossing of said railroad track Section 10 The grantee herein has the right of carrying and transferring freight of all I E character express and United States mails on its ow cars or upon the cars of other rail- roads having connection with their tracks provided the same shall in no way hinder or delay passenger tra -fic and provided no cars propelled b, steam power shall be run over the tracks i of said railroad Section 11 Upon the expiration of the grant of franchise under this ordinance or in case this franchise should from any cause be forfeited then the said grantee shall immediately re- move its tracks from the streets and such streets shall be placed in thorough repair by the grantee herein in such manner as may be prescribed by the Mayor and City Council unless this grant be extended Section 12 The grantee herein ag ees to pay to the bity of Corpus Christi in addition to taxes two per cent of the yearly gross receipts on its passenger traffic within the city limits -of the 6ity of- Corpus Christi after the sane has been in ibperation for two years , r All payments to be made at the end of each year after the said first tyro Section 13 The grantee herein shall have the right and privilege and all the rights and privileges granted in this ordinance to use said street railroad switches turnouts sidetracks and turntables in the operation of any and all interurban or suburban line or lines operated between Corpus Christi and any other point or points and shall have the right and privilege of extending their line or lines to a function with any other urban or inter- urban linty Y l section 14 The grantee herein shall have the right and privilege to make such arrange- ments for securin; elect -ie power or other power for the propulsion of its cars as to it shall seem best and scall also have the right and privilege of establishing erecting and maintaining an electric poorer plant or other plant or plants for the purpose of manufacturing and rsupplying light heat elec'-rici"-y and ele tric powor or el -her of them for t iear own use S Beotion lbj-- The charaoter of paving used by the grsntee�shall be the same as that used 0 by the abutting property owners along the streets over which its lines may extend and the grantee shall otherwise confrom to the specifications for street car line paving construction w Section 16 This Trach se may be wholly forfeited for failure to provide proper and adequate service consistent with good management and business usage or for perisistent violation of the specific terms of this francl-ise Section 17 This ordinance shall take effect add be in force and effect from and after its passage and approve4 and publication and acceptance Passed on first reading the 12th day of July 1912 by the following vote Pease Aye Garrett Aye Thompson Aye vote Attest Miller Not voting Uehlinger Aye Passed on second reading the 19th, da -T of July 1912 by the following vote Pease Aye, Garrett Aye Thompson Aye Miller NP y Uehlinger Nay Passed on third resdino the LI &ay of Pease Garrett Thomp so Miller Uehl inc U k Approved the day of I ity of Corpus Christi AD 1912 1912 by the following ayro of the Gjty oY C oLIpua Christi STATE OF TEXAS ) COUNTY OF NUVCES ) Before me the undersigned authority on this day personally appeared who being by me first duly sworn upon oath says that he is the manager of That said newspaper is published and is cir- culated in the city of Corpus Christi Aueces County Texas and the same s is the official newspaper of the said City of Corpus Cl-risti a municipal corporation in said County and State That the foregoing ordinance entitled An ordinance granting to Corpus Christi Traction Onmpanv the right to construct mamnta n and operate a system of street railroads on those certain hereinafter designated streets and avenues in the kity of Corpus Christi Texas and regulating the constmuctlon operation equipment and maintenance thereof was published in issues of said newspaper to -wit A and that said publication of said ordinance was agls required by law and that said newspaper was the official newspaper of said City and publisred and circulated as such during said period in said pity &ounty and State Manager of Sworn to and subscribed before me this A D 1912 day o f Notary Public Nueces Uountj Texas RE ULAR MEETING CITY COUNCIL AUGUST 2nd 1912 Meeting called to order by Mayor Pease at 9 o clock A M Present and answering roll call Mayor Pease and Ronmiggloners Thompson Uehlinger arrett and Miller I The following resolution wag read and upon motion duly seconded and carried the rule was suspended by the following vo a Pease Thompson Uehlinger Garrett and Miller voting Aye No Nays Thereupon the resolution was passed by the following vote Pease Thompson Uehlinger Garrett and Miller voting Aye No Nays RFSOLUTION WHEREAS Henry M Wallace of Detroit Michigan has petitioned the City Council of the City of Corpus Christi by.,virtue of the authority contained in the charter 6f the City f of Corpus Christi to order a special election for the adoption or rejection by the legally qualified voters of the City of Corpus Chr sti of the gran or franchise conferring upon the said Henry 11 Wallace the rights powers and privileges set, forth in said ordinance entit- led An Ordinance granting to Henry M Wallace the right to establish a ,as plant in the City of Cornus Christi Nueees County Texas and to regulate the construction and operation of sm same and repealin; all ordinanc s or parts of ordinances inconsistent herewith THEREFORE Be it resolved by the -City, Council of the City of Corpus Christi Nueces y - County Texas ,, r' That it is hereby ordered that an election be held on `he 6th day sof September A D 1912 at which election the adoption or rejection of the grant to henry Pd Wallace by the City of,Corpus Christi of the ri,,hts powers and privileges set forth in a certain ordinance entitled, An Ordinance grantin- to Henry M Wakkace the ri.ht to estavlish a,gas plant in the City of Corpus Christi Nueces County Texas and to regulate the construction and operation of same and repealing all ordinannes or parts aof nridnances inconsistent herewith" shall be submitted I said election shall be held in the City of Corpus Christi in Voting Prec&nets Numbered 1 2 and 3 as the same were wstablished and desigrigtpd by ordinance Dassed by the City Council of the City of Cornus Chtisti on the 3rd --day of March— A D --1909 All qualified— voters residing in old wards numbered 1 and 2 shall vote in Voting Precinct 'To 1 at rireman s Hall a part of the old TAzrket Hall (sometimes called Citv Hall) All quallified voters residing in old ward numbered 3 shall vote in Voting Precinct numbered 2 at the Mas- onic Hall Ill qualified voters residing in.�old wards numiiered 4 and 5 shall vote in Voting Precinct Numbered 3 at what ig known as srande s Hall Tre following officers are herevy Vppointed to hold said election r For Voting Precinct ffumbered 1 L V Mallett Presiding Judge Wm Horne Assistant Judge Geo L baldwell Clerk Ed M 4rant Clerk For Voting Precinct Numbered 2 --- Herman Meuly W H Caldwell 4 " Warren H Z Browning Presiding Jude Assistant Judge Clerk Clerk For Voting Precinct Numbered 3 J 0 Moore Presiding Judge IJ P Olsen Clerk IL D Jobe Clerk The presiding judges of said respective �abting precincts shall appoint such other clerks to assist in the holding of said election as shall be neceg ary as proscribed by law IThe polls at the sa d election places shall be kept open from 8 o clock A M to 7 0 Clock P M and at said election only legally qualified voters of Corpus Christi Ilueces County Texas shall be allowed to vote Voting shall be by an official ballot as required by law and num- bered as required b$ law in the following form to -wit OFFICIAL BATLOT For the granting to Henry Td Wallace that certain frarchise entitled An Ordinance gran- _ ting to henry M Wallace the right to estavlish a gas plant in the City of Corpus Christi Nueces County Texas, and to regulate the construction and operation of same and repealing all ordinances or parts of ordinances inconsistent herewith Against the granting to Henry M Wallace that certain franchise entitled An ordinance ;ranting to Henry M Wallace the right to estavlish a gas plant in the City of Corpus Christi Nueces County Texas and to regulate the construction and operation of same and tepealing all ordinances or parts of ordinances inconsistent herdwith The manner of hoUing said eb ecial election shall be 3overned by the laws of the State of Texas regulating regular elections in the Citv of Cornus Christi Nueces-County Texas Copy of this resolution signed by the Mayor of the Citv of Corpus Christi shall serve as a proper notice cf said election and the said Mayor is directed to cause the same to be posted up at the said voting precincts the same being pualic placed in said° City and to ca- use the same together with�a copypf said ordinance to be published in the Citi of Corpus Christi Vueces Courty Texas for t"went rciays prior to the time of hold ng said election This the 2nd day of August A D 1912' " Attest (Signed) THOS B DUNN - ity Secretary of tYe City ofCorpus Christi (Signed) CLARK PEASE yor of the City of Corpus Christi'+XHM U n n The fact that the citizens of Corpus Ghr1 sti are urgently needing and demanding gas for c� domestic necessity creat -s an emergencv and imperative public necessity requiring the suspen- sion of the Charter rule proliding that no ordinance or resolution shall be passed filially on the date of its introduction unless declared to be a public emergency ordinance by the layor and the acting mayor ha ins in writing requested that said charter rule be suspended and 1 that this resolution be passed finally on the date of its introduction the said rule is Phere- by accordingly suspended and this revolution shall take of ect aid be in full force and effectl frmm and after its passa,e and approval on the date of its ntroductinp and it is so ordered Passed ax* the 2nd day of dugust A D 1912 Anpro-�ed the 2nd day of August A D 1912 (Sgindd ) CLATRK PF19? 29—yor of the City of Corlrus Crristi Attest ( Signed) THOS B DUi1N 10ity Decretary of the City of Corrus Christi Corpus Christi Texas August 2nd A D 1912 To the Members of the City Council of the City of Corpus Christi Gentlemen - For the reasons set forth in the emergency clause of the foregoing instrument atta- ched hereto a public emergency and a public necessity exists for the suspension of the char- ter rule providing that no ordinance or resolution shall be passed finally on the date of its introduction I therefore hereby request that you suspend said charter rule and pass said resolution on the date of its introduction - - - RespectfullJ submitted (Signed) CLARK PEASE Mayor of the city of Corpus Christi ex The charter rule requiring all ordinances or resolutions to be read on three separate days was suspended by the following vote to -wit - Pease Aye Thompson Aye Miller Aye Uehlinger Aye uarrett Ave The above resolution was -passed by the following Vote to -wit - Pease Aye Thompson Aye Miller Aye Uehlinger Aye ,tarrett Aye Streetpay rolls for week ending July 27th amounting to $120 20 were ordered paid Current Expdnee pay rolls amounting to $699 20 for month of July Street pay rolls amoun- ting to $1396 13 Street Improvement pay folls amounting to $829 05 and City Water Works pay rolls am untin to $2580 09 were upon motion duly seconded and carried ordered paid Estimate of Work done on Petzel Bridge by the Sherman Concrete Cc in month of Julyi_---"� amounting to $1327 14 having been approved by Acting City Lngineer A PhilbricIr was ordered paid out of the "treet Improvement Fund City Attorney was authorized to execute contract for heating and plumbing in the City Hall & Fire Station Upon motion duly seconded and carriecjl the matter of the City furnishing an Attorney to prosecute where cases are contested in the Corporation Court was referred to the City Atty and the Corporation Judge The matter of creating the office of City Electrician was deferred for future actino Upon motion duly seconded and carried the meeting adjourned to Monday August 5th 1912 at 9 o clock A M Mayor Attest City Secretary of the --City of Corpus Christi Texas of Corpus Chris ex f X30 ADJOURNED RF.rULAR 1VT TIDY CITY COMICIL AUt UST 5th 1912 Meeting came '-o order at 9 o clock A M with Mayor Pease present Absent Commissioners Thompson Uehlinger Jarrett and Miller There being no quorium present the meeting w s recessed to 3 o clock P M Mayor of the City oY Corpus Christi Texas (Attest IuV City Secretary of the City of Corpus Christi Meeting was called to order at 3 o clock P M by Mayor Pease There being no quorum present the mnetzng adjourned Attest etre rK H r of the City o of Corpus Christi TeX PROPOSALS FOR STREET IMPROVEMENTS Sealed proposals will be receivest by, the City Secretary, of the City of Cor- pus Christi, - Texas, until 9 a. m., Au gust 9th; 1912, for approximately ong hundreii artd fatty ttonsraed ,stittare" ,yards of paving; to$aetb.4 Witk all grading connected therewith, and ap- proximately twen'tyFtwo, thousand lin- ear feet of concrete' curbs and gutter construction, as per plans and specifi- cations on file in the ofCree of the 'City Engineer. I - All bids shall be made upon printed r blanks, and special envelopes to be furnished` by ' the City Engineer of the City of Corpus Christi, Texas. Each bid must be accompanied by a cerf4fied check, made payable to Clark Pease, mayor of the City of Corpus Christi, Texas, in- the amount of five (5 percent) percent of the bid, or $25,000.00, said check to be returned to all unsuccessful bidders. Complete set of maps, profiles aid specifications will be furnished by the City Engineer for Twenty ($20.00) Dollars, postpaid: The City of Corpus Christi, Texas, reserves the right to reject any and – — all. bids. THOS. B. DUNK,_ City Secretary. ARTHUR l?HII.BRICK, Acting Cit Engineer '195-10t t +� r (I IM7ES S F. ��O orpus BZ1 Texas n RF ULAR ]`REF ING CITY COUNCIL AUzUST 9th 1912 Meeting called to order by Mayor Pease at 9 o clock A M Present and answ rin roll call Mayor Pease Commissioners and Miller IT Thompson U hl�inoer arrett Minutes of August 2nd a d August 5th read and approved j r Monthly reports of City Secretary City Controller City Treasurer City Ma shal and Sewer Inspector and City Water Works Coal and Incidental fund for the month of July 1912 were received and ordered filed Upon moti n duly second d and carried th sum of 61000 00 was appropriated from the Current Expense Fund to th Street Fund Upon motion duly seconded and carried the sum of $1000 00 was appropriat d from the City Water Works fund to th Coal and Incidental Fund Upon motion duly seconded and carried a arrant for $4005 00 was ordered drawn on the C" C, Municipal LVharf Construction fund favor C C N tl bank to pay for lots for Munciepal Wharf '3 'T lzl Pet tion askin for extension of Sewer Ma ns on Furman Av nue was read and ujon mecomm9 endation0 of Uehlinoer came was ranted A petit -,Ln sibned by numerous clti7ens askino for some releif from the poor telephone � Pt I service was read and upon motion duly second d and carried action was deferred on same Resi.nationo f L e Ri, s as Acting Chief of Police was read a d up n motion duly s con ded and carried same was accepted L Appl cation,,af Lee Ri s forr,posit on as Chief of the C C Fire Department and f re mar shal was read nd upon mots n duly seconded a d ca ed Lee Riggs was duly elected as Chief of the C C Fire Department and Fire Marshal and his salary fixed at 6100 00 per month Upon motion duly seconded and carried B C Baldwit wa appointed Act nd Chief of the Police to fill hhe vacancy caused b r the res nation of Lee Rig s Bond of B C Baldwin ws Acting Chief of the Police in the sum of $2000 00 with Edward F Plato and I C James as sureties was appro I and ordered*)filed Upon motion duly seconded and carried a warrant was ordered drawn nn the City Hall and Fi a Station Constzru tion Fund for $4199 85 to pay estimate #1 as approved by 5upervis n,, Architect I t Upon motion duly seconded the ordinane granting W B Auttle a a franchise was pas ed on its third r ad n by %he followin,!r vote P se Ay Thompson Aye Uehlin-mer Ay Gar nett Aye Miller Nay V, ids for Street Paving w r opennti and r d and action deferred in accordance with darter provis ons No fkrther bds n ss comm, before the meeta.ng it ad o ed yor of the City of Uorpus Ch istl T gas Att tit y- a etaryx of the City of Corpus REGULAR MEETING CITY COUNCIL AUGUST23rd 1912 Mooting called to order by Mayor Poaso at 9 O'Clobk A M I IProsont Mayor Poaso and Commissioners Thompson Uohlinger Garrett and Miller Minutes of regular moeting August 9th 1912 wore read and approvod Report of the City gator Works for the month of July 1912 showing amount received to be 090A $2848 45 and amount disbursed to be 06821 30 amount to balance 03972 85 was read and ordered filed Bills of Commissionor Miller for sanitary work amounting to $65 65 were ordered paid Upon motion duly seconded and carried the sum of ►100 00 was appropriated to the sanitary dept - 4 land warrant ordered drawn on the Currant Expense Fund in favor of Commissioner Miller for same h Upon motion duly seconded and carried estimate No 5 on Municipal Wharf was approved and war- rants ordered on the Municipal Wharf Construction l__und favor of the Richland Concrete Cog �N�V ✓ for $2324 66 and in favor of F H Lancashire for 08150 An Ordinance authorising the sale of $14000 00 of tho Sanitary Sower Bonds was read and upon motion duly secondod and carried the rule was suspended by the following vote Pease Ago Thompson Aye Uohlinger Aye Garrett Aye Miller Aye Thereupon the ordinance was passed as read by the following vote Peaso Aye Thompson Aye Uehlingor Aye Garrott Aye Miller Aye All ORDINANCE TO BE ENTITLED JAN ORDINANCE confirming the sale and authorizing the exocution issuance and delivery of an additional $14000 00 of the $140 000 00 Sanitary Sower Bonds of the City of Corpus Christi Texas authorized by the voters of said City at an election held October 5th 1909 AREAS pursuant to the veto of the qualified electors of the City of Corpus -Christi Texas at an election held on October 5th 1909 the City Council of said City by ordinance passed and approved October 8th 1909 authorized the issuance of bonds of said city in tho amount of One Hundred and Forty Thousand Dollars ($140 000 00) to be called City of Corpus Christi Sanitary Sewer Bonds to be of the denomination of $1000 00 each and numbered from 1 to 140 both inclusive to be dated November let A D 1909 and to become due Forty Years from their date but redeemable at the pleasure of said city at any time after ten years from their date bearing interest at the rate of five per contum per annum payable semi-annuelly May let and November let in oath year which ordinance also provided for the levy and collection of a`' sufficient annual tax to pay the interest on said bonds and to create agsinking fund suffi- cient to redeem the same at maturity and 'EREAS One Hundred and Six Thousand Dollars ($106 000 00) of said bonds numbered from r 1 to 106 both inclusive have already been issued and the remaining $34 000 00 ofIsaid bonds have not yet been issued and AREAS a contract has been entered into for the sale of an additional Fourteen Thousand Dollars ($14 OOO 00) of said bonds numbers 107 to 120 incleive to the Corpus Christi National Bank at tj a price not less than the par value thereof and accrued interest Now therefore Bo It ORDAINED by the pity council of the City of Corpus Christi Texas Section 1 Thai` the Mayor City Secretary and City Treasurer are hereby authorized and directed to execute immediately Fourteen Thousand Dollars ($14 000 00) pf said bonds numbered from 107 to 120 both inclusive and cause the same to be approved by the Attorney General of the State of Texas and certified and regiatered by the 6omptroller of Public Accounts of said tate said bonds to be insubstantially the same form and conthin thei same provisions as the One "unfired and Sia bonds previously issued of this series but shall bAdgned by the officers of the city now in office When so executed and registered said bonds numbers 107 and 120 both inclusive shall be delivered to the Corpus Christi National Bank upon pay- me IDent of the purchase prise therefor Seotion 2 The fact that the rapidly increasing" population of the City renders it absolutely necessary that an adequate system of sanitary sewers bex constructed immediateli and that a large majority of the property tax paying citizens of the City are demanding this) improvement creates a public emergency and an imperative puhlic necessity exists for a 3 suspension of the charter rule for requirement that.)no ordinance or:-- resolution' shall be passed finally onthe date it is introduced and that such ordinance or resolution shall b`e read at three several meetings of the City ('ounczl land the Mayor31aving in writing declared that such public emergency and necessity exists and requested in writing that -said ordinance be passed finally on the,,,date itis introduced and that said charter rule -or requirement be suspended said rule or requirement is hereby aeoordin.ly suspended and this ordinance -3 shall n take effect and be in full force mid -effect from and after its passage and approval on the date of its introduction and it is mm so ordained -J, Passed and approved this 23nd dayZof August—.& L 912 - gay—or of the City of CorpughrIstl TexqLs Attest y beoretiary or the c orp us Christi Texas Corpus Christi r'Texas August 23rd 1912 To the Members of the City council of the City of Corpus Christi Gentlemen t-" n For the reasons set forth in the emergency clause of the foredo ing ordinance G a public emergency and an imperative public necessity exists for the suspension of the charter rule or requirement that no ordinance or resolution shall be passed finally on the 1 r` G 1 t L L C date it is introduced and that such ordinance or resolution shall be read at three several �V L A d? - u � r r -� " r 3 .� 4 meetings of the City Council I therefore hereby request that you suspend said chatter C -r- W19 1: C 413k C 4 rule or requirement and pass said ordinance finally on the date it is introduced or at the present meeting of said City Couneil held thid the z 23rd day of Au©ust A D 1912 LJ 'R :7 U vor3o Charter Rule suspended by the following vote C � .9 0 f Pease Aye Pease, J.� Thompson Aye i Barrett Aye Uehlinger Aye Miller Aye - /.I r Ordinance passed by the following .vote Pease} Aye Thompson Aye Garret# ye J Uehlinger, Aye Miller, Age Respectfully ity of us Chris r ,, 3 4 Upon motion duly carried and seconded a warrant was ordered drawn on the Sewer Construction Fund #2 favor of Truehart & Jackson for 0500 00 in part payment on old contract Committee on Saloon District submitted a report and upon motion duly seconded and carried action on same waej deferred and a committee of -the whole Council and the City Attorney were appointed to consider and report on sane Chief of Police Baldwin submitted a report of the appointment of several men on the police forne and upon motion duly seconded and carried the same was approved Upon motion duly second it and carried the City Attorney instructed to employ a Stenog rapper at a salary of $75 00 per month to copy all the old ordinances u Upon motion duly seconded and carried Commissioner Garrett was authorized to have not exceed ten new street lights -erected in the City Upon motion dLly seconded and carried the sum of $1000 00 was appropriated fromthe Current Expense Fund to the Street Pound ` -I Street pay rolls amounting taa 0453/63 were ordered paid Upon motion duly seconded and carried the- ity Attorney was instructed to prepare an ordinance fixing the penalty for non compliance with they sidewalk ordinance at a fine of 010 00 minimum and 825 00 max for each day after proper notice has been served City Engineer was instructed to make estimates on all sidewalka where parties had fail ed to comply with sidewalk ordinance so as to enable the City to have the work done The following opinion of the City Attorney in regard to the placing of the Police Depart ment in the Mayors Department was read To the Mayor and City Council of the City of Corpus Christi Dear Sirs M3 August 1st 1912 At your last regular meeting you requested my t opinion as to the sufficiency of the action of the City Council in withdrawin, a portion of the duties of the superintendent of Police and Public Safety and assigning, said duties so withdrawn to the Mayor On April let 4 1912 at the request of W H Griffin Superintendent of Police and Public Safety the City Council passed a resolution adopting the request made by the said W A Griffin I understand that there is no record in the Minute Book showing this proceeding his being true I here- with attach a copy of the request made by W H Griffin and a copy of the Mayor s request to suspend the charser rule and copy for record of vote th®re(on I prepared these papers at the time and presented them to the Council and it it my recollection ghat the same was were adopted without opposition and the same should have been recorded by the Clerk If the Clerk did not record same then you should authorize the record to the completed by insert Ing in the minutes the enclosed copies It has been my endeavor to at all times see that the charter is eomplie d with in the adoption of all matters coming under the supervision of the klity Attorney- and i do not think that there was any exception to the rule in this instance Section 3 of 1irticle IS of the bharter authorizes the action taken by the Council on the request made by Mr Griffin and I have no hesitation in advisiz.g you that the Charter has been gomplied with in making the changes Yours very truly ( Signed) W E Pope. City Attorney, Corpus Christi Texas April let 1912 To the DIlaVor mad City Council of the City of Corpus Christi Gentlemen _1 { For sometime I have been in charge of the Police and Sanitary Departments) of the (lity of Corpus Christi amd find that the work is entirely too heavy to be -properly looked after by one Commissioner All of the commissioners of the City have~assisted me An during the winter months with the sanitary departme rit and as it L i s now approaching summer I feel that in justice to the health of the 6ity of (corpus Christi the` -sanitary department should be turned over to one coimissioner gid he should be given this department -to look after without being burdened with other departments ~'I the re$are"recommend that effective May let 1912 the Police Department of the 4ity of Corpus Christi be turned -over to the 2eyor of the bity of Corpus Christi-and~that the burdens of that department te�lo oked after " by the May6r of the City of Corpus Christi and --that I be given the banztiry Department alone J_ - and and that the garbage wagon and sanitary inspectorsbe-Apiacedfin my department Wand I be required to look after the sanitary department of the City of Corpus Christi only "fr ii and after May lst- 1912 To the Members of the City Council of the City of Corpus Christi Gentlemen Respectfully subrpitted -�� e A,144,__ ommi ss f g* Corpus Christi Texas April let 1912 The fact that the Sanitary Department of the City of Corpus bhristi is a most important department to be looked after most carefully at all times in order to avoid the spreading of diseases during the summer months and the fact that the department re quires the services of at least one man all the time to prmptly look after the some creates a public emergency and a public necessity requirine the saspension of the charter rale pro viding that no ordinance or resolution shall be passed finally on the date of its introdue tion I therefore hereby request that for the reasons given you susp nd said charter rule and pass the resolution to adopt the hereto attached request on this date Respectfully submitted Clark Pease Mayor of the- City o orpus Chris The charter rule requires all ordinances or resolutions to be read on three separate days was suspended by the following vote to wit Pease Priday Thompson a � Griffin Uehlinge r Ali The above resolution was passed by the following vote to wit Pease Griffin Priday Uehlinger Thompson ,v 1 -33 b Miller moved that the action—of the City Council on April lot 1912 be rescinded seconded by Uehlinger Thompson moved as a substitute that the records be perfected in accordance with the City Attorney s opinion seconded by Garrett put to a vote and carried by the following vote Pease Thompson Uehlinger Garrett voting Aye Miller venting Nay Jno A Pope apueared before the Council and made compliant of the poor telephone service citing instances o -F the failure or neglect of the operators Upon motion duly seconded and carried action was deferred on same 0 - Up on motion duly seconded and carried Commissioner Uehlinger was instructed to have toolbox built and house removed from Artesian Square —Application o-' C �' Garson for a permit to engage in the retail malt business at corner of Padre and Broadway Streets was deferred for future action Upon motion duly seconded the bond of Ii � Sutherland presented by Commissioner Miller was ordered not approved not filed and that same be returned to the applicant by the follow ingcvote to wit Pease jhompson Uehlinger Garrett voting aye Miner voting nay City Enginee— was instructed to examine and report on conditions on Des Moines and neighborhood stree s No further business coming before the meeting it was moved seconded and carried to, adjourn Attest ary 337 RE('UTAR MFETTN4 CITY COUNCIL AUGUST 30th 1912 Meetin called to order by Mayor Pease at 9 o clock A M Present and answering roll call Mayor Pease Commissioners hompson Uenlino-ef, and Miller Absent Commissioner Garrett Minutes of re ular meeting August 23rd were read and approved Meekly street pay roll ending Auo-ust 30th amounting, to $173 08 was ordered paid Salary pay rolls for month of August mere order d paid Bill of t9 Patrick for $84 70 for police uniforms was order d plid Final estimate on Petzel Bridge favo Sherman Coner to Co for X631 19 was approved r and Drder d pai d out of tr Street Improvement fund Acting City En.ineer Philbrick submitted a report and estimate on sidewalks trat had not been put in by parties who had b en prop rly notified and upon r tion duly seconded and carried the C ty Attornej was instruct d to confer v ith a t ng Citv t,ineer Philbrick and advertise for bids to have the necess yy t ork done Mr David Locher representive of Mess rs Newbur er henderson & Loeb of Pa appeared before the council and stated that he was authorized to submit a definit pr posit n for an adequate water supply for the City of Corpus Christi Upon motion d ly seconded and carried t e following committee of c tizens dere appo nted as an adv sory Committee to meet wit} the representave o-' Messers Newbu er Henderson & Leob witl full power to examine into way and means of proeurinb an adwquate supply of water for t} City of Corp s Christi and further to exam ne and pass judgement and such g propos tions as said rep resenativ may 1 y befcbre them and make such r comm ndations to the City Counc 1 of the City of Corpus Chr sti and to the peopl of sa d Citv as n hlblr judgement they ma j d em proper G R Scott Sim Gug nl-eim R J Kleberg C W ibson � Jno G Kenedy J 0 Moore V Blunt zer E H ealdwell Jno H 4allabher S J Lichtenstein H Cohruft gova1 4ivens Pet t on signed b3 nmerous c tlzens askin that ~nate mains be a%tend d to the Bay_ iw6emtry was rad and r6frred t t'h wt rCmmi ner f r.,r port at n xt m et n. CitJ Atto ney sul-mitted following repo t n the W B .uttle gas 0 anchi e To The MAYOR and CtmY COUz1CIT of the City of Corpus Chr sti Tex By th autor ty vested n rte a 0 ty Attorn v of the City of Corpus Christi and in compliance w th your request her tofore made I h reby make my report on an ordinan e entitbed AN Ordinance Grant ng to W B Tuttle his associates succes or and assigns th ri ht to build and construct a -as manufactur ng plant and th ri t to construct maintain and lav suitabl mains and p pes onductors and acqueducts thr u.h under and upon streets alley quares parks and throughfares o tl City of Corpus Chr ti 1 xas for the purpose of transmitting ani furn shin -as to the cit zens or said city and to said s city and pro idlno penalties 1 T object to said ordinance becaus on ace unt of is broad phras ologr it is a general franch se and nowhere provides f r th@ f ling of maps or plans showin proposed ex4 tens ons and the allowed auth r ty to p rm t extens ons by th city is pr eluded i 338 2 I object to said ordinance ecause it permits the layin,, of was mains between the the curb line and t e property line 3 I object to said ordinance because it fails to state that the mains sh uld be laid at least eighteen inches below grade 4 I object to said ordinance because it fails to protect the city by making provisiong for the employment of skill d labor to t u der the direction of the city engineer in doing work where skilled labor is requir d in the relay n o J-' stre is and sid walks 5 I object to said ordinance bee u e no test for tie ma ns or service pip s is provided for aures 6 I object to said ordinance bee use no g od and sufficient service is provided for 7 I bject to said orainance because no provision is made for proper forveiture cl 8 I object to said ordinance because no ref rence is made to provisions of Chapter i 4a itle 18 of the Acts of the 29th L �islature 1905 of the btate of Texas and Am { endndnts ther to 9 I object to sa d ordinance be use sufficient proves on fo keepin the p opeity i in good repair s not made 10 I object to said ordinance be ause no pro ision is made for th discountinL, of as I bills paid on or hefore the l0t1 day o the montr but on the other hand a penalty is provided for/ 11 I object to said ordinance bee use it provides that by mean of paying to the city two per cent on the gross reeeipt� the grant a can thereby make the public pay it seven R cents on each one thousand cubic feet of as The ord nance provides that by the publie receivin, three cents return on each thou and cuivio feet of gas t thereNy licenses the grantee to collect from the public seven cents clear over the three cents r turn 12 I object to the ordinance whey n it provides for the reductsion of rates in the price of was because the m nimum daily aterage is i laced too high if ffaet is placed so hir,h that the peopl ^ of this present ere ation living in Corpus C risti will not reas nably be expected to receive any benef t the rom Before a reasonabl dail average based upon the states ics of the tate of Te as will reach the mintmum amount fixed in said ord nance for redue n- t) ateof aa.s the p rulation of the Citi of Corpus Christ mus double itself twice over r -hat it now is 13 I ob j ct o said ordinanc beca se the pressure under $ihich the test per heat units is obtainable is not give 14 1 object to said ordinance bee t the averg a sperm candle power for six hundred Br tisk thermal unites per cubic f or sh uld be 16 and tYe pressure is not over ttrenty tenths r15 I object to said ordinanc bee u e it only provides for th manufa ture of gas of I standard qual ty with ut making pro -it onz for th t e t ng of sar r sho r no what i meant by standard quality 16 I object to said o -d nance be au a no provision is made r the t sting of the meters 17 I obj t to said ordinance because by is proves on the quality of gas may be reduced If a consumer d s res good a and d sires to pay the vest pri a fo same there is no provisions n the ordinance by wh h either the c ty or the consumer can force the supplying of the nest quality of gas be ause the last protion of Sect on 5 e pressly f allows the grantee to r duce the qualt v of gas at his pleasur 18'. --I object to said ordinance - because it only :requires the grantee to lay service pipes to the curb lines in the fire distrmct, when it should require the laying of serviee pipes 'to the property line in the -paving district as -now proposed, as -we :l as the laying i of all mains, in the paviri district. - 19. --1 object to said ordinance becau�ze it does not require the laying -of at least one service pipe to every other lot in the paving district, so that branch pipes can be given to every, lot. `20. 1 object to said ordinance because it isnot shown that the grantee will not in- stall a plant for making oil gas or acetylene gas. ° 21. 'I , ob ject to said ordinanee� because it does. not -definitely shoe that the standard machinery, which -the grantee proposes to install', is that siandard`machinery' necessary to s make standard eoalg gas, or standard water gas, or ha combination of the two. ` 22. `'I object to said ordinance because it gives the•grantee the`�r ht to'tear' up po-r- 4 tions of the paved streets- for 'two yens `from 'the passage of the �ord mance. Jhfor the purpose of installing hs s plant. 23. , I object to said ordinance because in effect the c onsumer is charged •3.00`for the use of meters, when he should receive them free. Y .24.. I object to said ordinance because the consumer will be -required -to -pay for ser- - vice pipes"`from the m-irb°fine to -his grope ty line, -in addition to paying for the same on a the inside of his property line. This charge will amount to about $3.00 per consumer. • 25. 1 object to said ordi-nand -because no maxinu n price .per foot for servige pipe is given. p 26'.1 -1 -object to said ordinance because the- minimum pride per -month,. -is placed at one dollar when .it should not exceed, fifty- cents. 27. I object to said- ordinance because it does -not require- the granteeLrto.,Install his^ plant with sufficient rapidity to. keep ahead of the paving within the pavin 'district. 28. I object to said, rodinance because it does not provide- for the r,atifi6at"ion by the ° people ' of the purfhase x6f the gas plant by the ,ci't'l.•_ r a 29. I object `to said orinance because° the .b"ond provided 'for `therei•n does not suff.icien- tly protect the interests of the -City of Corpus Christi in'making the grantee comply xw.ith 1 all'the terms of the ordinance. 30. I object to said ordinance because it -does not 'sufficiently provide ,for 'the' sup"et I h vision of the city over t ie constructiorf O said plant. 3 31. I object to said ord'inan'ce- because it •*does not provide-fors'U.if ci�enL' d ll3ganee i on the part. of the grantee in filling and repalcin'g streets opened or 'broken. r 32. I -object to said ordinance -because no danger signals are provided ,for In they construction of °said plant, and -no proper spaces for -the .passage of pedestraiar 'and vehicles when streets are broken are required. W ` 33. I object to said ordinance becau :e no peanity'is prdvided• for therein. for the neg- ligence of the grantee. - 34. I object to said ordinance because no information to the City Council, as to' -*the location of pipes, mains, etc., is provided for: ° No recommendations as to the financial standfpg and business ability of the appli- cant have been led with me, and. I make -,no report on same, but advise you to ha -e proper investigation made relatite thereto, so that, if you grant hts franchise, Vou will know that the applicant has the wi-llingness, business abliity and financial ability. to fully protect i I I the int r sts of th city and its pepple Until the above objections are removed I cannot approv said ordinance Yours truly ( Sion d) W F POPF City Att rnev Upon motion duly eeconded and carried said report of the City Attorney was ordeeed filed Paving Comms tee report d n favor of reject n all b ds received for Street Pavbng and that new bids be adve tised for Upon motion duly seconded and carried all bids for Street paving dere rejec ed and car tified ch cks of all bidders ordered returned Upon motion duly seconded and carried the Cit j Seer tart' and actin L'ity hn ineer are iinstruct d to eadvertise for bids for str et patting said bids to be opened on b pt lot) - and to b advertised for ten days in the Corpus Ch-risti Ualler and Corpus Ch i ti D mocrat also in one of the State papers / she followino ordinance prescrib n persalt nd w th the emeroency clause attaced -vas read and u on motion duly seconded and ca reed tie rule was suspend d by the followin tote Pease hompso Uehlin,,er, Miller votin aye Ga ett absent Th reunon the ordinance was passed as read by the following %tote Pease Thompson Ueh lin e Miller votin aye Garrett absent AN ORDINANCF a o of ordins. es or resolutions re u rin he construe Prescrib n renalt es for th Yiol tin q tion maintenance than a or repair of sidewalks zrbd outte s or str et crossin s and declar n an ever ency BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OI THE CITY OF COZP US CHRISTI action 1 It is he e y ma e a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not le s than Ten Dollars nor more that One Hund ed Dollars a -"ter c nviction in the Corporation Court for any person firm or corp ation required by ordinanc r re oluti n to construct build maintain ra se 1 wer chane rem ee or repair a sidewalk curd or stre t cross n to fail br re fuse to so construct bu ld maintain raise to chan a remove or epair the sam within the time and in the manner required by such ordi ance or resolution =so passed h reafter or rithin ten days after th passa-e of this ordinan in so far as ordinan es or esolutions xg effect ng side walsks maa have h retofor been passed and sick failure or fus 1 is declared to be a nuisance and the person firm or corporation so failing or refusing to properly const- ruct build maintain raise loner change remove or repair said dsidewalk curb gu ter or street crossino is declar d to be -uilty f mai taining a n isance and ach separate day is made a s p rate o fenese to b nun shable 92 by f ne as hereinbef r pro ided Sect on 2 The provisions penalties and r relies provided by the ordinance are curulati ve and rosecutions hereunder shall nbt preclude anor civil rem dy for the fore n of the con structs n of sa d improvaments 3eetion 3 All ordinances or parts of ordinances in confli t herewith are here y es pressly r pealed Section 4 ire fact that the City of Corpus Christi is rapidly improiting it stre is and has required by ordinan a the uniform constru t on of sidewalks curbs -utters and street crossings and that all person firms and c rpor tions shall be required to mak said ni form improlements within the time provided in said dinance creat s a publ c m rgency acid an impe attve publ neces t T requiring, the s pension of the charter rule pr v din that that no ordina c or resolution shall b pass d f nallv on th date t is int oduced and that suel ordinance orit resolution shall le d at three several m etin s of the city council a d th mayor #avin,,, declared that s h public emergency and impe ati pubs c necessity exists and requeetAd that said c a t r rule be suspend d and that this ordinance be pass d finally on the date of is introdu t on and that this ordinance take effect acid be in full force and of ect from and after its passage Pass d th 30th day of Axgust A D 1912 Approved the 0th day of August A D 1912 (Signed) CLARK PFAS]' Mayor of the Uity of orpus Ch s i (Signe d) THOS B DUNN My ecretary of the City of Corpus Chr sti Corpus Christi Texas Aug-ust 30th 191? To the Members of the C ty Council of the City of Corpus C)ir sti Gentlemen For tre r axons set forth in the me ency clause of the f re oin,, ord nance a p; public em r ency and an imperative public nec sity exists for the s spension of the char ter rule or requirement t at no ord nance or lution shall be passed finally on the date it is introduced and that fueh ordinance or resolution shall be read at three several meet in -s of the Citv C until I therefor h eby request that you uspend said a arter rule or req irement and pass sa d resolution finally on the date tt is intribducte or at the present meeting of the said C ty Coun it held this the 0th daj of Au-ust A D 1912 Resl ctfully (Sign d) CLARK PEASE ayor of th City of Corpus Ghr sti The charter rule w s s spended by th f llowin vote Pease Aye Thompson Aye Garrett Absent Miller dye The above ord nance was passed by the following vote to w t Pease Ay T mps &&& Aye 4arrett Absent Miller Aye The following ordinance governing -electric airing etc was seconded and ca ried th rule was suspended by th moll win,, vote linger and Miller Voting Aye 4arre tt abs nt Uehl n e r Aye Uehlin r Aye ead and upon motion duly Pease Thonp son Ueh Thereupoh the ordinance was passed by tT following vote Pease $hompson Vehlin,,er and biller Aye Garrett absent b AN ORDINANCE regulating the installation of electric wirin mat rial and devices and prescribin penalties for violati ns of said ordinance and deelarin em ro ncy BE IT ORDAINED BY THS' CITY COUNCIL OF THF CI Y OF CORPUS CHRISTI Section 1 That all electric wiring material and devices used in connection with electricial work installed within the torpor to limits of the City of Corpus Ch sti Tu ces County Texas shall be installed in strict accordance with the riles and requir ments of the r rational hlectr tial Code for safe wiring as said rules and r quirements are now estab lashed or may he eaft be em nded and said National Electrical Code as th same is now published or may hereaDter be amended or su plem nted is hereby adopted and approved as a part of this ordinance Section 2 Any person firm corporation or compan,r violating this ordinance or any provision of this ordinance or any provision of said Rational Electrical Code as the same is now published or may be hereafter amended supplemented shall be aubject to a fine of not le s than rive Dollars ($5 00) and not more than Twenty five (�25 00) for each off¢nse upon conviction in the corporation court of th C ty of Corpus Christi which fine shall be collectable by the said City of Corpus Christi Nueces County xas Section 3 LYe fact that the City of Corp s Chr sti has no ordinan e re ulating the in® stallation of electrical w rin and the fact that tY said City of Corpus Chr sti has a now a great number f lar a and substantial buildinos in course of constructio a ere tes a public emer ncy and an imper tive public necess ty thereby eai$ts for th uspension of th char ter rule providing that no ordinance or resolu on shall be passed finally on the date 6t is introduced and tha such ord nano or resolution shall be read at three several moetins of th City Count 1 and the may r havint, decla ed that such public emer encj and imperat ve g public n cessity exist and reaue ted that sa d barter rule be suspended and that this rdina nee tak effect and be in f 11 force and effect from and after its pas a e Pass d the 30th dag o4' Au ,ust d D 191? Approved the 0th da of An ust A D 1912 (Signed) CLARK PEASF yor of the Uitj of dorpi s Chr sti ( Sioned) THOS B DUTIT _ acre ary of the Uity of Corpus Uhr tti Corpus Chr ti Oexas Au ust 30th 1912 To the Members of th City Counc 1 of the City of Corpus Christi entl eznen For the reasons set forth in the emerg ncy clause of the fore.o ng ordinance a pu blic emer-dncy and an imperative public n cessit r ex sts for the suspension of the charter rul or requirement that n ordinan or resolut on shall. be passed finally on tle date it s in troduced and that such ordin n e or resolution bhall be read at three seveEal meetin"s of the City Counc 1 I th r fore hereby requiest that lou suspend said ona t r rule or requirement ja and pass said res lotion finally on the date it g introduc6d or at th present meeting of th said Ui ty Council held th s the 30th day of August A D 1912 Re pectfully ( Bi ned) CLA_ K PFASE Mayor of the tv of di o�rpu s 01 r, sti Lhe enarte r rule Pas susp nded by th f 11 w ng vote Pease Ave Thompson AZe�` 4arret t Absent Miller e Uehlinger Aye - The above ordinance was passed by the four wing mote Pease Aye Thompson Aye arrett Absent Miller dye Uehling r Aye The matter of fillip, up old tangs was referred to V a Sanitary Conmissioner with full powe to act he Corpu Chr sti Street & Interurban (,o submitted an amendment t their original franchise asking that th it franeh s be so amended as to allow them t ere t their own po plant and perm t them to sell surplas power t Upon motion duly seconded and ca ried the report tle citizens me was r f r ed to the Citv Attprney for Upon motion duly seconded and ea rzed the salary of 17 E Lawrence Sanitary Inspector s inc eased to $70 00 per month No further bus ness com n. before the mee n it was moved seconded and carried to adjourn Mayor of the City—o Corp s Christi Attest Zity ecretary of the City of orp s hristi 31 PROPOSALS FOR STREET IMPROVEMENTS Sealed proposals will be received by, the City Secretary, of the City of Cor- pus Christi, Texas, until 9 a. in., Au- gust 9th, 1912, for approximately one hundred and fifty thousand square Yards of paving, together with all grading connected therewith, and ap- proximately twen'tAtwo thousand lin- ear feet of concrete curbs and gutter construction, as per plans and specifi- cations on file in the offroe of the City Engineer. All bids shall be made upon printed blanks, and special envelopes to be furnished by the City Engineer of the City of Corpus Christi, Texas. Each bid must be accompanied by a cer4ified check, made payable to Clark Pease, mayor of the City of Corpus Christi, Texas, in the amount of five (5 percent) percent of the bid, or $25,000.00, said check to be returned to all unsuccessful bidders. Complete set of maps, profiles aid specifications will be furnished by the City Engineer for Twenty ($20.00) Dollars, postpaid. The City of Corpus_ Christi, Texas, reserves the right to reject any and all bids. THOS. B. DUNN, City Secretary. ARTHUR PHILBRICK, 195-10t Acting City Engineer. - , JRE -ADVERTISEMENT. 4i i Proposal For Street i . Improvements Sealed proposals will -be received by!' the; City Secretary of the City of Cor- pus Christi,, Texas, until 9 a. in., Sep- j i tember 10, 1912, for approximately I tI150,000 square yardi of paving, togeth- er with all grading connected there- with, and approximately 2,000 linear feet of concrete curbs and gutter con - 1 struction, as per plans and specifica- tions on file in the office of the City Engineer. All bids shall be made upon printed blanks and special envelopes to be fur- nished by the City Engineer of the City of Corpus Christi, Texas. Each bid must be accompanied by a certified check made payable to Clark Pease, Mayor of the City of Corpus Christi, Texas, in the amount of five (5)! per cent of the bid or $25.000.00, said check to be returned to all unsuc- cessful bidders. Complete set of maps, profiles and specifications will be furnished by the City Engineer for Twenty ($20.00) Dol- s lars, postpaid. The City of Corpus Christi, Texas, reserves the right to reject any and all 1 bids. THOS, B. DUNN, City Secretary ARTHUR PHILBRICK,%� f, 244-tf Acting City Engineer CALLED FETING CITY COUNCIL SEPTEMBER 10th 1912 Present and answerin roll call Mayor Pease and Commiss oners yhompson Uehl r Garrett and Miller All pay rolls for th month o-' August were order d p id East ate f2 f r City hall and Tire S at on favor f Gross Construct on Co amountun, to $7842 44 was ordered paid / 7stimate #1 on the Storm Sewers for $2492 75 was oreded paid Upon motion duly s conded and carried the sum of 60000 was pppropriated from the City eater Worka Fund to the Coal & Incid ntal Fund Returns o-^ late City Election on gag franchise were read as follo rs CANVASSIY' RETURNS jUM BECLARINu RESULT or FLECK ION At a called mettint, of the Uity Council of the City of Corp s ChrAsti held Septem ber loth A D 1912 called for the purpose of canvassin the returns and declarin the result of an election held on the 6th da of September A .0 1912 vame on to be consid ered the returns of said el ction held on b 6th day of September A D 1912 for tt e adoption or rej ction by tre regular qualified voters of the City of Corpus Christi of the rant ng of a franch se conferr n up n Reny L Wallace th r hts pow re and pr vil ges set forth n a certain Ord nance unt tled An Ordinance rantin to henry 11 Wallace the ri ht to establish a gas plant n th (,ity of Co pus Christi -dueees County Lexad and to re ul to t e con truct on and ope t on of am and repealin all ordinan es or parts of Ord nan es incong stent herewith and it arpear n that said election was in all r spe is lawfully held and said r t d ly nd le ally made antdha±fn re were cast at sa d electionx 666 vot s of wh ch 393,were cast fo the rantin t henry M Wallace that certain franchise entitl d An Ord n ne ranting to H my M Wallace the ri t to establish a as plant in the pity of Cozp Ch isti Nueces County Texas and to r e ula e the construction and operation of same and repealin all ordinances or parts of o dinan ces inconsist nt herew th And 272 votes were cast a a nst the g antina to nenry M Wallace that certain franch se entitled An @rdinance rantin to Henry Y Wallace the right to establish a �,as plant in the City of Corpus Chr st Nucc s County �e7as and to re -elate th constr otion and operation of same and repeallin all ordinances o parts of ordin n s inconsistent herewith an d there were one mutilated totes It is therefore ordered and declared t) at the said ordinan ent tled as aforesaid was si stained by a majority of the le,ally qu 1 f -led voters voting at an d election and that a major ty f said 1e ally qualified vot r are in fav r of makino sa d rai t t the sa d henry M Wallace and t at the City Col nczl of the City of Corpus Christi s a thori d acid d rect d to mak sa d -r nt t the a d M my bi Wallace E L E C T I 0 F R E T U R N S To The City Council of the City of Corpus Ch isti We th undersigned officers holdin an election on the 6th day of Septemb r A D 1912 with n votin pr cinct No One of the City f C rpus Chr st at wh ch the pr posltl n for the adopt on or reject n by the le ally qualified voters of the c t z ns f C rpus Chr sti of the grant n of a franchis conferr n upon 4 my 14 Vallac tre ri hts powers and pri vile s n an rd nan entitl d An OrR-1dinan antin t henry 14 Wallaee the r ght to establishxx a as plant in the City of Coppus Christi Nu c s Co inty xas and t re ulaate -01 1,&'M. ' <11m'l a^ Called Meeting City Council Sept 7th,.1912. Present and answering roll call, Mayor Pease and Commissioners Thompson,Uehlinger,Garrett and Miller. The Mayor recommended that acting City Engineer Arthur Philbrick be discharged. Thompson moved that the Mayors recommendation be confirmed and that acting City Engineer be discharged seconded by Garrett put to a vote and carried by the following vote,Pease, Thompson, Garrett voting aye Uehlinger voting nay, Miller not yet present. Garrett -moved that B.C.Baldwin acting chief of the police be made regular Chief of the police with the full powers of that office and that,his salary be raised to $125.00 per month:begin- ning October let, 1912 seconded by Thompson put to.a vote`and carried unamiously. A communication from the ladies federation was read requesting that the Nueces County Medical Association be requestd4. to name a committee of its members to work with the City board of health,upon motion duly seconded and carried the above request was granted. Thompson moved that the City Secretarys action in issuing malt dealers licenses to P.C.Garza, Alfredo Chavez, Angel Gutierrez and C.C.Carson be approved and that permits far same be granted seconded by Garrett put to a vote and carried by the following vote ,Pease,Thompeon, Garrett voting aye, Uehlinger and Miller voting nay. Miller moved that the City Attorney be instructed to investigate and if he found that anyP� saloons had been violating the law that prosecute them. No further business coming before the meeting it adjourned. Attest. City. Secretary. orpus Chri st i q T exas. the constructio a d p rata f ane and r pealln all ordinanc s r parts of o dlnan ces in onsistent h r wi h wa submitted hereby cert fy that at said le tion th re ere 194 v tes cast of wrich t ere were cast For tl a rant n of sa d o dlnance 121 vot s Against the rantin, of said ordinance 73 votes Majority for to ar it n,, f said ord nance 48 votes We her with enclose poll list a d tallv sheet 4nd other wuppli s f waid election IIITNFSS our hands this the 6th day of September A D 1912 (Si ned) L V Mallett I n_ - .3 % T Y 'M--.2 ELRUTION R�'TURIdS Io yhe Citv council of th T 77 .2 -1 — - (Si ned ) E T Merriman City of Corpus Chr sti We th mders gned off h ld n; an el ction on th 6th day of September A D 191 with n votln precinct No Iwo of th Clt7 of Corpus GI-ristl at wh ch the propose tion for the adoption or reject on by the le -ally aualifzed voters of the citizens of C rpus Chr sti of the rantin- of a franch se confe r ng upon Henry M �Iallace the rl ht powers and prov le es in an ordinanc ntitled An Ordinance ant n to Henry M Wallace th right to stablish a gas plant In the C ty of Corpus Ch 1st Nueces County exas and to re -ulate the construct on and ope at on of same and r peal n all rdinances of parts of ord nances inconslst nt hcrerw th was submitted h reby certify that a said election there were 203 votes cast of wrlch th re were cast I r the rantin o -O said ordinanc 121 vot s A,ain t the ranting to of said ordinanc 82 vot s Ma jo ity for the r nt ng of a d rd nan 39 votes We herewith enclose poll list a d tally sheet and oth r supplies of said elects. n TITNF39 our hands this the 6th day f S ptemb r A D 1.12 (b i,ne d) H:;PJAA ff MT ULY (Si�,ned) I b Janes (Si nd) M Mal ny (ti-ned) Cbas R (,ox E? E C T I O N R E T U R N S To the City C unt 1 of the C ty of Corpus Christ We the undersi n d office s holdin-r an el ction onx the bth day of Septembe A D 1912 within vot n precinct No Thr e of the C ty of C rpus C �risti at wh ch th propos t on for the adoption or rejection by the 1 ally qualified vot rs of th c tlzens of Corpus Christi of the rant n of a franchis a of r n ipon n my M Wailac th rights u wer and prIvil es in an ordinanc nti led An Ord nan rantin to henry 11 Valla e the right to stablish a as plant n the Civ of Co pus Dhr sti Auee s County exa and t re elate th onstru tion and op ation of ame and p 1 n all ordln n es or parts f ord nances nc onsi st nt h rewith was submitt d h by c rt fy that at sa d el ct n th e were 269 v t s cast of which tr a fere cast For the -rantin- of said ordinance 151 votes: Against the grantin-, of said ordinance 117 .votes: One Mutilated ballot. Majority for the granting of said ordinance 34 votes. We herewith enclose poll list and tally sheet, and other jgupplies of said election. WITNESS oilr hands this the 6th day of September, A.D. 1912. (Si,,,ned) h. L. O'Neal., (Signe,d) J. Griffith. (Sii1ned) Jos IN Kew. (Signed) T. P. Trask. Bills for election were ordered paid. Upon motion duly seconded and carried it was ordered that the Wallace gas franchise be read and passed at the next three meetings. Monthly reports of City Controller, City Secartary, City Idarehal, Sewer Inspector, and City Water `11orks Coal and Incidental fund, for month of August, were ordered filed. Th6 following bids for paving were opened and read. City of Corpus Christi, Texas, 2. OFFICE OF THE CITY ENGINEER. Items' Approximate_ ExZavation ...................................... 4s,500 cu. yds. Paving .................................... ; ..... 149, 900 sq. yds. STREET PAVING. Curb and Gutter combined. .............. ....... 6,900,lin. ft. Curb only ............................. I., ......... 21,100 lin. ft. Naffic of Street—' From— To— Gutter only' ..... ................................. 900 lin. ft. Buford Avenue......... Bay View Avenue. . � .... Second Street et Extra Concrete under Street Railwayltrack .......... 4,600 cu. yds. - . ' S6cond Street.......... Buford Avenue ......... Hancock Avenue, Extra Concret e for Culverts ...................... 325 cu. yds. Lumber for Head-boardsft. B. 'M. Hancock Avenue....... I .... Second Street.......... Liberty-Stfeet I -Liberty Street.,........ Hancock Avenue..: Park Avenue .9,300 Cast iron Culvert Covers., .......... ; ...... i ........ 100,tons. Park Avenue...... . .... Liberty Street .......... South Broadway South Br-oadway ........ Park Avenue....... ... Cooper Alley INSTRUCTIONS, TO BIDDERS.- Ij Me7squite Street ''Cooper Alley. ........... Belden Street Chap'arall Street ......... Cooper Alley ............ Belden Street The following ins�tructio.ns, with -the proposals, are 'to be construed Wafter Street.......... Coopei� Alley ........... Ta'ylor-'Street and made a pC�t bf the spdcificat.ions and, contract. Black Street...... ... R. R. Avenue. .. Leopard Street Proposals must be made upon. they pi�fnted forms furnished by the Chatham ............... Bldck .............. Waco, Street Waco Street ............ Chatham ............... ..'..Leo Street City.". Engineer and delivered to the iCiiy. Secretary in a,scaled envelop "'City I - 'Railroad AVenue ......... South B�oadway Staples furnished, and addressed Coun�il of the City of Corpu§, Chri§ti, 'Proposals "'Prop Street ......... Broadway ............. Last Street Texas,'and endorsed, r f9- Street Improvements." ,1-,,eopard Cooper Alley...... .... Wat,e`r Street....... . Broadway i, FKoppsals must be based upon the, plans, and, specifidations for the Laguna ............... Water ......... 'Mesquite work bid, upon as prepared by and filed! in. the office of the City Engi- William, ............... Water ................. Mesquite neer. Law-r6fice ............. Water ....... .......... Broadway Schatsell Water Broadway As an, evidence, that: the contract- will 'be entered into, and carried - . - -to beginning. - ............... .................. th i m6 of the, and as to the time; out as encore'info.as t' Peoples ............... Water .......... Bfdadway of completion thei%cof, all pro�o'�al§, or bids, must–be-. accompanied - Star Street....... I ...... Water ................. Broadway by certified check on "some. bank of Corpus Christi, Texas, payable to Taylor .................. Water ................ Mesquite 7 unt Clark Pease, Mayor of the; City, o£Corpus Christi, TexasJn an amount T\#igg .................. Chapafall .............. Mesquite Mann ChapAr.all Mesquite, of not less than five'per cent,of UY6 total of each bid or $25,0.00.60, - -- , " - " -- !�e ................. ..... .......... .... Chapaxall ........... 150 W. U Tiger 4-1-i-idated daiiiii 11 which shall be considered as Ii ges and which shall , forfeited to the City of Corpus Christi,, if said proposal or bid is ac - Belden .................. Chaparall ............. Tiger cept6d, and the bidder,fails to enter into the contract -prepared by the� Tiger ................. Aubrey . ............... Belden City Endineer. If thecontracthas,-be-e-n entered into,,15orid sh-all be,sub- Also connections between Lawrence, Schatsell and Peoples with stituted.in place of suclice�rtified cbeek. SfickboTid,tobereturned to the Leopard, Street. tor upo I n 't I he fina 1. 1 a7cccptan - cc of� the, work under tFE contract. contractor No a - Iterations by erasures or •interlineati I ons upon. !he, bidding blank ENGINEER'S ESTIMATE. will be alWw(Fd, and no; permission will be given to withdraw, modify NOTICE: or explain any bid. Each bidder is required to state In his proposal his nam_ e place, of residence."and exact p_qs'tbfflce address, and' also thei The following quantities shall be considered as an approximate names and addregses of all persori§ or parties interested' with them estimate only; 'they are intended merely. as a guide to bidders, as the therein. Anyone, signing a -- rop I osal as -agent for another, or other- contractor- will be paid for the aetual quantities of both labor and Vise, must file with, the acceptable evidence of his authority materials furnished and d6tcrmihed by the City Engineer's monthly y s6 to do. If a corporation. the, name of the 'State wher6 -incorpor- estimates during the progress of . the work to final completion and ated, name And residence of president and secret5ry, qr other officers who, WC11 execute co"ntr act, and statement . . that company has -permit acceptance, and not, by this esk.timate. to do busin6ss in Texas. clovpuq chv. E7 3`F „r Bidders are required to askthe,'City. Engineer in w,rrting,,for an explanation of any features'of't_heplans and specifications which,'they do not -understand or concerning which there appears room for doubt, andhe will furnish such explanation in writing. Bidders are, required to designate in their proposals the locality of they source, q y, y _ be furnished the; uarr kiln or factor from which will , specific -materials, .proposed to be used by them for the work bid u;on, together with their commercial designation: After the 'bids have, been receiy`ed the, bidders, When .requested by, the City. Engineer; shall gi)i 'him such information -in writing, concern- ing the qualities, composition'and`previous;use of the materials they have; bid on,,as maybe known to them,,and','s_am IE&of such�mai'erial shall be furnished when required. lf; after p - p been, delivered ,to the City Secretary, any ro owls, have 'be difference of opinion -shall' arise- as to the true intcntand meaning- eaning of any part of the specCi specifications, the decision of the, ty Engineer shall be'final„conclusive and' hinding on all' parties. 1 Bids must 'b' made on every item for the class,of'pavingbid for,, and the list of extras in, the printed proposals;''bound herein, and nog changes shall be made in the phraseology of 'tfie proposal, nor shall any additions be made irr, the items. The.: prices must be "stated in respective columns, provided ;for the same. Bidders are warned that all bids that are d'eficierit in any +of the foregoing requirements' will be, subject to rejection as'informal, yet the City Couficil reserves_ the right to waive any informality in any proposal received. Transfer of contracts1 or of interest in contracts shall only be _made; upon approval by the Mayor afid City Council. Bidders are incited to be present at the opening of the proposals: Alit proposals shall 'be.' made and received with the express under i standing that the'bidder accepts the termscarid 'conditions contained, in these instructions and the sPe.cifications;; forms of; contract "and bond referred to herein, and •such other terms' and -conditions: agreed upon by the, Council.. All bids will be canvassed "upon the approximate quantities desig-- } nated upon the respective plans on file in the office of the City Engi neer,, and the lowest bid will be determined u'. -.6n .the basis' of the Cm s cn^ S+”, - aggregate. cost., stir 5 G r- Pq. 3=ta r After, bids are received' the Council will -determine the, kind of mate- rial to be used and will' award,. contracts asy early as possible, to the `lowest responsible _bidder for either- sheet, asphalt, vitrified brick, Hassam, wood block .or bitulithic pavementsand to the lowest re- 1 sponsibl6 bidder upon, each kind of specific material, selected for use in paving, gutter and' curb constm uction, whereupon ,all other bias 4. "will'stand'-rejected. and the:cer,tified checks of all'bid_ders; except those to whom ,awards will be made, will be returned. Bidders,are`informed-that all'awards'in connection with'th pro pogals, .will be conditioned upon is subsequenf selection ,of the mate- rials to �be used on any part of the wd-r`k,by the Mayor and City Coun- cil; in the; manner _prescribed by 1'aw; and when -the materials are -- selected the City' o'f'Corp-us Christi will enter into a contract for the. improvements with the materials selected. Successful bidder shall_, use local labor, w_ hen practical. i these_. - y'lass, of paving° material in p bredficat ons -a errrequired to submit bids upon each, and every' classification of the sped tic material ,bid upon.ds , Otherwise their, bit will' be ,considered, as inforrrial. and''subject torejection. t J ®s�� ®r nts ' Pr® Street Impr®vemei Items— for furnishing - Price iwwords. Price'in f3gures.� Bidders are required to askthe,'City. Engineer in w,rrting,,for an explanation of any features'of't_heplans and specifications which,'they do not -understand or concerning which there appears room for doubt, andhe will furnish such explanation in writing. Bidders are, required to designate in their proposals the locality of they source, q y, y _ be furnished the; uarr kiln or factor from which will , specific -materials, .proposed to be used by them for the work bid u;on, together with their commercial designation: After the 'bids have, been receiy`ed the, bidders, When .requested by, the City. Engineer; shall gi)i 'him such information -in writing, concern- ing the qualities, composition'and`previous;use of the materials they have; bid on,,as maybe known to them,,and','s_am IE&of such�mai'erial shall be furnished when required. lf; after p - p been, delivered ,to the City Secretary, any ro owls, have 'be difference of opinion -shall' arise- as to the true intcntand meaning- eaning of any part of the specCi specifications, the decision of the, ty Engineer shall be'final„conclusive and' hinding on all' parties. 1 Bids must 'b' made on every item for the class,of'pavingbid for,, and the list of extras in, the printed proposals;''bound herein, and nog changes shall be made in the phraseology of 'tfie proposal, nor shall any additions be made irr, the items. The.: prices must be "stated in respective columns, provided ;for the same. Bidders are warned that all bids that are d'eficierit in any +of the foregoing requirements' will be, subject to rejection as'informal, yet the City Couficil reserves_ the right to waive any informality in any proposal received. Transfer of contracts1 or of interest in contracts shall only be _made; upon approval by the Mayor afid City Council. Bidders are incited to be present at the opening of the proposals: Alit proposals shall 'be.' made and received with the express under i standing that the'bidder accepts the termscarid 'conditions contained, in these instructions and the sPe.cifications;; forms of; contract "and bond referred to herein, and •such other terms' and -conditions: agreed upon by the, Council.. All bids will be canvassed "upon the approximate quantities desig-- } nated upon the respective plans on file in the office of the City Engi neer,, and the lowest bid will be determined u'. -.6n .the basis' of the Cm s cn^ S+”, - aggregate. cost., stir 5 G r- Pq. 3=ta r After, bids are received' the Council will -determine the, kind of mate- rial to be used and will' award,. contracts asy early as possible, to the `lowest responsible _bidder for either- sheet, asphalt, vitrified brick, Hassam, wood block .or bitulithic pavementsand to the lowest re- 1 sponsibl6 bidder upon, each kind of specific material, selected for use in paving, gutter and' curb constm uction, whereupon ,all other bias 4. "will'stand'-rejected. and the:cer,tified checks of all'bid_ders; except those to whom ,awards will be made, will be returned. Bidders,are`informed-that all'awards'in connection with'th pro pogals, .will be conditioned upon is subsequenf selection ,of the mate- rials to �be used on any part of the wd-r`k,by the Mayor and City Coun- cil; in the; manner _prescribed by 1'aw; and when -the materials are -- selected the City' o'f'Corp-us Christi will enter into a contract for the. improvements with the materials selected. Successful bidder shall_, use local labor, w_ hen practical. i these_. - y'lass, of paving° material in p bredficat ons -a errrequired to submit bids upon each, and every' classification of the sped tic material ,bid upon.ds , Otherwise their, bit will' be ,considered, as inforrrial. and''subject torejection. ®s�� ®r nts ' Pr® Street Impr®vemei Items— for furnishing - Price iwwords. Price'in f3gures.� - rice per sq..yd.; - - - and la in Class. D" Vitrified" y ► t _ FOR THE CITY OF ,CORPUS CHRISTI, :TEXAS. .g 'ck, with' concrete base four Bid ins.';, sand' oushion _two (2), i ins.; brick four (4)' ins.; bitu'- minousfiller.....,...... .,.:.•.; ::...:: ... ....`---:._-......::.:. ...:. _..:..... $_-.. ................. -� CONTRACTOR'S 13ID. er s- d'. `for furnishing. . P q y and;: laying Class "E"' Vitrified +` Corpus,Christi, Texas,.:..._. ................... 1912.4� Brick, with cone"rete base four' if _ To the, Honorable Mayor and Board of Commissioners,(4) ins.; sand, ciori two ;(2) l Corpus Christi, Texas. rins. brick -four '(4),1 ins ••' cement -filler v grout - ,Gentlemen: perfof furnis The undersi ned con"tractor, doing business' under the firm name - g - T `rand-. g Class F" 'Vitrifiedi Brick with concrete base four of - �(4) ins.;a;sand cushion two (2 ----"- •-- --------- --------- ----- - °ins'.; `brick; four, (4) ins.; sand; filler ..... ..... :.... -- _:. $'-:. .. whose exact postoffiee address is----- - -- j _- q yd' for f ri s s urnisoted rand • r _ �. 1 -- . '- _. :, laving carefully examined n •' Class `!G Creosoted' la Blogks, concrete base e... _ the,plans and read the s ecifications on file in the oflice of ,the City - 'p p _ - - _ __ ' ° 'gone -v' - with four ( ) ns.; sand cusfiion one; _ - .- _ n Engineer, and having personally examined the ground' i owed ere the p p imp- -- -nts _ be made;, hereby .pro ( ): in ; wood blocks' four (4) bituminous filler. rt_ $ :.:--- is tools, " poses to furnish all tools labor and material, an material,andexecute all the work ins., _. - -- in strict con said'e y a plans p ' 'fications at the prices _.r ., rice per isq yd. for furnishing - stated below, as' to -wit: and laying'Class" H' Creosoted -follows; ;Wood Blocks, with'coiicrete,base° - Items— Price in`words. Price -in figures: "four, (4') ins:: sand cushion one Price, per sq. yd. for, furnishing - (('1) in:;W wood blocks three and. and laying Class "A" Sheet As- =, --- one-half (3%Z) ins , bituminous phalt. Concrete; base; four .(4) - filler ..... :.,..,. .:... _. .............. -.......— .. - $:::.. _ inches. Binder course one and' i one-h'alf'(IV2) ins.;,wearingsur'- sur - - ricer per sq. yd. for furriishing- ` �• - - - face 6vo '(2) ins... ...... - $..- a Class Iy'' Creosoted and laying I _ _ .. : _ . ....-, -... ;. ..__.. .-.. ... .. _ Woo B cks wmth�concreteybase d- to � Price per sq. yd. for furnishingfour (4) ins.; sand cushion one; and ]a _ n Class "B Bitulithic: Y g 1 in ; wood blocks three 3 cret �,�n e base four 4 ins., ms filler �........- .....:....... . $-:_ wearing surface two, (2) ins.............. _..:.:- .... -......� -.... $ .. _,. _;,bituminous - sq,.- y rices per- s d. for' furnishing Price per sq, yd, for furnishitig laying Class' -'J"' Creosoted' _- and: laying Class "'C" Asphalt `and' Wood Blocks, with concrete base ; Macadam Rolled'Stone, base fiv'e; four (4) ins.;, rriort'ar. cushion'; �•. ) (5); ins.; binder course three (3)s wood blocks four (4), ins.,;E sand =, 3 ins.; _seal coat as specified......... ............... ... .... - .. $ _._... w.. `filler ...............:'....... , . _ - •T:M+ r µr N. Li-�i ,� G'b2fg9 CN�'e� kM��15 C:4 -4a to 4 7 Items— Price in words. Pricein,figures. Price per sq. yd. for furnishing, PAVING CLASSIFICATIGN. and„laying Class "K" Creosoted I Wood Blocks, with concrete base four (4) ins.' mortar cushion; Class "B": wood blocks three and one-half .-. (3%2) ins.; sand filler...., ..,.:.....-•-------- ............. ............._. ..............:....... $ .....:: rice per sq. yd. for furnishing and laying Class "L" Creosoted Wood, Blocks, with concrete base _.._. _ four (4) ins.; mortar cushion; ,,wood blocks' three (3) ins.;, sand filler ........ - Price per sq. yd. for furnishing - _ $ I and laying Class "M" Hassam Patent, with rock base five (5) Class,"F": I{ ins.; grouted to surface ......................................... ................ :- '$ • - Price per sq.- yd.' for furnishing Class "G": and laying C_ lass "N" Westrunlr ite Patent, with concrete, base _..._.. .......... .... ,. $. four (4) ins:; wearing surface Class"H": two(2) ins........: .......:....... .:. ............ . .......$-------- _.: Price per sq. yd. for furnishing and laying each one ('1) inch ad- Class "1",: ditional 'thickness of concrete base- for'Sheet Asphalt, Bitulith- ic, Vitrified Brick, Creosoted ` Wood -Blocks or Westrumite pat- , entpavement ..................:.................... _............................. _..............--. ---$ .......... Price per sq. `yd'. for furnishing Class" K": and laying• each one, (1). inch ad- , ditional thickness of Rolled Stone base for Asphalt Macadam ` _" Class ` L pavement ........................ ............. $ Price per sq. yd. for ;furnishing :.. . __ $... ........--- - --- ---- -Price and laying -each one (1) inch ad- .Class"M":Hassam• ditional thickness of Hassam Patent grouted pavement .................. :.::: .... ........... ......_ ...................... $-......_ .......... Price per cu. yd. for all excavated earth to_ profile sub -grade' limit offree haul 1000 feet... .. ...::.......•.---- ...-••- •--- . .... .......-.:....._,_.:_- $..._................. ..... ::. Price per cu. yd. for overhaul in. cents per 100 feet in excess of 1000 feet. _:..::....::.......:.............:::.... $ .............................. Fri Q ° • Lis 1.—. r . 9 EXTRAS. Price in words. Price in 'figurec. For extra concrete: per cu. yd. ............... - ---- -- ..----. `� .. ...._....._........... For any extra gravel, per cu. yd... --$ -- .. ....... ;... For any extra broken stone, per cu. yd ....................... $.......... .. For any extra sand, per cu. yd.... _..:. -- ...:... ... j .Resetting old curbs, per lineal foot, asper plan. . . . . . . . . ......................... Readjusting, gutters, per lineal foot....... ....__------------ ..................... $ ....::.:: .Furnishing and setting three-inch.. ---------- ............................... ......_._- by twelve -inch Oak Headers, per 1000 feet, B. M ................ _.. $.........._.........._.... Furnishing and setting three-inch by twelve -inch Pine Headers; per I000 feet, B. M ................. . $ :..:.... ruAll ',extra be done- under tbid upon in this proposal which may 'be 're- qh ori _ tract shall be paid for by Force 1 Account" of all labor and materials furnished by the contractor, to be 1 kept by the City Engineer; plus twenty.'(20yo) per cent to cover con- tractors, pro Pit; use of tools„ inachiner.y; etc. The price• per square yard must include the laying; mixing and fur- nishing of all materials, labor and implements necessary to *complete the foundation and wearing surface as specified above. Enclosed find certified check on::.. ... .Clark Pease, Mayor- of the t City of Corpus Christi, Texas, for the sum of ($ ............... _ .:.:_.) Dollars. If awarded contract we will, within ten days from the date of ac- ceptance of bid by the Citv,Council, enter into contract and give satis- factory Surety Bond in the sum' of Fifty (50) per cent of -the, total contract price for the. faithful performance of the contract and will - '' agree -to complete the same in all its parts within....... . ......... month_ s from the date, of notice to begin work from the City Engi neer; under penalty of forfeiture of Twenty-five ($25.00) Dollars per day .to be paid to the City of Corpus Chrsiii, Texas', as liquidated damages, for each and every day the work remains unfinished after the time, agreed upon. Respectfully ,submitfed, 8 rj [' Items= Pr_ ice in words. Price in figure Price per lineal foot for 'furnish -ling PAVING CLASSIFICATIGN. and laying Curbing• and Gut- tering; fihished concrete curb j only; sik' (6) ins. wide and Class "B": twenty-one (21)` ins. deep......• _. - . .-. Price per lineal foot,for furnishing Class "C"-: and,laying finished concrete curb only; six (6) ins. wideand, a twenty (20) ins. deep..,... _ ...............$.... _.._. _ Price per lineal -foot for furnishing and laying finished combined Concrete Curb and Gutter-; - standard city plan`s............ :.................. , - _ $ Price,per sq. ft. for furnishing and setting Cast Iron Culvert Cov- Class,"F": per standard city plans....__ -.....- --------------------- ers; asPrice ....... $ - per p lineal foot for furnishing - Class "G": and laying four (4) -in. tile under drains, as per plans ................ ----- - _ _..._.. .......... .... ,. $. Price per lineal foot for furnishing Class"H": i and laying six (6) inch tile under drains, as per plans..........:.:. 4Price per 1000 feet B. M. Head- Class "1",: boards, for paving; for setting. ..... Pine Head -boards. . . . . . . ......................... " ,Price per 1000 feef B. M. for fur= ` l nishing_and setting Oak Head'- boards for paving........ :............. .:. $::.:......._ ..._.... (rice per cu. yd. for furnishing and Class" K": laying Extra Concrete under street or steam railway tracks and, ties ...................... ` _" Class ` L 'Price per sq. yd. for furnishing and laying Vitrified Brick Gutters .. ....... = ......:.....:.. :.. . __ $... ........--- - --- ---- -Price Priceper cu: Cyd. in place Concrete .Class"M":Hassam• Culverts at Street intersections per Standard City Plans •: --.:.- --------- --- - -Class "N.": Yv 00Q'p 11, r<1� 3 _� c? Y �=!' ?RR C11P�S_IT� PAVING CLASSIFICATIGN. Class "A": Sheet;Asphalt, with, concrete base four (4) 'inches; binder course one and one-half (.1%2) inches; wearing: surface tw'o, (2) `inches. Class "B": Bitulithic, with concrete base, four, '(4) .inches; wearing surface two (2) inches. Class "C"-: Asphalt, Macadam, 'penetration method, rolled stone base five (5) inches; binder course th"ree` (3) inches'; seal "coat as specified. Class -"D": Vitrified Brick, with, concrete base four inches,;•sand-Cush- ion two (2) inches;; brick four (4) inches; bituminous _ filler: Class "E": Vitrified Brick, with concrete base four (4) inches;.sand cushion two (2) inches; brick four '(4) inches; cement grout fillei. Class,"F": Vitrifled', Brick,, with concrete base four '(4)` inches,; sand _ cushion'two (2) inches; brick four (4) inches,; sand .filler. Class "G": Creosoted Wood Blocks with concrete:. base. four (4), inches; sand cushion one (1) inch; -wood blocks four (4) inches; bituminous filler. Class"H": Creosoted Wood' Bl(5cks, with concrete; base four (4) inches; sand cushion one�'(l j inch; wood blocks three and one-half (3%Z) inches;' bituminous filler. Class "1",: C'reosoted Wood Blocks, with concrete base four (4) inches; sand cushion one (1;) inch;'wood:blocks three (3) _ inches, bituminous filler. '-' Cia_ss"J"'; Creosoted wood blocks with concrete base, four (4) inches; mortar cushion; wood, blocks four (4) inches;,sand - - - tiller. Class" K": Creosoted Wood Blocks; with concrete base four (4) inches; mortar cushion_'; wood' blocks three and, one-half - -- i 3 inches • sand ,filler. ` _" Class ` L • � oricretei base four (.4) osofed Wood Blocks with c Creosoted - - inches; mortar cushion; .wood blocks three (3) inches; sand filler.' .Class"M":Hassam• Patent, with rock base five (5) inches; grouted to surface. - -Class "N.": Westrumite Patent, with. concrete 'base ,four - "(4) inches;, wearing, surface twb (2) .inches. 11 CURBING. ' Class 1: Six (6) inches thick, twenty (20) inches'de-ep. = ` Class 2: Six '(6) inches thick, twenty-one (21) inches deep. Class 3: Curb and Gutter combined, curb six (6) inches thick; ten 10 inches high front face,gutter,y " (� ) g _ 18 inches 'wide on , six-inch concrete, base. - - - CONCRETE CULVERTS. Six (6), inches thick, widths as :specified, estimated, per cubic_ -yard' of concrete Lin place. i CAST IRON CULVERT COVERS. Cast Iron Culvert''Covers, as per standard city, plans; estimated' per square foot in place. HEAD -BOARDS FOR, PAVING'. Three (3) inch by twelve •(12)inch Head -boards, estimated per 1000 _feet B. M. in place. EXTRA CONCRETE. Extra' concrete furnished and laird_ under' street or 'steam railway tracks and ties; estimated per cu. yd. of conerefe in place. yn} UNDER DRAINS'. Four (4) inch and six (6) inch under drains, ,estimafed pe-rAineal foot in place, including gravel filling. OVERHAUL. L - All extra material requiring to be removed beyond the '1060 -feet limit of free, haul will°.be estimated per cubic yard' ' -- p � y pe"r .100 -feet, as measured by the Engineer. Mrpus!"�RiSPT 1l ' PkiNir5' G 1-14 - U', { 12 j I , GENERAL SPECIFICATIONS. woik to' be done All work to be' executed under this contract shall ibe under ,the; direct'; under Engineer's Isupervision, direction and app roval,olf the: Engineer: Whenever, the; supervision. word `Engineer" zs.used it shall be held to mean ttie :Acting City' Engineer, Arthur, Philbrick,,'employed''by the City' of; Corpus'Christij, or his, duly authorized', agent,, or such ;other Engineer as lHe City' of, all extra time, required until final completion and acce lance of; them - P work'. Corpus Christi may, have in charge„of the work". Work, to be staked All of the; work to be} executed; tinder this contract will be staked' :out by the Engineer. out 0 or his, assistants _ ut by the 'Engineer,- • �_ '� The contractor is hereby' - - to, reserves all.stakes,'from'bein- kno"c _ g ked down, pull'ed'out;� rcovered shalL,be posted at the intersections of he cross,.sti et, with the nearest parallelstreet,on each side;of, the one�btih- rmprowed. __" o ap. All stakes so destroyed, or obliterated, shall be re=sett final estimate;; together with they suin of Twenty-five ($25':00) Dollars i da during, 'estimated 'liquidated by the Engineer,,at'the'expense of the contractor, who will,be charged] - Insall cases, a with the. actual cost of such extra work, plus twenty (20%`.) per cent-; er the same period of dela p Y A y as This' cost shall$$, deducted' from the contractor's estimates: I Contractor. Whenever the word "Cont'ractor" is used, .if' shall be held to mean _g' dama es to tlae Cit - ofs Cor us y P. Christi from failure to complete work any _contractor or -firm of contractors', or ,any"member of'a ,firm con= tracting for any work; or his agent or agents, one of whom shall, be' upon the�work at all times during the,yprogress of"the work'. Plans. Whenever tfie word' `plans" 'as used,, it shall be held ,to mean the s_ n g _ ater, the contractor shall post', ae a maps; plans, profiles; "and all'sp.ecial detail drawings prepared' for ` - f Commissioners, shall hyResolution ,grant an extension o_f time: for work o Arthur Philbrick Acting,Cit En' ineer, of Cor -us �Ch•ris >, f yn 'his office, alsa on file n the office of the City 'Secretar on y. i 'fit : Arid' -aid-maps,, plans;• profiles' afid''otlier special detail drawings are hereby made apart of these specifications. Materials to be f �fny be on w6ifki first-' appcovea sauthorized s'6e ed agent, andls nEngineeror his dulyhall note examined by the� , be used n any part of said.w•ork until approved. The Engineer; shall- Conveniences; have full power- to condemn any work or ,materials which in his judg- merit are not up to the standard of' these specifications,, and, require, Lights and guard.. the; :contractor, to 'removc_any work or materials.so, conde`mned at his own' expense, and to replace. all condemned work and'' materials to the complete - satisfaction of 'the En ine_ er without any claim "be final as to. the quality . extras.-' The, decision of the Engineer shall lily of work and' materials. Should the contractor ;refuse or neglect to remove„ or; fireplace condemned work; or materials;, within twenty. -four' (24) hours after' written notice; they- shall be, removed or replaced,,by t and shall indemnify, the ,City against •All real or asserted injury to persons' andproperfy arising oizt of or.accruing from the construction I the Engineer at the expense of the contractor, and said expense will many days workwas,suspended. be deducted °from the contractor's estimates: All work -'shall The exe- cuted to the, entire "satisfaction of the Mayor' and Board of Comm_ is- ' sioners, as well as th--e 'En gi neer. Failure toi complete' _- - - - - In case. of failure on the part `of' the, contractor” to complete the work on time. ; work herein within "the time specified in the contract; he, §611 be. )Xtra work and .. - materials: liable for •tKe wages of the inspectors: appointed on the`vaork during _ - - _� - .la or alter, grades of sewers„ or water, mains; on any streevor alley. b pipes, i 14� all extra time, required until final completion and acce lance of; them - P work'. Notices of closet] _ _ . e streets and tubers: U on clown an street intersec p y tion to the public traffic, notices _ r - The` amount of such wages' shall be deducted from contractor's shalL,be posted at the intersections of he cross,.sti et, with the nearest parallelstreet,on each side;of, the one�btih- rmprowed. final estimate;; together with they suin of Twenty-five ($25':00) Dollars i da during, 'estimated 'liquidated - Insall cases, a er the same period of dela p Y A y as where steam roller is w:arkin ccntractor sh —_- _ n a1l'maiir - g:-- _g' dama es to tlae Cit - ofs Cor us y P. Christi from failure to complete work _ tarn suitab' _ le barriers and when it is, necessar to run the roll r on all y within specified, provided that unless the Mayor and' Board P �, s_ n g _ ater, the contractor shall post', ae a 1 ` - f Commissioners, shall hyResolution ,grant an extension o_f time: for - c9 _ d�stanPe of one -block on each side, suitable` sigi;s, warning, the, public the completion of such work. I of the same;;, and else-,vhere ,as the Engineer' or inspector ,may direct. The Engineer, Mayor and Commissioners may stispend work from stspensiot'of v Necessary' _ roV Pl?e contractor shill' p, ide, necessary cunv.enlensgs, preteiably'tu , time to time, in laces; or the; entire, work p public needs _ P Conveniences; lie ,ocated over sewer man -holes, Ifor ,the ;use of laborers. uire period'> eekon the - engtire; workhat a-suspension, n e one time; excey rinr whethe�weatherVc ndrtlo_ris Y P g' Lights and guard.. The contractor shall Erect and maintain,'at all points open toipublic - — in -the: o Inion P of the Engineer; are not suitable for .executing the: He travel, suf -cint guards and fences'. He stall keep'li" hts at nii;ht work. I, from sunset to sunrise to prevent ac„ to :persns an"d',property, ,. Time consumed during suspension of "work shall be extended' as and shall indemnify, the ,City against •All real or asserted injury to persons' andproperfy arising oizt of or.accruing from the construction I many days workwas,suspended. of said paveii:ent,,o`r any condit_ion.,atte_n_dant upon Said.constru6iibn. Y rg Y I 'The Cit of) Cor us Christi. ex ressl . reserves the ri hf to connect Rigbt of c,tY,t: any sewer or water main to house ,connections. Construct. sewers "or' :alter sewer, Wa � )Xtra work and .. - materials: All claims ,for extra work or rtiaterials or,any other claim,, which the ' _ - - _� - .la or alter, grades of sewers„ or water, mains; on any streevor alley. b pipes, i - contractor, may consider Himself to be entitled to extra remuneration, _ _. -- , °onnections: _ To construct or alter man -holes„ or flush tanks; during the period of i must be made �n _, Writing to the City: Engineer within twenty-four paving; streets or alleys, 'suspending all street work for ,such :repairs, hours after the cause for the claim arises, and iznless.such;claim is so, 'to or alterations; as may be required by the Engineer: presented the ;Engineer and he issues,'his certificate therefor, it ; shall be held' that rhe contractor' has waived stich,cldi_m, and that he Alt trenches ,and excavations must be rr6filled and tamped to the shall not be entitled to receive, damages. satisfaction' of the City Engineer, but when tfie contractor constructs - _ . - pavemnts over any trench or excavation ,he 'thereby assumes 'tire, Water. _ - All' water .necessary, for the; construction of the work' "will be fur- burden,of unsatisfactory or, improper refilling or tamping.. nished to th_e; contractor, by the City at the, most convenient hydrant , The contractor will be held responsible for,any damage,to the wafer, Damage to pipe free f o'charge. _ sewer or gas pipes_, d rain pipes dr culverts, that may arise,„from care_ roots and Plant. The confiractor' 'shall furnish and have on the line: of work at lessness or negligence of any employes, •or 'his, or their, failure to i comply with these specifications. atl time a complete and sufficientplant bf tools, rollers, carts, etc. - ; ma be detdrihineu ib the Cit En ineer to carr on the work in an I Y,' -. '. Y Y g Y, At all. times during the progress of this work the contractor will obstruc-tion tot _ . expeditious and workmanlike manner. - be required, so far as practicable, to keep all Itracks oT railways; steam ways and trap - - - or electric; free from rubbish, stones, dirt or any obstruction to traf£rc Contract. Assignment of contract. The The contractor "shall not assign or transfer this contract, nor sub- I so that trains -and cars may run along, the same as- usual without any of, the work embraced iii it, without ihe. concurrence of the t” - -' - delay or hindrance; unless otherwise directed by the, Engineer. City" Council of the City df Corpus Christi, Texa"s': ` } No more than 'two consecutive street intersections shall 'be closed Rigt of 'the! A Th -el City of, Corp`us Ch"risti shall have the right to -make alterations to public traffic at the same time; and each -alternate intersection shall to change P at"' in th& line, grade; plan, form or dimensions of the work herein, tori- he kept open for traffic. The contractor shall maintain a sixteen -foot templated„ either before or after, the; commencement of tfieywork. If roadway y Unless , said alterations diminish the.,Work to be done, they_ shall not constir ' f authorit is otherwise given, the 'contractor,sfiall, com tete; one std _ p _ e Lute ,a claim for damages or anticipated profits on tfie work dis- of the street where theieaiai•eacarrt asks before $los neCthe otheside; g � penned' with; if the increase the amount of work such 'ncre c Y c z a_e sha,l _ _ .. -- L, e street open fo_r travel and the fire depai,t'ment as much __ paid for according to the quantity actually done; and the, price ; ' asepP ossiibleifig :at` or p- rices stipulated for such work in this contract-- ontract_ ` 3 3 _ r� COO�' 15 It is further agreed if evidence is produced before final settle- Bilis for= labor and mens of all' balances that the said contractor has ;failed to pay the material to be paid -- - labors,reemployed, on the work„ or for materials- used therein, the before settlement. City of orpus Christi shall withhold such balances until it shall be ' satisfied that all such claims for labor or materials are, paid, or, that under walks shall be delivered' to owner of adjoining property, _in m such, payent,is_satisfactorily'secured. _case such Pro ertY requires figtIg The sub -grad under, walk to be If the work to':be done under this contract'shdll be abandoned, or if Right of City to this h c_ontract_or a-ny part thereof shall be sublet, without the consent complete work. the Cit Cis youncilbeing first obtained in writing, or if theicontract not, be cut down )Without consent of the property owner. or any claim thereunder shall be assigned by the contractor other- Within the fire limits, all sidewalks shall be ten (10) feet wi'd'e; i:n- wise than as herein specified, or if at any tinge the Engineer shall be I of the opinion, and shall so certify in writing -to the, City Council; Protection to city! for use of patents.- atents:work, that the conditions herein specified as to the rate of progress are not shall ber four ('4)' feet from the outside edge ofeurb, leaving parking fulfilled, or that the work„ or any part thereof is unnecessarily or un- strip three and one-half (3%,); feet from inside of 'curb to edge of,b 'f6asonably delayed, or that the contractor is violating any of the ;. t ovis_ions of this contract the Citi Council may notify th e con- inside of walk to property line. tpractor to discontinue all work, or any part thereof, and -thereupon All cement sidewalks shall be not, less than fhur (d) inches thick, i the contractor shall "forthwith discontinue such work or such part to be laid on the,,sub-grade previously, described. Three (3) inches thereof, and cease to have any right to possession of the ground,, and of concrete, shall be,first laid. On `this'base a _finishing coat one '(,1) the City Council shall thereupon have thz right, by contract or other- secticns,and joints= wise, as it may determine, to complete the work, or such part thereof, How rade. and Jo charge the expense thereof to the cofitract_or, and to take pos- This finishing coat shall be placed upon the base immediately before 1 session of and use therein such materials, plant, machinery patent the initial set has taken place In base on.. finish "inixture. The surface rights, ifnpletfients and tools of every description as may be found must be true and smoothly trowe-11cd and free fioln marks .or oblit- upon such work. The expenses so charged, shall be deducted and erations of any, kind. After conipletin 'the walk sllall, be kept moist paid by the City out of any moneys then due 'or to become due the and protected, frond all traffic for at least three (3) days before using. confractor under this Contract, or any part thereof; and in case such The sidewalks shall be blocked off in squares not exceeding five (5) expense is more than the sum which would have been payable under feet. Each fifty feet there shall 'be left ian �e.xpansion joint of'thrce- this contract, if the same had been completed by the contractor, the Finishing. contractor shall',pay -the amount Ifof such excess to the City. finishing coat. Each block shall be distinct and se--parate. All corners The bondsmen and sureties of'the contractor shall be held liable to to be neatly rounded, and shall be stnaieIft-and Prue to both line and the City for any claim the City may'have under these provisions. grade as established by the Engineer. r 1 l 1 P f 16 SPECIFICATIONS. ! CURBING AND GUTTERING: 'Sub -Grade:, Foundation for curb and gutters:' Material. r i Body of curb or combined curb an j gutter. " rt Finishing or wearing surface. I� �I Cap"-, : 4 l` i , I r 19 I 20y Concrete''for grade. concrete as for curbs and gut -tern to the 'established_ dines and. � _ The:concrete shall: be of the following" composition: One par.t- Port - grades giveh by the Engineer. o b okenestone; by e Artsmeasure. sand, and six par'fs of washed ,gravel o"r' base of pavement. land I 8 PAVING. _ __ _ concrete 'and 'also .as bedding cushion i sand. The, sand to he used .in the c mate-ri'al for brick or wood block pavement, shall be clean, sharp ;I A d f f `I l AW 11 d The streets shall be graded to a true crown, as per plan of and, sub -Grade. I, g san river sap lee rom an c_a or, oam. ere san - - :_ y - Y , -• S, Pro �i P - - vided• as a ballast ,(or brick over the concrete it, shall be laid'. over -the set by 'the City Engineer. -The ground, after being dressed, concrete base two 2 inches thick. = I` i slakes rolled with not less than a• ten -ton roller, as often as-rriay be shall ,be ,required or necessary. All hollow places or other imperfections;, or Gravel: washedsfiall be, free from dirt or gust and shall as a old trenches, to be 'filled with earth and thoroughly Com acted by neaTh rly y p be a size of not less thane. one-fourth,, nor4ame ng or se, as iwill g seater than two rnches,'in largest; dimensions, tract, no allowance bermade for;such defects Whereverp required • ` h ,graver or broken all soft or spongy material shall Uc replaced with p SPECIFICATIONS FOR ,BROKEN STONE. _ stone, at the contract price per cubic and for said material'. y All surplus earth from the streets, shall be disposed`of by the, con_- Disposal', of 'If broken stone is ,used for concrcte' it shall tow h stonee ual to first class limestone It ,s all be hard,, durable'; ? g q hall be clean ,and free tractor of his own expense; unless it is required by the Cdy, in which surplus earth. from stone dust,, loam, clay or,�other, foreign.material. No stones ease it shall'be placed, without extra charge by the contractor for ,a be over two in maximum nor than diess stance not exceeding one `thousand feet; as directed by the .City inch inchmrn mufn dimenes sil nen and Shallsion, nelfo rth (%4) be well 's tE_ n sneer. Waded - d in sines between the above limits. Immediately before, con'- No preparationg rade, oor ' .ter. Crete is mixed' the ,stone,'sh_all 'be thoroughly "drenched with water. - removed bel°" r a t below lthetbaseaof ballast doncretc, and anyeath -taken out below t°r Concrete,— Tlierconere e;shall {fie made in a mechanical mixer to,6e approved U_ phi cone. such line maybe,required to be ,re laced with sand or gravel without ballast -- How made. y the City, -Engineer: Each batch of concrete shall be thorou g y mixed, extra pay. the mixing, being, .continued until each gravel stoneis completely I'n all places where anyl filling may be required to U`ring,the,bed'to, Requirements' 'in covered with mortar., It will then, be spread' at once and thoroughly g, compacted by ramming, until the! free mortar; appears, on the, sur- the re wired height it shall be done la els ,not to exceed six inches on, fiN: g y ... 'tamped face. The whole operation of laying and mixing will, be done as ex= t _ In depth, and thoroughly rolled ,or to insure a solid bed. Al- - peditiously, as possible by, the use a sufficient number of skilled p of the cut above curb not neces- lowance will be Tilade for that art -Et .of a j workmen. Thel u er surface is, to be exactly, paralle-1' with the.rsur- pp y sarrly used in bringing the street' under contra tto a� proper sub= - face of the pavement to be lard, and shall he protected' from the grade: action of thel sun and' wind, until'tho_roughly's_et. - No allowance; will be made for an earth laced in embankmerif iso allowance fog'' y p _ -- _ .- _- earth obtained in Disposal of p An concrete or other material condemned as 'being, at variance ' y upon the street being paved, excepa, when thei same rs necessarily _ the'district. - - condemned material. - - with these s ecrfic shall Ue at 'once, removed' from the work. { brought from some street or alley not under contract. Beyond curb - - Concrete serv_q 'dations g s a base for brick or wood=block pavement shall be lines and at one foot, below sub -grades: the fill ,shall extend ten feet ! covered to the., required depth of'clean .sand.° - - beyond, said curb lines, and must be done' by the paving confractor. Beyond the curb lines land above curb ,grades the cut, shall extend two concrete— The concrete for the pavement shall ibe laid upon the sub=grade to. sub -grade • - - - - = feet beyond the curb. lines, ,unless otherwise stated. on, the, plans, and Flow laid. _ _ a uniform depth of six inches„ unless otherwise specified or shown 1 shall be done by the paving contractor. upon the plans, for ordered in writing by the City ;Engineer, in which, _ _ Drain pipes: Where deemed advisable, the 'City Engineer may require the, con- _ latter case, if the -quantity is increased or decreased, an allowance or deduction will be made at 'the contrriceer cubic act P P yard, for extra 1 tractor to lay four (4) inch drain tiling, or six (6) 'inch, drain tiling concrete work. for sub -drainage, to a depth not 'exceeding four- (4) -feet below the f the same to be covered with ravel, surface ;grade of the paved street, g- Concrete, lte, t All concrete laid as a base for avin p g shall be covered when com- • - And-fo bepaid#or on the basisof prices.,cntained in;'the proposal. l� I otectea: properly y p- p p pleted with one inch of sand. This, if required by the City` Engineer, cat" C�rISI 1 Ch a 21 shall be sprinkled to a sufficient extent daily to 'prevent, injurious ;actions of the sun or wind during the week following such completion, and all travel shall be, excluded 'from_, such concrete -for At least one week after. it has been laid. Gutters on streets to be, paved with, bitum--inous payements,, when Gutters. ! required• to be laid with other material, shall be of such width„mate- rial and basebas shall be specified in the plans and specifications- The joints ;between brick shall be filled' with an; asphalt' filler,. and joined to the paving according to the plans. All .brick gutters will be - paid for at the contract price per square yard for gutters Wherebituminous avenlent is p � i to be lard ne xt to the .track of a' Paving nextrto, - street railway 'a row of; vitrified brick, or woodblock, as may be _re- oar tracks: quired, shall be laid next to th-e, track in [such, a manner, as shown on - plans on 'file in the office�of the City Engineer. i Foundation shall be in every respect the same as'••the,roadway pave 'Foundation. ment. 'The brick or wood block shall be set in mortar composed one part cement and four parts screened sand, and the, .joints filled with standard asphalt filler„ as per plans. The top of the bricks orrbfock, shall be e ven,with the surface'of the tread of'the rail, which shall con- form to the grade of the street. The brick or blocks shall be laid before the wearing'. surface is laid upon the roadway, and carefully i rammed to a firm bed„ the space between the blocks and web o -'f, rail l will be filled with inortar to the surface of the base for the roadway pavement, to be well rammed in -such manner -as may be, directed 'by the City Engineer. �t t _ F . 3 `4- � C IP G 422 j REFINED ASP-HAL'T. shall , derived in alt to be used for paving, mixtures; herein required' fihe, refined. asphalt, _ _ _ _ derived ' the following -manner,: 1. By-,Hcating;, if, requiring refinement, crude, natural,,"solid as- phalt, to a tetrrperafure of not over,450 degrees Fahrenheit; until - all the water has idem driven, off. Crude; natural, solid, asphalt shall' be r� construed' to mean any natural mineral bitumen, either pure or mixed with foreign matter, from, which; 'through natural causes, in, the I process, of =tune,; the -light oils ha -ye been driven:off` until i -t has a.:con- sistency harder -than 100::penetration :at' 77 degrees Fahrenheit. At least 98%2 per cent of the contained bitumen in the refined ashalt, Which] is soluble in cold carbon 'disulph_ide, shall be soluble ,in cold carbon'- tetrachforrde. In no case shall such asphalt; b'e prepared at i the refinery, with any product not fiereinafter provided for. 7 2'. 'By thel careftitdistillation� of asphalt petroleum with continuous 'I agitation until the g men has, a 'consistenc`y not harder - resultibrtu n 'II than 30, eh&tf of ion at 77 degrees, Fahrenheit. } (a) All shipments of "material shall, be marked with a lot number and pe'netrati'oh, and ten samples, taken. at •random from each lot, P j shall not vary more than '15,% from, the average,penetration, providi,g no part o'f any shipment shallbe, below- -O penetr atiori at 77'degre-e`s Fahrenheit: (b) The -solid bitumen'so obtained shall be soluble i* carbon tett,a= chlo-rid-e�'to the,eitent�of 98%2 per, cent', ub - - (O' When 20 gralris of the material are heated for -�five hours at. a temperature of 325 degreesi Fahrenheit in a, 'ti'n box 2%Z inches, sin, ; diameter, after the manner-' officially. prescribed, ;it shall iiot, lose over I -_ - -_ " - degrees such :-weight, heating, be less 'than half of tthe, ori - nal �penetrahon� 5% b (d) Thd,solid bitum"eri At a. penetration of 50ishalI have a ductility 1 of not, less than twenty' centimeters nor more; than 85 centimeters ,at . I 7T degrees' Fahrenheit., If_the penetration varii s'frUri 50 an increase 'of at least two centimeters in ductility will be required, for each five I points in penetration above 50,,,and-a'•corresponding allowance will tie p made, below -50 enetration. This test ;shall be made with 'a brrq"uette of cross=section' of oiie square centimeter, -the material being elongated at the rate of 5 ,c ms., per'rninute (Dow,mettlou,, NOTE'. Combinations of asphaltic .bitumen, having the ductility and other characteristics above mentioned are admitted under Sec- tion 2. , �I l.t,c�cQ CZ P•�; 11 I ■ f f I r � r- ` 23 '24 3. Refined asphalt produced by combining crude natural asphalt is ics as paraffine residuum; except that it shall have a specific. gravity ( with either of the ;following: _ of0.94 m 0:98,at 77 degrees Fahrenheit. f (a) Residuums obtained by the 'distillation of petroleum- oils are s ics specified under fluxes. as'l1caraffinphesilduumdexc-shalluum that the specific 7e -gravity r shalllbe notless I r specified. Asphalts obtained- by the distillation of petroleum oils are than_ 0.98 nor more than l 04 at 77 degrees. The asphaltic residuum P P ,P y' g - after evaporation at 500 degrees Fahrenheit to a 'solid of 50 pene- tration, shall have a ductilityof not less than '30 cm. Dow method). (c) Asphaltic cements not'var in more than 125 in penetration ung a ductility 32 -degrees Fahrenheit, and 1,15 degres Fahrenheit, and h'av- betweeo 32ge- - uctilit of not less than six centimeters at 77 degrees Fahr _en - ASPHALTIC CEMENT.,heit and not less than two centimeters at 32 degrees Fahrenheit. The asphaltic cement prepared from materials above designated In the use of the mixtures of refined asphalt for asphaltic, cement, - only asphaltic or semi -asphaltic fluxes shall'be=used, except in those ,cases where the; solid natural asphalt is of such character that when 'nixed with paraffine flux without the e addition of any other material it will produce an asphaltic cement complying with the requirements set forth under that head. In such case any of the fluxes elsewhere spTheepreparab oneand refining of all asphalt admitted under these specifications shall be subject to such inspection at the paving plant and refineries as the Engineer may direct. FLUX. The fluxing 'material may be parafli'ne, a semi -asphaltic, or an as phaltic residue, which shall be tested with and found suitable to the asphalts'to be used. The residuums must have a penetration greater than 350 degrees with 'a No... 2. needle at 77 degrees Fahrenheit under 50 grams, weight for one second'. All residuums shall be soluble in cold carbon tetrachloride •to, 'the extent of 99 per' cent, and must remain soft after heating for five hours at 400 degrees Fahrenheit. (a) The parafline residuum shall have specific gravity of 0.92 to 0:94at 77 degrees Fahrenheit. It shall not flash below 350 degrees. Fahrenheit when tested in the New York State closed oil tester, and shall not volatilize more than 5 per- cent of material when heated. five hours' Lt 325 degrees Fahrenheit in a tin box 2%Z inches in diameter; ;ifs;;,offlcially •prescribed. The residue after heating shall flow at 77 degrees ,Fahrenheit; and shall be homogeneous and shall show no coarse. crystals. (b) Semi -asphaltic residuum shall have the same general character- .-�1jV±JJS cni�s± 25 j{ having a cross-section of one square centimeter 'shall elongate to the extent .of not less than 20 centimeters at 77 degrees Fahrenheit. If the asphaltic cement as used in the paving mixtures varies from 50, l an increase of at least two centimeters in ductility will be required for each five, points in penetration above 50, and a corresponding ,.allowance will be,made below 50 penetration ('Dow method). A SAND. P The sand shall 'be hard -grained and' moderately sharp. `It shall be so graded las to produce,. in the finished surface mixture, the best requirements elsewhere herein ,specified. It shall contain not to_ ex- seed 6 per cent of sand that will pass a No. 200 mesh sieve. 1 , �+ BINDER STONE. u 1 Stone or gravel to be used for asphaltic concrete 'binder shall be hard and durable; free, from all foreign substances, and of uniformly varying sizes; from one inch down. +t PREPARATION OF ASPHALTIC, CONCRETE BINDER. Asphaltic concrete binder'shall be made as follows: The binder I stone and sand; as above specified, shall be heated to from 200 fo 325 4 degree's Fahrenheit in suitable appliances. Stone, �and sand shall be r measured off and then be mixed, with sufficient asphaltic, cement prepared as heretofore specified, and',in such proportions., that i. the resulting aggregate will contain by'weight material passing a No. 10 mesh screen, between 25 and 35 per cent, and bitumen- in quantity from 5 to 8 per cent of the, entire mixture: Binder thus prepared shall be a cotnpact mass containing a minimum 'of voids. With the $ permission of the City Engineer, when available, old asphaltic surface paving mixtures may be used in combination with the binder. stone, such mixtures 'having been ,p.mvi-ously crushed or disintegrated and augmented with at least one per cent of 'fresh asphaltic cement so that when combined, the resulting binder shall form an equally compact. massand correspond as to aggregate passing a No. 10 mesh screen and its contained percentages of bitumen, with the require- lV ments for the mixture previously'specifled. - -1 Note.=l'nasmuch as the percentages of bitumen in the binder will depend, ;upon the grading of the aggregate, the proportions of the materials used in the above may be varied, by the City Engineer, but only within the limits designated. f� shall be made up from the refined asphalt or lasphafts, and the flux, w flux must be used, in such proportions as to produce an,-$ alti phcement of a suitable degree of penetration. The,.proportion I halt refined asphalt comprising the cement shall in no easel be less than 40 per cefit by weight. When the weight of flux, in the asphaltic cement prepared from 1' solid natural asphalt 'exceeds 25 per cent thereof, asphaltic or semi- -asphaltic flux shall be 'used. Refined asphalts, and flux comprising the asphaltic cement shall;_, when required, be; weighed separately in the, "presence, of the author- ized inspectors or agents of the City Engineer. Refined asphalts and flux used in preparing the cement shall be melted together in a, kettle at ,temperatures ranging from 250 degrees to not over 375 degrees Fahrenheit and be thoroughly agitated, when i hot, by air, steam ori mechanical appliances; until theresulting ce- ment' has become thoroughly mixed in a homogeneous' mass. The agitation must be continued during therentire period of; preparing the Cement shall always be of uniform consistency, and if any portion should settle in the kettle between intervals of using the same it must be thoroughly agitated, before being draw'' for use. (a) The- asphaltic cements shall have; a penetration of from 40 to i 75, which shall be varied within these limits to adapt it to, the, pdrticu- lar, asphalts used in the paving mixture and to the traffic 'and other conditions. (b) When 20 grams of the asphaltic,cement of the; penetration to be used in the paving mixture shall be heated 'for five hours at a tem- perature of 325 degrees Fahrenheit in an oven as officially specified, there must not be volatilized more than. 5` per cent of the bitumen present, nor shall the penetration: at 77 degrees Fahrenheit, after such heating, be less than 1.2 of the original penetration. A briquette of the asphaltic cement when at a penetration of 50 I ,26 J LAYING, ASPHALTIC CONCRETE; BINDER. The,asphaltic concrete binder. hall be, brought to the work'in wag- ons covered with shall vase a tenther suitable material, 'an'd upon reach- ing iperature of 200 to`325 degrees Fahren- heit. It shall be placed' upon the;street,and raked to a uniform -Sur- face ur-face to such depth that after- being rolled, and thoroughly compacted,, it shall have an average thickness •of one and d one-half inches. The surface,, after compression,, _shall show- at, no place' 'an excess of asphaltic cement; and lany spot co e'ring�an;,area of one square 'foot or more; showing an excess of -asphaltic, cement,, shall, be. cut out;and re Plced stone dust anile sm '. . offir ateriaSmaller spots may be dried by the use Any, asphaltic concrete binder -broken up during the process of laying must be ;removed and replaced with new material. No inure; binds -r shall be laid ;at any one time than can becovered, by two days run of the ,paving, plant on, surface mixture. ASPHALTIC SURFACE M1XTU14E OR WEARING COURSE Upon the asphaltic' concrete binder, prepared ..as above ispecifled, an asphaltic cot crete',surface two (2)' inches thick after; compression, prepared as hereinafter described, shall be laid. The mineral, aggregate shall consist :of crusher run screenings; of trap rock, hard li#mestone or other hard Istone 'of equal quality, free from weathered and dirty particles,,iall of, which will pass. a,half (y ) inch screen, and ninety (90) per cent of which willpass a.'quarter (%') inch "screen. It shall contain_ from, five (5)1 "to eleven (1 1) per cent of 200 mesh particles. If the screenings do not contain suffi'cient'two Hundred -mesh par- ticfes, they shall be -supplied by 'thee raddition, of a :suitable', amount of ground limestone or any other mineral matter sof sufficient density to produce a powder having a, volume weight of at least ninety (90) pounds to.�the cubic foot: `It shall. be.so fine that at least sixty-six (66) per cent shall pass: a 2004hesh, screen and all of it shall pass. a fifty- (50)' mesh screen, while, when thoroughly, agitated with distilled water at' a temperature of sixty-eight ,(68) degrees Fahren- heit by means of an air blast ay.oidin"g,,cy,clone effect, not more than forty (40) per cent shall subside'onstanding for fifteen (15) seconds. The materials complying with the above specifications shall be plant to a temperature, of from 300 to heated separatelyin a suitable I 350 degrees Fahrenheit; and shall be combined and thoroughly,"mixed' while hot; by machinery, such mixing being continued until the mass is a hoinogenieous and uniform asphaltic concrete and each particle of the,mineral aszareaate is, thoroughly coated with 2s hnitir retiipnt_ 27 i The, filler (if required) shall be mixed', whilecold„ with the hot sand. The asphaltic cement will then_ be mixed with the other materials at- the tthe required temperature, and in the proper proportionjn,a suitable apparatus, so as to effect,a thoroughly: homogeneous mixture. The proportions oi' asphaltic cement and mineral aggregate shall be such that the- mixture shall contain the necessary elements to pro- cure a pavement surface show,in_g no excess or deficiency, of'`bitumen, and the: percentage of bitumen soluble in' carbon bi"s'ulphide.,shall n-o't vary beyond the limits; oT'from seven (7) to eleven (11) per cent, by weight, of the total mixture. It shall have_ the composition set forth as .follows, to -wit: Bitumen .....................................'from 7 to, Irl per cent; Mineral' aggregate passing, 200 --mesh screen.... from 5'to' I I per cent Mineral aggregate passing 40 -mesh screen ... ..froin'18 to 30 per cent Mineral aggregate passing 10- mesh screen...,. from 25 to 55"per cent Mineral aggregate passing 4 -mesh scr'cen. .: From •8 t6,22 percent f Mineral aggregate passing 2 -mesh screen ....less than 10 per cent, h` The proportion of asphaltic cement shall at all times, be determined by actual weighing with scales attached' io the asphaltic c,eir ent S bucket. Tfi'e.minera l a_ggregate must also be weighed unless a methodof gaugi.ng approvedby the City Engineer shall i be. used. The contractor shall ;furnish every facility.,for the verification ,of all ` scales or measures. i. The mineral aggregate and bitumen may be varied;within the limits designated, in the discretion ;of the City Engineer. , LAYING'THE WEARING SURFACE. The,rasphalt wearing surface shall be hauled'''to the;work in wagons. provided with a canvas or other suitable cover, It shall leave the! plant at. a temperature between 250 degrees and 325 ;degrees -Fahren- heit, as, suitable for the asphalt used. Upon arrival at -the, st>;ee't• it shall, be dumped at such distance from- the work that all' thegnixture must be turned and distributed to the place where it is to be raked. It shall be spread while hot', to such, depth upon the: asphaltic, coni- Crete binder, which must be thoroughly dry, free from leaves or other foreign . g matter, that after receivin "its ultimate co'mpressi'on by roll- ing it shall have an 'average thickneess of two inches. The initial compression shall be effected by -means :of a small roller, rafter which, a small amount of mineral dust shall ,be swept over-, the, isurface, Final compression' shall bei effected by a holler- of not less- than 200, pounds per inch tread. The rolling shall `be carried on, continuously' at the rate of, not more 'than 1200 square yards 'per hour. _ � x o 41 29, SPECIFICATIONS FOR BITULI-THIC 'PAVEMENT. On, the foundation prepared as previously specified for Sheet wea«ng"surfaace. Asphalt and, Vitrified Brick,,•shall be, laid the wearing, surface, which. shall be composed of carefully selected, sound, hard, crushed stone mixed with bitumen and laid as hereinafter specified. After heating the stone in a rotary mechanical heater to a tempera= ture of about 250 degrees Fahrenheit;, it shall`be•elevatedarid'-`assed'. through a'rotary screen, having sections with, various ;sized openings The difference in the width of oen. pings in successive, sections shall ,not exceed one-fourth (%) inch in sections having openings smaller ;than one-half (%2) inch, ,and shall not exceed one=half (Z) inch -,in i sections having openings greater than orie-half (%Z) inch._ Tfie;"several I -tsizes of stone thus sepa-rated by, ,the screen sections "shall pass ,into a bin containing sections or compartments corresponding to ,screen sec 'I ,;tions. From these compartments the `stone .shall be drawn, into a weigh boxi, resting on a scale having seven beams: The stone from these c-omp`a_ rtments shall be accurately,weighed, using ,th"e propor- ~tions which have been previously -determined by, laboratory tests to• 'give the best results; that is, "the most dense mixture, of mineral. we f gate, and, one Having inhe'r'ent stability. If the crushed stone, n,, �tthe wearing surface does not provide the; best proportions of. fine: . _ grained .- particles,,such deficiency mustbe supplied by°the use'of not to !exceed 25 per cent hydraulic cement,, pulverized, stone, -- .very fine sand.. From the weigh' box each batch, of mineral aggregate,, com- posed, of differing sizes accurately weighed as above; ,shall -p` ass into ;'a "twin pug" or other approved form of mixer. In this mixer shall a� he' added a sufficient quantity of Warren's Puritan; Brand No. 1 21, � bituniinotis, waterproof cement,- or bitulithic cement; to ! :thoroughly coat all the particles of stone and to -fill the voids int the' nnxture. The bittttttinotts ,cement shall before mixing with the stone ,be If ate& to, between 200 degrees and '250 de- grees Fahrenheit, and the amount used in each batch sfiall by;accu- iately weighed and used in such, proportions as have been previously i' determined by laboratory tests- 'to give the best "results- that is to, f coat all particles o'f stone and - fill thei voids,'tn the, mineral aggregate. d until the'coinbination'is a uniform bi- te tu mix! go call be continue ete. In this condition it shall be ,hauled to the street ;and there spread on thb prepared foundation to such a 'depth that, f rafter thorough. coml`ression with a steam road roller, it shall have, 'a 4 (thickness of two (2) inches. The proportioning of the varying sizes of r stone and bituminous cement shall be such that the compressed i mixture shall, as:cl'oselyas practicable, have the density of solid stone. After rolling the wearing stirFace,, there shall be- spread over it 'a surface finish. thin coating of Warren's Quick Dr.y,ing `Bituminous Flusli Coat- Com- _ - - _ - ---- - - 28 _ Note—All tests herein provided must be conducted according to official method"s on file int the office'.of they City Engineer: All ;preparations, indicated her unli ss�,otherwis& specified, refer , to the depth of 'penetration in 'hundredth centimeters of+a No. 2 Cann- brie ;needle weighted to 100grams, at 77 degrees Fahrenheit; :acting fora. five seconds. STANDARD METHOD FOR CARBON TETRACHLORIDE `TEST. Weigh off one egram of. material'. Cover with 200 cc, carbon tetrachloride, in Erlenmeyer flask, about '14 o'clock in•,;the afternoon: Allow to stand over night' in dark cupboard. N64, morning, at 10' o'clock, Gooch crucible with felt is weighed and solution 1poured _- through. Wash withcarbon tetrachloride, dry, at 100 degrees'Centi- grade'and weigh. REQUIREMENTS AS TO: CONDITION OF PAVEMENT AT EX- .PIRATION OF',GUA'RANTEE. _ Just before 'the expiration o'f the ,guarantee period, the contractor shall at his own cost and expense, make such repairs as may, be, or- dered by th-e City Engineer and,aswmay be necessary, to produce a paye- ment which shall: L Conform substantially in contour,to tfie.pavement!as first laid. 2. Be; free -from , cra_ck_s or depressions- showing disintegration of - the surface mixture. 3. Containi no disintegrated surface mixture. 4. Have, a' ;foundation free from cracks ordefects which, are evi- denced' by disintegration or subsidence of the stirfacel mixture. 5. Whenever the repairs necessary "to be made, of the expiration of the maintenaiim pefiod, in accordance with this section shall amount to more than, fifty (50)' per cent of the', surface of any one bldck� the entire pavement `on `that' block sliall, be taken up'andrelaid in accord- ance,wiih these'specifications. Coy �Y15-� 'ry4 6 �- position by means of a suitable, flush coa'This spread - t` spreader: ing machine, shall be; provided with a flexible spreading band and'an adjustable device for regulating; to any desired,ainount, 't_he quantity, and uniformity of ,flush coat composition' to be spread. There shall be spread over the Flush Coat Composition, in at least two coats, fine particles of- hot crushed stone; in sufficienT quantity to completely cover h surface of" the pavement. These, stone; chips shall be spread by ans of a suitable stone spreading machine so, d'e- signed as to provide a storage 'recep"table of at least five (5) cubic feet capacity' and to rapidly and -uniformly cover, the, su'rface. of ,the pavement with the desired _quantity of stone. This spreading. machine shall be provided with an adjustable attachment for regulating uni- formly the quantity o C stone'spread at each operation. The' llot stone cfiips shall.be immediately and -thoroughly rolled into the sur -face until it, has, become' cool. The -purposes of the Flush Coat= Composition, and, the fine particles of hot crushed stone are to not -only fill any uneven _ness in {the surface; but also to-, make surface waterproof and ,gritty; thus providing a good foothold for tioirses. On grades a ,mineral flush coat may, be used in place of,;the liquid' ,flush coat., Each layer of the work shall Uet kept ;as free as possible, from "dirt, so thatitwill unite with the, succeeding layer. The 'bituminous composition or _cement shall, in each case bei free from. water, water, as ;tar or ,inferior rocess tar_, hall be g. p s and s especially refined to remove the "light volatile ,o.ils and other matter susceptible to atmospfieric influences: A, 3 -)3.I t r� �C ` PAS?, 31 ASPHALT MACADAM. FIRST COURSE. P F { s 32 t in a manner to be, approved by the; Engineer, to such a depth that,. when rolled with a steam roller weighing not less, than seven (7) tons until it is compacted to form a smooth surface; it shall have a thick- tf ness of three (3) incfies. Upon the finished sub -grade, prepared and rolled as previously 1 At the time; of the, application of the asphalt the stone shall be in, specified for other pavements, at least six inches below the finishing a bone-d'ry condition, either naturallyion having been dried _out by the surface shall be spread a layer of stone varying from three (3) inches use of, suitable; heaters, if ;the weather, is co`]d or moist and the stone to two (2) 'inches, no place having a dimension greater than three (3) damp. Under no circumstances, however, shall the stone' be so hot as 'inches. This is to be known as "No. 1. Stone." to cause the asphalt id, fail 'to, adhere to it in a coat of satisfactory No material is to be used which in the opinion of the Engineer is Material. thickness. - - ' unfit for'the work. If any such material is put upon the road, it shall. Immediately after 'theapplication of''the asphalt and stone to the. be removed immediately upon notice from the Engineer and replaced second course,,peagrit shall.,be;spread as follows: b proper material at the contractors expense. �• . After they completion of the;final rolling„ clean rdr No broken stone is to be spread before the roadbed has been made spreadsng No. =tit course. After stone screen- s,specified. The broken stone is to be spread upon the roadbed,, pre- stone ared as herein described, with shovels from piles alongside the road or from a dumping board, or it may: be spread directly from 'wagons especially constructed for this purpose and approved by the Engi- neer, but'in no case shall the broken stone be dumped_ directly upon 11 coat. .the roadbed. Itshall be spread to such a depth that, when rolled with a steam roller weighing not less than ten (.10) tons until it attains ultimate ; compaction and forms a firm and smooth surface, it shall have a thick- ness of six (6) inches and a, proper cross-section. " Should any unevenness or depressions appear during or after roll- ing of -this, course, they are to be corrected immediately with broken stone and rerolled until a firm and even surface obtained. - -- - 'Asphait. 'SECOND COURSE. It shall consist of trap rock or othef equally satisfactory material, Mineral { and shall be the run of crusher, the largest particles of which shall aggregate. pass, a screen having circular openings one, and one-quarter (1%) inch in diam_eter.and the smallest retained_ on a screen three-eighths (%8) ,inch in diameter: The ,broken stone for the second course shall be mixed before, Application of spreading, 'either on the road, at a suitable plant,by hand, or in, a asphalt. power mixer, with such an amount of asphalt of ,the character herein- after, described, -and in a melted condition, at a -temperature not less than 300 degrees Fahrenheit; and not exceeding 375 ;ees Fahren keit; as will completely,=cFover each piece of stone .wit -0 -satisfactory g ,,seventeen (17) nor more coating of.......:as,-�halt. Not less than than twenty (20) gallons to the cubic, yard jof stone shall be used. After mixingthe......... asphalt macadam surface shall be spread p C�V� i C�11ISt t1 33 nish an affidavit from the producer of such materials that this is -true of thlel material he proposes using. • Bidders:.on ,Asphalt Macadam pavement may also specify in their proposals the use of Ada (Okla.) natural rock asphalt as a substitute for the asphalt' as above specified, to be used upon the macadam base �. above mentioned and to be applied as directed by the Engineer-. iY j eS C > 3�cj14 Foundation. Sand cushion. Quality brick. Samples: Ings passing,a screen having circular open.ingsfive-eighths (js') of an, inch in diameter and free '.from dust, shall be spread thereon in such quantity as will just- cover and fill the voids in the, surface. `The isur- face will then be, rolled with a tandem steam roller until the screen- ings a"re, thoroughly bonded with th'e bitumen of the second .course. The excess of this grit course is then to be removed and the road swept clean. A coating, of the......... asphalf used shall be such as to completely coat; the. surface when carefully spread with squcgees or brooms, .and shall be at least one=third (,1-3)% gallon pe"r: square yard.;` After it has been spread it shall 'be covered with screenings, which' have been previously removed, 'to correct the stickiness of zthe ash° phalt, and then rolled until the screenings are bonded with the asphalt: of the seal coat. The asphalt or bitlder to, be used in, cementing the mineral aggre- gate of the top course, shall be one stmil'an in character to, that used in the construction of sheet asphalt ,pavefi enfs, but sufficiently soft to permit of its use with cold stone. It shall,consist of refined .......... asphalt and a `flux or heavy pe= troleum oil, having a. gravity,of at leasf 92;22 Beaume; combined in., such proportions that it- shall consist of at least seventy (70) per cent of refined . . . asphalt, and the confractor,/ shall furnish an affidavit -from the producer` that this is true of the material which he proeoses to use, and also as to the character o'f the flux employed in making it. Unless at the time;he submits his ri_d he accompanies it, with a written statement signed by him, agreeing equal thereto andspecifying `the namp', nature 'and chemical material to use in thepreparation of such asphalt and flux q �, heroical analy:- sis of the material so to be used, and where, and by -whom manufac- - r - tured, together with a sample of such material„ marked with: the name of the manufacturer and the bidder. The _contractor shall also fur- ^� U;n 4,C c, "V'AC4L 34' VITRIFIED BRICK PAVEMENT. The concrete base ,for Vitrified Brick .Pavement shall be constructed in exactly the same manner upon the sub -grade ,as previously speci- fied for, sheet asphalt pavement in these specifications„ ' Upon the, concrete base previously specified shall be spread a base ,: of sand two' inches, in thickness, which shall be brought to, a perfect - grade parallel to the finished street. The sand should be practically free from' all foreign matter, but` need not necessarily be sharp. i Beach or bank sand will be allowed; but sufficiently ,fine to pass a quarter (%') inch mesh screen. It shall be spread by the use of a template with a steel edge extending one-half •the'widtfi of the street and, made to conform to the, true curvature- of the,streef cross-section.; The compressing shall be..done with a hand -roller weighing from; three hundred to four :hundred pounds Sand shall not be spreadl in advance of ,brick laying for more than fifty feet, in order to keel=" the thickness of cushion uniform after rolling. The paving„mus"t be of the,best quality, of vitrified paving brick, o uniform dimensions and. true in form, and, especially made for suet. paving purposes; "the vitrified bricks shall not be Tessin size than'tw,, and one-half by four by eight inches, nor more than three and'•threi, quarters by four, by nine ,and one --half inches, with rounded edges, o. a radius not less than three. sixteenths o£ an inch, but only one si and make ,to be used on the street° in the improvement district bein; paved. The btdders,,shall, on or before filing their proposals; submit thir.:ty- samples' of the brick they ;propose, using; a portion of these ' brick:` lshall be subject to,such 1 hysical, tests its the City'Engineer shall deem necessary an_ d thee remainder shall be retained as samples Of the materials to be furnished and used. Any- brick which does not stab -01 any test satisfactorily wily be rejected and no, bid contemplating th use: of the rejected brick shall- be entertained., Samples may, ,be submitted by manufacturers, in which case bid ders proposing the use of brick of such manufacturer ,shall speci-f;' same in proposal, but will not beJequi`red to submit samples. ) The brick shall be of the kind known as "repressed brick," and shat' be "repressed 'to the extent that the ,maximum amount of material i? forced into them-. They shall be free froin lime and other impurities,; Shall be as nearly, uniform in every _respect as po'ssible,; -shall be burned so asp to secure the maximum hardness; so, annealed as tc. fled s"ohasutto make a homogeneous emass.ss and Thesha be thoroughly vim; e brick shall be free from,all,laminations caused by theprocess of manufacture; and fre from,fire cracks or checks of mo're�than•surecficial character or exten LJ -q 35 All brick so distorted in burning or with such prominent kiln marks' cause of as°to produce an,uneven pavement shall be rejected. rejection: To secure uniformity in, vitrified paving _brick delivered .for use, the-f.ollowing tests, as recommended by, the National Br ick ;Manufac- turers" Association, shall be,made: Specimen vitrified paving brick shall be placed inr a, machine' known Test. as a "rattler,"twenty, in long, twenty-eight inches in 'diameter; making thirty revolutions per minute. Nine to twel.vel bricks shalt constitute a' charge for a single ,test., In [addition, three hundred' hounds of,cast iron foundry shot shall be placed, in the rattler. These shot will be of two sizes, viz: One and one -half-inch cubes and oblong pieces two and one-half inches square section and four and one=half inches long. The number of revolutions f standard test'shall ;be ;[ eighteen hundred, and if' loss b weight b -abrasion and, impact g _ � Y g y, � . during test will exceed twenty-two per cent of the original weight of the. brick , tested,'then the brick shall be rejected. A_ll pieces; of ,one. pound weight or less shall be counted as loss. An official `test' to be; the average of two of the above tests. The City. Eilg_ any number of the brick the progress of',the street work, take neer may, r f time during s for testing purposes, andshould 'they not y _.y . meet the, requirements, other ,satisfactory paving brick sha_ ll;be sub- stittited at once'. Where medium or light traffic; or other conditions' exist which, in the opinion of the Engineer, do' not require�a brick sufficient to stand an abrasive loss of 22 per cent, brick of quality sufficient ,to stand a I lossaof 25 per cent; or even -28,!'e cent, maybe used. They must beset vertically on edge in close con tact, with each other How set- in straight rows across the street,,except at street intersections, whicb shall be paved of an, angle of 45 degrees to the. lines ofintersecting, streets,,so as in no case to beparailel'to the line of travel; and those in, adjoining rows so set as to regularly break joints'. t 1 Asphalt filler r r I, 1 t• I Portland Cement (grout filler. 1" No bats, or broken In, can be used except at curbs; where half' -t-low roiled: , paving bricks must be used to break joints. The bricks when' set shall be rolled with a steam roller weighing not less than four tons 1. nor more than eight tons, lengt-hwise;, crosswise and diagonally, to' the satisfaction of the City Engineer, after which the 'joints. shall' be ' filled' as'indicated in'the.plans. After rolling; all broken -and chipped, bricks found' in the, pavement must at once be removed, And replaced by sound and perfect ,bricks which must be tamped or rolled to the. true surface. The surface of the•finished street -must be of°the proper grade and form 'in accordance •with the stakes of the City) Engineer. L F Where laid along.,street railway tracks the special construction shown Y b C`1t1' I on plans shall be followed. k 6 37 { - g _ - 1 joints, e 't joints ts, are it; len thwise of, the brick into the unfilled oints, until the oln filled' to within not more than- one O inch of the op of h brick., g p - - 1 it and before the, initial is t develops, he�,balan_cecoft everyl joint shall'Pefilled with aj thicker,grout, and, if necessary,.refilled;,until the joints r_em_ain full to. the top. After this, application' has fiad time to settle; and' before thel initial set takespI'aces,; the pavement shall' be finished to 'a smooth surface with a squeegee or wooden scraper,, _having ,a rubber. edge) which, shall be worked over the brick at an angle with the brick. When completed and the 'cement Lias received its, initial `set,, the. �r pavement shall be covered with a one-half (/2) inch, layer of sand,; which shall be frequently sprinkled in warm weather, 'No travel. shall'be; permitted' for a period of at -least seven days after- the grout;: ing, or longer, as the Engineer may require on account of weather conditions: - y Where medium or ,light traffic ,streets or other conditions exist,,, • opinion Y d _ quire ah, asphalt or which; In the of the Engineer-, do not require grout filler, a ,sand filler may be used and• c6ntra6tors shall estate an alternative price for suchl filler in their proposals; Adjoining the curb or gutter,. on each side along 'the entire street, the joints shall be filled- with the .asphalt filler, as specified above. The width of the joints, shall; in all cases; _be one grid one-half ('1%2) inches. Each fifty (50)` feet longitudinally ,along line of street, an expan- sion joint, of one and one-half (.1%2) inches, shall be left from one side of the street to the other and 'filled with the Asphalt filler as.i above specified. i r A l 3- �t 1t r, t 1�"ii T ( L 36 The interstiees,or "jointsof the brick,sl%all be complefely filled' with Texico Paving Filler, produced by[the Texas Company of Houston,V Texas, o`r any asphalt equal thereto: It shall not contain,any coal tar' products. The material rnust strictly. conform ,to Ne, following,'speci ficatioris_- of jab ut165 per cent`toa769perper cnt entepetrol uamia dt34.5_,percent composed sto; 23:5, pe -r cent asphaltene. The term " petroleile" referring ip the per- centage' of bitumen soluble',i`s 88 degrees. Pennsylvania•naptha. The 'specific gravity -of the paving ifiller shall, not ,be less than 1.004 ati 60 degrees Fahrenheit' Sliall' weigh 'not' less, than 8'.37 pounds and' not more thane. 8.7 pounds, per gallon at 60 degrees Fahrenheit. The melting point (Mabe'ry & Sieplein� method) shall not be less than 165 Fahrenheit, nor more, than 195, Fahrenheit. The,penetration shall. not be less than 27!& mm. nor more than '4'15 mm. (Dow test) T_ he, duc-' tility (Dow test) r e;,, at rhea rate 6 5 cm: per minute, at 7,7 Fahren- heit, shall not be, less than'5.5, nor more than 30. 99.8 per cent of.thel bitumen soluble,,in carbon bisulphide; shall; besoluble in carbon Metra chloride. Shall be absolutely proof' against water and street liquids,' and shalt firmly, adhere to the, brick, be, pliable rather 'than; rigid, thus'. providingfor expansion and contraction under traffic, conditions, -After the joints, are; filled Rush with, the top of the 'brick. one;halfl (%2) ,inch, of dry sand shall be;spread over the_sur'face as a,protectio_m, from necessary, traffic. The Filler shall ;be composed' of one part each of fine; clean, sharp - - - - sand and Portland cement. Sand'shall-be measured in a box having the same^cubical contents,as one'sack of'cemerit. One. sack of, cement, with an ;equal amount of sand shall be thor ouglly mixed together dry in a box, preferably' about four feet 8, inches long, 30 inches wide and 44 inches, deep resting. on 'Pegs of different; lengths sol' that the mixture will rapidly flow to the 'lower'' _ _ , _ _ inches_ above'1 corner of the box thee. bottom of which shall bei abouf,3 the aye-ment„ One box ,shall be used for each p "� 14 feet in' width, of1 roadway, and at least•'two boxes',must be used: in-.all,.cases. - C After the cement, and'sand havel been ,thoroughly mixed until the mass_ assumes a uniform color, enough clean -water shall be added, to obtain a grout that will• give the best results. 'From' the time the. water is applied until the last ,drop' is removed and floated into the joints ofthe—pavement, the iftiktuire must,'be kept ;in constant motion.: Before the grout• is. applied the'brick is,hall.be'thoroughly wet by b&! ing gently sprayed. 'The grout shall be .removed from ;the box, with scoop shovels and applied to the brick inkfront°of the sweepers; whn,shall rapidly sweep �•r , M� P7,2a I d 38 ? SPECIFICATIONS FOR PAVING WITH CREOSOTED WOOD �I i BLOCKS: TIMBER. nil The wood, to be treated shall ,be Southern yellow 'pine:, Yellow pine blocks, shall be 'made, from what els known as ,Southern' yellow pine, and shall be well manufactured; full size saw.butfed, all i square edges', an free -from lldef_ects, such as'cheeks, unsound, :; loose or hollow knots ho svorm 'holes, through shakes and round shakes that show _ on the sur -face. Iri yellowpine timli_er the annular rings shall. average not, les -s, than eight (8), to the, inch, and_;'. shall in no ease be; less, than -six (6);'to the; inch, measure&�radially. _ - E SIZE, OF BLOCKS The'blocks�shall be from, five, (5) ten n (10) triches,long, but shall average eight,(8) inches. They.- shall_ be from three (3) to four (4-V' inches in width, land shall be our (4) inches In depth, three and one- half (3%2) inches in depth„ or -three inches,in depth, as per c assifica-tt tion 'sheet. The, width,and,_depth of'the"blocks,,howev.e`r must nevev be, equal, and in, case, blocks Three (3) inches. in depth are, used„they-,' shall not ,exceed eight (8) inches in length. 'The block used in an one street or improvement however, 'shallthe wf u ifofin width and depth of nda blocks of not less than one- uarter n there shall be alwa s'a difference betwee q (l/.�) of can inch. oA w,ariation of�� one sixteenth, (1-16) of an inch 'sha]CA allowed 'in the depth,, ail one-eighth (Vs) of'an inch in the width of the blocks. 't ` r ? PRESERVATIVE., P { The reservative to be used_shallbea prod'ucf:of,coal,gas, water�gas � or coke oven ta_r, which shall, be free ,from all adulterations and ,con- I Main no raw or unfiltered tars, petroleurrl compounds, or _tar product-' -^ . Processes ”' an those stated: '� y obtained from rocesses other, than The. specific. gravity shall be not less than one ana ten -hundredths (1.10)„ nor more, than, one and fourteen -hundredth_ s (:1.14),, at a tent peratur.e of Ithirty=eight (38) degrees Centigrade; f Not more than three and, one-half (3%2), per cent shall be insol_ubl{,' by continuous hgt extraction with benzol and chloroform. Ori, distillation, which shall be made exactly as', described i'n Bull,, tin No. 65 of the Amican erRahway, Engineering and 'Mal-ntenan0 of Way Association; as'shown 'in the appendix to these specifications, j C�rpos chls+iIK. -1 A; X_*Q_S C-, P 76 41 42 urinous coating spread upon a smoothly finished and thoroughly dry ,' TOP DRESSING. 39 40 The surface of the pavement when completed' shall be covered with . the distillate, based on water free oil, "shall not exceed 'one-half (%Z) The c linder in which the blocks. are. treated shall b -e equipped with of one (1) per ,cent at, one hundred. *and fifty (150) degrees Centi- the necessary gauges, thermometers' and draw•cocks, in order to fa - grade, and,shall'be,not less than thirty (30) nor more than 'for.ty (40) cilitate `the'thofough inspection of tfie ,material., The plant.shall be- er cent at three hundred and fifteen 315 degrees Centigrade. provi ith ng the absolute measurements The oil ,shall not coritatn more than three 3 per cent ofwater, O P - ei" h all -oil means the y g g der, and the brOfhe blocks ofrall of en erin i thbcal n' amount absorbed y g e cyl nder and the amount absorbed The manufacturer of the blocks shall permit full and complete by the blocks J sampling at all times and places, and shall, if required, furnish satis- and, Engin Err on his demo the factory proof of' the origin of the preservative. `; _ FOUNDATION. Samples of the preservative taken from the treating tank, during The base shall be of, concrete, of t'hel materials and in accordance= treatment shall gat no time show an accumulagtion of more than two with the methods prescribed in the specifications for cement and (2) per cent of sawdust, dirt or other foreign matter. .Due allow r _ concrete adopted at the meeting,of the,Association for Standardizing ante shall be made for such accumulation of foreign matter by in PavingSpecifications held at New Orleans,. - P La., January l 1, 1912, jdectin- an additional quantity of oil into the blocks. g hereby -referred to; and published in the Third•Annual Report of such ,to, the City Engineer; for expansion joints. association, on pages 47 to; 62 thereof. TREATMENT. The contractor shall provide suffcient sand to spread,•over all wood The foundation shall be not less than six (6) inches thick at all 'The blocks shall be treated with the preservative under pressure points. aTddsfiall at no time be; subjected to a temperature of over'two lion- Note.—The thickneses of the concrete base may be, reduced to fiv=er and forty (240) degrees Fahrenheit. They shall, after treat- (5) inches,on light traffic streets, and in exceptional cases,to four (4)_ ment, y penetration of, the preservative, and' all inches, at the discretion oP the Engineer. blocks,,warn d, checked or otherwise injured in the - P locessth guarantee ,period, to the full satisfaction of the City -Engineer, the treatment, P rejected. For other requirements, see ' e ort of c6mmittee on totindatlons, - q P _ - in the report above referred to. The blocks shall be treated With the preservative so that the pine SPECIFICATIONS FOR MASSAM PAVEMENT. block's shall contain not `less than eighteen (18) pounds per cubic foot. SAND CUSHION. This 'amount in 'pine blocks may range from sixteen to twenty 'Engineer, The blocks shall be laid on•a cushion of clean, coarse sand one (1) pounds, at the discretion of the dependent upon local con inch in thickness, which be, struck to a surface; parallel with the ditions. -shall _ _ _ grade and contour of the finished pavement., INSPECTION. 1 MORTAR CUSHION. tie blocks shall be sub'ect- to inspection before, during and after t - � Before placing the cushion the surface• of. the concrete shall' be treatment,,- time.he plant shall, be , an a be ted at any time. T •_ y p . craned and thoroughly dampened.. A layer, of sand and cement not r f equipped _ gauges _ pp y or proper inspec- , and appliances es nece to exceed one (1) inch in thickness, mixed dr.y'in the proportion of tion, and.eve"ry facility for this inspection shall be afforded. one (1) part of Portland cement to four, (4) parts of sand, shall be Note:—The follow ingethod is -recommended for testing blocks �+"` spread upon the, concrete foundation and struck to a surface parallel _in taken from the street. The blocks shall be tested, for amount- of pre pre- to the grade and contour of tfie finished pavement. _ servative contained by borin a, hole three=fourths 3 of an inch in ( - - - g (��) This cushion of sand an d cement', unless previously moistened, shall diameter through the block, parallel to the fibre at a point half way 'can be lightly sprinkled with water, and the blocks shall, be immediately on the lon est line that be drawn from the center of the heart to g - - set thereon. the edge of the block. If the center of the heart -does not occur in the block, the,;hole"shall be bored in the center. The boringsshall _ _ g specialconditions,particularly where vibration, may — P P *mixed' and an average sam le taken.`.: ` g p � be expected,tUdthe -may he omitted and a bitu- -.ion - . �.•�(•,'' _ �Y{�E �"-1i floc ��(p 1 41 42 urinous coating spread upon a smoothly finished and thoroughly dry ,' TOP DRESSING. concrete base'substit`uted'' therefor. The surface of the pavement when completed' shall be covered with . MANNER OF L-AYINu. one-half inch of screened, coarse sand. All excessive sand not taken by the blocks shall be removed by the -contractor, without additional The blocks shall be laid on a one -inch cushion of clean, screened compensation, as soon as directed' by the` City Engineer. sand; and shall be rolled to an even, smooth surface with a steam ,rollerweighing at least eight tons. FILING.. OFAFFIDAVIT. le of ninety dem at an ang, The, blocks shall be laid with the lenheY As paving blocks are delivered upon thestreetbe ggth g tees w_ thel b I and, Engin Err on his demo the direct, i'ntcouhses e endinucac oss the streele ts The blocksnnladeoin 'n Adjoining � g ' - _ aft affidavit 'either contrachorhhimse or the manufacfurer of If' coursesshall reak the! courses shall be laid strictly parallel _ the paving blocks so that all the oil used in the treating of said blocks blocks driven together. shall hext delivered -upon the streef to date is an oil obtained- whop and en with Parallel ' to and the urn onsboth des of the The joints i tirely from coal tar and free' from al- l'adulterations, and that there i s ` between these parallel courses and joints, between the course next the no material not a, product o f' coal tar mixed with it. curb and 'the, curb, shall be filled with a bituminous filler satisfactory ,to, the City Engineer; for expansion joints. OOZING ,OR BLEEDING. FILLER. The contractor shall provide suffcient sand to spread,•over all wood block pavement to •act as a s onge to absorb all surplus 'oil and P t When the blocks are laid upon the sand cushion,the •oints between out and bleed upon the surface. - creosote which may ooze p He shall the remove all saturated sand at his own ex -fast as S he blocks, hall be filled with a suitable, bituminous ,filler, as specified ,as such sand becomes soaked full of oil so ,as. to become du=ty. He shall ander Vitrified Brick in these specifications. When the blocks are laid- � then spread fresh, clean sand over the" pavement to take up fresh oil. upon the mortar or bituminous cushion, the joints may be filled with sand. or creosote; repeating' this operation as often as required 'during the guarantee ,period, to the full satisfaction of the City -Engineer, the Mayor and the City Council of 'the Cify,of `Corpus Christi, Texas.; EXPANSION JOINTS. - SPECIFICATIONS FOR MASSAM PAVEMENT. A longitudinal expansion joint not less than three-fourths (%) inch in width, filled with a suitable bituminous filler, as above speci- Upon the finished sub=grade as prepared and rolled, aspreviously fied, shall be placed along the curb, 1 specified for other pavements, at least- six inches below the finished surface shall be spread a layef of stone varying in size from 2%2 to V SAMPLES. inch `to conform with the grades and cross-section of street after • rolling. After being thoroughly,rolled'to reduce all voids to a mini- E Each bidder must deposit with City. Engineer on or before the P - mum, itsha-I1 be grouted with a grout consisting of•one part Port - . land cement to one hart sand, this grout to be; mixed' and poured with' r of receiving bids: a Hassam double grout mixer until all voids are filled and they grout - 1'. A sample of not less than -one pound of creosote oil of quality f flushes to the surface. The rolling or -compressing to continue during to .be used upon the work. proof grouting, and'brushed to a,smooth sul=fate, which shall be 2. Five sample' blocks prop"erly treated, of size and quality to be pcess ke t moist until the cement is thoroughly set. used upon the work. Expansion notts one-half left at the, curb and across the Exn 3: Five sample blocks not treated of the size and quality to be street fiy, from curb to be used: on the work. I The same specifications -as to, quality; sand, and cement shall _apply Failure,to+submit such samples shall invalidate the bid: as previously described. The stone shall' be hard anitell trap rock,' or limestone, of the sizes previously stated. 4- U'r , (i, n.,.r s Chri i•—h r 43 j SPECIFICATIONS FOR "WESTRUMITE"''PAVI'JIVIENT i FOUNDATION. The concrete base for this pavement shall. be constructed in exactly " the same manner, upon the sub-grade,'as previously, specified for the construction of foundation for Sheot Asphalt, Vitrified `Bric_k_ and all r other pavements mentioned in these specifications. The bifuminous wearing surface shall be composed of. - - i, (a) Bituminous cement (refined asphaltum„ heavy ':petroleum re _siduurn oil or' liquid asphalt land water). (b) Clean', hard, broken stone. (c) Lin%estone dust. The pavement proper shall be laid in three layers orcourses; as ,herein specified. _ DESCRIPTION OF MATERIrALS. Stone:—All stone shall be hard trap rock or oiher suitable hard stone. The first course sgtone be retained c a 1� inch ri' shall be en to such size that it -will ' ass a two 2 inch rin and y / ng, None , of the particles o the stone, for this course shall measure more than three inches in dimension. The stone used in the secondcourse-shall: be screenings, all,of which must pass a 1/4 -inch ring.. The stone in they d` thirdcourse must be screenings, all of, which will pass ,a Vf-inch-. Carbonate of Lime.—Carbonate of lime shall be finely;groundlime- stone all of which must pass a 50-inesh ,screen 'and at least 60 ,per cent must pass a 2 -00 -mesh screen. - - ;Liquid Bituminous Cement.—The liquid bituminous cement shall tie "Westrumite. Asphalt" composed' of asphalt- cement and water. ) The asphalt cement preparedherein provided must be, mixed thor- oughly t and homogeneously withrwater . The liquid so 'produced con- taining at least 10 per cent of water. It must be,o'f such a character that if inore water` be added to the inixture a uniform and homoge', neous liquid will result. - Asphalt Cement:—The asphalt cement shall be composed of refined asphaltum and petroleum residuum oil Tfie refined asphaltum shall. be obtained b.y,refining suitable asphaltum un'til,t_he resulting,product is homogeneous and free from water. When refined asphalt is not Already Y f -'u in refined ns halt with heavy cement shall be pre- pared the proper consistency an.asph fired b fi g p _ vy petroleum' oil, or other, 45 Scond or Binder Course.—The :second or binder co_urse,'stiall be composed of: Fine stone screenings. Eight to, 10 per cent' of carbonate o'f time. Liquid bituminous cement. These shall be well, mixed 'in a batch concrete mixer, tfie mixing; g shall be continued until every particlei of stone screenings 'is well coat n'ed' with liquid bituminous' cement The quantity of liqui inid ,bifu ous cement, added must' ,be ,sufficienti to coat every stone thor uaghiy and' fill all voids, but the: bitumen �i-n the resulting` mixture inust not exceed the.urnits of 7 per, cent land 12;, percent. 'fhe: above mixing must all be done with the materials cold, land at n_ o ti__me shall the temperature while mixing exceed 100 degrees Fahrenheit. Upon the first layer of coarse stone laid as 'above specified„ shall. then be floated or spread the second course, prepared as above, speci'- fied. Sufficient of this mixture must be _spread to fill all the voids of the; first course ,stone, layer tfioroughly,and produce, a bituminous• and omtressedsthoroti hl -. As soon as, the fine^stones been rolled p' inches in thickness after it has - g, mixture, has P g Y _ set sufficiently it shall be rolled 'and compressed thorou hly by.'means . roller weighing not less than eight- tons, to the satisfac- of a steam =tion of, ,the. Engineer. _ Third or Finishing. Course.—After the 'pavement has' been com- pressed thoroughly_ a Flush' coat consisting, of, a' thin layer of stone screenings', all of which shall pas a %$-inch screem, mixed, with, a' suf -- rcient quantity of liquod bituminous cement, diluted with' its own bulk - of water to produce a semi=liquid mixture; shall; be applied and made to Fill all surface voids or roughness. This finish coat while, still wet 1 shall 'be. covered with a layer of clean; sharp 'sand; and the surface " again rolled thoroughly,, to the. satisfaction of the Engineer: Whcn sufficiently hard the street or road ,shall be �thro_Vn open to 'travel. I t 44'' approved softening agents, complying with the following specifica- tions, at- a temperature between 250' degreesr'arid 350 degrees Fahren keit„ and lin such ,proportion as ;to produce an asphaltic cement o'f 'a consistency o'f' between, 40 and' 60 penetration when tested _ at 77, ,de. grees, Fahrenheit„`the ,penetration to `be determined byj the 'Englneer The pure' bitumen of the asphalt c cih6nt when made; in a briquette,; having ,a `cross-section •of one square centimeter and, tested for -duc- tility at 77 degrees Fahrenheit 'sfiall stretch to a distance of twenty, centimeters, befc"re breaking. - Asrdsoon as the petroleum residuum oil . is. added tothe melted, p re- fined, asphalt the entire mass shall bei,agitat-ed by an air blast or other ,suitable appliance. And the; agitation continued until a hbmoge- neons cement is -pr fod'uced The' asphaltic cement' must never be heated, toga temperature that will'in'any way injureIit. Petroleum Residuum Oil. The. petroleum residuum oil, if _used: in, the manufacture of thei asphalt cement, as hereinafter pfEscribed,. shall, be -;a petroleum from which tfie lighter" oils have been removed by distillation w-ithout'cracking tlntil,''it has a_,spcifit &ka it` of 10 t y o '22 degrees Beaunle, and, the following properties'., (a) Flash,test not'less than 300 degrees Fahrenheit (the!'fiash test shall' be ,in a New York State closed oil tester).' (b) Fire tests not less than, _300 degrees Fahrenheit. (c) No appreciable amount of light -'oils or ;matter volatile under .250 degrees Fahrenheit. (d) Matter volatile; at 325 degrees Fahrenheit 'in 24 'hours, 'less = than 8 per cent. The.test for '°matter v,o_latile!at 325'-degfees Fahren- heit” shall'be made with approximately 501 grams of oil, in an open, hat, bo The- tcy cylindrical 'dish 2%Z inches m diameter and l%8 inches g meter shall be applied iso as to register the tem-, perature,of the oil. (e)' Ninety-niner e pcent shall be soluble, in carbon ,di -sulphide. ,Liquid asphalt, maltha, or any other softening agent fulfilling the above test, and ap roved by the: Engineer, may be 'used in place of heavy petroleum oil L'AY.ING THE PAVEMENT. w p e foundation;; prepared, `shall be Ievenly° d' spreaarst Clayere2 lin hes' in depth .of coarse stone„ as above specified, coated in a-b_atch concrete miker with sufficient of ,the liquid bitumiri-. ous cement to coat peach `stone. thorougfily, without 'liaving,am excess. ti of .cement: The stone so'coated' shall`, bei spread evenly by means of tikes to the re ;rel—le 'th but shall not 16e'co rripresse&,dr`rolled in. any .way. ,n Y a= quality. Samples for test Protection. Kind of rails ;and ,ties to lie used: 46 r1 PORTLAND CEMENT. j Cement for all public, works provided 'for herein shall Abe Portland i cement of the best quality of standard brand and' shall conform to! i neer Portland cement on file in'the' the eurrent testy andgr q p o cement shall enter the work until it has,b been tested tin, Ehe offiice,o N e uirei ents for. Por f,tlte City Engineer an_d,acc_epted by him,)+ the;test to extend over such, length of time, not exceeding'28.,d'ays'„ as, I ithe-City Engineer. may deem. necessary. In making tests; samples will' be taken from; as man , . acka" es as YP- _g._ , the City Engineer may elect. All cement"must be delivered on the work in original_, 'packages bearing thejmame;.`brand oz stam , of the+ manufacturer'. g P. +r Whilesin Stora e u on the work or while 6eing.ha'uled to or handled on the work_, it must be;,proper-ly protected;, and, no cement shall be used_,"which, 'rn the; opinion of the'City, Engineer, h_as_, been injured =by age or exposure. J a STREET -RAILWAY TRACKS. l ,I -; 1 d New rails shall beus_ed_ for all'street car tracks. They shall be riot] less than a } _ flan 90, pounds; per yard,i 7 inch '-`7rail to weigh not less �t or the3; shall tb,e girder ;rails, of apprdV d design, to be laid as per, plans on file in 'the office of the 'City Engineer-- The City of Co'rpusl 1 Christi would much prefer the,use cf the girder rail's in preference tot the "T" rails Ties shall` be; good and sound -'arid at least 80 -per cent, ' heart pine, or first class creosoted ties, or hewed oak or, cedar, a_nd! shall be, placed at not greater'distarice than 24' inchc-s from center tot center. .I When the, con'tractor'is ready to, pave any _street on which there is a street car line,:the street carline owner,shall, on,the direction of the: City Engineer, remove=its line and excavate six inches below bottom! of sub grade;, and shall 'then install and construct a new track in ac -1 cordance with .,these, ;plans and specifications, and same ,shall be; blocked to proper 'grade- after said excavation is, made; and said' car' i line reconstructed and' blocked to grade; the; contractor shall fill saia excavation with concrete six inches in depth under the ties and un -1 der, the's ace between the. ties and six; inches beyond each o f the tie, in between and on top of the ties; -to bring the base of the pave] height, and }as's. No ,cars shah be, material ment to the required 'g pave with they designated according oto specifications of its cla allowed td pass o, cr said construction while; said improvements -are being in-adq or thereafter earlier than seven days ; R. ( 4 4N} 47 The material entering into this construction shall 'stand the same tests as is required in specifications for paving, and ,the materia_ l for paving between rails and one foot on either sides shall be the same quality and kind as that used for paving rest of street. Stringers or headers for "T" rails for bituminous pavements may be used. STEAM RAILROADS. All steam railroads within the city limits whose tracks are laid upon any street _or alleyto be paved, shall, be required to adjust their tracks and g-raaes in the manner prescribed .for street car lines, and the same kind of construction and material and method of construction apply- ing to street 'car lines shall apply to steam railroads, except the ex- cavation underneath) bottom of sub -grade shall be twelve inches in depth and filled accordingly with concrete. i' A l� J 1` Repairs to street cuts. i . fj 1 GUARANTEE. Penaity'foi The contractor Y expressly actor hereb ex ressl guarantees the above work for the Term. .failure 'to make repairs. . _ full period of five years frorrl the first of December "following the date of approved acceptance of the work, and said party shall execute a �. surety bond in amount equal to 25 per cent of the contract price, ; binding itself and its heirs and assigns for the entire expense of main- taining in continuous good 'condition, and for all repairs which may ' in the said work or material become necessary, from any imperfection. for °that -purpose agrees to keep within_ the city Contractor has to make within that time; and during the, period of -guarantee a suitable plant to maintain or- recon- right repairs, struct the pavement under the provisions of this contract. a°r't If, at any time, within the period of guarantee„ after the comple period tion and acceptance of'the 'work contracted for, the said work, guarrantee. o herein ` Shall in the, judgment of the C• Engineer', ire to be ;repaired, j - - } he said 'second party to resurfaced, or reconstructed, he�shallllnngotif s -hake the, repairs required. And if the. said second party shall neglect to proceed with such repairs within ten days from the date of the street railway service of such notice then the party of the first part shall have. the outs: right to cause such, repairs or reconstruction to be made, in such the wlSole cost thereof, • g __ mann sty sneer deems a d out cdf '• both 1 p the special fund before abor and E al j mentioned, or, if necessary, at the expense of the contractor and sure - s ties. e RIGHT OF THE CITY TO GRANT PERMITS. Basis of acceptable 1 condition. During the guarantee period should the contractor wish to make any; repairs, or should the City Engineer order him to make. ny re - 49, e 49 i except creosoted wood block; which shall possess ninety per cent in thickness, of the,specifiicd depth of the original paving material, in a smooth condition for travel, it "shall be considered as meeting the re- `quirements''for' final acceptance. In consideration of the completion by the said party of all 'the Consideration. V work embraced in this contract, in conformity, with the specifica- tions and stipulations herein contained, the party of the first part hereby agrees to .pay to the said party of the second part the' prices designated in the'°proposal herein, which is hereby' agreed to as being ,part -`of this contract. At `the expiration of fire years from December 1 following the Certificate by , date: of approved acceptance of the paving embraced in this contract, Engineer. the contractor- and,sureties shall be released. Provided, that the City Engineer- shall certify to the Mayor and City Council that the pave- inent is in good and proper condition atthe time; and, provid-e'd further, that it;shall be the duty of said contractor to notify the City Euaranteeiperiodi to inspect thietwork, and unless the contractor of the. - g g Y Y Pexpiration g P p actor shall furnish such notice, the obligation to maintain the 'said pavement in ,proper condition shall• continue, in. force until such notice shall have been, furnished acid the final certificate of its good and proper condi- tion shall have been issued as above provided. PAYMENTS. j 4 The cost of the said,improvements shall be paid as follows', to wit: (a) The cost; of such improvements- between the rails ,and tracks Io i and one foot ;on the outside thereof by any steam railroad or street -railway occupying said streets, alleys and avenues or intersections of street's; alleys and avenues therewith shall be paid by the owners of such steam railroad or street, railway, respectively, and will bel as- sessed against said. owners and their property in the manner pro- vided by law. (bI) 'The City of Corpus Christi shall pay the cost of improving intersections of the streets, alleys -and avenues named to be paved, Fs except the; proportion of such co'st as is ,payable by the, owners of steam railroads and street railways as above specified. (c); That the owners of property abutting upon said improvements ,shall pay the whole cost of installing said concrete curbs in front of f their property. f+ (:d)The owners of property. abutting naovements m improvements,, shall p a three said imp 'fourths of the whole cost of, than said.concrete curbs and the intersections described in sub -section b ,,.above: s C _ e 48 pairs in the pavement, he' shall first obtain 'from the City Council a written permit authorizing him to make such repairs and to close to all traffic _such portions of streets as may be necessary for such repairs as determined by the City EngineCr, and the City Council' is - p P ch permits. hereby - authorized and empowered to issue su It is further agreed that whenever any repairs of the street are made necessary from the construction of sewers,] the laying of pipes. or of telegraph and telephone' wires, or from any other disturbance of the pavement by parties acting under,permits, issued by the city, the contractor shall, on notification :from the- City Engineer, imme- diately make all the necessary-repairsin conformity with the specifi'ca- .tions of th_is,class of,work: The,cost of all'such re airs, exclusive of trenching and back filling, which shall be done�in'pursuance of provi- sloes or permits, `and in the same manner as, required by ordinance, hardafo�lpat thirty per aving said streett in Excess of the contract price per s qure ya Failure to "make repairs ordered made under the p.ro�isions of this contract during the guarantee period, within ten days of ,written notice, will subject the contractor to a charge often,cents per square yard of the entire area within the: block requiring repairs for each, , such. repairs are left; undone beyond month o"r fraction thereof that said ten days, or $25.00 per day ,as City. may elect. This will not be operative during periods When the temperature is below 40 degrees Fahrenlieit. iti pis, agreed' that the con- tractor shall have the right, and it' shall be his duty, to make all repairs which may b•ecome'iiecessary by the; construction of any public improvement or by work done by .private parties under permits given by the city during • the .period of guarantee„ at tfie price stipulated herein for ,such work, the city 'to grant no, permits for opening the, street without a deposit of the estimafed .value -of the repaving of same at the price named in 't his. stipulation. He shall reset or readjust curbing when directed b the Cid •the Engineer, rsf r Which such work in this contract he shall be p _ ed for same: In all instances where a peri -nit shall be given to any person or a corpor ation for the cutting open of a section of thestreet for -.street, railway; purposes, such work shall be done and its, maintenance shall be carried on at the expense of the owners of such street railway, and the con- tractor shall be considered as relieved'' o,f the responsibility of main- taining such section ,of street, as is thus opened and required by law' to be maintained by such party during the balance of the period of guarantee. As a basis, of interpretation of the acceptable condition of pave- meets at the expiration of the period of guarantee;, it is hereby agreed surface of the. roadway shall po sess, 75 1 is sound cent iand t the wearing and understood that if the avin maters . � 'per cent in the thickness, - 2-9 Coles Chris --N: 50, (e) That the said City of Corpus' Christi shall pay for one-fourth of the whole cost of said improvements other than concrete curbs, referred to in sub -section "c," and intersections referred to in sub- section "b;" but from said one-fourth ,of the whole cost to be paid by the City of Corpus Christi shall be deducted the proportion to be paid by the owners of steam railroads .and, street railways as provided in sub -sections "a" and "b" above. i The cost of said improvements shall be paid in 'the, following man- ner and at the following tit -hes, • to -wit; The proportion, of the,said cost payable by the said city shall be paid on estimates in writing prepared by said Engineer'd'uring the progress of said, work, ten per cent of such estimate' being field back and re- served until the completion of the work 'and its 'acceptance; bythe city, and said .amount so resPr`ved shall be paid after acceptance. That the, proportion of said cost "payable .by the owners of Steam railroads and street railways ,and abutting property owners shall be paid as follows„ to -wit: All in cash ten days after the completion of said work and its ac- ceptance by the city, or twenty-five per, cent in cash within ten days after the completion of said work and its acceptance by the city,, and, twenty-five per cent on or before one year; twenty -five -per cent on or before two years, and twenty-five per cent on or before- 'three years after the completion of said work and its acceptance by the city. That the amount to be, paid by, the owners of property abutting - upon said improvements, shall be assessed, against 'the several owner's:.. of p"roperty abutting upon the; streets, alleys, and avenues and their respective property by th"e said City ity Council, after the notice and axig to ownersprescribed, by n ordinances, -of this city, and thatsaidcost shallbe aess d against saidproperty an-d apportioned among the owners thereof in accordance with what is, known,as "The Front Foot Plan_ or Rule" in proportion as the frontage of each parcel,of'property is to'the wholefrontage°to`be improved, pro- vided' that if the application of this rule .shall, in 'the opinion,of the Council, eunjust or unequal or result in individual'cases in an assess- ment excess of special benefits received from such improvernerifs', i then the Council shall adopt such rules or apportionment which shall effect a gubstantial'equality and uniformity, by'the,,said„owners, consid- ering, benefits received 'by and burdens, imposed upon ,them and their property,, andprovided that no assessment shall be trade against any ! owner or his property in excess of the special benefits to said property in the enhanced value tfiereof by means of,aaid improvement. i - ------- --------------------------_.---------- ............. Acting City Engineer. 1 51 e I L THESTATE OF 'TEXAS; COUNTY OF NUECES-. THIS' CONTRACT, thi's day entered into between .the City of Corpus Christi, a municipal corporation; organized by virtue of the lawsof Texas, hereina#ter called "City;" and the --------------- -::. - ,,.... .....,................ private corporation, organized under 9 _ they haws of.... ..... and having a :place of, `bus- ineses in the City of ...................... .............. hereinafter called I j "`Contractor," i WITNESSETH: 1 'That the said ,parties have agreed as follows,, to -wit: . , _ - _ 1. The 'improvements_, herein referred io shall be constructed by tfie cotiffacto"r upon ,the following streets, in -the said city, within the fol- lowing limits, to -wit: - Cooper Alley from the western boundary line or South_ Broadway to the eastern boundary line of Water Street. Water Street from the intersection of Cooper Alley,) to the -north boundary line of Taylor Street. Chaparral Street from the intersection of ,Cooper Alley' to the north boundary line of Belden Street. Mesquite Street from the intersection of Cooper Alley to the, t north boundary. line of Belden Street. Laguna 'Street from the eastern boundary line- of Mesquite, Street. to the westerm boundary line of'Water Street. William Street from the eastern boundary line of Mesquite, Street' to the western! boundary line of Water'Street. Lawrence Street from the eastern boundary line'of North Broadway to the western boundary line of Water Street. Schatzel .Street from the eastern boundary: line of North Broad- way to the western boundary line of Water Street. People's 'Street from the eastern, boundary line of North Broad'- -. ._ .. way to `the western boundary line of Water Street. Starr Street from the, eastern boundary liiie of North Broadway to I _ tl the western boundary, line of Water ;St -r .eet, pf �s Chy4t, A- Second Street from the south boundary'linc of Hancock Avenue to i fthe=north boundary B _ y line of�uford,Avenue: idary:line of Seco_ nd Street- to Buford. Avenue from the ,western. boun tern boundary, line of Ba the eas y y View A venue': That said contractor `agrees, at 'its ,own cost ,to= fur7ish' .all' labor, materials; tools, machinery and appliances, and`to construct in a good, workmanlike manner,, in strict accordance with the; specificatioris for, • prepared . , g 'City Engineer; saidv<ork, re arecl by Al2TI1UR Pxir,Bizicx Actin and' adopted by the MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL of :said city, on the. 2nd. day of .July, 1.912, the -------- _ .;------ pavement with .................................................. - -- :... foundation and the....- ............... •...-------------------------------------- ----- --- --- referred ' to in the bid of the contractor for said work„ and ,the r`esolution' .adopting the sante, passed by the said MAYOR AND CITv- C:buNciL , on the..... .........!day of... ;.._. ...... „ 1912•(which said'specifica- tions bid and resolution adopting the. same, are hereby referred to and made a part heneof,,as if written herein in full),. 2. The contractor agrees' to begi'n the construction, of said work with- in ten (10) days after beng' notified in writing ,so' to do by said, Erig;- neer; but shall not be required to coff9inence said work' until the pro- ,ceedings provided by law, and all the ordinances of the said City, `shall have been had with reference to assessing'against thevWnersrof property abutting upon said streets, and owners, of railways, and street railways occupying thc�same,, the proportion o_ f the cost, of said J improvement, which_ is to be a_ ssessed against sa_>_d, owners and ,their ,property as, herein provided. The contractor' shall prosecute said' work, with diligence after the,�commencement_thereof, and agrees'to ldeliver the,saine,in coinpl'ete°and''firiNhed condition in accordanc(F witlF said specificati95ns within ............ :.:..working days `from the' �com- mencement thereof. Should the 'contractor 'fail, or--refuse'to. complete said' 'work within said time, it shall be liable to `the ,City 'for` the wages of all inspectors appointed by the City on 'and after said 'time, until the said work shall be completed;, and the m aount of such 'wages' shall be deducted' from any money due: the contractor i from the City, and in addition thereto shall also be deducted the sum' ,of Twenty-five Dollars ($25.00) every day for - the 'period of such time being mad expressly,t delay as liquidated damages, for failure, to complete the work at the jtime specified ( - g P he essence of this con- tract), but said` contractor shall b entitled, to, extension of .s` id tifren. for the completion of the said work by reason of any :un o' able de -v:, 1 lays from unforseen causes, over which- it 'has t1.Q0 '.'ti• , ,such as in- { -.clemency of weather, injunctions, strikesgi;�I_Rb .r,�s"oF unreasonable" 52 to, the western boundary -lineStreet.yline of 1Vlesquite Street of Water Taylor Street from the eastern boundar `Twigg- Street from the eastern ;boundary lihe ,o'f Mesquite Street to the western boundary line, of Chaparral Sfreet, Mann 'Street from the eastern boundary, line of Mes'quit'e Street to, the western boundary line of Chaparral Streei. Aubr,y, Street' from`the oundaranline of Chaparral and rsnsas Pass', railway track to the"western -b.. - - - - - •• y --- ti-eet, ' Belden'Street from'the eastern boundary'line of Tiger Street to the western boundary line of Chaparral,Street. Tiger';' Street from the, north boundary line of�_Belden,Sfreet to, the north boundary line, of Aubr y. Street That' portion o'f North Broadway described as follows: Beginning 1 at ,the northeast ebTh6f- of Block 3 on the Bluff, thence to the_ �,no>;th-' ` west corner of `Block ,17 on Beach, ,thence witfi the eastern 'line o'f j North. Broadway to ,the, soutfiw19 est corner of Block on the Beach thence across North Broadway fo 'the 'southeast corner of Block_ 4 oil, the Bluff,'thence; across Ucopard'Street to the beginning. ' `Leopard' Street from the., esterh.'.boundary line of Nor't__h Broadway' to the, eastern boundary line:, of Last'Stree.t Black Street' from 'the soutlfern 'boundary line of• Leopard+ Strcet' S to the i`ntersecti'on of ,Staples'Street; .and Staples. -Street fo the, Texas- i Mexican railroad '"track.. _ ' _ Waco;Street' from the, southern' boundary line of Leopard''Stree_ t to the', north boundary line of 'Chatham Street.,' Chatham Street from the eastern boundary line ,of; Waco Street to theintersection of Staples Street'. - Railroad,Avenue from the western boundary line, of Staples Street to,the western boundary line of South Broadway. _ i South Broadway from the south boundary. line: of Railroad _Avenue extending east across,,South Broadway, to Cooper' A11ey. South Broadway froth the south boundary, line o'f -Railroad, Avenue' to the north bouridar.y line of Park Avenue. Park Avenue•'from the easfern ,boundary -line of South Broadway' 'to the -western boundary line of, Liberty Street. Liberty Street -from the; south 'bounda_ry line,of Park_ A_ venue;'to. tlie.horth boundary line of Hancock Avenue. Hancock Avenue from the,westei•n boundary, 'line'o'f,Liberty'Street .,,to, the eastern boundaryline of Second Street. w C, I' { 54: 1 delays in'the,deliveryof material':provid'ed further 'that said work is suspended at any time,by the City, then, in that event, the time for which said su'spen`sion shall continue ;shall not be,.chargeable against the said, contractor or'' estimated as -part of the,1ime allowed' for, the , completion of the work: Should ,the contractor fail to begin thework I within the time hereby required, or to carry on "or, complete same; according to the true meaning and'intent herco'f'and of said specifica tions„,and should said contractor neglect or refuse to, provide means for compliance_with,the said contract within the time,and' as specified; then the City, shalLhave the right to complete, the; work an the manner and, with. the material provided by said, specifications, either by let- ting, the.same by contract or by day, labor, andif` in the completion thereof, the cost to; the said city shall exceed the contract .pricel,hereiri -- - - e said contractor or named to be, paid fo: he said contractor, then_ th th.el surety or, sureties .on its bond, herein rrienti'oned,;,shall pay said excess to the ,City on demand.' It is further agreed that -if the -,s"ai"d City,shall be obliged under the 1, terms hereof to take charge of acid complete the, said work,, that it $ shall have the right and is hereby) permi^tted to, use all the patented'or, copyrighted plans and tools,, machinery and appliances} 'or methods 9 of the contractor,, or at its election any, other flan -s, tools, machinery or methods. No suspension or delay in execution, of'such workshall operate, to release t_he'l surety on said contractor's, bond., hereinafter mentioned, from any liability'. a,> 3''. r The contractor agrees to; fully, _inde'mnify andjo save whole and harmless the ,Ci-ty from all costs,. expenses and damages or losses arising out of any real or asserted' cause oraction and from all costs or losses from wrong, injury or, damage which may, be occasioned by said contractor; its, agents, servants or employees in the prosecution of the said•, work or connected therewith, and' the said contractor agrees', to comply with all the ordinances and, regulations of the, said City 'relating to the manner in which excavations are to, be! protected and made in, the said' streetg;, and to`, protect sucli..worI -with All such lights, barriers; and other, safeguards,as are°provided in said specifica- tions or the=said ordinances of thei'City. .,}. 4. 1 fore beginning-the,work; to execute and deliver to the City a bon The con_ tractor a rees, upon ,the'. execution of th_ is ,contract an t... . _ . - d for the faithful. performance of they erms and conditions of this contract,. conditioned in the,sunf of,'fifty per cent (50%) of. the estimated price of construction of the work with a;Lsurety who' shall be a good and solvent- surety,co,mpany authorized toa'do business in'Texas, acceptable; i to ,the'Cou cil of said City. Said' bond to, be conditioned for the faith I , T; 53 Second Street from the south boundary'linc of Hancock Avenue to i fthe=north boundary B _ y line of�uford,Avenue: idary:line of Seco_ nd Street- to Buford. Avenue from the ,western. boun tern boundary, line of Ba the eas y y View A venue': That said contractor `agrees, at 'its ,own cost ,to= fur7ish' .all' labor, materials; tools, machinery and appliances, and`to construct in a good, workmanlike manner,, in strict accordance with the; specificatioris for, • prepared . , g 'City Engineer; saidv<ork, re arecl by Al2TI1UR Pxir,Bizicx Actin and' adopted by the MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL of :said city, on the. 2nd. day of .July, 1.912, the -------- _ .;------ pavement with .................................................. - -- :... foundation and the....- ............... •...-------------------------------------- ----- --- --- referred ' to in the bid of the contractor for said work„ and ,the r`esolution' .adopting the sante, passed by the said MAYOR AND CITv- C:buNciL , on the..... .........!day of... ;.._. ...... „ 1912•(which said'specifica- tions bid and resolution adopting the. same, are hereby referred to and made a part heneof,,as if written herein in full),. 2. The contractor agrees' to begi'n the construction, of said work with- in ten (10) days after beng' notified in writing ,so' to do by said, Erig;- neer; but shall not be required to coff9inence said work' until the pro- ,ceedings provided by law, and all the ordinances of the said City, `shall have been had with reference to assessing'against thevWnersrof property abutting upon said streets, and owners, of railways, and street railways occupying thc�same,, the proportion o_ f the cost, of said J improvement, which_ is to be a_ ssessed against sa_>_d, owners and ,their ,property as, herein provided. The contractor' shall prosecute said' work, with diligence after the,�commencement_thereof, and agrees'to ldeliver the,saine,in coinpl'ete°and''firiNhed condition in accordanc(F witlF said specificati95ns within ............ :.:..working days `from the' �com- mencement thereof. Should the 'contractor 'fail, or--refuse'to. complete said' 'work within said time, it shall be liable to `the ,City 'for` the wages of all inspectors appointed by the City on 'and after said 'time, until the said work shall be completed;, and the m aount of such 'wages' shall be deducted' from any money due: the contractor i from the City, and in addition thereto shall also be deducted the sum' ,of Twenty-five Dollars ($25.00) every day for - the 'period of such time being mad expressly,t delay as liquidated damages, for failure, to complete the work at the jtime specified ( - g P he essence of this con- tract), but said` contractor shall b entitled, to, extension of .s` id tifren. for the completion of the said work by reason of any :un o' able de -v:, 1 lays from unforseen causes, over which- it 'has t1.Q0 '.'ti• , ,such as in- { -.clemency of weather, injunctions, strikesgi;�I_Rb .r,�s"oF unreasonable" 52 to, the western boundary -lineStreet.yline of 1Vlesquite Street of Water Taylor Street from the eastern boundar `Twigg- Street from the eastern ;boundary lihe ,o'f Mesquite Street to the western boundary line, of Chaparral Sfreet, Mann 'Street from the eastern boundary, line of Mes'quit'e Street to, the western boundary line of Chaparral Streei. Aubr,y, Street' from`the oundaranline of Chaparral and rsnsas Pass', railway track to the"western -b.. - - - - - •• y --- ti-eet, ' Belden'Street from'the eastern boundary'line of Tiger Street to the western boundary line of Chaparral,Street. Tiger';' Street from the, north boundary line of�_Belden,Sfreet to, the north boundary line, of Aubr y. Street That' portion o'f North Broadway described as follows: Beginning 1 at ,the northeast ebTh6f- of Block 3 on the Bluff, thence to the_ �,no>;th-' ` west corner of `Block ,17 on Beach, ,thence witfi the eastern 'line o'f j North. Broadway to ,the, soutfiw19 est corner of Block on the Beach thence across North Broadway fo 'the 'southeast corner of Block_ 4 oil, the Bluff,'thence; across Ucopard'Street to the beginning. ' `Leopard' Street from the., esterh.'.boundary line of Nor't__h Broadway' to the, eastern boundary line:, of Last'Stree.t Black Street' from 'the soutlfern 'boundary line of• Leopard+ Strcet' S to the i`ntersecti'on of ,Staples'Street; .and Staples. -Street fo the, Texas- i Mexican railroad '"track.. _ ' _ Waco;Street' from the, southern' boundary line of Leopard''Stree_ t to the', north boundary line of 'Chatham Street.,' Chatham Street from the eastern boundary line ,of; Waco Street to theintersection of Staples Street'. - Railroad,Avenue from the western boundary line, of Staples Street to,the western boundary line of South Broadway. _ i South Broadway from the south boundary. line: of Railroad _Avenue extending east across,,South Broadway, to Cooper' A11ey. South Broadway froth the south boundary, line o'f -Railroad, Avenue' to the north bouridar.y line of Park Avenue. Park Avenue•'from the easfern ,boundary -line of South Broadway' 'to the -western boundary line of, Liberty Street. Liberty Street -from the; south 'bounda_ry line,of Park_ A_ venue;'to. tlie.horth boundary line of Hancock Avenue. Hancock Avenue from the,westei•n boundary, 'line'o'f,Liberty'Street .,,to, the eastern boundaryline of Second Street. w C, I' { 54: 1 delays in'the,deliveryof material':provid'ed further 'that said work is suspended at any time,by the City, then, in that event, the time for which said su'spen`sion shall continue ;shall not be,.chargeable against the said, contractor or'' estimated as -part of the,1ime allowed' for, the , completion of the work: Should ,the contractor fail to begin thework I within the time hereby required, or to carry on "or, complete same; according to the true meaning and'intent herco'f'and of said specifica tions„,and should said contractor neglect or refuse to, provide means for compliance_with,the said contract within the time,and' as specified; then the City, shalLhave the right to complete, the; work an the manner and, with. the material provided by said, specifications, either by let- ting, the.same by contract or by day, labor, andif` in the completion thereof, the cost to; the said city shall exceed the contract .pricel,hereiri -- - - e said contractor or named to be, paid fo: he said contractor, then_ th th.el surety or, sureties .on its bond, herein rrienti'oned,;,shall pay said excess to the ,City on demand.' It is further agreed that -if the -,s"ai"d City,shall be obliged under the 1, terms hereof to take charge of acid complete the, said work,, that it $ shall have the right and is hereby) permi^tted to, use all the patented'or, copyrighted plans and tools,, machinery and appliances} 'or methods 9 of the contractor,, or at its election any, other flan -s, tools, machinery or methods. No suspension or delay in execution, of'such workshall operate, to release t_he'l surety on said contractor's, bond., hereinafter mentioned, from any liability'. a,> 3''. r The contractor agrees to; fully, _inde'mnify andjo save whole and harmless the ,Ci-ty from all costs,. expenses and damages or losses arising out of any real or asserted' cause oraction and from all costs or losses from wrong, injury or, damage which may, be occasioned by said contractor; its, agents, servants or employees in the prosecution of the said•, work or connected therewith, and' the said contractor agrees', to comply with all the ordinances and, regulations of the, said City 'relating to the manner in which excavations are to, be! protected and made in, the said' streetg;, and to`, protect sucli..worI -with All such lights, barriers; and other, safeguards,as are°provided in said specifica- tions or the=said ordinances of thei'City. .,}. 4. 1 fore beginning-the,work; to execute and deliver to the City a bon The con_ tractor a rees, upon ,the'. execution of th_ is ,contract an t... . _ . - d for the faithful. performance of they erms and conditions of this contract,. conditioned in the,sunf of,'fifty per cent (50%) of. the estimated price of construction of the work with a;Lsurety who' shall be a good and solvent- surety,co,mpany authorized toa'do business in'Texas, acceptable; i to ,the'Cou cil of said City. Said' bond to, be conditioned for the faith I , • i t << 55 ful and strict performance by the contractor of all the covenants, ` stipulations and agreements 'hereof and as contained in said specifi- nations and for the repairing or reconstruction in whole or in part of the said work, within..:...............years after its completion, if necessi- tated within that time by any defect of material', plans, methods or I't processes employed in the construction of such improvement. 5. 1 That, the contractor shall be paid for; the performance_ of all the work as aforesaid the following prices, to -wit: fPrice i'n'figures. Price in words. . Price per cu. yd. for ,all excavated l earth toprofilei 1 sub- rade limit of free ha - ul 1060 feet ;$ ............................... Price pe_r cu'. yd. for extra concrete for furnishing, and laying extra a concrete under street railway V tracks and 'ties ................ $..... ................. .`•. Price per sq. yd. for.. _.- ...................... pavement with concrete •founda- r tions as specified, including .. � ................. ................gutters .... $ .................... ................................................... Pace per sq yd for _.. ..... ... paving. with � i ..:.... . _. foundation as I ; specified', -including......._ ....... ............... 1 gutters ,....:• .................$.................:.. :. Price per lineal foot,for furnishing and laying curbing and gutter- , ing, finished concrete curb only j six inches wide and 21 inches deep :.....:.................$ ........ Finished, concrefe curb 'only 6 inches wide and 20 inches deep. Combined concrete curb and gut- ter; standard city plans ........ $ ........................ .... .......:. " Price per 1000 feet B. M. Head- boards for paving; for setting ---....Head-boards, .,....$ ::..: ..:.::.. . - r Price per cu. yd. for, overhaul- in ...................... cents per 100 feet in excess of 1000 feet.............$................rr l' p "l. s , Mir�JQJ .p 3�oi. the remainder of said cost ofsaid improvements,- after deducting tfie �Ianiounts herein specified to be paid by the City And 'said railway or �!owners anwhich maybe assessed against sato id paid by said property d p� _ y g id abutting,p"roperty and its owners shall be in proportion as the frontage of the property of 'each owner is to the whole frontage to, be improved, 'in accordance with what is known as the front foot plan or rule, provided, that if J;the.application of this rule shall, in the opinion of the Council of said City, be unjust or unequal, -or result in individual cases in assess- ,inent i'n excess of special benefits received from such improvement, then the said Council. shall adopt such rule, or apportionment as' shall effect a substantial equality between said owners, considering benefits received by and, bur'dens imposed upon thein, and their property.. That. the, proportion of the cost, of such improvement which shall j be payable by the owners of said abuttingproperty-shall be paid with - ,in ten days after the,completion of said improvements and the accept- ance ,the'r`eof' by the City, all, in cash, or twenty -,five per cent in cash Within 'ten days after the completion of said work and its acceptance by the,City, and twenty-five per cent on or before one year, twenty- five- per cent on or before two years, and twenty-five per cent'on. or ,before three years after the completion of said work and its acceptance: p by the dbear interest from the e such ccompletonandacceptance until paid aftherateofei ht per cent yper annum: That the amounts to be paid _by each owner of property {- _ . g _p Y �P P °P abuttin- u on said street shall be secured b a lien u on said _ r im of ity �fhe manner hereinafter aset forth, band that 'totaccomplish regahfy thereof' in nd Pe between the owners of said property and to ;secure •the pay- ment of said sums the City binds itself to pass all the necessary `ordinances and resolutions and to take all the necessary steps pro- vid'ed by law, or by the ordinance; of said City, in such cases made and provided. that may be necessary or proper to assess upon the several parcels of property abutting said street; the several sums payable by jthe owners therecf under the terms hereof, and to pass all ordinances `and resolutions, necessary: and proper to fix the same as a personal (claim of 4iability against, -the said owners in, compliance with law and iwith the terms of the said ordinance, and further agrees; that in the event that any error' or invalidity shall appear in the proceedings with reference to said improvement or in the assessment of said cost or in fixing any personal liability against the owners of said property; or in any other matter or ; thin affecting the validity of such, assess- thing iment of claim, then the City shall pass all resolutions or ordinances and shall take all steps permitted' or allowed by law or its ordinances for the purpose of correcting said errors or• invalidities,_dad ire- Iassessing said cost against said property and fixing the said,- e"W'nal 1;1aim of liability.against the:owners,thereof, but it is expressly. Under '- stood and agreed thaf no assessment shall be made against,,an4prop- L s i lin lS Cil 3r $6 Said compensation 'shall be,paid to the said contractor and at the) time and in the manner as follows, to=wit;, (a) If said streets, or any, part thereof,.are occupied by the tracks of any railway -or street railway company, then such company'shouid " pay all the cost- of such improvements between and under •its rails and tracks, and one foot, on the outside 'thereof,, at °the; prices, above mentioned, which payments:.,shall be made by such companies upon written estimates of said .Engineer at the, time or times and in the manner provided in the resolution of said 'City Council ordering said _ n the ordi- n work or in the said specifications and as shall be piovided;i nance of assessessment hereinafter mentioed'. The City binds itself j to pass an ordinance in accordance with, law and the ordinances of the j said City, levying a special tax for the amount of said cost, payable by I said, railwaycompanies or street railwaycoinpanies,,respectively, upon the roadbed, ties, rails, fixtures, righ'ts'and franchises of said company or companies; and to fully exhaust=its powers conferred by law, or ordi- nance to aid,"in and enforce the collection 'thereo'f;, but it is expressly agreed that the City shall in no manner be, liable to pay any part of ' said cost designated; to be paid by said railway hr street railway companies; but the contractor agrees to look to the said company or J companies, and �to their property'ent;rely for the payment thereof. j (b) TheCity "shall pay, the, contractor all the cost of iinpF6ving the intersections o'f,streets, alleys and avenues paved,,and of other'streets, alleys and avenues with the ,said stre-ts, named to be improved, ex- cept that part paid for by the steam and street railway companies, and one-fourth (%) of all the,,remaining cost_ o;f the ,said improve- ment, except curbs and except as, hereinafter- provided, and except such portion of such cost as is payable by the said, railway or street F railway companiesunder the terrris of.Clause A above all payments to l made by the City to the<contractor shall'be, upon written estimates of'the said Engineer, hinety per cent (90%) of which estimates shall be payable at the times and in the manner said' 'estimat`es, are ';fur- nished, ten per cent (10%) of such estimates being held back and reserved' until completion of the work and its acceptance by'the City:, In -making said estimates ,said Engineer shall separately estimate the amount of work and labor done, chargeable, respectively, against the city and railway or street railway companies and against the own- ers of property abutting on said street under the terms of this con= tract. When the entire' work' has been completed and accepted by the City, the whole amount payable by the City shall then be paid t- the contractor ractor; including all siims held back in reserve from prior- esti- te s under :the terms; hereof. (c) That the, owners of property abutting,upon said streets named shall pay 'to 'th'e cont=ractor the whole cost,of installing concrete curbs i in front of 'their respective property,; and three-fourtl5s (%) of all - coyms 1...11l4i -7-,x 58 erty or its owner until after the notice and hearing provided by law and the ordinances of this'City, and in no event shall any° assessment" be made against any such,property or'its owner�in'excess of thebene- {{ fits thereof' in the enhanced value. thereof, caused by said improve- f ment. It is expressly agreed that said City shall not .in any manner be liable to the said.contractor for any part of ,the cost of said im- proveitients herein "designated to ''be paid' byy the owners of abutting property, and that the said. City does, not in any; manner guarantee th collection thereof, nor' shall it become in any manner liable ,for 'the p cost of collecting the, same, nor enforcing•th6� lien thereof, but the City agrees Ifo do all acts, a'nd pass all ordinances or resolutions re- qui'red' or, permitted by, law;, or its, ordinances, for the, purpose of as= , sisting said contractor, or its assig , ns in' collecting or enforcing pay- mentof the said costs a ainst the said ownersand of said lien against said 'property. 6 The City, agrees that if any proper o.wnen against whom grid whose property a lien oij claim of 'liability, has been -fixed under the term, hereof shall not pay the proportion of the cost payable by,him under the t rms of this contract when due; as herein provided; then the said City will, as provided by, law and its ordinances, cause -to be issued,•to said contractor, assignable certificates,• setting fo"rth, and declaring the amount to be paid by each of,,said' owners, and assessed against i his property, and the times and terms of said payments in-accdra- ance with this said certificate shalltdescr be Il _ U .p pp g Yherewithnum It be a sufficient com Rance ots and parcels.of ro ort by num- I ber and block or, such other description as may,identify'the same wide reference, to any: other fact recited,, and by the .name of the owner, and if 'the ownerl;is unknown or if' the' property is owned_, by an estate, it will be sufficient to so 'state the fact. Said°certificate shall provide, ,.if .the same; shall not be; paid, that they shall bei collectible with rea- a�onable attorney's 'fees and all costs, if the same have been incurred, and such certificates shall bear interest .from the date, of ;completion- ,,a ompletion •and.acceptance of said' improvements by the City' at the rate of ten per cent per annum_ Ny T 1 •,r The amounts evidenced by: said certificates shall be payable, to 'the i `nolle stoor of taxes of the 'City, who shall issue his, receipt 'therefor, which receipt shall be evidence. of such payment on any demand for same, whether' by virtue, of the said certificates or, any contract to pay ; the same entered into: by, tffej owner of such property. The collector of taxes will deposit all sums so ,received by flim forthwith with the City Treasurer and'such Treasurer,shall keep the same in a separate ' ,fund to 1be-hereafter designated by the Council of said City, and. I when any, payment:sfiall be made to the Collector of Taxes upon such certificates he 'shall upon presentation to- hien of, such ce-rtificate by : 3coo V 'l F r � 57 the remainder of said cost ofsaid improvements,- after deducting tfie �Ianiounts herein specified to be paid by the City And 'said railway or �!owners anwhich maybe assessed against sato id paid by said property d p� _ y g id abutting,p"roperty and its owners shall be in proportion as the frontage of the property of 'each owner is to the whole frontage to, be improved, 'in accordance with what is known as the front foot plan or rule, provided, that if J;the.application of this rule shall, in the opinion of the Council of said City, be unjust or unequal, -or result in individual cases in assess- ,inent i'n excess of special benefits received from such improvement, then the said Council. shall adopt such rule, or apportionment as' shall effect a substantial equality between said owners, considering benefits received by and, bur'dens imposed upon thein, and their property.. That. the, proportion of the cost, of such improvement which shall j be payable by the owners of said abuttingproperty-shall be paid with - ,in ten days after the,completion of said improvements and the accept- ance ,the'r`eof' by the City, all, in cash, or twenty -,five per cent in cash Within 'ten days after the completion of said work and its acceptance by the,City, and twenty-five per cent on or before one year, twenty- five- per cent on or before two years, and twenty-five per cent'on. or ,before three years after the completion of said work and its acceptance: p by the dbear interest from the e such ccompletonandacceptance until paid aftherateofei ht per cent yper annum: That the amounts to be paid _by each owner of property {- _ . g _p Y �P P °P abuttin- u on said street shall be secured b a lien u on said _ r im of ity �fhe manner hereinafter aset forth, band that 'totaccomplish regahfy thereof' in nd Pe between the owners of said property and to ;secure •the pay- ment of said sums the City binds itself to pass all the necessary `ordinances and resolutions and to take all the necessary steps pro- vid'ed by law, or by the ordinance; of said City, in such cases made and provided. that may be necessary or proper to assess upon the several parcels of property abutting said street; the several sums payable by jthe owners therecf under the terms hereof, and to pass all ordinances `and resolutions, necessary: and proper to fix the same as a personal (claim of 4iability against, -the said owners in, compliance with law and iwith the terms of the said ordinance, and further agrees; that in the event that any error' or invalidity shall appear in the proceedings with reference to said improvement or in the assessment of said cost or in fixing any personal liability against the owners of said property; or in any other matter or ; thin affecting the validity of such, assess- thing iment of claim, then the City shall pass all resolutions or ordinances and shall take all steps permitted' or allowed by law or its ordinances for the purpose of correcting said errors or• invalidities,_dad ire- Iassessing said cost against said property and fixing the said,- e"W'nal 1;1aim of liability.against the:owners,thereof, but it is expressly. Under '- stood and agreed thaf no assessment shall be made against,,an4prop- L s i lin lS Cil 3r $6 Said compensation 'shall be,paid to the said contractor and at the) time and in the manner as follows, to=wit;, (a) If said streets, or any, part thereof,.are occupied by the tracks of any railway -or street railway company, then such company'shouid " pay all the cost- of such improvements between and under •its rails and tracks, and one foot, on the outside 'thereof,, at °the; prices, above mentioned, which payments:.,shall be made by such companies upon written estimates of said .Engineer at the, time or times and in the manner provided in the resolution of said 'City Council ordering said _ n the ordi- n work or in the said specifications and as shall be piovided;i nance of assessessment hereinafter mentioed'. The City binds itself j to pass an ordinance in accordance with, law and the ordinances of the j said City, levying a special tax for the amount of said cost, payable by I said, railwaycompanies or street railwaycoinpanies,,respectively, upon the roadbed, ties, rails, fixtures, righ'ts'and franchises of said company or companies; and to fully exhaust=its powers conferred by law, or ordi- nance to aid,"in and enforce the collection 'thereo'f;, but it is expressly agreed that the City shall in no manner be, liable to pay any part of ' said cost designated; to be paid by said railway hr street railway companies; but the contractor agrees to look to the said company or J companies, and �to their property'ent;rely for the payment thereof. j (b) TheCity "shall pay, the, contractor all the cost of iinpF6ving the intersections o'f,streets, alleys and avenues paved,,and of other'streets, alleys and avenues with the ,said stre-ts, named to be improved, ex- cept that part paid for by the steam and street railway companies, and one-fourth (%) of all the,,remaining cost_ o;f the ,said improve- ment, except curbs and except as, hereinafter- provided, and except such portion of such cost as is payable by the said, railway or street F railway companiesunder the terrris of.Clause A above all payments to l made by the City to the<contractor shall'be, upon written estimates of'the said Engineer, hinety per cent (90%) of which estimates shall be payable at the times and in the manner said' 'estimat`es, are ';fur- nished, ten per cent (10%) of such estimates being held back and reserved' until completion of the work and its acceptance by'the City:, In -making said estimates ,said Engineer shall separately estimate the amount of work and labor done, chargeable, respectively, against the city and railway or street railway companies and against the own- ers of property abutting on said street under the terms of this con= tract. When the entire' work' has been completed and accepted by the City, the whole amount payable by the City shall then be paid t- the contractor ractor; including all siims held back in reserve from prior- esti- te s under :the terms; hereof. (c) That the, owners of property abutting,upon said streets named shall pay 'to 'th'e cont=ractor the whole cost,of installing concrete curbs i in front of 'their respective property,; and three-fourtl5s (%) of all - coyms 1...11l4i -7-,x 58 erty or its owner until after the notice and hearing provided by law and the ordinances of this'City, and in no event shall any° assessment" be made against any such,property or'its owner�in'excess of thebene- {{ fits thereof' in the enhanced value. thereof, caused by said improve- f ment. It is expressly agreed that said City shall not .in any manner be liable to the said.contractor for any part of ,the cost of said im- proveitients herein "designated to ''be paid' byy the owners of abutting property, and that the said. City does, not in any; manner guarantee th collection thereof, nor' shall it become in any manner liable ,for 'the p cost of collecting the, same, nor enforcing•th6� lien thereof, but the City agrees Ifo do all acts, a'nd pass all ordinances or resolutions re- qui'red' or, permitted by, law;, or its, ordinances, for the, purpose of as= , sisting said contractor, or its assig , ns in' collecting or enforcing pay- mentof the said costs a ainst the said ownersand of said lien against said 'property. 6 The City, agrees that if any proper o.wnen against whom grid whose property a lien oij claim of 'liability, has been -fixed under the term, hereof shall not pay the proportion of the cost payable by,him under the t rms of this contract when due; as herein provided; then the said City will, as provided by, law and its ordinances, cause -to be issued,•to said contractor, assignable certificates,• setting fo"rth, and declaring the amount to be paid by each of,,said' owners, and assessed against i his property, and the times and terms of said payments in-accdra- ance with this said certificate shalltdescr be Il _ U .p pp g Yherewithnum It be a sufficient com Rance ots and parcels.of ro ort by num- I ber and block or, such other description as may,identify'the same wide reference, to any: other fact recited,, and by the .name of the owner, and if 'the ownerl;is unknown or if' the' property is owned_, by an estate, it will be sufficient to so 'state the fact. Said°certificate shall provide, ,.if .the same; shall not be; paid, that they shall bei collectible with rea- a�onable attorney's 'fees and all costs, if the same have been incurred, and such certificates shall bear interest .from the date, of ;completion- ,,a ompletion •and.acceptance of said' improvements by the City' at the rate of ten per cent per annum_ Ny T 1 •,r The amounts evidenced by: said certificates shall be payable, to 'the i `nolle stoor of taxes of the 'City, who shall issue his, receipt 'therefor, which receipt shall be evidence. of such payment on any demand for same, whether' by virtue, of the said certificates or, any contract to pay ; the same entered into: by, tffej owner of such property. The collector of taxes will deposit all sums so ,received by flim forthwith with the City Treasurer and'such Treasurer,shall keep the same in a separate ' ,fund to 1be-hereafter designated by the Council of said City, and. I when any, payment:sfiall be made to the Collector of Taxes upon such certificates he 'shall upon presentation to- hien of, such ce-rtificate by : 3coo , 9 59 - - '60 the co"ntracton or other holder thereof; endorse said payment thereonI, improvement by means of the construction or maintenance of said , shall be entiled tore- and the contractor, or holder of said certificatet underground structures; then. such person .or corporation shall ,be, reasurer the amount ,paid, ceeve. from the, City, T upon presenting' to liable ,to the contractor, or its ^successors; for said injury or damage to trim such certificate so endorsed by the Collector' of Taxes and credit- the .pavement in ,any case; or event en which the said :contractor or its J ed by the holder with the' amount paid, and such endorsement :and successors shall 6e' liable to, the :City- tw repair or construct or Finain- credit shall be the Treasurer's warrant for `making such payment to tain the,lsaiiie-: But? as between the, contractor and the 'City, the fact' ,said con-tractor or other holder. Said payment by the Treasurer of laying said pavement along-,a-ny.part of the said street-shall'be,a shall also be receipted, for by, the holder of they said ce_rteficate in J final acceptance ai d'agreement,that all back filling and "tamping Have` • , .. writing; or by the surrender thereof when the prim thereof,_,tog' - ' rovided that nothing been, property, -_- ' .p been'trightslof ether'witli accrued interest, and all costs of:collectibn, has been paid . the ontreet affect the ri h -- third• partiln tractor, as against such es. • y y e' for the ,payment m full. The Cit shall not in an manner be liable to contend that such back filling _has not been properly done in ad -u of any sum mentioned in the�said certificates or for cost of cod of r Vance of the lain of such avement. P Whenever the co"ritractor' is, I lecting or -enforcing,the same, but the'City!shall, w henever demanded 7 with not satisfied, with the condition of the earth foundations for laying, iby the confractor or holder of said certificates; fully exercise, all, the the, pavement„ by,' reason of .excavations .on advance: thereof; it may. u - Y force Owers confetti' p y- the lien p d u on et'b law or its ordinances require the, party= responsible fors said im ro er' filling and tamping ,to - p p and collect the same. But it shall n o.f, be ;liable in securing the same Y g have the same meat y p p g p g. p ted b , ro- er back<.fillin and 'tam iri so_ as to _ g y . failure to collect said certificate oo en force the lien damages for, an t' -recite that the rocee den s with P receive the said certificate shall g l t reference to Makin such ini rovements have been, re ularlyghad in g P 9. complianc with law, and that -all prerequisites to the fixing of said _ -- That all disagreements; disputes'. or, coiitraversies of any kind be_: -. assessment lien against the'propert� described therein and the per- tween the parties hereto;,_relative; to the proper performance of this, sonal liability of the owner have been performed; and such recitals I the ma con- manner or methods of or- shall' be prima' facie evidence of the facts so recited, and no further shall' formance; sh all be submitted for decision�to the said Engineer, _ __.. _ proof, thereof shall,. be required in any .court. whose jractudgment when e_ndered hall," ,be ,conclusive, final and binding, 7. upon'the parties hereto., The contractor shall not be obligated to; make any, of the improve-, 10.1 , ments' herein mentioned in front of, any. property which ,is exempt, Thecontractor hereby binds ,itself"to use such -material and so con- P from the enforcement of the lien for the-cost of sueh em rovement„ p and, remain in good repair and struc at ., will pavement t _ P but shall' be entitled, to, Smit the construction of such im rovement in _ yea a_ ftei date of ,thea• _acceptance `of the work, e - unless, the owner of such pro ert - shall _first front of 'such P Y ;b ` they Citd , arid a ees that, it will re air said ," av_ement; within five v ,property, satisfactorilysecure.the'amountwhich would be'assessed"against the I ` years after th('�co -ple�'on and acceptance thereof,' if necessitated, same were it not exempt. same — fault of mate"real,, plans method's; or pro- within that time' b any, 8' _ _' . action of s empl9yed ` ''' " tithe, constr' said improvement, sand said _ p y m the The cont tactor shall not obstruct or lace an em e i - cesses greesx and binds itself that said pavement fora, - term of five,vears,shall be and remain'in a good serviceable condition, the authority of sament way of laying any gas_, water pipes. or other underground structures b Ke laid City, dur- b smooth and', free from any, defects that will` impair its :usefulness as a required or' permitted to under ,id ing they progress of said work', or in advance thereof, but shall ;give roadway,And sa d rtes od agrees that should the pavement at a_ny, time w' p j g said City Council, whose d mint of t fie Ci all reasonable' assistance to the 'same, and the duty of,the said con- all ;- _ Judgment ncluseve„on theconfracetofu' ecome de- B ud Ment shall be final and co � b tractor builp int herein contracted for. shall in no wise, said underground fective _from, any cause linin mentioned or ,be not 'k pt in a smooth, _ - _ _ - -. 'impair be diminished oraAffected by the cohstruction of in concurrence with said but good and serviceable condition, free from an defect that Will g z x n ` impair 'con- structures iri advance of or ;pavement„ '-' p- ll in all respects b"e guaranteed to, be -kept in the said avement shall e Y -• usefulness as a roadwa ,said Council -shall serve the. said on= tractor with•,a notice in writin to repair said ;street or any portion g .good order, free from defects produced by., or from said cause or. any firm -or corporation o l and p' Rit 'in a, smooth;; satisfac- other causes, but should any other ;person; errientsave the City, cause or occasion any fault or injury to said, pavement or - Ii e tory and, good ohd tionhin the judgtrienf o' : , That in y - y p f said Councl. _ .. said notice; the ;said Council, shall rescribee the time within C41S�3 C7 r- (I C7 CJt�$� p�NIES - r J -- ^ r , ,9 61 I 62 said contractor shall begin tlfe"work of making said repairs,, specified i generally " _ - P - or, enerall descmbed in said nonce and the, time of con 1 eteon :of surfacing;, all the patented and copyrighted materials, processes or for . an other machiner of - y r materials, machinery, or y , g between said repairs which time shall be;,reasonable•_and it is a reed'- _processes of theasaidocontr a for. -- - - V} 4 the a_rties that a period" of not t _ be P Ni g Y 1 ' a reasonable time beginning" and completing of, sdishall epfor the be in d work,l time, "ma be extended b e,en which y ythe ,.said Council upon satis'facto'ry, shall be ersona11 „This confract p 'to the... ............. _ - said 'contractor is prosecuting said repairs deli-' evidence to et that s and it is agreed that the performance hereof gently and in good faith._ The contractor when served with the said g p shall not be as-signed or sub=let to anyone without in whole or in art - notice shall with a sufficient force be in Makin said repairs ;and - _ begin g with,provi'ded. - -- - �iritten,consent of the Council 'of said City. completc7 e shall be considered served upon the, ontractor when e _ p sari is addressed to........... .......... - ....... .. .............:.... . at:.:... _ ........ { It .is agreed)that this contractl:is entered ;into with reference to, the j _ - —..:..:, and mailed at the posto' ffice of Corpus Christi; existing laws of the State of Texas and the' ordinancest of the said 4 l' LawsFof City' p y Texas, b registered letter, and said_ contractor=now and hereex ressl Y P Y - Le islafure a roved' ay 10th, o waives any 'other notice. � - - p y y f_he�a`atne, 909 Sand the o divan T assed ,lit the aid• Counc 1 `to carral -a It is further agreed that if at an time. after the y `s`ervice of said into effect in this city., ' said contractor shall fail 'to begin or make said recairs within notice Contractor, 3' P P, Y -- ! the time s ecified herein, and in said notice,, the said re airs'ma -bei inade, by the City; and ffie cost and expense thereof 'shall ibe charge; y m That the Cit -shall have .the ri ht at` an- flme to make such' exca'- Y • able, to and payable by the contractor and its,surety, on the; bond here-, - atioiis and to remove-sue hportions of said"pav-e'ment as,'may be - y -in provided for, together°with the further sum of. $25.00per'day, as necessary for, the purpose of laying pipes,'conduits_ or.other struc- �+ stipulated,and,hquidated damages for each and, every day that ela s_es `` u P _ y p " p _ y y, y e ture or for an other ur ose, that mg d'e-emed.`necessar b -th after the times specified in ; - ' _ g P 'be sue t the twit shall eve ,said contractor ten days? or airs toetheedtimeith to the shall befi p _ P P writtenlnot cehto replace so' mu6h of said p as may'have been avementto -..__. actually, comple ed b- the Cit If the City. shall elect: to make,said. P _r r repairsy if may make same Either her :by- day work or.. by contract, -as receive f orrerthe Citdy the f llowingdratesto_f pe`rcentag ,, to beta ded' the judgment of the, Council is deemed best. That the ex ense hercn, P price; p y thi's contract: to the contract rice; as rovid'ed b referred to, to which said 'contractor and its sureties are liable„ in' - - making of said repairs by "the City„shall include the wag -srof superin= 1 r Per square yard'f_ p aid to-.wit xs tendent, Engineer and other persons and em 10 ces em".lo -ed in mak-' r g P P y Y For amounts of ten ya ds and unde Y r, ,1n one,fo'.3', not-more than j ing,,said repairs,,,as well' as the cost of materials an d,all other- costs;in- thirty; per cent:. a ' crred therei t an. For amounts from di ten, notexce ng 50 square yards in one. order, A _ _ A written statement of' cost as approved by the said Council as y_ not more than twent fi•ve'' d F well as the amount of liquidated damages_ charged against the said 'For amounts from 50°square yardsinone order; not aver, twenty contractor shall`be conclusive°agai'nst said contractor, of the necessity' r4i per'cent,greate-rthan said'cont_ractLprice. so charged againstsaid c6n:l and truth? thereof. That the said it tractor may be reeovere y = d Against it and its surety It'being_._ � � �- The amount referred_to- s° in one, order shall. be understood to ” - r iii- .. stood that one recovery shall note exhaust their �liabiht ,but tha t 'the Y ,,i p_ ..g .. _ i - - - - - -- ,,;. f, } nudWork donenat oneetime andronmone street tang; the, aggregate eo against con i acitor on andoitsa suretnd y"a tthereo'n un_ all bl the tamountinuous the reo'fh ssex such openings shall, come within the niimber of yards specified and ha-usted by successive"recov_cHes. If the City shaft 'at'any`time make will, 15e-e esignated as special repairs. repairs, under the terms and conditions, hereof or resuriface or repave In case-contractor shall fa.il,after saed',notice to commence and it - _ 'the said streets on account o_ f any defect in materials used in_the con- be gently oc e"d :wrfh said repairs the,,Cit may cause`;the s_ai_ne to ± struction thereof or in the manner or methods of construction, if is ' _agreed that said, Citysshall have the right to use,, in repairing. or re; . made, ui &'"- the direction of said Engineer or any .otfier;'Engine r. - i 3- `� i CuS Ct�i2J 5'T } Tk Cn2�s c�� is � }�'•, 11-1, YX,r}e'S C-! M, CG5 Ci (%. } -P a 3C.o j s 63 Y s • , designated by the City; and in making such repairs, the City is hereby given, the, right to use all the patented processes, machinery or mate- rials ,of the contractotr, or any other materials, processes 'or machin- ery which in the judgment, of the .Council shall be deemed best, which judgment shall' be conclusive upon said contractor. That whether such repairs are made by the contractor or by the City shall not in any, event affect or to any, extent impair the guaranty of the 'Said contractor or its surety, as herein provided,• or as to the proper con- struction of said street or, the maintenance thereof. l (Conditions inserted here which may be applicable to the particular kind of pavement selected.) IN WITNESS WHEREOF, said City of Corpus Christi has caused this instrument to be signed by its name and on its behalf by its Mayor and to be attested by the City Secretary under the impress of its corporate seal, and the said....... .....:.: ......... ...... .................... .----------- -: - .................... ..... .......has caused these, presents to be executed by its authorized attorney in fact, this ................. .day of..; .. . .......... •..._..........191..;:... CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI. By..................... Mayor. " 1 Attest: .._.... •: -. ......... City Secretary. ................................. :................ .............. ............................... ... By............... . .................. ....................... Attorney in Fact. 1 65 Laguna 'Street rfrom the eastern boundary line of Mesquite Street to, the western 'boundary line of Water -Street. William ,Street from the eastern boundary line of Mesquite Street to the western boundary line of Water Street.. Lawrence Street from, the eastern boundary line of North Broad- way to the western boundary line of Water Street. Schatzel 'Street from the eastern boundary line. of North Broad '+ way to 'the western boundary line of. Water Street. i Peoples Streei from the eastern boundary line of. North Broad- way to the western boundary line of Water Street. Starr 'Street from the "eastern boundary line of North Broad - Way to the western boundary line of Water Street. Taylor Street from the eastern boundary line of Mesquite Street to the western boundary line of Water Street., F Twigg, Street from. the' eastern boundary line of Mesquite Street to the .western boundary line of Chaparral Street. `Mann Street from the eastern,boundary line ,of Mesquite' Street, to the western boundary line of Chaparral, Street. Aubry Street from the San ,Antonio 'and Aransas Pass Railway track to the'wesfern boundary line of Chaparral Street. Belden Street from the eastern boundary, line of Tiger Street to the western boundary line of Chaparral Street. Tiger Street from the north boundary line of Belden Street to the, '. north boundary line of Aubr, y Street. That portion of North Broadway described' as follows: Begin- ning at the northeast corner of Block 3 on the Bluff, thence to: the northeast corner of Block 1,7 on Beach, thence with the eastern line of ,North Broadway to the southwest corner of Block 19 on the Beach, thence across North Broadway to the southeast corner of 4 Block'4 on the Bluff, thence across Leopard Street to the beginning. Leopard Street from the western boundary line of North ,Broad- way to the, eastern boundary line of Last Street. ' Black Street from. the southern boundary, lineyof,Leopard Street to the intersection of ,Stapies Street, and Staples Street`to the Texas - Mexican railroad track. Waco Street from the southern boundary line of -.Leopard Streetl., to the north boundary line of Chatham"Street. k „ Chatham Street from the eastern Bary line of WacoSirMee , the intersection; of Staples Street. r'l r 64 SURETY BOND THE STATE OF TEXAS, COUNTY OF NUECES. KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS: ' That..... ....... Yt: .._ _..... -._,.. a' corporation, organ �`. ized under and by'virtue of the Jaws of the State of ---------- as - as principal, and _ P -..................- ... ..------- :........................ ......., a corporation • g- y - acting, y g P of ......... .. _ •� or anized under and b virtue of the laws of the.. State as suret ; each actin herein b and throu h its ective; officers, } do hereby acknowledge themselves ;to be held and firmly bound to pay into the' City, of Corpus Christi', Nueces County, Texas, a munici- pal, corporation, organized under the'laws of the State of Texas, the ' sum ,of.. ... ...::::� _ ...:_:- . ., .... n .......... . :Dollars ($.. ..................), at and',in ,sai'd Cityof Corpus_ Christi, Nueces County, Texas, for the payment of which fsum, well' and truly to be made to the,'said City, of Corpus Chcis6 and its successors, the, said principal and surety_ do hereby expressly bind_ themselves, their assigns and successors,- jointly and sverally. This obligation is conditioned„ however, that: WHEREAS,,, entered HEREAS„ 1. said ........ .... , ....:............... has this l _ y into contract in writing with the said City of Corpus Christi, for the ,laying and construction, for itof square; yards of .:..:........-.............. .......:,...:pavement; together with concrete curbs and ....;gutters; grading and excavatingas pro- vided in said, contract, upon the 'following named streets, to -wit: Cooper Alley from the western boundary line;,,of South Broad= way to the eastern bound'ary,1ine of Water Street. Water Streef from the intersection of Cooper Alley to the north i boundary line of Taylor Street. i Chaparral Street from, the, intersection of ,Cooper .Alley 'to the north boundary, line' of Belden Street. Mesquite Street from the, ,intersection of Cooper Alley to the north boundary line, of Belden Street, C14Zl�'i-4� , 3 i w 66 Railroad Avenue; from the, western boundary line_, of Staples Street to the western -boundary line of South Broadwayi South Broadway from the south' boundary line of Railroad. Avenue extending', east across South Broadway to Cooper' Alley. o i stnorth bou_ndarynlineof, Park Avenue, linef o°Railroad Avenue to the n Park Avenue from the, eastern boundary, line of South ,Broadway to the western boundary line, of Liberty Street. Liberty Street from th'e south boundary line of Park Avenue to the north boundary _line of Hancock Avenue. Hancock Avenue .from the western boundary line of 'Liberty Street to the eastern ,bound'ary line of Second Street. Second Street from the south boundary line of Hancock Avenue' to the north boundary line of Buford, Avenue, Buford Avenue from the western boundary, line, of 'Second Street to the eastern boundary line of Bay View Avenue: All of which more fully appears in said 'contract and the specifi- cations therein referred to,. all of which are made•a part of this in- strument with the same force and effect as if written herein in fill. AND WHEREAS, it is further provided in said contract that the s said_ .............-.-.............:•.............. ............... --- --.................. _.. --- ----- -........ i _...._...__ . ____ _ . --- `-:-----*- ----------------- --shall use such material and so con= struct said pavefhenf that •it will be and remain in good repair 'and condition for and during a period of.::. ... - ...:...::... years after the final completion and acceptance -of the work) ,by the City of Corpus Christi; and that, said company will reconstruct or properly repair the' said pavement in wholee or in part at any time within ... years, after said completion and acceptance, if necessitated within that time by any fault of material; plans; methods or'processes em- ployed in the construction of such improvements; anS-ithat- after said N term of years; the said pavement shall be and remain in 'good and. serviceable condition, smooth and free from any defects that will impair its usefulness as a roadway; and 'that if the said streets, ave- nubs and alleys be not kept in smooth„ good' and., serviceable condi tion and so repaired or reconstructed that- the secretary of the said City of Corpus. Christi' shall notify said ---- ... --- -. �i Lk -1A COYZALS CN2'St -7)6 is 67 to repair or• reconstruct the said streets; alleys and avenues, .or 'either i of th6m, or any part thereof, as -provided in saidcontract.;, and that ifthe said .. ................ -------------- - ............. ......................... -------------------- fail to so mnair or, ............. --shall 1, - reconstruct said streets,, alleys and avenues, or either o -'f them,, as required by the said contract, then the City shall have' the right to make said repairs or reconstruct ' " said streets', -alleys and avenues, or either of them, in the manner, provided in said contract;, and that if the said repairs I shall be made by, the City of Corpus Christi, cost and expense: thcreof,shall be, cba.rgeable, to and payable by the said.... ..... ...... ----- --------- ------_------- - ----- -- -------------------- .......... .............. .arid its surety on this bond; together . with .... tt . i e .... further . . . . - ... sum of'Tw - enty- - five ($25.06). per day, as stipulated 1s and liquidated damages for each and every 'day that., elapses, a1ter the time specified ified in the notice to repair until 'the time that ,said re pairs sliall have been completed -0 jet6d by the said Cityj of Corpus, Christi forsaid..: ............................ NOW, THEREFORE, if the said .... ---__---_----- ............. . ------------------ ....... ------------ .......... ................................. _ ---------- I ......... shall ivell, and truly, perform its said contract for the construction of 'the said improvements on I said, streets T�allqys and a -Venues in . stri& e accordance, with the said con and the specifications the rein re (erred to, and, in the manner and the,tifne provided, and if thc,,said, ........... ......... --------------- * ------------- ---------------- --------- * - -------- ....... ......... ........................ shall, for a period . _,:years aftey j 'the completion, and ac - ceptance of said improvements keep .and =main- tain the, said streets, valleys and avenues in good repair and conditibfi C in - the manner provided in 'and in compliance with the said contract, and shall well and truly "perform all conditions and stipulations tions of the said contract as to the maintenance: and repair . or reconstruction of they said streets, alleys and avenues, as, provided therein;- and as, d n cl particularly provie then these ;presz ents shall be pulldandivoid; but otherwise shall have full force and 'effect in law. COY Py "TY �k k Pq - 3(A 68 IN WITNESS' WHEREOF; said ........ .......... : ------- ......... ......... has caused these ....... .... --------- ----------- ------------ ...... .. k6s&nts .to be executed by its.....:: .... ............ ...... ...... -------------_------ - attested by, its,,6orporat-e,seal;, and the -said.._,.. ............. ----------- --------------------- : ...... -------- -------------------- . ......... . . ------------ - -------------- surety; has caused these; gresenf§, to be executed by its ----------- ----------- ...... ................ .............. --------- - .......arid' attesfed by its corporate seal', on this, the ... .. .........a.....::::,A. D- 1912.i ---------- =::..da-- of .............. ...... Y ............ ............. ............. .......... ....................... M �_L— — N REGULAR MEETING CITY COUNCIL SEPTEMBER 13th, 1912. Meeting called to order by Mayor Pease, at 9 o'clock, A. M. Present and answering roll call Mayor Pease, and. Commissioners Thompson, Uehlinger, Miller, Absent Garrett. r Minutes read mid approved. The matter of seven (7) old dater Works Coupons held for collection by the Corpus Christi -National Bank, was referred to the City Attorney, for action. A warrant for 0500.00 was ordered drawn on the City Water Works Fund, favor of Sher- man Concrete Co. , to pay for work at stand pipe. Upon motion duly seconded and carried Dr.. P. D. Spohn', was appointed dssistant City Physician, at a Salary of $10.00 per day, until further notice. Commissioner Uehlinger was given further time to report on extension of Water Mains to Bay View Cemetery. Upon motion duly seconed and carried the bid of the Texas Bitulithio Company for street paving was accepted and all other bids were rejected and their eertified checks ordered re- turned to them and the matt-er,.-of making contract and bond with the Texas Bitulithic Go-*, be referred to the City Attorney for draft -,.of -contract and bond and that same be reported to the Council at next regular meeting for its approval. PROPOSAL FOR STREET IMPROVY]MENTS FOR 'SHE CITY OF CORPUS •CHRISTI;TEXAS. �o Contractor's Bid. Cory -us Christi, Texas, September 10th, 1912. To the Honorable Mayor and Board of Commissioners. Cornus Christi. Texas. Gentlemen: The undersigned contractor, doing .business under the firm name of Texas Bitulithic Company, whose exact postoffice address is, Dallas,Texas, havin- carefully examined the plans and read the specifications on file in the office of the City Engineer,<and having. personally gone over and examined the ground where .the proposed, street improvements are to The made, hereby proposes to furnish all tools, labor and material, and execute all the work in�,Sr strict conformity with said plans and specifications at the prices stated below, as follows, to -wit: Items— Price in words. in'R'Nres. Price per sq. yd. for furnishin and laying Two & 33/100 2.33 Class "B" Bituiithic.�oncrete base four (4) ins., wearing surface,, 2) . ins., Price per sq. yd. for furnishing and laying each one (1) 'inch additional thickness of concrete base for.Sheet Asphalt, Bitulithic, Vitrified Brick, Creosoted Flood Blocks or Westrumite patent pavembnt, Twelve Cents. • 124 Price pr cu. yd. for all excavated earth to profile sub -grade; limit of free haul 1000 feet. . .. Pride per cu. yd for overhaul in cents per 100 feet in excess of 1000 feet. . . . . . Thirty-five cents, One Cent. . 35� .01� County: City of Corpus Christi Book: Minutes G Page Number/s :365-366 These pages were missing at the time of scanning and therefore were not scanned. Kofile Solutions, Inc. I f items— I. ° P-fi ce in words, ,. Price per lineal foot -for furnishing and lay- ing Curbing and Guttering; finished concrete curb only; six, (6) ins. wide and -twenty-,one in figures. ( 21) ins. deep. _. . Forty c ent s. Price per lineal foot for furnishing and lay- For extra concrete, per cu. yd.,'. .. ing finished concrete curb only; six J,6) ins. - - wide and twenty (20) ins. deep. Thirty-eight cents. Price per lineal foot for furnishing and lay - Por any extra broken stone, per cu. yd. . ... ins finished combined Concrete Curb and "Gut - Gut-ter; 2.75 to r;standard city plans. Sixty-five cents z Resetting old curbs, per lineal foot, as per Price per sq.ft. for furhishino and setting LL Cast Iron Culvert Covers, as.,per standard Twenty-five Cents. city plant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . One-& 35/100 Dollars, Price per lineal foot for furbishing, and lay- .,25 ing four. (4) in. tile -under drams, as per pland. Thirty,Gents, Price per -lineal foot for furnishing and lay- ing six (6) inch tile under drains, as per plans.x. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Forty Cents. Price per 1000 feetBvDI-Headboards, for paving; for setting Pine Head: -boatels. -. .Forty-& No/100 Dollars,. Price per 1000 feet B.M.for furhishing and set- ting Oak Head4boards fQr paving. Fifty & N0/100 Dollars. Price per cu. yd. for furhishino and laying Ex- w tra,C:oncrete under street or -steam railway tracks and ties. ... . . . . . . . . . . Seven & No/100-Dollars. Price per sq. yd. for furni shin; and laying Vitrified Brick `-utters. . . .- . Two & 50/100 Dollars. Price per cu. rd in- p&.a:ce Concrete Culverts' at Street intersections per Standard City -Plans.. Seven & 110/100 Dollars. Price in, figures, .40V . 38V 65V 1.35 30 �, . 40 � X40.00. $50.00 7.00 2.50 $ 7.00 EXTRAS. Pric e . Price in words. in figures. For extra concrete, per cu. yd.,'. .. - Steven & No/100 Dollars. 7.00 For any extra gravel, per cu. yd. Two & 50/100 Dollars. 2.50 Por any extra broken stone, per cu. yd. . ... Two & 75/100 Dollars. 2.75 For any extra sand, per cu. yd. . . . . . . 0 Two & N01100 Dollars. 2.00 Resetting old curbs, per lineal foot, as per plan. . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Twenty-five Cents. .25; Readjusting gutters, per lineal foot. Twenty-five Cents. .,25 Furnishin.; and setting three-inch by twelve -inch Oak Readers, per 1000 feet', B.' M. •. Fifty & No/100 Dollars. $50.00 Furnishing; and setting three-inch by twelve - inch Pine Headers, per 1000 feet, B." M. .' :Forty & No/100 Dollars, .40..00 All extra work, not bid upon in this Proposal, which may be required to be done under this contract shall be paid for by "Force Account" of all labor and materi€1s fu.rhished by the contractor, to be kept by the City Engineer, plus twnety (20%) per cent to cover contrac- tors profit, use of tools, mmchinery, ets. The' price per square yard must include the laying, mixing and furnishing of all materi- als, labor, and implements necessary to complete the foundatibon and wearir.�.; _surface as spec- ified above. - - Enclosed find certified check din Corpus Christi National Bank of Corpus uhristi, Texas payable to Clark Pease, Mayor of the City of Corpus Christi, Texas, for the slue of Twenty- Five-Thousand wenty-Five Thousand ( 8$25,000.00) Dollars. -x -- - .If awarded contract we will, withing ten days from the= date of acceptances- of bid by the City Council, enter into contract and give satisfactoy Surety Bond in the sun of _fifty. (50) per cent of the total contract price for the faithful performance of -the contract, and will agree to complete the same in all its parts within Two Hundred and fifty working days.frOm the date of notice to begwork from the City Engineer, under penalty of forfeiture of Twenty-five ( $25.00) Dollars per day to be paid to' -the City of Uorpus Christi, Texas, as- liq- tidated damages; for each and. every day the .?c:rk remains unfinished after the time a reed upon. 0 Respec#fully submitted, (Signed) Texas Bitvlithib Company_ Per Jas E. Pittman. s`1f�"° i 067. Bial of C C Hardware Co for $540 00 to furnish hardware for City Hall was upon mo- tion duly seconded and carried accepted Pro�sition of ttl�e Gross Construction Co to complete 3rd floor of City Hall and Fire Station for the sum of $3122 90 was upon motion duly seconded and carried accepted ComrunicXation from School Trustees ras referred to Commissioner Miller with power to act Communication from the C C Plumbinn Co investigation was referred to Commissioner Alehlinger for The following communication from C C Street & Interurban Ry Co was read accepted and ordered filed Corpus Crristi Texas Sept 13 1914 tion City Council o- the Ci"v of Corpus CYnr sti ,zentlemen - n view of the fact that the Hon 14 E Pope your City Attorney will probably report adversely to the grantinn of the amendatory franchise heretofore requested on the part of this company and in view o tre further fact that there will be proposed in lieu thereof a francrise ordinance grant,in- to Mr Earl C Heinley the ri ht to build and operate within the city limits an electric light and power plant this company respectfully asks leave to withd-aw its proposed amendment to its present franchise ordinance Very respectfully Cornus Christi Street & InterurbanRy Co By r arl C Heinly Vice President The following report from City Attorney wAs read adopted and ordered filed Corpus Christi Texas Sept 712 To the Mayor and City Council of the City of Corpus Christi. Dear wirs - By the authority vested in me aq City Attorney by he charter of the City of Cor- pus Cl^risti and in accordance witl^ your req,ue t made on tl^e 30th day of Au?ust 1912 I hereby make mi report on ordinance entitled An Ordinance giving and dranting to Daniel Hewitt etc I objected to said amended ord nance in whole and hereby submi` for your consid- eration and acceptance of said applicant, a draft of an ordinance which I consider fully protects the interests of the City of Corpus Christi and hei eiti7ens and 1 recommend i`s passage Yours very truly (S gned) W E Pope City Attorney The followin- commneication from Earl C Heiniv wag read and action on same deterred until next meeting in order to give the Council time to investina*e the matter Corpus Christi Texas Sept 1 1912 Hon City Council City of Corpus Christi Gentlemen - I desire to re.pectfully state that I have read tie proposed fr- anchise r-anchise ordinance prepared by Ir H E Pope your city attorney givino and grantino to me the right and license to establish and operate within- the corporate limits of the city of Corpus Christi an electric light and po r Plant and that I am perfectly satiafied with the -terms and conditions thereof, and will accept.,saxne in the manner provided therein as soon as the same may be adopted and, •approved- by your honoratrle body; and in this connection will further state that .i f such franchise ordinance be passed I will comply with. •its- terms r in a^ery respect, and --Largely within the gime limit therein stipulated. Yours respectfully.,. - (Signed) EARL C. HEINLY.' } N. B. . I also herewith present a certified check of -$100.00, to cover cost of flection and hereby request that in addition to havin, the council pass the above mentioned ordinance that an election he held and said ordinance be ratified- by vote of the people. e Yours respectfully, (Signed) Earl. C. Heinly. The followin- report from -the citizens commi'tee appointed to investigate the Newberger HeAdorson & Loeb, proposition to furnish an adequate supply of water for tfie~City, was read and ordered filed. RESOLUTION. At a called meeting of your .Committee appointed to -investigate the Water problem of Corpus Christi, especially with reference to a proposal from Messrs Newberger, Henderson'& Loeb of Philadelphia, on Saturday the 7th"inst. on motion duly.seconded and carried the foll- owing report was ordered to be submitted to your honorable bondf On Monday September 2nd your Committee met and organized by electing E. H. Caldwell,, Chairman and C. W. Gibson, Secretary. , Mr D. R. Locher, representing the philadelphia parties, appeared before us and outlined - their pians, .reporting .that Mr Henderson, of the Firm, had wired him that the .,final report of their consulting engineer, Mr.. Kennedy of New York, approving their previous engineers Ir eports, had been made on Saturday August 31st,9 and that Mr. nenderson ivas them en route and meet withk us on Thursday the 5th. Adjournment was had to September the 5th., On the 4th your Committee visited the present Pumptng plant and inspected the same and looked; over the existing condition of basin there. From information given us"we understood the proposal of the Philadelphia firm hinged on A" the granting to them of a gas franchise that could be used without contention, we therefore could not go definitely into the water question -for lack of time and as the election'on the approval of the Wallace franchise was so close at hand we could only wait its conclusion. As the Committees special function was to investigate the Newberger, nenderson & Loeb, G proposttion, which as is generally known included a gas franchise, and as the majority of the voters on Ftiday the 6th gave the gas franchise to Mr. Wallace, there appears nothing further that this Committee could do an�(we therefor/-reupectfullyxu= request that this Committee be discharged. Respectfully submitted, (Signed) E. H. Caldwell Chairman. (Signed) C. ? .Sibson. Secretary. To the Honorable Mayor & Comm- issioners of the City Of Corpus Christi, Texas. September 9th, 1919.. I COPY Corpus Christi 1 eras August 13th 1912 Dear Mr Hoyt - I believe you made a survey of the pool in the Nueees River from which Corpus Christi pumps its water supply I am making a little ini estigation to inform myself as to the extent of the hater that nay be available from that point if you can give me any information with reference to it I will be greatly obliged I would like to know avera,e depth width and len7th of the pool I under- stand you said that it was 130 feet wide 16 feet deep and 10 miles long on an avera.e Is this correct9 I ovserved on a recent visit to the putping house that there was a sand and gravel deposit along the River Can you anproximate the extent of this nand and orave19 It doubtless contains a mucl greater greater volume of water than is contained in the River bed p-oper This of course would be a constant feeder to the River as the water is pumped out of the latter And in estimating the watAr supply this sand and gravel water must be taken notice of In connection with tris subject I be; to advise yolt that I am interested solely on account of the City lhankin; you in advance for any courtesies you may extend in this matter I bezr to remain Mr Ed H Caldwell City Dear Sir - Yours truly (Signed) H H Crab 6orpus Christi texas September 3rd 1912 Below find coPy of letter I have received from kr B I Hoyt bearing upon the water supply question that seems to me to be alirectly in point and 1 place it before Jou for your consideration New fork August 29th 1912 H H Craig & Son Corpus Christi Texas Dear Sirs - Yours of August 13th I note your reouest and as you state that you are working in the interests of the City I an pleased to give you results of m27 investigation there Play ordiginal report to Mayor Pease was delivered to him some two vears ago and as same was made a part of the Council records at that time you should easily procure same from Secretary of Council or Brom Major Pea^e direct the results of my studies breefly � ere -,s follows - the 1Jeuces itiver has flood waters passing dtirint four months of the year By the constuction of a permanent dam across the }1uecPs River at the Pumping station to the rei,ht of the priesat crude dam vill create a storage area the capacity of i�t�rich will be twice the City s requirements assuming those requirements to be ten times +he pre- sent out-taAe In connection with this dam a rulint must be made by the State that no irritation Company or private individual can place `re suction of any pump at a line in the River lower than the top of the dam 1 efel 9 This law will be g ranted by the State as Corpus by past use has prior rights to this extent that is to all storage at level of this present dam This legal advice S have a already procured The pro jec*- is simple and is the only practifal conservative system available for Corpus The Tule Lake project accomplished no more than this project with only 115 the storage capw,ity and in addition requires two pumping lifts against k± only one for the Nueces River The water supply in this low storage reservoir is also increased by the substil gravel under -flow the entire year Mgr report to Mayor Pease -covers all this Should you be und,ble to procure this report I have a copy in my San Antonio files which I can procure on my return there irusting that tris will meet your present desires I am Yours truly (Signed) B I Hoyt I be; Mr Caldwell to also enclose you a cony of my letter to which the foregoing is a reply Will you kinkly read both to lour Committee Yours truly ( Signed) H H (,raid The reservoir above the dam hag an estimated holding capacity of 330 000 000 gallons ±Xx]M the present pumping plant in this reservoir has an actual pu nping capacity according to the flgu es given me by Mr 0 Neal who is interested in one of the propostions along the reservoir of 9280 000 gallons for each 12 hours Rx Running 12 hours per day they would ex gust all the water in the reser voir in 44 days If run day and night they would exhaust all the water in 22 days The pumps that are now in operation in tre vicinity of Calallen have a normal capacity of the following number of gallons every 12 honrs Laurence & Cc Calillen Riverside Irrigation D Garden Nueces Irrigation Co New Noakes Frank Allen Calallen Irrigated wardens 720 000 ,allons Co 720 000 720 000 4500 000 ' 400 000 720 000 5000000 Total -- 3 280 000 All of us who have field water rights have appropriated probably twitce the amount (Signed) H L 0 Neal The right o -P t) -e City to condemn private property fof the purpose of enlarging its water supply Under our city charter in Art II Sect 1 the city has the rZ„rt to take hold and purch- ase lands as may be nneded for corporate purposes of said city and when deemed expediedt may condemn property for public use and m_7 hold manage and control the same such condemnation proceedings to be governed ano controlled by the l,.w now in force -in reference to the condemnation of the rigrt of way of railroad companies and he assesment of dama,,es therefor Art XI Sect 1 gives the city the ri ht to construct ouy own maintain and oper- ate a system of systems of water wrrks e''c and to this end the city shall have4 the power to condemn the property of any pergoQJ�firm. or corporation necessary to the distri- bution of such service trrou�,-Iltou* the cit and anv party thereof ( this might mean inside the city li*nz is only but in the same Article(ZI) Sect 3 it says ---- to pass ordinances for the con Pr -rasion of property for the purposex mf open- ing or widening the streets of the city or any other necessary municipal purpose and in Section 6 of the sane article -- to acqurre or own witYin tr without the city linits eithervby purchase donation bequest or oV erwise all property it may need for any mun cipal purpose whatcve-, and all necessary right of way thereto --- etc (Reading this section together with the sections 3 and 1 in the dame'drticle-and the Section 1 in Arttcle II, as heretofore mentioned, it would seem to give the city the right not only to "condemn property for the purpose herein mentioned inside the city limits, 'b�Zt - outside of the city as well. t. General. jaw. The Suppl. to Texas Statutes of 1903 says in Chapter,.4, Art. 418, that the city council may provide, or cause to be provided, the city with Water, to make, 'to regulate and establish publiewells, pumps and cisterns, hydrants and reservoirs in the streets or eleewher.e Ix within said city or "beyond" `the limits thereof' for the- extinguishment of, fires and the con- venience of the inhabitants and to prevent the unnecessary waste of water; provided ete. it= shall -not sell its `water system before submittin- the question to -a vote of the people. l As our charter is cumulative to theeneral law this provision whould also apply to our i city. It says in Ast-. II, Sect, 2. ( our city charter) ;"-, it bean; :intended by this Act to grant and bestow upon the inhabitants of the City of Corpus Christi and the City of Corpus Christi full power tf self government and it shall have and 'axerci�se all °powers of municipal government not prohibited to it by this charter or by some general law of the state of Texas, or by the provisions"of the Constmtuti-on of the State of `texas"- The. general lair and article II, section 1,, of our charter expressly gives the city the right to acquire property under condemnation proceedings as provided for for the right of was of Railway Company&s. It says in Ant. 4445, Revised -Statutes; "If any Railroad Corporation shall at any time be un- able to a;ree with the o; -mer for t•,he, puercliabe of any real estate or the matorial thereon re- quired for the purposes of its incorporation or transaction of its business, for its depots, station buildings, machine and repair shops•, or for the right of way, or any lawful :fpur- pose connected tivith or necessary to the building; operating or running of its road, such cor- poration may acquire such property in the manner provided in this chapter (The. manner of-- condemnation f-condemnation proceedings is here specified in articles 4447 to 4473 of Chapter S•of the "Revised Statutes of the- State of Texas. )•' These articles prescrive the mode and procedure in which such condemnation has to be done, but has to be read together with the - heretofore mentioned articles, gibing the` city the' ri;ht to condemn property, that is, not for the right of way only, but all such other property the city may need for the purpose hereintofore mentioned and to which it has the right under the City Charpter. Ordinance granting Henry M. Wallace a gas franchise was read and passed upon its first reading by the following vote; Pease, Thompson, Uehlinger and Miller voting Aye; Garrett Absent. , r n f The following building ordinance with the emergency clause attached was read. s` a f ' AN ORDINANCE. To Regulate the Construction, Alteration,'Maintenance, Repair and Removal of Huildins within o- the City of Corpus Christi and Prescribing Peanities for Violation thereof, and Delcaring an Emergency. Be it ordained by the City Council of the_ City of Corpus. Christi: SECTION 1ST. No wall, structure, building, or part thereof shall hereafter be constructed in the City of Corpus Christi except in conformity with the provisions of this code..No' building Cn • e • • o _ , a _ _ O e • p p already erected or hereafter to be built° in said City °shall .be raised, altered, removed, e a o a o o c o o f v or built upon in any manner that 5would be in •violation ,of any of rthe =provisions of this V o u e a • ► „ Bode or the approval issued thereunder:. SECTION 2ND. Before the erection, construction or alteration of .any building,structure, -or wall or for any part thereof, or of any platform, staging or flooring to be used for standing .or f seating purposes, s commenced, the owner or lessee or agent of either, or the architect or ' builder employed -by such owner or lessee in connection with the proposed erection or alter- h , • ation, shall apply to the Building Inspector for a permit to do -such work. The application for such permit shall be made on a blank form furnished by the B�Jlding Inspector, and shall tstate the exact site to be occupied, the materials to be used, the dimensions and estimated- h cost of the''proposed building, structure or work and the probable time to be occupied -in its erection. Pull and complete copies of he plans and specifications, in duplicate, of such proposed work`, and such structural detailed drawings of such proposed work as the Building Inppeetor'may require, shall be filed for all buildings or .structures the estimated cost of which exceeds $10,0009 and for all other buildings or structures when required by the i Building Inspector. One set of said plans and specifications shall be kept in the office f of the Building Inspector, and the other set, properly stamptd by the Building Inspector U shall be kept at the building aor structure in course of -erection or alteration. After being approved,- the plans and specifisations shall not be altered in any respect covered by this Ordinance with -out the approval of the Building Inspector, and the work shallbe carried on in accordance therewith.' Nothing in this section shall be construed 'to prevent the Building Inspector from` granting his' approval dor the erection of any part of a building, or any part of 'a' -struct- ure,,- struct- ure,; where planes' and detailed stateinen+c have been presented °for the same before the entire plans and detailed' statements for�'said building aor structure have been°submitted. Any permif which maybe issued+ by'the Building Inspector," pursuant to the provisions+ of thri Section, but under which no `work -is commenced within six months from the time of iss- uance, shall expire by limitation. all permits granted by the Building Inspectpr shall bei approved -by the Council. `SECTION 3RD. Ordinary repairs of btdldings or structuues mgy be made without notice -to the Building Inspector but such repairs shall not be construed to include the cutting away of any stone or Orrick wall, or arty portion thereof'. the removal or --cutting of any beamsor` supports, or the removal, change or closing of any statrcase. - SECTION 4TH. If upon examination of said' plans and specifications the -Building Inspector in of` the opinion that the propose building 'or alte,�ation is to be in accordance with the provisions of this Ordinance, tie shall issue a wirttten permit to the owner, agent or lessee; authori zing him to have said work done in accordande with said plans and epecifiaations. Sails a permit shall be dated, shall show the character of. the structure authorized, and describe the premises where same is to be, erected, and .a -record of the same shall- be kept 'by -,the Building Inspector, properly indexedby street numbers. Itlshall be the duly of =the Buih-'- ding Inspector to approve or reject any plans filed with him pursuant to the provisions of this section within a reasonable time. SECTION 5TH. r - When plans and detailed statements are filed with the Building Iiispeetor for the ere ction of a new building, if an existin buildin aor part of an existing -build nU is to - be demolished, such act shall lie stated in the statement so filed. In &emolfshing"any' building, story after story, commencing with the top story, shall be eompletbly removed. No material shall be placed upon the floor of any such building in the process -6f demolition, but the timbers or other structural parts -of each store shall be lowered to the ground ifmne- diately upon displacement. The material to be removed -'shall be properly wet doFin to lay, the dust incident to its removal. ' SECTI0N 6TH. It shall be the duty of the Building. Inspector to inspect all buildings or structures in course of erection, alteration or repair as often as mgy be necessary to see that such bui- lding or structures are being erected, altered -or repaired In accordance with the terms of this Ordinance and the prrmit issued thereunder. The Building Inspector is hereby given. ° authority to enter any building in the City of Corpus Chttsti in the performance<of"his.-dut` es, and to order and compel the suspension of :any work being done in violation of the"pro= visions of th6t-Ordinance-, -or to prevent "he use of any mat-er1al or the maintenance 'or op- eration: --of any machinery- in: violation of any of the provisions of this. otdinanee,-'or in violations of the provisions of any, o,.the, -Ordinance of the City' of` Corpus Christi,, and no person shall continue the constuction of any building -nr the use of any material or t y machinery. -in or about any-buildinb _alter. .said building Inspector has directed -in ,writing the suspension. of the use .thereof.- SECTION 7RH. , I It shall be the duty of each policeman to note the start-af any building operations - on his beat, .and. to- furnish• -the ,BuildinJnspector, on appropriate blanks provided for the purpose, mm the permit .number -ar_d exact, location and character of such oper.,€Rtions. --It shall be the- further -duty of such police officer to. stop -,.any building operations, other that ordinary repairs;- carried on wi-thout,.a _permit, -and-, :when -called upon the Build i-n;,,InspeTtor to act according to the instructions -ofand to •perform, such. duties as, may- be required by said Building Inspector in; order to enforce and put into effett the provisions ,of this Code. SECTION 8TH: Apartment House- Ajay building which shall be intended or designed for or used as the home or residence of three or more families or households' living independently of each other. f t Areways- Sub -surface excavations- adjacent to the building line -.for lightinU or ventil- ating cellars or basements. - Attic Story- A story situated either in whole or in part in' the fool. o , Basement- That protion of a building, the floor of rh ich is below the ourb livel at o the center of the front of the buildin- more than one foot, but not more than three four - the of the •height of such portion measured frdm floor to ceiling. Bay Window- A rectangular curved or; polygonal window, supported on a foundation which -projects from the balance of the enclosure wall. Also termed "Oriel Nindow" when carried on brackets and projecting over ,a street line. Cedar - The lowest portion of abuilding, the floor or which .is below the curb lever at the center of the front of the building ,more than three-fourths of the height of said portion measuring -from the floor alto the ceiling. Factor of -Safety The quotient obtained by dividing, the .breaRing lead or ultimate st- rength by x the safe load. - Factory Buildings;- d building in which goods, wares, merchandise And articles of -en- eral and special utility and manufactured, by machinery. - .,, Fireproofing Material - •?Fireproofing -mate 'rials are such incombustible -materials that will withstand the action of conflagration without. deformation. Frame Building A building or structure of which the exterior wall or a portion thereof shall be constructed of rood. Buildi.ngs sheathed with boards and partially or entirely ` covered with four (4) inches of brick or stone work shallbe. deemed to be a frame building. Mood frames covered with metal,. whether the_ frames are sheat)ied or not with boards, shall be deemed to be frame structures. Height of Building - The height of a building is measured on the center line of its principal front, from the established or natural Trade of the building line to the hi'hest point on the coping of flat roofs, or to the deck line of a namsard roof, or 21m to the center hei ht of the highest gable in a pitched roof,or to half the hei,;I:t of a hipped ` roof. 'If the grade of the lot or or ad joining street in the rear of along the side of t the building falls below the grade of the front, the height shall be taken in the eenter of the side showin` the._-,reatest fall. , If the total fall on any side exceeds ten (10) feet in the len-ht of the buildir., the Iaeight shall be treasured at thofterumost corner, and when the,.height of a building is limited, it shall be terraced or stepped off at every ten (10) foot change of grade. Height of Wall - The hei ght of a wall is measured from its base line, either at the grade or at the top or a girder, the top of the coping, or the center of its highest baBle; L foundation and retaining walls are measured fromfthe grade downward Hotel - A hotel shall be taken to mean qnd include every building or part thereof intende designed or used for supplying food and sielter to residents or guests and Navin, a general dining room or a cafe or both and enntainin; also more than fifteen (15) sleeping fooms above the fl rst story Incombustable Material - When referred to as a structural mate ial means br ck stone slats terra cotta concrete wire glass one-quarter (.10 inch thick iron steel or sheer metal and heavy asbestos and mineral wool when used alone or in comibiz at on with one another Incombustible otud Partition - An rcombustible stud partition is one plastered on both sides on metal or wire cloth tor4the full hei,,ht and fire stopped between the stud with in- combustible material eight inches hi -h from the floor and at the ceiling Lodging Nouse - A lodging huuse�shall be taken to mean and include any house or building or portion thereof in which persons are rarbored or lodged for hire for a single n'i ht or for less than a week at one tine nr fmx any part of w)-ich is let for anv person to sleep in for an erm less than a week Office Buildins- An oice building shall be taken to meanx dnd include every building J i hick shall be divided into rooms above the first story and be intended and used foi office purposes and no part of which shall be usea for sleeping purposes oycept only by the jan- itoy and his family - Z_ Pr vate Dwelling - A private dwell„,LF which shall_be,intended_,or designed for,or used as the home or residence - o- no, More than two separate and distinct fanilie qor households and in whish not more than fifteen rooms -hall bo used for -the a ccommadation of boarders and no part of1which etructure_is used as„ a store dor for an7 business purpose Public Building - A public buildin., shall be taken to mean every building used as a pl- 1$ - - 1 ace of assemblage or a place of public resort Tenement Nouse - A tenement house shill be taken to mean and include any bulldi n, or portion thereof which shall be interAded or designed for and is rented leased let or hired out as the home or residence of three {amllies or more living in ependently of each other t 1 _e\1 — " u"� t - and doffing their cookin-, u -non the premi-es or by more than twyy��o framilies _on anv floor ^ so living and cooking but haying a comr fn right in they halls stairwayct cards water b1 osets or prives or sone of them Ton - Whenever weed in this ordinance a ton is two thcusane (2000) paunds Veneer - The outer facing of brick stone concrete tele or metal of an enclosing wall Vti I" i used for the protection of the backing )u -m not counting as adding anything to its strength Galls - 1a) External Zalls means every outer wall or vertical enclosure of any buil din; not being a party wall - (b) party Mall means a wall that separates two or more buildings and is used or is to be used iointly by said senara`e buildings (c) Bearing Walls the wall on which either or both floor or roof const Diction rest r (d) Dibisiion Wall means a wall that separates one pa t or any building from another 3 V part of the sane building _ ( e) CurtainWall means the enclos n -r wall of an iron or steel or reinforced ooncfete skeleton frome or the non-bea- ng port on of an e1closin; wall between the piers (f) Foundation gall means that porti on of an etclosing -all b elow tre fl rst t i er of fl- oor jousts or beams nearest and above�he ;rade line and that portion of any interior wall or peer below the basement or cellar -floor (g) Fire Mall means the parapet wall above the roof also anv division or partition wall divid ng spaced into linited areas for f re protection purposes (h) Retaining gall means a vall biilt to resist the lateral pressure of the adjoining J0 earth and to prevent its caving in alRo an enclosing wall built to resist the lateral pressure of tTe internal loads SECTION 9YH All mate ials used in the constuction of buildings shall be of good quality for the purpose intended Cement shall meet the requirements of the American Societj for Te$tirg Materials and structural metal shall be r acco-dance vrith the standard specifications of the Assoc at on of .American Steel faanuf2oturers SFCTION 10^H -a11 stresses used in build ng constuction shall be calculated stresses due to the total dead loads ana the applied litre loaOns The allowable factors or units of sa�ety or the dimensions of each peace or combination of materials required in a building ro structure shall be ascertained by comp station accord ng to the rules pregeribed by the s-andard modern authorites on strength of materials applied mechanics and engineering, practice a copy of siad comms*ati ons shall be submitted to the Building Inspector if required by him Tie fraan- ing and connecting of steel work shall be in accordance with the methods prescrzoed in the b rand books of the standard manufacturers of structural shapes SEC1IOD .11h The deal loads in all buildings shall consist of the actual weight of walls floors roofs partitions and all permanent construction The live and uariabld loads shall be of sufffiddent strength to bear safely the weight of the materials of which the floor is composed if to be used as a dwelling house apartment house tenement house hotel or lodging house each floor shall be of 8ufficent strength all of its parts to bear safely on every super ficial foot, of its surface not less than sixty pounds if to be used for office purposes not less than seventy-five pounds above the first floor and for the latter floor one hundred and fifty pounds cbf to be used as a school or place of instruction etable or carriage house not less not less than seventy-five pounds if to be used as a place of public assemblage not less than ninety pounds if to be used for -ordinary stores light manufacturing and light storage not less than one hundred and twenty pounds if to be used as a -store where heavy materials are kept or stored ware -house or factory, not less th-n one hundred and fifty pounds e strength of factory floors intended to carry running machinery shall be increased above e minimum given in this section in proportion to the degree of vibratory impulse liable to be transmitted to the floor as may be required by the Building Inspector The roofs of all buildings having a pitch of less than twenty de-rees shall be proportioned to bear safibly fi- fty pounds per square foot of the surface in addition to the weight of the materials compos- ing the same If the pitch be more than 20 degrees the live load shall be assumed at thirty pounds per square foot meanured on a horivontal plane For sidewalks between the curb and area lines the live load shall be taken at tnree hundred pounds per square foot SECTION 12TH Every column post or other viertical support shall be of sufficient strength to bear safely the weight of the portion of each and every floor depending upon it In calculating the necessary strength of columns in office store stable public and simila- buildings over five stories in height it shall be permissible to reduce the live loads fibvu per cent for each succeeding floor below the top floor until fifty per cent of the live loads fixes by Section 11 is reached when such reduced loads shall be used for all remaining floors All beams and girders shall be calculated to support the full live and dead loads Proper pro- %, - r - oy visions shall be made for eceentric loading Every temporary support placed under any st- ructure wall girder or beams during the erection finihhing � alteration or repatting of -any structure or any part thereon' shall be 'iuilt of sufficient strength to safbly carry the N load to be placed thereon and shall be satisfacto-y to the Building Snspector SrCTION 13TH When no test of the sustaining power of the soil is made different soils exclu ding mud at the bottom of the footings shall be deemed to safely sustain the following loads to the superificial foot namely Soft clay one ton per square foot ordinary clay and sand together in layers wet and springy two tons per square foot loam caly or fine sand firm and dry three tons per square foot very firm coarse sand stiff gravel or hard clay four tons per square foot or as otherrise determined by the 1$ui.ldin,, Inspector 1�here a test is made of the sus ainimg power of the soil the Building Inspector shall be notified so that ±1 he may be present either in person or by representatii;e, the report of the test shall be filed in the office of the Building Inspector to r When a doubt arises as the s-.fe sustaining power of the earth upon which a buil- - -- � ding is to be erected the Building Inspector may order borings to be made or d rest to be tested tre sustaining pwer df the soil by and ht the expense of the owner tof the proposed building SECTION 14TH The loads eFerting pressure under the footings of foundations in bluildings'more - A, r tran-three stories in height are to be computes- as follows using live Mm loads est4blished by this Code - For warehouses and factories they are to be the full dead load -and full live load establishes by Section 11 of this Code in stores and buildings for light manufacturing purposes and in churches schoolhouses and places of public assembly or amusement the full ^ � Y � mac- dead load and seventy five per cent of the live load in office buildins hotels apsartmen hotels dvmllings apartment houses tenement houses, lodhing houses and stables they are to be the full head load and sixty per cent of the live load Iootin,-, shall be so desig- - r r .y r-- ti_ - 17 F. ned that the loads will be as nearly uniform as possible and not in excess of the safe bear- , r ing capacity of the 66il SECTION 15TH The safe bearing load to apply to brick work shall b e taken at eight tons per su- perficial foot when lime motar is used eleven and one-half tons when lime and cement motar Is used fifteen tons when cement motar is used The safe bearing load to apply to rubble L_ r stone work shall be t -ken at five tons per superficial foot when lime totar is used seven- tons wben lime and cement motar is used eirht mons wehn cement motor other than protland is used and ten tonds when Portland cement motar is used The safe bearing load to apply to concrete shall be takeft at eight tons re- superficial foot when other than Portland cem- ent is used and fifteen tons hen Portland cement is used SEC°ION 16TH _�r All expavations for buildings scall be so warded and protected as prevent the same from becoming dangerous to life or limb_ ander shall be sheath -piled by the person or necessary to present the adjoining earth from ca persons causing the excavation to be made rhen�by reason of its own weight oar. by reasonf of any weight that may rest upon it Whenever there shall be any excavation hereafter commenced J _Jz' upon any lot or piece of land and there shall abe a building or buildings on tie adjoining 7 ng in FJ 4 0 lot the person or persons making such excavation shall at his her or their expense pro- tect underpin or make perfectly safe the adjoining property All excavations for wall piers or columns of brick and stone buildings shall extend to a depth below any adjoining surface exposed to frost to a good solid bottom of such character as to provide safe support for the loads intedded to rest thereon SECTION 17TH Under no circumstances shall the foundation of any 4rick or stone building be upon n A filled or made earth Foundations shall be proportioned to the actual loads they are to carry in the complted and occupied building All buildings except as hereinafter provided shall have foundations of brick stone iron steel or concrete if metal is ineorporated in or from part of a whole of a foundations it shall be throughly protected from rust by con- crete pr ptl#er approved methods of prdtection All basement and foundation walls and to a height of three feet above the grade si all be laid in cement motar the tops of all wooll piles used under foundations shall be cut off below the lowest water line and no wood pile used under foundations shall be cut off below the lowest water line and no wood pile shall be loaded with a load exceeding forty thousand pounds .STH All basement and foundation walls shall have footings proportioned to the sustai- ning value of tre soil and the loads to be imposes thereon "f the footin6s or base course be of concrete the concrete shall be not less than twelve inches thick if of stone the stones shall be not less than two by three feet and at least eight inches in thickness for walls and not less than tbn inches in hickness if under piers columns or posts The foot- ings or base course whether formed of concre to or stone shall be at least twelve inches wider than the bottom width of wall and at least twelve inches wider on all sides than the bottom w dth of said calumnp piers or posts For small structures and for small piers sustaining light loa.aes the Building Inspector mays in his discretion allow a reduction in the tlickness and projections -°or footin;s or base course herein specified SECTION 19TH Jor buildings hereafter erected for store warehouse factory office public assemblage or similar purposes the trinimum thicknesQ of all independent surrounding or di- viding brick walls carrying the load of floors and roofs shall be ina accordance with the following t abl eh WARFHOusr CLASS --BRICK SPALLS (Minimum thicknesses in inches ) BASEMENT STDRIFS Height Stone, Brick Concrete, 1 2 3 4 5 6 One Story 20 16 12 �` ~ Two "Z Stories 20 16 X12 '12 Three Stories 24 20 16 16 -12 Four Stories 28 24 20 16 16 12 Five Stories 28 24 20 20~ 16 16 12 Sia Stories 32 28 24 20 CO 16 16 16 ror buildings erected for dwelling or apar-meat tenement hotel or lodging house purposes and for buildings designed for stores on the first floor and dewllings above the minimum thickness 0-1' independent surrounding and dividing brick wa11s caprying the loads of floors and roof shall be in aeenrdance with the following table And when the walls specified in either of the above tables are used for party walls in non -fireproof buildings the rwelve-inch sections of the walls shall have corbeled ledges or be Znerpased in thickness to not less than�sixte"en inches �Ilhen used for bearing party walls in fireproof buildi.n,s no portion of the walls shall be less than"sixteen in-- ches in thickness ` All buildings that are over one hundred and five feet in-lenfth shall have tlfe side or begring walls increased four inches over that specified' in the above tables for each additional one hundred and five feet or fraction thereof or have such walls stren;- thened by proper pznre or buttresses SECTION 20TH The clear hei ht of stories from floor to ceiling for all given thicknesses of walls shall not exdeed eleven feet for the basement sixteen feet for the first story four- teen feet for the second story twelve feet for the third story and eleven feet for the fourth and upper stories If anv story exceeds tl'e foregoing heights the galls of subh story and the walls below that story shall be increased four inches in thlchhess SECTION 21ST w r h The walls and piers of all, buildings shall be properlJ and solidly bounded to- r gether with close points filled with mortar they shall xbe built to a line and carried up plumband straight The front rear side and party walls scall be properly bonded to- gether or anchored to each other every six feet in their height by wrought-rron tie anchors not less than one and a half inches by three -eights 1n length In no case shall an wall or wqlls of any building be carried upx more than one story in addance of any other wall without the permi.ssionx of the Building Inspector All brick walls shall be bonded every sixth course or less with full heading; cou- rses In walls faced with out stone terra cotta or anv such material and where such facing is not bonded with heading courses every sixth course or less and made a part of the wall itself the facinj shall be backed wit .a wall of the full thierness given in k the forgoing sections and tables Ilemish bond Mork sha-11-have full hewers every third course 4hen the fact, brick or ashlar are tied tothe walls with metallic wall ties t - shall not be considered as forming a part of tht-gall and at least one metallic wall tie shall be used to each square foot of wall sarfaee All brief laid in non-freezing weather "shall be wet before abeing laid Talls lor^ piers or parts of the walls or piers shall not be built in free ing weather and if fr- ozen shall not be built upon but shall be removed and rebuilt h All piers shall be built of good hard well burnt brick laid in cement mortar, except that piers fronting on a street may be built of stone Every pier built of brick c __J DWELLING HOUSE CLASS --- BRICK WATLS ' 5 - (Minimum thicknesses in inches ) BASEMEN2 - STORIFS _+ HFIGHT Stone, Brick Concrete 1 2 3 4 5 6 One Story 16, 12 12 - Two Stories 20 16 12 12 Three Stories 20 16 12 12 12 Four Stories 24 20 16 ld 12 12 Five Stories 24 ' 20 16 16 -12 12 12 Six Stories 28 24 20 16 16 12 12 12p And when the walls specified in either of the above tables are used for party walls in non -fireproof buildings the rwelve-inch sections of the walls shall have corbeled ledges or be Znerpased in thickness to not less than�sixte"en inches �Ilhen used for bearing party walls in fireproof buildi.n,s no portion of the walls shall be less than"sixteen in-- ches in thickness ` All buildings that are over one hundred and five feet in-lenfth shall have tlfe side or begring walls increased four inches over that specified' in the above tables for each additional one hundred and five feet or fraction thereof or have such walls stren;- thened by proper pznre or buttresses SECTION 20TH The clear hei ht of stories from floor to ceiling for all given thicknesses of walls shall not exdeed eleven feet for the basement sixteen feet for the first story four- teen feet for the second story twelve feet for the third story and eleven feet for the fourth and upper stories If anv story exceeds tl'e foregoing heights the galls of subh story and the walls below that story shall be increased four inches in thlchhess SECTION 21ST w r h The walls and piers of all, buildings shall be properlJ and solidly bounded to- r gether with close points filled with mortar they shall xbe built to a line and carried up plumband straight The front rear side and party walls scall be properly bonded to- gether or anchored to each other every six feet in their height by wrought-rron tie anchors not less than one and a half inches by three -eights 1n length In no case shall an wall or wqlls of any building be carried upx more than one story in addance of any other wall without the permi.ssionx of the Building Inspector All brick walls shall be bonded every sixth course or less with full heading; cou- rses In walls faced with out stone terra cotta or anv such material and where such facing is not bonded with heading courses every sixth course or less and made a part of the wall itself the facinj shall be backed wit .a wall of the full thierness given in k the forgoing sections and tables Ilemish bond Mork sha-11-have full hewers every third course 4hen the fact, brick or ashlar are tied tothe walls with metallic wall ties t - shall not be considered as forming a part of tht-gall and at least one metallic wall tie shall be used to each square foot of wall sarfaee All brief laid in non-freezing weather "shall be wet before abeing laid Talls lor^ piers or parts of the walls or piers shall not be built in free ing weather and if fr- ozen shall not be built upon but shall be removed and rebuilt h All piers shall be built of good hard well burnt brick laid in cement mortar, except that piers fronting on a street may be built of stone Every pier built of brick c __J 3_ I V "JV 0 containing less than nine superficial feet at the base supporting any beam girder arch or column on which a wall rests or lintel spann ng an ppening over ten feet and supproting a wall shall at intervals of not over thirty inches apart in height have built into it a cast riron or stPe* bond plate of sufficent strength and the full size of the piers Por ' piers fronting an ,a street bond stones to conform with the kina of stone uned for the trim- ming of the front may be used above the sidewalk For the capping of the piers other thab 1�1those in the front wall cast iron plates of proper strenfth and the full si.re of the pier shall be set under all conumns and girders Isolated brick piers shall not erceed in - height ten times their least dimension Stone poets or piers for the support of posts or a 1 columns shall not be used in the int-rior of anv building Ido marble or granite column shall b e used for the support df a wall over one story high SECTION 23RD - Walls heretofore built for and used as -party walls whose thichness at the time of their erection was in accordance with therequ rement of the then existing lags -but _ which are not in accordnance with the requrements of this Code May be used if in good condition for the ord nary uses of party wall prorided the height of same be not increased SECTION 24TH In case it is desired to increase the height of existing party or independent walls which are less tin thickness than requ red untie this Godo the same shall be done by a lin- J31- of brick work to form a combinedt thickness pith the old wall of not less than dour inches more than the thicknQgs requiredJfof a`' fievi wall xkwLxx=anagnanndx aUkixcorres- ponding with the total height of the -Wall when so iner,-ased`in height- The said linings shall be supportod on proper foundat ons and carriod up to such hei,,ht as the building Inspector may require r Ao lining shall be less than eight inches in thickness and all ti. A linings shall be laid kp in cement mortar and thoroughlv anchored to the old -brick walls is withwith suitable wrought-rron anchors placed two feet apart and properlytifastened or dri- Ven into the old walls in rows alternating vert cell and horizontally with each other the old walls beim first cleaned of plaster or otn r coatings where any lining is to be built against the same No rubble stone wall shall be lined-ttcept after i lepcction and approval by they Building Inspector SFCTION 25TH No timber shall be used in any wall of anj bu ldin,-P whereas stone brick cement concrete or iron are common1j uded SECTION 26TH All exterior and division or party walls ovor fiftee i high shall 13a.ve parapet wall -s not le6s than eig",t inches in trimness and carred two feet above the foof but the ware- houses factories stores and other buildings uced for commercial or manufacti ring pur- poses the parapet walls shall not be less -than tvelves-inches in thichnesg and on all party and division walls carried three feet above the Poof All such walls shall be laid inr� eom6t motar and coped Stith stone terra cotta or east iron - SFCTION V27TH ' The inside four inches of any wall may be built of hard -burned hollow brick properly tied and bonued by means of full heading courses every sixth course into the walls A of the dimension of the ordinary bricks Where hollow tile or porous terra cotta i;locks i are used for linin; or, furring for walls they shall not be included in the me sureVent of the thief ness of suchwalls SPCT IO":k 28TH No chase for water or other pipes shall be made in any pier dnd in no wall -more than one-third of --?' its thickness The ch�asas around said pipes shall be filled up -with y solid masonry for the space ofZ,one foot at the top and bottom -of each story No horizontal recess or chase in any wall shall be made exceeding four feet in length without permission of the Building Inspector Uo recess' shall be made Within a distances of six geet from any other recess in the same wall SECTION 29TH In all stores warehouses factories no single floor area between brick fire walls of a thtekness correspoilding to the main bea ng walls shall exceed the following When fronting on one street only 5 000 square feet for joisted 7 000 square feet for mill or slowburning and 10 000 square feet for firepmoof canstruction When extending through from street to street or -located on a corner__6 000 square feet for joisted 9 000 square feet for mill or slcw-burning and 12 000 square feet for r fire proof constuction ,N When fronIn- on three streets 7 500 square feet for joisted 11 250 square J.11 feet for mill or slow -burning and 15 900 square feet for fire proof constnuction When standing free that is with a permr-nent open space at least t%irty feet wide on all sides 9 000 square feet for joisted 15 000 square fleet for mill or slow - burning and 20 000 square feet for fireproof construction VMen the occupancy is �other khan stores warehouses or factories foisted buil-V din ;s may have undivided floor areas the same as abo ie specified bur for the other types of constructions the above specified areas may be increased 33-1/3 per cent In case any or the buildings covered bS the above provisions are equipped with an approved system of automatic sprinklers the rewpective areas between the brick fire walls may be increased fifty per cent The automatiprinkler system including the dater supply in connection therewith shall be installed and kept in perfect working order by the ormer lessee or occupant of the premises dhen more than two fireproof or non -fireproof buildings communicate Aalthough protefted by double standard fireproof doors they shall be xprovi- ded with an a proved system of automatic sprinklers where occupied as stores wardhouses� or factories No wall or part of wall in an existing eullding nnr in any building hereafter erected shall be removed to prtauce a larger area than those named in this section Optn- ings in tie brick fire walls of buildin;s shall n no case exceed three in number eight feet -in width nor more than ten feet in height and above each such opening there shall be a curtain wall between the top of the opening and the ceiling line of at least three feet 'he openings shall be provided with approved -`automatic self-closing standard fire - proof doors on both sides of the wall SECT ION 30TH Every building hereafter erected or altered to be used as a theater with a seat9 Ing capacity of between 300 and 1 000 includeng moving picture and similar places of en h tertainement as a school jail public station hospital asylum institution for the care or treatment of persons the height of which is two stories as a hotel or lodging w house the height of which is three or four stories as an apartment or tenement house or department store the reight of which is four or five stories and every other building which, is five stories or between fifty-five feet and eo renty feet in height shall be of mill slow -burning or fireproof construction r RECTION 31ST In mill constructed buildings the posts shall be not less than 10X10 inches ex- Eeept those supporting the roof which may be 8X8 inches mains floor girders shall be not less than 10 inches in width and floor beams not less than 6 inches in width and all beams and girders shall be at txrl least 10 inches in depth roof girders may be 8 inches in width Floors to be solid without opehmngs constructed pfimpt of not less than three - Inch planking either tongued and grooved splined or laid on Edge with broled joints and thoroughly spiked together covered with one-ihbh top floorint laid corsswise or diagonally U F r � + properly nailed Betreen the top flooring and the planking shall be placed not less than two thicknesses of water proof material carefully laid to brew joints and flashed at leash three inches around all walls posts columns and openings with mouldings or mop -boards Floor beams shall rest on top of girders or onz iron or steel plates in the walls and they a may be spaced according to the load to be carried 4irders shall rest on iron or steel plates in the walls and on iron or steel caps on columns so arranged as to be self -releasin - Columns girders and beams if of wood shall be cf solid material and if of iron or steel shall be protected as called for in tre section covering fireproof constauction Roofs shall be of three-inch plankin,, covered wihh mru metal or other approved incombustible roof covering -All elevators stairs belts pipes s aftings and vents piercing floors shall be inclosed in towers having brick walls not less than ei,,ht inches in thickness or reinfor- 4 cell concrete walls not less than six inches in thickness or such other fireproof walls as f may be approved by the Building Inspector and all openings therein s&all be protected by standard attonatic self-closinSg fire-doord lartttions shall be of three planking or of i incombusitble materials and all ceilings shall bb left open E SECTION 32ND r Buildin,s constructed in the ordinary Thinner byt having all parts of the ceiling and partitions entirely voeered with metol latr and plaster the or similar incombustible r' material soa applidd as not to be easily doslodged and in which allthe floor openings are are protected as slecified above for itill construction shall be considerod as being of slow -burning construction In all such buildin-s the hollow spaces in all stud partitions E and between tre flcor joists shall be properl f re -stopped and the floors -hall be douhle f with two inches of grouting between SECTION 33RD Every building hereafter erect Pd or altered to be used as a theater with a sea- ting capacity of over 1 000 as a school jail public station hospital asylum insti- tution for tee care and treatment of persons height of which exdddds four stories and and every other build no over five storied or seventy feet in height shall be of fire proof construction that is to say They shall be constructed with walls of brick stone Portland cement concrete iron or steel in which wood beams or linthle sl -all not he placed and in which the-aloors and roofs sl all be cons ructed with rolled wrought iron or steel beams with the speace between the beams filled with brick hollow the hard -burnt clay porous terra cotta Portland cement concrete plain or reinforced rith metal or anv combination of these or the entire construction may be or reinforced Portlans cement concrede In each and all _oases_the strength and method of construction shall conform to the requirements of Lhis Code -�-No woodwork or ether inflammable material shall he used in any of the partitions fur - rings or ceilings in any such fireproof buildings excepting showevdr that whenu the hei- grt Df the building does not exceed eight storied nor more than one hundred feet the doors and windows and their frames and trims the casings `he interior finish whhn filled soli- dlv at the vahk with skx3dw3i fire pocof material and the floor boards and sleepers directly thereunder may be of wood but t)e space Vatween the sleepers shall be solidly fill d with fireproof materials extending up to the under -side of the floor ntnx boards WheA the height of a fieproof building exceeds eight stories or more than one hun- dred feet the -floor surfaces shali be of stone cement tiling or similar incombustible m; material and all outside winder frames and ink sash - doord trim and other interior finish may be of matal or of wood covered with metal or of such oterh ineomubs'tilve material that may bo ppproved by the Building Inspector No such building shall exceed one hundred feet in hAi;ht wh.hn occupied as stares tarehonses or fac oriel nor one hundred and twenty-five feet for any other occupancy SFCTION 34TH All shall partitions or permanent partitions betwean rooms in f6repovof buildings shall be built upon the fireproof vonstruction of the floor and extend to the fire -proof beam fill - Ing above but this shall not preclude the use of a wood block under each iron upright prove ed said, wood block or cushion does not exceed in thickness one-tenth of an inch to each foot hf height of said uprights P In all fireproof partitions other than wheh made of solid brick work thh open- ings for doors and sbndows in same shall be framed on both sides with irson studs or uprights secured at top acid bottom to the floor-be"am`s and with like iron horizontals -between the slid uprights for the window openinos andldoor heads" SrCTION 35TH The stairs and staircase landings shall be constructed of brick stone Portland cement concrete iron or steel or a combination of these materials and shall be construc- ted aR required in Section 78 SFCTION 36TH - Whiere columns are used to support iron or steel girders carrying inclosu-e walls the said columns -shall be of cast iron wrou-ght 'iron ""orlrolled"steel and7"on their -exposed surfaces be constructed to resist fire by hiving a casing of brick work ntt less than dight -inches in thickhess on the outside surfaces not 1Pss than four inches"in thickness ons v the ineiosure walls B6 tween the said Znclosfng br ck work and the columns there shkll be filled solidly with liquid cement grout as the courses of birck work are -laid But cast iron columns shall not be used in any building over ten stories high The exposed sides of the wrought -iron or steel girders shall be similarly covered with brickwork not less than fourl nches in thickness on the outer surfaces and tied and bonded but the extuaeme outer edge of the flanges of beams or plates or anbles connectdd to the beams may project to within two inches of the outside surface of the brick casing The inside surfaces of girders may be similarly voeered with brickwork or if projecting in- side of the wall trey shall be protected by terra cotta concrete or other firepvvof ma= terial not less than four inches in thiskness Girde s for t e support of the ineloaaure walls shall be placed at the floor line of each story Y SECTIOIT 37TH t f Filling between Beams in fireproof bu ld ngg shall be built either of brick or hollow tile to terra cotta arches concrete arches and floor slabs or a combination 119t � of one or more of these materials alone or in conbinationx with wire cloth expanded metal wire strands or wrou�mt iron and steel bars Arches built of brick between d'loor beams shall hate a rise to safely carry the superinposed load bu' never less than one and one fourth (1-1/4) of an inch for each foot of span between beamg They shall not be less than nine ( 9 ) inches thick at the crown for spans more han six ( 6 ) fPPt and shall be well bonded Hollow tile arches when segmental shall not be less than six (6) inches thick and shall be laid withthe same r6se and in like mafter as brick ar ches Flat arches of hard burnt -clay semi -porous or porous terra cotta of uniform density and harddess shall not be less in hei,ht than one and one quarter (1 1/jI of an inch for each foot of span between beams plus taro (2) inches and shall be laid in cement mortar on rigid centering and the key parts shall always fall in the central portion the shells and webs of all end - constructed blocks shall abut one against the other Conefete arches segmental, -in form shall be no~ less than four (4) inches at the crown and shall have a rise of one and one quarter (1-1/4) of an inch to each foot cfor span betty an beams When reinforced with metal such metal unhess used for centering only must be bedded in the concrete as required in section dl Cinder or slag co crate may be used only for floor arches o -P six ( 6 ) foot or less span when properly reinforced 11orr fi_1 ng of solid or hollow burnt clay brick or concreteslabe os beam,. in combination with wire cloth expanded metal third strands 4 or trought Iran or steel bars shall have such metal cohered with at least two (Z) inches Gof fireproof materials SECTION 38TH All cast-iron wrought -iron of rolled-steel columns including the lugs and brackets o :ft same used for vertical supports in the intprior of am f reproof building or used tosu- pport any fireproof floor shall be entirely protected with nit less than four nches of hard - burned brickwork terra cotta cnnerete or othe- fireproof material withou+ any air space next to the me6al securely applied but iio plat'-er of paras or lime mortar shall be used for this purpose nor shall any plaster whether or not on metal lathing be considered a part of the covering required- No equired No single block or unit of insulating material used for clourm coverin,, shall have a greater vert,icaldimensions than six inches when placed in pobbtion nor shall the shells and tabs of hollo-i tile or terra catta blocks ge less than one inch in thickness and these blocks shall be laid up with rortland.cement mort r and the said blocks be suitably tied or anchored together - The extteeme outer edges of lugs brackets a d similar support n; metal may pro- ject -,to within seven -eights of an inch of the surface o{' the f reproofing 4he fireproof covering shall stat upon the fire proof floors and contlnuouslr extend to the fireproof 9tmmznxzx ceilings or under -side of girders above and ve ant rely independent of any ornamental mase or capital No pipes wires or conduit of any 'rind shall ire inclasd in the fireproofing surrounding any column girder or beam of steel or dtron but shall be placed outside of such fireproofing sn -Where the fireproof protection of columns Is exposed to damage fro the tru- cking or haddling of merchandise such fireproof protection shall be jacketed on the out- side for a height not less than four feet from the floor wit sheet metal or wit vertical strips of hardwood 0 0 .) SECTION 39TH The exposed sides ofY wrought -iron or rolled steed girders supriorting walls iron or steel floor beams or uppporting floor arches €nr floors shall be entirely incased with hard burned clay porous terra cotta concrete or o.I-er fire proof material ntt less than four inches in thickness and the bottom and top plates and flanges of-such�irders shall r- \ hairs not less than two inches in thickness of such insulating materiall The bottom and top plates and flanges of all wrought -iron or rolled-steel floor and foof bdams and all exp posed portions of such beams below the abutments of floor arches or filling between the floor beams shall be entirely incased withy}a.hard buned clay porous terra cotta concrete or other fire proof �m aterial such incasing material to be not less than two inches in thickness SECTION 40TH 1* Where surfaces ie reveted work come in contact with each other they shall be w _ pairted before assembling -Paint shall not be regtieed for metal structural -work which is - to be'thorouohly imbedded in concrete or cement grout applied directly against the metal ex- cept as fkkJm= above But otherwise all such work must be cleaned of scales- dust dirt and rust and thoroughly coated with at least one coat of suitable paint after eredtion all such work shall be pa nted at least one additional coat Cast-iron columns shall not be pa - anted or covered until after inspection to :kk by the Building Inspector All iron or steal used under water shall oe endlosed with concrete SECTION 41ST The termn -"reinforced concrete ' or "concrete steel in this section shall be understood to mean an approved concrete mixture reinforced by steel of any shape so comp- ined that the steel will take un the tenseonal stresses and assist in tho resistance to shear xelnforced eoncrote coneftte construction may be accented for fireproof buildin,s provided thatht minimum thienkena of concrete eur ounding the reinforcing menvbrs olffe-qu- anter inch or less in diameter shall be one inch and for member s heavier than one -quarte 1 Inch the ±mt rimunum t zickness of protecting concrete shAll be four diameters taking that dl diameter in the event of bars of other meters taking that diameter in the event of bars of other than circular cross section which lies -in the direction inwhich the thickness of the c concrete is measured but no protecting concrete need be more than t o and one half inches thick for vars of any size and provide further t at all volumns and -irders of reinforced corcrede shall have at least one inch of material ar all exposed surfaces over and abbve that requ red for structural rpurposes andallbe ims and floor slabs s all have at least three-quarters inch of such surplus material for fire rew4sting purposes but this sl all not be constured as increasing the total thickness of protecing concrete as herein specified All the requirements herein specified for protection of steel and for fire -IMS resisting purposes shall apply to reinforced concrete filling between rolled-steel beams r as well as to reinforced concrete beams and to,,entire structures in reinforeed concrete Any sonsrete structure or the floor filling in same reinforced or (hherwise --which may be erected on a permanent centering of sheet metal of metal lathing and curved bars or a metal centering of any other form must be strong enough to carry its load without assis- tance from the centering unless the concrttt is so applied as to protect the centering 41 as herein specified for metal reinforcement Exposed metal centering or exposed metal of any kind will not be considered a factor in the strength of any part of anj concreto structure and a plaster finish applied over the metal shall not be deemed sufficient protection All concrete for reinforced concrete const uction whenever used in such buildings r must be mixed in a mashing which mixed one complete bathh at a time and entirely discharges it before anpther is introduced At least twenty-five complete revolutions must be made at such a rate as to turn the concrete over at least onee in each revolution for each -batch Before permissions to erectyanv concrete -steel structure is issued complete draw - Ings and specifications shall be filed with the Building Inspecto- showing all details of the ,construction the size and position of all reinforcing rods stirrups etc and giving the composition of the concrete the execution of work shall be perfo-med by workmen under the diredt supervision of a competent foreman or superintendent All forms and centering for concrete shall be built plumb and in a substantial (manner with inside surfaces smooth and made tight so that no part of the concrete mixture (shall leak out through the joAte crac]-s or holes and after completion shall be t..oroughly j �olearied out removing shavings chips pieces of wood and other material which should not �be permitted in forms - The rain -forcing steel shall be accurateli locatea in the forms and secured against displacement while the -concrete is bein- placed an tamped Concrete shall be placed in forms as soon as pkeeticable after mixing and in all cases' immediately after the addition of water Whenever frost concreta—joins concrete that is set or partially set the surface of the old concrete shall be roughened cleaned --sand thoroughly slushed with a grout of neat cement and water Concrete eball not be installed in free7in; weather such weather shall be taken to mean a temperature of thirty-two degrees Fahrenheit or lower concrete shall not be allowed to freeve after 4zng put in place and if froved shall be removed 3 The time at which forms and centering may safely be removed will vary from twenty- four hours to sixty dayp depending upon temperature and other atmospheric conditions of the ther the time for such removal to be determined `y the Building Inspector The eonetete shall be mixed in the proportions of one of cement two of san�) and four of other aggregates or the proportions may be such that the resistance of the concrete to crushin, shall not be less than 2 000 pgunds per square inch after hardening for twenty- eight days but zffor rel nforcea or plain's concrete columns the mixture shall -not be leaner than one part of cement two of sand and five of the coarser aggregate in any case The test to determine this value must be made under the direction of the Building Inspector 1 The concrete used in concrete -steel constructions must be what is usaally known as & wet mix- tures The stone used in the concrete shall be a clean broken stone of a size that will through a three-quarter inch ring or good ;raved broken hard bricks terra cotta furnace sla; or hard clean furnace clinker entirely free form dombistible matter and of a similar size may be used -- In the execution of work in the field -w )rlr must be so carried on that the ribs of all girders and beams shall be monolithic with '-he floor slaIj In all reinforced concrete structures special ctire must be tal*en with the design of joints to provide against local stresses and secondary stresses due to the continuitly of the structue8 The contractor must be prepared to make load tests on an t portion of- a reinforced concrete or concrete steel constructed building within a reasonable time after erection as often -as may required by the Building Inspector The tests must show that the construe - tion will sustain a load with a factor of safety for floors and structural mumbers in acco- rdance with the best engineering praetice r SECTION 42ND In any building hereafter erected altered or reparirea all chimneys shall be built of brick stone or other incombustible material Brick chimneys shall have walls at least eltht (8) inches thick unless lined continuously on the inside with well -burnt clay or terra cotta pipe from the bottom of the -flue continop.sly to its Oxtreme hieghth when foru a inches of the birckwork may be omitted All chimneys or smoke flues when corbeled out shall be supported by at least five courses of brick an( If supported by piers the same shall start from the foundation of the same face with the breast above all chimnegy shall be bonded to the walls at every course from the bottom to the tope The insias of all birck flues shall be built of hard -burnt brick and have struck joints escept when lineod with terra cotta All., chimneys shall be topped out at least three feet at the point of contact if a flat roof and at least two fieet above the ridge of a pitched roof No chimneys in any building already erected or hereafter to be built shall be cut -off below in whole or in I part and supported by wool but shall be wholly supported by stone brick or iron starting from the foundation and all chimneys in any building already erected or hereafter to be er- ected wyieh shall be dangerous in any manner whatever shall be used against or around any chimney but the plastering shall be directly on the masonry or on metal lathing < ` No smoke flue shall be less than eivht by eight inches -nor_ any furnace or laun- dry `stoverflue less than eight bti twelie inches exclusive or the thickness of the 1 ning izn ;� Each case Thea birck work of the smoke flues of all low pressure btilers furnaces bakers ovens large cool inv ranges large laundry stoveip and all flues used for similar purposes shall be at least eight inches in thickness and lined: continously on the inside with wu11 burnt- clay ,,6r- terra cotta pipe All smoke flues or smeltin,, furnaces or steam boilers or other apparatus which haats the flues to a high tem- orature shall be built with double walls_, of suitable thiklffess for the temperature with an air space between the walls -the-inside four inches of Ghe Clues -to be;-of-brAclwork�ldi6 n fire motar for a_,distance of -not less - than twenty-five feet in any direction from the source�o-4` heat r SECTION 43RD All hearths shall be supported by a trimmer arch of birck -stone iron or concrete � The said arches shall be at least twenty inches in width measured from the fact of the chimney breast The length of a trimmer arch shall not be less than the chimney breast Mood centers under itimmer arches shall be removed before plastering a ceiling underneath 1 If a heater is placed in a fireplace then the hearth shall be the full width of „ the cheater and the mantel shall be of ancombustible mat eriU No wood mantel or other wood- work ood work shall be exposed back of the summer piece' -'--the iron work of the summer deice shall be placed against the brick or -stone work of the fire -place The fire -backs of all fire places hereafter erected shall not be less than eight inches th thickness of solid brickwork not less than twelve inchess if of stone_ e---2 l When -a grate is set in a fireplace a lining of fire brick at least two inches int -thickness shall be added toLthe fireback lnless soapstone the or -cast-iron is used and filled solidly behind Lith firepro8f material SECTION 44TH A brick -s -t boiler shall not be placed on any wood or combustible floor or beams Wood or eonbustible floors and beams unser and not less than three feet in front and one foot on the sides of all portable bi lers shall be protected by a brick foun- dation of three courses of brickwork well 18fid in mortar on shtbt iron the middle course of brickwork to be laid crosswise and with b entilating spaces within and between the bricks of said middle course the said sheet iron shall extend at lease twenty-four inches outside of the foundation at the sides and front All lath and plaster and wood ceilings and beams over and to a distance oz not 12 less than four feet in front of all boilers shall be sheilded with metal Where smooth ceilings are to be protected the metal to be applied shall leave an air space of not less than one-quarter of an inch between the metal and ceiling Where beams are exposed the mep tal to bcr applied shall follow the contour of the beams The distance fromk the top of tho of the boiler and the s smoke -pipe leading therefrom to said shield shall not be less than twenty-four inches and no unprotected steam done or header shall be nearer than twelve (12) ineYes to any combustible materi&l 9 -No combustible partition shall be within foun feet of the sides and back and tix feet from the front of any butler unless said parttttnn shall be covered with metal to the h6ight of at least three feet above the floor and shall extend from the end or back of the boiler to at least five feet in front of it then the distance shall not be less than two feet from the sides and five feet from tYe front of the boiler r - SECTION 45TH 'All birek not=air furnaces shall have two covers with an air space of at least four inches between them the inner cover of the hot-air chamber shall be either a brick arch or two courses of brick laid on galvanized iron or tin supported on iron bars and so con - structed as to be perfectly tight and shall be not less than twelve inches beltm any combus- tible ceinling or floor beams the w4lls of the furnace shall be built hollow in the foll- owing manner One inner and one outer wall each four inches in thickness properly bonded together with an air space of not lees tnan three inches between them Furnaces shall be- built ebuilt Tit least twelve inches from all ewoodwork - All protable hot-air furnaces shall be play ed at least two feet from any wood or combustible partition or eeilin., and such partition acid ceilings shall be properly protected by a metal shtmld when the distance is less than three feet Wood floors under all protable furnaces shall be protected by three courses of brickwork well laid in mortar on galvanized iron the middle course to be laid crosswise and with ventilating spaces within or between the bricks of said middly course baid�brich- wodk shall extehd at least two feet beyond the furnace in front of the ash pan The cold air boxes of all hot-air furnac-s shall be Bade of metal brick or other incombustible material --'egisters located over a b rack furnace shall be supported by a brickshaft built ,dp from the cover of the hot-air chamber said shan't shall be linea with a metal pipe and all wood beams shall be trimmed away net less than four inches from it Whero a register id -placed aii any wood woork in connection with a metal pipe or duct 4C the and of t?e said pipe er duct shall be flanged ove the woodwork under it All resisters for hot-air furnaces placed in anv woordork or combustible floors 1 have stone or iton bonders firmly set in plaster of Paris or gauged mortar ra All register boxes shall be made of tin plate or galvanized iron with a flange on the top to fit the groole in the open frame the resister to restxt upon the same there shall be an open space of two inches on all si es or the register box extending from t hh under isle of the border to and through the ceiling belvu The said opening shall be fitted with a t1ght tin or galvanized iron casino the upper end of whichshall be turn d under tho frame ' When a register box is placed in the -floor over a protable furnace the open sppLce S P - -w on all sides of the rigister box shall not be less than three inches When only one register is connected *lith a furnace said resister shall have no valve or slats and where two or more registers are connected with a furnace at least one -) k r of them shall have no valve or slats SECTION 47TH Horizontal hot air pipes shall be placed six (6) inches below the floor beam or ceiling if the floor teams or ceiling are plastered and protected by metal sheild then r the distance shall not be less thanthree inches All pipes or conductors to be used for the transmission of warm or heated att for heating purposes within between or along the walls ceilings or floors of any buildin shall be constructed as follows When a double pipe is used it shall be constructed of two sheets of tin or other suitable metal securely fastened together soas to leave an open dit space of not less than one half inch between said sheets of metal the studding shall be copvered with tin on the sides next the hot air pipe and there shall be one inch air space between all hot- air pipes and the studding or lath r No vertical hot air pipe shall be placed in a stur partition or any wood enclosure unless it be at least ei#ht feet distant in a horizontal direction from the furnace '~ Hot air pipes in closets shall be doable with a space of one inch between them r SrCT ION 48TH Steam or hot water heating pipes shall not be placed within two inches of anj tim- ber or wood work unless the woodwork is pr6tected by a metal shield then the distance shall 4' - not be less than one inch All steam or hot water heating pipes passing throu3h floors and ceilings of larh and plastered partitions shall be protected by a metal tube passing entirely thvuugh floors by a metal tube passing entirely through floors and celEings or partitions one inch larger in diameter then the pi a haven; a metal cip at the door Where thev are run in a horizontal direct on between a ceilin- and a floor a metal shei.ld7shall be placed on the under side of , the floor over them and ori tiie sides of the wood beams running parallhAX with said pipes r All wood boxes or daring enclosing steam or hot water heating pipes -,and all wood covers to resaess in walls in wheiE'steam or hotwater heating pipes are pl e d shall be lined with metal All steam and riot water pipe co ering shall consist of fireproof materials only SECTION 49TH J, f -, 6� 1%Where a kitchen range is placed from twelve to six inches from a wood stud partition the said partition shall be shielded with Imetal from the fgdOr to a height of not less than three feet of the partition then the studs shall be out away and framed three feet hi- - r gher and one foot wider than the ran.,e and filled in to the face of the said stud partition with brick or fireproof blocks and plastered trereon -I' All ranges on wood or combustible floors and beams that are not supported on legs their base shall be set on suitable kHax brick foundation consiting of not less than two courses of brick well laid in mortar on galvanised sheet iron except small ranges such as are used in apartment houses that have ash pans three inches or more above their base shall be placed on at least one course of blrck work on galaanized sheet ircn No range hall be placed against a furred wall All lath and plaster or wood ceilings over all large ranges in hotels and restaurants shall be guarded by metal hoods placed at least nine inches below the ceilings A ventilating pipe connected with a hood over a range shall be an individual pipe having no connection with any other pipe and shall be covered with one inch of abestos on wire mesh and shall not be less than nine inches from wood or lath and plaster work which shall be shielded with metal The pipe shall go either outbide of the building and vdischarge at least four feet above the roof or ve connected with a suitable brick flue lined with burnt clay or heavy iron ttpe whic 4hall be used exclusively for the ventilating pipe of the range Laundry stoves on wood or combustzbale floors shall have a course of bricks laid on m etal on the floor under and extended twenty four inches on all sides of them 1 L All stoves st for heating pupposes shall be ponrerly supported on iron lets testing on hhe floor three feet from all lath and plaster or woodwork if the lath and plaster or wood- work is properly prcteeted by anetal shield then the distance shall be not less than eighteen inches A metal shield shall be placed under and twelve inches= (12) in front of the ash pan of all stoves that are palced on wood floors All low gas stoves thall be placed on irson stands or the burndr shall be at least six inches above the base of the stoves and the metal guard plates placed four inches bglow the burners and all woodwork under them shall be covered Stith metal gas connections to such stoves shall be made by metal pipes unless there is no valve on thasrstove SECTION 50TH dll receptacles for ashes shall be o� galvanized iron brick or other i.ncombusttble material - SECTION 51ST No smoke pipe shall be placed nearer than Mine (9) inches to any lath or plastered or board partition catling or any woodwork Smoke pipes of laundry staves larger cooking ranges and all furnaces shall be not less than fifteen inches from any wood work unless they are properly guarded by metal shields if ea guardod smoke pines shallnot be loss than nine inches distant Where smoke pipes pass through a lath and plastered partition they shall be guarddd by galvanized iron ventilated thimbles at least twelve inches larger in diameter than the pipe 1 or by galvanind iron thim1bles built in at 1 ast- - -inches of birekwork No smoke pipe shall pass thnuugh any floor No smoke pipe shall ass through the roof of anv building unless a special permit be first obtained from the Building Inspector for the same If a permit is granted then the roof trrough which the smoke pipe passes shall be protected to the following manner A galvanized iron venti&ator thimble of the following dimensions shall be placed In case of stogo pipe the diameter of the outside guard shall be not less than ttrolve (12) inches and the diameter of the inner one eight (8) inches larger than the smoke pipe and for all furnaces or where similar large hor fires are used the diameter of the outside guard shall be not less than eighteen inches and the diameter of the inner one twelve (12) inches larger in diameter than the pipe � the smoke pipe thimble shall extend from the under side of the ceiling or roof berms to at least nine (9) inches above roof and Vey have openings for ventilation at the lower and where the smoke pipes enter also at the top of the guards above the roof ` _ Where the -smoke pipe of -a boiler passes through a�roof the same shall be guarded by a ventilated thimble same as beforPsspecifzed thirty-six_,inches larger than the diameter of the samke tptn pipe of the boiler 1 SECTION 52ND All wall ceinglIgs and par`itions enclosing daying rooiSs shall be made of fire - proof material a SECTION 53RD Where hot water steam or hot air or other hPat2ng appliances or furnaces are here- after placed in any building or flues or fireplaces are chanted or enlarged due notice shall Hirst be given to the Building Inspector by the person or persons placing the said furnace or furnaces in slid building or ty the contractor or superintendent or said work No hot-air pip shall be concealed until it has been inspected andapproved bj the s . Building Insepctor SECTION 54TH r rs t Every wood beam except the header beams shall rest in the wall on a corbel or upon a girder at least four inches in ease a wall is corbeled ithe brick work or corbeling shall extend to the togr of the floor beams The ends of all wood floor and roof beams where _j i f,\ they rest on brick walls shall be cut to a level of three inches on their depth Every wood beam entering a stone brick concrete or iron wk - shall be eeperated from the opposite side of the wall by at least eight inches of solid mason work such separation may be obtained f by corbeling or by staggering the beams In no cast shall either end of a floor or roof 1) beam be supported bn Stud partitions except in deeliing s ana rrame ouziainus C --:.L WVUU -- properly berdg-ed with cross -bridging at least every eight feet of floor and roof beams shallApr their len,th SECTIOTT 55TH Every wood header beam more than four feet long used in any building shall be suitable framed and be hand to the trimmer beams in stirrup irons of ppoper thbibkness for the size of the timbers the ends of tail beams shall be properly framed into the header but when it is note practicable to do -so tie ends of the tail. -.beams shall be hung to the header beams -by stirrup irons of pepper size and gtrength -- SEC^ION 56TH All wood beams shall be trimmed away from al flues and chimneys whether the same be a smoke air or any othertflue or chimney The trimmer beam shall Le not less than twelve (12) inches from the inside fact of a flue and four inches from the outside of a chinmey breas and the hea er beam not less than two -inches from the outside face of the brick or sten e work of the same For the smoke flues of the boilers and furnaces where the brick work is required ".T � ter I� z to be more than eight -inches in thickness th trimmer beams shall be not less than four inches from the outside of the brickwork and the header beam shall iie not less than t i'0'_ . (2) inches from the outside of the brickwork �� ` The header beam carryznt the tail beams of a floor and supproting the trimmer arch in front of a fire place shallbe not less than twenty inches from the chimney breast SECTION 57TH9 Each tier of beams shall be anchored to the side front roar or party walls at intervals of not more than six feet apart with good stronS7wrou3bt-xxzttu=x iron anchors of not less th„n one and a half (1-2) iiebes by three eights (08) tf an inch in size Such anchors shall be well fastened kX to the side of the beams wehn``the wall'is at ri,-W angles to the length of the vean and hook over the fourth beam when the wall is parallel to the -beam SFCTION 58TH The ends of the wood beams rest ng upon girders shall be butted together end to end and strapped by wrought -iron straps of the same size and distance apart and in the same beam as the wall anchors or they may lap each other at lea^t twelve (12) inches and be fell sp- iked or bolted together where lapped Allgirders shall be anchored to the walls and fastened to each other by suitable iron straps 1 r SECTION 89TH All timber golumns and posts shall be gquared at the ends at right angles to their axis and capped with timbers or iron or steel caps and base plates shall be provided Where the cap plate of a wood post supports a wood girder and directly on top of the girder is pan iron base plate of the wood post aboi a the said cap and base plates shall be connected by pintles may by of round bars of wrought iron or steel of proper si7d and not less than four in number or an oval shaped aholow cast iron pintal of proper thickness maj be used in each case adequate to transmit the load Additional iron or steel check plates shall be place between the bap and base plates and bolted to the girders wren required to tranBnit the loads with safetlx SFCTION 60TH When compression members$ of trusses are of -timber they shall be strained in the direction of the fiver only When timber is strained in tension it shall be strained in the direction of the finer onlv The working streGs in timer struts of Din -connected trusses shall not exceed 75 per cent of the workinx stresses used in the other characters of const- ruction SECTION 61ST All bolts used in connection with timber and wood beam work shallr'b a pro Tided with rashers of such proportions as will reduce the compresszon7on the wood at thefface of the washer to a proper amour supposing the bolt to be strained to its limit a SFCTIBN 62ND Bay oriel or show tindows on the street front or side of any building may project not more than one foot beyond the building/line and shall be constnucted of incombustible , ! Y ! material No such projecting wzn&ow shall be neaver than eithteen to a party line SFCTION 63RD All cornices inclusive of those on show wlndowsk and gutters hereafter place+n buildings, shall be of some fire proof material well secured with iron anchors independent of anh wood work No cornice shall extent more than fire feet above the highest point of the roof beams In all cases the wall shall be carried to the top of the cornice and iiiAhe case of party walls shall extend above the planking of the cornice xkto -be copied" All Pxt rior wooden corn-tces::that may beLor may become unsafe or rottenor m"ay beocme dizffa;ee j from --any cause to --the extent -of fifty per cent of their, valuel shall be taken dow`ri and replaced shall be condtrueted of fireporif material n Z i I SECTION 64Th Bulkheads used as enclosures for tants the machinery of elevators and all other bulkheads or other structure on buildin7P not over four storied in height may be constnue- 4 ted of wood covered with metal provided that their height shall nto exceed ten (10) fee t not 'their superificil area 10 per cent of the area or the building When airy such bulkheal is within three feet of a party or di -di si on fire wall such party or division fire wall shall be carried up three feet higher than such structure for a distance of three feet oto � K either side Bulkheads on buildings over four stories ins height shall be entirely of-firepvvv material I SECTION 65TH Signs of wood shall not be erected over two feet on any building and no sigAof V I wood shall be placed eabve the cornice or foof of any building S" C^ ION 66TH All stareways -shall be properly progected with suatable railings or be covered over When the space under a sidewalk is utilized proper retaining walls shall be built and the side end or party walls of such buildings shall ex end tinder the sidewalk to such wall and the whole shall be roofed over with incombustible material" L sraTION67TH All euetg for pipes wires ando4-her similar purposes snall be enclosed" -on all sides with fire proof material and properly fire -stopped at Pach floor,, If the area tf such duct m exceeds four square' feet it shall be clan �d as a shaft' and be construdted in accordance watt the following section SFCTION 68TH _- In every building hereafter erected or altered) all the walls or partitions form n; i interior light and vent shafts shall t e built of brick except that ween the area of any such shhft does not exceed twenty-five wquare feet the enclosin; walla of partitions may be of such other fireproof materials as may be ;mx approved by the Buildin', Inspector _ The walls of all light or vent shafts shall rA carried up not less than two feet above the roof ani shall be coped as other wglls All openings in*o such shafts shall be provided wihh fire - L, k _ s - -- _ N.. proof doors and shutters or wird glass windows in metal frames SECTION 69Th - Every building' and the tops and sides of every dormer Ttindow thereon within the "ity limits shall be covered and roofed with file slats tin gravel conposition or such other tneombustible roofing as the Buildzn- Inspector x may authorize Nothing is this sec- tion shall be eonsttued as prohibiting the repairing of any shingle roof provid ng such re- pairs do not exceed twenty -face per cent of the cost of a new foof SECTION 70TH The term 'skylight' shall be taken to mean and include flat hipped lantern mons- _ for turret dome vertical or ptiched saw-toothen ennstructions and ~all other covers placed over onenin,s on roof afor the adnissionv of liort All shylights placed on or in any buil- s 3� 3001 ing shall have the framed construced of metal and except as other wise provided in this Code over elevators stairs dumb waiter shafts and theater stage roofs shall be glazed with wirdd glass not less than one quarter inch thick or with galss protected with wire screens of not less than No 12 galvanized wire not more than one inch most and securely fastened sl x inches abve the glass - All openings in the floors for transmission of light to floors below shall be covered over with floor lights constructed of metal frames and vars the glass in no caseto be lesp than tree quarters of an inch in the thttkness If any Plass in same measures more than six- r- � teen square inches the glass shall be provide d with strong wire netting either within or under the same RECTION 71ST r No wall or ceiling in any building hereafter erected other than buildings or portions of, buildings occupied exclusively for dwelling or club purposes shall be covered with wood shh sheathing or otter colrbustible mater al Wo den wainscoting not be exceed six feet in hhight howewern may be used if filled solidly at the vack with incombustible material FCTION 72ND All stud wall paritions furrings stair carriages and speace between joists in all buildings herea-Pter erected shall be aff6etively fire stppped in a manner to completely cut off communlciation SECTION 73RD In any building in wh-.ch there exists any hoistway of freight elevator or well -hole not enclosed In walls ccnstructed of brick or bther fire proof material and provided with fire- , proof doors the openinos thereof thorugh and upon each floor of said buindings shall be prov- iddd and protected by a substaMal -card or gate and with good and suffzcen t automatic trap- doors properly cournte weigrted covered with tin on the under side and edges in accordance with the standard for f:.re doors and so constructed as to form a substantial floor surface when closed the guards or gates and rail nxs shall be of such material and form of constucA 4 tion as may be appro ed by the Buzldin; Inspector Such grards or gates shall be kept closed at all times except when in actual use and the trap -doors shall be closed at the el se of business each day rby the o6cupdat or occu- pants of the building having the use of control of the same SECTION 74TH All elevatvrso herafter placed inany building shall be enclosed in sutiable walls t5f brick -or witha suitable fraomwork of Iran or burnt clay fillint or withsuch other fireproof mate ial and form of construction as in he opinion of the Buildin. Inpcpeetor may be equally as good except that the enclosure walls in non -fire proof buildings exceed ng three storied in height and used as warehouses stores or factories shall be of solid brickwork When app- earance is or prime improtance a shaft of ordnamental metal and wire glass may be used If the enclousee walls are of birck lairs incement mrvtar and not used as bearing Balls they may be eight inches in thickness for not more than fifty feet o -e their uppermost height and increasing in thickness four inches or the ranining lower portion of part thereof In fireproof buildings when the construction of the elevator enclosure is o f -iron frame work and brknt clay fillint or other approved mater-falso the said constiruction shall be not less than six inches in thickness baid walls or constreution shall in all cases extend through a i and at least three feet above the roof a,4 4� crowned with a skylight three fourths the area r i rof the shaft the g.Lass to be not more tran one -eight of a4t inch thick and covered aboie and below withxstrong wire netting but *i.red glass,sthall not be used in skylights over ele- vator inclOsures All door openings in any inclosure shall be provided with standard fire-ftors made dory their full height and hung to rabbeted wortght-iron or steel frames or to wrought.Qrron eyes F .4� �V r� - built into the wall and shall have 2im iron stone or concrete door-sidds of the full width and length of the openings, In buildings other than warehouses and factories lights of wired glass in approved matalk fromes may be placed in such doors but no one pane shall exceed seven hundred and twenty dqu3re inches in size When the shafg does not extend to the bottom of the cellar or lowest story the lower end shall shhll be enclosed in fireproof matetial When the inelosure of an elevator has an opening to aecormndate machinery for operating same such as shafts pulleys drums cables etc skid machinery shall be inclosed in a similar manner to the shaft SECTION 75TH All dumb waiter shafts shall be enclosed in suitable walls -of brick or with burnt -clay blocks set in iton frames of proper strength or such other fireproof material and form of construction as in the opinion of the Building Inspector mgy be equally as good' When ea - tending to the roof or topmost story the walls of the same shall extend at least three feet above the roof and be crowned with a skylight the same as required for elefators -� All oro enings in the enclosure wells or construction shall be provided with self-closing doors ' When the shaft does not extend to the floor level of the cellar or lowest story the -,bot- tom of the shaft shall be constructed of fireproof matetial When the shaft does not extend through the top story and does not e -tend thourgh more than three stories the top of the sh).ft shall be also constructed of fire proof material When the shaft extends through more than three stories it shall be carried above the roof as before provided SFCTION 76TH Immediately under the sheaves at the top of every elevator shaft in any` building there shall be provided and placed a substantial grating or screen of iton or steel of such oon- strtetion as shall be approved by tre Building Inspector SECTION- 77TH _ In anj building hereafter erected to be used as an office building store factory r hotel lodging house or school covering a lot area -- Exceeding twenty -fine hundred feet and not exceeding fige thousand feet there shall be provided at least two continuous lines of stairs remote from each other and every such buil- ding shall have at least -one continuous line -,of stairs for each five thousand feet of lot area .» C; - covered or part thereof in exceds o -f that required for five thousand feet area When any such building covers an area of lot greater than fifteen thousand feet the number of stairs shall be increased proportionately or as will meet d1th the approval of the building Inspector The width of stairs required by this section shall in no case be less than three feet six - inches in the clear between hand -rails or between the hand -raid and an inclosed side of the stairs and shall be increased in wn dth when the opdhion of the Building Inspector an incre- ased width is necessary for the safety of the occupants up to five feet 11 All such stairs shall.,have treads of uniform width and risers of uniform hei;ht throu- rr ghout in each flight and the risers scall be not More than eight inches in height and the treads exclusive of nosing not less than ten tnches ', Each flight of stairs in every story which exceeds a height of elecen feet in the clear shall have a proper landing introfteed and sits said landing shall be placed at the cent- ral portion thereof of the stairs be a straight run The stairs shall be provided with pro- per banisters or rallinse and hand -rails and kept in good repair SrCTION 78TH t Every building in, which biol re or machinery are placed in the cellar or lowest story shall have stationary is on ladders or stairs from such story leading direst to a manhole 4 above on the sidewalk or other`butside exit SFCTION 79TH Ins all buildings hereafter erected where the treads and landings of iron stairs are of slate marble or other stone there shall be placed directly underneath each tread and each landing for their ent re length and width a wrought -iron or steel plate made of solid o r - having openings not exceeding four inches square in same of adequate strength but in no case less than ane -eight of an inch in thickness and in each and every lase securely fastened to the - strings with bolts or rivets or to lboth the strings and risers of the treads be more than three &nd one-half (242) feet long so that said plates thall in themsIlves furnish a safe passa,,eway independent of the state marble or other stone placed thereon If 4tairs are so eonsttucted of other fireproof material than iron and the slate marble or ot'�er stone treads and landings are each solidly supported for their entire length and wi- dth by the matetials composing such stairs iron support plates shall not be required SECTION 80TH I In all stores warehouses andfactories and in all other buildings obrer four stories in height the staircase halls shall be inclosed with suitable walls of brick or with burnt s clay blocks set in iron fromes or such other fireproof materials and forms of construction as may be approved by the Building Inspector Pxcept that open stairs may The permitted from the first to the second floor for ornamental effect Said walls or construction shall be continuous and extend at least threez(3)feet above the roof The roof over the stats hall inclosure shall be covered with a rrPtal and class skylight at least three -eights (3/8) of the area of the inclosure and cons'ruc ed and galzed as required for skylights over e�eva- tor enclosures, and ex`end in front of and not less than nine inches beyond each widdow There shall be a landing not less than twenty-four inches square at the head and foot of each stairway The stairways opening on each platform shall be of a size sufficient to provide clear headway The floors of 4alconies shall be of wrought -iron or steel plates not less than one and one a half (1-1/2) inches by three -eights (3/8) ibf an inch placed not more than one and one- quarter (1-1/4) inches apart and well secured and rivited to rron battens one and a half (1-1/2) inches by three -eights (3/8) of an inch not over three feet apart and riveted at the intersections The openings for stairways in all balconies shall be not less than twenty - wide one 021) inches,\and thirty-six (36) inches long and such openings shall have no covers of any kind The platforms of balconies shall be constructed and erected to safley sustain in all their parts a safe load at a ratio of four to one of not less than eighty (80) pounds per square foot of surface The outside top rail shall ex end around the entire lin-0th of the platform and in all cases shall go through the wall at each end and be properly securedby nuts and four -inch r square whshers at least three -eights (3/8) of an ienh thick and no top rail shall be oonnee- ted at angles by cast iron The for rail of balconies shall be one and three quarters of -1 inch s by one-half inch of wrought -iron or one and a half inch angle iron one-guarter inch thick The bottom rails shall be one and one-half inches by thres-eights of an inch wrought -iron or steel or one and a half inch angle iron one-vru.arter inch thick well leaded into the wall The standards of milling-in bars shall be not legs that one-half inch round or square wrought -iron or steel well riveted to the top -and bo -tom rails and plat-forr Escalators or endless or revolging stairs shall be deemed stairs and comply with all thv requirements contained in thiq section for the enclosure of stairs ,,-~ Any hotel building having an area requiring more than one stairway -shall have at least one such continuous stairway enclosed in the manner described in this section SECTION "81ST f ' Every apartment house tenement house or dwelling house occupied oy or built to be occupied by three or more families every building already erected or that may 1 ereafter be erected more than two stories in hei3ht occupied and used as a hotel apartment -hotel r boarding or lodging hndee factory mill manufactory or workshop hospital assylum or in- Q st-iturion for the care and treatment of indivudals astore workroom or offices and a ery building in whole or in part occupied or used as a school or place of instructed or assembly � L shall be provided frith such good and sufficient fire escapes stairway4 or Nother means of egress in case of fire at least one of which shall be ail outside iron fire escape as shall be directed by the chief of the five department SECTION 82ND - Fire escapes on the outside of buildings may project not more than our feet beyond the building line and shall consist of open iron balconies and stairways the latter to be placed at an an -le of not more than sixty degrees with sibeps not le4s than six inches in width and twenty inches in length and Fith a rise of not more than nine inches € The hal- 4 con3C on the top floor shall be provided with a 3oose-neck ladder leading from said balcony to and above the roof The balconies shall not be le s than three feet in width and placed where directed by the Chi of of the Fire Department at each sonry above tre ground floor They shall be below and not more than one foot below the window sills form frames Such standards or filling=zn bags shall be securely braced by outside brackets at suitable intervals and shall be placed not more than six inches from cetters the hei,,ht of railings shall n in no case be less than twor-feet nine inches The stairways shall be constructed and erected to fu11v sustain -in all their parts a safe load at a ratio of four toxone or nit less than one hundierpounds -6r step with the e-ception of the tead which must safely sustain at said ratio"a load of two hundred pounas The trea0s shall be frat open treads not less than six inches wide and with a rise of not more than tine inches jhe stair -h€11 be not less than ti enty inches wide The strings shall be not less than three inch channels of iron or steel or other shape equally strong, and shall rest upon and be fastened to a bracked which shall be fastened through the wall as ... L hereinafter prove ded The strings shall be securely fastened to the bal song at the top and the steps in all cases shall be double -riveted or bolted to the strings -he stairs shal haver three-quarter inch hand -raids of wrought iron whll braced The brackets shall be not less than one-half incr by one and three-quarters (1-W) inches wrougrt-iron placed edgwise or one and three-quarters (11) inches angle iron one- quarter inch thick well bracbd they shall be not more than four feet apart and shall be a �- braced by means of not less than three-quarters (W) of an inch gquare gi.ought-iron and shall extend two-thirds of the width of the respective balconies of brackets The brackets shall go through the mall and be turned dwan three (3) inches or be properly secured by nuts and four -inch square washers at least three eightsh (3/8) of an inhh thick On new builaings the brackets shall oe set as the walls are being built When brackets are put on buildings already erected the part going ti rough the wall shall not be less than one inch in diam- eter with screw nats and washers not less than five inches square and one-half inch thick A proper drop -ladder shall be required from the lower balcony when the floor of such balcony is more than fourteen feet above the sidewalk or ground SECTION 83RD All parts of sach fire escapes shall receive not less than two coats of paint one in the shop and after erection and the owner or owners of any building upon which a fire escape is erected shall keep the same in good repair and properly painted SFCTION 84TH No person shall at any time place any incumbrances of any kind wharsoever before or upon any fire escape balcony or stairway It shall be the duty of every fireman and poli- ceman sho shall discover any fireescape balcony or stairway of any firs escape ineumbeved in any way to forthwith report the same to the commanding officer of his companh or precinct and such commanding officer shall forthwith cause the occupant of the premises or apartment wo which said fire esvape balcony or stair -way is attached or for whose use same is provided to be notified either verbally or in writing to remove such imcumb2eaces and keep the same clear If said not ce shall not be complied with by the removal forthtith of such incumbra- nces and keeping said fire escape balcony or stairway free from incumbrance then it shall be the duty of the said commanding officer to apply to the nearest police magistrate for a warrant for the arrest of the occupant or occupants of the s-iid premises or Apartment of whcih the fire exuape forms a part and the said parties shall be brought before the said magistrate as for a misdemeanor and on conviction the occupant or occupants of said premises or apartment shall be fined not more than ten dollars for each offense or may be imprisoned not to exceed ten days or both in the discretion of the court SECTION 85TH All buildings requiring fire oscapes shall have stationary iron ladders leading o the scuttle opening in the roof thereof and all scuttles and ladders shall be kept riso as to be ready for use at all times If a bulkhead is used in place of a schttle it shall hnvee stairs with sufficient guard or hand -rail leading to the roof In case the building shall be occupied by more than one faml�y the door in the bulkhead or any scuttle shall at no time be locked but may be fastened on the inside by movable bolts or hooks SFCTION 86TH z� In every existing building excedding fifty-five (55) feet and ntt over one hundred (100) feet in height unless already provided with a three-inch or larger standpipe and in all buildings hereafter erected exceeding fif=ty-five (55) feet and not exceeding one hundred (100 ) feet in height there shall be pro ided a vertical standpipe of not less than four inches in diameter In every existing building exceeding one huncred (100) feet in height unless already provided with a toitir-inch or larger standpipe and in all buildings hereafter provided s erected exceeding cne hundred feet in height there shall be provided a vertical standpipe of n6t less than six inches in diameter These standpipes shall be of wrought -iron or steel galvanized and together with fittings and connections shall be of such strength as to safely withstand at leash three hundred pounds of water pressure to the square inch when installed and ready for service also to stand such a test without leaking at joints valves or fittings Standpipes shall be located with -in fireproof stairway enclosures where the la+ter of such construction and as near stairways as possible where they are not so enclosed In buildings exceeding one hundred (100) feet deep fronting on two or more streets or on a street and alley there shall be a standpipe at each end of building and in lane area build ngs there shall be one standpipe at each stairway or within each stairway enclosure Where mere than one standpipe is required in a building they shall be connected at their base by pipes of size equal to that of largest standpipes so that water from anj source will supply all tr a st andpine s Standpipes shall extend from the cellar to and through the roof with a hose connection located from four to aft feet above the floor level fitted with approved straightway comp- osition gate valve in each story including cellar and a hose connection provided above the roof with the valve controlling latter located in the 9tandpzpe under the' roof A suitable three-quarter inch drain pipe and valie shall be provided under tva roof for each roof connection Hose sufficient to reach to all parts of the floor challbe attached to Zeach outlet in the tuilding and hose for roof -hydrant may be placed on rack in t opfloor near the scuttle leading to the roof Hose shall be two and one-half (2-1) or two and five -eights (2-5/8) inches in diameter an firty-foor lengths and provided with standardf couplings at each end all couplings to be of the same hose thread as that in use by the fire department Hose to be approved linen cotton rubber 1 nod or rubber made under specifications re- commended by the rational Board of Fire Underwritors Fach line of hose shall be provided with washers at both ends and be fitted with play pipe o*o771e of Underwriter pattern hav- t ing habdles at the base and with discharge outlet not less than three-quarters Q) inch in diameter One spanner to bb located at each hose connection throughtiut the buildin; All standpipes shall be provided with a Siamese steamer connection located on the out- side of the building about one foot a )ove the curb 16vel and where a buildings fronts on two or more streets a connection to be provided on each street front Inlet pipe from steamer connec`ion to standpipe to be not less than the diameter of the largest standpipe The thread ,onthe Siamese connection shall be un form with that used by the Fire Bepattment Siamese steamer connections shall be provided with check varves in the Y and substan*lal caps provided to protect thread on the connection The steamer connection Bitting should J be adjusted looking down at an angle of forty five degrees A suitable iron plate with raised letters shall be secured to the wall near strainer connection reading 'To Standpipes In each connecting pipe just inside of the building in a horizontal section shall be placed a straightway check valve but not a gate vhlve A drip pipe with valve to same shall oe placed between laid check valve and steamer connection --to properly drain this See - tion to prevent freezing �- In addition to the provision made for steamer connections to standpipes the dater supply may be from city water where pressure is sufficient automatic fire -pump of five hundred cal lond or more capacity pp minute elecated tank or steel pressure tank of not less than five thousand gallons capacity In all buildings coming under these regul tions `as to height which are occupied dor living or sleeping purposes such as hotels lodg ng houses hospitals and asylums the a standpipe system must have at lea -t one of the approved automatic supplies before described I There a standpipe is connocted to a tank there whall be �_a straightway check valve in a horizontal section of pipe between the first hose outlet in connecting wipe and ank and said tank must be filled by a separate pipe and not through the standpipe and wher6 he water in such tank is also used for house supply the house supply pipe shall cextend from he bottom of the tank to such a hei. ht as will-eserve not less than thirtj-five hundred gal - ons of water for fire purposes Zheire pumps constituting a supply to standpipes are located n the lowest story of a building they shall be placed not less than two feet above the loor levet and boilers upon which Bumps depend for steam shall be arranged so that flooding f fir4nder same will be impossible In every building exceeding one hundred (100) feet in height at least one passenger ele- A ator shall be kept in readiness for immediate u,,e by the fire department during all hours of he night and day including holidays and Sundays FCTION 87TH r 3.11 existing buildings and those hereafter erected exceeding one hundred (100) feet in eight shall be provided ftth auxiliaty fire apparatus and appliances such as wrenches span- ers fire extinguishers hooks axes and palls as may be required by the chief of the fire epartment all of sAid apparatus xto conform in design to those in use bj the fire department (SECTION 88th , In such buildings as ane used or occupied for mercantile and manufactu- ing purposes there c shall be provided in addition to said standlbil5e or standpipes an approved system of automatic sprinklers placed at the ceiling of eaen story below the first or grade floor and extending to the full depth and breadth of the building Buildings of large area which are occupied for mercantile or manufacturing purposes when located within a congested district forming in the opinion of the Bulldin, Inspector or chief of fire department Conflagration Bro-dere shall be protected throughout the entire building with automatic sprinklers The pipe sizes and spacing of heads for said sprinkler system shall conform to the sche- dule and rales recommended by the National Borad of lire Underwriter which are hereby made �a part of the rgquirements of this Vode Said srrznkler pipes shall be connected vrith a pipe of not less than four inches in diameter leadin-r to the outside of the building and there provided with an approved Siamese steamer connerti.on the latter to be installed under the requirements set fort Ain this section and to be under the control and for the use of the fire department A suitable iron plate with raised letters s q11 be securely attached to the wall near said s`eamer connection roading Cellar Sprinklers where sprinklers are installed in cellars only and reading Automatic Sprinklers where the entire building is projected SFCTION 89TH Every building except private dwelling -houses and churches shall have fireproof doors blinfts or shutter hung to wrought -iron o- steet hanging frames or to wrought -iron eyes built into the wall on every exterior window and opening above the first story thereof excepting on the front openings of buildings frontzn,, on streets which are rdare than fifty- (50) feat in width 47here nc other buildings are within fJ fty (b0) feet of such opemings The said doors blings or shutters shall be of standard construction that is constructed of pine or other soft wood of gwo or three thickne ses (dependin3 on sire) of Matched boards clinched -nailed at right angles or placed diagonally with each otter and7 securely covered with tin on both sides nd edges with folded lapped joints the nails for fastening the same being drivefl inside the lap the hinges and bolts or latches shall be supured or fastens to the door or shutter by wrought -iron bolts pass n -r through the door or shi tier and gocured z� by nuts and w4shers on the opAoslte side afte the same has been covered with tin and such doors or shutters shall be hand upon a wrought -iron frome independent of the woodwork of the windows and doors or to wrought -iron hinges seeurely fastened in the masonery On arLy opeAing where the window frame and sahh are of metal and the sash are ;laced with ;lass not less thab one-quarter NO of an inch in thickness and each pane ipeasuring not more than seven hundred and twenty ( 720) square inches the same shall are deemed an equivalent of a substitute for fireproof shutters except that when an exposing building is within thirty (30) feet the wire glass in the metal sash shall be double with an air apave between the glass bentzlated to the inside All shutters opQ1hing on fire escapes and at least one row vertically in every three vertical rows on the front window opeining abo e the first story of an y building shall be so arranged that they can be readily opened from 'the outside by firemen ,No rolling iron or dteel shutters shall ba hereafter pla6,d above the first story of any building and when used on *he first story t e r shall be counter -balanced so tha+ said rolling shutters may be readily opeind by the firemen All occupants of buildings shall close all exterior doors and blinds at the close 6f the busine s of each day SECTION 90TH and interior fireproof shutters The fire limits shall be all that protlon of the city within the limits set forth in section 1 of t3,e Fire Limits Ordinance passed June 2nd 1911 SECTION 91ST Zvery building herearter erected moved or altered within the fire limits shall be so erectediLmoved or alterated as in this ordinance made and provided and in accordance with the terms and conditions set forth in the Fire Limits Ordinance passed June 2nd 1911 see - tions 92 93 94 and 95 hereof -may be permitted if in the nudgment of the Building Inspec- tor `-he public safety is not endangered ther -31y SECTION 92ND Grain elovatorsx and coal pockets or elevators as usually constructed may be erected within the fire limits provided they are in isolated localities and erected under such con- ' ditions as the Buildin, Inspector may proscribe zncludln; location If not to isolated lo- calities they shall have walls of Incombustible material i SFCTION 93RD r. Buildings for fair and exhibition purposes towers for observation purposes and structures s for similar uses 17hether temporary or permanent u in character shall be constructed in such manner and under such conditions as the Building Inspector may p»escrzbe SFCTION 94TH Temproary one-story frame buildings may be erected for the uses of builders upon permits issued by the Building Inspector as- may also such temporary strketures as platforms stands election booths and circus tents SECTION 95TH If recommedded by the Building Inspector square exterior privies and wood or coal houses not exceeding one hundred and fifty (150) feet in superificial area and eight (8) feet high may be built of wood Shelter sheds not ercePd n, fifteen (15) feet in height and 2 500 square feet superificial area may also be erected if any side of such shed is enclosed such wall shall be of brick and a fence shall not be used as the back or side thereof The roofs of 2 all sheds shall have a non-cobbistible covAring SECTION 96TH It shall be unlawful t repair or alter any frame huilding within the fire limits if A in the opinion of the Building Inspector such building has been damaged from any cause to the extent of fifty ( 501 per cent of the cost of a similar new buildin,, exelasive of the value of the foundation thereof and any such building shall be town down and removed if in a dangerous condition when so ordered by the Building Inspector Frame buildings not damaged new to the extent of such fifty (5a) per cent df the value of na similarnbuilding may be re - 1 paired or altered prIvided that the hei,,ht of ruperficial area is not latered or the occupan is not changed from a dwelling to a store warehouse factory or stable SFCTION 97TH It shall be unlawful to move any fr me ouilding thex erection ofrwhich is prohibited by this ordinance - rom one location to anot'ler wZtl in the firAllmits or can ivi Ljiunt to witr:Ln the f re lim is SECTION 98TH No frame building hereafter erected eveept grain elevators coal elevators and Pockets ice houses and exhibition buildings shall exceed two stories and an attic or thirty f eet in hei-rt rhe measurement for heiD-ht shall be to the h gl-est point of roof -beams -in case of flat roof buildings and to the averoge height of gable or roof in cast of pitched roofs measuring from the average level of the ground on which the ouilding stands Towers tur�anc minarets of wood rrav be erected to a height not to exceed ten feet greater than the fore going limited reig&t ex(fept that spires of chtrcles may be erected of wood to a height not exceeding seventy-fi ne (75) feet from t re ground SECTION 99TH No frame bu11d ng hereafter erected for any occupancy for other than grain eleva+ors coal elecators and Dockets ice houses an a.Bhibition huildings shall cover a ground area exceeding the following One-story buildin s secenty-five hundred (7 500) square feet and square two-story buildings five thousand (5 000 )/\fePt SECTION 100TH In no case shall a frame builai ng be erected within three feet of the side or rear line of a lot unless the space between the studs on anj such dice be filled in solidly with not less than tro and one-half (22) inches of brickwork or other fireproof materials when Within one foot of any such line such side stall be constructed entirbly of brick not logs than ei„ht inches thick extending twelve (12) nehes above the roof boards and if used as a party wall the ends of the floor beams shall bP staggered nor to separated Vat not less than four inches of b i rekwork wi-Ll be between the beams where they rest on skid walls or iaie said walls increased to not lees than twelve (12) incl -s in thickness G SECTION 101ST In all frame builds ngs which are to be lathed and plastered or otl erwiee sheathen on the inside the spaces between such parts o -O the floor joists or beams that rest upon tl e stud walls or upon partitions heads shall be suitably fire -stopped in such manner as to effec- tively cut off the draft the said fire -stop to extend around all the stud walls of the buildings Partitions shall be similarly fire -Stopped at each rloor 44 1 ) -L U 4_r SECTION 102ND Outside of the fire limits when any brick a tone or concrete building is to be erected of a class that could under this Code be constructed of wood the Bltilding Inspector is hereby authorized and directed to allow reasonable modifications of this Code relating to brick buildings in consideration of incombustivle matnria4being used for walls instead "of I wood SECTION 103RD In all public building or buildings of public character such as churches theatres z public halls and other buildings used it intended to be fused for purposes of public assem bly amusement or instruction and i.ncludln_r department stores and otner business and manu- facturing department stores and other b»s ness and manufacturint buildings where large num- " hers of people are congre#ated it the ha is doors stairways setLts passageways and a dles and all lightin3 and heating appliances Lnd apparatus shall be arranged as the chief of the fire department and Building Inspectnr shall direct to facilitate egress it case of fire or a -cadent and to afford the requisite and proper accommodation for the public protection in such cases h y All aisles and passageways in said buildings shall be kept frEe from camp -stools chairs sofas and other obstructions and no pci eon other rhan an enploye or cfoliceman-or fireman t shall be allowed to stand in or occupy anv of said aisles or passes etiaays aiurino any perfor- " mance service exhibition lecture concert ball or any bublic assetallage The chief of the fire depprtment and Building inspector may at ary tine nerve a written or printed notice upon the owner lessee or manager of anh of ddid buildings directing any act orUthing to be done Or provided in or about the said buildings and the several appliances therwith connected such as halls doors tairs wiAdows seats aisles fife -walls fire apparatus and fir escapes as thAv may Aaem neeessary SFCT TON 104TH Nothing herein contained shall be construed to authorize or require any other alterations to a theatres existing prior to the date of this Code than are specified in the precdedtng section SECTION 105TH n � Lvery theater or opera house hereafter erected or other building intended to be used r - or altered to be used for theatrical or operatic purposes or for public resort or enterta- inments of any ] ind for the accommodation of more than three $hundred persons shall be built to comply with the requirements of this section No buildings hereinbefore described shall be opened to the public for theatrical oe op- eratic purposes or for public entertainmPnts of anh kind until the building Insgpector I z shall have appro ed the same in whiting as conforming to the requiremerts of this section nor until the chief of the fire department shall havd certified in writing that all the appliances for the Pxtinguishino of fire of gu&rding against the same conform to tthtis Code ` and are in complete and stLtisfactory working condition Every such building shall have ht least one front on the street and in such front there shall be a suitable means of entrence and exit for the audience In addition to the aforesaid entrances and eFits din the street there shall be resereved for servibce in ease of an emPrgan- _ry� cy an open court or space on the side not bordering on the street where said building, is to catecin a_corner lot and on both sides of said building where there is but one frontage on r the street the width of such open court or courts shall x2 be not le -s than seven feet where the seating capacity does not excedd one thousand people exceeding one thousand and 4 LL O A not more than eighteen hundred people ei ht feet in width and egceddina eighteen hundred people ten feat in width Said oxen Burt or courts snall beg n on a line with or near the proscenium wall and ahall extend the lebgth of the additirium proper to or near the wall separating the same from the entrance loby or vestibule A separAte and distinct corridor shall continue to the street from each open court through such superstructure as may be built on the street side of the auditorium with continuous walls of birek or fireproof mat- erials on each side the entire length of said eorridor or corridors and the ceilings and floors shall bd be fireproof Said corridor or corridors shall not be reduced in width to morb than three feet less than the width of the open court 6f courts and there shall be no projection in the same the outer opening-, to be provided with doors or gates opening toward the street During the performance the doors or gat s in the cordidors shall kept open by proper fastenetings at other timers thev may be closed and fastened b7 movable bolts or latches The said open courts and corridors shall not be used for stora,,e purposes ro for any purpose wharsoeierexcept for exit and entrance from and frkirkxx to the a uditorium and stage and must be lepr free and clear during performance -� the level of said cordidors scall be -graded to the sidewalk and made flush therewith at all points at the street entrances Re entrance of the main front of the building shall not be non a higher level from the sideralk than four ateps but this shall not prpcl>~de the use of an additional number of � steps at the street entrances to the sides or read of the bnildins as may b e necessary to ov- ercome the differences in grades of sidewalkk to overcome anv difference of level in and Y � i between courts corridors lobties passages and aisles on the ;round floor gradients shall be employed of not over one foot in twelve feet with no prependicular rises Lrom the auditort$um opening into the said open courts or on the street there shall be no' less than t o exits on each side in eacn tier ,from ,and including the parquet and each and, every gallery Each exit shall be at least fiie.,feet in width in the clear and provided with Jfire- doors constructed as hereinbefore in this Code described for fire -proof doors All of said doors shall open outwardly and shall be fastened with movable bolts the bolts_to be kept drawn during any performances n There shall be balconies not less than four feet in width in the said open court or courts at each level or tier above the p-irquet on each side of the auditorium of sufficient length to embrace the two exists and frorl-said balconies there shall be staircases extending to the grouna level with a ruse of not over eight and one-half inches to a step and not less than nine inches tread exclusive of the nosing 'he staircase from the upper balcony to hhe next below shall be not less than thirty inehes in width in the clear and from the first balc- onp to the ground three feet in width to the clear where the seating capactity of the audi- torium is for one thousand and not more than eighteen hundred people dour feet in the clear where exceeding eighteen hundred people All the before mettioned balconies and staircases shall be constructed of wrought -iron or steel throughout except that the treads may be of cast iron and be of ample strength to sustain the load to oe carried -by them No workshop storage or general property room shall be -allowed above the auditorium }dor stage or under same or in any of the fly galleries unless all of such rooms or shops are located in the rear of or at the side of the stage and in such cases they shall be separated from the stage ny a brick wall not less than twelve inches in thickness and the openings lea- ding into said protions shall have self-closing standard fire -doors No store or room contained in the building offices stores of apartments adjoining bhall be let or used for carrying on any business dealing in any article or matezial dangerous to life except under such conditions as mp:y be prescribed by the fire department under authority ten permit issued by said department No dodging accommodations shall be allowed in part of the building communicating with --the auditorium Interior walls built of fireproof mat rials shall separate the auditorium from entrance estibule and from any room or rooms over the -ame also from an- lobbies Dcorridors refro _;9� hment or other rooms and in all such wal3s the window and doorframes and' -all sash and doors hall be fireproof the vWiildow frames and sash shallhe of metal o? standard constrl tion nd the Bal—made f statl onary and glazed wit'' wired glass notes less --than one-quarter`s inch iii" hickness and each pane or unit measuring more than twenty-four by thirty inches the doors hall be made to clone auromatically and Abp of~ standard paftern and rmade in earery respect � `v 411 staricases for the use of the audieriW sha11 be ekclosed with walls or brick ''br of " 'fireproof materials approved by the Bulldin� Inppeetor in treystories throughwhioh they ass hand the openings to said staircases Nos door shall open immediately fpon a flight jof rs but a landing at least the width o"f the door b shall e provided between such stairs such door 4 fire -wall built 'of brick not lessrthanrtvrelve inches in any portion of tYe samq 11 separate tre auditorium from the stare ^ and tle same shall exten`c1 at least four �fQet ve the staje'roof or the auditorium roof �iVtre latter be the hi -.her -and shall be coped ave the proscenium opening there shall be an iron girder of sufficient strength to�`safely pport the load above and the Psame shall Abe covered with fireproof naterial n"ot less than ur inches in thickness the moulded frame around thQ piosceni-uin op 6n -in',, shall be formed ti.rely of fireproofF materials if metal is used the metal shall be filled in solid Lith `^ on -combustible material and securely anchored to the wall with iron — The prosconium opening shall be provided with a fireproof metal curtain or -a curtain f abastos or of -ier firepvoof material approved by the Building Inspector overlapping -the rick prWenium wall at-Paeh side -not less --than !twelve inches aid sliding vertically at"each de within iron grooves or ehannelp to a lapth of not less than twelve -inchep MV&xz%*dtX3 id grooves or channely to be securely oohed to the brick wall and distend -to a hel,,ht of of less than three feet above the top of the curtain when rfiise&-to its full limit - aid curtain to be suspended or hung by steel cables passing over wrought --iron brackets of uffi,.ient stfength and well braded the Brackets to be securely attached -to the proscenium all by through bolts with nuts and wahhers on the opposite side of the wall " Said fire- ri roof curtain shall bo raised at the commencement of each performance lowered between each t- and lowered at the close of said performance and be oporated by approved machinery for at purpose If the proscenium curtain b of abbestos that material shall be reinforedd ith wire or rare spun in the asbestos at the bottom of the curtain shall be placed a rigid etallic rod or bar of proper weight securely fastened to the curtain and covered over tith ike�material as sthe curtain itself to carry down the curtain by the weight of the said rod or bar when r.ealeased The excess weight of the curtain is to be overcome by a -check -rope of , cotton or hemp extending to 'the floor on )oth sidessof the stage is4that the cutting or burning of which will release the curtain and the same will then descend''at-ato-rn normal rate of speed The proscenium curtain shai l be placed at the nearest point at Least three feet distant from the foot -lights r No doorway or opening thvuugh the prosceniimi`wall from the auditorium shall be allowed r above the level of the first .floor and all openings in such wall otner than the proscenium arch shall each have a self-closing standIrd fire -door and all of the said doors shall be V hung so as to be opened from either side of � he wall at all times There shall be one or more ventilato s constuncted of metal 40ther imeambustible mater- ial near the center above the highest part of thesta�e in every theater extending at least ' 4 t ten feet above the stage roof and of a combined area equal to at least twelve per centum of the area within the stage walls L The openings in every such ventilator shall be cilosed by valves luuvresl or dampers so eounteEbtdaneed as to open automatically held closed by hempen or eottozl cord in which shall be inserted a fuEgible link at such a point as to be I near the bottom of the ventilator Such cord shall be fastened at the stagq floor -level near the propptor's desk and so arranged that it can be eaisly reached and served in ease of necessity All that portion of the stake not comprised in the working of scenery traps and other mechanical apparatus for the presentation of a scene usuall equal to *he t1idth of the pros- cenium openint shall be built of iron or steel beams filled in between Crit, fireproof mater- ial and all girdrs for the support of said bemms shall be of wrought -iron or polled stebl " The fly -galleries and the tie -galleries entire including pin -rails shall be constructed of iron or steel and the floors of said galleries shall be composed of irson or steel beams filled in with fireproof materials and no wood boards or sleepers shall oe used as cover- ing over beams but the) said floors shall be entirely fireproof The gridiron or rigging loft shall have a lattice iron floor an1be readily accessable by iron s t ai r,7ays Alli stabe scenery _curtains and decorations made of eombudtible material ` and all wood- work on or about the stager $hall be painted or etturated wi4'h some non-combustible maternal or otherwise rendered safe against fire and the finishing coats of paint applies to all vw v c1 d woodrork throu,hout the entire building shall be of such kind as will resist fire to the sats sfaeti on -of the Buildi n, Inspector Noneof the walls or ceilings shall be covered with wood sheathing wood wainscoting y wood furri n, canvas or any combustible material and all lAth.ing whenever used shall be wire or ot.L-er metal on metal, sutdding Actors dressing rooms shall not Yoe placed -on the sta ei under the stage over the stage on the fly -galleries nor under the auditorium but shall be placed in a separate section for that purpo-e The galls geparating said section containing the actors dressing rooms from _ L the stabe shall be not less than twelve inches in thickness and the oponings therefrom to s state shall be protected with standard self-closing fire -doors The partitions dividing the dressing rooms together with the partitions of every passage -way from the same to the stage and all other parti-ions on or about the sides of the stalge or fireproof porti on_ thereof shall be constructed of fireproof material not less than four inches in thickness anproved by the Buildii3 Inspector_ All doors in any of -said partitions shall be standard fire -doors All dressing rooms shall have an independent exit leadin ; directly tnt o a court or street and shall be -ventilated by wiidwods in the external wall All shelving and cupboards in each ander every dressing room- property room or otrer storagP rooms shall be constructed of metal sl- ate ate or some flrenproof material_ None --of the -windows -in outside walls shall have dixed sashed ff fixed iron grills or bars k these -may be arranged to hinge and lock but must be left unlocked during performances All seats in tie auditorium excepting those contained in boxes shall be not less -than thirty-two inch s from back to back measured in a horizontal direction and firmly socured to the floor No s at in the auditorium shall have more than six seats intervening between it and an aisle on either side No stool or seat bhall be r1aced in any aisle All platforms in galleries fromed to receive the seates shall be not more than twenty- _ � four inches in height of riser nor less than thirty -tyro inches in width of platform All aisles on the respective floors in the auditorium having seats on both sides of same shall be not less than three feet wide where thev begin and shall be increased in L10 7 width toward the exits in the ratio of one and -one-half inches to five running feet Aisles 01 having seats on one side onlv- shall be not less than two feet six inches fi?de at their' beginning and increased in width in the same proportion us aisles having seats on -both sides The agir gate capacity of the foyers lotties corridors passa;oi►ajs and rooms for -tile use of the"'audienee not including aisle space between seats shall on each floor or galtery n be sufficient to contain3the entire number to be accommodated on said floor or gallery in the ratio of one hundred and fifty superfidial feet of floor room dor every one hundred z .I persona Gradients or inclined planes "shall 166 employed instead of steps here -possible to-ove-r come slight differences of level In or between aisles corridors and passa-es Doorways of exit or entrance for the use ofthe public shall be not less -than five feet " in width not°including the fire rexlt doorways and for every addational_one hundred persons or fraction thereof in excess of five hundred to be accommodated an a,,regate of twenty inches adds. ti onalX exit width must be provided All doors of exit or entrance shall open outwardly and ve hung -to swEng in csuch` a manner as not to become an obstruction in the passage or corridor and no such doors shall be closed and locked when the building is open to tre nublzc� " Distinct and separa`e places of exit and entrance shall be provided for each gallerj above the first gallery No passage leading to any stairway communicating with an entrance o exit not-inslud�ing fire exits shall be less than four feet 43:dth in any part thereof No stairways from galleries shall be less than foul° feet in' width Where accommodation is provided in a gallery for more than one hundred people there shall be at leqst two stairs exbendinv to the gournd arranged on opposite sides of gallery and, for i very additional fifty people or fraction thereof in excess of the first one hundred to be accommodated six inches shall be added to tie width proportionately divided between the two fl ic--hts The width of a113 stairs shall be measured in the clear between hand=rails In no case shall the rise s of any stairs exceed seven and a half inches in height nor shall the treads exclusive of nosings oe less than ten and one-half inches wide in straight stairs All treads scall be of uniform width and riders of uniform hel;ht throughout each flight No circular or widdint stairs ffor the use of the public shall be permitted At leatt two independent direct exterior outlets shall be provided for the service o -P the stage and shall be located on th+opposite aides of the same _ " When straight staris return d•trectly- ori themselves a lending of% the full width of both flights withour any steps shall be peov.ided the outer line of landingsk shall be curved to a radius of not less than -two feet to avoid -square angles airs turn ng at an angle shall have a proper landing without grinders side flights connect with one main flig t main flight shall be at least equal to -the � xx4= x of the side flignts � s at convenient distances introduced at said turn In stairs when two n no wVers whall be in roduced and the width of the aggregrat.e width m:C"k75xz±ftxf1*5k:kxXXkR1j=1M All stairs shall have proper landings introduced All enclosed stari.cases shall have on both sides strong hand -rails firmly secured to the wall about three inches distant therefrom and about three feet above the stairs but said hand -rails shall not run�on level platforms and landings where the same are of greater length than the width o*he stairs Fvery steam bStler which may be reiulred for heath; or other purposes s1hall be located outside of the building eilhCo under the sidewalklor it n extention but in no case under nr crithin Rnv nrotiorl of the building used for theatrical purposes and the space allotted 05 to the same shall be ehelosed by walls of masonry on all sides and tYe ceiling o such spacew be congtnucted of fireproof rraterials All doorways in said walls connecting with the building shall have standard automatic sliding fire -doors No floor register for he ting uentilating or other purposes shall be permitted Ito coil or radiator shall be ulaced in any aisle or passageway used as an exit but all asaid coils and radiators shall be plAced in recesses formed in tre wall or partition to receivb same All supplv return or exhause pipes shall be properly incased where passim, through floors or near woodwork Standpipes of not less than four inches inrdiameter shall be provided with hose�connec- tions and sufficient meter shall by provided with hose connections and sufficient quantity of approved t -o and one-half inch lines co+ton rubber lined or rubber hose but not less than fifty feet with no zhe attached as follows one on each side of tie auditorium in each tier one vm�each side of the stabe in each tier one within ten feet of the door of the property room one within ten feet of the door of the carpentars shop and seenery storage room ell El such standpipes and hose connections shall be kept Blear of obstructions Said standpipe shall be kept clear of obstructions Said standpipes shall receive their supply of water from gravi ty a tank4 located over stage roof bottom of tahk at least twelve feet above highest point of roof and not less than five thousand gallons capacity and addition at least one of the goll- owing supplids (a) -Approved steel pressure tank of not less than five thousand gallons total capacity located on stave roof or not lower t] -an gridiron floor (b) Automatic fire pump of not less than five hundred gallons papacity per m nu,te (c) From City mains where nozzle pressure isnot less than twenty8five pounds per square r inch at the highest hose outlet when streams are in operation Oipes shall be fitted with approved straightway composition gate valves at hose outlets and the thread of all connections ahall be uniform with that in use b j the fire department Two spanners shall belleated at each hose connection Pipes shall be kept consistently filled with water under pressure and be re -ay for immediate use at all times In addition to the requirement contained in thrid Section the standpipes shall have a S Siamese steamer connection and conform to all other requirements contain ed in Section 66 of �/ this Code, covering standpipe installation - A system of automatic sprinklers approved by the chied of the fire department and Independent fro4he stankdpip d:quipment shall be installed thorughout the entire stabe section of the theater this to include under roof under fly-falleries under the stave inall dress ing rooms and pas$ageways The spr_n]rlers shall be supplied with water from two spparate sources and provided with a Siamese steamer connection as required for the standpipe except that the gravity tank shall be not less than twenty-five feet above the highest sprinkler and of at leash two thouaand gallons capacity and that the pressure tank shall b e of at least seven thousand fife hiffi&fed &llons capacity Ohe` location and -spacing -of sprinkler heads and the skedule of pipe bized shall bonform to the standard recommended by the Juational Board of hire Unddrwriters which is hereby made a part of the requirements of this Cade There shall be kept in readiness for immddiate use one forty -gallon cask filled with wate and mix fire pails on each side of W -e stage under the stage on each flv-gallery and a su- pply of fire pails in property and otr-er storerooms and in each workshop daid casks and buckets shall be pa rated red and lettered For Fire Purposes Only jhere shal also be s<pro8 vided six three-gUlon approved chem cal fire extingutdhers at least foto axes two twenty - foot thoks two fifteen -foot hooks and two ten -foot hooks on Mhe stage and such other appli- loo — I ances as may be required by the ehieff of the fire depattment Every portion of the building devoted to the uses or accommodation of the public also all outlets leading to the streats and including the open courts and corridors shall be s well and property lighted during every pnrferrance and the same shall remaintn lighted 1 o � I until the entire audience has left the prenigc-s There shall be one light within a red globe or lantern placed over each exit opening on the autidorium side of the wall as maim and electfic light wires auppljrino the buil- din- shall hhve three independent connections as follows One for the stage one for the auditorium execpting the exit lights therein and the third for the halls corridors lob- bies exit lights including the exit lights in the auditorium and such other pvvtions of the building used by the audience outside of the auditorium proper All gas and eledttic } lights in the ahlls corridors lobbies and other portions of the auditorium proper but including the exit lights therein shall be controlled by two separate switches or valves one to be located in the lobbv and the otl er to be so located rs to be operated rom the } outsiae of the building rrovision shall be made for shutting off all gas at a point outside of the bui ld ink I The footlights when not electric shall be guarded with strong wire guard and chain dr- awn taut placed not less than trro feet diotant from said footlight$ and the trough gontain- Ing said footlights shall be formed of and surrounded by firepuoof materials t All border lights shall be constructed according to the best known methods and sub Ject to the approval of the chief of the fire department and shall be suspendea for not les - than ten feet therefrom by wire rope or iron chain r All staff lights shall have strong metal wire guards or screens not less than eight inches in diameter so constructed that any material in contack therewith shall be out of reach of the flames of said stage lights and sunh guards or fixtures shall in all cases be a soldered to the fixtute I r The bridge calcium lights at sides of proscenium shall be enclosed in fronft and on the side by galvanised iron so that no drpp can came in contack frith the lights Flectric calcium,.,9 are included in the above requirement The standpipes gas pipes electric wire hose footlights and all apparatus for the I e.Atinguishing of fire or guarding against the same as in this Section specified shall be installed to the satisfaction of and bg in charge of and under control of the chief of the fire deparftebtm and the said chief is hereby directed to see that the arrangements in res- M pect thereto are carried out enforeed and maintained A diagram or plan of each tier agallery or floor showing distinctly the exits therefrom } t t each oecupin; a space not li-ss t1an fifteen square inches shall be primed in black lines in a legible manner on the -program of the performance Every exit shall have over the same of the -inside the work EXIT' painted in legible letters not less than eight inches high and the word EXIT should be suitable illuminated or made or redzgs4 glass and provided with a light behing it so as to plainly show to tl a audience continuously dureing each and every r � performance thus keeping the audience advised of the locat-ion of each and every avenue of escape in case of fire` SrCTION 106TH ` w x - Evdry building'P structure or part thereof which shall appear to the Building Inspec- for to be dangerous by reason of kbad condition of walls defective construction overloaded floors lack of guards against fires or tther causes -,hall be held to be unsafe `"he Buil- ding Inspector shall immediate) noti-Cy the owner or lessee to cause the same to be made xf safe and shall also affix a notibe of the dan-,erous character of the structure in a conspici- ous place on the exteribir wall of such bu ldi ng and no person shall remove or deface such no- tice so affixed The owner or party ha n, an interest in such undafe building et structure r being notified thereof in writing by theB ilding Inspector shall immediately cause the same r y - qc-- C^ to be made safe and secure and if anv such building s}iall be used for an.7 purpose requiring a license therefor the Council may revoke said license on negblct of the owner to comply ~ -I — r ,——'J r with the notice Nerved as herein providedWhere the public safety requires immediate action the Bu 1ding Inspec-or may enter upon the Premises with such assistance as may be necessary ---:2 -Is -, '& n � � and cause the said structure to be made gecure or taken down without delay at the expense of such owner or party interested The Building Inspecto4is hereby gi��en full power to order then ' F fire department to ass st in such work SECTION 107TH The enforcement of this ordinance shall primarily devolve upon the Building, Inspec'-or bpt the departments of police health and fire shall also be charged with the enforcement of this ordinance and shall so far as possible act in connection with the Building Inspector SECTION 108TH Wheneuer the Building Inspector is satisfied that any of the provisions of this ordinance or any of the laws and ordinances in force in the City applicable to the same subject matter have been or are about to be biolated in any respect or that any order or direction made in pursuance of this ordinance has not been complied with or is being disregarded he shall apply to the City Attornev for the purpose of instituting such civil proceedings as the said officer may think necessary and advisable the same to be t rought in the name of the City provided h however that nothing in tris section and no action taken thereunder shall be held to exclude any crimital proceed ngs which may be authorized by this ordinance or any of the laws and ordi- nances in force in this City or exempt any one violating this ordinanop and said laws and ordinances from any penalty which may be incurred SECTION 109TH The City Attorne7 is hereby authorized to instiltmte any and all actions and proceddings o m either legal or equ table that may be appropriate or necessary for the enforcement of the p visions of this Code the same to be brought in the name of the City SECTION 110TH The invalidity of any section of thiq ordinance or of anv provision therein shall onot invalidate any othe-^ section or provision thereof but the invalid part shall be separatdd by the eourt holding the same invalid from the reatrinder of the ordinance and the remainder shall be e-ffeetive and the invalidity of any provision in any section of this cridnance in its application to exi sling buildings and structures shall not be held to effect the validity of such provision in its applica+ion to buildings and structures hereafter erected SECTION 111TH The Building Inspector shall pass on all questions aristing under this ordirance in cage of dissatisfac''ion with his decisions eFcept in respect to insecure and unsafe buildings requiring immediate action the question in dispute may be referred to t3 e Ci t j Council and a decision of a majority of the Louncil srall determine the issue Appeals from the decisions of the Building Inspector shall be taken v thin ten days after such decision is made by filing with the Building Inppector a notive of a peal on blanks to be provided for that purpose, statin; speclficaally the question or questions which the appellant desires to have paseed upon The City Coimcil shall have powerto pass upon the true intent and meaning of the several provisions of this Code and also when -it Z s claimed that an equall j hood and more desirable form of construction or material can be employed in any specific case to rermtt the same if 4 11 oncurred in by four-fifths of said Council but the Council shall not otherwise have poser o modify any of the provisions of this C-ide without an ordinance CTION 112^H Any person or persons-- firm or �copporatzon-,violating any of the provisions of this ordi- nance or failing to conform to any of the provisions thereof or failing to obey any order of the Building Inspector or Chief of the F re Department or Fire Marshal in pursuance hereof shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be subjects to a penalty or a fine of not legs than five (�5 00) dollars not more than two hundred ($200Y00) dollars e same to be in the discretion of the Court dependent upon the character of the ict invot- ved and each day villation is continued gnall constiture a separate offense Anv architect 1 civil engineer builder plumber carpenter mason contractor sub -contractor foreman or em- ploye who shall assist n the biolation of his ordinance or of env order or permit issuedt thereunder shall b egu lty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall je subject to t the penalties above specified FCTION 113TH all former ordinance of the City of Corpus Christi affecting or realatin to the const- uction alteration or removal of buildin s or other structures and all. -other ordinances or arts of thereof inconsistent herewith are hereby repealed but tTais ordinance shall be cumul- tive of the fire limits ordinance passed June 2nd 1911 and the subsidiary fire limits or- dinance ?assed Juen 16th 1911 ION 11&TH Tris ordinance to be known as the Buildin; Code CmION 115TH Such duties as may have heretofore been assigned to tre City Engineer to be performed by him forthe Fire Marshal in so far as such duties relate to the stor e of oil and the erection and location of oil storage tanks in this city shall hereafter be performed bJ the fire Marshal and all tre duties in tris r-dinance assigned to the Buildin;.Inspector shall hereafter be performed by the Pire Marshal until otherwise ordered -and said fire Marshal witr the consent of the City Council may upphint or employ all necessary assistants_�at such salary as may be fixed by the City Couftil - -- SECTION 116TH - A charge of fifty cents shall be made -Cor each and every permit given by virtue of this ordinance SECTION 118TH The fact that the City of Corpus Chr gti has no building ord nance and on account of the construction of large permanent buildings in this City creates a puolic emergency and an imperative public necessity for the suspension of tl e crarter tule providinf that no ordinance or resolution shall be passed finally on the date of its introduction unless declared to tie a public emergency ordinance by the Mayor and the Haler having in writing de(*lared that such public emergency and impe ative public nece pity exists End havin,, to writing requXeste that this rrdinance be passed finally on the date of its inttoductiom said charter rule is hereby accordingly suspended and this ordinance sh-dl take effect and be in full force and effect from and after its passage and apnroral of the date o" its introduction and it Is so ordained a Passed the lath day of September A D 1912 Approved the 13th day of September A D 1112 (Si-ned) CLARK PFASh of the City df Corpus Attest (Signed) THOS` C B BUITW City 6ecretary of the City of Cvrpus Christi r Corpus Christi Texas September 18th 1912 To the Members of the City Council of the C ty of Corpus Christi, Dear Sirs I b or the reasons set forth in trc emergency clause of the foregoing ordinance a pub lie emergency and an imperative public necessity exists for the suspension of the charter rule or reoulrement that no ordinance or resolution shall be passed finally on the date ibt is introduced and nkHtx that such ordinance or resolution shall be read at three several meet ngs Of the City Council I therefore hereby request that you suspend said charter rule or requ- irement and pass said Ordinance finally on the date it is introduced or at the present meet- ing of the said City Council held this the 13th day of September A D 1912 Respectfully (Signed) CLARK PEAS ayyor of the City of Corpus hrlsti Texas The charter adt rule requiring that all ordinances or resibluti.ons be read Qt three separate days was si spended by the following vote Pease Aye Garrett Absent Ithompson Aye Miller' Aye Uehlinger Aye The above ordinance vias passed by the f ollowing vote to -wit Pease Aye Garrett Absent r Mhomp son Aye Miller - Aye Uehlinger Aye jL ) The follyring ordinance creating the office of Fire Marshal and prestribin6 his duties was read, and upon motion duly seconded and carried the charter ruibe was suspended by the following vote Pease Aye Uhhlinger Aye Thompson Aye �" Miller Aye - Garrett Absent AN ORDINANCF Creating the office of fire marshal prescribing the duties thereof providing for its main- t�en,-nce and prescribing penalties for violations and (eclaring an ere gency BF IT ORDAINFD 3Y THS' CITY COUNCI? OF THF CITY Or CO'tPUS-CHRISTI Section 1 The office of fire marshall is hereby created Such office scall b e filled by appointment by the mayor by and with the consent of the City Council within ten flays , after this ordinance shall take effect jhe said fire marshal shall be properlv qualified the for k2m duties of his office and shall oe removed only for cause He shall receive an I annual salary of Twelve Hundred Dollarg payablo in equal monthly installments as full � compen9ati on for his services Section 2 The fire marshal shall tnvestioate --he cause or13in and eircumgt-races of every fire occuring within the city of Corps s Christi Texas by which property has been destroyed or damaged and s) -all especially make investigation as to whether such fire was the result of carelessness or desing Such incestiaation shall b e begun within twenty-four hours not including Sundayx of the occurence of tench fire rhe fire marshal shall keep in his office a record of all fires oceuring within +he City together with all facts statistics and airmumstanees includin7 the origin of the fi -s and the amount of the loss which may be determined by the investigation required by thio ordinance Such record shall at all times be open to public x inspection Section 3 The fire marshal when in cis opinttbn further investigation is necessary shall take or cause to be taken the testimony unde oath of all personsx supposed to be cognizant of any facts or to have means of knowledge in realtion to the matter as to which an examination is herein nx required to be made and shall cause the same to be reduced to writing and if h6 shall be of the opinion that there is evidence sufficient to charge any person with the crime of argon or frith the attempt to commit the crime of arson or of con- spiracy to defraud or criminal conduct in connection with such offeens of either of them and shall furnish to *he proper prosecuting attorney all such evidence to3hther with the names of witnessess and all of the information obtained by him R including a copy of all pertinent and material testimony taken in +he case Sec ion 4 The fire marshal shall have the power to summon and compel the attendance of witnessesx bedore him to testify in relation to any matter which is b v the provisions of this ordinance acsubiect of inquiry and inzestigation and m ay require the production of any book paper of document deemed pertined t thereto The said fire marshal is hereby author- ized and empowered to administer oaths and affirmations to any persons appearing as witnesse before him and fal a sewarzng shall be punished as quch Any witness she refuses to be sworn or who refuses to t estiry or who disobeys and lawfful order of said fire marshal or who fails or refuses to produce an book paper or 0 ocument touching any matter under ex- amination or who is guilty of any cont omptuous conduct after being summoned to give testi- moray in relation to any matter under investigation as aforesaid shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and it shall be the duty of the fire marshal to make complaint a-ainst said person or persons so refusing to comply with the summons or order of said fire marshal be- fore the corporation Sourt wiithin the city and unon tl-e filing of such complaint such �w v _C�ae shall proceed In the same manner as other criminal cases and upon conviction any j such person guilty of a violation of the provisions df this ordinance shall be fined nin a sum not exceeding twenty-five dollars ($25 00) or imprisoned for not exceeding thirty days „ Provided however that any per -on so convicted shall have the right to appeal All inves- tigations h ld bq or under the direction of the fire marshal may in his discretion be private and persons other than those squired to be present mar be excluded from the place where wuch insestigation is held and witnesses may be kept separate and apart from each other and xnot allowed to communicate with each other until they have been examined rt i Section 5 The fire marshal shall have the authortiy In at all times of day or rhltht in the p p y � perform nee of the duties imposed upon him � the provisions of this ordinance to ante upon and examine any building or premises where any fire has occured and other buildings and premises adjoining or near the same h Section 6 The fire marshal upon complaint of any person having an interest in ani building or property adjacent and without anv compladnt shall have a right at all reason- able hours for the purpose of examination to enter into and upon all buildings and premises within the city and it shall he his duty quarterlj or more often^ to enter upon and make a thorough examination of all mercantile manufactu-ing and public buildinUs to with the premises belonging therto Whenever he shall Find any building or other structure which for want of repair or by reason of age or delapidated condition or for any cause it es- pecially liablelto fire and which is so situated as to endanger other buildings or property or so occupied that fire cbuld endanger other buildin;s or property =7MnMxBXF:tadxkkHkxRIxn therein and whenever he shall find°an improper or Oangerous arrangoment of stoves ranges I furnaces or other heating appliances of any kind whatsoecer includin; chimneys clues and pipes with which tI-e same may be connected or a dnn,erous arrangement of lighten; deviees or systems or a dangerous or unlawfiul storage of e -plosives -compounds petroleum �asaline kerosene Ydangerous chemicals vegatakle products ashes combustible imflammAble and re- fuse materials or other conditions which in his opis on may be dangerous in char€ eter or r liable to cause or promote fire or create conditiond dangerous to the firemen or occupants he shall order the samo to be removed or remdldPd end -ricn order^ --hail be fortbv +h c^ 1plted c n r with by the owner or occupant of said building or premises Provided showver that if the said owner or occupant deems Ilmself aggrieved by such order ne rat within five (5) days appeal to the city council which stall invectiga8e the cause of the complaint and unless by its autnority the order is revoked such order shall remain in force anti be forthcrlth com- plied with by said owner or occupant Amy owner or occupant of buildings or premises ft�il in_g to comply with the orders of the authorities abo a specidied shall be guiltv of a mis- demeanor and puns sl ed by a fine Of not less than Ten ]Dollars ( 610 00) nor more than Fifty Dollars ("0 00) for each day s neglect such to 'hp collet -ted as other fines or may be asi sued for In the name of the city as in othe civil c ses wither with or without con viction in the corporation court and such penalt" -hcn recovered shall b e p iid into t' e general fund of the C Section 7� The office of chief of the fire department is hereby created Such office' shall be filled by appointment by the mayor by and ith the consent �of the city council with- in ten days after this ordinance snall take effect Zhe chief of the fire department shall be-oroperly qualified for the duties of his office and shall be removed only for cause Until otherwise provided the o fico of chief of the fire department shall be held b'y the fire marshal and the compensation pribvided for the fire mwrshal bhall be full compensation f r the sergices of the chief o-' the fire department and no additional' compensation shall r be paid for the services of said fire marshal when etin3 as enief of the fire department 4 � Section 8-1 '--The chief of the fire department sl n11 have full charge' -Of all -the fire fighting machinery and effects of every cnaracter whatsoever and shall look a tpr and keep the dame in properly housed and in proper and suitable condition for the service intended for same Ae shall promptly, attend all fires upon sl,-ial and direct a hasty extingulshment of all fires and shall have authority to require any Lnd all citizens Vtthin the city of Corpus Christi to assist him in operating the fire fisI tin, machinery and in ext-Ln;uinhing fires or preventing the sprea thereof and anyone disobeying such orders shall be punished as Provided in section 4 above the chief of the f rP department shall be under the con rol of the superintendent of the :ftxepolice and public sas'ety and shall report directly to hmm and shall otherwise ass st in the enforwemment of all fire ordinances Section 9 Until hereafter pzz amended the person appointed fire marshal and chief of the fire department shall hold his office for the to -m regul Ming same by the Chester Section 10 All ordinances of parts of ordinance- in conflict herewithIlre herebi- expressly repealed Section 11 . he fact that the City of Corpus Christi desires to immediateli7 decreases its insurance rate creates a public emergency and a public imperative necessity requiring a suspension of the charter rule providing that no ordinance or resolution shall be passed fin- ally on the date it is introduced and that such ordinance or resolution shall be read at three several meetings of the City Countbil and the IvTa r having JM declared tha` such public emergency and imperative public necessity exists and requested that said Char`er rule be su-- pended and that this ordinance be passed finally on t P date of its introduction and that this ordinance take effect and be in full force and effect from and after its p-,ssa=e Passed the 13th day of September A D 1912 Approved the 13th day of deptember A D 1912 (Si-ned) CLARK PEASE 3 j or of the (A tv of Corpus Christi (Signed) THOS B DUNN City Secretary of the City of Corpus hrr esti Corpus Christi 1 Pxas September 13th 1912 To the Members of the City Council of t e City of Corrnis Christi sentlemen - "I For For the reasons set forth in the emergency clause o f the foreR ng ordinance a public em(,rgency and an imperative public necessity exists for tl^e suspension of the cha ter rule or requirement that no ordinance or resolution shall oe passed finally on the date it is in- troduced and that such ordinance nr resolution shall be read at three several meetings of the City Council I therefore hereby request that you-uspend said Crarter rule or requirement and pass said resolu+ion finally on the date it 15 introduced Lor at the present m eting of the said City Council held this the lath day of S-pPtember A D 1J12 Re gnectfully (Slgne d) CLIRK PEASF Mayor of the uiTy of Uorpus Uhristi The charter rule was suspended b the following vote PDA9r _dye, THOMPSON Aye. GARRFTT Absent, MILLER Ave UFH.LINUER Aye The above ordinance was passed by the following vote to -wit Pease A,ye _ Thompson Aye Garrett Absent Miller Lye tJehlinC e Ave L Upon motuon duly seconded and carried the Mayor was authorized to have oi.d street sprinkler reparird if possible) if not to gurshanse a new sprinkler - Upon motion duly seconded and carried the Mayor and Commissioner 4arrett were given leave of absence for thirty days�// Upon motion duly seconded and cari6d m+desi ting( he streets and alleys upon which the gas mains shall be laid by H M Wallace an as approved by the Mayor was adopted Application of Jas Julufka for permit to have retail riquor dealers license thansferred from Wm NeimanN,-to him was granted Application of F W Henslee for permit to eVage in the ratazl liquor dealers business was granted Upon motion duly seconded and ca-rried the salary of Miss Daisy Talbott was increased to $60 00 per month ry No further busines coming before the meeting it adjourned M Attest �i I etetary of Ulty df orpus Miristi U� 1W � r of the ulty o ,r2 rpu rz 5t ei�xa.s CALLED MEETING CITY COUNCIL SEPTEMBTT.19th,. 1%-12'.y - M Meeting called to order,. at 10 o'.clock -.A. M. by_:.VSyor Pro r'1',em. 4149mpson._ w , 'Present and' answering roll call,: Mayo,[:,Pr:o. Tem Thompson, and Commissioners, Uehlinger and Miller. Absent Mayor Peaee and Commissioner Uarrett. . The following :call: was -read.. To 'the 'members =of the City :Council of :'the City .of Corpus- Christi,Texas, City Secretary. - Thos. B. Dunn, and City Attorney,- W. -E. Pope: I hereby calla meeting of the City Council of the City- of Corpus Christi, 'Texas, to.-.meet . at the City hall in Corpus Christi on the 19th day of September, 1912, at nine vo' clock, ..g:M. for tie=following purposes, to-wit: 1. To receive, consider, accept and approve the contracts between the City of Corpud- Christi--and the Texas Bitulithic -Company; as prepared and submitted..-by the City Attorney, covering all the streets heretofore ordered paved and improved. 2.- To receive,, consider and approve the construction bond s and maintenance bonds pre-. pared by the City-Attorney, and executed by the Texas Bitulithic company,-and its surety, to the City of Corpus Christi, in connection withsaid paving contract. 3. To appropriate the necessary-funds with which to pay the City's portion of the,.cost of said improvements and pavements. 4. To adopt sanatary code of 'kexas. (Signed ) A. A. THOMPSON. ` Acting Mayor of Corpus Christi, jexas . Came to hand executed this the1Qth day of Seppember, 1912, by ss reading the above notive to each councilman, to wit: Roy Miller, John Uehlinger, and A. A. Thompsn;and to City Secretary Thos. ti'B. Dunn, and to City Attorney 17 IN. P6pe. ( Signed) B. C. BALDWIN. Chief of Police. T Twenty-eight ('28) contracts covering all streets heretofore ordered paved and improved were submitted and copies of said contracts wzz°were read also copies of 28 construction bonds and 28 maintenance bonds. The foll�rwing re1golutions adopting t?je above conbr.ets and approving the bonds thereto attached were read and upon motion duly seconded and carried the charter rule was suspen ded upon -each and all of them by the follwvin vote; Thompson,,Uehlinger, Miller, voting.e; X Pease and Garrett, Absent. Thereuponeach_and all of the said resolutions were adopted by the following -Vote; Thomspm, Uehlinger, Miller, voting Aye; Pease and Garrett, absent. BE. IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL Or, THE 'CITY k or, CORPUS_ CHRISTI, TEXAS: WHEREAS. the work of improving. `Pe r...c t r r.Ein, said, City has 1 heretofore been let to the Texas Bitulithic Company, within the following 1 limits, to-wit: Tiger St. from Gyle NoTtll boundary line of Belden St. to the :'ortll. boundary line of Aubrey St. And; 'vVHEREAS, a contract,for'the contsruction of the said work between the said company and this City has been prepared, by the City' Attorney and submitted to this Body, and lias -been examined by it; and, WHEREAS, it becomes necessary to appropriate, funds with which, to, pay t.he.City's portion of the cost of said improvement; and,, WHEREAS, bonds for the construction and maintenance of the said work have been prepared bythe City- Attorney and executed by the said company with the United States Fidelity and, Guaranty Company as, surety, now, Therefore, FIRST: The said contract and the ea'd bonds and surety thereon lie; and the same are hereby expressly approved and that the Acting Mayor of this City is hereby directed to execute the said contract in the name ,of the City, and the City Secretary is hereby directed to attest the same_ with the corporationseal of the :City-of Corpus Christi. SECOND: For the purpose of defraying the proportion of cost of said improvement to be paid by the City ,under the terms of 'the said contract, / there' shall be and hereby is set aside the sum of, '�'��j�'�................ ✓' '1'ji"11 T 1T1) T,i n/ I O•DOLLARS or so much thereof as may, be, necessary out of the "Permanent Street Improvement Fund," of this City not Hereto= fore appropriated, and'that said sum so set apart 'is hereby made a special and sacred fund and nominated "...... T1.F_P,.1'..S.t:re.et ......SP-ECIAL IMPROVEMENT FUND," and that the same shall be kept and ,preserved solely for the, purpose of meeting the C.Ay's prcportion of the said cost in accordance with the said contract, and shall not, be appropriated or drawn on for any other 'purpose whatever. " THIRD: The fact that'the City of Corpus Christiis greatly, in need of permanent street imporvernents, the genera_) convenience of the public, de- wands better streets, and in order to reduce insurance rates, by improving the`. streets and for' creating a better state of public health; creates a public em- ergency and a public imperative 'necessity, requiring a suspension of the charter rule providing that no ordinance or resolution shall be passed fin- ally on the day it is introduced and that such crdinacne or resolution shall be -read at three several meetings of the City Coi;ncil, and the Acting :Mayor having declared that such public emergency and imperative public necessity exists, and requested that said charter rule, be-'suspended .and that Ithis reso- lution be passed finally.;on the date of its introduction, and' that this resole- tion take effect and be in f�u'll r_ce and effect from arid, after its passage. It so ordained.yl-- PASSED the /.,.G� .. d of S_eptemkrer A. 1912. Approved the /' ./ D., 1912 Acting Mayor o�Ae City of Corpus Christi. .............. - City Secretary of the City of Corpus Christi. Corpus Uhristi, Texas, September .. 1912. To the Members of, the City Council, of the, City of. Corpus Christi. Gentlemen:-- For entlemen`:-- For the reasons set forth in the emergency clause of ,tliejoregoing resolu- tion, a public emergency and an imperative, public necessity exists for the suspension of the charter rule or requirement that, no ordinance or resolution shall be passed finally on the date it is introduced, and ,that, such ordinance, or resolution shall be read at three several meetings of the City. Council, L. therefore, hereby request that you suspend said, charter. rule or requirement and pass said resolution finally on the date it is introduced, or at the present, meeting of the said City Gbuncil held this the .. .�.Q.'��''.:day'of S Member, A. D., 1912. Respectfully, , Acting Mayor.....,.......... of they City b Corpus Christi. The charter rule was. suspended by ,the following vote: Pease ......... . Garrett .. Thompson, ... Miller, .. Uehlin_ ger .....:" ! �� The above_ resolution ,was passed by thhee�ollowing rote, to-wit: Pease . LX�I�4 Garrett .. C.G.Q. G�'s.�— Thompson .. ���'','__'_'� Miller .. ..'Gf��f�� Uehlinger .. .f I Carps 4ii-pjcS 60-0,' �, -BE. IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS: WHEREAS, the work of improving, .B.e. l .e'P.. ° ..:;in. said Cityhas heretofore been let to the Texas' Bitulitliic Company„ within the following limits_ to -wit: Belden S)t. from the Eastern bound- ✓✓✓/// ary line ,o� Tiger St. , to the. vrestern boundary line i ^rla acral Str0"t �xcel�t tyle ilzter- section of 1`esquitevSt. And, WHEREAS; a contract`_for the contsruction of `the said work ,between' the said company and this GIty has been prepared by the City, Attorney and submitted to this:`body, and has been examined liy it;, and, WHEREAS, it becomes necessary to appropriate Funds with Lwhich to pay the City's portiotr,of .the, cost of said ,improvement, and, WHEREAS, bonds for `tlie construction and maintenance's of the ,said work have been prepared bythe City Attorneys and executed by the said company with the United States Fidelity and Guaranty; Company, as 'surety, now, Therefore, - FIRST:` The said, contract and.1he :aid bonds and surety thereon be, and the same are hereby expressly approved and that the Acting Mayor of this. City is hereby directed to, execute the said, contract) in the,n`ame of the City, and the City Secretary is hereby directed to attest, the same with the corporation seal of� the City of Corpus Christi. _ SECOND: .For the, purpose of. defraying tlie' proportion of costs of said improvement to be, paid by the... City, urid r thel terms of ,the said contract, there shall bep and, hereby., is sets aside' the: siim of ....f ' 1'"' . 7�.. iTQ/) Q_q.DOLLARS or'so much thereof tas may, be necessary out of the, "Permanent Street, Improvement. Fund," of this, City not hereto- :fore appropriated, and that said suin solset apart is Hereby made a'Ispecial and sacred fund, and, nominated IMPROVEMENT FUND;" and that the same shall be kept and .preserved solely, for' the purpose, of meeting 'the- C ty's proportion of the said' cost in accordance with the card contract, and shall not, be:apRropriated or drawn on for any, other purpose whatever. THIRD: The fact that the City of. Corpus 'Christi is greatly iii' need of permanent street imporvements, the ,g`eneral convenience of the public de - viands better streets, -and in order to'reduce insurance rates by improving,tlfe streets and" for creating a, better state`, of public':liealth;, cr5-ates a,, public em- ergency and, a public imperative vete. sity, requiring a, suspension of the charter rule providing, that iio ordinance or ;resolution shall bel passed, fin- ally onthe, day itI isintroduced and t. , _ hach ordinacne or resolution shall •, ..at such be read' at three, several, meetings of the City Qduncil„'and 'the; Acting,. Mayor having declared that such public emergency and imperative public, necessity' exists, and requested that said charter rule, be,,suspended and that this reso- lution be passed finally on the° date of its introduction; -.and that this', resolu- tion take effect, and, be in full force' and_ effect from_ ,and aft__er_, its passage: It is,so ordained. PASSED the .. . J:...,of September A. . -D., 1912: Approved the ept e, 1912. vor of'th City of ,Corp ...... Acting Ma iis� G'hristi. f� Jv .. City Secretary of the, City of Corpus Christi: f% Corpus G'hristi; Texas; September,_1912: To' the Men bers',of the City 'Council, of the City of, Corpus Christi. Gentlemen: -- For the reasons set- forth in the emergency clause of 'the foregoing resolu- tlOn,a1 pUtihcv emergency and an imperatives public' necessity exists-, for the suspension of thecharterrule or, fequirement,that nn::ordiilance or, resolution shall 'bei passed,, finally on the, Wei it is introduced,, 'arid that such ordinance or resolution shall, be read at three several meetings of the City Council, I, therefore, hereby 'requests that you suspend said, charter, rule, or requirement a id pass said resolution'finally on the date it'is introduced, or ,at' the present, meeting of the said City Gbi ncil held this the .. 80VZI day of September; -A. D., 1912. Respectfull Acting Mayor of the! Ciof' Corpus ,Christi. The charter rule was suspended by tbje llowing v :- _Pe; y Garrett ...... I Thompson, Miller, • .... . Uehlinger ,.,. The above resolution was passed by th S f' 11 wing, vote'- t9 Pease .. _ - Garrett . _ ..... .- . Thompson Miller ........ 'Uehlinger 3 III i I 1 420 BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY' COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS: WHEREAS, the work of improving.,.0 f: rv.r I...I;.v e..... in said_ City has heretofore been let to the Texas Bitulithic Company, within the followiiig limits, to -wit: Buford' Ave. from the Elestern houndary line of Second St. to the Eastern boundary line v of Bay View Ave. And, WHEREAS, a contract for the coiitsruction of the said work,between the said company, and this 6ty has been prepared by the City Attorney and submitted to this body, and has been examined' by it; and, WHEREAS, it becomes necessary to appropriate fu=nds witlf'whi_ch to pay the City's portion of the cost of°said improvement; and, WHEREAS, bonds for the construction and maintenance of the said work have been prepared bythe City Attorney and executed by the said company with the United_ States Fidelity and Guaranty' Company as surety, now, Therefore,, FIRST: The said contract and the said bonds and surety thereon be,, and the same are hereby expressly approbed and that t_he, Acting Mhyor, of this City is hereby directed to execute the said contract in the, name of the City, and tYie City Secretary is hereby directed to attest the, same with the, corporation seat of the City of Corpus Christi, SECOND: For the purpose of defraying the, proportion of cost of said improvement to be paid by the City undsr the terms of the said contract, / there shall be and hereby is set aside the, sum of. .. Jm�1' 1`1'ysnrT'�'..:.. ✓ jl.. LLARS or so much thereof as may be necessary out of the "Permanent Street Improvement Fund, -'`of this City not hereto- fore appropriated,, and that said sum so set apart is hereby made a special and sacred fiend and nominated_ ".....: Buf o r:d:. Ave.. " " " " . SPECIALS TNTPROVEMENT FUND," and 'that the same shall be kept, and preserved solely' for the purpose of meeting_ the C'.ty'sproportion ,of the said cost in accordance with the said contract, and shall not be appropriated or drawn on for any, other purpose whatever. THIRD: Tlie fact that the City of. Corpus Christi is greatly in need of permanent street imporvements, the. general convenience of the public de- inands better streets, and in order to reduce insurance rates by improving the streets and for creating a better state of public healtli: creates a public em- ergency and a- public imperative necessity, requiring a suspension of the, charter rule providing that no ordinance or resolution, shall, be passed fin- ally on the day it is introduced and that such ordinacne or resolution shall be read at three several meetings of the City_ Council, sand the Acting Mayor having declared, that such ,public emergency and imperative public necessity exists, and requested that said charter rule be suspended and that this reso- lution be passed finally on the date of its introduction, and that this resolu tion take effect and be in full (/t `force and effect from and after its passage. It is so ordained. PASSED the .....7..... of September A. D., 1912. .Approved the / ��AR a A. D., 19.12. �,.�.-�........... ......................... Acting Al e ity of Corpus! Christi. avo ,.... City Secretary of, the City of Corpus Christi. Corpus U_ hristi, Texas, September.../ 1912: To the Members of the City Council, of the City of Corpus Christi. Gentlemen: -- For the reasons set forth in'the emergency clause of the foregoing resole- tion, a public emergency and an imperative public necessity exists for the suspension of the charter rule or requirement that no ordinance or resolution shall be passed finally on the date it is introduced, and that; such ordinance or resolution shall be read at three; s6veral meetings of the City Council, I,. therefore, hereby request that you suspend said charter rule or requirement and pass said resolution finally, on the date it is introduced, or at the present meeting of the said City Council held this the �` ..day of September, A. D., 1912. RespeVetingi of the City o£ , orpus Christi. They charter rule was suspended by the, following vote: Pease Garrett Thompson . Miller. ...... Uehlinger .... The above resolution was passed by thef to in�6 g'vote, to -wit: Pease ,Garrett, ...... Thompson . Miller ....... Uehlinger . r,.. roeRx CIW -17k ' 9, 446 a „ a Y BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY' COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS: WHEREAS, the work of improving.,.0 f: rv.r I...I;.v e..... in said_ City has heretofore been let to the Texas Bitulithic Company, within the followiiig limits, to -wit: Buford' Ave. from the Elestern houndary line of Second St. to the Eastern boundary line v of Bay View Ave. And, WHEREAS, a contract for the coiitsruction of the said work,between the said company, and this 6ty has been prepared by the City Attorney and submitted to this body, and has been examined' by it; and, WHEREAS, it becomes necessary to appropriate fu=nds witlf'whi_ch to pay the City's portion of the cost of°said improvement; and, WHEREAS, bonds for the construction and maintenance of the said work have been prepared bythe City Attorney and executed by the said company with the United_ States Fidelity and Guaranty' Company as surety, now, Therefore,, FIRST: The said contract and the said bonds and surety thereon be,, and the same are hereby expressly approbed and that t_he, Acting Mhyor, of this City is hereby directed to execute the said contract in the, name of the City, and tYie City Secretary is hereby directed to attest the, same with the, corporation seat of the City of Corpus Christi, SECOND: For the purpose of defraying the, proportion of cost of said improvement to be paid by the City undsr the terms of the said contract, / there shall be and hereby is set aside the, sum of. .. Jm�1' 1`1'ysnrT'�'..:.. ✓ jl.. LLARS or so much thereof as may be necessary out of the "Permanent Street Improvement Fund, -'`of this City not hereto- fore appropriated,, and that said sum so set apart is hereby made a special and sacred fiend and nominated_ ".....: Buf o r:d:. Ave.. " " " " . SPECIALS TNTPROVEMENT FUND," and 'that the same shall be kept, and preserved solely' for the purpose of meeting_ the C'.ty'sproportion ,of the said cost in accordance with the said contract, and shall not be appropriated or drawn on for any, other purpose whatever. THIRD: Tlie fact that the City of. Corpus Christi is greatly in need of permanent street imporvements, the. general convenience of the public de- inands better streets, and in order to reduce insurance rates by improving the streets and for creating a better state of public healtli: creates a public em- ergency and a- public imperative necessity, requiring a suspension of the, charter rule providing that no ordinance or resolution, shall, be passed fin- ally on the day it is introduced and that such ordinacne or resolution shall be read at three several meetings of the City_ Council, sand the Acting Mayor having declared, that such ,public emergency and imperative public necessity exists, and requested that said charter rule be suspended and that this reso- lution be passed finally on the date of its introduction, and that this resolu tion take effect and be in full (/t `force and effect from and after its passage. It is so ordained. PASSED the .....7..... of September A. D., 1912. .Approved the / ��AR a A. D., 19.12. �,.�.-�........... ......................... Acting Al e ity of Corpus! Christi. avo ,.... City Secretary of, the City of Corpus Christi. Corpus U_ hristi, Texas, September.../ 1912: To the Members of the City Council, of the City of Corpus Christi. Gentlemen: -- For the reasons set forth in'the emergency clause of the foregoing resole- tion, a public emergency and an imperative public necessity exists for the suspension of the charter rule or requirement that no ordinance or resolution shall be passed finally on the date it is introduced, and that; such ordinance or resolution shall be read at three; s6veral meetings of the City Council, I,. therefore, hereby request that you suspend said charter rule or requirement and pass said resolution finally, on the date it is introduced, or at the present meeting of the said City Council held this the �` ..day of September, A. D., 1912. RespeVetingi of the City o£ , orpus Christi. They charter rule was suspended by the, following vote: Pease Garrett Thompson . Miller. ...... Uehlinger .... The above resolution was passed by thef to in�6 g'vote, to -wit: Pease ,Garrett, ...... Thompson . Miller ....... Uehlinger . r,.. roeRx CIW -17k ' 9, 446 I BE IT_, RESOLVED BY THE, CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY or, CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS: WHEREAS, the work of improving'.JT?.nc.n(-k . Ave'*... Lill said City, lia, i heretofore been jet, to the Texas Bitul_ithic Company, -within the. following limits, to -wit: Hancock Ave. from the ,.Ve-stern boundary line of L;bert St. to the Eastern 1-)oundary line of Second St. And', WHEREA��S; a contract for the coiitsruction of the said work between• the said company. and this, G'ity has been :prepared ,by the City Attorney and' submitted to; this; body, and has-been examined by it; and; WHEREAS;, it,becomes necessary to appropriate funds with which to,.pay the City's portion of the, cost; of said improvement; and; WHEREAS, bondsfor the. construction and inainteilance, of the said work have been prepared bythe City Attorney- and executed by the isaid company, kith the United' States Fidelity and Guaranty Company as ,surety, now; 'Therefore, _ - FIRST: The said contract and the !sa°d ,bonds and surety ;thereon;'be'; and the same are hereby. expressly a_pp-roved and 'that the Acting,_,Mayor of thisi City is•;liereby directed to executed the said, contract in, the name of the City;, and the City Secretory _ _ iV _ •' is -,hereby, directed to attest the Namewith, the corporation seal of the City of Corpus] Christi. SECOND: For the purpose of defraying the .proportion of cost of said improveineiit' to be, paid by: the- City, und.r the, terms of the said contract, / there shall, be and hereby'is set, aside the sum .of ........... ; .zV-h / 7l t117 .!` lin.. 17! Q/a KDOLLARS or so much, thereof as, may be necessary out' of 'the,"' . Peffnahjut 1 Street Improvement Fund," of this City not hereto.- fore eretofore appropriated, and, that said sum so: set apart is hereby made a, special f V.P..... _ and sacred fund and nominated '":..Tia ......n....cnic .. .,.SPECIAL TMPROVEMENT FUND;" and that the+ same shall be, kept find preserved solely for, the purpose of meeting -:the Cay -'s, proportion of the, said `cost in accordance �vitE •the said contract,, and shall not be appropriated, or drawn, on 'for any' other purpose whatever. THIRD: The, fact, that, tris City of, ;Corpus' Christi is) greatly in ileed„of- permanent street imporvements, the general convenience of the public de iiiands'lietter'streets;,and in order to reduce insuraucelrafe3�by, improving the` ,streets and for creating' a better state; of public `health; creates' w public, em= ergency and a public imperative, necessity„ requiring, a suspension of they charter rule; providing that no ordinance or; resolution shall be passed fin- ally on the `day, it is_: introduced, and that such 'crdinacne or resolution shall be read ,at three several meetings ,of 'the, City Cci_incil', and the Acting Mayor having declared that `sucli public emergency and imperative public necessity, exists; and requested that said charter rule be suspended aiid that this reso- _lutio_n be 'passed finally on tlie_ date of its; introduction, and that this resolu= tl(m take.,effect and be in fu force and effect from and after.,its passage: It, is so ordained_. PASSED the . _. !.. 7.... .ay of September A D.. 1912., Approved the G�ca . of Septem r,: A. D .1912. .... . Acting Mayou_i of t_he City of Corpius 'G'hristi. .40 City Secretary of �tlie- City of Corpus Christi. p , Corpus''Uhris_ti, Texas_ „,September ,..� .., 1912. To the Members of the; City-. Council, of the City of Corpus Christi: Gentlemen:-- - For the reasons' set :forth, in• the emrgency clause of tthe'foreg6ing- resolu- tion, a public', emergency and an imperative public necessity exists' for the suspension of the charter rule or requireriient'that no ordinance or resolution shall be :passed finally on 'the' date: it •is introduced, and, that such ordinance or resolution shall be read at three sCv6ral meetings of the City Council, I, therefore, hereby request that you suspend said charter"fule Cr requirementt and pass said resolution finally owthe datert is introduced, orat the, present meeting of the said City Gloancil held this, the.-day..of September; A. D:, 1912. Respectfully _" Acting Mayor of the City, of. Corpus Christi. The charter rule was suspended by ollowin, ote: Pease 1�� • Garrett Thompson Miller, .... Uehlinger .. Ii.J The above resolution was passed by the"vot- o -wit: Pease Garrettal .. Thompson •.. Miller ..... ° Uehlinger .,. N1�1u 1z i 4: �4 r��k-' BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS: 04 WHEREAS, the work of. improving.. 1 .2. ?.Pi'+.11..S in said City has heretofore been ;et to the Texas, Bi_tulithic Company, within the `following limits, to -wit: Liberty St. fr. orl the South boun.da.ry line of Pork Ave. to the ;North boundary line of 'Hancock Ave. And, WHEREAS, a contract for the contsruction of the said work between the said company and this City has been prepared by the' City Attorney and submitted to this body, and has been examined _ by it; and, WHEREAS, it becomes necessary to appropriate funds with which to pay the City's portion of the cost of said improvement; and, WHEREAS, bonds for the construction and maintenance of the said work have been prepared bythe City Attorney and executed by the., said company- with the United States Fidelity and Guaranty Company as surety; now,, Therefore,; FIRST: The said contract and the aaid bonds and "surety thereon be, and the same ai_e hereby expressly approved and that the ActingMayor of 1 this City is hereby directed to execute the said contract in the name of the City, and the City Secretary is hereby directed to attest the same with the corporation seal of the City of Corpus Christi. SECONb: I+:or, the purpose of defraying the, proportion of cost of said improvement to be paid by the, City and€r the terms of the said contract, there, shall be and hereby is set aside the, sum of Ft7T _ ✓ j17r, iy,S l 1`10/ 1 OnDOLLARS or so much thereof as may be necessary 11 out of the Permanent ,Street Improvement Fuud, of this City not hereto- fore appropriated, -and that said sum so set apart is hereby made a special I1 _ find sacred fund and nominated "..: T,.1 r P,.?'%�T. , St ............. SPECIAL IMPROVEMENT FUND," and that the samei shall be' kept and preserved solely for the purpose of meeting the Cty's proportion of; the,'said cost in accordance with the said contract_, and shall not be,appropriated or -drawn on for any other purpose whatever. THIRD: The fact that the City of Corpus Christi is greatly, in need of permanent street imporvements, the general convenience of the public de- inands better streets, and in order to ,reduce insurance rates bye improving the streefs and for creating a better state of, public Health; creates a public em- ergency and a public imperative necessity, .requiring' a suspension of the charter rule providing that no ordinance (Tr resolution shall be passed, fin- ally on the day _it is introduced and that such erdinacne or resolution shall f be read at three several meetings of the City Coupcil, and the Acting Mayor having declared that such, public emergency and imperative public; necessity= exist S, and. requested that said charter rule be suspended and that this reso- lution be passed finally onthedate of its introduction, and that this resolu- tion tak_ e effect and be, in fu force and ef,_fect_ from and after its passage. It is so ordained. ° PASSED the ../. ...... d of September A. D_.. 1912. Approved the / �' of Sept A. D:, 12. Acting Nlayo f the City of Corpusi G'hi•isti. City Secretary of the City of Corpus Christi. ,. Corpus Uhristi', Texas, September To the Members of the. City Council, of the City of Corpus Christi. ° Gentlemen: -- For the reasons set forth in the emergency clausel of the foregoingjesolu • tion, a public emergency and an imperative public necessity exists for the suspension of the charter rule or requirement that no ordinance or resolution shall be passed finally on the 'date it is introduced, and that guch ordinance or resolution shall be read at three sel-eral ,meetings of the City Council, I, therefore, hereby request that ,you suspend said charter rule or requirement and pass said resolution finally on the date, itis introduced. or at the present meeting of the said City Gbuncil held this the :k-. ' ..day of 'September, A. D., 1912; Respectfull , [I ... Acting Mayor of the C' y of Corpus Christi. The charter rule�was suspended by �ollowinvote: PeaselilvJ' Garrettllr-'.�...,. - �— I Thompson .... Miller, Uehlinger .. The above resolution was passed by the fl -lo ng'vote to -wit: Pease Garrett ... . Thompson ... a Miller .... ° Uehlinger ..: PiVOCS (5 -t. I - G BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY "1 OF CORPUS CHRISTI, 'TEXAS` WHEREAS, ,the work of improving.. !�? f' • • "in said City has, her etofore been jet to ,the Texas Bitulithic Company, within the, following .�- limits, to=wit: Park Ave. from the DastP,rl1 T10UI1df3ry line of Sou V11 Broadway •to tube 'West?_~n boundary line of Liberty St. And, WHEREAS,,a,contract for 'thelcontsruction of the said work between f the+said company aInd this, City has been n prepared by the: City Attorney and - . submitted to this ,.body, and has been examined by it;and,,z WHEREAS, it becomes necessary to appropriate funds with: which to` pay the City'sportion,of the cost of said improvement and; WHEREAS, bonds for the, construction and maintenance of the said wo`riz have been prepared; bytlie, City, Attorney and executed by, th_e said company with the United States Fidelity and, .Guaranty Company as surety, now, ,rherefor-e; - FIRST: The said' contract and the tia*& bonds ,and surety thereon be; and the sameare hereby expressly approved and that the, Acting Mayor of this City, is hereby, directed th to',execute e +said contract in the, name !of the City, and 'the City Secretary, is ,hereby directed, to attest the dame with' the corporation seal of 'the; City of Corpus Christi. ,SECOND: For the purpose of• defraying the proportion of cost of said improvement to bei paid 'hy, the City and -r thea terms of the. said contract, there,shall'be and hereby is set aside- thei sum of. ZIx• • . • • • • 11Y.'lll iyfil [„ tl / l it f1 . DOLLARS or so imucli ther of as maybe necessary out, of f the "Perinanent 'Street Improvement Fund'-' of this City not hereto- fore appropriated, and' that said sum so set apart is' hereby made a. special ^r ..latranllP and sacred .fund and nominated SPECIAI, • :�• -' � ._ ed 1MPROVEMENT FUND,"' and that the ,same shall be kept and preserved solely for the 'purpose iof meeting ;the C'.tv•s: pro5orton of the said cost in accordance with.the said contract, and §heli not b_e appropriafe`d or drawn on r for any other purpose whatever. pp THIRD': The' fact that, the City of Cofpus,.Christi'Li greatly` iii need of ublic 6T - permanent permanent ;reet imporvements 'the genci it ,cenvenienee of the p- inands better streets and 'in ord r to reduce insurance rate , by impraviilg the i streets' and for 'creating a; better state of public health; ci „at„" a public `em l , ergency and 'a, :public imperative neeessiiy, . rEquiring asuspension A of the olution be that rdinance cr ally on thter e day it, gntrodunedoand that uchecrdina nelorlresolut on shin, I all 1 be; read at three several' meetings of the, City Council, and the Acting Mayor having declared4 that such public emergency and imperative, public necessity exists,, and requested that said charter rule be suspended and that tYii reso iut.ion be passelly d ,fina;on the date of it introduction, and that this resole- .. - -. - - - tion take effect and be in f�u.l�force and effect from and' after its, passage: it, is so ordained. (� PASSED the •• of September Approved the, � �/ � aY o Rb A. D., 191,2. Acting, Mayor of - e City of Corpus 'G'hristi!, City Secretary of the City of Corpus Christi. Corpus Lhristi,, •Texas:, September .....q;1. 1912. To the Members of 'the, City. Council, `of the City of, Corpus' Christi. i Gentlemen:=- _ Forthe reasons set forth in the emergency clause of the foregoing resa u - tion, a public emergencyl and an ,im. perativepublic necessity exists• for the Snspension of the charter rule or requirement that nn ordinance, or resolution shall be: passed finally on the date `it is introduced, 'and that such' ordmanee or resolution shall be read at.' three several meetings of 'the' City Council, therefore; hereby request that you. suspend said chai_ter, rule, or requirement and pass ,said, resolution finally on tlie, date itis introduced, or at the; present meeting of the said City Gtiuncil held this the, Q x�' :day of September,. A. D.,.1912: Respectfully, / Acting Mayor' of the City,,'6 Corpus Christi'. The, charter rule was sus_ pended by:' following vote: Pease.. . I Garrett lc'�, . ; .. I Thompson Miller; Uehlinger .. The', a_bov,e resolution was passed, by y the fol owing vot o -wit: Pease I. Garrett ............. Thompson ... ' Miller .... t Uehlinger t Fti r •a r --- — BE IT: RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS: WHEREAS, the work ofimproving. .19 e C-0 1 '1 t ,, , , . , in said City has i heretofore beenlet to the Texas Bitulithic Company, within the following limits, to -wit: Second St. from the South boundary line of Hancock Ave. to the Nortlri boundary line of Buford Ave. And, WHEREAS, a contract for the contsruction of the said work between the said company and this G1ty has been prepared by the City Attorney and ,_submitted to this body, and has been examined by' it; and, WHEREAS, it becomes necessary to appropriate funds with which to .pay the City's portion of the cost of said improvement; and, WHEREAS, bonds for the, construction and maintenance of the said work have been prepared bythe City Attorney, and executed by the said company with the United States -Fidelity and Guaranty Company as surety, now, Therefore, FIRST: The said contract and the ,aid bonds and surety thereon be,, and the same are hereby expressly approved and that the Acting Mayor of this City is hereby directed to execute' the, said contract in the name of the, City, and the City Secretary is hereby directed to attest the same with the e corporation seal of the City, of Corpus Christi. SECOND: For the purpose of defraying the piuporti_on of cost of said irarovement to be aid b the City under the terms of the; said contract,, P.. P y _ there shall be, and hereby is set aside the sum of .. ` 1 (±; TT,%Z .�,Ti;' f R' ✓ rfU1TI71'IE, D lNt} U QDOLLARS or so much thereof as may he necessary out of the "Permanent Street Improvement Fund," of this City n_ot :hereto- fore appropriated, and that said slim so set apart is' hereby made- ade a special and sacred fund and nominated ....... S -e,, i O-n.J . ,�? t ....... _ .. , .. SPECIAL IMPROVEMENT FUND," and that the same shall be kept and preserved solely for the purpose of meeting the C_ty's proportion of the said cost In accordance with the said contract, and shall not be appropriated or drawn on fdr any other purpose, whatever. THIRD: The fact that the City of Corpus Christi is greatly in necd of Permanent street, imporyements; the general convenience, of the, ,public de- inands better streets, and in order to reduce insurance rate_ by improving the' streets and for creating a better state of public health; creates a public, em- ergency and a public imperative necessity, requiring, a suspension of the; charter rule providing that no ordinance or resolution shall tie passed fin- ally on the day it is introduced. and -that' such crdinacne. or resolution shall be read at three, several meetings of the City_Council, and the ,Acting, having declared that such public emergeucy and imperative public necessity exists, and requested that said charter rule be :suspended and that this reso- lution, be .passed finally on the date of its introduction. Land that this _ _ - ., . resolu- - ,tion take' effect, and be in fuorce and, effect from and after its passage. It is so ordained. 1 - PASSED the ..�.-/... , of Sept_e_mber A. D.. 1912. Approved the ay of Se ill A. D., 12. g..,...� ,,....y _ .. , .....I...... Actin May:oy of the .Cit of Cor us G'hristi. Z�r��...��............. City Secretary of the City of Corpus Christi: Y✓I Corpus G4iristi, Texas. September ..., 1912. To the Members of the City Council, of the City' of. Corpus Christi. Gentlemen: For the reasons set forth in .the emergency clause of the foregoing resolu- tion, a public emergency and an imperative public necessity exists for the suspension of the charter rule or requirement, that nn ordinance or resolution, shall be passed finally on the date it is introduced, and that such ordinance or resolution shall be read at three several meetings of the City Council, P, therefore_; hereby request that you suspend said charter rule,or, requirenient' and pass said resolution finally on the date `it is introduced, or at the present meeting of the said City Cbuncil held_ this the r��` .. ,day of� September, A. D., 1912. Respectfully Acting Mayor, of the City of orpus ' _ Christi. • The charter rule was _suspended by th llowing vot Pease' ..: Garrett elG: 4.yy� Thompson . Miller, ... • Uehlinger .. The above resolution was passed, by the, f wing, vote to -wit: Pease Garrett Thompson Miller ..... Uehlinger co -cel►;sal �g • gay . E 1 BE I_T RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF' THE CITY_ OF CORPUS •CHRISTI, TEXA_ S`. roadway WHEREAS: the work_ of improviiig..... � �? L ! : •,! • . • .. _in said City has" A heretoforel been let to the Texas Bitulithic Company, within the following limits_, to -wit:, South Broadway From the South bound- ary ound-ary line of Railroad Ave. extending East across South Broadway to Cooper's Alley., also on South Broadway from the ao4th boundary line of R ilio -ad Ave. to the '.Norll-h boundary line of Park Ave. And,, WHEREAS, a contract' for, the cc ntsructi'on of the said work between the said company and 'this G1ty has been prepared by the City Attorney: -and submitted to this body; and has been examined ,tiy it; and, l WHEREAS, it becomes,necessary',to, appropriate funds with'w_hich to pay, Vie 'City'sz portion of the ,cost of said improvement; and, WHEREAS, bondsi for the construction_ and maintenance of the said work have 'been prepared bythe, City Attorney and 'executed by tithe said company with the United States. Fidelity and Guaranty Company as surety, now, Therefore, The said 'contract and the sa?d bonds and surety thereon be,, and the same are, hereby .expressly approved and, that' the. Acting Mayor of this, City is hereby directed, to execute' the said contract 'iii .tlie' name of the City, and the City Secretary is hereby 'directed to attest the same with the corporation seal.of the City.of Corpus Christi SECOND' For the purpose of defraying the proportion of 'cost of said i improvement, to lies paid bthe City, ander the terms of the said contract, there shall be and hereby. is set, aside the sum o_f,... TT1 j,SLY1) a: fl•nf • .� ..�.�. i. ... - .T.�, . ..n! -DOLLARS or so, much tfiereof ias maty be necessary out of then "Permanent Street, Improvement Fuad;'," of this City not hereto- pP_ P - - - - - - -- e fore a ro�-riated, and that said sum 'so set mart is herebymade a special and sacred fund ,and 'nominated "'. �' �_lLti �? R Y n 3d111 9.y... SPECIAL 1NIPROVEMENT ,FUND,"-- and that the, same shall,'be kept and preserved A sole - . � I for the. ur ose of meeting -the City;§ 'proportion- of the s_5id cost in Y P�P - - -- " accordance with the said contract„ and shall not be, appropriated, or drawn: on , for any other purpose whatever. THIRD: The;fact that the City of Corpus Christi is, greatly in heed of. permanent street: imporvemeints, :the general convenience, of the public de, wands better',streets, and in, order to reduce, insuraiice rates by'improving the streets and .for creating a better state of public health, creates a public em- 'ergency and ;a public' imperative necessity; requiring+'a suspension of the charter rule providing that no ordinance, or resolution' -,hall be passed_ fin - 'Tilly, on the 'day it is,Jntroduced and that such ordinacne or resolution sliall, be read at 'three several meetings of the City igeuncil, and the Acting Mayor. ri_ _ at such public emergency^ and imperative public necessity xsts, andlreeu seed'that said, charter rule be,�uspended and that this reso- 1 finally._ _ _q turn take effec lad liin full force and effect _from and after its passage. It is so ordained PASSED, the ..... G..... y_of September A. D., 19.12: Approved 'the / �/ —dray of Sept m , A..rD., 1912. .. ..,... ... Acting Mayor oaf the. City of Corpus Christi. City Secretary% of the City of Corpus Christi. 0� f 6 Corpus Christi, Texas, September . !..�`1912. To the Members of the' City Council, y of the City.of,Corpus Christi. Gentlemen:—_ n ' For the reasons', set forth iii'the emergency clause of the foregoing resolu- tion, a public, emergency; and an imperative public- necessity exists for, the suspension of the charter rule or requirement that no ordinance or. resolption passed P Y' on t shall be: finall he, date it is introduced, and that, such ordinance _ v ..—_ - e or resolution -shall • be read at three several meetings, of,"the; City Codicil„ I, therefore, hereby request, that you suspend said,ch_arter rule or requirement and pass said resolution finally on the, date pit isa-iiitroduc'ed, or at the present meeting of ,the said City Gbuncil held this the .. ...day of September, .9. D., 1912; Respectful , E I Ac ing Mayor of, the Ci4 - of Corpus Christi. The charter rule was 'suspended by - oll owing vote: Pease Garrett ,. Thompson :. Miller„ ..... Uehlinger . The above, resolution was passed by the foll ing vote, to -wit: Pease Garrett Thompson Miller ... U-ehlinger .... G r i BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS: pin said City has WHEREAS, the work of improving; �.•� »••-••• within the followinn heretofore been let to the Texas Bitulithic Company, _ limits, to wit: Railroad Five. frons tyle `,lectern l-ound- ary line of Staples St. to the Western round- ary line of Soiltkl Broadway- And,'WHEREAS, a contract for the contsruc'tion of the said work between the said company and this City has been, prepared by the City Attorney and submitted to this body, and has' been examined by if; and, WHEREAS, it becomes necessary to•appropriate funds with which to pay the City's portion of the cost of, said improvement; and, WHEREAS, Bonds for the construction and maintenance of the said' work have been prepared bythe City Attorney and executed by the said company v with the United States. Fidelity and Guaranty Company as, surety, now,, Therefore, FIRST: The said contract and the :aid bonds, and surety thereon be, ' and the same are hereby expressly approved and that the Acting Mayor of this City is hereby directed to execute, the said contract in the name of the City, and the City Secretary is hereby directed' to, attest the same with the corporation seal of the. City of Corpus Christi. SECOND: u_For the, purpose of defraying, the proportion of cost of said improvement to be paid by the City und_r the terms of the said' contract, / there shall be and hereby is set aside the sum of. ..j'T.T!'1'1r.:_ii' 4�• • • ' ' ' I nil DOLLARS or eso much thereof as may be necessary. out of the "Permanent Street, Improvement Fund," of this City not hereto fore appropriated, and that said sum'so set apart is hereby made a special and sacred fund and nominated "... )..�•r t) �,C�. • ?a vP,T tip,. , • . • SPECIAL IMPROVEMENT FUND,"' and that the' same, shall be kept and preserved solely for the purpose of meeting ,the C-ty's; proportion of the said cost ;in accordance with the said contract, and shall -not be appropriated or drawn on ,for, any other purpose whatever. THIRD: The fact that the City .of. Corpus° Christi is 'greatly in need of permanent street imporvements, the general convenience of the public de- wands better streets, and in order to reduce in rates by improving the streets and for creating a better state of public health; creates a public em- ergency and a public imperative necessity, requiring a suspension of the charter rule providing that no ordinance or resolution -hall be passed fin- ally on the day' it is introduced and that 'such crdinacne or resQlfition shall be read at three several meeting&. of the City Council, and, the Actings .Mayor having declared that, such .public emergency and imperative public necessity exists, and requested that said charter rule be suspended and, that this reso- lution be passed finally on- the date of its introduction, and that, this resolu- tion take effect, and be in fu force and effect from and after its ,passage. It is so ordained. _. C'l/� - PASSED t_he ../• J•, • • ay of Septembe A. D., 1912. Approved the ay o -r,A. D., l 12. r( Acting Ma ......I . e cit ..:.... pi!s ... . .... .. .. . Mayor of the: City of Corps?s G'hristi. City Secretary of the City of Corpus Christi. Corpus G'hristi, Texas, September . �` •, 1912. To the Members, of the City Council, of the City of, Corpus Christi. Gentlemen: -- For the reasons set forth in the emergency clause of the foregoing' resolu- tion, a public emergency and an imperative public necessity exists for the e or reso shall be passed finally onension of the chartir rthe' date ule or requirement itlis introduced,. and dthat c uch ordinance :.. nor resolution shall be read at three Feveral meetings of the City Council, I, therefore, hereby request that you suspend said charter rule or requirement and pass said resolution finally on the date it is introduced, or at the present l . meeting of the said City Gbuncil'held this the .. Til.day of_ September, A. D., 1912. Respectfully c 11 ting Mayor of the Citw4f. Corpus Christi. Th_e,charter rule was suspended by t f9ilowing vot Pease .. Garrett ..'" Thompson ... Miller, ... Uehlinger . The above resolution was passed bythethe fo�,vote to -Wit: Pease Garrett ; Thompson .. Miller ...... Uehlinger n __j BE IT_ RESOLVED BY THE CITY- COUNCIL ,OF THE' CITY OP CORPUS CHRISTI -,`TEXAS: WHEREAS, 'the work, of 'improving. C 1 r �'. l"1:..in said City has heretofore been 'let to the Texas Bitulithic Company, within the following limits, to -wit: Chatham Wit. frorl the 1ja6tnril round- ✓ pry `line of ` eco Sts t- the i.ntersection of Ste l.es St. And, WHEREAS; a .contract for the, contsruction of the said, work! between the said compauy'and this eityhas; been prepared by the City Attorney, and submitted to this body, and has been examined, by `it; and; WHEREAS, it becomes -necessary- to' appropriate fund`s with which to, pay the City's portion of the, cost of said' improvement; and, WHEREAS, bonds for the construction and maintenance of the�msaid .work have' been prepared bythe City -,Attorney and executed by the said company with the United States Fidelity. and Guaranty Compani , fas surety, now, Therefore, FIRSand thersame areshere-li contract' expre sly approthe ved anda_s and' surety thereon :of - - .that the Acting Mayor �of this City °is hereby directed to execute the' said !contract in the name of tlie`, City; and the City Secretary is hereby directed to attest the .amerwith the corporation seal of the City of Corpus Christi'. SECOND: For the` purpose ,of 'defraying the .proportion of cost of said' improvement, to bee paid by the) City under the termsi of the said contract, a'.��A ..:....... .there 'shall be, and hereby.is set,;e sm lire,r�r, (.DOLLARS or'so ,much thereof d9 maybe necessary'. out of the "Permanent ,Street Impiov�ement Fund,"' of this, City, not hereto- fore appropriated;. and that :said ;sum so set apart is, h6f6by made 'a 'special and sacred' fund and nominated' TnIPROVEMENT FUND•" and that, the same shall be, kept ,and, preserved solely for,,the pRrpose of meeting the C tv's propertion of lie said' cost in- accordance with the said, contract, and' shall riot be,appropriated or, drawn; on For -,any other purpose whatever. THIRD: -The fact that ,the City of.Corpu§' Christi 'is greatly ,in need, of permanent 'street imporveihbnts; the general convenience of the public de- mands 6etter,,streets, and in order to reduce' insurauce�rates by'improving the streets and for creating a better state of public, health: creates a public, em- ergency and a, public" imperative, necessity, requiring, a suspension• of the charter rule' providing, tliat, no ordinance, or resolution shall' be passed fin- ally on the day it is introduced and that ,uch `crdinacne; or resolution shall he read' at three several meetin s, of the CityC;cuncil, and the; Actin Ma having ,declared �tha't such public emergency, and_' imp rativee,public necessity, o -- _ re -so - 'I ution lie passed, finally on the, date of it introdtWtion: and that; this resolu- tion take effect and ,be, in fu `force and_ effect from and -after its passage. It is'- so ordained. PASSED the, .:�.:q- 1_,. ay of Septem_bee A. D. 1912. Approved, the rA of Sept ib - ; A: ,D , 1 12'.. Acting ,Mayor' c the City of Corpus C'hristi'. City S_ ecretary of the 'City of Corpus Christi: Corpus (Airisti, Texas; September .T..., 1912. To the Members of the City Council; of the 'City of Corpus Christi; Gentleriien:-- For the reasons set forth in- the emergency clause of the, forego?nglresolu- tiou, a public emergency and an imperative 'public necessity exists' for the suspension of .the charter rule.': or requirement 'that nn Ordinance' -or resolution. shall be passed finally on the, date it'; is introduced; ,and that such ordinance or re§olution shall be read at three eeveral meetings, of the' City, Council, I, y ' pe said - .. requirement therefore„ hereby,, request, that you sus end aid charter .rule or requiremei_ and, pass said resolution finally on the date it is introduced or ,at the present meeting, of the said City Gbuncil held this the .r..:: . day of September, .9. D., 1912. Respectfull _ / - _v. .-�. Acting Mayor of -the CUP 6o ., Corpus Christi. The charter rule was suspended by# e' ollowing vote: Pease Garrett Thompson Miller, Uehlinger .. The above resolution was.�pas`sed by the f ollowing_vote; to -.wit: Pease _._� Garrett Thompson ti 'Miller Uehlinger aYC�lris�i Tk- N-Air cs (S'P, �,. .2 8 � 1 I 11 0 BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY Or CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS: h WHEREAS, the. work ofrovin �'im ' _ _ P g... G+.a:C: n said City has .. ! beretofore been let to the Texas Bitulithic Company, within the following limits, to -wit: Waco St frorn the Southern boundary / line of Leopard S.t. to treeboundary line of Chatham St. And, WHEREAS, a contract,for the, con_tsructio_n of the -said work between the said company an'dthis Cieen City has b _ prepared by the City •Attorney -. and . submitted to this body, and has been examined ,by it; and, WHEREAS, it becomes necessary to appropriate funds with which to ,pay the City's portion of the cost,of said improvement; 'and, WHEREAS, bonds for the construction and inainten _'ce of the said work have been prepared bythe City Attorney and executed by the said company with the United States Fidelity and Guaranty Company as surety, y, ,nod, FIRST: The said contract and the :a'd bonds ,and surety thereon be, and the same are hereby expressly approved and that the Acting -Mayor of this City is hereby' directed to execute the' said contract in the, name of the City, and the City ,Secretary is hereby directed to attest t_he_ ,same with the corporation, seal of the City of Corpusj Christi. SECOND: For t _he. purpose of defraying °the proportion of cost of said: improvement to be paid by the City und_r the terms of the said contract, there shall be and hereby is set aside, the sum of .......?.TX TH0.119 Al.,U). - O / l.0.q)OLLARS or so much thereof as, maY be, necessary y out, of the "Permanent Street Improvement Fund,, of thisr City not hereto- fore appfopriated, and that said^ sum so set apart is hereby made a special and sacred fund and nominated_ "......ri lCn..-3 SPECIAL, IMPROVEMENT . FUND;" and that the same shall be kept and preserved solely for the purpose: of meeting- the C'ty's proportion of the said cost, in accordance with the said contract, and shall not t ti_e appropriated or drawn'on for any other purpose whatever_. THIRD: The fact that the City of Corpus Cliristi 'is, greatly) i_n need of Permanent street imporvements, the general convenience of the public de- mands better streets, and in, order to reduce insurance rates by improving the streets and for creating a better, state of',publie health: creates' a public 'em- ergency and a public imperative necessity, requiring a euspeision of the charter rule providing that no, ordinance or resolution, shall be passed .fin- ally on the day it is introduced and d that such ,crdinacne or resolution shall be read at three several meetings of ,the City Council, and the Acting, Mayor having declared that such' public emergency and imperative public necessity' exists, and requested that said charter rule be suspended and that this .reso lotion be passed finally on the date of its introduction, and that this resolu- tion take effect and be infyTt force and effect from and after its passage. It is so ordained. G/—�- - - PASSED the . �. /• . day of September A. "912. Approved the / / f! Se 1912 Acting Mayor of ee City of Corpus Christi. City Secretary of the City of Corpus •Christi. Corpus, Uhristi; Texas, September ! �, 1912. To the, Members of the City Council,' of the City of. Corpus Christi., Gentlemen:—• For the reasons set forth in the emergency clause' of the foregoing resolu- tion, a public emergency and an imperative public necessity exists for 'the suspension of the charter rule or requirement that no ordinance, or resolution shall be passed, finally on the date 'it, is introdueed, and that such ordinance or resolution shall be read at three_ several meetings of the City Council, I, l therefore, hereby request that you suspend said charter rule or requirement 1 and -pass said resolution finally bn the date; it is introduced, or at the present meeting of the said City Cbuncil held this the .. , ',.day of September, A. D., 1912. Respectful) ....XPi` Acting Mayor of the City'60/f• Corpus Christi_. Th'e charter rule was suspended by th Ifo - wing vot Pease Garrett .. , Thompson Miller, ....... Uehlinger :... The above resolution was passed by the folio g vote Wit: Pease Garrett • .. . Thompson _ Miller ....... Uehlinger CoY TX q � BE, IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY'COUNCIL SOF THE CITY- �� OF CORPUS CHRISTI 'TEXAS: in_,said City liar WHEREAS, the work of improymg''1 } heretofore. been let to ,the Texas Bitulithic Company, witYiin the following r.•oul the 5outheYn I,outid limits,, to -wit: Black St. f-. ary line of I.eopa_-d, St• to the inte:.rsect'ion of Staples St. and Staples St. to tele Texas- .Lexican Railroad track. And, WHEREAS; a..contract, for the' contsruction of • the said work between the, said company and this 6t' y has been prepared by 'the City Attorney, and i submitted to this, body, and has been _exammed 'by it; and, WHEREAS, it -becomes necessary to appropriate funds with which to pay {- the City's portioir of the cost ,of said improveinent; and' Y WHEREAS, bonds for the ,construction and maintenance of'the said work - � - - have been prepared bythe, City 2,ttorney and executed h by, te said company, with the United ,States Fidelity and Guaranty Company as surety, now;. Therefore, FIRST:; The said contract and the, aid'bonds and surety thereon be, and 'the vsaine� are hereby expressly approved and ,that, the Acting' Ma_yar 'of this City is hereby directed to execute -the said contract in the ,name ,of the City„ and, the City Secretary is' hereby; directed 'to, attests the same with the. corporation sealof the lCity of Corpus Christi. r ortion .of cost o£ saiu SECOND: For the purpose; of defraying the, prop_ improvement to be paid'. by the, City under the te`rnis, of 'the said contract; there shall be: and hereby is set aside the §iim of, . .. • .. • 4,-,l.TO11QCDOLLARS; or so muchthusof as, may: be `necessary o_ut of the "Permanent Street Improvem" entj_Fund,of this City not hereto- fore appropriated, and that said sum so set',apart 'is heretiy made ;a ,special and sacred fund and nominated ... SPECIAL. TnIPROVEMENT FUND;" and that the same, shall be kept and preserved ,solely- for the purpose of meeting the C ty's ,prcportion of the said cost in accordance with the said contract; and' shall, -not tie, appropriated or drawn,on _for any other purpose whatever., THIRD: The. fact that the City of Corpusl Christi is, greatly' in need of, permanent street imporvements, the, gencral ,convenience,,,of the public de - hands Metter streetS,,'and in order to; reduce, insurance rates, by improving the streets, and for creating,a. better state' of public health;, creates a'public em ergency and :a public imperative necessity, requiring a susnension of the: chaster rule, providing; that no ordinance, or, resolution =hall be, passed fin; ally on the day 'it is introduced and, that such ordinacne, or resolution, shall, be read' at three several meetings of •the City Council and the, Acting Mayor having declared that: such public emergency and; imperative public, necessity exists; and ,requested that said charter rule be Fsuspended and that tliis reso- lution,,be.,,passed finally on'the date of itsl'intioduc-tion, and that'tliis resole ,tion take effectiand be An,fu force_ and effect from andafter its passage: It is sd ordained. y — of Se ptember A•A 19191 PASSED they /• .. • • y _ _ Approved, the, /P jaY- 12'. e k - .....-.- .;.;.. Acting Mayor of the , ty of Corpus C'hri`sti. r. ,• - City Secretary of the City of Corpus Christi. f.(, �,'i' . 1912! Corpus Uhristi, Texas, September .1. To the; Menibers,'of, the City Council, of the City of. Corpus Christi. Gen_ tlemen: Fo_ r .the reasons .set forth- in the.' emergency; cla.usP of„tlie foregoing resole-- tion, a -public emergency and an -_imperative public, necessity' exists for the suspension of the charter rule or requirement that no ordinance or, resolution shall be: passed finally on the date it is,int_roduced• and that such ordinancet JrCity Council, I, or resolution shall be read,at three _everal meetings of the, _.__. therefore, Hereby request that you suspend 'said charter. rule ,or requirement a.nd, pass, said resolution finally oil the date it, is introduced, oat, the present _ - •day of September, meeting of- the said Cityn _ Gbucil held this the �! .4. D.,.1912. Respectful , i _ .................. Acting Mayor of the City, p. Corpus Christi. The charter rule, was suspended by t Mowing V te.-I Pease L �� Garrett Thompson, .. • • •, Miller, .. ... Uehlinger ...41,12 "the above resolution was passed by t� o to mg vote to wit: _ Pease Garrett Thompson , .,�4': t� .,• Miller. . Uehlinger' P9 'a� 430 r BE IT RESOLVED BY THE, CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS`. WHEREAS, the work of improving. ,j. n,)r. ^ I^�? , . =.+... in said City has heretofore been let to the Texas Bitulithic Company, within the following, limits, to -wit: Leopard St. from the 71estern bound- ary line of JTorth Broadway to the Eastern ✓ boundary line of.Last St. And, WHEREAS, a contract for .the contsruction of the said work between the said company and this City has' been prepared by the City Attorney and submitted to this body, and has been examined, by it; and, u WHEREAS, it becomes, necessary to 'appropriate funds with which to pay the City's portion of 'the cost of said improvement; and, WHEREAS, bonds for the construction and maintenance of the said work have been prepared bythe City Attorney"and executed by the said company with the United States Fidelity and Guaranty Company as surety, now, Therefore, - FIRST: The said contract and the said bonds and surety thereon be, and the ,same are hereby expressly; approved, and that the Acting Mayor of this City is hereby directed to execute the said contract in the, name of the City, and the City; Secretary is hereby, directed to attest the same with the corporation seal of the. City of Corpus Christi'. SECOND: For the purpose of defraying° the proportion, of cost of said improvement' to be paid by the City and -r, the terms of the ,said'contract, ) there shall be and hereby is, set, aside the sum of., ...,�'_.T:R? n—WIT. ............ `PNQMS A D. - -i-Q1 IMDOLLARS or so much thereof as m_ ay be necessary out of. the, "Pernianent Street Improvement Fund." of this City not, hereto- fore appropriated,; and that said sum so -set apart is bereby made a special and sacred-fund'and nominated "....?:pOrRrr ..S.t, ... ,•..SPECIAf� IMPROVEMENT, FUND," and that the -same shall be kept and preserved solely for the purpose of meeting the City's proportion of the said cost in accordance with, the said contract; and shall not be appropriated or drawn on n for any other purpose whatever. THIRD' The fact that the City of, Corpus Christi is greatly in need_ of permanent street imporvements, the general convenience of, the public de- niands better streets, and in order to reduce insurance rates by improving the streets and for r creating a better state of public health creates' a public em- ergency and a public imperative necessity, requiring a suspension of the, charter rule providing that no ordinance or resolution zhall be passed fin- ally on the day it is introduced and that such erdinacne or .resolution shall, be read at three' several meetings of; the City Council, and ,the Acting Mayor having declared that such public emergene_y and imperative, public necessity, exists, and reques ted 'that said charter rule'be,suspended, and that this reso- lution. be passed finally on the date of its, introduction-, and that this resolu- tion take effect and be in fell force and effect from and_ after its passage. It is so ordained. C/_ - PASSED the .�. /- .. , , qdA of September A. D., 19.12. Approved'the- / day 'Se r, �D.,, 1912. Acting; Mayor of thCity of Corpus Christi. City Secretary.of the City of Corpus Christi. Corpus CBiristi`, Texas, September :.9: 1912. To the members of the City Council, of the City of Corpus Christi. Gentlemen For the reasons set fortli in the emergency clause of'the,foregoing resolu- tion, a public emergency and an imperative public necessity exists for the suspension of the charter rule or requirement that no,ordinance_or resolution e_ -shall be- passed finally on the date it is 'introduced. and that such ordinance' or resolution shall be read at three several' meetings of the City Council; I, therefore, hereby request that you suspend ,said charter rule or requirement and pass said resolution finally on the date it is, introduced, or at the present meeting of the said City Cbuncil held this the .. 4 �: ?" ...day of September, A. D., 1912. Respectfully, L . ........ ... �-eGl Acting Mayor of the City of. i✓orpus ' Christi. The charter rule was suspended by hf bDIlowing.Zote: Pease • Garrett . l Thompson ... r.—<— Miller, Uehlinger .. The above. resolution was passed by t 11 ing vote, to -wit: Pease Garrett Thompson ....L�, Miller ........�� `�—� Uehlinger ...,. �—_5 L_ � C F91 qS0 K r BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY D OF CORPUS CHRISTI; TEXAS; Crossing ,r} WHEREAS, the work of improving. R r,n a d jna in said 'City has (j4 heretofore been 'let to the Texas Bituhthic Company within the following limits, to -wit: That portion of North Eroa,dway described as follows: Beginning at the North. Last corner of Block Three on the rSluff,, t'ilence to the ";orti-i West corner of Bilock seventeen on the Beach,thence with E/ the Eastern line of Itorth Broadway to the Sout11 West corner of Block � nineteen on the Beach; thence across North .Broadway to -he South East i Cornerof Block 4 on the Bluff; thence across Leopard St. to the hey inning. I.- And,'WHEREAS; a. contract for the contsruction^ of; the" said work between the said company and this Citiy has^been prepared by the City Attorne} and submitted to this body,, and has been examined, by„it; and, WHEREAS, it becomes necessary to appropriate funds =with which to pay the City's portion of the cost of said improfemeiit; and, WHEREAS, bonds for the construction and' ,maintenance, of'the said work have been prepared bythe City Attorney and, executed by the said company. with the United' States Fidelity, and Guaranty 'Company, as, surety; now, Therefore; FIRST: The, said contract' and' the, ea'd bonds and surety, thereon be, and' the ,same are herebyexpressly approved and that the 'Acting Mayor of This, City, is'herebf directed lo execute, the said contract in the-nam'e of the City; and the City Secretary is hereby directed to ;attest the :same', with the corporation seal of 'the City of Corpus Christi. SECOND: For'the' purpose raying the proportion of o„of said ` ur ose of; defpcst , - - _ _ - itnprovement t_o be paid by the Cityr uxid r the terms of the said; contract, there shall bP-and hereby is set aside the sum, of, i..'1� ...-1��..�n(}IOLLARS pr so,:much thereof ias,$aay be, necessary. out of, the `71Yerihanent Street' Improvement Fund," of this, City not hereto- fore appropriated, and that; said gum so set; apart, is 1iereby made ;a special ,,and sacred fund and nominated`..�3xo.?,faiv !..C.Tnn:S.j.11 .,.SPECIAI TAIPRO,VEMENT FUND," and that the same "shall ,bekept and preserved solely for :the purpose, of. •meeting the C:ty.'s proportion of the said cost, in accordance with thei said contract, "and' shall not be appropriated o_r drawn on for any other purpose whatever: THIRD: The fact that the, City of. Corpus Christi: is_ greatly: iri need of permanent; street imporvements, the general convenience of the public; de- ,mands'better streets; and In order 'to;reduce -insurance.' rates by improving; the streets, and for creating, a better state of public, health; creates, a public em- ergency m- er ency .and a p s y - ' .- g, p of the g - public imperative nece.srt-,-requinn a ,sus ensiom. _ charter rule providing; that no ordinancei or resolution shall .be, passed -fin- ally on the day it is, 'introduced and that such crdinacn'e or resolution shall be read alt) three several meetings' of the City Council, and', the Acting •May�of having declared that' such public emergency and imperative =public 'necessity. exists; and ,requested .that said' charter rifle bej suspended and that, this reso- lution be passed finally on the date of;its introduction and that this ies_6hi- tion take., effect and be in, full force_ and effect :from -and after its! passage. It is so ordained." - PASSED the (%/ of September A 'D „ 1912: Approved the �fietfiA D., -19 `��..�,i.,•!,�•--�,.rr. 1. uc .,.:,..... r.-.,.. ...... ....-. Acting Mayor o he City, of 'Corpus• Christi: City Secre_tary,of th_e City of Corpus Christi'. Corpus ,Uhri'sti; Texas; September �.! 1912. To 7tlie Members ,of the City Council, of the City of Corpus -,Ch r,istil Gentlemen: —• For the reasons set 'forth in the emergency clause of the 'foregoing;'resolu= tion; 'a public, emergency ,and an imperative .public• necessity exists; for the suspension of the charter rule or requirement that nn or'dinailce.or resolution shall'be "passed finally on the date it is introduced, and that.isuch ordinance), Or resolution shall be read at three, seyfral meetings] of the City Council, d, therefore, hereby request„that-you suspend said charter rule or requirement and pass said' resolution finally on the date it is, introduced„ or at the present meeting of the said City Gbuncil held this, the, .... ... ...day of''September; A. D:, 1912. Respectfully . ........ r ....... ,...... . Acting .Mayor of the' City of orpus! Christi. The charter rule was suspended' by t lo'wing - - Pease Garrett ..�� Thompson ... .... Miller; . Uehlinger ... The above resolution was' passed by the fo to ing vote; Pease Garrett ........ Thompson Miller . Uehlinger .. I ry i 0 ` BE IT ,RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY ` OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS: WHEREAS; the work of improvin9..Ql3:n?^A.y , . i,t...... in said City has heretofore been jet to the Texas Bitulithic Company, within the following limits, to -wit: Aubrey St. f rom the San Anton.10 & ` Aransas Pass Railway track to the Western ✓ boundary line of Chaparral St. , except the intersection of "esquite St. And, WHEREAS, a contract,for the contsruction of the said work between the said company and this City has been prepared by the City Attorney and submitted to, this body, and has been examined by it; and, WHEREAS, it becomes necessary to appropriate funds with which_ to pay the City's portion of the cost of said improvement; and; WHEREAS, bonds for the e construction and maintenance of the said work have been prepared bythe City Attorney and executed by the said company with the United States Fidelity and Guaranty Company as surety, now; Therefore; FIRST: The said contract and the ,aid bonds and surety thereon be, and the same are hereby expressly approved and that t_he. Acting 'Mayor of this City is hereby directed to execute the said contract in the name of the. City, and the City Secretary is hereby directed to attest the e same with the corporation seal of the City of Corpus Christi. SECOND: For the purpose of defraying the proportion of cost of said improvement, to be paid by the City und:r the term's of the said contract, there- shall be and Hereby is set aside' the sum ,of. .......N.T.!`�'i..: . Tjj' TSI? J1 X nn_DOLLARS or so much thereof as may be necessar} out of the "Permanent_ Street', Improvement Fund," of this City dot hereto- fore appropriated, and that said sum so set apart' is hereby made a special and sacred fund and nominated ......... ....,.SPECIAL IMPROVEMENT FUND," and that the same shall be kept and preserved solely for the purpose of meeting the CAy's proportion 'of the said cost in accordance with the said contract, and shall not be appropriated or drawn on for any other purpose whatever: THIRD: The fact that the City of. Corpus Christi, is greatly in need of permanent street imporvements, the general ccnvenierice. of the, public' de- mands better streets, and in -order to reduce insurance rates by improving.the street$ and for creatinga better state of public health; creates a public, em- ergency, and a public imperative necessity,, requiring a suspension of the, charter 'rule providing that no ordinance or resolution 41iall be, passed fin- ally on the day it is introduced and that such erdinacne or resolution shall be read at three several, meetings of the City Council, and ,the, Acting Mayor having declared that such public emergency and imperative public' necessity exists, and requested tliat'said charterrule be suspended and that this reso- lution be passed finally on the date of its'introduction, and that this resolu- tion take - m - - - - ke effect and be fu ct rce and effe. from and after .its passage. It isso ordained. / PASSED the .1.. ytv of September A. 1912. Approved the / G da of to D., 1919 ( .... . . .......,.... ................... Acting Mayor of e' City of Corpus G'hristi ..............� ........... City Secretary of the City of Corpus Christi. Corpus G'hristi, Texas, September?. 1912. To the Members of f the; City Council, of the City of Corpus, Christi'. Gentlemen: -- For the, reasons set forth in the emergency' clause of the foregoing resole- troll; a public emergency and an imperative public necessity exists for the suspension of the charter rule or requirement that no ordinance or resolution shall be passed finally on the date it is introduced; and 'that such ordinance or resolution shall be read at three several meetings of the City:Counell, I, therefore, hereby request that you susperid said charter rule or requirement and pass said resolution finally on the date it is introduced, or at the present meeting of the said 'City Gbuncil held this the .. ,� ... day of September, A. D., 1912. Respectfully, Acting Mayor of the City of�orpus Christi. The charter rule was suspended by the allowing vote: Pease; . c0.1 I Garrett . e�-/. Thompson. Miller, .. .. Uehlinger p The above resolution was passed by. the folioinK g v� to -wit: Pease ........ Garrett Thompson Miller Uehlinger .. Tu: BE'IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF' CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS. WHEREAS,'the work 'of improving. rr'.S:f!h! J.1- P,. ��'4 •in said City ',has' heretofore been jet to the Texas Bitulithic Company, within the following limits, to -wit: ��e.SgiuitB Street fromti'le ltlt??'SE;Ct– ion of Cooper's Alley to the Njor't 1 boundary L line of Belden Street., including the entire I intersection of Coopers Alley and idiesqui.te. St And, WHEREAS'', a contract for the contsruction of the said work between� the said company and this G'ity has been prepai e_& by the City, Attorney and submitted to this body,; and has been examined by it; and; WHEREAS„ it -,becomes necessary to appropriate 'funds ,with which to pay v = the City.,'s', portio_ n of" the cost i of said mprovement; and', WHEREAS,; bonds for the construction and' maintenance. of the', said, -work C have beenprep_zred bythe City Attorney and executed by the, said company IV with the United States Fidelity and Guaranty Company as surety, now; Therefore, FIRST: The said contract and the aid bonds and surety thereon be;, and the same, are hereby expressly approved: and that the Acting 1, ayor of jl this City isi hereby directed to execute Lthe said contract in the, name of the �- City; and the City Secretary is hereby directed to, attest_ t_li_e same, with the { corporation seal of- the. City, of Corpus Christi. SECOND: For the' purpose of defraying, the proportion of, cost of said, improvement to be; ,paid by, the Cityund-rthe terms of the said contract,, - ...... 77-11TY'T:J' t� i/ there ,ahall be and hereby isa set, asidsum, �the, sum of, . •.. � .... .. . or',so -much thereot ,asi'may be necessary out of the "Permanent Street Improve_ meet Fund," of this City not hereto- fore a ro riated; and that said ,sum o set apart, is hereby made a special PP P - and 'sacred fund and' nominated�117 `A •+.• • . •.• • • SPECIAL fmPROVEMENT FUND," and- that the same_ shall be kept and preserved solely for the, purpose of meeting; the C ty's; proportion of the: said cost .in accordance with the: said contract, and shall not be ;appropriated, or drawn; on for any _other, purpose whatever. THIRD: The fact that they City of. Corpus Christi is', greatly in need of t permanent street imporvements, the general, convenience of the public de; _ wands better streets;, and in, order ,to, reduce.,insurance rates, by improving the streets and faf. creating.;a better state of public_health, creates 'a public' em- ergency and a public, imperative, necessity; `requiring a _suspension of the, charter rule providing that no ordinance or resolution sball be p-assed ,fin- ally on the day it is introduced and 'tliat such crdinacne! or resolution ,shall be read at three several meetings of the City Council, [and the Acting ,Mayor having declared that, such public; emergency and imperative,'public _lnecessity exists, and; requested that said charter 'rule be suspended and that! this reso lut.ion be passed finally' on the date of itsl,intioductl_ni and that this resolu- tion take effect 'and be in fu orce'and effect from and after its passage.. fIt is so 'ordained. PASSED the ... �..y of,,Se_pte_m_ ber A. D:,, 1912: Approved the er; A. D., 912. j . , - L/ III Acting', Mayor f the City, of Corpus Christi: City Secretary of"the City of Corpus Cliristi. Corpus G'hrtsti, Texas. September ..! .r .s 1912: To the. Members of 'the City Council; I of the City of• Corpus, Christi. _ Gentlemen:— For', the re sons set forth in the'emergency, clause of the foregoing; resolu- NIN tion, a public emergency and an imperative, public necessity exists for, the li suspension of the charter rule or requirement, that nn ordinance, or resolution shall be, passed finally ori the date, it, is introduced'. and that; such ordinance orresolution, shall be read at three; sereral; meetings, of, the City Council; I, therefore; hereby request that' you suspend said charter rule, or. requirement - d . .:day o,thP present and pass said resolution finally on ,the date ,it, is uitroduced, or a_ meeting of the said City Gbnncil held' tliisWthe ,� f 4SPptember, 1 A. D., 1912. Respectfully . .`......fC_� Acting, Mayor of the City f' Corpus Christi. The charter rule was suspended by thea ollowiiig,'vot Pease I ` Garrett �;' 'Thompson Miller, '�-- J r Uelilinger .1. The above resolution was passed by the following vote to— wit-Pease _— i Garrett Thompson • ..:' " "'1' Miller . . Uehlinger . • •Q �--- cr�es Gri!54; -rt. �_•. w33 432" J21 BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS: BJP -"ilia `i� 1^PP WHEREAS, the work of improving. !...•.7.1 T?., .�. ..... t.. in said City has `3V1 heretofore been ;et to the Texas' Bttulithic Company„ within the following. 1 _ limits, to -wit: !:'sarin St. fr* ra ti'le Easu-ern, bound- i` ary line of i, esquite St. to the Western round- i,," rary line of Chaparral Street. And, WHEREAS, a contract for the contsruction of the.said'i work between the; said company and this G'ity has been prepared by the City_ Attorney and submitted"to this body, and has been ezamined''by it; and', WHEREAS, it becomes necessary; to appropriate funds_ 'with which to pay_ the City's portion of the cost of ,said improvement; and, WHEREAS, bonds for the construction and maintenance of the said' work have been ,prepared bythe City Attorney and executed by the said company with the United 'State's Fidelity and Guaranty Company as, surety, now, Therefore, FIRST: The said contract and the card bonds, and surety thereon, be; and the same are hereby expressly approved and that' the' Acting Mayor of this City is hereby directed to execute, the said contract in the 'name, of the City,, and the City Secretary is hereby directed to ,attest the same with the corporation seal of the City of Corpus Christi. SECOND: For the purpose of defraying the proportion• of cost of said improvement to be paid by the City under the term_ s of the said _contract, there shall be and hereby is set aside the sum of ... n1.117 ....-....,. TN(jjj `I rt .jTl j,Ifl / 1�aLLARS or so` much thereof as may be necessary out of the "Permanent Street Improvement Fund; of this City not hereto- fore appropriated, and that said sum, so set apart- is hereby made ,,a special and sacred fund and nominated ".......;iY! 11..+.N'A. Pt...... !SP-ECIAL, TA-IPROVEMENT FUND," and that the same shall be kept and preserved solely for the purpose of meeting the C:ty's proportion of the said cost in accordance with the said contract, and shall not be appropriated or drawn on for any other purpose whatever. THIRD: The fact that the City of Corpus' Christi is greatly in need of permanent street imporvements, the general convenience of the Lpublic' de- inands better streets; and in order to reduce insurance rates by improving the streets .and for creating a better state of public health; creates a public _jem- ergency and a 'public imperative necessity, requiring a ,suspension of the charter rule providing that no ordinance or resolution sha11 be, passed 'fin- ally on the day it is introduced and that inch erdinacne or rresolution ;shall be read at three several meetings of, the City Council, and the Acting, :Mayor having declared that sucli public emergency and imperative public necessity; exists, and requested that 'said charter rule be suspended and that this reso- lution be passed finally on the date of its introduction, and that, this resolu- tion take effect and be in fu force and effect from and after its passage. It is so ordained�% PASSED the'../ .!... qday of Septe_ 7912., Approved the y y e r A. -D., 1�2. ---- - - - - --------.....� ........_................. Acting, Mayor i the City of Corpiis G'hristi. City Secretary of the City of Corpus"Christi. �k Corpus Christi,, Texas; September . ��4 1912. To the Members of the City Council, I of the City of Corpus Christi'. Gentlemen:— - _.. �� -. For the reasons set forth in the emergency clause of the foregoing resolu- tion, a 'public emergency and an imperative public necessity exists for the suspension of the charter rule or requirement that no ordinance or resolution shall be passed finally on the date it is introduced. ,and that such ordinance or resolution shall be read at three seeral meetings of ,the City Council, 1, therefore, hereby request that you suspend said charter rule or requirement and pass said resolution finally on the date it is introduced, or at the present meeting of the said City Gbuncil held this th_e' ... "t.."...day of 'September, A. D., 1912. Respectfully Acting Mayor of the City of, Corpus Christi. The charter rule was suspended by�f wlo. t � w_ing vo - Pease . Lf� Garrett .. Thompson Miller, ... Uehlinger .... The above resolution was passed by the fo4-wl�bg-vote�.t,,- iv#t: Pease .. Garrett .. 41 .. Thompson ... 2 Miller ......SG%C Uehlinger � ` k BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY' OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS: WHEREAS, the work of improving... �t.a.x'r , a ... ,in said City has - , heretofore been let to the Texas Bitulithic Company, within the following limits, to -wit: StarrSt. from the 1 35tern boundary line of North Broadway to the 7 estern bound- ary line of Water St. , except the intersec= tions of haparr-.l And LLesquite Streets. *077 . Fi And, WHEREAS, a contract for the contsruction of the said work between the said company and this City has been prepared by the City Attorney and submitted to this body, and has been examined, by it-, and,. WHEREAS, it becomes necessary to appropriate funds with. which to pay the City's portion of the cost of said improvement; and, WHEREAS, bonds for the construction and maintenance of the said work have been prepared bythe City Attorney. and executed by the said company with the United States Fidelity and Guaranty Company as surety, now, Therefore, FIRST: The said contract and the :aid bonds and surety thereon be, and the same are hereby expressly approved and that the Acting Mayor of this City is hereby directed to execute the said contract in the name of the City, and the City Secretary is hereby directed to attest the same with the corporation seal of the City of Corpus Christi. SECOND: For the purpose of defraying the proportion of cost of said improvement to be paid by the City and -r the terms of the said contract, there shall be and hereby is set aside the sum of, 1'........':I'�i� . , .. , , , • . 0.0,DOLLARS or so much thereof as may be necessary out of the "Permanent Street Improvement Fund," of this City not hereto- fore appropriated, and that said sum so set apart is hereby made a special and sacred fund and nominated "........S.t Tr.... Stre.et.•.SPECIAL TMPROVEMENT FUND," and that the same shall be kept and preserved solely for the purpose of meeting the C'.ty's prcportion of the said cost,in accordance with the said contract, and shall not be appropriated or drawn on for any other purpose whatever. THIRD: The fact that the City of Corpus Christi is greatly in need of permanent street imporvements, the general convenience of the public de- inands better streets, and in order to reduce insurance rates by improving the streets and for creating a beiter state of public health; creates a public em- ergency and a public imperative necessity, requiring a suspension of the charter rule providing that no ordinance or resolution shall be passed fin- ally on the day it is introduced and that such crdinacne or resolution shall be read at three several meetings of the City Council, and the Acting Mayor having declared that such'public emergency and imperative public necessity exists, and requested that said charter rule be suspended and that this reso- lution be passed finally on the date of its introduction, and that this resolu- tion take effect and be in full orce and effect from and after its passage. It is so ordained. T PASSED the .. / . .. ,day of September'A. D., 1912. • Approved the vl of r, A. D., 1912. Acting Mayor the City of Corpus G'hristi. City Secretary of the City of Corpus Christi. v� Corpus Uhristi, Texas, September 1912. To the Members of the City Council, of the City of Corpus Christi. Gentlemen:-- For the reasons set forth in the emergency clause of the foregoing resolu- tion, a public emergency and an imperative public necessity exists for the suspension of the charter rule or requirement that no ordinance or resolution shall be passed finally on the date it is introduced, and that such ordinance or resolution shall be read at three several meetings of the City Council, I, therefore, hereby request that you suspend said charter rule or requirement and pass said resolution finally on the date it is introduced, or at the present meeting of the said City Gbuncil held thi the .f ::.. day of September, A. D., 1912. Respectfull Acting Mayor of the City of. Corpus Christi. The charter rule was suspended by the following wing te. Pease lrl/ Garrett ....L.X Thompson 4�L-"" Miller, ..... Uehlinger ...— The above resolution was passed by the lA�ng-v_ou-to-wit: Pease Garrett .. . Thompson ..�Z Miller ......� Uehlinger .. �,,13 G�1�'�c • X435 r.i 14 t 10 BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF'THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS:. WHEREAS, the work of improving...Tizrigg..S.t...... in said City has li heretofore been let to the Texas Bitulithic Company, within the following 4 limits, to -wit: Twigg St. fx•om the Eastern hound- ar�T line of` idesquite St. to the V+esten bound- ary line of Chaparral Street. s And, WHEREAS, a contract for the conttruction of the said work between the said company and this City has been prepared by the City Attorney and submitted to this body, and has been examined by it; and, WHEREAS, it becomes necessary to appropriate funds with which to pay the City's portion of the cost of said improvement; and, WHEREAS, bonds for the construction and maintenance of the said work have been prepared bythe City Attorney and executed by the said company with the United States Fidelity and Guaranty Company as surety, now, Therefore, FIRST: The said contract and the : a"d bonds and surety thereon be, and the same are hereby expressly approved and that the Acting Mayor of , this City is ,hereby directed to execute the said contract in the name of the City, and the'City Secretary is hereby directed to attest the same with the corporation seal of the City of Corpus Christi. SECOND: For the purpose of defraying the proportion of cost of said improvement to be paid by the City under the terms of the said contract, ; there shall be and hereby is set aside the sum of . MITE ... tr�... I.TQ/3.QCDOLLARS or so much thereof as may be necessar3• out of the "Permanent Street Improvement Fund," of this City not hereto- fore appropriated, and that said sum so set apart is hereby made a special and sacred fund and nominated ......... T%v. i ig g, . S't r.ePt.:..... SPECIAL d IMPROVEMENT FUND," and that the same shall be kept and preserved ' solely for the purpose of meeting the C'ty's prcportion of the said cost in accordance with the said contract, and shall not be appropriated or drawn on i for any other purpose whatever. ' THIRD: The fact that the City of, Corpus Christi is greatly in need of II permanent street imporvements, the general convenience of the ,public de- p mands better streets, and in order to reduce insurance rates by improving the streets and for creating a better state of public health; creates a public em- ergency and a public imperative necessity, requiring a suspension of the charter rule providing that no ordinance or resolution shall be passed fin- ally on the day it is introduced and that such erdinacne or resolution shall >?e read at three several meetings of the City Council, and the Acting Mayor having declared that such public emergency and imperative public necessity exists, and requested that said charter rule be suspended and that this reso- lution be passed finally on the date of its introduction, and that this resolu- tion take effect and be in full force and effect from and after its passage. 1, It is so ordained. i PASSED the ...� ... ay of September A. D., 1912. ' i Approved the of t e A. D., 1912. A / 0 . I Acting Mayor of the City of Corpus G'hristi. I r i 4 City Secretary of the City of Corpus Christi.�,, Corpus Christi, Texas. September .rq ' 1912. To the Members of the City Council, of the City of Corpus Christi. Gentlemen: -- For the reasons set forth in the emergency clause of the foregoing resolu- tion, a public emergency and an imperative public necessity exists for the suspension of the charter rule or requirement that no ordinance or resolution shall be passed ' finally on the date it is introduced, and that such ordinance or resolution shall be read at three several meetings of the City Council, I, � therefore, hereby request that you suspend said charter rule or requirement and pass said resolution finally on the date it is introduced, or at the present meeting of the said City Gbuncil held this the ... ,E!t+ ?...da of September, { A. D., 1912. Respectfully Acting Mayorof the ty of, Corpus Christi. The charter rule was suspended by the fo lowing vote: _ Pease Garrett ... Thompson...1— Miller, 1. Uehlinger .... The above resolution wastpassed by the fo lowing vote, to -wit: Pease.. .... .. Garrett .. Thompson, .. .. ` Miller ..... 1 Uehlinger ... Qb C f iTX v BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS: WHEREAS, the work of improving... P g... Dayl o.3'.Zt„. , , in said City has heretofore been let to the Texas Bitulithic Company, within the following limits, to -wit: Taylor St, from the Eastern bound- ary line of Tr=esquite St. to the 1,77estern - boundary line of Water St. , except the in- tersection of Chaparral Street. And, WHEREAS, a contract for the contsruction of the said work between the said company and this Uity has been prepared by the City Attorney and submitted to this body, and has been examined by it; and, WHEREAS, it becomes necessary to appropriate funds with which to pay the City's portion of the cost of said improvement; and, WHEREAS, bonds for the construction and maintenance of the said work have been prepared bythe City Attorney and executed by the said company with the United States Fidelity and Guaranty Company as surety, now, Therefore, FIRST: The said contract and the raid bonds and surety thereon be, and the same are hereby expressly approved and that the Acting Mayor of this.City is hereby directed to execute the said contract in the name of the City, and the City Secretary is hereby directed to attest the same with the corporation seal of the City of Corpus Christi. SECOND: For the purpose, of defraying the proportion of cost of said improvement to be paid by the City undr the terms of the said contract, there shall be and hereby is set aside the sum of.... ” IG.-FfT ,.7,17......... leu-`rn� i • •T`T(�,� 10.0. DOLLARS or so much thereof as may be necessary out of the "Permanent Street Improvement Fund," of this City not hereto- fore appropriated, and that said sum so set apart is hereby made a special and sacred fund and nominated "...T;-ay:lor.S r.ee. .......SPECIAL IMPROVEMENT FUND," and that the same shall be kept and preserved solely for the purpose of meeting the C'ty's proportion of the said cost in accordance with the said contract, and shall not be appropriated or drawn on for any other purpose whatever. THIRD: The fact that the ,City of. Corpus Christi is greatly in need of Permanent street imporvements, the general convenience of the public de- mands better streets, and in order to reduce insurance rates by improving the streets and for creating a better state of public health; creates a public em- ergency and a public imperative necessity, requiring a suspension of the charter rule providing that no ordinance or resolution shall be passed fin- ally on the day it is introduced and that such erdinaene or resolution shall be read at three several meetings of the City Council, and the Acting Mayor having declared that such public emergency and imperative public necessity exists, and requested that said charter rule be suspended and that this reso- lution be passed finally on the date of its introduction, and that this resolu- tion take effect and be in full force and effect from and after its passage. It is so ordained. PASSED the ... ...... , y of September A. D., 1912. Approved the G/ L of Se to D., 1912 / ....................... Acting Mayor of e City of Corpus C'hristi. City Secretary of the City of Corpus Christi. Corpus L'hristi, Texas, September . /? .` 1912. To the Members of the City Council, of the City of Corpus Christi. Gentlemen:— For the reasons set forth in the emergency clause'of the foregoing resolu- tion, a public emergency and an imperative public necessity exists for the suspension of the charter rule or requirement that nn ordinance or resolution shall be passed finally on the date it is introduced, and that such ordinance or resolution shall be read at three several meetings of the City Council, I,. therefore, hereby request that you suspend said charter rule or requirement and pass said resolution finally on the date it is introduced, or at the present meeting of the said City Cbuncil held this the . /h'.' , , day of September, A. D., 1912. Respectfully ,,-- /J,'') �f Acting Mayor of the Cit!Vof Corpus Christi The charter rule was suspended by t llowing v -. Pease Garrett .. C . . Thompson .. � . Miller; ...... Uehlinger ... . The above resolution was passed by the following vote,_ta-wit: Pease Garrett ... .�F Thompson .. ;S T -- Miller. Uehlinger Cor Chri�1-; �`jc. Vj , t\ Q� BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS: �l �' WHEREAS, the work of improving.P�.� �?�.�.$ �a . in said City has. heretofore been jet to the Texas Bitulithic Company, within the following \ Peoples St. frwm the Eastern bound- limits, limits, to -wit: line of Horth i3roa.dvla,y to tiie 4'Iestern • bounda.ry line of Water St. , except ti -ie inter- sections of ;hapaYral and i,'iesquite Streets. And, WHEREAS, a contract for the contsruction of the said work between the said company and this City has been prepared by the City Attorney and submitted to this body, and has been examined by it; and, WHEREAS, it becomes necessary to appropriate funds with which to pay the City's portion of the cost of said improvement; and, WHEREAS, bonds for the construction and maintenance of the said work have been prepared bythe City Attorney and executed by the said company with the United States Fidelity and Guaranty Company as surety, now, Therefore, FIRST: The said contract and the :aid bonds and surety thereon be, and the same are hereby expressly approved and that the Acting Mayor of this City is hereby directed to execute the said contract in the name of the City, and the City Secretary is hereby directed to attest the same with the corporation seal of the City of Corpus Christi. SECOND: For the purpose of defraying the proportion of cost of said improvement to be paid by the City under the terms of the said contract, / there shall be and hereby is set aside the sum of, ..'_PT:���x��t Z�• • • • • • V jj) ��!=�'C�• •�,Q�� QQ.DOLLARS or so much thereof as may be necessary out of the "Permanent Street Improvement Fund," of this City not hereto- fore appropriated, and that said sum 'so set apart is hereby made a special and sacred fund and nominated "......P.e.o 1-es•.,gt 'e.et.. •SPECIAL IMPROVEMENT FUND," and that the same shall be kept and preserved solely for the purpose of meeting the C:ty's proportion of the said cost in accordance with the said contract, and shall not be appropriated or drawn on for any other purpose whatever. THIRD: The fact.that the City of Corpus Christi is greatly in need of permanent street imporvements, the general convenience of the public de- + tnands better streets, and in order to reduce insurance rates by improving the streets and for creating a better state of public health; creates a public em ergency and a public imperative necessity, requiring a suspension of the charter rule providing that no ordinance or resolution shall be passed fin- ally on the day it is introduced and that such crdinacne or resolution shall be read at three several meetings of the City Council, and the Acting Mayor having declared that such public emergency and imperative public necessity i exists, and requested that said charter rule be suspended and that this reso- lution be passed finally on the date of its introduction, and that this resolu- • tion take effect and be in fel force and effect from and after its passage. � It is so ordained. �i�`` of September A. D. 19 2. PASSED the ../. y Approved the / q =daY� epte er D , 12. ........ ........... ... Acting Mayor of the Cit yG f Corpus Christi. � m ' City Secretary of the City of Corpus Christi. • Corpus Uhristi, Texas, September ...., 1912. To the Members of the City Council, of the City of. Corpus Christi. , Gentlemen: -- For the reasons set forth in the emergency clause of the foregoing resolu- tion, a public emergency and an imperative public necessity exists for the ' suspension of the charter rule or requirement that no ordinance or resolution shall be passed finally on the date it is introduced, and that such ordinance or resolution shall be read at three several meetings of the City Council, I, � therefore, hereby request that you suspend said charter rule or requirement , and pass said resolution finally on the date it is introduced, or at the present f meeting of the. said City Gbuncil held this the ..... ✓.. T- .day of September, , A. D., 1912. Respectfully, , ............ ... Acting Mayor the City of orpus Christi. of The charter rule was suspended by t e f llowing vote - Pease. Garrett ... • Thompson ...L '' Miller, ...... G Uehlinger .... ... C The resolution was passed by the folio mg vote—to-wit` above Pease ----- Garrett ..�y"� Thompson .... Miller ....... Uehlinger ... BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL' OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS: WHEREAS, the work of improving. ,.r) C:,:1.��.e�. • � t • • in said City has heretofore been jet to the Texas Bitulithic Company, within the following limits, to -wit: schatzel street from the i±,a.stern boundary line of Nort11 Broadway to the Test - ern boundary line of �rfa,tpa• Street, •exce-pt the intersections of Chaparral and ,'esquite Streets. And, WHEREAS, a contract for the contsruction of the said work between the said company and this City has been prepared by the City Attorney and submitted to this body, and has been examined by it; and, WHEREAS, it becomes necessary to appropriate funds with which to pay the City's portion of the cost of said improvement; and, WHEREAS, bonds for the construction and maintenance of the said work have been prepared bythe City Attorney ,and executed by the said companywith the United States Fidelity and Guaranty Company as surety, now, Therefore, FIRST: The said contract and the .a:d bonds and surety thereon be, and the same are hereby expressly approved and that the Acting Mayor of this City is hereby directed to execute the said contract in the name of the City, and the City Secretary is hereby directed to attest the same with the corporation seal of the City of Corpus Christi. SECOND: For the purpose . of defraying the proportion of cost of said improvement to be paid by the City und-r the terms of the said contract, there shall be and hereby is set aside the sum of . 1`:".�'� TY -r• • ih 11TrlM D... T;I0/•l•01_`DOLLARS or so much thereof as may be necessary out of the "Permanent Street Improvement Fund," of this City not 'hereto- fore appropriated, and that said sum so set apart is hereby made a special and sacred fund and nominated ".. a G11. �',.P 1. • • r "'t- • • • SPECIAL IMPROVEMENT FUND," and that the same shall be kept and preserved solely for the purpose of meeting the Cay's prcportion of the said cost in accordance with the said contract, and shall not be appropriated or drawn on for any other purpose whatever. THIRD: The fact that the City of Corpus Christi is greatly :in need of Permanent street imporvements, the general convenience of the; public de- iriands better streets, and in order to reduce insurance rates by improving the streets and for creating a better state of public health; creates a public em- ergency and a public imperative necessity, requiring a suspension of the charter rule providing that no ordinance cr resolution :hall be passed fin- ally on the day it is introduced and that such crdinacne or resolution shall be read at three several meetings of the City Council, and the Acting Mayor having declared that such public emergency and imperative public necessity exists, and requested that said charter rule be suspended and that this reso- lution be passed finally on the date of its introduction, and that this resolu- tion take effect and be in fu force and effect from and after its passage. It is so ordained. PASSED the .. /../ • • •sY of September A. D., 1912. Approved they ^�, fluor, A. D.�12. ...................... Acting Mayo the City of Corpus Christi. City Secretary of the City of Corpus Christi. Corpus Christi, Texas, September ./I• ., 1912. To the Members of the City Council, of the City of. Corpus Christi. Gentlemen:-- For entlemen:-- For the reasons set forth in the emergency clause of the foregoing resolu- tion, a public emergency and an imperative public necessity exists for the suspension of the charter rule or requirement that no or iiiance or resolution shall be passed finally on the date it is introduced, anti: tlat such ordinance or resolution shall be read at three several meetingskat�the City Council, I, therefore, hereby request that you suspend said charter rule or requirement e date it is introduced, or at the present and pass said resolution finally on th meeting of the said City CbunciI held this the ... ����*">• •day of September, A. D., 1912. Respectfully Acting Mayor of the Citf. of Corpus Christi. The charter rule was suspended ,by th�ejolll�lo'�wmg v Pease Garrett Thompson .. Miller, , .... . Uehlinger ... The above resolution was passed bythefolo'_ lowing vote, to -wit: Pease Garrett Thompson .. Miller .... Uehlinger d ,. 1439 _YI e9 4() BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS: WHEREAS, the work of improving. L B.Lnl.x sync e ..St.. in said City has heretofore been jet to the Texas Bitulithic Company] within the following limits, to -wit: Lavrrence at. fro':1 the L' astern bound— ary line of North Broadway to the 1.les tern boundary line of ',`later Street, except the in- tersections of Chaparral St. and :Tesquite St. And, WHEREAS, a contract for the contsruction of the said work between the said company and this City has been prepared by the City Attorney and submitted tothis body, and has been examined by it; and, I WHEREAS, it becomes necessary to appropriate funds with which to pay the City's portion of the cost of said improvement; and, WHEREAS, bonds for the construction and maintenance of the said work have been prepared bythe City Attorney and executed by the said company with the United States Fidelity and Guaranty Company as surety, now, Therefore, FIRST: The said contract and the said bonds and surety thereon be, and the same are hereby expressly approved and that the Acting Mayor of this City is hereby directed to execute the said contract in the name of the City, and the City Secretary is hereby directed to attest the same with the corporation seal of the City of Corpus Christi. I SECOND: For the purpose of defraying the proportion of cost of said improvement to be paid by the City and -r the terms of the. said contract, there shall be and hereby is set aside the sum ofnT`77h=a'TY-... .. ti . , .. . 11!..?'•; _()!DOLLARS or so much thereof as may be necessary out of the "Permanent Street Improvement Fund," of this City not hereto- fore appropriated, and that said sum so set apart is hereby made a special 11 and sacred fund and nominated ".. SPEC IAL IMPROVEMENT FUND," and that the same shall be kept and preserved solely for the purpose of meeting the Cay's proportion of the said cost in accordance with the said contract, and shall not be appropriated or drawn on for any other purpose whatever. THIRD: The fact that the City of. Corpus Christi is greatly in need of permanent street imporvements, the general convenience of the public de- mands better streets, and in order to reduce insurance rates by improving the streets and for creating a better state of public health; creates a public em- ergency and a public imperative necessity, requiring a suspension of the charter rule providing that no ordinance or resolution shall be passed fin- ally on the day it is introduced and that such erdinacne or resolution shall be read at three several meetings of the City Council, and the Acting Mayor having declared that such public emergency and imperative public necessity exists, and requested that said charter rule be suspended and that this reso- lution be passed finally on the date of its introduction, and that this resolu- tion take effect and be in full orce and effect from and after its passage. It is so ordained. PASSED the ......../, ay of September A. D., 1912. Approved the Acting Mayor of e City of Corpus G'hristi. ............... /',�1,,............ City Secretary of the City of Corpus Christi. Corpus G'hristi, Texas, September 1912. To the Members of the City Council, of the City of Corpus Christi. Gentlemen: -- For the reasons set forth in the emergency clause of the foregoing resolu- tion, a public emergency and an .imperative public necessity exists for the suspension of the charter rule or requirement that no ordinance or resolution .shall be passed finally on the date it is introduced, and that such ordinance or resolution shall be read at three several meetings of the City Council, I, therefore, hereby request that you suspend said charter rule or requirement and pass said resolution finally on the date it is introduced, or at the present meeting of the said City Gbuncil held this the ...... 01.�!'�: . day of September, A. D., 1912. Respectfully, a_""' Acting Mayor of the it of Corpus Christi. The charter rule was suspended by t f lowing vote: Pease . C!G: Garrett .� Thompson ..... Miller, .... Uehlinger -�— The above resolution was passed by the fgllowing vote, to -wit: Pease ..�....�..... Garrett .. .. Thompson Miller ..... . Uehlinger C Y�jS �f }1j�1 I 4BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY v ` OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS: I f WHEREAS, the work of improving. ACh l �.i 3 r6 . j t..... in said City has ft ti•/ heretofore been let to the Texas Bitulithic Company, Twithin the following `, limits, to -wit: ,-i11iwn at. froa the -Eastern boundary line of J.'_esquitp St. to the °cleat- ern boundary line of TTater St., , except the intersection of Cliaparral St. And, WHEREAS, a contract for the contsruction of the said work between the said company and this GIty has been prepared by the City Attorney and submitted to this body, and has been examined, by it; and, WHEREAS, it becomes necessary to appropriate funds with which to pay the City's portion of the cost of said improvement; and, WHEREAS, bonds for the construction and maintenance of the said work have been prepared bythe City Attorney and executed by the said company with the United States Fidelity and Guaranty Company as surety, now, Therefore, FIRST: The said contract and the said bonds and surety thereon be, and the same are hereby expressly approved and that, the ,Acting Mayor of this City is hereby directed to execute the said contract in the name of the City, and the City Secretary is hereby directed to attest the same with the corporation seal of the City of Corpus Christi. SECOND: For the purpose of defraying the proportion of cost of said improvement to be paid by the City and=r the terms of the said contract, there shall be and hereby is set aside the sum of ..1.'......... �.... . T TILD: . M..�:1 ta� 1 i. 0. DOLLARS or so much thereof as may be necessary out of the "Permanent Street Improvement Fund," of this City not hereto- fore appropriated, and that said sum so set apart is hereby made a special and sacred fund and nominated "...x`1.7. l l.i laM . ; ; t,l'.e P-. t........ SPECIAL IMPROVEMENT FUND," and that the sameshall be kept and preserved solely for the purpose of meeting the City's proportion of the said cost in accordance with the said contract, and shall not be appropriated or drawn on for any other purpose whatever. THIRD: The fact that the City of Corpus Christi is greatly in need of permanent street imporvements, the general convenience of the public de- iriands better streets, and in order to reduce insurance rates by improving the streets and for creating a better state of public health; creates a public em- ergency and a public imperative necessity, requiring a suspension of the charter rule providing that no.ordinance or resolution shall be passed fin- ally on the day it is introduced and that such erdinacne, or resolution shall be read at three several meetings of the City Council, and the Acting Mayor having declared that such public emergency and imperative public necessity exists, and requested that said charter rule be suspended and that this reso- lution be passed -finally on the date of its introduction, and that this resolu- tion take effect and be in fulJrforce and effect from and after its passage. It is so ordained. a l^ PASSED the . �.y...d y of September A. D., 1912: Approved the y '� S A. D., 19 2. Acting Mayor of/ hhe City of Corpus G'hristi. .....�.. . 1�......... ............ �- . -- City Secretary of the City of Corpus Christi. Corpus Christi, Texas, September 1912. To the Members of the City Council, of the City of Corpus Christi. Gentlemen: -- For the reasons set forth in the emergency clause of the foregoing resolu- tion, a public emergency and an imperative public necessity exists for the suspension of the charter rule or requirement that no ordinance or resolution shall be passed finally on the date it is introduced, and that such ordinance or resolution shall be read at three several meetings of the City Council, I, therefore, hereby request that you suspend said charter rule or requirement and pass said resolution finally on the date it is introduced, or at the present meeting of the said City Gbuncil held this the .... .'., �. day of September, A. D., 1912. Respectfully, Acting Mayor of the City . Corpus Christi. The charter rule was suspended by t f,$11°wing vot Pease .G %2i Garrett ........ Thompson ...... Miller . Uehlinger .. .. .. The above resolution was passed by the following vote, to -wit: Pease ..... y.. Garrett .. ... Thompson ... Miller Uehlinger ...V-�- 11 Cor,p�S �r-ri ik . M1rt� r3 P1. '44-i1 441 44/`2 /2 • BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY 'no TEXAS: OF CORPUS CHRISTI, WHEREAS, the work of improving. Zacyuna . ati .....in said City has I heretofore been jet to the Texas Bitulithic Company, within the following 1 Laguna Street f rora the Ejastern bound- limits, to-wit: ary line of ,:esquite St. to the 7 estern bound- ary line of Mater St. , except the intersection of Chaparral Street. And, WHEREAS, a contract for the contsruction of the said work between the said company and this City has been prepared by the City Attorney and submitted to this body, and has been examined'by it; and, WHEREAS, it becomes necessary to appropriate funds with which to pay the City's portion of the cost of said improvement; and, ; i WHEREAS, bonds for the construction and maintenance of the said work j have been prepared bythe City Attorney and executed by the said company with the United States Fidelity and Guaranty Company as surety, now, Therefore, FIRST: The said contract and the sa4d bonds and surety thereon be, and the same are hereby expressly approved and that the Acting Mayor of i this' City is hereby directed to execute the said contract in the name of the , ' City, and the City Secretary is hereby directed, to attest the same with the corporation seal of the City of Corpus Christi. SECOND: For the purpose of defraying the proportion of cost of said i improvement to be paid by the City under the terms of the said contract, there shall be and hereby is set aside the sum of. .. �.rT u '� %��.......... . T? l:i,UiT».�.EL? • „: n/.l-.nQ DOLLARS or so much thereof as may be necessary out of the "Permanent Street Improvement Fund," of this City not hereto- fore appropriated, and that said sum so set apart is hereby made a. special 1 i and sacred fund and nominated "....Iagiwa. Ptre.et...... SPECIAL IMPROVEMENT FUND," and that the same shall be kept and preserved solely for the purpose of meeting the Cay's prcportion of the said cost in accordance with the said contract, and shall not be appropriated or drawn on t for any other purpose whatever. THIRD: The fact that the City of Corpus Christi is greatly in need of permanent street imporvements, the general convenience of the public de- inands better streets, and in order to reduce insurance rates by improving the streets and for creating a better state of public health: creates a public em- ergency and a public imperative necessity, requiring a suspension of the charter rule providing that no ordinance or resolution shall be passed fin- ally on the day it is introduced and that such crdinacne or resolution shall be, read at three several meetings of the City Council, and the Acting Mayor having declared that such public emergency and imperative public necessity exists, and requested that said charter rule be suspended and that this reso- lution be passed finally on the date of its introduction, and that this resolu- tion take effect and be in full force and effect from and after its passage. It is so ordained. ��VL PASSED the y of September A. D., 1912, Y ./ .� .. D., 1912 Approved the 9' -of Sept b r//A. Actmg Mayor of t e City of Corpus Uhristi. City Secretary of the City of Corpus Christi. + Corpus Christi, Texas, September..., 1912. To the Members of the City Council, ' of the City of Corpus Christi. ' Gentlemen:-- For the reasons set forth in the emergency clause of the foregoing resolu- tion, a public emergency and an imperative public necessity exists for the suspension of the charter rule or requirement that no ordinance or resolution shall be passed finally on-the date it is introduced, and that such ordinance or resolution shall be read at three se,,eral' meetings of the City Council, I, therefore, hereby request that you suspend said charter rule or requirement and pass said resolution finally on the date it is introduced, or at the present meeting of the said City Cbuncil held this the ........ �1... day of September, V .A. D., 1912. Respectfully, • s n �+ .. ... ... ........•. .. 1 ct ng Mayor of the City of orpus Christi. f + The charter rule was suspended by� °lI wing v Pease 4�f? C-: Garrett .... Thompson Miller, Uehlinger ... The above resolution was passed by the following vo to-wit: Pease Garrett .. J Thompson Miller t Uehlinger ' BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS: f WHEREAS, the work of improving. al• • St.jn said City has' . o 4'� 0 r heretofore been ;et to the Texas Bitulithic Company, within the following limits, to -wit: CYiapsrral Street f join the intersec- • r i to the i ort_i bIound- tion of Cooper's Alley .to ary line of Belden Street., includin- the en- tire intersection of Coopers Alley and Chapa- rral Street And, WHEREAS, a contract for the contsruction of the said work between the said company and this City has been prepared by the City Attorney and submitted to this body, and has been examined by it; a1id, WHEREAS, it becomes necessary to appropriate funds. with which to pay the City's portion of the cost of said improvement; and, WHEREAS, bonds for the construction and maintenance of the said work liave been prepared bythe City Attorney and executed by the said company with the United States Fidelity and Guaranty Company as surety, now, Therefore, ` FIRST: The said contract and the :aid bonds and surety thereon be, and the same are hereby expressly approved and that the Acting Mayor of this City is hereby directed to execute the said contract in the name of the City, and the City Secretary is hereby directed to attest the same with the corporation seal of the City of Corpus Christi. defraying the proportion of cost of said SECOND: For the purpose . of improvement to be paid by the City and=_r the terms of the said contract, there shall be and hereby is set aside the sum of, i`T.zl.Sxa`�'.f'1j............ . Tlio',TgG,�ID. 14.�l1..Q!3)OLLARS or so much thereof as may be necessary out of the "Permanent Street Improvement Fund," of this City not hereto- fore appropriated, and that said sum so set apart is hereby made a. special _ and sacred fund and nominated "...0 Clap ?" 1 •i� r?fit SPECIAL TMPROVEMENT FUND," and that the same shall be kept and preserved solely for the purpose of meeting the CAy's proportion of the said cost in accordance with the said contract, and shall not be appropriated or drawn. on for any other purpose whatever. Corpus Christi is greatly in need of THIRD: The fact that the City of permanent street imporvements, the general convenience of the public de- mands better streets, and in order to reduce insurance rates by improving the streets and for creating a better state of public health; creates a public em- ergency and a public imperative necessity, requiring a suspension of the resolution shall be passed fin chaster rule providing that no ordinance or that such erdinacne or resolution shall ally on the day it is introduced and three meetings of the City Council, and the Acting Mayor be read at several having declared that such public emergency and imperative public necessity exists, and requested that said charter rule be suspended and that this reso- lution be passed finally on the date of its introduction, and that this resolu- tion take effect and be in full force and effect from and after its passage. It is so ordained. PASSED the day of September A. D., 1912. Approved the e er, A. D„ 1912. ............. Acting Mayo of the City of Corpus G'hristi. �. X91.�•tir•................. City Secretary of the City of Corpus Christi. �� Corpus Christi, Texas, September .. 1912. To the Members of the City Council, of the City of Corpus Christi. Gentlemen: -- For the reasons set forth in the emergency clause of the foregoing resolu- tion, a public emergency and an imperative public necessity exists for the suspension of the charter rule or requirement that no ordinance or resolution shall be passed finally on the date it is introduced, and that such ordinance or resolution shall be read at three several meetings of the City Council, I, therefore, hereby request that you suspend said charter rule or requirement and pass said resolution finally on the date it is introduced, or at the present meeting of the said City Gbuncil held this the ......:/I. • •day of September, A. D., 1912. Respectfully Acting Mayor of the Cit of Corpus Christi. The charter rule was suspended by the following vote: Pease . Garrett . Thompson"• Miller, ...... Uehlinger . The above resolution was passed by the 1 wing vote, to -wit: Pease Garrett Thompson G��.... • • Miller ..._ . . 4'� 0 r • r i Uehlinger y CkVI j K . �h'�r' E7 . BE IT RESOLVED'BY THE CITY COUNCII. OF THE CITY f OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS: . WHEREAS, the work of improvingi !,a.t.3r.. � ui� : t.. in said City has • , heretofore been let to the Texas Bitulithic Company, within the following limits, to -wit: Water Street Froin the intersection of Cooper's Alley to the 1iort11 boundary of IV Daylor :street. including tjie entire intersect- ion of Coopers Alley and Tater Street. f -And, WHEREAS, a contract for the contsruction of the said work between f the said company and this C1ty has been prepared by the City Attorney and submitted to this body, and has been examined by it; and, WHEREAS, it becomes necessary to appropriate funds with which to pay the City's portion of the cost of said improvement; and, WHEREAS, bonds for the construction and maintenance of the said work have been prepared bythe City Attorney and executed by the said company with the United States Fidelity and Guaranty Company as surety, now, Therefore, FIRST: The said contract and the :a:d bonds and surety thereon be, r and the same are hereby expressly approved and that, the Acting Mayor of this City is hereby directed to execute the said contract in the name of the City, and the City Secretary is hereby directed to attest the same with the corporation seal of the City of Corpus Christi. SECOND: For the purpose of defraying the proportion of cost of said w improvement to be paid by the, City under the terms of the said contract, / ~ there shall be and hereby is set aside the sum of ... P V e) t P P,fl, . - , . , . - • ✓ T.Y.1.Qusand.. n0/1 ObOLLARS or so much thereof as may be necessary out of the "Permanent Street Improvement Fund," of this City not hereto- fore appropriated, and that said sum so set apart is hereby made a special and sacred fund and nominated ".. -W-Rt Pr.. St -re et.......... SPECIAL IMPROVEMENT FUND, and that the same shall be kept and preserved solely for the purpose of meeting the CAy's proportion of the said cost in accordance with the said contract, and shall not be appropriated or drawn on for any other purpose whatever. THIRD: The fact that the City of. Corpus Christi is greatly in need of permanent street imporvements, the general convenience of the public de- inands better streets, and in' order to reduce insurance rates by improving the streets and for creating a better state of public health; creates a public em- ergency and a public imperative necessity, requiring a suspension of the charter rule providing that no ordinance or resolution shall be passed fin- ally on the day it is introduced and that such crdinacne or resolution shall be read at three several meetings of the City Council, and the Acting Mayor having declared that such public emergency and imperative public necessity exists, and requested that said charter rule be suspended and that this reso- lution be passed finally on the date of its introduction, and that this resolu- tion take effect and be in f"91orce and effect from and after its passage. It is so ordained. _yam PASSED the ..�.C/.day of September A. D., 1912. i Approved the i da of Sept er D., 1912. I .. .. .... ....................... Acting Mayor of e City of Corpus Christi. City Secretary of the City of Corpus Christi. Corpus Uhristi, Texas, September .0Y7.., 1912. i To the Members of the City Council, i of, the City of Corpus Christi. Gentlemen:-- For the reasons set forth in the emergency clause of the foregoing resolu- tion, a public emergency and an imperative public necessity exists for the suspension of the charter rule or requirement that no ordinance or resolution shall be passed finally on the date it is introduced, and that such ordinance k or resolution shall be read at three several meetings of the City Council, I, therefore, hereby request that you suspend said charter rule or requirement and pass said resolution finally on the date it is inti//�gduced, or at the present meeting of the said City Clouncil held this the.... ?...... day of September, A. D., 19.12. Respectfully, . . .......... Acting Mayor of the City of rpus Christi. The charter rule was suspended by the ollowing vote: Pease Garrett .. Thompsonk Miller., ... ' j!! Uehlinger The above resolution was passed by -the following vo to -wit: Pease it Garrett I Thompson Miller ...... Uehlinger ..... ;71 I o � BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS: WHEREAS, the work of improving.,I) ky2) e Z! ! f; n 1;11, Qin said City has heretofore been jet to the Texas Bitulithic Company, within the following limits, to -wit: Coo -pert S Alley from the .western bound-aryliline of South Broadway, to the i`ast- ern boundary line of Water Street, except th'e intersections with Broadway, Chapparal and Viater Streets. And, WHEREAS, a contract for the contsruction of the said work between the said company and this G9ty has been, prepared by the City Attorney and submitted to this body, and has been examined by it; and, WHEREAS, it becomes necessary to appropriate funds with 'which to pay the City's portion of the cost of said improvement; and, WHEREAS, bonds for the construction and maintenance of the said work have been prepared bythe City Attorney and executed by the said company with the United States Fidelity and Guaranty Company as surety, now, Therefore; FIRST: The said contract and the said bonds and surety thereon be, and the same are hereby expressly approved and that the Acting Mayor of ! this City is hereby directed to execute the said contract in the name of the i City, and the City Secretary is hereby directed to attest the same with the corporation seal of the City of Corpus Christi. l SECOND: For the purpose of defraying the proportion of cost of said , improvement to be paid by the City under the terms of the said contract, there shall be and hereby is set aside the sum of ..0.rp..Hun?.rPd...... ..and .... rl.o/ ..1.00...DOLLARS or so much thereof as may be necessary YYY l out of the "Permanent Street Improvement Fund," of this City not hereto- ; fore appropriated, and that said sum so set apart is hereby made a special i and sacred fund and nominated"...CrJar.PZ:1's.-Alley ...... SPECIAL TMPROVEMENT FUND,' and that.the same shall be kept and preserved solely for the purpose of meeting the C'ty's proportion of the said cost in k accordance with the said contract, and shall not lie appropriated or drawn on j for any other purpose whatever. THIRD: The fact that the City of. Corpus Christi is greatly in need of permanent street imporvements, the general convenience of the public de- mands better streets, and in order to reduce insurance rates by improving the streets and for creating a better state of public health; creates a public em- yyyi ergency and a public imperative necessity, requiring a suspension of the l charter rule providing that no ordinance or resolution shall be passed fin- ally on the day it is introduced and that such erdinacne or resolution shall be read at three several meetings of the City Council, and the Acting Mayor having declared that such public emergency ,}and imperative public necessity exists, and requested that said charter rule be suspended and that this reso- lution be passed finally on the date of its introduction, and that this resolu- tion take effect and be in ful force and effect from and after its passage. 1 It is so ordained. PASSED the �... .. ay of September A. D., 1912. 4 Approved the day o tWber,. 1912. Acting Mayor of the C' of Corpus G'hristi. i City Secretary of the City of Corpus Christi. Corpus Christi, Texas—September 1912. To the Members of the City Council, of the City of. Corpus Christi. ; Gentlemen: -- For the reasons set forth in the emergency clause of the foregoing resolu- tion, esolu tion, a public emergency and an imperative public necessity exists for the suspension of the charter rule or requirement that noordinance or resolution shall be passed finally on the date it is introduced, and that such ordinance or resolution shall be read at three several meetings of the City Council, I, therefore, hereby request that you suspend said charter rule or requirement and pass said resolution finally on the date it is introduced, or at the present meeting of the said City Gbuncil held 4Mayor . �9..... ay of September, 9..D., 1912. RespectfullL ... Acting the City of C pus Christi. The charter rule was suspended by thf following vote: 11 Pease J Garrett 4r-� Thompso C.< .... Miller, Uehlinger .The above resolution. was passed b he owing vote, to -wit:( Pease Garrett .. .:1?�:C"�h i Thompson --� Miller Uehlinger { I z Ordinance adopttng the Sanitary Code of Tex s was read and thpon motion duly seconded the charter rule was suspended by the following vote Phompson Uehlinger and Miller voting Aye Pease and aarrett Absent The ordinance was then passed by the n2 following vote Thompson Uehlinger and Miller votingAye—Yerse and Garrett absent / - J AN ORDINANCE Adopting the salitary code of j'esas prescribing penalties dor violations of said ordinance and declaring an emergency BE IT ORDINAID By the City Council"oVthe City of Corpus Christi a, -4PCT ION 1 'hat the sanitary code of Texas enacted into law by the Legislature of the State of Texas In 1911 as the same is now operative and as he same may hereafter be am- ended or supplemented is adopted and approved as a partt of this ordinance and applicable enforcibble as such in the City of Corpus Christi SECTION 2 It shall be the duty of every practicing physician within the limits of the City 2tm of Coppus Chr s i to promptly and accurately report to the City Board of Health all particulars relating to all contageous diseases and in the event any of said practicing physicians shall fail or refuse to report In detail conta,eous diseases or those patients su picious of having contageous diseases the City Board of Health shall have the r3#ht to sum said physicians va an of them before said Board of Health to testify in re&ation to any t matter which by the provisions of said sanatary code is a subject of inquir$r and investiga- tion Said Board of Health or any memoer thereof is hereby authorized and empowered to ad- s _ minister oaths and affirmations to anyofsaid physicians summoned beofre said M=ft4 Board, and false swearing in any utter or proeeodino aforesaid shall be purliery and shall be puni- shaUle as such Any witness or any physician who refuses to be sworn �0�who fails or refuses to p-oduee a detailed stotement of said contageous diseases or statement of cases suspected as bean; contageous ay who is guilty of any contemptuous conduct for teing summoned to give Im testimon( in relation to anv matter under investigation as aforesaid shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and it shall be the otty of aid Borad of Health to make complaint of slid p1tysician for fiefusing to comply with the summons and orders of said Board of dealth before the t orporati on Court within this City and upon the filing of said complaint such cay se shall proceed in the same manner as other criminal cases and upon conviction any such person quilty of a violation of the provisions of this ordinance or of said sanitary code shall be fined in a sum not exceeding Tewnty-five ($25 00) Dollars for each and every offense SFCTION 3 The fact that it is nenessary to promote and protect the public health and for the general amelioration of the-anitary and hygenic conditions within the Ctty of Corpus Christi and for the purpose of suppressing and pret[enting infeet�ous and eonta©ec us dgeeases and for proper enforcement of quarantine isolation and control of such diseases creates a public emergency and an imperative public necessityrequireing the suspension of the charter rule provid n, that no ordinance or resolution shall be passed finally on the date z3bdit it is introduced and that such ordinance or resolution shall b e read at three several meetings of the City Council and the Acting Mayer having declared that such public emergency and imperative public necessity esists and requii-eted that such charter rule be suspended and that this or inance be p seed finally on the date of its intruductzon and that thts ordinance take effect and be in full force and effect from and after its passge and it I is so ordained PASSFD the 19th day of September A D 1910 1 g1PPROWD the 19th day of September A D 1912 Attest 1 (Si ed) A A THOMYSOIV Acting Mayor of the Uity of orpus nri sti (Signed) THOS H DUNN Ur:FV Se`eretary o f-City—of Corpus=-hris-ti 11 - -- --1 - - 1. �_---- f 4 V o the Members of the City Council of the City of Corpus Christi ent 1 em en - c -'I Corpus Christi Texas Septem5er -19 1912 For the reasons set forth in the emergency clause of the foregoin; ordi- nance a public emergency and an imperativ public necessity exists for the suspension of the charter rule or requirement that no ordinance or resolution shall be passed finally on the 1 date it is introduced and that such ordinance or resolution shall be read at three several meetings of the City Council I therefor a reby request that you suspend said charter ftle or requirement -and *ss said resolution finally on the date it is introduced or at the pgesent meetin; of the said Ctty Council held this the 19th day of -September A D 1912 � respectfully f n0 ned) A A r of theme The charter rule was suspended by the following Vote D Pease Absent T3[ompBon Aye 1 Garrett Absent Miller Aye r The above ordinance was passed by the following vote Pease Absent Thompson AY Garrett Absent Miller Ave I � SON orpus Dhri sti Uehlin®er ke r Uehlinger Aye r 'Upon motion duly seconded and carried it Tas ordered that it be added to the above call" df Mayor 'Pro Tem Thtmpson that some action in regard to open closets be taken s Upon motion duly seconded and carried commissioner Miller was instructed to have ill open closets under the bluff and where connections with d2 sewers can be made to be imme- diately removed Upon motion duly seconded and carried the meeting adjourned Attest city 'jecretday of uity o orpus Christi J 1 7 449 RFOUTAR MEFTING CITY COUNCIT September 27th 1912 Meeting called to order by Mayor Pro Tem Thompson at 9 o clock A 112 Present and answering roll call Mayor Pro Tem Thompson and Commissicners Uehlirger ind M411er Absent Mayor Pease and Commissioner Garrett Minutes of last regular meeting September 20th were read and approved City Nater Works Report of receipts and e.cpenditures for month of Supprmber showing ^eceipts to be 43383 70 expenditures $3934 50 amount to balance $550 801 was read received and ordered filed , 'deport of committee on Municipal 17harf Construction matter reported favorably on same and the report was ordered filen City Attorney was instructed to notify F n Lancashire that he must put competent man to supervise the Uharf Sm work if not the City would do so at his expanse Ordinance granting b gas franchise to HL lid Wallace was read for the third (3rd)time passed upon its 3rd and andAfinal reading by the following vote Thompson Uehlinger and Hiller noting Aye Pease and Garrett absent 1� AN ORDINANCE granting to Henry M Wallace the right to establish a gas plant in the City of Cornus Christi Nueces County Texas and to re,,ulate the construction and oper- ation of same and regeaolin,, all ordinances or parts of ordinances ineonsistant herewith BE IT ORDAINFD BY THF CITY COUNCIL 01 THE CITY 01 CORPUS CMISTI Section 1 Subject to the terms and conditions mehtioned in this ordinance the right privilege and franchise is hereby granted to Henry M Wallace of the City of Detroit Iffichigan and to his successor- lessees and assigns to acquire lay const- ruct operate and maintain a system ofrmalns pipes conducts and i£eeders and the necess- ary plants attachemnts and appurtenances for the manufacture of „as and for the purpose of supplying and distributing gas either natural or artificial for li,ht fuel poweta heat and for any other purpose or for any or either of them in the City of Corpus Ch- risti Nueops County Texas including anv territory that may hereafter be annexed therto and further to acquire lay use maintain and operate in throu;n upon under and along the streets avenues alleys lanes h-ighwave parks and public places and on alon,, ac- ross or under any s' -reams water courses or water ways a. system of ;as mains end ell service pipes conducts feeders -anal the necessary attahhments connection fixtures and appurten-noes for distributing supplyin and selling gas for fuel light power heat and for any other purpose to the City o`' Corpus Christi and to the inhabitants thereof n and for distribut-Lng supplying and conveying said gas throu h is svGtPm of msins pipes conducts and feeders for he purpose of distributinz, supnlying and selling ;as for filel light powor heat and -for any other purpose to other cities towns or communities and to the inhabitants thereof for the full term of this franchise Section 2 The main pipes of trP grantea shall be laid in Alleys streets add avenues and her in streets and avenues sh&ll be laid in a line paralled with the curb line thereof or in such location as hall be deeded most practical provided however that in nod' case shall the main pipes be laid under the sidwwalks of said City or less r than 18 inches bele e the e-tabli shed city grade When the grantee shall be ready t connence the laving of any mains hereunder and o before commencing said worz, he stall submit to the City Council or other proper authority s a map or plan showing the streets, avenues, alleys, ,and other public places'°wherein he prop- oses to lay his main `pipes,, and when said �.)lans shall have been approved by the City Coun ell or other proper authority, they shall then constitute 'a permit to the -grantee, for ate opening of all said streets, avenues, alleys and otner public places shown on said map or plan and for the laying therein of said mains'and other equipment by the grantee, as rapidly as said work can b °conveniently' conducted by iaim.. Whenever the grantee -shall desire to open further streets, avenues, alleys or other public places not indicated on such maps or plans as shall have Beed nreviausly approved, sh&T shaltl+ `in a like manner, submit further maps or plans. when approved by said City Council or other authority, shall constitute a permit for the "opening of such further streets, aveniies, alleys and other public places as shall be des- ignated thereon for the laying of mains and other equipment therein, provided', however,, that it shall not be necessary to file any maps or plans with the City Council or other propene authority, for the 'breaking of streets for the laying of any serving pipes from the main pipes of the grantee, but a general permit from the Cityy Engineer for this, purpose shall be deemed -suf lici ent. Section 3. In the opening and refilling of all openings made by�tho grantee-, he hhall telay the pavements and _do all other work necessary to the complete resotration of the str- eets, pRe/ments, sidewalks or ;rounds to a „condition equally as- good ad when disturbed , and when the gra.nteo shall open any ground in said City for the purpose . of ,laying any gas pipes or for any other purpose whatsoever', the grantee sh,ll open, no more space at anyone time of or at any one place, nor keep the same open longer that is necessary to properly_execute the work for which the same shall have been, opened, and it is especially required that in.:all cases where work requires the exercise of skill, as iri the laying or relaying of pavements.. or sidewalks, the grantee shall emplhy skilled workmen, familiar with the execution of such work. Whenever deemed necessary by the City Council, it shall have the right todesignate its engineer or tother person to superintend the refilling, of streets or the relaying of pavements or "sidewalks. Section 4. The Grantee, his successors, lesses or assigns, shall at all times be su- r b ject to the City Ordinances now in existence, or s hich may hereafter be passed, not . inconsi stent herewith. o No fee or other charge of any kind shall be imposed upon the grantee_ or upon any con-, sumer of gas, for the breaking or openin3 of any streets or other public places or' for the laying of mains, service pipes or other connections therein, except as provided for hereunder. Nothing in this franchise shall be construed in such a manner as to in any way abr.ldge the right of the City of,Corpus Christi to pass the necessary police ordinances for the Al protection of the citizens of the City of Corpus a r� sti and their property and the property of this grantee. h The grantee shall at all times display and keep the necessary_ danger signals and proper a _ • e guards around all excavations and obstructions, and shall keep sufficient space in good condition for the t -`aced of wagons and teams, on at - least one side of all excavations and ob- structions. and shall, as soon as_practicable, restore all openings RxxRhakTVM1txnBx and the streets and publid places to a condition equally as good as before said openings or •obst- . ructi ons were made. Section 5. The grantee shall do no permanent injury to any street, 'avenue, alley, lane, bridge, stream, or water course, park or public place, . nor in any manner disturb or interfere unnecessarily w-ath electric linep, conduits or equipment, or with ,any water or other pipes, nor with any public or private sewer not or hereafter laid or constrgeted by said City or by REGULAR NEETING CITY C0UNI CIL; SEBTF,1ABER 20th, 1912. Present and answering roll call Mayor Pro Tem `z'mpson,�Uehlinger and Miller, Absm. t MayotrPeasd and Commissioner Garrett. - r Minutes of September 13th, and 19th, were reed and anrr.owed. Communication fron-the-board of directors of the C.C.Comercial Club, relatibe to the Muni.cibal Wharf, was'r.ead and the' matter was' referred to dormissioner 'dehlinger and City Attorney Pope; with authority to emplyy ar,`Engineer, to assist thea if nocessary, and report at nest regular meeting'. A"resolution passed by the C.C.C6mercial Club, relative to wharf and aterminal'facicities for this city on Harbor Island, was read and upon -motion duly seconded and",ca.rried it was the sense of the council that -steps be taken to acquire the frontage on Harbor Island at Port Aransas, allotted to this City by the terms df the Harbor island Bill, if same can be done i legally and the City Attorney be instructed to take the matter up with the Rail Road Comm- issioner and get a ruling on same. The ordinance granting to H. 11. Wallace. a gas franchise was read and passed upon its second reading by the following vote, Thompson, Uehlinger and Miller voting Aye; Pease and Garrett absent. City Sedretary was instructed to notify H.M.ilallace, of Detroit j-lich. , that the paving contracts had been let and that work on same would immediately begin, and that in accordance with section 14, of an ordinance granting him a gas franchise, the City will require him to immediately lay his mains and pipes on the streets to be paved. Power of Attorney to Jas. H. Pitman, from the Texas Bitmlithic Company, was received and ordered filed. Commissioner Uehlinger was authorized to extend the sewers one blokk in the northern part ,of. the City also to have necessary waork done to enable the residents of Kock ik 16, Beach to connect with the sewers. The matter of taking care of the Sewer pipe on the flat beyond the Septic Tank, and of building fence to protect same was referred to Commissioner_Uehlin-er, with power to act. Commtnicati on from Sewer Inspector B. E. Smith, reconmending that -lead pipe connections be made in the paving district, was read and the City Attorney, instructed to prepare an ord- inance governing same. Commissioner Uehlinger, was authorized to purchasb sewer pipe from Truehart & Jackson. The followin,; bills were ordered paid, out of the Current Expense Fund. ; C. Priour, - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - $20.00. , Dr H. Hartman, - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 8.20 Vl. L. Ma;Tfield, - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 10.00 I7. E. Maul , - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1'_ - 00 Si zemore - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 15.00 Mission Auto Stand, - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 50.00 Bill of J.H.Patonowitz for $475.00, was ordered paid. out o� the City Water Works fund. The sum of. $200.00, was a,ppropriate6 'out of the Current Expense Fluid, for sanitary pur- poses, and warrant ordered drawn favor Commissioner Miller. f Street pay rolls ftp to September 14th, amounting to $211.15, was ordered paid. Upon motion duly seconded and carni ed the Co.imbll as a whole tog'nther witi1 the City Attorney, were appotnteit to go over the Heinly Electric Light franchise, also to confer I' regarding the amendment of the Saloon limits ordinance. Upon motion di ly seconded and carred the sum of �27b 00 was apl ropriated from the Current Expense land to the Street Fund No ffiirther buc ness eornin# before the nPet nU it was moved seconded and carried to ad i ourn Atte-,t y secretary of City of CorPns Crrlst Mayor of the Cltof Corpu- Crrlstl 14 F 1 a 451, 0 any authorized person or corporat' on , but no electric conduits or water or sewer pipes shallA be so -laid as to interdere unnecessarily with any gas mains er pipes which shall -oe laid-- , . n... • e P - . prior -oto -the time of laying such electric conduits, sewer or water pipes. The grantee shall fully indemnify and save harmless the City of Corpus Christi from any and all calicos for damages 6or which said City shall or might be made or become liable granting of this franchise or by reason of any negligence or care - to pay by reason of the • 1 essness on the part of said rantee , or any otner act or ommis si on of the grantee in the construction and operation of said plant.. ' Section 6. The grantee shall supply gas at the rates and under. the conditions herein ears for prior bills for gas, service pines, appliance s specified, to all applicants not in arr or other things, owning or occupying premises on streets, avenues or other public places in which gas mains or conducts are laid, and where said granteeshall not have laid gas mains j or conducts, .'he shall lay mains on petition for the use of gas by at least two 'applicants who are owners or occupants of buildings averaging one building in every one hundred (100) feet- of eet-of main street intersection excepted). if said grantee shall be directed to do so by the e - City Council of said City. - Section 7. The grantee shall not charge or receive any higher rates than the following for manufactured gas furnished for illumination or -for other -purposes to consumers within S the City 1 imtt s, to -wit One' dollar and fifty cents 41.50) per one'thousand (10001) cubic feet`;. provided, that ifn the pric-e of coal, coke and oil shall advance to exceed fifteen per cent over their present s C pricb, the price charged for oas may be advanced pro rata in the proportion€ that the cost of the, -manufacture of gas, amd provided, that if the pr(tce. of coal,_ coke and oil shall d. e - crease to exceed fifteen per cent under their present prIcus, the price' charred- for gas may In the discretion of the City Council be reduced pro rate in the proportion that the, cost° of coal, coke and oil shall enter into the cost of the manufacture of oas, and provided, fur- ther, that such pr6ces shall i)e based on the average prices of those commodities paid by the grantee during the first year of operation hereunder, and the City Council may require the grantee to file with the City Clerk satisfactory evidence that the grantee paid' the prices claimed, and provided th t�` Fifty (50¢) Cents per month. shall be minimum charge at rs t'r�rou�h any one meter, and provided further, that which was shall be furnished to consume � this grant is upon the express condition that all comsuners shall at a 11 times be enticed to and shall receive -a discount of Ten (100) Cents per one thousnad, cubic feet on -the puce ; hereinbefore mim named, -on payments being made or tendered at the office of the gaantee any time on or 'before the tenth day of the month next following the fixcal manth for which said r bills shall be rendered,, and n the amount of each and all of such bills shall be -'determined by the grantee and be ready for payment on Tor beofee ��he sixth day of each month `in which said. bills ate to'be. paid, unless the gr=antee shall be prevented from determining the amount 1 by p _ ^ = I thereof by some act of the consumer or lthe absence of the, c onsumer. If natural gas should be found in the vicinity of Corpus Christi and piped to the , City of Corpns .Christi or be otherwise obtainable in sufficient „quantity to supply the de- I mand for gas in tree City of Co rpli s al ri st'i, then said grantee shall have the right and privilege to transmit, distribute and sell natural gas at the prices to be a -reed upon Iiy said grantee and the City Council of the. City of Corpus Chr sti; and in the event of their failure to a -tee upon the price to be charged for said natural ga.s thenthe pr- ice charged therefor by said grantee s sll e e the average prace as shown upon the rate sheets o: Of other cities and twons in the State of. Texas of like population to or ;;neater population I than the City of Corpu s Christi, and said rate sheets shall be the basis of fixing such prices for natural gas f_or the City of -Corpus Christi..V r Section Q, All service pipes shall be maintained by the grantee to the lot line of the eonsumer, but he shall be entitled to charge for furnishing and„,,laying service pipes from the lot line to and through the buildings at a cost not to exceed thirty (.30d)+ cents per lineal foot; and the grantee, .his successors ar assigns, shall have the right to make and enforce as a part of the conditions on which he' shall suppler heat, light, power, fff fuel, as herein prcvided, all needful riles and Pe;ulations, notinconsistent with law or the provisions of this ordinance. Section 9. The manufactured gas furnished by the grantee for illumination or,other - a purposes, under the terms and upon the conditions prescribed in this ordinance, shall be mer - chartable _ r chartable illuminating gas, and shall contain an average of six hundred (600) thermal heat units per cubic foot, and shall be of not less than sixteen (16) sperm candle, that is, o•f such quality that a burner consuming five feet thereof per hoer, a.t a Pressure not exce- eding twenty -tenths (20/10) of an inch at the photomextriu burner, shall prodtce not less C then sixteen (16) candle power, and the grantee, his successor4or assigns, shall equip his plant with a photometer, the purpose of which it to determine the quality of candle power of the gas furnished, which photometer shall at all times be open to the insepc, ion of- the.. City Council or othe*roper autbori-ty. Section 1-0. The grantee shall furnish propptly to the Cit-_ Council or other proper authority,, any and all imformabidn which may be asked for by it in re -hr -d to size, 'location, or depth of any' of the pipes, mains, conducts or service pipes, in map- form or otherwise, and any other information in regard to his occupation 1. of the streets, avenues, alleys orepublic grounds of said City, which said City Council -may demand. Section 11. The City Council or other-properIg authority, shall have the right ;to* order . any meter -df "said- grantee removed- f4�m,-the premises of any consumer for thepurpose of testing the same, and said grantee shall be required, whenever de -red necessary by the City* Council or other proper authority, to supply to any consumer whose meter may be removed ' for Inspection, another meter for, use during the time requires or Such inspection. Any consumer of gas in StAd City shall have the ri ht on payiRk., to the City Council or other proper auth- ority, a fee of One ($1.00) Dollar, go have his meter inspected, and may be present at any such -,"inspection or test, if he so desires, and the grantee, his successors or assigns, shall O have notice of when hnd where such test its to be made, If anT, such meter, on being tested, shall be found to register inaccurately to the injury of tLerconsurrerto' an extent exceeding five. (5°0 per cent, the fee of One ($1.00) Dollar, paid by said consumer for such inspection rt • � shall be returned to the (0onsumer, and the officer •making the_ inspection shell mark such meter "fast", and the grantee shall not allow the same to be.a--a.in used until after the o. defect shall have been remsdied; a the="meter again inspected by said officer, found to be .so correct and so certified. Every such meter shall be considered correct and sealed accord- ingly whish shall register quantities varying from the tore measuie of gas not more than five per cent, and a®record shall be rept of same and of all, fees so collected. Whenever a consumer - s} all have his meter tested, as above probided, and the sane shall be found, correct then said inspection fees shall not be returned, but ' shall be d ®vided equally between, t=ne City and tr,e grantee; and whenever the meter shall be found "fast " as above provided, the ,rantee` shall pay to the city the cost or suer, inspection in the amount o, fifty (50d) cents. All meters hereafter placed by the --antee, shall. , whenever recit,ir- ed -by the Ci. t;T 'Co until or other proper authority, be first inspected, proved and sealed by the agent of trip City Counci=l. ill tests of meters shall he made with the standard meter provers in ordinary use._ Section 12 This ordinance shall continue and remain in force for a period of thirty (30) years from and after the da e upon which it shall become,effec�tive Section 13 The grantee shall within thirty( 50) dajs dit er the approval of this or- dinance file in the office of the City Clerk his consent to and written acceptance of the provisions and conditions OC this ordinance Section 14 The grantee agrees to build construct and equip a first ciass`nodern coal gas or orator gas plant or a, plant consisting of a c Trbination of the two ample in r ti7e to supply the Heeds of the City of Corpus Christi and he inhaoita,nts thereof and with a capacity of at least one hundred and twenty-five trousand (125 000) cubic Beet of gas per day and to commence actual construction work on his pkant within si*/(6) montl s s from the date of his acceptance of this ordinance provide however that the words actual construction work shall mean and shall be understood to incli de the laying ofmains in all streets of the City which a e� to be paved during the present year and in which mains ate to be laid udder the teras of this ordin neem witl^ sufficient rapidity to insure trP con- pletion of the work so as not to Mav #ani raven., oerations ur ora the different streets e which are to be paved, even thougr complvin; herewith may necessitate the laving of such mains prior to tl e time mentioned move in which case actualrnonstrl ction work shall be de commenced within three (3) months from the date of his acceptance of this ordinance upon wri tten receipt by him of thirty (30) days Anotice from the Mayor of said City to t1 -at effect and provided further that tre grantee shall lay service pipes from the main pipes to at lea t every other adloinin3 lot line nadLpt prior to the time of paving the streets in which said d main pipes are 1pid and provided furtYer tlat all mains and service pipes laid b the gr- antee in s&dd City shall be tested tight before covering sane In the event of t e grantee failing to complete his ni nt within eighteen months -from the date oP n1s acceptance o-' this ordinance then all right-, hereunder shall cease This ordinarce is Dranted upon tl e express condition that the grantee herein named shall as soon as raid plant is ready to be,in operations become a resident citizen of the Mate of Texas or that he will sell assign and transfer any ano -ill of his rights hereunder to some person -firm or assiciation residing in the State of L Fas or to some corporation duly org&ni ?ed by him and hi sz associates under the 1 ws or the State of Texas for the purpose of manufacturing distributing and sellin-r gas to the Cit r of Corpus Christi and to the inhabitants thereof and to of ers as in this ord-i nand p-ovided r Section 15 This ordinance shall be of no force of effect whatever unless it shall be accepted by the grantee within the time and in the manner mentioned in Spetions 13 and 14 hereof 0 Section 16 At the expiration of Thirty (30) years front the date of the adoj tion of this drdinance or at the expiration o-' five (5) years thereafter or at the expiration of nav period five (5) years thereafter tre City shall have the ri;ht to purchaso from the grantee his successors or a signp all of his works apparatus mains pipes meters and su ppli es the t ermq of which sale sl all b e determined by a Board of Arbitration con--L-,t-Ln-0 of three (3) members to be appointed as follows One member by the grantee his suecessorg or assi-ns one member by the City Council of the City of Corps Christi the third ember to be selected by these two if the f rst t -o mem( ers shall be unable to a,,ree upon a third member of Laid Board t1en such third Trey4er bay be appointed by the Judge of the District Court of Vueces Countti Texas 1. In arriving at a fair value at which said purchase may be made by said City the said Board of Afbltra.ti on shall not tPI-e into consideration of t P value of any franchise or grant held ?v the grant Pe frorn®said City to lay or mainta n p ices or mains within the Citv 0 r'_ _ L. 115-, 41 of Corpus Christi, or elsewhere, but merely a fair --valve for the tangible property e ctually in usebv the grantee in his business of making and supplying gas to the inhabitants of the City of Corpus Christi and eleewhere, at the time -of arbitration, and thegrantee .shall main- - n tain all of his property up to standard during said period of arbitration. The price, terms of sale and times of payment agreod'upon by said Bo'ird of Arbitration or by any two members of aid Board, shall constiture the basis of said sale, and both the City c of Corpus Christi and the grantee, his successors or assign, shall be bound to abAde I _ I _ thereb7l, after said purchase shall have been duly ratified by the affirmative vote of the dual 4 — igied electors of the City of Corpus Christi at a general election or at a special election reguiarly called for that purpose. All expenses connected with said Board of Arbitration' shall r .. be borne equally by the prirties hereto. a , Section 19. The grantee, at all times during the life and existence of this grant, ag- rees to furnish to the City. of Corpus Christi., and to such of its inhabitants as shall use gas, good and efficient,, service at reasonable rates, and to maintain the property in good order throughout the life of this grant, Zrtnd failure to comply with the terms of this section shall be deemed suffic6ent ground .for the forfeiture of this franchise on due judicial ascer- tainment of same,, and the rrantor expressly agrees that nor preceedinQs in court to forffeit, for adequito cause, the rights. -and privile-es,hereby gr�inted,, shall be begun until after sixty (60) days, noting in 'of the intention to begin such proceedings shall have been i given to the grantee. Adequate cause may Be deemed to be persistent refusal., after due notice, to comply with the terms and conditions of this franchise; persistent refusal to comply with the mfx!kkSA reasonable remdations or demands of the grantor with res - pact pact thereto, or -refusal to obey end- comply _ with the law and with the ordinances of this city. It .is expressly agreed and understood that the City of Corpus Christi shall havo at all times the rIght to avail itself of the ,provisions of Chapter 4a of Title 18 of tl„e Acts of the Twenty-ninth.l;e--islature, 1905,.of the State of Teras, n,id all amendments thereto. It is hereby expressly stipulated that in cast of this franchise shall be terminated for a cause, that this grant, together with the property, 6f any, of the grnntQe, in the streets, avenues, and alleys, and other ,public places of the City, shall thereupon, upon the payment P of a fair price the-refar (the amount of which shall be detemmined by such arbitration as is I -n outlined, in .Section, 16 hereof,, the the ovent tlint the grantor and the -,rant pn cannot agree, upon same), be and become the property of the City of Corpus Christi, and the _grantee, his successor$, lessees or a4signs, shall not be entitled to any compensation for 4-ame because of any balue derived from this franchise or the fact thP`t the gas plant of the- gr4ntee is,. or may be, a going concern duly installed and operated. Section.18. The grantee., his successors or assigns, shall in the event of his, desiring a renewal of this franchise,, so notify the City Council ...ithi.n the last three ,years prip r ; to its eypir.a.tion, ,and, incase this franchise shall not he so renewed, then all operations P hereunder shall cease, upon the purchase of all the worRs, apparatus, mains, pipes, ameters, j and supplies of the grantee, his successors or assigns, b� the City of Corpus Christi, as heretofore privided in Section 16. Section 19. Wherever the ;fiords "the grantee” occur in this ordinance they shall means and be understood to be Henry. Wallace of the City of Detroit Michi-an, his successor ' Y d P:. or assigns,, and .any individual, co -partnership, eorporat.i.on, receiver or other person or,au- thority owning or operating such ffanchise,or plant, and Wherever, the words "authority" or" to "Proper authority" occur in this ordinance, they mean and, ,shall "be understood be the authorized officer or o'ficers committee or body representing the City of Corpus Christi Texas the grantor Section 20 The said grantee by accepting or acting under this grant expressly a;rees to pay to the City of corpus CTaristz tNe sure of One Hundred ($100 00) Dollars within thirty ( 30) days from the date of the approval of this franchise e.nd thereafter during the life of this grant he agrees to annually pav to the Treasurer -S said City the sum of men ($10 00) Dollars on each June first Section -21 All ordinances nr parts of ordinances inconsistent herewith are hereby re- pealed r Section 22 'his ordinance shall take effect end be n full force from and after its pagsage and approval by the PZavof and the payment of the sum of money hereinbefore named and provided to be paid and the acceptance hereof in writing as herein stipulated and provided Passed on first reaching the 13th day of September 1012 by the followin; vo P Pease, Aye Thompson Aye Garrett Absent Tiller i Aye _ Uohlinger Aye PASSFD on second reading tre 20th day of September 1.12 by the following vote Pease Absent Thompson Aye Garrett Absent Miller Aje Uehlinger Aye PASSFD on third reading the 27th day of Spetenber 1912 by following vote Pease Absent Thompson Aye Garrett Absent Miller Aye Uelhiinger Aye APPROVPD the 27th day of Septemter A D 1912 ( Signed) A A mHOM9PN Acting ayor of Citr of Corpus Uhristl izxas Attest (Si ned) THOS B DUiTIT City Secretar7 of the Vity of Corruc3 rrzSti STATT' OF TFYpq ) COUNTY OF JUPCvS^ ) Before me the undersi3ned authority on this day per -,ovally appeared 4 B 0 Flaherty who bein; by me first duly sworn upon oath says that he is he mana-er of Corpus Christi Democrat That said newspaper ig publisraed and is circulatf-d daily in the City of Corpus CYristi Nuecps County Texis and the amp is the official newspaper of the said Ckty of Corpus Chfisti a municipal corporation in said County and State That the fcrp-,oing or- di-narce entitled An Ordinance grant in; t o Henry Wallace the richt t o extabli sh 3 Sas plant in the City of Corpug Christi ifueces Count T Texas and to regulate the construction and operation of same and repealing, all ordinances or parts of ordinances ineonsistdnr herewith was published in five issues of said newspaper to wit August 3 10 17 24 and 31 all in the year A D 1912 and that said publication o f said ordinance was as is required bj lawx and that said news- paper wa- the official newspaptiE of said City and published and circulated as such during, said period in said City County and State Sworn to and subscribed before me thi 19th (Si n,,d) A R 0 ilaherty_ 78mager of Dailv Democrat day of SeptrN bpr A D 1912 (Signed) T h DOP Notary Public rlueces Uounty Texas `I � j Petition for extensions o-' water mains were referred to Commissioner sPhllnper Petition of 17 B Snod3rass for transfer of retail malt dealers license J820 pas upon motion dnly seconded -nd carried granted The following billd were ordered paid out of the current expens`- fund Owen Dunne Quarantine Cuard - - - - - - - 4 00 W T Knight Auto hire - - - - - - - 4 50 C1 nton White - - - - - - - - - - - 8 25 Dr D 0 Arnold Record book stamps - - - - 1 10 The Texas Col Oil for 3-nitary Dept - - - - 7 00 Turner Watts Flectric Co Iffstima e #1 for $168 00 was ordered paid out of the City Hall and Fire Station Construction fund Street pay rolls ending September 2bth and amoun`in,, to $342 60 was ordered paid out of the Street Fund 1 Upon motion dulv seconded and carried the sum of X1000 00 was appropriated from the Current Expense fund to the Street Fund Upon motion dulv seconded and carried the sum of X3181 05 was appropriated from the Current Fxpenge Fund to the Current Expense balary Bund Upon motion duly seconded and carried the stun of $1200 00 was appropriated _from the Current LxpensP Fund to the Street Salary Fund Upon motion duly seconded and carried the Acting Mayor vas autnorized to take the nec- v essa y steps to open a street on South BroadT"av Upon Totion duly seconded and carried Conrad Blucher was appointed temporarily to act as Actino City Fngineer Commissioner uehlin er was authoriz d to have neces-ary sewer connections made on Cooper Alley Upon motion duly senonded and carried the City Jan tors Salary was increased from q30 00 to $40 00 per month City Attorney reported adversili uron the payment of seven old Water Works Coupons held for collection by the C C Natl Bank / Vpon motion duly seconded and carried a warrant for 43757 50 was ordered drawn on the Street Improvement Construction land to pav interest dur, Oct ls 1912 Upon motion duly seconded and carried a T -arrant fo X1377 75 was ordered drown on the City Hall and lire Station Construction fund to par interest duce Oct 19t 1912 City Attornev was authorivPd to give instructions to the City LreaGurer regard -Ln the proper credits rf interest on daily balances '-o proper (funds Mayor Pro Tem was instructed `o have notice publi s} ed ths,t in future in accordance ri th build"1ng ord nance permits must be secured for all build ng within she Citj lime 4,s Upon motion duly seconded and carr -ted the City Secretary was instructed to make correc- tion on t e 1111 tax rolls so as to make same read Tot 14 Flock B Diaz Addition in- stead of Lot 14 Block A Diaz ddition ,in the name o C T R Kelly All regular iaalarj z ay rolls were appro-7ed and ordered apaid warrants to oe drawn an Oct 1st 1912 Upon motion duly seconded and carried tTP meeting al journed over to I ondav September 30th at 10 o clock A T? AttesPliavof of the City of Corpus Christi t / City Secretary of the City of Corpus C ri sti AD"JOURMM R7GUI.AR, M-71TIT'T, CITY COUNCIL," SEPT .'NE?i,'30th, 1912'. == _ • - Meeting, called'�to- order by Mayor,'-ero Tem Thompson. ,at, 10 o,! clock, A. M.,'_ Presnnt and 'answering roll call, flayor Pro 1'em Thompson, and Commissione-rs Uehlinger, > and, biller, Absent Mayor. Pease, a & .-Commissioner,lsarrett. Ordinance levying taxes for the -current ^VeELr of 1.x,12', with the emergency clause attached, was reaS and upon motion dtily seconded and carried the Charter rule was 'suspended,, by "the _ dollotiwing vote: o Thompson; ,Uehlinger and Miller,, vo:tin Aye; 'Pease and, 'a:rrett., Absent: Upon notion s'du•1y seconded and carried the ord-inanc,.e was then passed by the following, vote: Thomps.on,. UehItirgnr, and Miller,, votin3 Aye; Pease .and 4arrett,' Absent. AN ORDINAiNCE prescrIbino the taxes to be levied, assessed and collected by the City of Corpus Christi, for the year 1912, and for each year thereafter, until otherwise provided, and declarin3 an emergency. C BE IT ORDAINED Bl' THE CITY COUNC11T, OF THT: CI`!'Y COIJI?CII, OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI: - STICTION 1. That there is hereby levied, to be a!�sessed and- collected. in current. money of the United States, for t} e use of the City of Corpue Christi, for the year 1912, and ffor each year thereafter until it be otherwise provided and ordained, an annual direct advalorem tax of Sixty-two and 72/100 (62.72) eehts; on every One Hundred ($100.00) Dollars of value thereof', on all propettyy, real, personal and mixed,a wit}ii,n said City of Corpus Christi,—upon w; ich a tax is authori2.od by law to be levied by: the Cit`/ of Corpus Christi, `i'exas, and upon which 'aa tax is authorized by law to be levied by the U.ity of Corpus Christi, Texas, and upon all franchises `of all -individuals and corporations holding a franchise -from said City, of Corpus Christi, said tax to be appropriated to the pa -ment and efrayment of the current ex- penses of the government of said 'City, and' -sane is he-rnb? assessed .for that purpose. ECTION 2. That there is hereby; .levied, to be a: -sensed and collected in current money of th-e United States, for the use of the City of Corpus Chr.sti, Texas, for tike year 1912., and for each' year thereafter until it be otherwise, providdd and ordaindd, an annual direct advalorem tax of Twenty (20y.) Cents on every One Hundred ( $100.00) Dollars of value thereof upon all property and franchises described in Section 1 of this ordinance; said tax to be apbropriated and used in makin payment for general street improvements, and for building bri- dges in the City of Corpus Christi. SECTION 3. That for '1,o purpose of paying the i n .^rest and providing t ,�e respective • - A - 4 O V , .n sinking funds for the payment of the outstanding bonds and bonded indebtendess of the City of Corpus Christi, and for payinj the ihter.est and ma}_ing provision fortherespective sinking -funds ' of such future bond "issues as may authorized here is hereby, levied for the year 1912, and for each year thereafter until ot}ierwise orddined and provided, to be assessed and collected in current money of the United States, upon all of the �property.and• franchises described in Section 1 of this ordinance, an annual direct advalorer! tax of Sixty-seven and 2b7�100 (67.28) Cents on every One Hundred ($100.00) Dollars of value thereof, which 67.28 -cents Is to be approtioned on the bond issues --of the City of Corpus Christi now outstanding for which provision has 'been herein mdde, to pay -the interos': thereon, and to provide for the sinking fund thereof, a"s followsk, to -wit: r .For. the forty (40) year "Cozs`;Christi tater 19orks Funding Bonds", dated Aub-ust 1, 1898, aggregati.n in amount Ninety Thousand ( $90,000.00) Dollars, of which °-Seventy-three Thousand ($73,000.00) Dollars are un_paid,. Bine -and 6/10 (9.6r/) Cents. F For. the Forty ,(40) year "Corpus Chri.sti Purchase and Construction and Extension.and, Imrpovement Bonds",o dated. Augudt-1st,..19.09, _a ;reoatino in amount Ninety- 'thousand, ( $90,000.0 - Dollars, Eleven (11V): Cents. - For the Forty '( 40) year City of Corpi. s Christi Sanitary Sewer Bonds", dated November 1, 1909, aggregating in an One Hundred and, Forty Thous-Thous,,'(140,000.00) Dollard, of which. only One Hundred and. Twenty Thousand .( $120;000.00) `Dollars have been i-ssued, Fifteen and one-half (15;) Cents. , For `'the Forty (40) year Corpus Christi Minicipal Whard Bonds"., ,dated Mayl _1, 1911, -ao= f-regat,in in amount Fifty Thousand ($50,000.00) Dollars, Six and 12100 (6.12) Cents. For the Forty (40)>'year City' hall. and Fire Station Bonds",, dated October 1, 1 11,, ,a - gregating in amount Fifty-five Thousand ($55,000.00) Dollars, Six and 7/10 (6.7�) Cents. i 5 For the Forty (40) year "Permanent Street Imrpovement Bonds", dated April .1, 19.12, aggregating in amount One Hundred and Fifty Thousand ($150,000.00) Dollars, Eighteen and tx. 36100 (18.36VO Cents. SECTION 4. All taxes for the year 1912 hereby levied, shall become due and payable at the office of the City Secretar-y of the City of Corpus. Christi, .Texas, on and after the, Vr.st . day of October, A.D. '1912; and if the taxes levied for s�iid year be not paid, and 'interest-. r shall be charged upon the gross amount of tax and penalty due until paid., at the rate of -six per cent (6%) per annum. �n • p o SECTION 5. The fact that this ordinance .i.s .an improtant matter to the pQople of the ,City of Corpus 'Christi, and the fact that the time for the collection of the taxes thereunder for the year 1912, is near at hadd, and the fact that the preparation and completion of the tax rolls for the `current year 1912 is dependant upon the passage of said ordinance, and in order -that said tax rolls may be completed. and ready "or the collection of said taxes when the same become due and payable as aforesaid, creates a public emergency, and Imperative public necessity exists for the suspension of the chaFttit- rine providin: that no- ordinance or resolution shall be passed finally on the date of its intordtction, unless declared to 'be a public emergency ordinance b -r the Acting Mayor, and the Acting Mayor having As in writin •declared that such emergency and public necessity exi s' s, and having in writin ranuibetb6, that said charter rule be suspende d and i✓rat this ordinance be passed finally on the date of its intrtduction, said rule le hereby accordin ly susrended and this ordinance shall take effect and be in full force and effect from and after Its passa:;e and approval on the date of. its introduction and it is so ordained. - PASSED the. 30th day of September, A. D. 1912. APPROVED the 30th, da`•r of September, A. D.- 1912. (signed) A. A. THODnDSON. Acting Mayor of -the City of Corpus Christi ATTEST: ( Si red ) THOS. B,. DLPUT. C y ecretary of ty.ofCorpus ,risti. — a To the Members of the City Council, of the City of Co_rpu.e Christi: Corpus Christi, Texas, September. 30, 191. Gentlemen: For the reasons set forth in the emergence clause of the foregoing ordinance attached hereto a public emergency and a public necessity exiEts for the suspension of the charter n rule provi.d; rg that no ordinance or resolution shall be passed finally on the date of its introduction, I, therefore hereby r.egnest that you suspend said charter rulexxxxxmqmIazent (j) �,D,I and pass said ordinance on the date of itq introduction Respectfully submitted ( Si.ne d) A A T HOMPbON Acting 7ayor of City of corpus Uhristi a - The charter rule is suspended by the following vote Pease Absent Jarrett Absent Thompson Aye Uehlinger Ave Miller dye The abfive ordinarce pas ed by the following vote Pease Absent Garrett Absent Thompson Aye Uel-linoer Aye Piller Aye Application of ueo Willimot for a permit to change location of his retail malt dealers budiness was upon motion duly seconded and carried granted 'Bill for Board of Equalization anountzng to p3OO 00 was ordered paid also two bills for Sani. tary Depr amounting to 1�8 00 Petition ffor Street Paving on Hail -road Avenue front of Iflock 16 was read and ordered flumberdd one (1) and tiled for further action Sewer Inspec or was i r strutted to notify all pa ties wi `Yin tie Sewer BZstrict that they crust cornett with sewe s witIn n sixt J (60) days also to notify all parties already con- nected t] -at old closets mus be immediately removed nd hole filled No furtl er business coming beo Cure the meetzno it adjourned 1[ajur o the ityof Corpus Uhri-ti Attest t� x�, y Secretary of t e Ulty of Uorpus Uhris � �� 1 RFGULkR MFVTTN^ CITY COUNCIL OCTOBER 4th 1912 Present Mayor Pease Absent Commissioners Thompson uehlinge 4arrett and Miller ihere being no quorum present the meetzn; was adjourned over to Tuesday October 8th 1912 at 9 o clock A M Mayor f the ity of Corpus hristi Attest y Secretary of Ulty of Corpus Christi CATLT'D T9T'FTIN CITY COUITCII OCTOBFT' 5th 1912 Meeting called to order by 19ayor Pease at 12 o clock A lI Present and ansvierzng roll call Mayor Pea e Commissioners Idrrett and Puller Absent C044issioners Thompson and Uehlinger Miller movea that estimate #2 on Storm Sewers be arproved and warrant for 626 1 41 be drawn on the Street Improvement Rind favor Sherman Concrete Co seconded by Garrett and carried unamiously arrett moved -rat estimate it 3, for City Hall & lire Station amounting to 67756 81 s be approved and trat warrant be orrered drawn favor the gross Construction Co on the City Hall & lire Station Construction fund to pay same seconded by Miller and carried unamiously Unon motion duly seconded and carried the meeting adjourned Attest 1 Y ecretary o ty of Corpus Urrlq ayor oft7 o Corpus Christi � , u ADJOURNFD RT'.,UTAK MFI TINJ CITY COUITCIL OCTOBFR 8th 1 )12 Meeting called to order by Mavor Pea a at 9 o clod A 11 Present and an veering roll call P gyor Pease and Cnnni ssioners Thompson Ueblin;er and Miller Absent Commissioner Barrett Minutes of regular meeting September 27th and Id lourned re -alar meets ng Septemoer 30th regular meeting October 4th and Called moetin; October oth were read and approved Reslgantion of J E 4arrott as Commissioner wa read as follows Oct 2 1J14 To the Honorable Payor and City Council Corpus Christi Texas 4entlemen I hereby tender my resignation as Commissioner to take effect at your pleasure and if it is agreeable to your honorable body I mould rncommend the appointment of Ur A C Priday former Commissioner at whose solicitatior and recommendation I was appo nted and witl tie understandin- that as soon as he was phy cially able to resume his dutleb that I would resign in his favor if it so pleased the Council Respectfully (Signed) J D Garrett f In accordance with tie request of TTr Jarrett the Fayor recormended the appointment of r- Mr A C Priday to fill the vaeanev Thompson noved that A C Priday bei appo nted Comm- issioner to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of lair Jarrett second d by Uehlinger put to a vote and carried by the following vote lease Thompson Uehlinger voting Aye Miller Day Lir Priaay being present took tl�e oath of office -moiled his bond in tl e sum of $2500 00 with J E Garrett and J 0 Moore as sureties and entered upon his duties The rest gnatlon of Lee Ri-gs as Chieff of tie Fire Department and lire karghal was re id and upon motion dul-r seconded and carried same v7a- acePpted Reports of City Controller City,,Secretary City LI-r-phal City hater -Works Coal & In iden tai Fund and Sewer Inspector fort �e month of September were received and ordered filen All pay rolls for the month of September where tl e bills are properly approved- were ord_eted paid out of tf e proper 7f1 nds ` Weekly street-pai .roll amounting to X93109 for week ending Octobei ,th was ordered paid out of the Street Fund Commissioner Uehlin er submitted a report unon the present water supply cond tion of Mains between Stan. -pipe and 'Pumping station an made recomneddations regard ng the future supbly Upon mo`ion dFly seconded the said report 7as_reCei;ed and ordered filed Miller motred teat tl e ti ester Comms sioner be authorised to secure the services of a com- �4 petent Engineer to be approved by the City Counc 1 to -thoroughly invests -ate the whole 'dater Works matter and male repntt Miller moved that the Citi Attornev be instnrcted.firstbto immediately investigate the extent of the present rigl_ts of he City of Corpus Chrigti to the Platers of Nueces River in connection with the Citv W -ter su-nnly gvstPm Second ,that the City Attorney be instructed to inquire into the question of the C1 y g rights to the laters of said river in the event of a possible futlre conflict with irrigation companies n the appropriation and consumption of the waters o -P said rii er Third t1 at the City attv be authorired toe mplov such legal assistance to be approved by the City' Council, as may be ndee'ssary to assure a full investi- gation of these questions and that he bi instrueted- to report to the City Coizneil these two questions, at the earliest °dat'e practicable, seconc?ed by Thompson, put to a vote and ca.'r- ried unamioully. Miller moved that the City Attorney be instructed to report to the City Council,, upon the question as to vsheather or not the interest and sinking fund charges upon a bond issuaa for the enlargement or improvement of the City viater supplysystem. can be legally met out of the earnings of the plant, that he also be instructed to inform the Council as -to the am- ount of money which can now be borrovied on the plant, in accordance with _the authority_ given. to the City Council by section 15, article 12, of the City Charter., seconded by friday,, put B o a vote and carried unamiously. Application for permit to transfer the license 6f Alfredo Chaves, as retail malt -dealer t 1124, Leopard Street to Fermin Uonzales,,was granted by tPe followin _ vote; Pease,, Thompson, Priday, vtting Aye; Uehlinger and Miller, voting Nay. Petitions requesting the extension of the Water Mains on Mayr Street and Seventh Street, were referred to Commissioner Uehlinger, also petition asking for sewer extension on Liberty Street. Matter of draini.n; Coleman Avenue, was referred to the Street Commissioner. ` Sewer Inspector, made report in detail giving names of -all those who after receiving roper notice, have failed to make connection with the_Se.wers,,same was received and ordered led. The -following acceptance of H. M. Wallace, of an ordinance granting *t him a gas fran- hise, was read, received and ordered spread upon the minutes, and that he be so notified Dy the City Secretary. 706 Unioi Trust Bldg. -September 28th, 1912. on. Mayor and City Council, Corpus Christi, Texas. 'entlemen: - This is to certify that I, the undersigned Henry I;i. i�allace, _of the City of Detriot, Michigan, the grantee named to the gas franchise approved by a majority of the votes cast y the qualified electors of the City of Corpus Christi, 'Texas, at a special election held or that purpose on September 6th, 1912. which franchise -was also passed and approved by your onorabld Body, in ordinance form, on the 27th day of September, 1912, do hereby accept all he terms and conditions of said ordinance and assume all the duties and obliations,,therein nd thereby imposed. Kindly mail me your acknowledgement of this aceeptance,so,that my files may be com- plete on this subject, and oblige. ° Respectfully yours, H.M.17/RS (Signed) Henry M. Wallace. Ordinance granting to E.C.Heinly, an electric light franchise, was read and passed'upon its first reading, by the following vote; Pease, Thompson, Uehlinger., Priday, and Miller, voting Aye; No. Nays. Resignation of Dr. P.D.Spohn, ae assietaht City Physician, at a salary of $10.00, per -.3 day, was accepted and ordered filed. Miller moUed that Dr. P.D.Spohn; be appointed assistant"City Physician, without sglary, seconded by Uehlinger, Priday moved as a substitute that action be deferred until the next meeting, and that a committee be appointed to 'confer with all the Doctors in the City_ regar- ding the __ situation, and report at the ne:;t °Friday's meetmrig„ seconded by Thompson, put to a vote, and carried. Priday, Thomspn, and Uehlinger, were appointed =as said. Committee. F a I Upon motion duly seconded and carried the sun of $600 00 was anprppriated from the City Water Worsk -bund t o the City Water Wo rlm Coal & Ir ci dental Fund and warrant for same or- dered drawn favor Jno J Uehlln;er So further business coming before the meeting it adjourned 0__ 6OC4A�,___ avor of City o (15- -us lr� isti Attest ----------- y � it secretary of the �j of�.`orpus Christi s S f Z_ I , ZI r REQLLATI MUTING CITY COUNCIL OCTOBFR 11th 1912 Meeting Called to order ht J o clock A M by Mayor Pease Present and arswerin; roll call Mayor Pease and tommissloners Thomspon Uehlinger Priday and Miller Weekly pay roli for $113 55 was orderecl paid out of the Current Rxpense Fund Communication from 17 B Tuttle was reap received and ordered filed San Antonio Texas October 7th 191? Honorable Mayor and City Council. Corpus Christi Texas Dear Sirs - This is to certify that I am according to the opinion of the City Attornej in a letter dated October 5th 1912 the owner of a certain franchise for a gas plant for the City of Corpus Christi and that I have never transferred the same to any oth-r person firm or corporation and that I do not desire the said franchise and that I do not intend to avail myself of the rights and privileges -canted thereby but desire and request the Council to annul 61-e franchise by passing a repealing ordinance Yours very truly (Signed) W B Tuttle Sworn to and subscribed before me on this the 7th day of October 1912 (Signed Leon A Baer Notarj Public in and for Bexar County Texas Ordinance repealing 17 B Tuttle gas franchise ordinance was read as follows and upon m motion duly seconded and carried the Charter Ru -10 was suspended by the following vote Pease Thompson Uehlinger Priday and Miller voting Aye Ido Nays Upon motion duly seconded and carried the ordinance was passed by the following vote ease Thompson Uehlinger Priday Miller vot ng dye No Nays AN ORDINANCE Repealing an Ordinance entitled AN ORDIAAN(J 4ranting to W B Tuttle his associates successors and assigns the ri5ht to construct maintain and lav suitable mains nd pipes ccnductors and acqueducts through under and upon streets alleys squares parks and thoroughfares of the City of Copus Christi Yexas for the purpose of transmitt- ing and furnishing gas to the citizens of said City and to said City and providing penal- ties and declaring an emergency WHrREAS that certain ordinance entitled as aforesaid wag passed by the City Council of the City of Corpus Christi and approved on August 9th 1912 by Clark Pease Magor of the City of Corpus Christi and attested by Thomas B Dunn City Secretary of the (,iffy of Corpus Chr sti and whereas it is provided by the terms of said ordinance that I7 B 2uttle the grantee named therein should pay to the said City of Corpus Christi the sum of One Hundred ($100 00) Dolla-mss and file his acceptance of slid franchise and file the Five Thousand ($5000 00) Dollar tond provided for by Section 16 of said Ordinance within thirty days afte the passage of Laid ordinanne and WHFRFAS the said grantee has failed to pay said $100 00 and to file his accetpance of said franchise and file said bond as pro7ided in said Section 16 within said thirty days and has officially notified the s id Ctuncil of the City of Corpus Christi that he is still the owner of all tre ri,, is and privileges passing by virtue of s- id ordinance and that he does not intend to pay said $100 00 to the said City of 6orpus Chris}i or file his accep- tance of s id franchise or make and file said bond as in said Section fs 16 mage and provided but has declined to accept said ordinance, or any of the rights thereunder, and has officially notified said Council, renouncing all of the risthts and privileges granted by virtue of the same; NOW THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the City., Council of. the City of Corpus 'Christi:. SECTION 1 - The City of Corpus Christi herevy repeals each and every art.icle :contained in that certain -ordinance entitled, "An Ordinance granting to W B: Tuttle,, his: associates, successors and assigns, the riht to bould and constuuct a gas manufacturing plant,. conductors, and acqueducts through, 'under and upon -streets, alleys, squares,, parks and:,thoroughfares of the City of Corpus. Christi., Texas, for the .pu.rp,ose of {transmitting., and furnishing `gas to the citizens of said City and to said City, and providing penalties, " which said ordinance was: approved by the .of the City of Corpus Christi .on August 9, 1912, and, which said or.d,i-y nance contains thirty-one (31) sect'ions; that the said tr. B.Tuttle, his associates,• succesm rs assigns, and .each and .all of same, are hereby denied the_ right and privilege of having, using or enjoying any of the rights, grants and priileges Uranted by virtue of said -ordinance en- titled as aforesaid, and the said ordinance is hereby in all things repealed, sea aside., re- voked ,.afid held for naught. z -SECTION 2. The factthat the said W. B,Tuttle, grantee in 'said. ordinance,. has d4ec- lined to accept the rights granted by virtue of said ordinance, and has in all thingsx re- nounced the same, and in order to avoid, complication with other applicants for the purpose of butlding a much needed gas plant in the City of .Corpus `hristi, creates an emergency and and a "public .neee %sity requ :ria the siispensinn of the charter rule providing that no ordinan- ce or resolution shall be passed finally on the date it is introduced, and that such vrdi- nance: or resolution shall be read at three several meetings of the Pity Council, and the Majror having declared that such public amer ency and imperatiVe public necessityexists, and ,reque- ,ted that said charter rule be suspended and tna.t this ordinance be pa.'s-sed finally on the date of its introduction and -that thins ordinance take effect and be in full force and effect from -anO after ±z its passage. a { Passed the 11th, day of October, ;D. 1912. Approved the 11th, day of. Oct over, A. D. 1912;. (Signed) TH S. B. DUN. city ecretgry of City df,Corpus Christi., To the Members of the City Council of the City. of Coppus Christi: Gentlemen: ( Signed) CLARK PEASE. n gayor of the City of Corpus Christi. - Corpus Christi, Texas October_ 11th, 1912. For the reasons -set forth in the em.-rgeney clatase• of the foregoing ordinance, a public -emergency and an imperative public nece city exists for the suspension of the charger rule or requirement that no ordinance or -re, l-Jut,ion. shall -be -passed finally on the,date it is introduced, and than such ordinance or resolu;.ion- shall be read at three several meetings of o . the City Council, I. therefore hereby request that yuu suspend said charter .rule or require- ment and- pass said ordinance finally- on -the date it is introduced, or at the pre,sEnt L oeting of tre 'saia City. Cauncil, held this the lith, day of- October, A. D. 1912. c V .R� .. :. 'Respectfully, _ ( Signed) r- CLARK. PEASE. Mayor of the ity of orpus Christi. The charter rule was suspended by the following vote; ' Pcase, _ Aye. Thompson. Aye. Miller, Aye. Uehliner, Aye. Friday, Aye.,. � The above ordinance was passed by the .following vote, to -wit: Pease, Aye. Thompson, Aye. Priday, Aye. Miller, kye. Uehlinger. A;le. a _ ; Upon motion duly"se'c.onded- and, carri:ed1 J: -E. Shoemaker, was appointed ,_a_s (thief ,of the �. Pi.re: Department..- ,.Applicati.ons`` of,-Il'.:;H., Gr.if-fin-and Geo Davi on.for the poszti b, of Fire: -Marshal..& Bti1- diri- Insp.ect•o 3,_ were', -read :and. action.deferred until nekt meeting. Ordinance :granting Electri,c_.Zi- t� fxanchlse, to Earl -C ;Heih1y,was �read-and Passed upon , its, second reading by` the follow iii- -vote, 'P.,ea-se,, -Thompson, _uehlingter,' _yriddy ldiller, voting, Aye; 'no nays."'.- All' ays."'All' ORDINANCE''. AUT-HORIZINJX� T,HE 'SOUTMVESTE.RIJ; TELEGR eH. AND TELEPHOITr,, COT.gPANY ; TO SEZI. -T_0 - THf+'.'_'PFOPLFS'. ,LIGHT- 00I PAI]Y CERTAIN. POLES 'ON THE PUBLIC ,S12RERTS AND ALLEYS, Ori IT. .HI+: CITY OP CORPUS CHRISTI AND 37MIEVIN-Jr SAID TPINI SOUTIV.'IESTJJRN TELF'GRAPH AIdD TELEPHQHE CO1TANM OF FURTHER OBLIGATIONS. TO 1 AINTAIH TM -111. - .Saction,l: BE, IT ORDAINED, by the City- Council of the City of Corpus Chri sti that The Southwestern Tela raph and.Telephone Company is hereby authorized to ,sell to the Peoples' Light- Company, and the Peoples' Light. Company is hereby authorized_• to purchase from The So- uthwestern' Teleraph and Tel phone Company. the following- descried poles Viand .fixtures connected therewith (Not including, however, any telephone wires): a One 30' pole on the West,,side of Mesquit-e Street, between Twigg and Taylor Stre�.ts; one 35' pole on the gest side of Mlesquite just -Borth- o -f -Taylor Street; one 35' pole"' on the West side ;of kesquite Street :South of Taylor Street —.--one 40' ,.pole on the Sest side of Mesquite Street North of., Star Street; four 40' poles on the V"lest- d,ide of Mesquite Street; between Star And Peoples', Streets; two 40" poles on the West side of Mesquite Street, between Peoples' and Swartzell Streets; one 40' pole on the West d`� d e of Iiiesquite Street just South of Swartzell Street; two 35' poles- on the Test side of Mesquite Street,' between Swartzell and Lawrence Street; threes 40' poles on the South side of Star Street, between i41esquite and-Chap �rral Streets; one 45' pole on the South side of Stpr�9trett,ljuot Nest of of Chaparral Street; four h 1 4 45' poles on South side of Swartzell Street,, :between,lMesquit'e fxx: and uhaparral Stroets; one 40' pole on the East side of Chaparral Street .just Borth of '2wi-- Street; four 40' poles on the cast side of Chaparral Street, betwee- Tv.,igg and Taylor Streets; two 40' poles and one ° 45' pole on the East side of Chaparral Street, between Taylor and Star Streets; three 40' poles on the East side of Chaparral Street between Star Ind reoples' Streets; two 40' poles ab on the East side of Chaparral Street between reoples' and Swartzell Streets; four 45' poles on the East side of Chaparral Street bet:`:cen Swartzell and Lawrence Streets; two 45' poles on the 'East side of Chaparral Street between-arrrerrco and William Streets; one 35' pole of �the,South-:.side of Star Aie'et, East o=' Chaparral Street; also the guy w1res and the anchors in p' ace and in use with the above described poles. Section 2: That the Southwestern Tlelgraph and Telephone Compnay is hereby releived of all obligations -to remove said poles and all obligations to maintain the some, the said -sale and purchase being in the judgment of the City Council for the best interests of the public. o a - - Passed October,llth, 1912. Approved., Ocl§ober,llth, 1912. - (Signed) CLARK PEASE. 11jayor of the Ui t y of Corpus Ghri st.i . Attest: J '( Signed) THOS. 9. DUNN. City ecretary of the Uity of Ooppus Eristi. Corpus Christi, Texas, October 11th, 1912. To the- Members, of the City Council of the City of Corpus Christi: For the reason that. the poles referred to have heen temporarily abandoned and are not in use and under- the ordinances of the City should be immediately-removed.when not in use, creates a public emergency and an imperatitre public necessity requiring the suspension of the Charter rule providing that no ordinance or resolution shall be passed finally on the date it is introduced, and, that such ordinance or resolution. shall be read at three s everal meetings of the city Council. I, therefore hereby r e-uest that you suspend said Charter Rule or re- quirement and pass said ordinance finally on the date it is introduced, or -at the present mee- ting of the said City Council-; hath held this the 11th, day of October, A., D. 1912. Ordinance authorizing the 9.17.T & T. C'o. , to sell poles t o the' P eoples Light Cod. , was read and charter rule a,,as suspended by the f^'llowing vote, : k Pease, Aye. Uehlin er, Aye. Thompson, A,ye. Prdiay, Aye T1liller, Aye/, Upon motion duly seconded. and carried trr, ordinance was passed 'o-- the following vote: Pease, Thompson, oehlinger, Priday, Miller, voting Aye; no nays,. Street Commissioner was instructed to work City- prisoners on streets. Commissioner Uehlinger, was instructed to sell old shed at Septic'Tank. Commissioner -Priday, was instructed to confer with the Pavilion Hotel owners regarding automobiles on their wharf, and report at next m,eetin;;. The matter of the disposition of the extra, dirt to be dredged from the turning basin, was referred to the Street commissioner for ; nvesti. ation and report. No further busi.nessz coming before the meeting, it was moved,seconded .end carried to ad j nv_rn. F4ayor of the Uity of Corpus Christi. Attest : Respectfully, (Signed) CLARK PEASE. Mayor of the Uity of;orpus hristir - The Charter rule was`miispended by the follo*inz vote: Pease, _" Aye. '° Thobpson, Aye. - Uehlinger, :Friday, Aye. i%g, f Ale. Mi11erir- . Aye. The above ordinance was passed by the following vote:. Pease, Aye. Thompson, Aye. } Priday, Aye. Uehlinger, Aye.' l.2iller, Aye. Ordinance authorizing the 9.17.T & T. C'o. , to sell poles t o the' P eoples Light Cod. , was read and charter rule a,,as suspended by the f^'llowing vote, : k Pease, Aye. Uehlin er, Aye. Thompson, A,ye. Prdiay, Aye T1liller, Aye/, Upon motion duly seconded. and carried trr, ordinance was passed 'o-- the following vote: Pease, Thompson, oehlinger, Priday, Miller, voting Aye; no nays,. Street Commissioner was instructed to work City- prisoners on streets. Commissioner Uehlinger, was instructed to sell old shed at Septic'Tank. Commissioner -Priday, was instructed to confer with the Pavilion Hotel owners regarding automobiles on their wharf, and report at next m,eetin;;. The matter of the disposition of the extra, dirt to be dredged from the turning basin, was referred to the Street commissioner for ; nvesti. ation and report. No further busi.nessz coming before the meeting, it was moved,seconded .end carried to ad j nv_rn. F4ayor of the Uity of Corpus Christi. Attest : 4� It. Y \\ CALLFD MEPTING CITY COUNCIL OCTOBER 12th A D'�k912 a Meeting was called -o order by layor Pease at45 �o clock P M Present and answorino roll call Mayor Pease and Comms-ioners Thompson Uehlinger Priday and Miller The Mayor stated the object of the meeting to be for the considerin- a proposition from Mr Alexander Potter also report of Citizens Committee appointed to investigate and report on the said proposition The following proposition va then read Corpus Christi Texas October llth 1912 To thh Hayor and City Council The advisory Citizens Committee on Mater Supply Corpus Christi Texas Gentlemen - j11ill set forth in an exhaustive report my reasons for the adoption of that 10 particular scheme which will ultimately be recommended I will make an examination to determine the condition of the existing distribution system the adequacy of this system to supply a City of fifty thousand peoule and will prepare a plan for the extension of the system to meet probable requirements of the City I will agree t prepare all these plans reports estinates of cost for the sum of Fifty Dollars ($50 00) per day for my own personal services for each and every day engaged upon the work and expenses to and from New York and Ten Dollars (410 00)per day for assistant engineer 4 in the field or office and Six Dollars (w6 00)per day for a draughtsman and will agree to limit the total cost of this work to the sum of Three Thousand ($3000 00) Dollars it being understood that the City shall furnish all levels and other survey work that may be necessary for the proper examination and investiJation of the various schemes of supply that may be con- sidered I will agree to commence work upon this project at the earliest possible moment arra,,ing t to have an assistant engineer upon the ground if possible rTithin trio weeks and will complete the entire investigation on or before the first day of march 1913 I will further :.gree to present reports of progress from time to time as tl^e work devlops keepin3 the Council end your Committee advised as to the progress of the work I submit a list of the vorl upon which I have been engaged "nd since the preparation of thi., list I have bean retained by a number of other Cities among which might be mentioned San Antonio Texas Freeport Long Island garrison grew York Springfield Mo and other Cities Payments to be made as follows 4500 00 a Month shall be paid durin6 the progress of the w work if tl-e time devoted to the work each month justifies such a bill and shall be paid monthly, the balance scall be paid within thirty days after the pre5entrtion of the report plans and es- timates of the Tork Respectfull Submitled Alexander Potter The following report of the Committee was then read Corpus Christi Texas Octobei 12th 1912 To the City Council of tre City of Corp as Christi entlemen - le have thoruunhly discussed the matter with Mr Potter and from that discussion and the references -hich he gives feel that lou could be justified in emplo ling him along the linessugoested by him and pay him such corpensation as you may deem be-t with proper busines safe uard espneetftil 1 - Svhm-i t+nri R.J.Klebe-rg per G.R.Scott, G.R.Scott, R.R.Savage, W.S.Rankin, W.F.Timon. L16t,edrby Miller,seconded by Uehlinger -and una Ousii carried,that the proposition of Alexander Potter.of New York,as recommended by the¢CitizenstCommittee,be-accepted;that the City Attorney be instructed to prepare form of agreement;that the Mayor be authorized to sign such a-reement and that funds to cover the employment of Mr Potter be approprib.ted from the revenues of the water works department. It was +greed by 'Llr Potter,however;that the pa-�jyments specified in his proposition should be made as follows; payment of 70% per cent of work done in the pre- ceeding month;provided that such payments shall not exceed $500.00 for any one month. No further business coming before the meeting it was moved seconded and arried to adjourn. Atter MAYOR,, City of Corpus Christi,1iexas City Secretary. m J REGULAR TIrFT ITt'x CIT` COUNC IZ, OCTOBER 18th, 1912. i - kPresent, Mayor Pease, 4 Absent, Commissioners Thompson, Uehl h3cr, Priday and Miller. There being no quorum present; the meeting was adjni,1rn'ed to 3 0(dlock P. 11. 1ayor of r:_e City of Corpus Chrinti. Attest: City Secretary y of Corpus Christi. °ADJOURN` P 7r r TT, 1'TETTI$t CITY 00M) YCIL, nCTOI3ER l8th, 1912.-= Yeetino- callers to order by T,"ayor Pease, a1 -3' o'clock, P. I -I. Present :end a.ns.=cerin; roll call. I7?ayor cease, and Commissioners Thompson. Yriday, find 'r:iiller. 14inutes of re ular mecttn- October, 11th, and ca:llecl meeting October, 12th, were read f and arnroved. The follo;rin; bills were ordered Paid out of the Current Expense Fund. F.H.Lancashire,- - - - - For one drafting table, - - - - - - - _ - - -- - $15.00 E.Sizemore, - - - - - - - Auto hire -For Sanitary liept- - - - - - - - - - 4.00 J.H.Letts. - - - - - - - Hauling h^sc to fire, - - - - - - - - - - - - 10.00 5.00 _ J.EShoonaf;er, - - - - - To pay 4 men, left to guard fire, - - - - - - 8.00 TOTAL, - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 42.00 ., Bills amounting to P1144.41, were ordered paid out of the City Water forks Fund. Upon motion duly seconded and carried the sum of $17.75, was ordered returned to firs Catherine Plate Heath. as the taxes on the same property had already been pnid ire by L:D.Jo�- Warrant was ordered dracm on the City gall & Fire Station Construction Fund for $1338.84, favor of W.G.Schurvirth, &. Co., to pay estimate No. 1. on Plumbing & Heating cont'r&ct. Warrant for $2564.00, was ordered drawn on the .Municipal Wharf. Construction Fund, favor Richland Concrete Co.. to pay estimate # 6. Sewer Inspector reported that some of the ditches had. -mnk with the lest rain, the Natter was referred to the street coy-mitseioner with rower to act. A communication from the ladie:Erederation, eras read,received, and ordered filed. A petition asking for right-of-v+ay over cert,, ;n streets by the Texas uIexican Ry. Co. ,- waS. read, anc Commissioner Miller appointed as a Committee of one to confer truth inti=rested parties and endeavor x to arrange the mat tPr,vcithout having to cross 13roa.dway Street. A petition adking that the map and c.,dication of maul Court, Addition, be accepted., was read and upon motion duly seconded and carr ed., refe'_--od, back to the pr -.t* t,ionnrs i;n have; dedication corrected. F.L.Rumcr, ':vas apr,ointed to supervise the construction of the Municipal Wharf, and his salrz777 fixed at `,80.00 per month. The matter of the bri,-dge over i'a:ilti 15ayou, was referred to 'tho Street Comnissioner, ,.vith power to act. Chir,f of "olico vas instructed to h vve sign -hoard, near Malls 13ayou, removed. Street Conmissinner-,rias authorized to have° five more street lights erected. 110 further bvs;ness comin., before the meeting, it was moved se .onded un(' ,arled. to ad.jour 1. I EGUI,AT M1.111TIN' CI^1Y COI?SJCIL, Td0'II�.Idi3l:R lst, 1`�1?. Meetin., called to order by Mnyor Pease, at 9 o'clock, A. M. Present and an:'Tr.'n.rtno roll call, Hzyor Peace, nnC Coimission(3,r.s Thompson, Priday, and I:liller. Minutes of re3ul=)..r mentin7 Uctober l8th, were read and approved. Mayor "ease a.ppo'ntcO Corrntssi oners- I,Iiller .nd Thompson as a commit -tee to draft resolu- tions upon the death of Commissi.orier John J. Uehlinger. T,layor Pease recor"rrendr�d the appointment of W. H. l.rifftn, as Cornni^siober. to fill' -,the. a vacancy caused by the death of Comrri:_>sion. er ' Uehl-in e r. Upon motion duly seconded and carried i'l.H.xriffin, was a-ppointed Commissioner, to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Commissioner Uehliner.'�y�, Strret pay roll:fen three ( 3) weeks amounting to ;9243.75, was ordered paid out of the Street fund and the .Current Exl)cnse find. Checl-- of 59m.- Hoffman for ,45.00, for dirt was oJor.ed placed. to the credit of the Street ft,nd. All pay,rollr for the rchth. of October, were approved, and ordered T)91l otit o -f' the proper fund n . t:Ute Ido. 1. or. Chagarr�)l Street Bride, for 050.50, was ord-erect paid b,T VTtlrr.ant draran on the Stvoet Imp rovenent Fund, fa --or Sherman Concrete, Co. , Bill o" :cher-m,: n Concrete Co., for :n74.02, for Sewer Work was referred to ()ommissic•iier _friffin. Bill of Shormen Cone -rete Co. , for crosstns et,-. , ftr $,68.20, 'wa crderpd paid out of the ; Strre-t Improvement YunCl. t,2 Bill of H. A. �'TR-nC�:r for ., l'5,c.5, irrer;ht and retmi.r. .r.� water mains, Was approved and ,or tiered Said othe -city ::rater 17orks Fund_: Estimate ,,'-4 on City .11ll Fire Station, for •'4W8 -.04, vvras. ordered paid out of t -e City_ H€�ll,Rf Fire Station Construction Fii-hd. City Atte-, -, :c instlructed to file complaints a ainst all property roomers who hive failed to put in sidewalks to accordarcr W-i.th cite Ordinance. Upon motion d1117.T second ed and cirri- ed 'the map of Pail C on:rt Addition to tihe City of r C.orpii Crri.sti, his Corrected, v:a. Pec(--:p-ted are ordered filed. thq Upon motion tial,; seJ'oridrd.,and carried the wr. on,Tard matter, Was referred. to Sa.nitar�r Co!n-m-. ^si'oner, ,with po•.'er to act. The follot?ir., ordinance D-rantin to San Antonio and A_rar.E.:s Pass, Pay. Co. , the right to lfa., a track on savilan Street, was read, and upon .minion d -til; socc. ded and carr4 ed same VIICI S 3 ren? e -a and chcirter rix1e was st.;Open c`C,d by t}]G fC`! lo4?in,-"� vote, b Pease, Ay e. _ Th, omp s on, Aye. Friday, .4- e. _ I,° ller, A- e griffin, Al -e. �AIIJ ORT)I'�1n77.7-rantin- the San Antonia & Aransas Pass Hailwny Company. its successors an(' aSS� ",;ns, ar wap and the T)roi.leJP of- Tilrther extend -n„ CO;iStr'11Ct?.Tl�,,,OpFir£i �7Ii ?'t]G 1"c inf al.niT th0 crtir. or .84n ln, tracr- rai l^i'ry C 7T1.S.'`!^T2Cr�C1 b7T -it nr, :iavilnn S;.reet, to the North line oi' Powers t:fe^t in this; City tinder the ordinance pass;d anO approved October Cth, 191U8, from its terminus on the north lane of snl.d Pot-rers Street -hs 7.e^i ;noted by" said o-rui.n,'ITV E thence upon and aloe; th"e chest side of tea- i.lan 7trt & u -r. a sout.hnrly direction and with hrj; loc.a:tion appropriate to r.roper tray age for concerns on�sid-q, side. to a -point .,..ihere the north lire of Aubr; Str,det or, the Beach r,a.rt of said Cittr, exte.ndin, in:,Gn easterly direction mnte-r- scct-" said gmur. Section 1. B-: .IT ORPAIT?T'!) by the Cit;, Council c.F. the City on Co—pris Christi, that the rir,l.t of ,gay and provilege of further ex_tendin„ cor.srructin;;, Aper€.ting and maintaining the spur or Sin71.e- tra,cl: railway constructed b,r the San Antonio & Aransas Pass ILailYva,r Company on Gavilan Street to the LVorth. Line of Powers Sti^eFt -n said City under ara ordinance passed and approved October 6th, 1908,, upon anO along said sa vilan Street, b e and the sane is hereby granted said T ailway Company for -.the period of Thirty years from the date of the passage and fzirther approval of this ordinance. Said right of- way and n� ovile3e o?,xtend,i ng, constructing-, operating and maintaining said track shall be as fol -lc s; It shall be.-,tn' and be connected witti ttze t ra.cii constructed as aforesaid at i�:s said ter- n . minus on' orth Line of Powers Street is said savilan Sweet; and shall be ex';ended u,zon and alo'1- the west si�' e o.- s a td. Ya, Ilan Street in a soi2+I_crly direction and 1NI. th rtny loca ..i.on on said west side arpropriate to proper trackage for concerns on said s ide of Ga.vilan Street, cr-osstn- s=iid Po-••ers Street and Belden Street to a point where the !forth lino of Alitz-ev Street- extendiri-l-„in an catterly 0 irActinn, inters^cts said srur in �3td aaVi lar, S"trP.et. Section 2: That the sa.td extention of said Spur or sib-rle tr,, cjr ratli-tiy, and t},e read bed trereof, shall he so constructed and maintained. rand the tollon - stoc'T xs of said San Antonio & Aransas !'acs Rai1-ay Company thereon, Shall be so operated a s to 1.nter`ere as, little as pollible with the ordinary travel and use of sa.iJ strect and the crossings or x intersec- tions thereof, and shall be according to the ordinances of this City xxtwx now in force or which may hereafter be passed. Section.3. The San Antonio &XAransas Dass Railroad Company, its successors and assigns shall protect tre City of Cornus Christi against all damages and costs grat7in out of or ar- ising by reason of the construction o --f* said spur trac'.-. Section 4. The fact that '"holesale Businesses and ilaniifacturies are about b -to be constructed alon:; the proposed exten�-ion :and that the; vri.11 immediately need tr..ac'.a.' e. fa.ciliti and that th^ public is rraatly in need of de^delopenent along said lines and that; the Council is arowded with business, "creates a public emer;Pncd rlzblic imp(rative necessity, req- -- ririn7 a suspension of tre charter nilo providing ti -at no ordtnanc,) or rule shallbe passed finally on the logy it is introduced and that such crdinancc�or or resolution shall be re, -.,d at three ,seceatll meetings of the City Council, and- the Mayor ha -in; declared that su-ch public emergency and imperative public necessitye xists, s-' requested that sa:i.d .charter rizl'e be suspended yiay r.i s r. Pso7.uti on be rnsgod firallzr On the date of its introduction, and that this resolution take effect and be in full force and effect from and after t:; passa. e. It is so or"dained. PASSri;the i`trst (lst,) day of Vovember, A.U. 1912. - APPROVED the first ( 1st , i day of November, A.D. 1912. ( Signed) CL1L Z P A-ZE. - Mlayor of the City of Corpus. hrisr,i. Attept: (S'%tned) PT7T,T. City Secretary of t:he Cit*Nr of Copp -'7s` Ch,ricti. To the Members of the City Council of i:he City of Corpus Christi, Corpus Chri bti, Texas. Nov. lst, ' 1912. sentlerrenL- For tl:e- rea^ons set forth in the er;er;enc77 clause of the fore;oin resolution, a ?aiiblic emer envy nd imperative P17blic necessity --For the ouspensien oi' the charter rule Y or requirenort that no _ordinance or resolution shall be, passed .finally on the date it is in- trodr,ced, and 'that' such ordinance or rdsolution s)iall b'e` z-3 ft ,regd at. three `several meet- invs of the City: Council, I, threffore, hereby reque-t fhat you suspend said charter rule or a require-ment and. pass said resolution final3ry on the slat it is introduced, or at- the- present m meeting of the City Council held .this the lst day of 11'ovenber, A.D* 1912. r Respectfully, (Signed) CLARK PEASE Ma,-ror of the City of. Corpus Christi. - The charter rule was suspend ed by the "•f ollowin; vote, to-witt: Pease.,, 'Aye . Thompson, -Aye. Priday, Ay Mi11er Aye. Griffin lye. The above ordinance was passed by the following vote, to-ivit: Pease, Co Thompson, Aye.. ° Priday, &&dye. -Miller* Vie. Griffin, Ay e. The following ordinance purchasing property from airs H. R. morn, for. y7idenn South `Broadway, Teas read, and upon -.motion duly seconded aid carried the charter rule lNus suspended by the follov;in; vote:- Pease, Aare. Thompson,, Aye. friday, Aye. Miller, Aye. sri-ffin, Aye. _ BE IT RE"01 M BY TH7 CITY COUNCIL OF T 7 CITTY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS; WHEREAS, Mrs, MR@R.Born, a deme sole, of the City of New Orleans, Louisiana, acting by and through her duly authorized and constituted agent" and attorney in fact E'.A.B'orn, of the City o.f Corpus Christi,- Nueces County, Texas, has mmAe and entered into a contract with the City of Corpus Christi for the pt?ri ase df seilin to it e Cite, of Corp -s Cheri. `ti fifty-nine hundr,,edt�is ( .591 of ar. acre of layid mi -thin the coroorate limits of tire" City of Conus Chrism, and been; that portion of land pro,jeoting into South Broadway' and, Chaparral Street i3r the ex- tension of tho east lin^ of South Broa.dlua-r and- the nest line of Chaparrril Street. Aiden said contract has been evidenced b; a deed in the following form, to -Tait: "THF STATE OF TEXAS, COITNIPY UIi' ilU1;C?'S. KIiOI" ALI, r'rIi BY THIES:r; I'?1:SENTS: That I, Mrs I&R.born, a fame sole, of the City of lie Orleans, Stato of Mouisi"ana, by her agent rind attorroy in'lact l.A.Born, oT`14cocco County, Texas, ,specially thereto constituted by power o-7 attcney, recorded in the Deed Records of Nueces 0�ounty, Teman, as reference thereto will more fully appear,- for and in consideratifon of the slur, of One `thousand (Ip1000.00)- Dollars cash to me in hand. paid b- the City of Cor_rus Christi, 'Yu -cos Cou ty, `Texas, t'he receipt of which is hereby fully'ackno:Taledged axi.d confessed ar,d fmr the further. consid erPt ton of the' covenants and obli,-Fit i.on,s promi sed to be clone rind performed by the City of Corpus Christi as follovas, to"-=wtt': The City of Corpus Christi, b7r the acceptance of this deed, binds dnd obli.-ates itself end r.romi sed to pa; for and h«reI?7 as^umes' tie i'u]_1 pa-ybent of all labor, .Tra.terials,, tools, m4-ohl.r.ory and appliance,? for i e construction in a. good 'and workmanlike ma.nrer, the ri tiilitlii c ravemont wit'r_ five inch c oncre`e foundation, and all curbing, kutterit- a,nd impro vemonts which the grantor herein may be required to pay :dor as her portion o= Chapal-ral at- reet and South Broadway covered by the tract of lhrd, hereinafter conveyed and that part of South- Broadway -lyin:, immediately west thereof, in strict accordance iAth the specifications - for said -work, prepared by the acting Citi Enl,,ineer ot` the City of Corpus Christi, and adopted by the ^.Rayon and- City Council of said City on the 2nd, day of July, A.D. 1912, arid_ as re -erred. t.o i.n. the bid of'thn Texas Bitulithic Company, bont r<etor 'for -s A d work, and the resolul,inn adoptioi_x the same, passed by the sate? Iaayor and City Council .on the 13th, day of September, A.D. 1912, (which said specifications, bid and rosoli7iioh a,doptin, sa�;in are,hereiiy refe-rred to and r,., -,,de a part reroot aF� if T�,ritton herein in full) . Che Ctt-y of' Corpus Christi, as a pa, -t of the. Considerationftx for the here-inafter described lard, binds and obligates istelf to place or cruse to. be r)laced,_ at its owneV}:e:1se the sidewalk , curb and gutter aloe t,.^ eastern sAde of ChapFir€al Street; and South Broadl,.!ay, as tl,e cnld street line may be lo(,•!:ted 1,7 the conveyE-,noe of the her.ei_na.fter described tract of Land. ' The Cit;- of Cor")us Christi, as nar.t ofthe-constider.atior for the hereinafter de-ord- bed land, hcre'3yl bi-Tids ard. ohli Tates itself to fir :' ^ -md to -pave, e cause to be �rnd'ed and na.ved, at its own ex-ponse, in propor ,and suitable rr ner, ;mrd in - nncorO ai cc V!4-th sn:.id T)1 a nP. and speci.fieations, and conl-r,.ct, thr,.t.prr.tion of Sorth Broadway covered by the tract of land here=+natter x com7eyed and that portion wcst thereci, -,ich ir, the to ms ° 4 of the ord inns. ce of the City of Corpus Qhris ti should be pnAd for- by the ranter -he; n, and the said City of Corpus Ohri sti, also binds and obligates `_tsolf to properly :;rade that; por- tion of Chaparral Street where same intersects frith- South, Broadway,' 'so that the same will properly ince sect with South Btoadway after the said South Bfoadway shall have been graded. tend paved, and wherever. the said City df Corpus, Christi shall dc'terrgine tdpa ve a.id portion of Chaparral Street covered by the.tr-- et of land .he -_-einafter -conveyed,- then as a pert of the consideration ,for tI-e aonveyamce;of the horeinafter described lend. the said -City cif :R Corpus Ch2,isti shall pay that protion of the cost- which the -ranter may be rel:,uired to pay x under and by virtue of the ord;inan 'es of the U it,7 of, Corpus C1>risti, for the paving of said -ga-z portion of 0hparral Street. The hereinafter conveyed -tract of land i:r conveyed to the City of -Corpus Christi, for t'r_e, considera,ti.on, benefits and- adventa.bes whi_eh will accuue to tine Drantor herein for t -he sole purpose of haying said hereinafter conve,ye+l tract of land used a s a part -f a public throt�-fare, and f^r`the purpose of tY ereb°y straightening Sonth Broadw- au and makin-" proper intersect -i orx between Chaparral 9 Street and said South Broadway. The --rancor exprPcsly reserves to hereseli' 911 of t" e wi.re,pla:nk and pol§ts, composing � the fence sur roundi.n:; t, e hereinafte,- conveyed tr«.ct of lnn� , and alos reserves t -o hereslef all of ti,e wood, roots ^.nd other timber taken from xx the hereinafter conveyed tract of lana+, and wherever the sang shall be removed from l:nci by said City of Cor.pus'Christi, the same shall be laced on thp, tract of Y nd lying_ immediately east o!'.the he:.reinbefore conveyed tract of land belon�i^fr to the grantor herein, and -said fence shall be reconstructed b,; the City of Cornus Christi, on the new west line of the Born tract k as hereiriaftor dosignat-ed, and all exvatated dirt not necessary for making the improvements indicated herein, shall be �� placed by the Cit -y of - Cprprs -Christi ion- said 3•err tract.. HAVE "RATTT D,SOLD AITD CONWEffED, and by these presents do =RAUT, S14ML LIIJJ) COST' IEff, unto tho City of Corwis Christi, 1111 -cps County, Texas,, all that certain piece, parcel or tract of lane?- lyin: and bein- situated within the co orate '!!nits of t -,ie City �6f Co. �zzs- C'hr•i sti, and b ein out O -f the western porti on of what ie; known as the IvI.R.Born, tract and out- of VK what is known as a. iro-rtion of the Doc'd.rid-P. troet, -and more particularly described tz- follows, to -wit: Beginning a a cedar fence corner pose, on the brow, of � South Bluff, the same being the northwest corner of the 7.7Z.Born enel^sure 'or t),e northwest corner of this tr 3,ct. Thence N..84 -03-30E. with the north boundary (once of the said 13or.n ebclosure, do-,rn the slopd of the Muff, 110.35 feet to a point on the n=n. -tern boundary line of Chaparral Street where the same inter rots said northern boundary line fcnce, for t}ne northeast c!lrro, of this trust. '21 --once 5.16-05-i5 17. along the -eastern bound_t:-Lry line °of Chapa.r-.al Street e xtendeO. southward, 153.41 feet to a point 11:0 feet` ewst,,ard atrifTht an,lIes from the reste r -n bound ary 7-ine or Sol t Broad, -,n, for a corner of this survey. Thence 5.1-52k. with a line parallel to and 100 feet from the ma i r. vreste,•n boizildary line of ,South Broadway; 205.7 feet to a point In the soutriern boundary ii ne fence of the s aid Fore 6hel`osure, ffor the sorithenst corn_or sof this t,.•?ct. Therce S. ,"4-26 :7. vri.th the laic. south.e.rn boundary line fence of the said Bern enclosure, ups the slppe of the bluff, .56.64 feet to a e-d`=1,r fence cor- ner nosf on the bro-, o{' the- bouff, the southi e: corner ff tree said Horn enclosure, for -the - so-uth,rest corner of tris tract. Thence N.1 -2G- 0 71. :vitii the western boundary line fence of ,said born enclosure alon7, the brow oof tale .nlurr ?75.76 feet to tLe place of beninnino. TO HAVI? AND TO 'HAOD the above described premises, tobetrer r-itr all _and singular the riTht -and a-niirte-nance,s thereto, i,n anywise b,elengirt;, unto the City of Corrp:ns its succes- sors and axe assigns forever; and I do_hereby-b-°nd my elf, m-- h;trs, (ixeciztors and adminis- trators, to. warrant ar.d`forever defend all and sin -ul,, • the said- premisels unto the City of Carpals Ch"isti, Its successors and assi,_ trs, a -.;grist every person xhomsoever. lawfully clair^,in 71 or to claim he same or any mart thereof. But it it e::priPFIy agreed and stipulated t; at the z rancor herein reserves the fi Tit to rescind, can. cel. and set as.i-de this deed and re-possesss the above descri.beEi property, pre- mises and i"7provements if the Uily of Corpus O - Isti shall fail or refuse to keep and perf^rm the covenants and ebli- ations b`? it promised and undertaken in, this deed accordi'nT to its face and tenor, effect and readinT. _Ahenever said conditions shall have beed_ done, kopt and per- formed, this deed shall become ab1osute. 7ITIdESS my h=ind at Corpli s Christi, Texas, this the clay of October, A.D. 1912. o Firs. hl. -R. Born, by and thrnu9h m,T agent an attorney in fact, E. A. Born," AND 17HEIREAS), it becomes necessary to appropriate X1000.00 with which t'0 pay 1,21e case consi,d,eration set forth in said deed: 1. YOl TE7RE?'O-.R? , the said deed accord in to its terms and condi tionn and stipulations is hereby e7pressly arproved by the City of Corpi:s C risti incl file %payor o t;rlis City and, the Secretary of this City are herevy author-ized t- draw a draft on the proper fund for payment of said n1000.00,- which said sum of money shall be and is hereby -et a .side and is hereby made a- special and stzcrdd fund for t" e purpose of nayino said x;1000.00 and , shall not be ,appropriate or drown or, znr any other purpose whatsoever. 2. The fact that the City of Corpus Chri ti is abont to beUi.n Placing street pavements r - on South Br.oe.dwa;y and in order to pdve all or S.o-gtn Broadway aecord4n.r to the plans and sn= ecificdtions and in a uniform manner, and t? o ;nne-•al convenience of the public demendin- the - o straigntenin of Soot? Broadway and. the making of the proper i.ri ersecti.,)ns with ChppErra.l i Street creates a public emoroency and a public imporative.necessity reci.uirin; rr suspension of the -Charter rule providing that no ordinance rte--ceolution shall be pr.,sed finally on the day in is irtrodiacPd and that: such ordihance or r.esczlUtiori ehall be read at three several meetings of the, City Council, and the = ayor. ha- t n.T declared t11£:t such public emus, ;enc;j and im- erative public necessity exists, and reque.stnci that said chiarter rule be suspended-tnd. that this resolution be passed finally on the of its in:aroducticn, Bandl that�this resolution tale effect rind be infull f rce and efTect from and after its pa�•sa99, -it is so ordained. Passed -the lst, day of November, A.D191f1. Approved the 1st, day of,ivovember, A.D:, 19d'2. ( Signed) Clark 14ase, ivayor of theCi y of C,o, Tus Christi,Tex ( Sir;nedT_ HO L. DUNN.- _ Ci. y Secretary of tre City of Corpus Christi. 3 r r Corpus Chri:-,ti, Texas, tJov. `lst, 1012. To the 'Aemr;ers of the '(;it,, Council of t lie City of Corpus Christi. rs en t l eren : - For the reasons set forth in the c%ner envy clause of the fore Otno, x resolution a p, blit emergency- and an imperative public necessir,.,= exists for the suspension of the - charter -rile or reriuirement, n that no ordinance or resolution shall be passed finally on the date It is introduced, nd thm-T, such ordina)icenor • resolu',ion shall b)o read pit three several meetin-s or ttie Citi; C011.neil, l,the•reforp hareby, request that you suspend said charter rule or requirment and piss said resolution tinai y on The date it is inroduced, or at i,he present meeting of the said City Courcii, held this the x 1st, day of tdovmmbe-r, A.D. 11.12. Respectfully, (Sined) Clara. Pease, Idayor of the City _of Gorptzs h�ri st . 'The charter rule -was suspended by the f,�)llowin vote, togwit: Poise, . Aye _ Thompson, .Aye. Pri day, Ave. Miller, Ave. � 'friffin, Aye The -above r.esalution waF. passed by the fllowinr vote, to -wit: lloase,' Aye. Th°omrson, 1lye. ° rid ay, Aye. aMiller, _iye sri ff in, A;Te. 'The folloivir,_; application for -gas franchise was read. CcrrtTS Chri—sti., Tlnmis, i`Iov. lst, 19.12. .eo 4 e Hon, i`,`ayor and City Council 'oz the C= 476 F Corpus Crri-stiTexas, October 25th,1912 To ti_eay,or and Cita Council, _ Corpus Christi, Texas.' Gentl er,en : j bek to tender you herewith my resignation as street foreman of this City, the same to become effective on the first day of nex_,� month. , By way of explanation 1 will say that, under the confused conditions now prevailing in the Strut Department under the present Con-mis inner, 1 _do not feet that 1 can do the City ad. its citizenship the full and satisfactory service which 1 would k like to and which 1 might do under more favorable conditions. `L'hankin- trou for thecourtesies shown me, and askin_, :tour early consideration of the above r csi -nati.on, I am, 'Zespectfully, neci } J. r. K,jelllge--. Upon motion duly seconded and carried the aoove resignation was accepted. Mayor Pease recommended that Richard B1i-cher be appointed streot foreman, to fill the vacency cansed by the resignation of J.E.Kjellberg. Upon motion duly s cconded Richard Bluchtir .was appointed street foreman. Motion was rade seconded and carried that Claude Campbell, be appointed mounted policeman, and that his salary be increased to $70.00 pe- month. _ Cornissioner Friday moved 'that the heinley gas franchise ne amended bot striking out that part of section 7. reading as follows "provided that where grantee shell need a larger voltage for furnishing interurban connections or furni shin- other' heavy vblta.ve consumbrr, he shall have a ri;ht t, supply said lar.;er voltage." seconded by Corrni2sioner_uriffin and carried. Upon motion duly seconded and carried s,,nction Q. was amended by lk strikinj out that portion red,ding as fellows "ar")nt-e may. use the peal not used by the Corpus Christi :street & interurban railway Co. , by matin; satisfactory q,3reenent with said company therefor. U' on motion (du17-econded and carried tre Heinly franchise was read :'or the third.time. AId ORDI�Iii C "i.vi nl and granti rim t0 Earl C. Eeinly, �'.i ' S1zCCe8Sors .arid assi�nS t}7e rigrt,privilP.. G and ffrannhize to construct, operate and main in an electric light, heat €ind power plant for the manufacture of electric power and electricity for his oven use rnd for stile to other person firms or corr,cra.tions, ;i'.hin the corporate limits of the City of Corpus `�hri-.ti, lluxuces, County, Texaq, subject to the conditions and restrictions of this ordinance. B1 IT ORDAI M 13'' 'THr CITY COUT,TC"TT OF SIM,, CITY OF CORPUSN CHHI'-'TI: Section 1. Teat Earl C. Heinly, his Faccessors and assigns are herebli authorized and empowiered to establish and o}icrate and main'. «in within the cornor€ite limits of the City of flnpax Cornus Chr " --ti an electric povior, heat 'n r and lightin plant of such napacity and Vol- tage as nay be suffic;ent to furnish electric dynamic porter for indlastri"a.l €.ind motor purposes., and lihting and hea.tin, or for any of Bald xu-rposes, using r3�teither cirect of alternatienv ,- system for. the City of Corpus Chri ti or any ,-.girt thereof, €ind. its inhabitants, and for the said rurro.: es, or any "of them, the "r.antee h- -ein shall have and is hereby risen and granted the ri?ht nmd privilege of ektendin:; said system without the .City lirliAts, and is tilos hereby giver_ and -ranted the ri to and privilege or erecting and naintaining . oles for the trans- ^� $�: electric current and placing sr -ch oti or necessary apprutenen€�ce in, over, under mi�.sion ��.� and alon"T t11- r, stroets, alleys €en0 pvemze9, sidnwalks and oti�er 1>>u li'• ,laces and grounds f ,n�S.�hin�ne__Gity of Cornus Clr.i~ti .un er the restrictions and .regulations of the vrdi- the ordtnaned of the said city now in force or hereaf$er to he enacted, passed or ordained. Section 2. Said "rantee is hereby privileged to establish, operate and main .air, :ith- in the Uity of Corpus Christi, or any part thereof, such -plant or planta of electric dynamic force as will furnish to himself, his customers or other consiuners motive power for railways street or (otherwise, power or industrial purposes, or currents for liahtinc or heatir�, or for all of soid purposes, to b,e limited by the regulations herein contained. r Section 3. All systems or parts of s esteems hereinafter established find operated by the grantee herein shall, as to motor,-onpra.tors, conductors, s;,vitchboards, lightning arr- esters, insulators, `transforrar:r.s, size, strength and quality of wires, �aiztbmatic and other cutouts and- current breakers, are Pnd incandescent lamps and connections, Land other features and accessories pertaining to ei,�hd; r outside or inside transmission�of electric energy be of first class _tl pe, stren:;;th and charas .ter of material and construction, and in every particular of standard and approved modern make and quality. Section 4. the line of here.�:fter erected or construc1,ed Zr by the grantee herein shall be on one side of the street, alley or avenue, sidewalk or public places, exvept where absolutely necessnry to chane to kn the other side, and whenever and wherever it shall b e- . come nececsnry fcr the grantee to carry his line of wires acrows or along with the already exi stip.- line of any fire alarm,i, telephone of telegraph, or other electric lisht of po«er pl �.ni s; such wires of the ;r=-intee s' all re placed at such iii stance from the wires al- ready placed, s not ato afifectthe same by induction or otherwise; and no electric 1- -;)-ht or -power wire shall ever be placed on ti -e same cross arm with tele, raph, telephone, or sim- ilar wigs. Section 5. The right is herebyLPserved to the City or Corpus Christi to direct by ordinance anyalteration in the rules ancz regl7.lations 'gag governing the construction, main tenance and operation of the nri.vile:yes herein anted, so .as to regilirn tho highest Fanount o: safety to persons and property within this city in he construction, maintenance and opL-ra,tion of the electric plant or plants of the grantee herein. Rection 6. The City Electri cia.n of t'r_is City ( should there be one hereai'ter elected or appointed), or in his absence, the CityEn; :neer, shtill have the ri'--r.t to at all times, under the ditoetion of the Uity Council of this: City, enter upon the premises of, examine and i.s- spect the system o,� vrjstems and all current cnnnections or other construction of the grantee herein, and report; any failure, rr,fuF�al or neglect of the s, -Ad. -Grantee, to havd any of his motor appliance, wires, connections and ,i p'nrtenances in condition demanded by the terms of this ordinance or tr&se now in oei. stensc in the City of Corpus 011r. isti , or which may hereafte be p€,,,ssed., and upon any notice of any do',-ct therein, authorized by t e City Uouncil, the granto'e herein shall remedy the came within forty.ei ht h -urs after said notice; and failing in which, the City Council. may cause thecciaid plant or 7:lants to be closed, and cease from onerati,on until the defect or defects are remedied. section 7. .An;7 alternating current used shall not exceed 2360 volts, and any direct c current ii -sed shall not exceed 600 molts. Section 8. That all poles, used in ?;he construction of this slant or plants shall be of uniform si.7,e and shapd, and shall be set in a straight line at outer curb byline, and wholly within ,the; ten foot si dei, alk 1 imi t , or at such .other places as the City Lna:neer may permit, with the consent of the �upari.ntendent of streets and Jiublic improvements; pro - city vided the poles other than cedar, used by the .rant ee shall be approved by t he Engineer. - erection -W The antee shell fully indemnify and save ha os, the City of Cornus 6hristi, from an,,,, and x.11 claims for dara-es for ::rhich the PLtd city bkall or mi, -,ht -be rnnde F" 4 r O or become liable to pay by reason of the -rant in-- of this franchis. e, or byreason of any negl- lioence, on the part of said 1'rantee, or a.ny other act or omission of the grantee in the con- struction, on-struction, maintenance and operation of said plant. e Section 9.. That actual work uron said plant or plants sha -llbe commenced an in load faith, within-ninety.days after the talon:; effect of this ordinance, and shallbe diligently SII prosecuted, so than the came shall e completed and in operatihn cr*thin nine months thereafter. A • Section 11. Bothinp to this franch;re shall -be construed in such a ma_-rer-as to in any .gay abridge the ri rht of the Uity of Qorpus Uhristi, to pass the nPcessa.Ny regulatory ordinances for the protection c 7 the citizens of tre 'ity of Corpus and their property and the c property of this grantee. Section 12. if at any time it shallbecome necessary for the grantee to open any street or dto up any si_c7ewalk or par-: thereof, he shall, as soon as practicable, restore all openings or excavations. so made and rebuild all side %alks or public places taken up, to a condi- . a A tion equally as good as before said openin;s or obstructions were malle; and it is sepeeially I understood that in all cases where the :-ork requires the exercise of skill, as in the laying or relaying of pacerrent or sidewalk, the ;rantee shall empl-py s:,iilled workmen, aamilar with h the execution of sa H work. Thenever deemed necessary oy the Citi Council, it shall have the ri_;ht to d-esignate its engineer or othe ,- n Orson to superintend the refiilin ; of streets or I r-elayin,; of pavements or sidewalks. a Section 1:*J. ''Che '-�rantee shall turn' ch prompily to the City Council, or xxkk other auth- ority, any and all information which ma, -,,-big asked b T it in r eg�ircl tothe si .e and location of p^les, lines, or wi9ps, or connections, in nar form or otherwise, and any other information in regard to his occupation of the streets, avenues, alleys, or public grounds of ;•st-ia city, Gvhieh said City Council may denand. Section 14. `lie City Council, or -)t)-er proper ai t:horit; ,)sha.11 have the ri.,;ht to, order any meter of said gra -nt ee removed from the premises of any consnrnb er � for the pur Jose of test- ing the e ane, and said grantee shall _b e required, whenever &eemdd necessary by -the Uily Cou-r,- cil, or other authority, to Supply anis consumer whose meter maybe removed for insp,-)ction anoth er meter f or use Burin'), the t ime re wired for such inspect ion. Section. 15. The gtantee shall at all times be subject to t he City ordinanc-es,' now in n , . existence, or -rhich may hereafter be passed, not inconsistent hPrewith. - Section 16. in the eve, -1t the grantee fails to complete his plant within the time here - a inablve stated, then all ri- hts herein si-all cease. Section 17. This ordinance shall be of no force or effect whatever unless the grantee shall within thirty days after the approval oaf this ordinrince, file in k the office of the City Clerk, of the (;it -,,T of Cornus Christi, his consent to , and written acceptance of this ordirance. Section 18.. The grantee at all times Burin -- t re life and P -mi st ence o -L this gr ant , agrees - to furnish Axximxztfteto the City of Cov,us Christi and to siich of its inhauitants a - hhull become cons?rmers of eleetric rower n"Mufa.ctured b -T this granted, good and effieient service, and to maintain the property in ?ood order thron-hout trio lifeR of this brant, and: ftiilure to comply with the terns of thei se-dtion sllallxx be deemed sufficient grounds for the forfeiture o all the ri-,hts, pribileges and franchises ,;erein ;minted. ' Oection 19. It is specially airreed and understood that the City df Corpus `'nristi, shall have at all times the fight to avail its�-�lf of the provisions of Chapter. 4A of Title la, of i�he Acts of the 2c!th, Le;islature, 1905, and all amendments thereto, of the State of Texalo , Srction 20. The grantee shall furnlPh to all consumers standard meters free of charge to tl-e c onsumbr: Section 21. I7henever the word "Grantee" occurs in this ordinance, it shall mean and be understood to c e i---a,rl C. nein-ly, his successors, lessees a: or assigns, and any individual, co- partnership, corporation, receiver or ±8 other person or a,uthnrity whing or operating such fa franchise or rlant , and wherever the words "Authority" or"Proper Authority"- occur in this r ordinance, they mean and shall be understoodto be the authorized officer nfa or officers, c^mmittee or body, representing the �;i ty of Corl;us 'hr iz; ti. Section 22. The laid grantee, by-c,ccepting or acting under this trant, specia-11y a_;rees to pay to -the �;i ty of Corpus Christi the sum of One Hund=red (%-'p'100.0 . 0) Dollars ,within thirty days of the date of the approval of this f-rtnrchise; and thereafter during the life of this grant he agrees to annually pay to the T f•casurer of this City the sum of Tien ($10.00) Loll -- ars on -each June 1st.' Section 2.3. The grantee hereby ratifies the charter provisions of the pity of Corpus C'- ris ti wherr, the €?me relate e x to the sale by the Grantee, and the purchase by the ''i ty of Cornus Christi, of the pl,arnt hereby, authcJ7,ed to'be installed. Section 24. T his ordinance, is ;rant -d upon the express condition that the grnntge herein named shall,bmFmxm= as soon as said plarit is ready to be;,in operations, become a resident citizen of tho State of TnxH.s,- or that he �,i.11 sell, assign and transfer any find all of Y: is, rights hereunder to some person, firm or a!-sociation residin"r in the State of `exas, or to some crr_r,ouation duly organized biT him and his associates ender the lair's of the State of Texas for the purpose of manufadturing, distruv ting and sellin-r electricity to tile, "i ty of Christi , unci to the inhabita s k t ereof, and to others as in tris ordinance nroit —,d. b This ofd-ia:c% ::hull n '`-rinuc find rpna n in fo-rne for a period. of twenty- seven �. 25 seven yea ^s from and aft --r the date upon shall -bit -come effecti ve. Section -26. Thins ordinance shall tare effect and be in full force from and after, its and a,Dpr. oval by the mayor and tho payment of the sum of monvv her•ei_libefore named, and provided. to be paid, ar.d the accepta.nac hereof in writing as herein stipulated and provides'. The fore�,ojng ordinance was, read the -f, rs,t�iir�e.a^n�i passed to a second refadi n. b-, the followin:; vote; Pease, Aye. Uehlinger, Ave, Thbripson, Aye. Prid ay, Ave. _ Miller, Ilya. �vf111��V Thefore o -in; ordinance vas read thesecond timencl passed to a third reading by the follov;in- cote to -wit. Pease Aye. Uehlin, er. Aye. lnomspa? n lye. Prida y , lire. Miller. Vie. The akm foregoing ordinance wqC read the tMrd time, amended rand ordere approved by the Mayor 4 _ by the followi.n, voto.: Pease, lye. Priday, AZTe. Thompson, g --e. Griffin., Atyre. I"filler, aye Upon motion duly socordod and e arried Conm;issioner y`riday was 1:rar.sforrod to 1 uperin= tendend of !arks and PlIblic !roperty ars' Uommissi-oner :ri fin to 5trt et 60r^rr,issi6ner. October estinite on Storm Sewe-ra e work, was received ana ordered p€yid, and warrant LD ordered to issue on tree Street Impro �-ement Fund, factor of'Sherman Concrete; Co. , Upon motion duly seconded =;nd carric d, communication from .Ale -sander Potter, i?as referred to Actin; Uity Engineer, with instructions to have levels run on pipe line, expense to 'be paid out of :the 'later VVorks Pund. The f olio -W -11r ; Wds read.! Corpus 1,hri s -,.i, Texas Idov.lst, 1912. To the Hon. mayor and City Council o' the Uity of Cor.pi:s Christi: gentlemen: In explanation of the provisions of -the application fo-r €� --as franchise this day madeto you, 'I bei to say t hat care follo-s the te-!-ns of the ordin€rn(te hitherto passed --rantin-- a franchise to 111r. '"allace -it'. they exception of a slight chane ;in the lash paragraph of. section 14. a. change in Section 20, and a sli.;ht char. --e in Section 21. The provisions of the Wallace franchise have beed slibstfantially followed for the reason that same have hitherto met ik 7rith the a,proval of the C uncil and of the aitizens. Respectfully, Signed) Edward R. Kleber--. Attprhe for Chas. X C. Bruce. All ORDI?'TAiTCE granti.n to Charles C. Bruce the fight to extablt sh a bas plant in the Uity of '-;o Corpus Christi, Nueces County, 'Texas, ane' to re ii ate the construction and operation of same. and repealin- all ordinances or parts of ordinance inonsi.stent herewith.. 'B-! IT- ORD AIIT71D 13'' ]PH"-, C HY COUNCIL OF TEE C I" OY M+q OF C 0":r LTS CH I S`!P I : Section 1. Subject to the terms ane conditions mentioned in this o_di.nanen, the fitht privileve .,.nd f=an C!- ' sc is here';y ;rant,�(? to Charles C. Bruce of the City of Yhiladep rhi_a, Penn,slvania, and to hyi successors, lessees find assi- n, to acquire, lay and construct, orerate and maintain a system of mains, pipes, conducts and feeders, and the necess�iry plants attachments and xapnurtenances for the Tranulfacture o -f -as, and for the pnrpose o" stippl �in� and distruhl%tinz ;as, c-ithor natural o - e-rtif; cial, for ii lit, flzel, ppwer , heat and for. any other purpose,- ^r for ani- or either of t},er.? inthe xXt City of Corpus Cha-istil :.Tueces, 6 - County, Texas, inclndin�- any territory that madr hereafter be annexed thereto; and 'f11kr'i.h-or, to acquire, lay a^e, maintsin and operate in , throuy , upon. under, and alon the Streets, avenues, alleys, lanes, hi ;Mays park's and public planes, and on. along, across or un�'er fa any stream, water c-urses or water trays, f� 13y=ti9m of gas mains, and all service. pipes, cond- ucts, feeders and the necessry att achmmnts, conr,pctionsi,^ fixtures and. aErpruten:anc es, for d dixtribrltin„ supply! and selling -as, fuel li--ht, power, heat find for any cthe purpose, e tc the City of Corpus Christi and the : nnabitants thereof and for distributin supplying ;arid conveying said ;asp through a system o:f m<i"res, pipes, -nonducts, and ffeede-c°li, for the- purposes of dtstributin-r. :napplyinz and selling Tas for 'fuel, li ;3,t, por,er, heat and f^r any other purpose, to other, ci ties, towns or co -nm, nim es rind to the inha ;i tants therpo-f for the 1'1. }ll to of this frarchiee. ,Section 2. The main pipes of ther,nitie shallbe laid in galleys, streets and abenues, and when in strPts and evenl2os,` shall be laid in a line rurallel with the. curb 1, ne thereof, or in such location as shallbe deeded most praetieial, provided however, that in n9 caee . shall the main pipes be laid under the sid walks of said City or less ti an oil -Meed inches belrw the established --rade o' sAid City. x z±±-r/hen the` z,rantee shallbe ready to 'aorr.rPnce the l.ayib of -any mains hereunder and before ,commencing; ,-.id work, he shall submit to the City Council, or other proper authority a map :or plan showing the st eets, avenues, alleys and oth :r pbblic planes wherein he ,proposes to lay his main pipes, and i:vhen caid plans shall b?ave been approved b,y the `its Council or other proper authority, they shall then constitute a permit to the --rant-ee fer the _openin-- of all said streets, avenues, alleys and other public places shovM on said map or plan for the laying therein of said mains and otl,.-�r equipment by, the grantee., as rapidly as said work can be conveniettly conducted by him. Flhenever the grantee small desire to peeB other streets, ,,venues alleps or other public places hot inci6 ted on such maps or plans as shall have' been previously approved, he shall, in a like manner, Submit further maps or plans .to e c - the City Council or other propertauthority, which maps or p;p.ns, when approved, _b-: said -City y o Council or other progr authority, shall constitute a permit fog., the openinj.of such futtper streets, avenuee„ alleys and oth r public. places as shall be desi natecd thereon ,for the las in.o- of mains and other equipment therein, provided, , however,, .that it shall. n,ot be necessary ti rile any maps or plans with the Uity Council or other proper authorzi:t, for the br.eahEng of streets fo the laying of any servii-r7 pipes for the main pipes of the grantee, but a general permit from the City Engineer 1'r),- V -is ,purpose shall 1;e d-erted sufficiett. Sectopt 3. In the opening and refillinx of ;all openings made by the grantr�e, he shall relay the pa ements and do all otr_or worn necessary to the complete r. estor� lon of the stree� s pavement-, sidevrulKs, or ;rounds to a condition dgnaliy as food as when disturbed, and when. h the grantee shall open any -ounnd in said City for the purpose, of laying any las pipes, or for any other purpose whatsoever., the grantee shell open no more space,tkx at any one time, R or at an�r one place, nor keep the same open loner than is necessary to property execute the e L ;�,ork for e'hich the care whall have been o-nendd, and it x is especially re piir. ed that in all cases 71ihere work req ir.es the exercise e:i sI:ill, as in the layin or of pavements of sidewalks, the grantee shall emplFry skilled. workmen, familiar viith the execution of such 0 . wort . bheneve deemed necessary. b;1 theCitl Council, it hhall have the ri. ht to desi nate its r en- inter or other person to superintenc -he refilllr r of strer,ts or tine relayigt of pacerents f or si O ewalks Section 4. The ^antes, hts succe.-Tors, lessees or a.ssigsn shall at all times be sub- ject to the City Ordinance nolri in exi s once, or which may hereafter be passed. not' inconsis- tent herewith. No fee or other char e- of any kind shape inposed uron the grante? or any consumer � gas, for the breading or openin of,.any streets or other public places :for the la in- of mains service pipes or other conn-ctions therein-, except as -provided for hereumder . Nothing in this franchise small e construed in such a manner as to in any way abridge the ri ht of the City of Cornus Ch isti to pass the neces,-7.a- v police ordinances for tl-e pro- tection of the Citi-zens of the °City of Cornus Christi, and. Their propety and the property of this grantee. The grantee shall at all times disnl,�y and ken -q the necessary d anger signals and proper guards around all exea7ations and obstiiotions, and. shall keep siifficient space in Lcoog con- diti'on for tie travel of wagons and -teams, on tit least one side o f all excavations and ob- structions, and shall, as soon as practicable restore -all openin,;•s and tl.e streets, and pub- j e { 1!c places to a condition e rluslly gas good as before, said openin;e dr obstructions fere made. sect; on 5. The grantee shall do no permanent injury to a, y street, avenue, alley lane', biid,*e, st cam or water course, park or public place, nor in any manner Aistrub or into- rfere_unnecessarv.ily ith electric li-nes., conduits or equipment, or, with any.wa.er.or oilier pips nor with any lbublic or provate sewer noz, or hereafter laid or constructed by said City Xf or by any authorized person or cor-pora.ti on, but no electric conduits or water or wevrer pipes shall be so' laid? as to ia.nnecessarily, interfere with any gas mains or pipes which shell be laid prior to the time o1 lazing such - electric conduits, sewer or wa er, pipe s. e The grantee shall fully indemnify and save harmless the pity of Corpus Christi from and. and all calicos for d amaoe for which said City shall or mi -ht be made or become liablb, to pay by reason of the- grantin; of th-is franchise or by reason of any ne;ligence or careless - mess on the part of said grantee, or., an;r other act or ommssion of the grantee in the Const- ruction and operation of said. pliant. { Section 6. The grantee shall supply gas at the rates and ander ,the conditions here! n 4Sl am• + specified, to all applicants not in arrears for prior bills for gas, service pipes, applian - ces or other things, owning or occupyin- premises on streets, avenues or other public places in which said maine or conducts are laic:, and where said 1rdntee shall not have laid gas mains or conducts, he shall lay mains on pei>:tion for the use of gas by at least tv® applicants who are owners or occupants of buildin; s avera;ing one buildi n,; in ecery one hundred (100 ) I feet of main ( street intersections exceptes) if said grantee shall be directed to do -so by the City xf Council of said City. Sectopm 7/ The ;rantee shall not charge or "receive any higher -rate than the following F for manufactured -as _furnished for illumination or for other purposes to consumers within the G city limits, to -wit: Ond dollar and fifty ents.. ($1.50) per one thousand (1000) cubic feet, provided that ff the price of coal, coke ;and oil shall advance to exceed fifteen per cent over their present p~ice, the price charged for gas may be advanced pro rata. in "the proportion that- the cons of coal coke and oil shall enter into the ratkRRx cost of the manufacture of gas, and provided, thA if the pri.vr of coal, coke and oil shall d ecrea`se to e xceed fifteen per cnht, under'- 'their Pres' ent, prices, the pricex charged for gasmay in -the discretion of the Uit y Uouncil be reduced Iprop rata in the proportion that the cost of Coal, coke of -oil shall enter into the cost of t the manufacture of gas, €.nd provided, futher, that such prices shall be eased on the avera e x prices of those commodities paid bythe rantee diirin; t}io first ,tear -of pperation hereunder, and the City Council may require the grantee to fife rrith the City Clbrk satisfactory evi- idence that, the ,`rrantee p,,-iid the prices, kaimed, and provided that fifty (50�) cents per month shall be tre minimum charge at which gasshall'.oe furnished to consrmors through any _ one meter, and provided filrthnr, that tri s ,rant is u�:oii the express condition that all cons- umers shall at all times a be entitled to and shall receive a discount of len (10�b) per - one thousand (1000) cubic feet on the price hereiniaefore named, on pa nnents helms ?made on -or tendered at the office of the grantee ,xn,7 time on or before the tenth dz.y of the nonth next following, the fiscal month for which saiO bills shall be rendered, and t heamount of each and all such bilis ea.11 t A d-etermined bar tho grantee and be ready for pay -cont or, or veforo th, sixth day of each month in which said bills are to be paid, nr_less the ...Mantee shall be prevented from determining the amount tl'o-eof by somo act of the consumer or by the absence. ofthe consumer. If natural ;as should be` fpund in the vicinity of Corpus Christi -and pipedto the City of Corpus Christi, or be otheruise obtainable in sufficient quantity to suj)ply the deakind f for -as to the City of Cornus Christi, hen said grantee shall have the &-r-t; and pr-ivile o to transmit, distribute and sell nautrdl ja.s at priove -� to ba agreed upon by said'rargtee, and lm the nx=t City Council of the pity of Corpizs Christi, and in the evert of their° failure oto ?ree upon the price to be charged for sols° natural gas then the price char ed t1.erefor by- said I grantee shall be the averag- price as sho n upon the aaxte sheets of other cities and to,:mc_� ` r in the S tate of Tela;, of like population to orgreater _ : opula�tion than the City of Corpus Christi, and said rate sheets shall be the basis for nixing s-nch prices for natural ga,s for the City of Corpus Christi. Sectopm 8. :311 service pipes shall be maintained by the grantee to the lot line of the onsumer , but he shall b.e, entitled to ei-a?^re for furnishing and laying service pipes fron the lot line to and through the vuildings at a cost not to exceed. thirty (OOV) dents per line- a,l foot, and the :;rantee , his aizccess)rs or assi.uns, shall have the ri-sht to make; and enforce as a part of the conditions on ,,hich he Fl -,all suppl�,r heat. li ht, -sourer or fuel, as herein pr - ori ded, all needful rules and .r. egulat i - ns, not inconsistent with law or the r ro vi: si ons, of t I (Aq j Sectiox`-0. The manufactured -as fa rni shed by the nr antee for illumination or other purposes, under the terms and upon the cond-itions prescrived in this ordinance, shall•be merchantable illuminating -as ans shall con ain an avera.-e of six hundred ( 600) thermal heat units per cutSic foot, and shall be o n -I less than srixteen (16) sperm candle, that is, of such quality that a burner consumin- lave feet thereof per` hour, at a pressure not to exceed twenty -tenths (2-//10) of an inch to the Fhotomertric burner, shall produce not less than sig teen (16) candle porior, and the -rantee, his successors or assi�sn, shall equip his plant with a photpmerter, the purpose of which is to d etcrmine the quality or candle power of the was furnished, =.ihich i)hotometer shall at ail times be' open to the inspection of the city Council, or other proper authority. Section 10. The -rant •,e shall :Furnish prop►ptly to the. City Cousicil or other proper - authority, any and all tmforna.tion whi oh may be ;ahked for by it in regard 'to the sizel location or depth of any of the pipes, mains, conducts or. service pipes, in map. form or otherwise, and any other information in re Lard to his, o-cua.ption of- the streets, avenues, alleys, or public -rounds, of said City, which said City Council may demand-. Sectdpm 11. The City Council or other proper authority, shi.11 have the r i_;ht to order any meter of adid Qr� ntbe removed from the premises of any consumer for the purpose of testing the same, and s•id -.rantee shall be required. wh"enever dReemed necessary by the City Council or othher proper authority, to supply to any consurner whose meter may 'be removed for rinspec- ti on another mete r for use dur in, th'e' tier required for such inspection. Any consumer of -as in otn d City shall have the ri-nt on payin- tt the,R= City Council or other p"roper- ia.+ authority, a fee of one ( $1.00) Dollar, to have his meter inspected, and maybe present a - t any mica- inspection or test, if he so Oesirep sand the -rantee, his, successors or a5si-ns, shall have rotico of ahen and where such test is to be made. a:f any such meter, on being torted, sh,:ll be found to register inaccurately of the. injury of the consumer, . t.o an .extent exceedtn fico per cent (5%0, the fee of One (y;1.00) Dollar, raid by sadd consumer for such inspection shall be retrnrned_ to the consumer.; zind the officer inak-in- the inspection shall c. mark such meter "last", and the -rantee shall not allow the same to be a- a.in used until after the defect shell have been rededied, tiie meter again inspected b-; said officer, found to•b e corre,c- zkm and so cc--tified. ).vduxy dish meter shall be con�O_dered correct and se tfl d 4. accorain7l;.T, which all ich shre. ister quantates • varying from the, true measure 1f -as nOt more the Ci ve per cent, and a record shall be )rep t of seand nd of €ill fees so collected. When- - a consumer shell have his muter tosted, as above provided €and the same shall be fonn'd, ' correct, -they s--a'd inspection fees shall not be returned, butshall be -divided equally between • 3 the City anal the ,;rantee; and ",},e e=ger the meter shall be found "cast", as above prop i.ded., the -rantee shall prey to the `'ity the cost of suc)_ inspection in the arunnt of fifty (50�) cents,. gill motors hereafter pl:o.ced by the -rantee. shall, whenever required b:%,the City Council or other proper atnthori t y,, be 'f4 rst inspecteC.., proved and sealed by the a tent of t%.e City Coun- cil. All t ests "of meter" shall b e made witli the standard meter, provers, in ordiinary use. Section 12. Th"Ls ordinance shall chi.continue and remain in force for a p=�riod of thirty .years from and. after t he date upon which it shall b econe e-Efective . Secttpn:13. The grantee shall, -,-rithin thioty ('30)^ 'dazTs rafter t he spproval of this ordinance, file in the office of the Uity Clerk his consent to, and written acceptance of the e provisions aand conditions of this ordinance. Section 14. The ;rantee a reel to build, constrizct and equip a. first class madern coal -as or water has plant, or a plant cor:si sten- of a combination of the two, Q.,Mple in size to supply the City of Corpus Ch -i �tsti, and ti -e inhn itants t}.e •eof, anal with ?c,upacity of at P34 least one hundred and twenty-five thous nd (125,000) cubic feet, of has per day, and to commence actual construction work on hip paint ir=ithin six (6) months from the date of his accept ace of this ordinance ;and to have his pipes and equipment ready for use and ill op- eration within eighteen (18) months from the date of his acceptance of this ordinance, pro- . . vided, hol--ever, that the words "actual construction work" shell mean and be. understood to n include the la-yi.ng of main, in all streets of the cit-; Which are to be paved within the present ,Tear and i -n =--hick mains are t,o laid under the terms oa this ordinance, zv-ith suf- a ficiott repidity to insure the completicn of the rax work be as not x7. to delay ;any paving operations upon the di fferent streets `-iii ch a re to be raved, every thou rh cornplyin herewith may necessit-te the layinn of sucn mains prior to the time mennti. onod above, in cfhich case a.ctnal•constuction wor•x shall conmence --:it.hin three (3) months after `lie date of his accep- tar oc ci' this ordinance, upon receipt b,7 him of the thirty (30) days' notice horn the Idayor of sni_d City to that effect and -provided, fuz•ttler, that tl:erantee shall lay se�vicd pities from the main pipes to at least elery nd jotnin lot line pirot to the time of' l-3avin-r the streets in thigh said main pipes .=r.re lai./d, and provided, fur ler, tuba t all. mains and service pipes laid by he rrsantee in said City s2 -P21 be tested tizht before covnrim- same . In the evert -of the grantee fa.i.lin3 to complete his Plant within ei: hteen months from the date of his acceptance of this ordi y.:.nee, then all ri-hts hereunder sh=ill c ease. This ordinance i p -ranted upon the e7press condition that the I railtee. herein named shall, as soon as said plant is ready t- bei.n operations, become a resident citi-yen of the Stete of Texas, or that he will dell, essign and transfer any and all df his ri hts here- under to some person, firm or association residin; in the State of Texas, to to some cor- poration duly or:rani.7,ed under he laws of the State of Texas, having as its purpose or as one of its purposes, tlia ma,nufacturin„ distributing and selling ,as to the City of Corpus Christi, and to the i.nhabitan*s thereof. and to others as in this ordinance provided. Seetton 15. This ord=nance shall t e of no .force or effect whatever unless it shall be accepted b7,- the gra-ateP within the ti The and in the manner mentioned in Sections 13 and 14, h ere o f. Sectinn 16. At the expiration of thirty (30) years from the d�ite of the adoption of this ordinance, or at the expiration of rice. (5) years thereafter, ora -t the expiration of any perio of five (5) years, thereafter, the City shall have the ri.41-t to puch'hast from the �r,ntee: his successors or ass;;ns, £311 of the works, rr,pparatlls, mains, pipev, notors, anO supj7 lies, the te=rms of which sa.ld shallbe deto-nined by a Board of Arbl.tration ccnsi. tin; of three menr-ers xf to be pnpo nteci a st'o11ows: One member b-17 the o-raa.ntec, , his successors or assigns, one menber b-7 the City Council of the City o f Co.—pas "liri;ti , thp, third membber to be selcted y these trio. if the first two mem pis sing i.l be unable to agree upon the third member of said Board, then such Sage third member may be a,,pointed by the ,judge of the Sistrict Court. of "zueces County, i'axas. In arriving at a fair value at whichsaid nlirchasemay be made by said City, the said board of artibr<ti on shall not tal=e into consideration the valile of any franchise or. -rant held b7 the r-ntee from said City to la,,, or main ain pilles or mains within the City of Cop- . pus Chri s' i , or oloswhere, by-,- merely a P. -i r value for the ta.n,;lble property, actually in use by the --r.antee in his business of T -r;' -in end supplying ads to the inhhbi t_:ntp hof the_�it of Corpus Christi and elsl.wbere, at the tire ofamcbaa arbitration, and the Jra,ntee shall arnin- twin all of nis property uT-, to the star6ard durint said period of arbitration. The price, terms of sale and times of pay-ment a ;reed upon by trid 'board of arbitration, or by any tow mere- hers ofs= i d - borrd, shall con��titute the l;L.,sis of said sale, and both the City of Corpus 9 Christi, and the :r:inte.e., hisx successor, or aSS'-r,-•=n, shall- he b" and t0 abode thereby, afte f' �. 4 after said pUrchase shall have been duly ratified by the affirmative vote; of the qualified voters rf the CiTy of Corpus Chrsti, at ;j. , cneral election or at i >>refi z?. electionre„ulatly callod f r. t1let piirpoce. All e-xpenses connectcd-�-rithsaid board of drbi,tration shrill be born equally by the parties hereto. acction 17. The �r��.tnee, at all times dnr.in- life and existence of this brant, a rees to fi,rnish �to the City of Corpus Christ' anG to such of its inhatitanto, as sha.11a UPC` -.as, + good and efficient service at reasonable rates, and to rra.inain the pro-perty in xgood order.: of throu-hout the life of this brant, and failure to comply with the terms 3ft this section t s'nall be deemed sufficient ground for t e yorfeiture of this fr-fnchise on due jSdical ricer- tairnment ori same, and the crrantor expressly agrees that no proceedi.n s in court to forfeit, ' for adequi to cons,(-, the ri_ i is and pri vi.leg es herevy granted , $hall be be -up until sixty (60) 'day s' notive in writing, of the -�ntcntion to beginx such p-6ceedings'Shall have bean -iti n the grantee. adequate cause may be d eemed to be persistent refusal, after dile notice to comply with V;e, terms and conditions clthis franchise; perisitent refusal to con�ply with the imamx reasonable re�rulations or demands of the grantor tit,ith respect thereto,- or refusal to obey and comply with the law and with t;hr mx±4 ordinances of this city. fi It iy expres, ly agreed.-<m:d. understoo(? thal the Uity of corpus Chri ti ;hall have at all f times the ri ht to ava.i.1 `it self of the provisions of Chapter 4A of Title 18, of the Acts of the Twenty-ninth Leoislatizz� r , 1905, of t' he State of Texas, and all anendmerts therey to. It i.s hereby expressly stipulated t} -at incase this fr!inchis shall be terminated for any cause, t)�at this r.^i,nt, together with the property , it any- of the grantee in the streets, - averues, alleys and other public places o f the ''ity, shall. thereupon, upon the pay.-ent of a fair price ther. ifor ( the amount of which hhall be determined by :itch arbitration as is out- lined in section 16. hereof, in the ovent that the "0. t}.e rantee ca.r�non a reetx upon sale) , be and become the property of -.'he City of Cornus Crr is ti, aAd the grantee, his sucdsssors and ss^i' ns or lessees, shall not; ve entitled to any conpeng.ation for same, beCO a,use of any value derived from this fr• rc; is or the fact that thein- as palnt of the 3rantee x is, or maybe, a going concern duly installed and operated. Section 18. The grantee, his succecP.irs or assi Gaon, shall, in tho event of his desirin- a. renewal of thts fr rchise, so notify the City Council wit}.iin the last three years prior to its �xpirati.on, and incase 'Ehis franchise shall not be Tenor^led, then all operations here- unde;r shall cease, upon the purchase of all the wor.}:s, apparatus, mains, pipos, meters and sup pliesoi tisc nrantee, his siiccessor.s or assigns, by hn the City of Corpiis Chri ti, aq hereto- fore provided in Sec' ion 16. Section lig. Wherever the: words "tho ,rantee” ibccur in .this ordinance, they shall mean and understnoO to he C?:a:rl! s C. Bruce of ' ;-;e Ci -ti,, `df Philadelphia, Penn sylvan! a, his sncess- sors, lessees or assigns, and any lilditiftual, co -partnership, cor�norution, receiver or other person or authority own -in -r- or AneratinZ ch fral�c},i;�e cr. plant and v.�herever the -vords "authority" or "proper atit.},ority" occur i.n this ordinance, they rnenn anal shall be under:,tood to ext be the authorised officer or officers, committe or btdy representin the -�itw of Ccc- pus Christi, 'texas, the crrantor, Section 20. Tree Scud. �ra.nte,e by 7C{'P?:t'i21, or actiri� under t}li S -rant, expressly. n�rees to pay to t he "ity of "orpus Chri ti, tbs sum of One iin2idred ('FlOO.00) Dollars v�iithin t}_i rty days from the date o:;' tre a proval cif this franchiser and further, to pay to said City of Corpus Chr. isli, the sum of Four Thourard mine Hundred ($4900,00) Dollars within four months from date of such approval, provided, ho,-,evr-r "that said srzm shall in any event be paid before actual work ofirstallin, said paint shall •be commented; thereafter,f durtn-r the life -iO.O(; ten .. _ ` ,- e v IFo further business corn -r--; before tie med3tin; it was moved secon6ed and c,, rriea to ad i oilrnm. d I-Myor of the City of corpus Christi, Texas. Attest: 1 1 y cretary' of )-e 'ty of Uorpus Christi, Texas. i' I - I I e E _ n I I r - I , f i f { ' i Dollars, on each June first. } Secttnn 22: All ordinances or -harts c-11' ordinances inconsir-tent herewith a.r.e hereby re- -pealed. Section 23. `Phis ordinance shall take efi'.ect and too infull force fron and after its p" cs- E a e and annroval hyyT he :ylayor and the payment of the sum oy One iiundx•ed Dollars mentioned here inbefore, and the Forty nine Hundred (4900.00) Dollars agreed to be Laid, and thea ccertanc hereof in writing; as herein stipulated-, and provided. - Passed on first readino- the lot clay of idovembe.r, A.D. 1912, b-, the folkwin- vote;. Pease, ACTe. Priv ay, Aye. 1 hompGon;, jWe. • miller, Aye. • sriffir,. Aye. IFo further business corn -r--; before tie med3tin; it was moved secon6ed and c,, rriea to ad i oilrnm. d I-Myor of the City of corpus Christi, Texas. Attest: 1 1 y cretary' of )-e 'ty of Uorpus Christi, Texas. i' I - I I e E _ n I I r - I , f i �V :T� • P#ZTI17'37 C ITY C OUNC II, NOVFIJBER 8 th, 1909. , Jvleetin- cwl`l'c..d to order by I'dayor Pease, at 9• o' clock; A. id. Present and answering roll call, Mayor. Pease and Uommi-esioners, Thompson, friday, Miller and. vri ffin, i 1inutes of last -regular ,meeting were rend and approved. , _ Committee appointed to dr --ft resolutions on; death o•f Cornmissioner cehlinger, asked for and were given -further time. - Communkcation from Shcool Hoard, was read and referred to t-ommissioner Miller. Petition asking for street lights, was referred to Stroet 4orrmissione.r with power to act. Petition asking for sidewalks and, curbs on south Bluff, was referred to Sureet .Commiss- loner, with instructions to see if fifty (50%) per cent of the residents had- signed same. City Water Works pay roll for October, 'was ordered paid Bill of Sherman Uoncrete Lo., for laying sewers for $151.49, was ordered paid out of the Sewer Construction fund #1. Bill of Conro -Por Automtbile amouhtin to S130,00, was referred back .for detailed sta- t ement. :Bilis amounting to ti 34.80, account ol" Acting City Engineers office,were ordered p4.id out of the `street improvement Fund. CQne-truc- The slim of X400.00, was appropriated out of the City water Works fund to the Coal and Incidental Fund and warrant for same, ordered cTrawn favor A.C.Priday. Upon motion duly seconded and carried, dommissioner Prid+as authorized to purchase ew bioler for pump house. City ettorney was instructed to take steps to pre"Vent Mr. McAllister from using alley n So. Bluff, for private purposes. A large committee from the C.C.Commercial Club, appeared beftre the Council and reques8 ed if possible something be done to hasten the completion of the IvTtanicipal Wharf: After several parties had been heard on this subject, Mayor. Pease, appointed the following commi- ee, to take the matter up3q with the contractor and see what could be done,. Messers Thompson a Priday, of the council, and Messers C.E.Coleman and H. a.Boedker, of the C.C.Commercial Club. The following ordinance .requiring the keeping of metal receptacles in whicia to place gar- age, trash, etc., was read and upon motion duly seconded and carried the charter ruld, was suspended, by t_e following vote, wase, Aye; Priday, Aye; Miller, Aye; Thompson Aye; Griffin, Aye; No nays. Thereupon the ordinance was passed as read by the following vote; Pease, Aye; Priday, Aye; Miller, Aye; Thompson, -Aye; Griffin, Aye; No nays. All ORDINANCr requiring the keeping of metal receptacles in which,to place garbage, trash, offal and waste matter in the City of Corpus Christi, providing peanalies. and declaring an emergency. BE ITIX ORDAINED BY THTE, CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CORPUS 0HRISTI: Section 1. It shall be the duty of every owner, tenant, lessee or occupant of any and very house, 3d dwelling, hotel, business hose or other establishemnt, or other persons having Frba-e to b_te removed in the City of Corpus Christi, to provide and atA- all times to cause to e kept : i thin such buildtn` or on the lot onwhich said building is erected, a uniform sanitary 0 inches in diameter by thirty (30) inches deep, and to be provided with two substantial han- dles, and to have a cover the Pame; the receptacle to be made' of ,,alvanized iron, sinc, or some other non-osidizable metal, of No., 24 gauge,' all to be. substantially constructed, crhich receptacle -shall be kept for the receiving and holdtng, ,withour leakage, and without being'*f filled. nearer' than four inches of the top, all the ;xlnj garbage, trash, offal and waste matter with the exception of dung, feculent•r�atter and* liquid matter that a.ecumulates on .sYid -Orem- ,i`ses within a period of thirty-six hours, and all such receptacles 3hail be placed not later to than eight o'clock each morning, on the sidewalk, near theL cub, for removal and emptying and immediately after the same have been emptied, they shall be --removed and kept upon the premises, and said receptacle shall have a substantial covering o.f't'le s!gme king of z iron as that If the receptacle, which shall be 1:ept on said receptacle at all times except when being filled of emptied: s1ich r"eceptaole shtill not nontain more than ofie barrel (of forty-two gallons capacity) o'f -arbage. Section 2. That there shall be removed from r,,c':h place where -arbage accumulates, free of cost to tti�e 0 --or, tenant, oce.unant or lessee thereof, all garbage accumulating, within thirty-six, hours, provided it does not exceed in quantity two barrels of forty -tiro gallons each capacity; all ga.rba e in excess of two barrels shall be removed at the e.-"-, ense of the ovmer, tenant, occulnent or lessee at a prive not ato exceed t�,renty-.five (2.13,/) cents per"barrel. Section 3. That, all persons who shall violate°ary of the�provi5ions` o -L this ordinance shall be fined riot less than one (%$1.00)dollar nor r ore than Twenty-five (: 25.00) Dollars, and each. day nhall constitute a separate offense. Section 4. "That all -ordinances of parts o -f. ordinances in connt.ict herrivith be and the same are hereby evpr. Pssly* repealed. C Section 5. he fact that certain residents of the City of Corlict s Ch,•is ti are using wooden boiaes, tubs 'a.nd other -open; leaking receptacles, for the storage of -arbage, tI.ereby h permitting the same, to o e, scattered over tLe str(-.et-- of Corptys Cir i sti and �)ecome lzrisanitaz•y and -a great menace +o the public he' lth'::creates a rilbli_c emergency hnd a plz'ulic Jinperatilre public necessity,, regv�r.ing a suFpe'ls 021 o -r i:r:e eha-ter rule pr.ovidinr that no ordinance or resolution shall be passed -finally oii the day it is introd-uced. and theit such ordinance or resolution. shall 'be rend at three sevora.l meetin s of the City Couxlc il' and the T.Ia.yor hav- ing' declared that such public ener;ency and impera'ivepu"tilic secs --city exists, and -requested that said "01}artcr rule be suspended and that this- o _d ;nance be passed finally on. the date of its introduction; and that' this ordinance take effect a.n6 be in full 'force aho. effect from and after its passage, it is so ordained. Passed the Oth, day of november, A.D. 191,P. Approved the Sth, day of,,8ovemberg A.D. 1912. (signed) CLQ? PEASE,. 1 ayor o Y the,, City of Corpu��isti. ( Signed) THOS. B. DUNN. Ui_ty Secretary of the City of Corpus Christi. . . To the 1vIembers of the City Council O 6 of the City of Corpus Christi. Dear Sirs: - Corpus Clsisti, 'Texas, Jovenber Sth, 1912. For the reasons set fortis in the emergerc- clause c' the foregoing ordinance, a public emorgency and- an imperat-_Lve pabli c necessity exists forthesuspension of the chartar rule rule or re.quiremen4t that no ordinflince or. r sol %Dion shall be passed fi?iall�t or. the date it is introduced, and that such ordinance or resolution shall be read at three s,veral meetih—s of the Uit,y Council, 1 there fore, hereby request t 9-t yot suspend sai6 chart;e:c n rule or requirement and passm said ordinance finally on the date it is introduced,_ or at the preseiit" mx meeting of. the Gals? City Coi_rncil held this the Fath, day of November, A.D.' 1912. (Signed) CDA��K P1'ASE. _ Tua.yor of the ity O Corpus Christi. The Charter'rule was suspended b77 tre fcllowine vote Pease, Aye. Thompson, AT7e. Priday, Aye. _ Miller,p - Aye/ ;,riffin, Aye. The above ordinance was passed by the follo ri'n vote-, Pease, Aye. Thompson Aye. Priday, - Aye, Diller, Aye. Griffin,` A,ye. The following ordinance prohibiting persons from casting paper or trash upon the streets of Corpus Christi, eras reac,, and Charter x•ule suspen ed 1)y the following vote; Pease, Aye. Thompson, Aye. Prid ay, Aye. Miller, Aye. The ordinance was then passed as .read by the fcllnv?i-n;; lvote.� Pease, Aye. Prdiay, Aye. Thompson, Aye. Biller., Afire. griffin, Aye. Griffin, Aye. AN ORDINAYCF prola bittn? persons from casein- pape- or trash into or upon the public streets ,of the City of Corpus Christi,. or Any part- thereon, and prohibiting the Owners, lessees and occupants of anV - roperty in the City of Corpiu c Cti1risti -from permitting? paper or thrahh to be or remain npan the public street adjacent to such pro pert -TT in the tenter of the street opposite same, and providinj- penalties, end declarin, zan enrgency. X E IT ORDZII EED BY Th7�, CITY COUNC?I, OF -T TT, CITY OF CO? -,PUS CE'41ST.i'I; Section 1. It shall bre unlawful for any person to cast or throw any paper or other trash into or upon any rublic str. oet or sidewalk or any part -thereof of the City of Corpus Christi, and any person violating this section of this ordtrnnee shall be guilty of an offense, and - on conviction thereof in the Corporation Court shn i be. punished as hereinafter provided. Sectinn 2. It -shall be unlawful for any person or corporatioln, the owner., lessee or occupant' of any house, building or glace fronting on a public- street of the City of !ff,xpX4 Corpips Christi, to permit any paper or thrash to br, or remain in said street opposite said pre- mises at, -any -,point between the li.ne of said property -1nd the" center of. the _street, and any person Violatin this section of this ordinance shall be guilty of an offe/Inse, and. on convic- tion thereof in the Corporation Court shall b e, punished as hereinafter provided. Section 3. Any person, corporation or aGsociation violatinu any.of the provi sions of this ordinance shall on conviction thereof, be pined in the Corpofation -Court in any sum not less than One ($1.00) Dollar, nor more than Ten ($10.00) Dollars for each offence. Section 4. t'lhere a person deposits such t gash, as under 'the ordinances of the City of Corpus Christi, to be removed the city garbage - a�rbns, withiil a galvanized iron can or recep- tacle upon the sidewalf for the purpose of be;,ig removed by such garbage wagons, shall not be guilty of any offense under this ordinance. Section 5. The fact that' certain streetr in the City of Corpus Christi are alloti,ed by ad 1acent rnrnperty owners to-l)ecome littered w th papers and trash and thereby become unsani- tary nsani-tart' and a great menance to the public' health nt' the City of Corpus Christi cEeates a public emergency and a public imperative necessity, _f-equiring a suspension of the charter rule pro - F r viding that no ordinance or resolution shall be passed finall�T on the date it iR Introduced and that such ordinance or resolution shall be read? at three several meetings of the City Co- uncil, and the Mayor having declared that such public emergency and impera.tiiie public necessi i exists, and requested that said charter rule be suspended and that this ordinance be passed finally on the date o ±: its introduction, and t'.rat this or(h nanc e take effect and be in full force and effect from and after its p.assage,zxrA it is so ordained. Passed the 8th, day of november, A.D. 10,12. I Approved the Oth, da,r of november, A.D. 1912. (Si4riodi) •_a,,or Of the City of orpus Christi. ( Signed) THOS. B. DU:TN. t, Seeretary of the Ui ty of Corpus Chri sti. Corrni s Christi, exas, Uovember, 8, 1912. To the Members of the City Council, of the City of Corpus Christi. C sent1emen:.- i For the reasons set forth in the en urgency caluse of the -foregoing ordinance, a public emergency and an imperative pu'oltc nec,ssity sexists fol• the si)spnnsiogn of the .Charter rule or requirement that no ordinanceor resoliiti on shalil be passed finally on the date it is r introduced, and that such ordinance or resolut'mon shall be read at three several meetings of i `the city Council, I, therefore hereby r equest: -hat you sus-pnnd said +dharter rule or regfaire- ment, and pass said °'ordi.nance :finally on the cute it is introduced, or at the -present md;etin�; of the said, City Council held this the 8th, dz3,. of November, A.D. 1912. ( Signed) CLATyK PE'AS3 . - Mayor of the City of Corpus Chr is ti . The Charter rule was, suspended. by the following vote: Pease, Aye. Thompson, Aye. Priday, Aye. ^a Tiller, Aye. xrifzin, Age. The above ordinance was 'passed by the followi. n ; vot e: Pease, A -Te. Thompson, Aye. Friday,. Aye. Miller, Aye. griffin, Aye. The follomn; ordinance ov,,!rnlno the sale of fruit etc., at rail -road, depots, was read 'and charter rule suspended by V e following vote: Pea se, , Aye. Fri dayp At; e. . Thompson, Aye. Miller, Aye. The ordinance was then par -,sod by the 1_'nllowin-r vote: Pease, Ade. Thompson, Aye. Priday, Aye. Mi11er, Aye. griffin, Aye. Crrif fin, Aye. AN ORDINANCr prohibiting the sale, of fruit, food products or mernchadlise at orinany rail- road passenger depot, freight depot or on the property of any railroad conpany, ~i thous trio consent oi' the railroad company, prodiding penalties, and declaring an - erre r_; en cy. BE IT ORDAIW: 3Y THF, CITY COUIXIL OF TH?. CITY OF CORPUS CEIRISTI: Section 1. That any person or person$/fiL-m or corporation or a:;siciation of persons, who shall sell or offer for sale, any fruit , foopproducts or merchandise of any character trhat- soever at or in any railroad passer}e-r or. fret :? t .depot, or ori an�r Platform or. siding or other railroad grounds ad j�cent theretol, or an passenger train standln, therat or on any ,;rounds 494 belonging to any railroad company -or controlled b y any railroad c ornpany adjacent to such- train, uchtrain, or depot, within the, limits of the City of Corpus Uhristi, Llueces County, Tex'as, witr_out the written consent of a duly authorized assent of such ,railroad cor.•,pany, ownin-r, oper- ating, or controllin_:• such trains, deptts, or z•ounds, shall be ,uilt T of a misdemeanor, and anon- convection thereof in the corporation coutt of the Uity of Ccrpu-s CYir7.sti, s1ai1 e fined in any sum not less them Five ($5.00) Dollars, nor more than Twenty-five, (425.00) Dolla'rs, for each ofgense. Each sale small constitute a separate offense anO the �erso.n, co r )orati on tI or a�sicia� on guilty thereof shall be punished. a.s in this ord.i.nance p �,oviddd. "ection 2. That any and all exi sti.n; ordinances in confliet'herewl-tt_ shall be and mare expressly repealed. t3ection 3. "'l'ie -fast that it is undanitar-,7- 1'er sales of fruit, food products --or other mer- chandise to be sold at and around railroad stations and is a great menace to the public health of this community, createe a public emergency and: a public irtiperative nec�essiuy, requiring a su pension of the charter rule providing that no or4inance or resolution shall be passed finally on the dad it is introduced and that such or•di-z:moe or resolution shall be read at three several rneetints of `he City Council, Land the Mayor having declared thht such public emergency and imperative public necessity exi sts, -and regilested t}ia,t said charter rule be iwizpended and that this ordinance be passed finally on t e date of its introdzzction, and that this ordinance take effect and be in f ull force and effect from and 2after its passage, it is so ordAined. Passed the 8th, day of I1ovrnber, A.D. 1912. Approved,, tliii 8th, day of November, A.D. 1912. ( Signed) CI;A�Uf 1i L I:Tayor .ei' -the, Ul ty of Corpus Christ i. (SI G,?rP) THOS. D. DUIRT. City Secretary of the Uity of UorPuS Christi. P Corvus Christi, Texas, Nov. Sth, 1912. To the I'-7 em a e'r s of the Council, of the City of Corpus Christi, Dear Sirs:- - For the rea;.aons set forth in the omnrg envy caluse of the foregoing ox di_hance -V ap-abli-c emergency and ar, imperative ubli.c nece:=city exixts for the suspension of t1 -;e charter rele- or requirement that no ordinance or resollit ion ehall be passed f:ina.11y,on tloe, date it is introduced, and that such ordinance or resolution shall be read at thr.e.e several rn•eetings of the City Coy-tnci.l, I therefore, hereby •req zest that you suspend said charter rule pr requi- rement and. pass said ordinance finally on the catc :09 it is introduced, or at the present meeting of the s-.id,City Council, held this to ,� 8th; day of Wov mber, A.D' 1912. Respectfully, f.igned.) CLARX I'1�:�?SE Tilayor of the City of Corpus Christi. The charter rule ,w,ra s cusp ended by the fo ll oWing vote, t0 -wit: Pease, Aye. _ Thompson. Aye. — Pri day, Aye.- LTiller. , Ay,., ori ffin , Aye'. The above ordinanc e was pass, --d by the follo�,aing vote, to -wit: Pease, Aare. -- Thonppon, Aye. _ Pri day, Aye. Miller , ASTe. :ri fii n, Aye/ The following sidewg115 ordinance was read F3rd charter rale suspended by the 'following - vote; 0:2 Pease, Ave. Thompson, Aye. Driday, Ave.,; Miller, Aye. The ordinance was then passed by the followi.ri.9,; vote: ,;r. iffi n, Aye. I pease, Aye. Thompson, Aye. Friday, Aye. _ Millers Awe. Griffin, � Aye. AN 0-.0,DINA CE prohibiting persons otivning premises abuttring on -any sidewalk in the City of 'Corpus 'Christi from allowing the sidewalk to become covered with sand ur - dirt .or to- become unclean., or to permit grass -o -r heeds to. grow on or extend over x said sid.,ewalks, providin ,penalties and deelsr na an eater eucy 13B M 011DATN M, BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE- CITY OF CORDUSH C:MZI S1I ; , .' Section L. Hereaft er it shall be unlaWful for the owners, owner, lessee or tenant -of- an, pr ami. s e s slat _ttin on any sl a -w lk in the Ci ty, o f Corpus Christi to permit :-.said si dmialk to become covered wi-6h Sand or dirt or to become unclean, or to permit grass or weeds to. grow on. or .extend -over said si dewalk, and any owner, le:szee or tenant of any premises abutting on any sidewalk in the City of Corpus Christi who shall fail or refu-se to keep same clean and free from sand or dirt, grass or weeds, or who shall permit zalml said sidewalk to become a covered with dirt, gaasg sand, or to bocome unclean, or shall permit weeds or grass to grow on or extend over the sidewalk shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction of thb same in the Corporation Court shall be fined in any sum not exceeding Twenty-five ($25.00) Dollars. Section 2. Every owner, lessee or tenant of any premises abutting on any sidewalk within the fire limits of the City o2 Corpus 01' r; sti shall remove or cause to be removed all san4,dirt, grass, weeds or any u,elean substances therefrom by sweeping or otherwise . on each and every day of'the weeff except Sunday between the hours of eleven P.M. and 7:45 A. M., and any owner leasee or tenant of any premi:�.es abutting on any sidewalk in the fire lim- its district of the City of Carpus Christi, who shall fail or refuse to sweep his Idaid sidewalk and keep the same free ,and clean from d rt, sand., grass, weeds and ot}ier unclean sut stances or rho shall permit said sidewalk to become covered with dirt, sand or to become 17nclean, or to permit weeds or grass to grow or eetend over said sdewalk. ' shall b e deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction of s=?rre in the Corporation Court shall b -e fined in any sua). not exceeding Twenty-five ($26.00) Dollars. Bection S. The fact that unclean sidewalk,+re unsanitary and the fact that certain residents a of the City of Corpus Christi have failed and refused.to swwep their six -e - walks untAl e late hour in the daVz and thereby causing pedestrians and other persons to breathe the" dust which is swept up and thus spreading dieseao among- the .iinhra:bitants, of , a. , the city of Corpus'Christi, creAes a public everoency and a public imperative neces;s ty� requiring a 'suspension o'f the charter rule providing teat nor ordinance or resolution• shall be passecT finally on the day' -it is introduced and that such ordinance or resolution shall b.e r-ea:d A*t -thre,,& treveral-wmee-t-xnos- -V-the City Ccuntil, and 'the Mayor pacing declared - that such public emeroeney and. nperat 've public necessity e x1 ts, andrequested thatsuch nX, charter rule be su'spend.ed and that this .ordinance be passed, finally on the date of its, introduction, and 4that tris ord.inanoe take effect and be in full force and effect,, from and after tts passae, it is so ordained. tASSED tile',Sth, day of November, A.D. 1912. APPr,nTB.D the 8th, day o f November A.D. 1912. - { :Signe,d) CZA_FK TEASE. Mayor of the Ci, ty of orpus • -.Christi. ( sig ner3_) mHOS. B. DUIT T. _ City secretary of the Oj,ty of orpus Christi. To the Members of the City %unc-Ll, of the City of Corpus Christi Dear Sirs - Corpus Christi, Texas, November, 8th, 1912 For the reasons set forth in the emergency caluse of the foregoing x esoluti on, a -Public emrr,encv and an imperative public necess-.tv exists for the suspension of the ollarter rule or requirement that no ord-inancpor resolution shall be passed anally on the elate tt -is 7zatroducea, and that such ordinance or resolu -.on shall be read at three s,-veral mee+Ings of the City Council, I, threrfore, hereby requeat that you suzpend said ehaitei rule of require- ment and pans said ordinance finally on the dtto it is introduced, or at the present meeting of tho said City Council, held this the 8th clay of November, A,..) 1912 Respectfully, (Signed) CLARK PEASr I'Iayor of tae uitV a oz pus hri stl The charter reale vyag 'syspendPd b, the frllfwing vote Pease, Ave Fria ay, Aye T home s on, Aye Piller, Ave Tie above ordinance vias passed by the followin; Note Pease, Aye Pri day, Ave Thompson Ave Millex, Aye Gr3.ffin, Aye .griffin, Aye ORDINANCV, orantin; Charles C Bruce, a ;as franchise was read and passed Upon its second reading, by the following Vote, Pease, Thompson, Pri day, IJtiller and Tritfin. votin, Aye, iio iba��s A Upon mntzon duly seconded and carried Vjno sum of X500 00, was appropriated from the Current Expense Fund to the Street fund and warrant ordered drawn for same Street xpay rollN for weeks end-ing ffavember 7th, amounting to $157 12, was ordered paid and warrant ordered di awn mn -favor of R P dlnrober, for same 5- Street Comr^i seionez was authorived to ad lust matter of use of Alley on South Bluff with Mr McA,llicter, and pay nerrgsary bill t Commissioner Miller t,as aut_iaorised to Pi rchase necessary supplies for Sanitaryuepartment same to be paid for on. Januray, 1st, 1912 No further business comin� before the Meeting it adjourned` Attest V� ecretary—oi the Ci ty of Corpus Lh-Isti Mayor or the Gi ty of corpus Ghx is ti^ 494 RIP": T T IT" CITY C OTRIC T>;, NOVEMBER 9't1i,, 1912. Present "d answering roll call, Mayor Pease and Cormi ssi overs, Tihomps on, Friday and Miller. Absent Commissioner sriffin Tb followin report of Cor.�nittee on T�1un6cipal Wharf, was readZd upon motion duly seconded and carried umamiously, same was adopted. To the Honorable Mayor and City Council war, your committee, ah)pointod to confer titri the Con-. tractor, Mr. diner, irPharge of the T"unicipal Wharf with the view of expedifinfl of the buil- din ; of sare , b e to subrA t the fo11 o«T ng,. We made a close examination of the w-rk wi ch has been done, and find than batter posts for the ,entire South wall have been. completed, also that sheet pilin.; for this wall. have nearl; all -been placed. 71e also find t':at temporary piles have been driven a,eross the East and 17olrtb end. of wharf with the 17i ow of bildi ng a temporary wooden retaining wall with the view of buildinU a top- pora.ry wooder reta.inin,; wall, with hhe view of being ready to receive the samd to be pumped into these walls when completed by the Go- elrnment dredge now at Work in the channel, and which will be ready in five or six days to carmenc e humping sand for the warf if the walls are ready for same. In our conference with Mr. Tuner, we `617nd tha-. 'he ras very rough incensed over the adverse criticism wT-iich has recently beep/nage on account of his nm finishing the wharf, so much so in fact, tl,at he declisod absolutely to do any more work in the way of building, a (lase retaining wall, and, has talren his entire force off this work and • i s nedr only devoting his tire and force to building the perma-Pnt Bement work. When we found this situation, we immediately t-ook the matter up with our City, Attorney, and, he- advi. "sed. us t eat under the c on- tract with Mr. Il`liner that he was not compelled -to erect any false work whatever for t: e rec- eiving ofi the sand or dirt to be furnished by the Government dredge, which is now here and al- most ready to commence work -in durnishiny sand, for `fillin; the wharf. ThIs makes the situation a, criti-al one just at this time, and, it 1P either upg to, the City to furnish the lumber necessary for the building of t" ese temporary walls on the yast and Horth sides of the wharf or else lose forever the poppertunity of having the wharfwalls filled with sand or dirt fur - Ished free by the Jove rumen , we also find thw although under tl: e contract, jlir. Idiiler, is not compelled to nay for any false work, t at he has at his own expsnse spent in the neigh- borhood of - 1000.00, in driving piles and putting in false work. . Under the circumstances, as a matter of rood business zipolicy- rather than see the city lose he free furnihh ng of material for filling in wharf, nx we recormend that the city Council allow Mr. lainer:, the contractor, the sum of Five hundred d'oll:a s, which it is estiiiated w111 be tho cost of mat- eria.l for building these temporary wooden wall- on. the East and North sides of tihe w}ia,r 'f, and which the c ontrsoto-r ad vises he can fi rihh in five days. This V'ri place the wallsx of the wharf in such shape t -hat the move nment d red;e can then plump the sane or dirt into the *eharf vmlls and the city we11 be saved several thousand dollars, which it would cost, were the city to compbged later on to hire a Bred e and make the f ill at 'heir Own expense. We also find t r.�at, owning to the delay from October to ray, in the secvrin; of the deeds to the site for the locattorx of the wharf., that the contractor was delayed nearly six mnnths after tYh.e signing *of ' tz e contract before he —as notified to o to work, and , ownin; to bad weather he has so far on/ly had `101 working days in which to c ompAlete the wharf, while under the contract he i s allowed 138 days for this work. iVe also consulted T►itl- the city en�i.nrer re--ardin Vile progress of tihe work dhrri.n tl e Past six. v,,eeks, . tie adTri ses consider!nj the fact ~that the contractor was uAfortuna,te Pox enou;h to, haue three bares sunk and several batter posts ru4ned duri.nx the storm, he has y proceeded v,ith the :Fork as -fast as could be oxp^cted. In further conversation with the con- tractor he advised that as soon as the walls shouldd, be made rearly f-ir the receiving of. the x sand, which it is estimated will take the 0-~ed;e thirty- clays to make the fill, lie theA plans to go ahead frrnedaitely witl; the complbtion othe building the batter, xix posts and conbrete i*Talis on the East side, also build and cornbote the lvooden. T--• read, an, which would 4.aRe ani additional thir'y days. This would make e time a little over 9 weeks before t}hc wharf cowl be thrown open2 for use. Then only other xn,rk then necessa r -1r -"o, ",.e roigpletl on of 1.1-e wharf would be the buildi n of the permanent dortr concrete wall, vii ich he would do as soon as wea- ther would p ormi t. 17e consider the procuring of the free sand or dirt from the"overnment dredge for the fil inc, of the wharf at thin time of the utmo.na imiprotance, and, for tle reasons assigned above, vire recommend that the City Council appropriate from the wharf fund the sum of five hundred dollars as aiiove.mentioned. The material used in the abw e recorr mida.tion, remain.-, the property of the City and can be used for ot?^er purposes by 'the City. Respeefully subm'tt`rl (S duel) A A j.HOMPSON Chai rman (S nd) AC1r daj (S rn d 1 H H B dk r (S -ne d) C D C 1 eman Com altt e Upon motion duly so nded and c arrl d f he' -r e A St v ns of J 1 tt Ill as rrp le jed a Actin C t� En no at a alary f $2,0 00 r r month t b com f t1v D mb r 1st 1.3 2 Upon motion dU1 ec nd d and arried Comm s on r Ir day v as a thoriz d to purchas Me tal Sm Ire btdck for puVaphouse lfo rth r bu n ss om n., befor th m et n it add urned Atte t (� day r o t th 0 ty of Co cp us Chr i. 0 ty ecretary of C tv of C rpu Chri -t REGULAR MEETINs CITY COUNCIL NOVEMBIR 15th 1912 Present Mavor Pease Absent Commissioners 2homp s on Priday Miller and rri ffin e There belna no cfourinn present the meetin- adjourned to luesdai 1lov o r 19th 1912 9. Mayor of the City of Corpus Christi I Attest C -I ty S ecretary of th P Cit j of 0 rpi's Chr s til ADJOURNFD RE4UTLR MELTIN CICY COUITOIL? NOV?XBBR 19th 1912 kleet-= called to order by Mayor lea-,- At 9 o clock A M -'resent and ans^ Bring roll call Mayor Pease and Co mzssionera Thompson Priaay M, ller arcs ffrs. ff-1n Minutes If re;ular meeting November 8th and called meet ng November 9th were read and approved 7 Street pay rolls and Surrent BEmenSe were order ed Tadd Bill o -f N 17 Lehr Concrete Co for $641 30 -ra,s ordered paid out of the Street Improve- ment Fund Final estimate on Chaparral St bride e was approved and warrant for 51300 67 oredered dj?,avm favor Sherman Conefete Cof on the Street Tm-rovement fund Bill of C M Blucher -or $48 00 to pav assistant -as ordered paid out o -r the Street Imrr ovi-meet x'und Two ent .nateG on Sewe-i work by lruel art and `Jackson amount).nng to $7221 72 here oader5d paid ojz . of the Sewer Construction Fund No 2 Warrant for %e2lll 45 waa ordered dravm favor C G Nati -0ank -to pay intez cyst and exchange on $14000.00 Sewer Bonds said via r9nt to be di.avm on the Sanita7v Sewer Bond Fund r Warrant, fol $200 OC was ordered dr i-rn on Sewer ConstrAPA,.on luta-d Iso 2 favor the 0.0.9at'onal Bank to ra expreGqage and attorney fees on x''14000 00 issue of Senor Bonds Applicat on of Joshua G Joneq for a rn-Ound arnoun-t inu to $18 37 on his retail malt deal- ers l cens¢ %qm up can motion dszly -,ecnnded and carried cello -ed and warrant -Oor same ordered 'a,_njr on i.le Cu -rent Expense Yon(. Upon motion ani- -,eeandod and carr -,ad the Aei4teas�uthorized to Pmplyy an assistant to helm t.» '''"�- during tka: tam collect-, on time or until Januazy lot 1913 Comr-unicat-ion of W C Hardin regardin; etreet fill on 'Zincon Street waQ referred to Street Cor.^:m ^ss oner ws th ,,,, u),= - 14-� ,-- Communication of Mrs G R Scott requesting that the City Council extend an invitation to the Texas State Federation of Women to hold their no-vt annual mee{ n,- in Ccrpu 7 Chr1gt- was read and MaVor authors ned to extend. '-1,e invitat1on Communication of S A -TuV relative to borin; well was referred to Alexander Potter The follow-ing arnlzcation of Chas C Bruce w9s read and upon motion Ouly seconded and carried tl e sane was adopt Pd 9,nd an Plection ordered to bo held on December 20th 1912, ana Cnty Attrney ingtriiPted to prepare the necessar notices etc Corpub Christi Texas irolmmber lath, 1912 f-.. TQ THE HONORABLE MAYOR AIM CITY COUNCIL OF HE 6ITY OF CORPUS CH—RISTTA xrNTL�PmN`: . The undersigned herewith respectfully rognests the 6011ncil to subrm t the Ordinance rV= 49!6 heretofore applied for by him to tr-- vote of the qualified electors of the Oity of Cprpus Christi at an election held for that purrose. He herewith hands you a certified check for "uhe sum of One'Hundred 0100.00)- Doll- ant -s to cover the expenses of said election. Thos ar-°licati,on is made in decord,anap with Art.. II.Sec. 17 of the Act of the le - islature o' the Htate of Texas, incornorating- said City. Respectfully, CHAS C. BRUCE, By=Edwa�d^R'-�leber�.- His Attorney. Upon recommendation of Commissioner Yriday the slim of $46.00 was prdered paid on the bill of 17.C.Conro., for Auto service, balance of bill to be investigated. Committee arpo,*rated to draf resolutions anon the death o'f' Commissioner Vehlinoer re- porteO as follows, , M—MREAS. it has pleased divine Providence to call front this life, our colleague and -co worker, Hon. Jno. J. Uehlinger, and s'MiREAS during his life time, the said Jno. J. Uehlinger was a faithful and efficient member of •+ his council, evi.dencin by all of his activities a connendable and unceasing zeal for the up -building ar.d progress of the e4tsr and the advancement of the best interests of` ,his fellow-ctigens, therefore be it 'RESOLTM that by trP death of Jno. J. Uehlin er,, this b6dy has been deprivdd of the aid and counsel of a Faithful and able member and that t;*,i s cite has - lost a rartiotic unselfish and n-1blic-spirited c Tt nen. 9E IT FFTR.THRR R7SOLV l) t'sat these resolutions be spread on the minutes oT the council and that copies of'tre same be sent to theberea-ed fanily and given to the press for publication. Respectfully submitted, (Sioried) A.A Thompson, ( Sian ed) Roy Miller, ' Committee. Upon motion dul,7 seconded and carried the above resoIntions were adopted im.nn- e3y-r Copy of ordinance ;overninn- str et traffic was referred to 'Qi ty fIttorney with -instruction to n-eparn -n ordinance re t?l.gting street t-a.ffic in this g ty. 140 further bnsiness coming before the meeting; it adiourned. Idayor of the Uity of Corpus Christi, 'le as. Attest ,7 Secretary of the City of Corpus Cl ri sti. Y GALLMErTIHx" CITY GOUHCIZ, November 20th, 1912. Tvia, or 'ease balled meeting to order at 3 0' clock P. T. 'resent and anpwerll g roll e.all Mayor Pease and Comnissioner Miller and &friffin, Abisent CoTnmi ssi oners 'U'hosmpon and Pri.day.- The�Mayor stated the object of the meeting to bd for the purpose of ma1rin; final settle - rent with Truehart & Jackson. Upon motion duly second Pd and carried a warrant for X6184.61., was ordered drav%M on tb.o Sanitary Sewer Construction j'und Ho. 2. -fo-ror Truehart & Jackson, in, final* settlement for all work done by them. Upon motion: duly second ed and carried the meetinz, adjourned. a0001- 'Ma,Tor of the Ui ty of -Corpus Chri esti , T eaas Attest City—Secretary of the Uity of Copus Christi. CALLED NTrFTINs CITY COUNCIL November 200 1912 Present an& answering roll call Jayor Pease and corm -i ssloncrq Miller arlffin Absent Comm-1ssioners Tromp -son and. Pr dgv The mayor stated the ob iect of the meet-ing to be for the purpose of making final sett- lement with Messers 'Truehart $c Jackson Upon not -ion duly s. -c and od and carried a warrant was ordered d Rain on the Sewer Const- ruction Fund NOX 2 for p518d 61 faror Truehart & Jackson in full and final settlement of all vo rY done b tT may, em Upon motion duly s neond ed and carried the moeti no- ad i nvrned Attest 4-L I�ia�n City SeerPtary of tre City of Corpus Cbr,gti -+ o -r +,I e ty of coppus Chr, RE_rU kr I '-1I1dC OITY COUNCIL NO'MER 22nd 1012 Present Ida;lor Pease Absent Commissioners griffin Przdar 11iller and Thomason No quorum be-ing present the roeting ad iourned to Tuesday Nov 26th 1012 Mayor o T the City of Uorpns Cr-ri 9+1 Attestl y 5eorp-�-ary o' tre mt-7 of 00rims CALLED MErTINx CITY COUILCIL NOV11MER 23rd 1912 Present and orq-orinp roll call flavor Peagp a -Ad Co-misszoners friday srx-Ffin and 1'homrson Absent Comm qs-.over Tliller Upon motion dulzr Geennded and carried August 'Jerizncer ua4 dismissed as Superintnndent of Water `Yorks and H L O'Neal was atipointed to fill ''ho-acency Bond of ti L 0 Neal as SuperintPndent of City Water Works in t e sure of 01000 00 with I'red Roberts and C H Sttele ac sureties as received and oi.dered filed P 11 of Ben Anderson for $175 00 to parr of balance due on paiw-ale411as ord.-red paid nut of he Currrnt 'Expense Fund Balance of Rov Conco bill amountin- to 8a 00 waq ozdered pa d out of tl e City dater Worl— Fun d A varr,,nt for 8475 75 i aq ordered dra-%m favor Ben Andprson on the St Impioverrent fund to pav 'tor Street fzllina Upon o z on s ec onta e d and carr i ccs tr e meet ng ad i ourn ed. � Mayor of the Uity of Corpus Christi City SPcretary of C tv of Coleus Crr2 sti AD JOUn MM RT; =LTi': n P1IT'T''' IAF r , I�IOVEl!!�?I i tj, , 1912.. Meeting called to order by Mayor Reare, at 9 olclock, A. B1. Present and answeri-no, roTl call, Mayor Pease and Commissioners Miller and griffin. Absent Commissioners Thompson, and Prld ay. Upon mast; nn dul..v second od ,Incl carried the appli cati' on of 'Al. Mondry on, to assign h1 s malt dealers li come to Felipe Ca�"tened:a, .r;ac granted, Unon r. -tion duly seconded anti car. ri Pd a warrant for was orcterocl d ra-ea ^n fhe Municipal V$arf Constructs on Fund favor Rl ehlanO Concrete Co±, 't'o pa;T estimate for la"lor and mat n- ri al The follo-ii.n: proms(btinn -frorm ire Turner Watts Llectriid Co.. , vras re=ac' and uron riot -on dul-7 speanOed and carried sam.e was accepted for the furni shing' rrnd. installation of fixtures ar per sclindi;le subb tt'Pct f^r t? -P stir of 49500.00, not to include fibxtures marred extras Corr us C7 -testi `�exa.s, I.'TosTerrber a5tl , 1912. To tl�e Ponora.tle Mayor anc? Commissioners of tre City of Cor -1 -is Christi, Texas. Fentlenen:- We beg to et�bmi t oalr e, -timate for 'flarnl shing and in.stalli nn = the electric light fixtures -for 4'-e City Miall and -'i re Station. We will Turni sh anO install fixtures as per attached s,chddlzle for the sm, of Five hundred Dollars, (4500.00). - Tre -r'i xtilrps li trot) leer hpaPing "Extra" Tve t ll Turni sh and install for the a6d4 ti nasal s»r7 of One htundr .d ancz V -Pty Dnlla,s, ($150-00) Aesuectlully submitted, TURYPR-111=9 EL"PCTRIO CO X f FC (Signed) By P H. Wat�-s �CHEDULr OF LIGHTII�` , FIXrIUR-PS _ FOR THE CORPbS C- RI STI CITY HAIL BUILDING P OLICF DEPARTMENT 1 1-1-iThi- Pendent F xtt re No a47 egnZppad cam, th 12" R I Ball Overall length 50' Finish Bronze LOBBY 1 1-1-igrt Pendant Ivictttre No 8-5452 egltppped with 14 t Alba Ball Overall length 50' Fin-ish iii on,ve VESTIBULE 1 2-1-i;ht Ce-111ng F-.xture Do 450 equipped with 12" Alba Remi sphere FIRE DFS' ARTPJrffT 9 1 -light clogP deilln¢ Fi.xtlare No 247 Complete as shown (R I Shade) Fin-ish D7. onze COUNCIL GII.AMBERS 6 1 -light Pendant F1xturps ido 447 equ peed ,?nth 12' R T Balls Overall len-0th 50 ' Fz n-� rp Bronze CORRIDORS 3 I-li ht clo4e Ceding Fixtures Do 454- equipped tivltk 10" R I Balls F, n1. sh Bronze OFFICrs 6 2-1-1ght- Pendant Fixture -t fro 510 Complete as shoinn Ovprall length 50" Finsmh Bronze 5100 TOILET 1-li nt 6104e• Cpi;l m' Fixtures 14n. 247 -Complete as xhovm F -in sh, Nickel. Plate. • a I-laght brad et Fixtures Bo.11ll 4omplete as shown Pinish Viclek plate.• ST A IP,11AY 1 -light BraclLe+ Fixtures sao 1121 Complete as sho vn Pini gh Bronze FIRWAtT' S ROOMS 1 -light close gezling Fzxtm es Vo 2d7 Complete as -4r own kim -,h BronAe COURT ROOM. 1 -light (250 Platt Mazda lamp) Pendant Ilixtures 'Vo. 447. Equipped voritl., 12" Vin -s sh, Bronze TCTDOE''S ROOMS 2-11 ;ht •Vendant Fixture s` ifo. 510 complete as sh.olvn. Overall 1 en th 50" Finish, bron v e SHOWEIR BATH 1=light close Ceiling JbIxture leo. 247 Complete as sho-n. Finish, Nickel plate. VAULT 1-11;11t elogp Cpilin7 Pixture Vo 247 Completp as shnvin I n-ish Bronze CELL ROOMS lZ tight cel o ge Ceiling r zxtu.rpq Tho 247 Complete as whor n •pin sh Bron',e F X T R A STORE ROOMS 3-1z0I,'--'endPnt I xturpq 1To 485 Conplete aS 9I1orn Overall length 50 Pin-.qh �Bronve 2 -light aq above TDILET 1-11;rt Bracket r zxture q ITO 1111 Complete a s show F -i ni sh Nickel Plate 1 1 -legit close Cpzling llxturp No 217 Complete as shown Fzn-i sh TT, ekel Plate No ftal t -pr b1js necv cors inr berorp t -^e r^pet n; -tt acs iournpil Mayor o-' t e fat 7 of OoTplis I ra. sti Crp{'pr T 0 REGULAR MEETING CITY COUNCIL, NO MWBER 29th, 1912. Present, Bayor Pease, .Absent, Commissioners Thdfpson, prid.ay,, Miller and `OITIffin. There being nouorurn present the meeting ad iourned • to Saturday, november 30th, 1912, at 90' clock, A. TAT. ` Payor Ff t 1e City of Corpus hr i. Attest City Secretary of 'the Uity of Corpus Christi - ADJOURNED Rrai7LAR CITY COUNCI,,-NOVE3ER 30th, 1912.. a A -resent w'nd answering roll call, Mayor Pease, Commissioners Thompson and Br ffin. Absent, Commissioners Miller and Priday. Minutes of various re ularand called -meetings, were` read and approved. All salary pay rolls for 14ovember were ordered paid, Bills for wood m: for - ump house, amounting to $387.05, were ordered paid out of the. City Water 'Works Fund. Street pay, Rolls ar4onnting. to 4219.87, was ordered paid out of the Street Fund: Bill of Been Anderson for $200.05, for fillip on Pleasant Street Bxj&,e, vv as ordered pa d out of the S-6reet Funs . Bill of Ben Anderson for $43:20, for Shell for Streets was ordered paid out of the Street Fti is d . Bill of Ben Anderson for $154..OQ,for labor and teams, was ordered paid out oz" the Street Improvement Fund. Upon motion duly seconded and caraied one half of 'the amount the Bowers Southern. Dred;ing Co. was ordered paid, and warralit for X1125.0.0, ordere.cl drawn on the Municipal Wharf Construction Ifxnd, to pay .for same -Upon motion duly seconded and carried, Roy Miller, was ;ranted two weeks leave of ab- a senc e. Upon motion dU.l.v seconded and carried Coinr^ e43oner Griffin, was in.structecl to buy s rl> set �of harness. No further budine'ss comin.g, before the meet no, it adjourned, May dr of the Uity of Corpus. Christi. r-- 502 RE,xULAR MT,"�'TIITI CI' -"f COUNCIL DUCEMBER 6th 1912 Meeting called to order at 9 o'clock A M Present and answering roll call Mayor Pease and Commissioners Tnompson Priday and 'Xriffin Avsent Corrissioner Miller kinutes of Regular Meet-ing November 29th and Adjourned Regular Meeting IJovember 30th were read and at) -proved All pay rolls for November were ordered paid Upon motion duly seonded and carried the sum of X500 00 was appropriated from the City Fater Works Fund to the Coal & Incidental Fund and -varrant ordered drawn favor of A 0 Pridav Upon motion duly - e^onded and carried a/warrint r as ordered drawn on tl e Ci 1 V Water �v Works Fund savor o -P Alexander Potter Upon motion duly seconded and carried warrant ras ordered draNn favor of 0 C Carson on the Current Lxpense Fund for $28 65 to refund -unused license Commissioner rrldav was authori-ed to have well on Artesian Square fixed Anpllcation of Conrad Uehlinger for permit to changeit location of his retail liquor business was granted Petition of T n Dinkel relative to the S W Tel & Tel Co was referred to the Citj Attorney witl, instructions to take necessamr stPpQ -in tle matter j Upon motion duly seconded and carried _t wa.s o tiered that C 0 Re--und n; 'later Works i Bond offez ed to the City by the lloel-Young Bond Co Q 9n% be accepted and warrant to pav for same be drawn on the proper fund Communication of Thos Leary relative to b orin, d cep cell was ref -rred to Alexander Potter Estimate fa or tl e Oross Construction Co for $102`56 81 for labor and Material on r City hall & Fire Station was ordered paid i f rstimato or Storm Sewer. s fa or Snerman t,oncrP'-.- Cr for $5979 00 was ordered paid z out of the Street Improv/emietirund i Lpon motion duty seconded onO Parr -,Pa the Ma or was authorized to have work done on h Caranchua Street ine follovhnn ord°iranc- providin; for Ile ria n of cP3.taan Streets rte was read and upon motion duly seconded and carried the chaster rule was suspended by the followinj vote AdD DIRECTIN mH" CI^v 71"TINVER TO ESTABLISH SAID GRADES AND TO TIIVE NOTICE THEREOF BE IT ORDAINT'D B TTF CTrY COUNCIL OF r h"' ("T-1 C"' CORPUS CLRIir'I i' rPEAS the City of Cornus Christi has heretofore ordered the pa inG of sundry streets therein t o-vrit Coopers Allev from the Trestern bovndary line of South Broadway to the eastern boun- dary line of 'later Street "ater Street f-om the intersection of Coope,- s Allev to the north ooundary line df Taylor Street Chaparral Street from the intersect on of On oper s Ar? eV 1 o tLe north pnundary line of Belden Street Peace Ave nriday Aye Thoimisnn Aye .rriifin Aye I9i11er Absent Thereupon tre ord nonce waG nagged by the follor►sng vote - Peaso Aye ?rid .1y Aye Thompson Aye Jriff-1nV Ay'e Miller Absent AN ORDINpNC-1 YOOVIDIX" rO-� TAT' 1RADIIIT" Or CT'RmAIN STREETS IN TTr CIT f 0 CORPUS CERISTI APED ^'T' CHA.,3"F OR 4MVATIrVS Or '"'HI RAVP B 'REOF WITS REF-'RP\T(.F TO.,EM RAVING TEEREOFt AdD DIRECTIN mH" CI^v 71"TINVER TO ESTABLISH SAID GRADES AND TO TIIVE NOTICE THEREOF BE IT ORDAINT'D B TTF CTrY COUNCIL OF r h"' ("T-1 C"' CORPUS CLRIir'I i' rPEAS the City of Cornus Christi has heretofore ordered the pa inG of sundry streets therein t o-vrit Coopers Allev from the Trestern bovndary line of South Broadway to the eastern boun- dary line of 'later Street "ater Street f-om the intersection of Coope,- s Allev to the north ooundary line df Taylor Street Chaparral Street from the intersect on of On oper s Ar? eV 1 o tLe north pnundary line of Belden Street Mesquite Street from the intersection of ,Cooper's Alley to the north boundary line of Belden Street. Lak+una. Street from the Bastexn boundary line of Mesquite. Street. to the'westenn Boundary IL 4 ne of dater Street. Williams 'Street from the eastern bufandary line of Mesquite Street to the western boun- da,ry fine of Nater Street. Lawrence Street from tl-e eastern boundary line of Trorth Broadway to the western boundary line of nater Street. aehatzel Street from the eastern boundary line of North Broadwdy to the. western boundary line of Water Street. Peoples Street from the easter boundary line of North Broadway to the westen boundary line of Water Steeet., Starr Street from the eastern boundary line of North Broadway to the _western bounda.,y `line of Mater Street. Taylor Street from the eastern bou,� ndarline of R, I+ie_s,qu.tte. Street tothe xwesteru bgundary line of. Nater Street. Twig � Street from t e eastern boundary lin of Mesquite Street to the western boundary line of Chaparral Street. Idann Street from the eastern boundary lineof Mesquite Street to the western boundary line of Chaparral Stree`.'. Aubrey Street from the San .Antonio and Aransas Pass 'Railway, Track to the ivestern boundary line of Chaparral Street. Belden Street from the eastern boundary line df Tiger Street. to the western boundary line, of Chaparral Street. Tiger Street from the north boundary -,line of Belden Street to the north boundary line If, Aubrey Street. Beo1n`i'hat. ,rfortion of forth Broadway sleseribed as follown- nin; at the northeast' corner of Block 3 on the Blu±f, Thence to the northucis't dorner of Block 17 on Beach. Thence with the waste.rn line of north Broadway to the southwest corner of Black 19 on the Beach.. Thonce across North Broadway to the southeast corner of Block 4 on the Bluff. Thence across Leopard St -eet to the be ini,.ing. Leopard Street from the western boundary line of North Broadway to the eastern boundary line of Last Strent. Black Street from the southern boundary line of Leonard Street to the intersection of Staples Street, and Staples Street to the Teca,s-Mexican Railroad tragk. Waco Street :from the southern boundary line of Beopard Street 'to the north boundary line of Chatham Street. Chatham Street from t he eadtern boundary line of `taco Street to the inters.eation o= Sta- pies Street. Railroad Avenue from the western, boundary line of Staples Street to the viestern bvnndary line o f Sout n Broadway. T Sout+. Broadway from the souti' boundary line„ of Railroad Avenue extending east across South Broadway to Cooper's Alley. South Broadway from the south 'boundary line of Railroad Ave -n q to the north b:o11tCary line oT. Park Avenue. . Park Avenue from the eastern bound=iry line -of Couch Droadway to the western boundary -. line of Ltberty Street. Liberty Street from the c oath bound =cry line o f Park; Avenue from the nrrth boundary line of hentock Am Avenue. Hancoch Avenue "r oxo the ti o a i ern boundary line of liberty Street to th(> eastern bun€lary = line of Se-cond. StrPet:. Second StrPet fror the south boundary line of Hancock Avenue g- to the north boundary li ne of Bu: -ford Avenue. Buford Avenue from the vester boundary 1; no of Second Street to the east erm-bmipd`ary lime of Bay View Avenv e. ' AND WIMIREAS, in connection w-th the said the City Council has directed that. the said streets be brought to graft, and the samr, o-radod, raised and filled; p.ND 17iiRA9 plant and:. specifications have been adopted by the City Oouncil for tierac1- ink of saki st'reetS, a d and improvement paving g thereof, w`Lidh in#olve.s certain :changav, a.ltenati ons, and adjustment in the Sra:de they -o f: THEREFORE N 1. That the said- streets leo a - ed, raised -,nd -filled in accordazoe with the said spec- if'icati:onti, and nIconnection, with the say d work of pavement and improvement. 2. That the said -rales be established in �.ccor-dance with tai d plans .and specie cations adopted for the said work, and that the (taid gradin -, raising or filling shall be done -in accordamor) 1:vith plans and ,Fades as fudnish.Pd b;= the City Bn, ineer of rthis City, and in acc- ordance with stakes a6t by hin. 3 That due notice whal:l be riven of the intention of the City to so ouade, raise and fill the, uld streets to, all poreons and corpor, ti ons occupyin the seine, or any cert thereof and notifying tre said person, -i'i-ram or corpora -V ons to conform to the said grades 4. The favt that the: Said streets and avenues of the City are in need of Inpcovement, and that such needis h-mr ent cr"teo a pub:ile emergency and an ilnpe-cative necessity requiring suspension of the charter rule provi_din that no ordinance or resolution s all be pars.sed finally on .he dote it is introduced, and gnat such ordinance a resolution shall ra e read at t}feePvre7. mnetns of the Cites%ouncl, and the Mayor of the City having in writing1 504 equested that saicl chaster rule be suspended a.nc tl is oxdin€�nce xinally passed on the date f its -introduction ane thErr the same take of Pc and oe 2n full force and effect 'from and ftor -itc paGsa�e the sa-i d charter rule shall be and the same -is h-rPvy suspended and. that h -i s ordinance take effect from ind after its date and it is so orda ned Passed tre 6th day of LecembPr A D 1912 Approved the 6 th dal- of Lecenbex A b. 1212 (S-igrned) CLAiK PEASE Idayor of the Cj ter ofCorp-us h-c-ist-i, (S -1 -nod) THOS B DUNN pity Secretary of yke C -i ty of Corpus Ci r-ic Corpus Christi Texas Decembex 6 1912 To the idMnbers of tie C -i ty Council of ti -e City of Corpus Crr-igtz ear S -L rs - For the reasons set forth an the emc r;ency clause of the forez,0-1na Ordinance a plobl-ie emer'rPncV end an `Lmperat-i e public neees- ty exists .for the suspens-ion of tre cnarter zule or re u-irPmennt that no ordina ice or resolution shall b e passed f-inall T on the date 1t is introdUcedy and that such ordinance or roso-LutZon shall be read at three several meetin-, of T tre C-ity Counc 1 I 1,1 ererore hereby request t at you suspend said Chat ter rule or 1 equ-iremen' and pass said ordinance f-inalIV on the date it is -in-troduced oz at The present meeting of the sa-i-d Ci ty 0ounc-i1 held tris tLr 6th day of December A D 19y2 ( S-i.grned ULARK rrASr Mayor or the City of orpus Christi The charter rule waq suspenc-i ed b7- the follo in,; vote Pease Aye Thompson Ave would. conduce Priday Aye Miller Absent of s-tid pavement alon-- and The abote ordinance ryas passed by the f111vwino vote Dease Aye Thompson Are Pr-idav Ave Miller Aosent sriffin., A�T4' • uriffi.n, ..Aye. Tae follow-i.n-report o t17ectin,, City Engineer vias re tci anc-i adop Ged y REPOR^ OF CITY E7,59I3FER RECOT_,'',MEDDT%T'x PLAI1T9, A:FD SPP,CIFICA''101TB FOR S TR TrC _TVVA_ UjT,:Ty TRyxCZS OF FROG 037D TO BE PAV''D IN T.01 CITE' 01' CO=?PUS CMz ERTI IN LIEU c?F BPBCI=` FIC.ATIO U9 FOR PAID 'JOriI ADOPTD. i o' the rlonorable C ty Council of le C -i 4 y of C oipus Cnr-ist-i Dear Si -is - In accordance nth re 4uest that I -orpp,. re and, file vitn you sp pvifzc,a.tions axed plan- for con;'-ruetion rnO,-r gf-rept ra-i.lva.y ra.i2q qne trne s on streets proposed to be, paved -in thiG Cit ; to be e-camkned by you and adopted instead o-1 the specs fixations for su.ct for suer work here'-o-forP-dopted bV -vou i herev-itL oeg leave to file w-tth you complete spec-i- i-ieat-ions for t P sa-ld wort Cnd al -o plan,, t],erecfcfr vihic,h are hereto a.ttmel ed made a part of trip repo,, t and marlred Exhibits 'A' ai c 'B" respecti-I ply for iPentlflcaTnon Actin upon the sp-irit of you -instructs-ns to 'urnisn you nth speciiie�tions for t-1 this viorl which should be fairlj ade(I-aate unde ox-ist-inf cond'-sszons -cn D finish a proper foundation for the proposed pavement &nd such -_� would. conduce to the ournort aid tl e reason-- abin wear of s-tid pavement alon-- and between t r, {-racks o -r thr, st eet ra_D ay 1 hare to say that -Ln V e accorran71n; plans an- spec-Lficat-io-i- I hare attemptPd to attain the,,e ends while mod fyin, and rRducing the expense of the specif-ications or -i -mall r adopted by you as much as posszole, o as to �,ve a mood zoundation and sulport for tie proposed pavement with tl,n least ossible expense to the S-trept Ki:- way Company. " County: City of Corpus Christi hook: Minutes G Page Number/s :505-506 These pages were missing at the time of scanning and therefore were not scanned. Kofile Solutions, Inc. The plaxis a310 specifcawions submitted under those conditions are satisfactory, but any - ring less substantial rou1_a not, 1 think, prove so. Reppectfully submitt-e&, S '-fined) Hubert A. Stevens. ' Acting Uity Engineer.. 'iiis 5th day.of Decemoer, A.D. 1212.. The fol.lowint resolution adopting` plans. and specifications for Streot Car' Work, was react nc c'f:arter rule suspended by the followin-- vete; ` Pease; 9, Aye. Prida-v, Aye. Thnrrpson, Aye. rri -PT-Ln, Aye. .filler, Absent. The resolution, was t' en passed by the folaowin vptet Pease,Ave- Priday, Lye. Thompson.., A -Te :Xfi 'fin, AYP Kill er,• Absent. R7,SOTUT7ICE S APDPTT T T1hITS. AND BPFCIFICATV'1 FOR STR'W,'TT CAR TRACK JORK 10 ORK AFOUTJD�.TO QTS, IN COYI,i leTT N 'TITd `T'R ' YROP(�Sr17 sP:'�? IV-xl, PA.VII 'T' 'IM TIVRO'�+1 7,17 OP SUrNDRY S,THrETaS' A'T A%'?a_. NUP,S IN mH"4, ,CITY OF CQnPUS CHR -19 TI, TEATS, AIM PRO'1IFI Vx FOR TH-1 INST"ALLATION OF Th -4P - OF ^Hr afiT-n TVnRX, AITA F')R I mo': ICE THPIR70V TO ^HT OTTi 13R OR 01VI+T9.1-ZS 074 S517T T RAIi,'IAY 0911 P AN Ir S O r C UPYINJ ^:HT: SAIFSERE"^ S OR ANY PART THERR OI', AND REC IND LIJ r. AI±iD S'9T T I,Nu AS IDr SPECIFICA^IONS FOR SUCH: WORK OF SIRE-rT TRAIZJAY 1 :AOI: CONSTRUCTION 11ERNTUF ORI ADOPTED BY ,PCITY COUNC'rM. BE IT ORDAI TED B" mHrt, CITY COUNCIL OF.'THE CITY O1 CCRPUS CHRISTI: ZY IRAS, the City of Corpus Christi has heretofore ordered the pavement and improvement of the following streets, for -wi=t; Cooper's Alley from the western boundary line df- Louth Broadway to the eastern bonndary line, of `.Fater Street. _ Water Street from, thb intersection of. Cooper's Alley to f.he north boundary line of Taylor Street.. Chaparral Street from the intersection of Cooper's Alley to the -north bbundaf'y line of Belden Street, Mesquite Street from the' intersection 'of Cooper's .Alley to the north boundary Tine of Belden Street. Laguna Street from the eastern boundary line of Mesquite Street to the western boundary line of Nater Street. Williams Street from the eastern boundary line"of mesquite Street to the western boun- dary line of Water Street. Laurence Street from -the eastern boundary_ line of North. Broadway to the western boun- dary line of Water Street.. Schatzel Street from the eastern boundary line of North Broadway to the western boundary Eine of,water Street. Peoples Street from the eastern boundary line of North Broacdway to the western boundary line of ''rater St'reeti Starr Street frim the eastern boundary line of z1orth .Broadway to the western boundary lBrie Tat Water for Streetfromthe eastt. en boundary line of Ides uite Street _ y y q to the western. boundary line of Water Street. Twigg Street from the eastern boundary line of Mesquite Street to the western boundary line of Chaparral Street. ann Street from the eastern boundary 'line -of Mesquite Street to the western boundary line of Chaparral Street. Aubrey Street from the San Antonio and Aransas Pass Railway track to the western boundary line if 4aparxak Street, _ Belden Street from the eastern boundary line of Tiger Street to the western boundary line of Chaparral Street. Tiger Street from the 'north boundary line of BeldenStreet to.the north boundary line of :Aubrey Street. That portion of North Broa.dwa, sescribed as follows: Beginning at the northeast corner of Block 3 On the Bluff. Thence to the northwest corner of Block .17 on Beach. Thence with the ea'ste�n 1 ine of North Broadway t o- the southeast corner of Block 19 on the Beach. Thence across Borth .Bx Br adway to the •southeast corner of Block 4, on the Bluff. Thence across eopard Street to be i.nning.- leopard Street from the western boundary line _f North. Broadway to the eastern boundary:k line.of bast Street. Black Street from the southern boundary liihe of Leopard Street to the intersection o f Staples Street, and Staples 'Street to the Texas -Mexican railroad_ track. Waco Street from the soutern boundary line of leopard Street to the north boundary line .of dhatham_ Street.. Chatham; Street from the ; ; eastern. boundary 'line of 'Waco Street to the intersection of Staples Strut, Railroad Avenue from the weste n boundary line of Staples Street to the eastern b oiindaxy line of South Broadwray. 507E u08 _ Y_ _ _..__ _ _. _ - -- _. - outh Broadway from the south boundary line of Railroad Avenue extending east across South roadway to Cooper's Alley. South Broadway � from the south boundary line of Railroad Avenue to the north boundary ine of Park Avenue. Park Avenue from the eastern boundary line >>f South Broadway to the westen boundary line f Liberty Street. liberty Street from the south boundary line of Park Avenue to the nor h boundary line of iancock .Avenue. Hancock• Avenue: From the western boundary line of Liberty Street to 'the eastern boundary: line of Second -Street. , . Second Street from the south boundary line of hancock Avenue to the north boundary line f Buford Avenue. ' Buford Avenue from the western boundary line of Second Street to the x eastern boundary f Bay View Atenue. - AND W13.FRrAS, specif-i cationf have" been a dopt d Tor the said pavement and improvement, and grading of the said streets,, and the work o=f paving and improving the same has been let to Texas Bi tulithic aonpany; AND 'hMMEAS, some of the said streets• or parts thereof are occupied by the rails and track the Corpus. Crri sti Street and Interurban Rani -l -•-ay Compa4y; AND WHVMT119, in, order to grade said streets. and p:cepare the same for the said work of avement and imppoverrent, &nd to furnish an ad -equate subfoundation for thesaid i*&ovrevemt h etween and under the rails anO t racks of the -=vid Street Railway Company , and in order that he fonstruction of the said street Railway work vTitr s'ubfo»nda.tions in connections with the aid pavement , .shall constitute an adequatex support thereof and a smffic6-&nt-ravement end oad—ay. AMD `'7"E -"2E 9, it is provided In the ordinance �rantin- a franc�h ..e under whiah. the : said 0 Pt Railway Cooinpany..operates that under such circ-upstauces thea said comp.a:r. scall do ;said work and make sale alterations ingrade and conLruetion after receiveind due notice -thereof; AAD AR�'7trU", the City has heretofore a.doptod specifications for said work, to lie done the said Street 'Fail=xray Company in order to receive and support the said pavement AND "HrR'EAS, the P!ri a work is to oe done by Moe said StreetP lyfay, Company and at its wn expense; 4°TD '`lift:?' "• it is beli,;*�re° tIza: + 'F? *c.4,PT,nq (,idt7 �7ric }i(ar[ 1;C�f-re a'Cl�l�ted are ,�-`t nd 47 d Speai- 4 fications or the hi host grade„ such =�s are in rte in the lar e -r cities, and -in connection th heavy trai'fic, but mmdigie.d specifications anO plans for said work may be ado -))ted which will be -adequate for t' e su-port of the said pa-\brrent, and in iconnecti.on there -lith, and of aid traclLs under such traffi o &P is likely to 000i;7r in this City; AND—HERBAS, by modifyin; said specifications as much as possible, having in vied proper and adequate construction, the expense of the said rjork`can be cnsc7erribly reduned to the said Street Rail -ay Company. �tTTS4�70, ^ ` AV.. .,, the City C o7znc l is desirous of ,r t' c no burlier upon the saidtmn p , y except such as is absolutely necessary for the .proper const=ction of the in connec- tion with ;radin; and paving said streets. TMEREF07 ; : First- That so 7 uch of the specifications for the said work of pavin , tend ir!provernent em braced therein as relates to work to be done by street railway companies under their tr-acks to receive the sa:i j pavement and improlement; fie and the seine is hereby rescinded and. set a- side, the section of the said specifications -refp�•rPa to oein Pmbracod i.n said ,eneral specxfi- cations under the title "Street-Raliwa-7Tra.cks", said spec fica�cions Navin; bQen aiop-.ed on the 2md day of y July, 1911. Secomd:" That the repnrt of Hbrbart A "Stn-cn.s., Actin Cit; "Engineer, filmd with Ube Council on the 6th day of December, 291.2, and c.Yiztainin new Plans and spy cifications -for the doing of the said work be and the same is hereby in all things approved, and :fhe said 'Opedi_- iication:s and plans attached to the Said report a- o hereby appro- ea and :adept ed as the Xplane and specif&:cations under which raid tract- work shall be clone*y said Str"e_et Rani ay Cnmpan ., ' 4 I- n i TT C. n C. n -I A � —,rr is �.mri s. nt• .... .-o.+i- _ - 'Third : That the Mayor or such other officer as may be desi nated, by t`hP Cbuncil i.s h.erpby authorized ane directed to ive notice of the pa.ssaDe of this resolution to the said The Corpl-.s Christi Street aiiO Interurban Railway Coura;ny, and to notify the said Railway Co- mpany to construct said. work, to recbIve said paving, and improvement at its o�ih expense, and to notify the said Corpany that in the event it shall fail or refuse to comence and prosecute the said work,, that the City will cause the cane to hp done as provided by its Charter, the j av , and t e said ordinance jranting said franchise, and will charge the expense thereo y hth the, said Company, and will claim a lien upon its property therefor. Foy rth: That notice to said Company may direct to install said work O -J" improv)ment on am oneor more o-1-7 said streets or e c�anues upon Which the said CompAny has its. track's, and it -Pon which said work of improvement is to be done, the City r-eserv-ing the ri,-ht to cause said work of impxoverant to be done uron such streets tnd 4n such order as it may elect. Fifth: 'That t7,e notice to?be a,iven to the said Car pany shall be a sixty day's notiu'e in writi'•ng, and shall consist of servin upon tlae, s2cl C-ompany or its officers or aksins a trlie c()py of this resolution, to;ether with a desi Mition of the street or streots upon irhiah ,said work' is ' to be dons, and said notice may contai n any other matter ap�lropriate thereto Sixth: The fact that the street;.- of a -he City oT Corpns Chad sti are urger tly in meed of navin- -,qnd i.irpTos n- and that the said, wark of improvement cannot be commenced on streets occur '`pied -by ra.jlway tracks tfntil saiC tracks are prepared to recfBive the same, and the feet flint it is necessary to consume time in bivin notice to the ornars of street ra.ilwta,ys, whose tracks occupy sr:eb streets, creates a public eme Aency and iYrperat"ive public necessity -requiring the suspension of the charter rule, providing that no ordinance or resolution shall 0. e" passed finally on tho date on which it is introduced, end that such ordinance or resolution shall be read -at three receral meetings of the City Cnuneil, and the Mayur, having in wr t in p-ointed out such emryr ency anO the came, and requested tha, the said charter rli e be suspen- ded.' Arid ths.-I this resolution be passed finally upon t.:e date of its introduction and take effact and be in full force and effect from its, p. ssa e, it is so ordered and resolved. gassed the 6th, day of December, A. D. 1312. Approved the 6th, day of December, A.D. 1912. ( Signed) CLARK PEASE'. Idayor of The City of Gor pns Chri sti . 'HC"S. D. 'DLn7T. TTX` Corpus, Christ! ,Texas, DPeember, , 6, 1312.. To the Members of the, City Council of trp Cj ty of CoxpIys Christj. Dear Sirs.— (Signed) irs : - Icor the rearons set forth in The emergence clau:;e of the foregoing resolutiorl- a, public emergency :and an imperative,' -public necessitWex-i Fts for the suspensi_.on of the "Y�art°er rule or requirement that no ordinance or resolution shall be passed fin,k3,ly on the date it is introduced, and that such ordinance or resolution shall be -read: at three several moetins of t3ae Ci ty Co unc l�, I therefore hereb:Q' r. equest that yc�u sus -pend end said charter rule or require ment and paps said resolution finally on the date itis Ini;roduaad, or at the Present meet tTL-of the Paid d Cj.ty Gouncil held this the 6th`,, day Of December, A.D. 1912. (Si ;ned )' GLARX P TASF. Mayor of the O ity o f Gorpu s Chris -ti. sti The charter rule was suspended by the followin vr)te Peace, Aye, Thompson,, Ave, Priday, Aye:, Miller, Absent. The above resolution was adopted by the follawin, vote ; Pease, ` Ave Thompson, ACTe. ljiller', �A)EAP11ti_.- ri f f;i n, �;ye. 510 Chief of Police was ordered to serve notice on Street Car Co unce'r direction of the City t Attorney No further bus-inets coming before the meetin- it ad]ourned Mayor of the Oity of (,orpu.s Christi �T 511 rA REGULAR. MEETING CITY COUNCIL DECEMBER 20th., 1912. Present, 'Mayor- Pease. Absent CorAisgioners- Thompson, 1riday, Millpir and Griffin,, There being no qnori-am present the ifte.oting adjourned "to December 21st, 10129 at 9 b-lilclock A. M. Mayor 'of City of Corpus- Christi" Attest-: becretary of Corpue Christi. AD J01MNED REGULAR METTIT" CITY' COUINCIL DEGMABE Meeting, called 'to order by. Mayor Pease, at 9 o I d10 ek, A. M. sw Pease and Commissionerz5� Th-ompson, Prida Miller, Present and an ering -roll call, 14ayor, --y and Griffin. Minutes ot"roVlar meeting December 6th, 1912, wore read and.app"Ved-; 'Upon Motion duly. seconded and carried all salary pay- rails eon themonth of. December, e oxdered paid. Weekly pay r-011 am011ntiAto 4261..aOl was ordered-. paid Out of Street TI"Ad- -rde, Bill of Ben Anderson for, $216-625, was xed paid 1. out Of the Street Improvement Fund. I j Improvement Bill of G.O.Powell Concrete Co-`.. for $4511.45& was ordered paid out,- of Street Fund. Resi-nation of 34, Halerev., as City . Envinear, was accepted and his bill for 020-00 o - a - - - ordered paid. Bill of -TA. P. lu nc-L y1ijo, for $160.00 was ordereEl paid- oizt, of 'Current- B-'�ense Pa Bill of B.B.. Treadwell for 0260.40 was o-r-dered paid out, of CurreritExP on Be 'I'Micl Report of Alexander Patter on Water MELnsete. -i wav rewl and action on: same. &efeirede Corpus Christi, 1)e 5th, 1912*1. To His Honor, The 'Mayor,, and City -Council., Corpus Christi, Texas. -Gentl em en I, present herewith a monthly ren ort, as. you Consulting -Mngineer upon, -the, propesed neyr and improved water qystr-m., The alimg4tic conditions have seriously intex:Vbred. with the :field' work,, the. road in many cases bein& difficult either fo:r wagon or, automobile. Because of the contracts: arestdy let for paving the 91ty street,:I have - turned 0' I mF attent-ion, to the condition of the, pipft3 system.. Vkth the exception. of the pipe on, Schat- zell St., none: of' the streets at right angles to the Bay are, provided withk, water mains between the low -r Broafllmiy driveto , b e paved.., and. the Bay over -that portio Of the: htY about It is essential that these streets be provided with mains before paving- operat ions are .stared. The rain on every third street 'should be a feeder main 8" in diam.etor; the xnter�, venins streets can be efficient -1 served with 4" 'mans, because the distance between tie streets parallel with the Bay are not great enough to necessitate fire hydrants between the, 1mq=;R-][5M tdMx*aXxmxm. the bl o ck s. Water should:, in my judgement, be supplied with a 1011 main for, the reason that as the City grows water in large quantities may be drawn on the Bazr side of Water Street as 512 i this territory is built upo by shippin- warehouses etc the amount of pipe is as follows - 5000 ' of 4"' pipe 22 lbs. per ft. 110 000 lbs 3000'' -it Bit it, :: .g, at _ to -11 . c 144 000 ft 2800 ' 101 68 180 000 ' Total ---- 434 000 Lbs 217 Tons 9 025 per ton X5340 00 F - 10 of Specials C 160 600 00 Laying 10800 ft of pipe 3000 00 _ I TPtal --58940 00 Leal -age Since startir3 my investagations ooservo.tions have been made upon the leakage in� tre systen and I am pleased to report that the amount of 1Paka-e in the eystpm inclu- ding the loner -ain from lxk the pi mpin3 st-4t ion t o the tower is lAs than i s usually found throughout sueh systems On the sixteen miles of ripe line ir)m the pumping station to the tower thele is only a leaka;e of 16-1/2% of the total amount pumped On UP pipes thnou311- out tre flat section of the town the leaka,e drops to an avexa,,e of aoout 7-1/211'7o of the total consumption in tie City This is not exce--site leakage In my xxxa final report this matter will be taken up at greatei len,,th I am pursue n- my inve"ti-ations in connections with thr- Variou, alts,rnat,- sou ces of sulpl- f -r this City and will report with definitenegq on what scen5 tr be the most practical and fe i.sible plan at the e,,rla es rossible moment Respectfully subnittLU (S1t,ned) Alexander Potter Dill off Americ_al Ba France Fire Co., amounting to 0000.9b -.Tor fire app:arratus was orilered paid out of the "city Hall: & -Lire Station Conetruct�dh Fund. Estimate of atm;. G. Sehi rth `-Co. , aneatn & 1'1i�m _ �: contract, amounting to $1428 80 wa^ ordered paid out --of i=hecity HP11 & dire Station flonstrnri-I on Fund Upon motion dijly seconded and carried the salary of T. '.Hill,. meter° man -vas raised to I $85.00, per month to take effect December T.st, 1912. ' Communication of C. B Uoulet was referred to Fire 'Chief J. E. Shoemaker. Estimate # 8, On Municipal 'Wharf for $1.466.25., was ordered paid out of Muc16ipal Wharf Construction fund. Salary of F-r.L Rumer was orderd paid out of the Wharf Construction fund.. Invitation from '.Farmer Union.,, was reed, received and accepted -and vote of thanks' extended ex"ten.ded Recommendation of Commissioner Briday, that tkIves be put in water main, one every mile in the 10 inch mains and one every 1/2 mile in the 8 inch mains -was aaopted:, and Commissioner P.t.da y authorized to have the work done. - Upon recoimeddation of aster Commissifner Y-riday,, the water rates f -or consumers vu:tside f..? - the City limits, 'wio�d ble that paid by City Consumers.. ZK-111, Cit .. En ineer was instructed to a Z S 3t get up plans and probable cost of s�e.>raer on, Leopard tract Water Commi=ssioner was instructed to wake • all necessary .comnections with mains to sidewalk at zDzt of City same to be rept is when owners make connections. City Attorney was ns#mctc&dt•to tnke the necessary action to prevent the. spilling of oil on the Bay. I Returns of late ele-etion held Decembor 20th, 1912, for the purpose of voting on the Bruce Gas Franchise,, were taken upx and canvassed and tie following result declared, for the Bruce Gas Franchise 220 votes, Against the Bruce Gas Franchise 1U. votes, were cast making a maiority in favor of 118 votes therelp n the I& sild Bruco gas Pranchzse was declared carried ! The matter complained of-by.11r Gann, was referred to the ITayor Street anu iSanitary Gomm - 1 ss1 oner with irgtructions to eonfer with City AttornPv and rej o7 t oac-k to the City Council Do furtrer usiness coming be'f'ore tate meetln6 It ad Mourned_ i'da7 or o the 'City of Corpus " h ri S ti Attest: car" City ecreta.ry Of' C07us Christi 5121 1 REGULAR MEEW Iil:'r CITY COUIdC IL, - JANUARY 3rd, 1913. Meeting, called to order at 9 o `clock, -A.M,- Present and answering roll call,, Mayor Pease, and Commissioners Th.ompson, Friday, and TR9iller.' Absent Commissioner Griffin. Minutes of regular meeting December 20th, and Adjourned regular mebtin December''2lst, - were read and approved . . All pay rolls Ifor the month of December were ordered paid where bills are property approved. A Weekly street pay rolls amounting to $335.81; were ordered paid out of t$e Street .Fund.. Warrant was ordered drawn favor Ben Anderson for. $562.10,` on the' Street Improvement Fund to pay .for labor and teams. Warrant eras ordered drawum on the Street Improvement fund,` favor She Concrete! Co. , for $7627.50, to pay estimaV on Storm sewers. Gi ty Secretary was instructed to refund t,,)xes Paid by H. H. Craig, far ?krs leliiehCraig, on lots 5-6-7 Block 9, Bay View ;' 1, if upon investigation it be found that said property is double assessed. Application of R.O.Bidwell for assignment of retd�il liquor dealers license f830 was upon motion duly seconded and carried, granted. Report of Alexander Potter on y ater Supple and Water laains, was read, received and - ordered filed. Warrant'for 1500-.00, was orde-red -drawn -,on the G.C.17ater Fund, favor Alexander Potter, in accorkance with. contract. WaTf-ant was ordered drawn on the C.C.Nater Fund, favor A.C.Priday, for $600.00 for- a/c Coal and Incidental Fund. f Upon recommeddation of Water Commissioner, it was ordered that parties in charge of dtreet or other work be mage to pay for repairs on all service pipes broked by them while at work. Chief of Police's reports of .fines and cost:, for month of December, showing amount collected to be $245.60. and pound fees amount; n; to $18.00. was received a-2id ordered filed. Cormunication of Alexander Potter, ras re "orred to City Attorney. Oetition of D.J.Smith, for payment or lost Tarrant together with a-ffidavit and bond was read and upon motion duly seconded and carried, same vias granted aiid amount ordered paid. City Secretary was instructed to notify all insurance agents that they must -file their reports at once. A warrant was ordered drawn on the Curren, Expense fund to. pay overdrafts in the Current Expense Salary and street Salary fund w. • Upon motion duly seconded and carried all bld debt fund -narrants was ordered paid out of the Current txpense Fund.. Plans and specifications of Storm Servers as drawn by Acting City Engin,,er were adopted. Bids for the construction of the said Stora Servers, were ordered advertised for in the Daily Democrat and the Houston Post, for ten days. A warrant was ordered drawn on the Curren* Expenset fund favor IJI.14ondra.gon, to refund unexpired malt dealers license. City Attorney was instructed to fil e suit against the Ci ty P roduc e Co. , for Market rent- due. An ordinance regulating the .sale of R.R. and 5t.,.. Car t eke6s, was read. ,and upon motion duly seconded x the Charter rule was suspended by-=Ahe followin,; vote, Pease, Thompson:, hiller Przda,y Voting, Aye Griffin Absent Thereupon the ordinance mg passed as --,-aO by t e followln. vote Pea.Ee Thompson n Prid.ay. Miller. $Yo: orf fin. Absent. An ordinance amendin the C C.Traction Companys -Street Oar Franchise, was read and passed on its first reading, by the following vote,- lease, Friday, Thompson, Miller, voting Ayo GriTfin,gbsent. r v An trd trance granting the Texas -Mexican Railway Company, a right of way over certain streets and alleys, was react and upon. motion dul-t seconded, the rule w;a.9 suspended by the following vote, Pease, Thompson;, ldiller,Priday, voting Aye r f n, Absneir. The ,Ordinance Was then passed by the followinf vote, Pease, Thompson,I,+iller, Pricday, voting .Aye. Griffin. Absent. The nutter of oppning Carriz Street, tial referred to the City �ngine.er. The matter of rebate of City taxes of Lessers ►eo. A. Blucher and Z.C.Glarkson., was not allowed Commissioner friday,, was. authorized to adverti�;de for bids for the old buildings in rear - of New Dity Za11. IVo. further business comin bwfore the meeting it adjourned., Attest its► bPcrctarv' of the city of corpn., uhrlbtl -\ d X16 REGULAR MEETING CITY COUNCIL JANUARY 10th, 1913. Ide6tin- called to order at 9 o'clock, by Mayor Pease. i Present and answering roll call Mayor Pease and commissioners Priday, Miller, Griffin, Ab Gent Commissioner Thompson. I I Minutes of last regular meeting January 5rd, were read and approved. Street pay rolls amounting to $153.00, for week ending January 9th, was ordered paid out of the Street f"und_. Bills of Pen Anderson amounting to $270 50 was ordered paid out of the Street Improve - rent Pund The following bills xvere ordered paid out of the StraPt improvement fund Goff Concrete Co - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 68 28 i Fulton Screen Co - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 20 75 ' Paragon Press - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 10 25 Jno Jordi- ---- --- --- -- ---- - - 200 Reports of City Secretary City ControllFr and Cit, Lreasurei for the month of December 1912 were ordered filed � i Balance due t -ie Bowers Southern Dredging Co amounting to $1125 00 was ordered paid out of the I tnicipal Wharf Construction fund I Applications of C A Idchendry and Chaq L Rankin for retail liquor dealers license were -ranted The matter of opening south Carr -iso Street rn is refill rc-d to the Strac't C ommiss ons'r with instruc4-ions to opan same unless other irringtnnentu can be made with the Ladies regarding South Bluff Park A warrant was ord ere a drawn o -i the Ci tti Wat ez 17o rks fund D v or A C Prza ay for 1261 36 to pa freight on ner b-1 oler City Secretary v7a, instructeo to rP i nd Frank I orris $7 50 overpaid on his tars A warrant for "'335 00 eras ordered c raven on the Currant Lxpensa fund favor C C Parker to pay for Pair mules Dater Torks Comm Gsi oyer wqs inst i rted to i a.y all pipe now on hand under the supeivisi of the Actirg Citv Engineer No further business corrin- before tl e meetln- it ad jour Attest: y Secretary of Qity of Corpus Christi. l or of me C3 ty o 1 Co rp us Utri sty. i e5El s REGULAR MEETING CITY COUNCIL JANUARY 17th,. 1313. Meeting called to order by Mayor Pease, at'90"elock, A.M. Present and answering roll call, Mayor cease and Commissioners Thompson, 1'riday, Miller and Griffin. Y. Minutes of recyular meeting January 10th, were read and approved. Street pay rolls for week endin- Jan1?ary 18th, were ordered pa4d out of the Street.Pund Bill of Ben Anddrson for labor and teams was ordered paid out of the Street Improvement fund:. Delinquent tax collector was instructed to return 4980, to E.A..Hackett, the said amount having been paid twice. The application of 17.H.Hull for wholesal malt dealers h license, was referred to Messrs. Thomspon and Yr'idaT, for report. Bill of W,W.Lehr.. Concrete Go,,,. for street crossin-s ete., was ordered paid out of the St. Improverent fund. 4fter same vas property checked, and approved. Bill of Sherman Concrete Co., for labor and material a� City Miall, was ordered paid out of the Current Expense fund. Application of Mi. Gibson for permi -si ons to erect wharf out from Lot 6.. BI -k. 7. Water Beach, wab . ©ranted. Ordinance regulating tent shows and rri-scribingpenalties with the emergency clause att- ached, vr,-s read and upon notion duly seconded the cha-fter rule was suspended by the following vote, Pease, Thompson,-'riday , Miller, voting; .Aye, no nays. Thereupon the ordinance was passed by the: following: vote; Pease, Thompson, friday, 14"iller and xriffin, Voting Aye; No. Nays;. .A warrant was ordered drawn on the 'Fater Works Extenelon Bond Find for $2254.50, to pag due Febuvary 1st, 1913. Warrants were ordered drawn on the Water Works Refunding Bond fund to pay interest due Feburaty 1st, 1913, . City Secretary was instructed to notify Noel -Young Bond Co., that -6ond No.10, would be upaid upon presentation at the Corpus Christi jiati. -bank, Communication regarding the filling in at Sidbury Wharf by seapage from Numicipal 'Wharf. was referred to the City Attorney with request t1vit he reply to same. In accordance with advertisement, bids for Storm sewers werb 6pened, read and in accor- dance Charter provisions laid over, for 48 hours, and therActin; City Engineer, instructed to tabulate sameo w� lio fi, rther business coming before the meeting, it adjourned. Mayor of City of Corpii.is Christi-.',. Attest: ecretary of uIty or uorpus Ln•ristii. D9 \ CA7ZrD IV-,vTIIJ, CITY COUNCTL JANUARY 20th, 1913. Meeting to order at o' clock A.M. by Mayor cease. Present and annsRering roll call, Mayor Pease and. Commissioners Criffi'Miller, and Thompson, Absent Commissioner Friday. h Idayor pease appointed Comr�,�ssioner mi -ler as a Committee of ne to confer with City Atty. Pope, in regard to carrying out th%mandate of Court, inth event that City -Secretary, does not return by Friday next. nUpon motion duly seconded and carried j'?et Se erns of Oklahoma City, Okla., was awarded the contract for putting in Storm Sewers, asrhts bid, by unamious iaote. oto further business coming before ja e ming mot=i.on was made, seconded and carried to adjourn. Attest: v� Mayor of City o Ca.ty Secr'tar-�� o'f Cit�r of Carpus' Chr�s�4� 0.AlLB12' 1 METIIIa CITY COUIICTI JANUARY 20th, 1913. orpus Christi, .'e Na.s. Meeting called to order at 10 o'clock A. M. by Mayor Pease. - Present and an.-wering roll call, Mayor Pease anca "Commissioners Jriffin, Miller- Thompson, absent Commissi oner Priday. Mayor Pease appointed Comxnissi over Ifiller as a committee of one to confer with City Attorney Pope, in regard to carrying out the mandate of court, in the eve -.t that City Secy., does not return by Frida, next. The following bids for Storm Sewers as tabulated by Actin; City Engineer, were read. J.0 -Severns, - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - $13787.40 Richland Concrete Co . , - - - - - - - - - - 15314.96 Sherman Concrete Co. ,- - - - - - - - - - 15503.72 T'ruehart & Jackson, - - - - - - - - - - - 13883.80 Upon rotion d ly seconded and c.arkied, J.O.Senerns of Oklahoma City, Okla., was awarded the contract for putting in Storm S -ewers, as per his bid, by unamious vote. No further business corrin. before the meeting, motion was made, seconded and carried to adjourn. Atte st ecretary r or uorpUs uhris ti .. CALLED MEETITJ' CI"iY COUNCIL JANUARY 23rd. ` 'Meetin- called to order by Mayor Pease, at 3 0 clock, P.H. Present and answering roll call,Mayor Pease and Commissioners griffin, Friday, Thompson and Piller. Upon motion duly seconded and carried unamiously, A.Fred Cole, was appointed Deputy Tax Collector, to serve until =January 31st, 1913. Upon motion duly seconded and carried Commissioner Thompson and Miller, were appointed to see that mandate of court be carried out, H.A.Reuter, reported that Cite' Hall & Fire Station is now practically domplete, and recommefided the acceptance of the b-13-ding, with gems little Anllslilngr work to be completed, and that $200.00, be held back until said furnishing is completed, vtl Motion was made seconded and carriod that the above recommed.dation be adopted, and building accepted as above stated., and. that the Comproller check the payment and see that the c correct amount * be paid. Upon motion duly seconded and carried `the ammptiollet°was authorized to check the Architec reports and that balance dice him be paid. Vo further business coming; vefore the meeting it was moved seconded and carried to ad- journ. Mayor o"f City of Corpus Chri stiTpTexaas. Attest:. edretary of the City of corpus vnris-61, REGULAR M'P,rTI1T'3r CITY COUNCIL JANUARY 24th, 1913. Meeting called to order by Mayor Pease at 3,,30 P. M. Present and answerin; roll calx Mayor '.2'saee and Commissioners Thompson, friday, Miller and Griffin. Reading of minutes was dispensed with. Street pay rolls for %;221..0, and $1'11.50, were ordered paid. Committee recommended the ;ranting of vrholeaale malt dealers license to Z -H—Hull, and upon mr%tion duly seconded and carried same was g -anted. A warraht' vias ordered drawn on the City .Vat -r Works fund for .,,600-00 favor A. C .Friday, for Coal & Incidental Fund. Upon motion duly seconded and carried the City Attorney Fra instructed to file suit a;ainst pr,)perty owners on South Broadway betw- en R.R.. Ave and Coop rs Alley rep it n,a them to construct sidewalks.. Commissioners Viller and "=riffin, were appointed a committee to investigate all peen closets on the Bay. lio further business coming before, the meeting it adjoufned sy or of the City of C orpl' s C ri sti.' Attest: cretary oT ulty or uorpu s unri stiz. 0� Meeting called to order by Mayor Pease, at 9 o'clock, A. Id. Present and answering roll call, Weyer Pease and Commissioners, Thompson, Priday Miller and Griffin. Minutes of Re�pxlar Ideetin; of January 17, Called Meeting of January,. 20th:, Called meeting January 23rd, and Regular Meeting of January 24th, were read and approved. Upon motion duly seconded and curried, A.Fred Cole, wAs appointed Deputy to Secretary Dunn, for the month of Feby. 1913. Upon motion duly ,,seconded and carried, all Fay Rolls.and Merchants bills, were ordered paid after being approved by the various' commissioners. v Janxia:ry e:tima.te of Sherman Concrete Co., for construction of Storm Sewers, amounting to 2`277.77, was ordered paid. Estimate of Richland Concrete Go., for work on. Uftnicipal Wharf amounting to x$1840.19, was ordered paid. Application of J.'T.Barnett, asking for refund of Faxes for 1912, was referred to City Attorney. Bill of Richland Concrete Co,, amounting to $507.50, for Curbs and flutters, on South Broadway, was ordered paid. Application from F.E Russel for permit to open Meat Market, at 411 Mesquite Street, was referred to Commissioner Priday. Application of Blossman Grocery Co., for refund ori Liquor Dealers License, was upon motion duly seconded and carried., granted . Communicatioh -from J,13.C,White, Secretary of Independent School Board, regarding the Somers Unit System of Taxation, asking the cooperation of the City Council, was -read, and upon motion duly made seconded and carrie4, Commissioners Miller, Thompson and Priday, were appointed a committee to confer with School Board, regarding the Somers System. A petition was read from the residents of Chatham Street, asking that the name be changed from Chatham to Blucher St., Motion was made, seconded and carried, that petition be granted. r City Atty Pope advised the Council, that Co. Surveyor Blucher, had completed a, rurvey on Harbor Island for 'Kharf purposes, and that the survey showed that Corpus Christi, was en -- titled to 153 and a fraction acres. Motion was made seconded ,ind carried that a warra-h- in the sum of $306.74, be drawn, in payment for -said property, payable to the State Land Cgmmissioner, and the City Atty. was authorized to send the application for the property N and the warrant to the State Commiskloner. Motion was made seconded and carried that City Engineer be instructed to make plans and estimates, for the Cityl s Wharf and Storage Room, on Harbor Isle. The City Attorney was instruated to njake proper apInlication to Land Coimiissioner. Bill of County Surveyor, amounting to $58.70, for survey of Harbor Isle, was orderdd paid. Upon recommendation of the City Engineer, the chFinge in tli.e Jaunicipal Wharf', _ as •' presented by the Richland Concrete Co -i., was duly authorized. City Comptroller was requested to make detailed report of the Street Improvement Fund. Ordinance authorizing the acceptarne of a deed, conveying a strip of land, to extend Chatham street to Black Street, was read, and upon motion duly seconded and carried the Charter rule was suspende-d•by the following vote, I 521 I Pease, Ave. Priday, .Aye. Thompson, Ave. Miller, Aye.. Thereupon the ordinance was passed by the following vote Pease, Ave. Prlday, Aye#. Thompson, Aye. Miller, Aye. 12 :xriffin, Aye. ,xri ff in, Aye Comissioner Miller -reported thhat as one of the Committee ,appointed by the Council to see that tyre mandate of the District Court, was carried out, he vrished to state t2lat it was carried out in elffery respect i. xsI,R xzt "I notice in the City press"., stated Mr. Miller, "that Secy Dunn, says that the poll tax receipt -books and City seal, were at the City office all of the tide, and that probably the committee did not look in the ri ht place. I want to say in this connection that both Mr. Cole and myself made a thorouUh search of the office of the City Secy. and wn were unable to locate either the books or the seal, but so far as the Courts mandate bein carried out it,was done so in every respect. 1,16 further business coming before the meeting, motion was made, seconded and carried to adjourn. mor of the Cityof Corpus Christi. Attest: ity Secretary of City of Corpus Ch sti. CALLED 'METING CITY COUNCIL FEBRUARY 12th, 1913* Meeting called to order by I'dayor Pease, at 9 o'clock, A. Vii., Present and answering roll call, 11ayor Pease, Commissioners 11ille-r, Thompson, and Griffin, Absent Commissioner Priday. Rotion was made seconded and carried. that a w,,.trrant be &raven on the0<<rrent Bxpense fttnc. for 0526.04, to replace warrants dram on the Street Improvement Constrt:c tion fund,. for various itoms. Upon motion duly second )d and. carried a warrant was ordered dram on the St3,eet Im- provement Bond Fund. for 03757.50, anl samo bo credited tat he Street Improvement Const- ruction fund, to replace Warrant zSo. X34, o ?.ay interest coupons. Lotion was made secondod and carried that a wa.rr- 4 be draz-a on the Curront ixpense Fluid for X1200.00 and credited to the Street Improvement Construction Fund,, to cover work. of Bngincers Lepai:tmont other than Permanent Street Improvement. No further business coming 'Leiore the meeting, moticn was made,seconded and c ar-ried.. to ad j oilxn. o :E Vte L; i-ty o: Uo rpus Attest: City Secretary of the City of CoYFU-s ME -inti. 523 ,524 REGULAR i' F { T IT1G CITY COU.TCIL FEBRUARY 21st, 1913. heeting called to order by Mayor Pease, at 9 0rClock, A. M.. Present and answering roll call, Mayor Pease, commissioners Priday, 141iller and Griffin. Absent Commissioner 'Thompson. Street pay -roll for week ending February 20th, was upon motion duly seconded and carried, ordered paid out of the regular Street Fund. 1 Motion was made seconded and carried, that a warrant be drawn in favor of Commissioner Priday, for the sum of $500®00, out of the Sanitary Sewer Fund, to pay for work done on Sanitary Sewer on Leopard Street. Upon motion duly seconded and carried, a warrant vas ordered drawn on. the Sanitary Sevier fund, for %511.60, in favor of the Lich?and Concrete Co., for building curbs and tte-rs on South Broadway. Upon motion duly seconded and carried, the Mayor ary o i.nte6.. Commissioner Miller' City ,ttorney Pope and City Engineer Stevens, as a committee, to confer with the Land Commissioner nd the Texas R.Ry., Commissioner, with a view to secuxing, if possible some concessions ith reference to the reg1=iremehts as to the improvements to be mate by the City of Corpus hristi, on Harbor island, in the event the City acquires fronta;e on Harbor isle, under he terms of the Harbor Island Bill. .Acting City Engineer Stevens stated to the gouncil, that a proposition had been made y the pr1perty owners, to have Carrizo Street opened between Chutham St., and R.Ry. Avenue,. hat the property owncrs were grilling to dedicate the street to the City, if the City will ay for filling, which will.cost $3000.00. Upon motion duly seconded and carried, City Engineer was authorized to notify the nterested property owners, t.aat the City would accept dedication of the land, but that the ork would be done in fi.11in , the streets at the convenience of the City, in order that. t1D expense be reduced. that 110tior was made, secsnded and carried, a. warrant .bL., ordered dravrn it favor of Commis- sioner Priday, for 0500.00, out of the Water Storks Fund, to be credited to the Coal and Incidental Fund. On motion duly seconded znd cwrried,bill of %he Richland Concrete Co., for lumber used on the Dredge Boat, wharf ,job., amounting to $8'1;52, was ordered paid. Bill of the Richland Concrete C/o.;, fZor labor and material, fnrniN'hed to retain the aIunic awl Wharf fill from runnicimto the Bay, amounting tc 1421..91, w:.s ordered paid. Report of Chief of Police, was received, read and ordered filed.. The goosticn, of paving around the property belonging to the City, sush as City Hall, and .Artesian Park, costing about $6500.00, was upon motion seconded and carried, referred to City Attc rneZr tope. Acta City Engineer Stevens, submitted plans, fci beautifying the. Bluff, which met with the. approval of the Council, and on motion duly s oconded and carried Commissioner Miller and Acting City Engineer Stevens, were appointed a committee to confer ti.th the Texas Bituli- thi.c . .Oompany, re-arding said improvement. No further basiness corning before the meeting, motion was _ seconded -nd carried to adjourn. ayor of tlye City of Cozpus Christi, Texas. Atteste T CitW Secret-ry bf-v"its Cf Cori•us lhris -i. x 25 REGULAR?. 1IF.LTIT•jG OITY COMUCIZ„ P MPUAIRY 28th, 197 Win. Meeting called to or8_er by.ylayow° pease, at 9 o"clock, A.Y. Present and ans e�°ink; roll call., 1eia or Pease, Commissioners. N. Friday, I�T� l�.er and Griffin. Absent, Commissioner Thompson. Minutes of regular Meeting of Pebrua:�y 21st, here resold and approved. Current Expense.Pay rolls, Street Pay rolls, and City 7later Worms pay rolls, were oraerod paid, if bill; are properly O.Y_*d. Weekly Street Pay rolls amounting to $2442.00, was ordered paid out of the Street Fund. Bill of Ben Anderson for $266.50, was ord.ered paid out of Street fuxld. Warrant for X3500.00, was ordered dram, on City Water Works fund, favor of Alexander Potter as part payment on ooniract. f� Conmlittee on securing frontage 'n Harbor sslaalrl, reported that the aoul.d make fold. report later on. _Commissioner Miller was authorized to take necessary steps to cooperate with City Federation of Women, r�garCting clean-up of City. Er. Alexander Potter, wade the follow- inr,, report and upon motion duly seconded nd carried, he was given until April 10th, to rna"..e final report. Corpus Christi, Texas, 27th of Feby. 1913 The Ikon. kayor and City Council., Corpus Chr i.cti, Texas. Gentlemen: Since my Last report uE)on the 'rater supply problem T have continued my investim gation of all visable soi_rces of rr- ter su_'�ply for Corpus Ciiristi end have -prepared. plans and estimates r the develoTemient of the, various feasible schemes. JaThe adoptic,n and recommendation of thE� ost feasible one hinges on ce.:_I undete rminea matters, thy, complete study. of which grill- take several .:eelzs to completes\The delay is due `bo the fact that the -inclement weather conditions prevented the City Engineers forces collecting and fo-;Parding me the requisite data, as scan as expectod, and as I needed it, Pour or five weeks should be ample time in which to concl-ade my rei ort and make definite recommi enda.tions. • You are rec,uested to pass a resolution extending the period auris o which Lust complete my reFort, to say, April_ 10th. Inclose, bill for services for mc,_rith of January, and recil-ie t to pa.Y�ilent. Yo -ars truly, (Signed) Alexander Potter. The City !attorney submitted fouz resolutions, covcriz, the paving of certa_'ll �o'7 City Attorney reported that he had sent all necessary -palters to t3.le and Commissioner, regardin,- the- Harbor Island matter. Action on the matter of opening streets, through the W.E.Pope Addition, was deferred» The matter of e.,Ltcndino vatex: mains asked for Mr. J. C. Baldwin, was referred to the dater Commissioners , Acting City Enginee-r was instructed. to make report .on opening of Broadway, as far" south rs Coleman Avenue. No further bnsi.n.ess coming before the meeting it adjourned. Atteo,t Mayo 2.of "the sty of o:MaL;_s lies szi i, x etas y Secretary of City o-. .Corpus -0hri,21U. r REGt1. .-o. IMET ING CITY CO' 11C IL, WCH 74th , 1913. Meeting called to order by Mayor Pease, at 9 o'clock, A. M. Present. and answering roll. call, 14ayor Pease an& Commissioners Priday' and Miller, �absont C orartii ssioners Thompson and Griffin. %Iinutes of regular meeting February 28th, were read and approved. Current Lzense, Street and City Water Works pay trolls, were ordered paid, if bills are properly approved. Street pay rolls. for ::eek ending IL -arch 13th., amornting to $12'7.3'7, was ordered p -id, our of the Stree{- Fund. Final estimate of Turner & Watts, on wiring City Hall, amounjing to J255.15, was ordered paid out of City Hall & Fire Station Construction Fund. The following tills were ordere4 pL.id out of the City Hall & fire Station Construction Jordt-Allen Furniture Go., Balarce due, - .- - - - - - $10..n0 ig��s, - -- - - - - - - - - - C.P., eafter, Painting S - 23000 Fir -al estimate ofi Wm. G. Schuwirth & Co., for heating and pltumbing amounting to 01228.3-16, ras ordered raid when approved .by Comnissiciv — P-ri'lay, Upon motion duly seconded anO. carried the sum of $500.00, wa.s z•.ppropriated o-ut of the Sewer Construction Fund, to ;may for Sewer Work and warrant ordered da,awn favor of lommissioner Prid�.y. Ulmon motion duly seconded ar' ca.rriod the sum of ?6( '.00, was a.. - ro riated out of the lity ► ator Works Fund to the Coal & Incidenta.li Ptind, and warrant for sar.1c ordered dra�..m on bhe Gity ?ffater Works Fund, favor Oommissioner Priduy. Uarrant w4s ordered drawn on the City 7a.ter Work's fund, favor Gordon -Jones Construction itis , for '2Q. 00, to re P. nd amount deposited by them. It a� peari ng that J.H. Griffith, had been a.s» essed for and paid ,the taxes on a lot he .id a.ot own, he iias allovrwd a rebate f $4.50. Application of I;, r. -riest for rebate on frorerty that was double assessed, was referred o t e City Secr•:t�,--y with instructions tc allow said rebate, if fo,,.nd correct. Rev. Mr. Austin: a.7pea.red before the Council,, and asked that sone action be taken to revent the erection of objectionable signs on the Bay frcnt. The Mayor appointed tb.e followin: committee, to invest ;ate and report on the matter ommis;sioner Miller, City Attorney, County Judge Timon and County At�orney Taylor. Messrs. J.H.White, E.G.Crabbe and R,H.Bingh--m, represent izu; various organizations, ppeured before the soun6i,.l and requested that the City Co•tncil furnish additional lights n the princiral strsets of t1_e City, d: rinC the time teat the different conventions are eing.held here. Gommissloner 1ill.er, Commissionor Priday, J.H.White, E.G.Crabbe, and ®F.B n,,ham, were appointed a committee to loon int the matter and ascertain the probable ost iof st me, and re. ort back to the Oouncil. Application of -I.B.Cole, to file a dedication of an acdition tc -: e City, was referred o the City Engineer, for hi -6 approval and when so approved, ordered filed. Application of Juan Leoma for rer. it to open meat market at 1212, Leopard Street, was rested. (arrant w -s ordered drawn favor C.C.Yatl. Bank, for ,�13�'7m'75, to pay interest on City all and Fire Station Bonds, dud April lst, 1113. WaxrG.nt` was ordere' drawn on the Street Imp raveraen� Bond Fund,, favor C.C.t1at7 A Bank, o, jCor $3'75'7,50, to pay interest ^Mr n St. Irl,oveent Bond, dre April I st, 1913. Application of C.H.Meyrs & Co., fo`r Plumbers licenst, was upon motion duly seconded- and- econdedand carried, granted and his bonds approved. Ordinance changing the name -of Ch,auLham street, to Blucher Street,, was reed and -.upon motion duly seconded and carried the .Charter rule was suspended by the following vote:, Pease, Aye.,Thompson, Absent. Priday, Aye. Miller, Aye 'Griffin., Absent. The ordinance was ad.optedby the following vote: Pease,, bye. Thompson, Assent. Priday, Aye. Miller, Aye. Griffin, Absent::. Chief of Police Baldwin reported that he could have old concrete'bu.lding on Chap- arral street, torn down, for the sum of $65.00. Upon motion duly seconded and carried, the Chief was authorized to have the work done on the best terms possible. Upon motion duly seconded wnd carried the, City Attorney and Chief of Police, were au- thorized. to hake the necesEa ry steps to have the old concrete buildings on south bluff removed:. Upon motion duly seconded '.:nd carr: ed the Chief of rolice was releived of all further responsibility, as regards the sanitary cmd:it'ion of the City„ o"furthe-Abus,iness oc-ming before the meeting i+ RAim,rnpr, 4. 1.528 E r REGULAR ICEETING CITY COtTITO IL, MARCH 21st, 1 V13. Present and answering roll call, Mayor Pease, and Oommissioner- Diller, Absen$r Commissioners Priday, Thompson, and Griffin. No quorum being present the meeting adjourned to Monday,March 24th, 1913, at 9 o' e locIr A.IT. �Yor of the CitafTo pus hrisi9 AttestZ Cityeexetary of the City of Copus Cbsti. 52 Meeting called. to order 4 , 9 o=vc16r,k, A. M., by Mayor Pease. Present and answering roll call, Mayor Pease and Commissioners,Thompson, Miller -and. Griffin$ Absent Commissioner Priday. Rev, J.T.Sykes appeared before the council, and.akked. that the churches within the having district be' rele ved from the cost of paving, the streets upon Which their propetty abuts. Upon motion duly seconded and c:-rried the matter was referred to the City Atty., for report. Petition asking that -he wrest end of R.R.Ave, be opened was. referred to thv City Lttorney and Street Commissioner for report-. Petition of the City Federation of Women, asking that the City appropriate the .sum of $250.00, for the purpose of widening the cement sidewalks around. Artesian Park to eight feet; rv--s re=ad and upon motion duly seconded and carried the suns of 250.00, was appropriated ort of the C.irrent -Expense °Rind, the same to become availiable when the Ladies secure the other $450.00, necessary to: complete the work. Upon motion dully seconded and carried., warrant was ordered dravm on the Current . F±penoe Fund, for a�95,75, favor J.W.Stev:ens, to refund unexpired- portion of retai2i liquor ele,�:O ers licence jf835. It appearing that G.E, Ba.rnett had been asserso3 and paid the taxes on personal property fo» the year of 1912, and. that said property had been destroyed by fire in July 1911, it was orlered that warrant issue to him in the sum of $11.2.5, to refund the arioLuat overp::Ad by him Bill of C.C.Carson fur t'tl 5.00, for moving houses utas ord-erect*paid .nut .of the current expense fund. Bill of Geo. O.Powell Concrete Co., for 1$97.53, for sidewalks curbs, gutters, etc., w°ls ordered paid out of th .Curre ', Fund. d- Bill of Via San Antonio '-� �Co., f $983.92,. to pay for sewer: pipe, warrant to pny same to be drama on the City Water Works Fund. Committee on advertising signs on the Bay-fronT', reported 44follows,and upon montion ':fly soconded and carried the matter of removing the electric sign on: the Pavilion TTtaxf. was refe./L,±ed to the City Attorney dnd Chief of Police, with power to act. ` . v Corpus Christi, Texas, March 20th, 1913. Hon. Clark Pease.Vlayo-r of the City of Carpus Christi:, Sir. - We your committee, appo,_need by you at the !"st regular session of the City council, to investigate and report on the authority of the "city mr county officials" to prevent the erection of advertisin— signs of the wharves or on the beach front of the city, berx losve to report, as follows Your commi_40tee has been unable to find any law of the State of any Ordinance of the city ?prohibiting or penalizing the erection of such signs at such places.. However your committee does find that it is within the -police rower of the city, by ordinance, -to prohibit the placing of signs or other s:ch devices, either on the wharves or beech front of the city, and proscribe penalties for a violation thereof. And in view of the reque^t and protests of citizens heretofore filed with the city council, in this connection,we recommend that the city attorney be. instructed 0 by the city council,, to immediately prepare and present an ordinance uoverin; this matter. Respectfully submitted. ('Signed) Roy Miller. (Signed) Walter.P.Timon, Co. Judge. (Signed) Jas %i. Taylor. Co. Attorney. The matter of hearings on street paving, was taken upx and acting City Engineer Stevens testified that the assessment as prepared by him, were reasonable and equitable, and than the cost of sane was not greeter th:...n the benefits derived. U-j)on motion dilly secondee and carried una-ious77 the assments as made and submitted b� Ac', ing C ty Engineer Stevens, was oradeed levied., and the City Attorney instructed to prepare an orUnance putting same into effect. The following application from the Peoples Party to have their names placed on the official ballot in a seperate column., was read. Corpus Christi, Texas, March 18th.,1913® , To Clam Pease,klayor, and to the Commissioners, of the City of Corpus Uhristi,sexas.obnposing together the City Council of said City. Gentlemen, - I hereby ce_tify to you in couformity with law, and. as Cha- rman. of the City Executive Committee of the Peoples Party, and ander the directi^n of s-,ich committee, b 4L that at a convention of s .ch pa=ty heli in accordwnce with lar* on the -28th, d;�I.y of February; A.D. 1915, for the i arpose of making iinmin{ tions of the candidates of such Peoples Pa--ty for the Minivipal offices to be filled in the city election in this City on the first day of Ap±il, A.D. 1913, -boy Hiller was duly nominated -as the csn- did.ate of slich party Tor the office of Idaycr of the City of Corpus Christi,Texas, and that August Uehlinger, D.G.Col"-ins,Dudley lard, and H.R.Sutherland, were duly nominated as the candidates of such par'y for the offices of city comnissi.oners of said City. I therefore request that the names of the cendiaates hereinbefore named shall be placed upon the official ballot to be� voted. at the City Llection to be held in the City of Corpus C,,risti,Toxas, on the first day of April, A.D. 1913, as the candidates of the Peoples Pa.-ty for the z espectzve offices named in the seperate column headed Yeo,)les Parti as required I•y law, azc1 in the nalnmer and form prescribed by law. Respec ,Tully, (Sig E. P. Cole. Chairman,City Execul-i.ve Committee. of thePe ogles Party,. Upon motion duly seconded and. carried the 13eoziles Party candidates were ordered placed u=pon the official b::_1lo t, in a sepe-ate colmnn and in Lcaoraance with orclral"r of the Distrioi J-actge.. Upon. motion duly seconded and carriad.$ the I,Iayor was authoi•ized to endorse his approval on the applications for supervisors mLq-ae by the Feoples Party, and as ordered by the District Judge. No further business coming before the meeting it adjourned. Iaayor of the City of Cori:n:s Christi. At, ,est : City. Seofet-ary of the City of Corp-lti Christi. il REGUI,ILR LE.ETING CITY COTII?CIL JdAR7i 28th; 1913. 14eeting called to order by 1Ta.yor Pease, at 9 o'clock, A. M. Present and ans�<<ering roll call_, I'dayor Pease and Commi ssioners Thompson,Hiller, and Griffin, Absent Corini ssione2' Priday. _ Minutes of reg-uLlar meeting March 21st, and Adjourned regular meeting, Wareb. 24th, were reall corrected and approved. All salary pay rolls were ordered paid, the warrants for same not to issue until Monday afternoon Yarch,31st, 1913. .A,-1 other bills that are properly approved were ordered paid. Street pair rolls for week ending March 27th, amounti.n;to $302.50, was ordered paid out of the Street find. Brill of Ben AnCerson for hauling and :filling on streets amour ;ink; to 4$396.50, was ordered paid out of the Street fund. Deport of Acting City Engineer Stevens relat-i.te to opening of Cari.zo street from Blucher street to Rail Road Ave., also cor.3municati on lroin C.F,H.vonbl.ucher in reference to some ;sere read, and deferred to the new council for a,ctiorii Committee on extension of R.R.Aspe., asked for and were given fi r' her time. The matter of i:reparing the ofTicial ballot, was taken uY. :,nd the a.cplica.tion of the Progressive Party, was read and upon motion duly seconded and car vied the names of the candidates as nominated by the said party v.nd as ahown by the application of said p-:,.rty ordered placed on the official ballot; in a seperate column-, To Clark Pease Mayor, of the -City of corpus Christi , Texaas,. According to laT aild_the direction of the Executive Cor.-ffnittee of the- Progressive, Party, I, J. 0, Moore, as chairman of said Executive Committee certif'y.that on the 8th day of Idarch, A.D. 1.913, as the law directs, H.G.Sherman was duly nominated -as the candidate of the 2rogressive -Parity for the office of Mayor of the City of Corpus Christi, Texas, and tna-1 J. A. Hill, 0. C. dalton, M. A. Simmons and Harry L. Olsen, were duly nominated as the four candidates of the Progressive Party for the offices of the four City Commissioners of the City of Gorpus Christi, I further certify that each and all of said candidates have duly and legally accepted said nominations and I hereby request that said nominees be placed on the official ballot in a seperate column under the head of Progressive Party, to be voted at -the Gity-Election to be held in the City of Corpus Christi, T:esas, on the lst, day of April, A. D. 1913, for the respective offices named. (Signed) J. 0. DTOORIE. Tlia rmm n L ecutive the Progressive Partys (S i 'ne d-) H. GE ?tiZD SHEIti1tTAN. Secretary ecutive or�mit „ee of the Progressive Party= The application of Iiia -well P. Dnnne, to have his name placed on the official ballot for Idayor, was read and upon his request Ii -is name was ordered placed upon the official ballot under the head of Anti Faction Ticket. Corpus Christi, Texan. March 27, 1913. To Ho-.-. C -lark lease, Mayor of the City of Corpus Christi, Texas. Dear Sir; i hereby make application to .you as mayor of Corpus Christi, to have my namd placed on the Official Ballot, as a Candidate for the Office of Flavor of 533 ' City at the April Election 1913. I am thirty-one years ' of age and have. lived in Corpus Christi, Nueces Comity, Texas for thirty-one years, am an Underta.keV by oceupation, and reside a.-LL, Ho. 524, Starz° Street in said City of Corpus Christi, Nueces County-, Texas. (Signed) Y.4XWELL P. DUIEE. Upon motion cduly seconded and carr°ied the szMi ref $500.00, was appropriated. out of the Sever Construction Fund to pay for sewer work,alld warrant orci:e::ed to issue f_Zvok A.C. Priday. City .Attorney- and City Secretary were instructed to hwve one and one half times as many official ballots printed as they e .s qu.al: fiecl voter's. in tale City as- shoe by the poll tax List prepared by the City Secretary. Tdo farther b't_siness eorrting be-pore the meeting X it. ad-..tea. Mayor of the: C y o-f rill?.s Christi. Attest: l �tys6creta.ry of Cit the y of Corpus Christi. 3 REGULAR 101ETIRG CITY COUNCIL, APRIL 4th, 19130 Mee -ing caller to order by Mayo.- Pease, at 9 o'clock, A. T . Present- and answering roll call, I:layor Pease and CfiT_missioneis Thompson, i,,,Ii.11er, and Aboen - Corni.ssi oner Priday. Jinu -es of mentin`, hic.rch 28th, were read and approved. Reports of. Chief of Police for the month of ?tilarell, for fines and Costs, and found fees collected, were ordered filF. Upon Motion duly seconded and carried all hills that were l,rorerly approved, here ordered paid out of the proper funds. ; Estimate #2, of j.C.Severns, on Storm Sewers amoltnti c to '4,7710.00, was, ordered paid out of the Str::et Im-oro vement Fund. Partial estimate 'L10, of the RichlandConcrete "forks, on the 1:1unicip€ l Wharf, amounting to $19P,1.00, was ordeved paid out of the hftmici-pal..-Vjharf- Construction Fund.. Upon motion duly seconded and carried the sim of T1000.00, was approprictea out of. the Current tapense Fund, to the vStreet Find. A resolution authori�ing the Iiayor to make appl:ic-at-ion -.o the -Comnissionor of the General Land Office of the State o-+' Texas, fe the purchase of lana on Harbor lsl. �7�1, was read and Ripon motion dul.. seconde3 the Ch. ter rule imr s suspended by the -fol °_owlnsD, vote: Pease, Zoom_ son, Miller, Griffin, voting Aye; Commission°:r Fri day,Aboen,. ThereuT,on the re ol„tion w as ado-te-d as read by ThF foll.owin_ vote j Pease, Thome son, Millet', u2''yi�iTi, aye; C. C1IT11113Sv?_031C?' TZ-2-day,�'bS£i1.tr (See Copy in Ordinance and Resollxtion Book). Resolutions giving notice by publication to' the abutt i_nr° ,�'�:,Y r �~mP�:s on tf�e I'ollo�rs,ng streets, Laguna, ;iilliQrxs, Laurence., Ti.aei., Aubrey, at?rr,'-�d l'sopiesith�.0 jublic hearing viould be i ad before the Cit -%Y Co`ancil on April 23rd, 1913, at 9 o 'clock, A. 1I at which timelthey may a pear arr, nrerent treir nb er-tions if any thoy-have, as to said moored - ins and a.ssessaent .uo-F = ea& cnd adopte�a, An ordinance . re,ixzirin- the layin�-,- of cement sidew_lks in certai.r.. -arts oi' the City, with the emergency clause attached, read and upon motion drily seconded and carried the Charter rule was sus-end-e"w by the falloprYxi' vote, Pewee, Thompson, Iail.ler and- Grif.L- voting Aye.; Cor�issioner Friday, Absent'. (See Copy iii Ordinance and kesoliation Book.) City Attorney reported that lie had Let contract to the Paragon press to, Print ordinancep in book form, ..said work to be paid . fcr on se ii-montiil.y estimates. Upon motion duly seconded and carried the above act -ion of the Gity Attorney , wras approved. The canvassin of the returns of the late City flection, held .April i s't, 1913, was taken „ ani, b1e sers Thoxi-oson a_nd Miller, were appo:Intec. tellers, who after ca,stin up the vote, a,.w.o r_ced the following resUlt; FOR THAYOR. H. G. She Ff an• Roy Miller, Itii. P. Dunne, Clara Pease, J 144 179 i 4 1 0 146 f -1k l95 2��6 S 2 0 P TOTA: 442 630 14 1. FOR COI�iI'�IISSIONE%�_� ._ Preci�act. , Precint�t� _ ._ _ _ �� �C;ii3.ct,,- in. Tt�l'���. J. A. Hill,, 147 � 169 � 14-3 � 459 i. , Sitrunons 6 143 152 136 "4 31 - �. Z. Olson, 148 , 68 151 459 IOa C, Walton$ 150 164 � � 140 P 454. R. S-utherlan3, 1.74 186 247 ! 607 Dudley Ward, 170 � 193 250 613,L. / � G. Collins, t 1'71 � :L,9,1, � 241 � . 605 Logust- Uehlinger, 174 183` 2.52 609. . ® A,, Thompson, uV. H. Griffin, Jno . Grant, C. Priday Upon motion duly seconded and carried., Messers,,'•I,Iiller, Ward., Collins, 8i,L'hexla d and Uehlinger, 11-aving received Uhe highest nLunber of votes for their respective offices, were ,Ir declared elected and certificates of election ordered to .issi:c.o to them. The newly elected officers having filed Choir official bona;s properly aPpro7e,d')and the being no further bi-si.ness to come before the couneil_, it was moved, seconded and carried to adjourr, _ :i Pie. - Mayor bf tyle City 0:f', CC?rPuu A tt- _ • . V . _ �`' :' V o _ V Q o r �lia 1 x 1 c'lad a Tf V- t' 8 L The newly el.ec-f-ed o:'ficers firs"'L. having been duly sworn by Ru,sse:11. Savage., Notary Public, together, with Roy Miller, pro siding as Blayor, and recessed. until 4 o'clock, ,�eamie P. II.: ..C�. o r b..t. i; e'--�1-�3�_ b -F � °r' .3 •..� :�..:.�:, �, �. a AttPs l� n ri l!�/ ^'ocrcta---y' Li_{l ty ;}.1. v rpIas-,- 536 RECESSED TUIETING CIVV 001TIJCIL APRIL 4th, 19 .3. Lleeting vw , called to order by Mayos' Hiller, at 2 o'clock P.. 11. e Present and answering roll call, Mayor Miller, and, Commissioners Ward, Collins, Sutherland and Uehlinger. .The first in. order 'heing the election of a- Mayor Pro Tem, it was mowed seconded and carried that H.R;Sutherland, be elected Mayor Pro `rem, for the' ensuing two years, and it was ao ordered. Upon motion duly, seconded and carried the Mayor was authorized to designate the heads of the different departments. Thereupon the Mayor announced the Following assignments of departments# T. D. Ward, Department of Roceipts, Disbtrsoments, and Accorimts. Z. G. Gollins, " „ Streets, and Public Improvements, ii.R. Sutherland, " " Police and Public Safety,, A. Uerlinger, " '' Parks and Public Prtperty. Upon motion duly seconded ard carried t7�e above assign as made by the iAayor, were approved and confirmed by the Coinicil. Upon motion duly seconded and carried the Contrbller, was authorized to employ the necessary assistants h to audit the City books from the date of t'ne Mushaway audit, to the present time. Acting Citi; .engineer Stevens, was instructed to investigate the present status of the Mtnicipal 4{Iharf and„report on same. Mayer Miller recommended the appointment of Russell Savage .as City Ate,^rne,7 at a sv.la-,,y c � " 107,00, per month and P. J.M ill.i.gan, as City Secretary at a se-lary of '4,00.w.. per month, the some to become effective April 10th, 1913,9 Upon motion duly seconded and carried the said recommendations were confirmed by the ICouncil. Application of Miss Daisy Talbott for position of Pelin-iiont pax Collector, was referred to the Comptroller foreport. Applic-ations of B=C.Bal hviim and Jus. R. Robertson, for position..as City, I1arehal, or Chief of the Police, ..as'refer= to the Police Commissioner for report as also were- the applications of all t1 --e o1=1'poli ea. Apxlicotion o' Lee :ravitt "or position as City Janitor, was referred to the Comm'ssioner c, f Pa2ks and. Public Property. Commissioner of Police Sutherland asked for and rias given authority to dispense vri th the service, of any of the present policemen he deemed necessary. - Dr. Herbert Caldwell presented and read a petition rea7uestin; that no more dirt be removed: from South Broadway but that same be retained, to fill gullies in the immediate via n ty It was movea seoonded and carriod thwt all street work be suspended until the actual finacial condition of the City be ascertained. Mr. Jos.' Hirsch offered his services free of cost, to help ay.d.it the City books.' Ifessers Suthe-lend and. 7-rard were appointed a comnittee to i::vestigute the letting of a contract for publishing notices by City Attorney Pope. City Secretary was instructed to notify all the newspapers that bids for City printing would be received and opened on Friday April lith, 1913® Commissioner 3-atherland was instructed to investigate the mat -ter of the electric sign on Pavilion Wharf and if pasalble to have same removed immedi ai-ely. No further business corning before the meetlno% it was moved, seconaed and carried t -o adjourn. Atte? - G i t J e e •Y -e r-, of the City oof orFus, T N N O 1 538 CAT.V".D 1ITY 007WRTOIL APRITI 9-bb.1 1913. Mayor Miller called the meeting to order at 4 o'clock, P,11. Present and ans-uering roll call, Mayor Miller, Commissioners 'ffard, Colli -ns Sutherland and Uehlin!,rer,, The Mayor stated the object of the meeting to be for the purpoisa of transacting certain spedial business. The lAayor recommended thb appointment of O.,H.E.Kramer,tt as -Judge of the Corporation 00urte at v BblarY of 150.00 -ner month, Upon motion duly seconded and carried -the above -recammendatian confirmed by the Co"uncil, and "'his bonct --RiXe-d at 02:006,i Oo Go-imissioner B'atherlancl recomnenaed the'appointmexrt of Dr. B,Xaffie., as City Physician at ,,.:salary of 63'7.5`0/. Upon motion duly s econded and carried the a Bove reaommendtai an,,, Eras col -Firmed by the Coimcil. The Mayor recommended the reanpointment of the present board of health, composed of Dr. T.J.Turpin, President- B.O.Arnold. Si-acy, and W.1-J1.0arruth, P.D.S- pohi2, B.T.Dodge and, Herbert Cal&well. Mayor recommended the appointment of Idiss Daisy T41bott as Delirqaent Tax Collector, at a salary of $60.00, per month and th,-.t her bond be fixed "at $1.000,00 Upon motion duly seconded and carried the above recommendation was confirmed by the Council. The Mayor recomme-aded-the appointment of Miss Florence Dina, as'G'_rh, 1"n tiro O'A- C., ecro ttrJ_ arys Office, at e salary of X50.00, per month. Upon motion &ii-ly seconded and carri.0d, the atove rec-OrmenLation v. -as conTirmefi by the Council. e .Commissioner Uehlinger r commended the appoiAmnt of Lee Gravitt, as t s city Janitor, at. the salary -of 65.00, per month Upon motion. daly so-conEed and carriekthe above recor.menclat,.on was confirmed by the Council. Oa,nissionez Collins recomenEed the aprointment of Geo. W.Daff-orn as St. -Foreman, at a �:alary of 060.00, per montb. Upon motion duly seconded and carried the above recemmen6-ation was con: ixnled by the Council . Upon motticn duly seconded and harried the bond of the City Secretax-ry was fixed at $10,0-00.00. Upon motion aitly seconded and. carried the bond of, the City Attorney was fixed at 01000.000 The newly appoir-tod City Secreta -Ly presented bis bona in the s-,= of 010,000.00, with R.Vit. Savage and H,N.Garrett as -sureties. Upon motion duly seconded Luul carried the said 'bond of F.J.Mulligan, as City Secy., was approved by the Council and o--&er,-d recorded, in the County records Lncl filed. Upon motien duly seconded and carried the sur, of 0500.00, was appropriated out of the Sow -_r Constructicn und 2 t o pay f Sewe: material and construction work and vrarrannt. f -4 order, d dra-un in favor of Commissioner Uehlinger for same. Upon motion duly seconded and carried the stun of $500.00, was appropriated from the City 'Nate-„ Works Fund, to the Coal and Incidental luncL, and T-,rar2?-_nt for same favor of Conriasioner Uehlin�-er, ordered to issue. CommiunLeation from W.H.9al4rell regarding; Palms to be planted, on So.BI-aff', was referred to committee of lJtehlinger and Ward,,,_ for, i"ostigation and report on same. Inv The Mwjor recommended the appointment of J.E.ShoemaAker, as Chief ctf the Fire Departmebt at a s.aiary of $25.00 per month. Satherland movod. that J.F.Shoemaker be appoini,ed Chief of the Fire Depa+•tment, Fire Marshal exid Building Inspector, at a salary of y 50.00, per month,,, seconded by Uehlinger, put to a vote and carried. T'i following committee was .appointed to confer with Acting City Engineer, Stevens, in regard to paving matters and, report at at recessed meeting to be held Thursday; April 10th,, at 4 o'clock, , Pj:t, Committee, Uehl i.nger, Yard, Collins, W®F®Pope and City At�ry, 2-ossell Savage, a 'Tar r, --o7 s ::e::e ordered drawn on tb.e proper funds to pay all outgoing employees of the city. Crd"nance assessin a port of the cost against t -be abuttinv propexty owners for paving r. Begin 5�: eot,was roAd and upo�-i notion duly seconded aid curried t' e Charter RLv3e was sus-r'Onded bl- the follow=, vote, Miller, Ward, Collins, .,sut"lorland, Ueh1Iger, voting Aye;; No Nays T'Ierez-:--n the ordi- :nee zas adopted and. passed by -the following vote; 11141 :er, Warcl, Collins, Suf*,horland, Ueh-1 inger,votinn-Aye; No nays. i (See OrdLiance and Resolution Book.) Ordinance -assessing a art of the Cost against the ab-atting-property abutting-propertyowners for ave on Mary-, -Street, was .read, and upon motion duly- seconded and carried the Charter rule, was suapendo `. by -the follov.i,ng vote; Miller, Ward:, Collins, Sutherland and Ueh1 anger "Voting nYE Ido. mays;. Thoreupon t' -re ordinance -,. as adapted- and passed by the fiolla wing vote, Killer, TT xde, Collins, Sutherland and Uebliuger, voting Aye; No Hays (See Ordinance anc? Ae,elutiorr Boob:) CycZiriar ee a,sevsei n a part of the cost aga-inut the ab-utt n�; property owners IF -or street paving o -n T .gg Stroet, was red and. upon 'motion duly sc>conlec1 and carried the, Cbarter / rile, wtus r7zsy en('ed bJ the. To?I ow,ri-ng =vote; ITiller, Ward, Collins, Sutherland, Uheli:nger,tt voting Aye; No Nays T'ioreunr►n the ordinance was adopted and passed' b -y the following rote, Miller, Ward:; Col-Unc, S'Ithor7and oxid Uehlinger voting Aye; No Hays. (See. Ordinance and Resolution Boot) Ordinance assessing a part of the cost aga>nat the abutting property; owners for paving Taylor ► treet, -ma's reaa and uron motion dul' seconded the chapter rule was suspended by the followi rFr . u vote, Miller, j"ard, Collins, Sutherland aazd Uehlinger voting Aye, no Trays. Thereu,tn the ordinance was aaorted and passed'by the -following vote,'Miller, Ward, Collinc,,. Satherland and. Uehlinger voting Aye, Ho mays. The ratter of as sin for bids for f ;rni shin.g electric current for lighting City Hall and- rower for different pumps, was referred to a committee of Sutherland, Ward and Col -fins .for investigation a -.d report. ( it- !fit -orney was it n— run~ arl �,o_—p-=r r -a --an--amanrlme�x to c`lut-om,&b la-C}r111s 4ie� c`b 133g r�.:, y? f .. _t. �r_'_ `ice _. . T .1.- r r �� / Ay�y.c�i.ov.rwwsUit��•wwt,eO cvGaZ�y� £4.: v Bond OT Ccr. OrL, ion Budge, was fixed at $10.00®00® Ypon motion daily st.cond-ed and ea.-ri'ed the small: building on west and of Xa-ehet square -,e t -riled over to the Fire Department �'or Fire station in "-he iiorth end of the City. Uiao11 n4-to1 au1l, s.:conded o..d carried the meeting was roe. ased to T1;,.rs�7�v .A.pb l 1.0tk- at 4 o' AtteL c Ll1;,y .arm ;y- the Qity of Corpus /j I RECESSED ITLEET ING OF THE, CITY C Q !, C IZ AP113LZ 30th., 1.91250 i The meeting was callod of order by Mayor Iyiiller, at 4 6"clock P.M. Present. and answering rol call, were Llayor Miller, Commissioners Ward,; Collins, Sutherland and Uehlinger. The zfayor staled that the object of the meeting was to hear the report of the committee on paving matters, also to atten to whatever other busness might come before the Council . It was orderer. 'hat the Street pay rollx for April 4th,�191a, amopnz ing to yp�1.S5, be paid out of the Street fund, the warrant to be made in. :Favor of H. P®Blucher. The report of the Committee on AutQ.Qrdinanc9, was referred to the City Attorney, The bill of D.Gonzale;s for 01.50, for one days work cleaning fire Station,, teas order -red paid out of the Current )ense Fund. The Comir ttee on Paving matters, made the following report and the s ame was- received, ratified, approved, adopted and ordered filed. Corpus Christi, Texas April loth ,191& I To the Honorable and City Council,. Gentlemen' - Your committee appointed for the purpose of investigating the pavoment, situation and to devise ways and means'o-` removing obstacles to an ecxly commencement of pavement construction wai4d. report that they have bean in conference aurih.g the day and find that prior to laying pavements that the following work should be done, Vo -wit.: First, water main extensions should be made on Belden, Twipg, hawrence, `'aylor,- Peo-oles ane J�4guna Streets. Second, Where required sewer and water service connections whould be constructed. by the_pzox�erty -o ors c '-the streets under contract. Third, gas mains and service connectionsshoul.d be installed. In order that these conditions shall, be fulfilled as xap dl: as possible your committee has directed the City Bngineer to prepare an esti ?ate of quantities and directed the City Secretary to advertise for bids for rater pipe for immediate delivery. Your committee has also directed the Plubing Inmpector to compile a list of delinquent property owrn:ers who have fled to install service connections, with direct%ons to serve them wit' an immediate notice to have connections made,and wh.eres°aid persons fail to so construct, to haW the installation made, and the City'Attorney directed.to pro- secute,said parties as provided in the ordinance. Your committee have also directed the City Engineer to immediately telegraph IER. Wallace, of t1le Gas Company, to proceed grith the conotruction of his mains and services and keep his work in advance of pavemelifoor_struction. Your committee further recommend that the lea-yar n.6t i y the paving contractors to appear at once, make their cogtrac4ts and install their paving plant in order that pavement construction may commence not later than I.ay First 1913. Respectfully submitte , J (Signed), L G, Collins, (8 fined) August Uehlinger, -- (Signed) Dudley Ward. (Signed) Mussel Savage. (Signed) H,A,Stevens Act City EnGineer omnit gee, The PlIcti.n Cite Engineer and the City Secretai-y were instructed to advertise for bids for all necessary pipe for coater mains. The matter of preparing the form of bond to be ;i ve;n. by Auto and hack owners, was referred to the Citi PLttorney, with.instr-actions to prepare the same. Inspector of i'limibing, Smith, was instrncted to call on all within the paving district and to notify them to -connect with the water mains with lead pine, also, to connect with secrero w1tl,in twenty (20) drays. City i�ttorney Fussell `a7ra. e presenued.his bond in the suzzi of 4p1000.00, Joe 11IiTs: ch s.nd Geo., Cl �rhr, �ei.ng r_reties on t��e sa.;,e� Upon motion duly Trude, seconded and carried. the same t.as, api: roved. and ordered recor dei and .L ilea The Street Commissioner vi .s authorized by the Co-anci1 to purchase pipe . Lor street culverts within an amount not to exceed dI-96'0.n.0, the said amount not to be iaaid until December 1913 , without interest. (See bill of A.L.Greenberg Iron do. , Terra Haute, Ind.2 5j 13) . The Cei zni.i.i-oe appointed t� inresti ��te ;1.e cnnm.uricatiorA n:C ire., .Cald'v4e7.1, presellteci its report which v,7as read and accepted aad the conixizi tee discharged. U-i o°xz. motion duly made, Secon.d.ed. and carred the City Secretary iva.s instructed to 130ti,f; Zr. Wald' 'ell that the Council finding no record authori--in;; 1-he purchase oT the ral-nls referred to in his communi cat ion, declined ' to accept them. The J1idge of the Corporation. Co-art. O.H.E.Kramer, presence . hiu bond in the sum of. til%1000.00,, W.W,.Chapman and obert Poeni:sch being sureties oil the same,. Upon motion daly made, seconded and carried the sDne Trac o .proved and ordered recorJ'ed and filed:, nj)on.. motion duly ira, .e, sal.-onied and carried the Council ad jenrned. lY1Y�yc0x 01 u Le,V— VOlpils \ihri5t 1. Attest: city Secretary of t:r1e C.= "f,y of Corpus Christi. i 'i i CALLED MEETING CITY COUNCIL, APRIL 11th, 1913. Meeting called to order by Mayor Mille -r4 Where were present. and answering to the roll call, r,layor Miller and Commissioners Ward.,, Sutherland, Uehlinger and Collins. - The Hayor stated that the object of the meeting was to charge: the hour of the meeting o-fi the Council. It was moved, seconded and carried tha', the hour of the regular meeting of the Council be -fixed at 4 o'clock, all present voting aye. It was moved, seconded and carried that the Council adjourn... 7 T�.:.1�i o i Z; he i�, l� Q�t".iS 'l ��'1i`,t�, • ATTEST: City�'9- ecIe'tary oz A sT1i. B REGULAR 170BTING OF 'THE CITY COTNDIi, E The Mayor called the meeting to orcie'ra A`PRITI .11, 1915. Present and answering the roll call were Mayor Miller, and 'Commissioners lard., Sutherland, Uehlinger and Collins. The minutes -o Atli. 9th, and April 10th, were read. The Tol.lowin-g cicraC,;.y .Attorney was instruet¢F1 n-memare aft amendment tD automobile Ordinance allowing charge of -fifty center trip`s to read "The City ,Attorney wws appointed a committee to iiive-stiga,te theregulation of autom6b le charges", and the minutes of the meetings were approved. r The ITayo-r appo 7nted with the con:sel:t , of the 'Council a Gommittee consisting of Commis- sioner Sutherland and Savage and Cit; Avtorney,Pope to formulate a regular order of bis ine s'Is. Commissioner Sutherland, reporting fot the Comitte:e on the Pav lil o:n Wharf, sign, asked for further time, motion was made sQconded and carried that the committee,le granted A further- time, all present voting aye, It w - os, moved seconded Mynd carried that the 01ty Attorney be instructed. to draw an ordinance red ulatinp the putting; o si.gum along the bay front. all pre -sent voting Aye. 13id.s :dor, City prancing were opened by the I'layor, and. read by him in the following order, Caller Publishing do., Corpus Christi Democfatr Coo, and ordered to be laid on the table for forty eight (48) h,ours-. Sundry bills hav *Mg been laid before the Council the Mayor read them. It was moved, seconded._�ndca.rried that the 'bills that were O vKT d..,, properly) be paid out of the proper funcls,, and that bills not 0®Kyd, properly obe referred back to the City Secretary, all -nresent voting .dye r It was then move&, seconded and carried that bill of lir. G.W.Gregory, City 21gysi_cian.,, amounting to X1100,00, be referred oto the City attorney for investigaticn, all votingAye� The communciation of Acting City Engineer Stevens relative to overpayment zto the Shernan Conerate Gomrany, was read , as follows: j� Corpus Qh.risti, Tomas, April 11th.,. 1913. To the Honorable Mayor and Git-y Council, Gentlemen - The following is my final estimate of the work done and material furnished by 441 the Sherman Concrete Co. tinder their contract for constructiW sewers on certain streets •11' in the city of Cornus Christi. This wort. has boon comiileted and the adoption of this report and .inal estimate will constitute an: aeceptrncc of the work by the city. Your attention is called to the fact that there is no balance due the contractor but 0*hat he has been overpaid $858.47 dollars.. .Accompanying this report please find contractors check payable to the city for the amount of such overpayment. In explanation -of this overpayment, I would state Viat the work has been, in progress since 1_ t A gnat and monthly estimates have been allowed each month by the various engineers in chargo of the work and s6m unknovra period s 1 ce tho wor'. started d--uplicate payments have 'been made that were not discovered until the completion of the vrn_t .nd y`nal me-,surements m -!d. esiimEtes had been made and fig ared. out.. ,'See Tinal estimate or file in Se-eys Of-!ce) Respectfully s 2bmltteclg,i (Sine)g.. Sl'PTJ'P;TTS, It was moved, seconded*and Garried that Mr. Stevens' report be received and adopted, and that the money returned by the Shermand Concrete Coinpan7, be returned to the Per i,=en.-t Street -improvement Fund. all present voting Adie. The application of Claude Fowler for the position of Chief of Police, was referred to ssioner Sutherland. - It was moved, seconded and carried that Commissioner Uehlinger be authorizQd to pur- three (3) dozen chairs to be placed. in the Council Chamber'for the use of the itizens, all voting Aye. The City Attorney having prepared an ordinance fixing the hour of holding the regular eetings of the Goun:cil. it : was read. (See Ordinance and Resolution. Book) It was moved seconded and. carried that the Charter rules be suspended,' all voting Afire It was moved seconded and carried. that the ordinance be adopted as read., all voting Aye. D.McNeil Turner read to the Goudcil an ordinance regulating electrio,11,al tftstallation,. It ^ is moved, seconded and carried to refer it to a committee frr invest g� Dior_,. Commissiouers Ward, Sutherland and Collins were appointed. the committee, -all voting Aire. It was moved, seccnded and carried that -/_� O. Goode, be appointed a mounted polkoemaa t a salary of $10.00, per month, ' all voting Afire The bond of Miss Daisy Talbott Delinq=lent Tax Collector, was presented by the City) tto=ey, C.W.Cribson -and Joe Hirsch being sureties. 4. It was moved, seconded and carried that the 'bond' be, accepted, all voting Aye. On roduest 'of D.iUcNeal Turner, the mayor appointed Commissioner Collins and *the City tto-rney a committee to confer with Engineer Stevens, relative to grades and to report at the ext M"eti z - G. %Davidson representing the Trades Gouncll. of Corpus C'irtstiaibo c.:,: t''_,e Council fid me&e the follcwi:nQ pro? osition. The Trades Council of Corpus Christi will advance 46,be ity 011ffi3zert m^ney to finish the' building of the _.East room on the third floor. of the itj, Hall, provided that the City lease to the Trades Council the said furnished East rook: r Or a term of ,fears, and that the mcney so ac1vanced by the Trades Council be credited to it s rent paid, during the tern. of the lease. It was moved, Seconded and carried tba`k Commie ione:4 Uehlinger and. the City Attorney appointed to consider the proposition and report to the Council at its roxt meeting. It was moved,seconaed and carried that the Council adjourn. ttest. K,. it ecretax/y 0 r cc `the Vitorrlis 0hristi. CAZBED MBE:TTN•G4 OB TIM, CITY COUNCIL, APRIT, 12r 913. The Council a.szerbled. ' with lwgayor Miller presiding. There were present anal answering roll call, Mayor Miller and commissioners Ward,, Sutherland, Uehlinger and. Collins. The 11ayor stated that the purpose of the meeting was to retelV'e the report of Ale -ander patter :relative to the water Snpply of the: City. Bayor miller reacl the report of Mr. Potter:, The report was silent as to Immediate temporary relief:: It was moved, seconded and carried that the Mayor be authorized to add, -four new Members to the present committee on water supply (R.R.Savage,, W.F.Timon, IV.S.Rankin., G.R. Scott,, and R. J.Klebex�) 4 The mayor named S,.M.Zeary, Jacob' Smith, John C.`Scott and. D.Ijcffe l Turner, the members of the Council and acting Bngineer. H.A.Stevens being ex -officio members:. The rersonel of the committee now is, His Hon. Mayor Diller,, Commissioners War&,, Sutherland., Uehlinger and ' Collins,Acting„'ngineer H. -A. Stevens,, R. J.Kleberg, I S.Hankin, G.R. Scott, R. R. Savage,; W. F ..T'imon, 8.1d.leary, Jacob Smith, John C. Scott, and D.,hIelTeil• Turnex, R.R. Savage was appointed eha 3mi8 of the- committee.. it was moved se.conde:d and carried that the City Attorney give ii.s opinion as to the rights of - the City to the waters of the _-ffueces River, and to employ :all necessary assistance, All voting Aye'6 it was moved sec.ond.ea and carried that the Committee be called. to me6t Monday, April loth, to discuss wad's and means for immediate temporary relief`; (Refer to Charter beariiig on this). Commiss Tonerx. Uehlinger iresented a petition (Signed by B. J.�ivel and others) y t to extend the water main from its pr. -;sent terminus on Byford „ venue and 16.th ,,Street -to the S. W. C orlie r of 16th and Vo rgan Avenue. it was moveil seconded and carrie3 that Mr. Uehlinger advise the petitioners that at the rrosent time, the extension cannot be mad.e. It was roved, sago: led and carried that the atock of Mr Noble `be released from the pound because it was a question as to whether or not the said; stock were within the City liyn ' is vilien. Lvnr poundod. c ll voting ale ® It was mooe& seconded and carried to adjourns Attest: SPEGIa ME-ETING 02. THE CITY CO—UCIL,.APM 14th, 19113. The Council was called to order by Mayor Miller, at 5,;1.0 P.M. Present Xa�or Miller and. Commissioners Ward, Sutherland, Vehl-znger and Collins. Mayor Miller stated that the object of the meeting was to act upon the bids for City - printing, that had Laid ul)on the tabke 48 hours, and u-pon any other business that might come before the Co7aucil. It ras moved by Commissioner Sutherland and carried that"a committee be appointed to investigate the bids and report to the Council at its next neeting.41 all voting Aye. The Mayor appointed Commissioners, Sutherland and Ward and the City Attorney. The Report -of the Committee appointed to arrange an order of business for the Cbu cil meetings, was presented. With the consent of the Council Mayor Diller interchange- numbers 4 and V -in the ordex and it was roved -by Commissioner Sutherland., seconded. by Commissioner 'Ward and carried. tl^. st the report be adopted, all voting Aye. -Here follows the order of business. Corpus Christi, Texas, April 14th,1923.a To the Honorable Mayor and City Council,* Gentlemen: Your committee beg to report as follows,subject "Order of Business".. lst, Callinv of roll. tad, Reading of I1inutes, previous meeting. 3rd, .#nfinished business as shown by the Minutes. 4th, Bills and Accounts. - 5th, Reports of OfTices? 6th, Reports of Corr i-ttees 7th, Communications. 8th31 New Business.. 9th, Complaints and suggesti:c:3s bwr citizens,. 10th, .Adjournme-it. Respectfully submitted,. (Signed) Russell Savage. (Signed) y,G.Collins, (Signed) H. RQSutherlancl, There were presented to the Council :-ix rids for furnishing medical sup1:-)lies to the City, They were the bids of Joshua Smith. B.'B, Treadwell. i X1. Thomas 9 Bluff Drug `Store. City Drug. -Store. I:.H. Bingham. They were opened and read by Mayor Miller and laid on the table to tai:e the usual conrsa.. 'The City Attorney presented his opinion relative to the bill rendered by Dr. Gregory for quarantine services. It was to the effect that wader the ordinance establishing the office of City Physician, Dr Gregiory was not q titled to the compensation cEjk,imecl, It follows; April 14; 1915. To t1 -e City Couulcil Of the City of Corpus Christi. Gentlemen:- With entlemen:- Lith reference to the claire of Dr. G.' 1l.Gregor�T against the City refe red to me, I beg leave, to report: I find that the office of City Physician is established by our charter and by ordinance, which leave (,be mo?uit of the sa3.a-r-`T to be paa_d the City Z'i:ysician t o the City CO -L . 13-iei' i find that on Ilay 10, 191 , Dr. Gregory 1.-,ras appointed City Phys'GiSi2 1,,y the Council at a salary of ?37.50 a. month., aind that on ha: 16th., he accepted this a )pointment and quaff i_eie d by taking the oath of of -.Lice. I find no othe - special contract between Dr. Gregcry and the Council for any additional compensation. Under the ordinance estL.blishing the 0—Tice of City Physician aMO%Qngst other tMrvr•s it -iq provides. thwt the City Physioiari shall. p0rfora; all dutie;c w --°i t} reference to the provention and spread of conta.o;io?7s -rcra infectioiis and- epidfn is disel.ses anr� shall- hive general supervisic►n r'all quarantine rriea.,u.:•L- Under the &�cnitary Bode for Texas Vr"r_9.ch is ador-t'by Ordinance in this City, it is not only marle the duty of the City Physician to assume control of eortgious diseases aiu cat?arn'cire, but aenalty is provided. for his failure to act. Regardless of tine small salary paid the City Physician in. this City, if he is willing to aocopt the position a"L; t --at salary lie must expect to do h.is duty under the law vwitholzt extra 3omperca,tion. kid it shoulc'_ never be recess---ry -for this City to p'*;0�r any Ehysic'ian extr€� Ctir�'p. 11S-t�nr. for gllarantine SerV7�8 so 1c2J20 cS ;F� i1t?ve >3 City tih?'s ciaY!s FLn(1.7.ng _Zn authority for :it, I, therefore; recommend that :the -bill. ares-enteJ by Dr. Gregory be not' p€:id. Respectfully, t 'ned ) Russell. Savage 2. -rt vrac moved by Cor_;missioner Suthorla nd, secondr d by Commissioner i�iard Ana carri.ec?, tha, the Rb—oort o -r -Ache City Attorney an the recommendations contained therein 1-e a0om)tPd, all voting Aye. it rias rocoinmended by Hayor Miller that be appointed Sanitary -rispo'ctor at a sa,la=fir Gf ��r]0.00, P,(,r no .th, It was mavet~ by Cor -mi sione.r Ward, seco—rded by Con?ni sior.er Sutherland, that A.B, Satt-er be appoixit,,.. San i.Vary Tnspecto:. to From ta.;.zder the or+.ur'ol- of she Do�...cl of Health, at a salary of `! 60.00, per mouth. All Voting . yew Corrmissioner Sutherland stated that he had received petitions to be appointed City Elarshal from the following: B.C. Pald win. ,ee R iggs. Claaae i cwiLrti J.G. C) in;;on. It j ez, Mov0d by Cor^mis.si.or-er by CnnuaiSsionoi 1lenlinter and 4,1 that Claudo t , Tc li�G} 1V-11ar 1ral, 0` li'll vo -'U Lng LL•e. It eras 'moved by Comnissi over S%it-herl a2ad beconded by Cormii, s ioner Collins c,.at3 carried, that TSI.-J.T'iiland be appointed City Detective at a salary of M0.00, per month. All voting .rite. Witholl", Objection }the Coinon4 ' , Ile,, oz• .Iil der, -a T) Co�T�riissioner Uehling r mid r Corm-nissione:• nark a cor"miittoe of two, to confer`' l h Act:.ngIngineer Stevens relative to �y f - 548 I' F an _Lm-niediate teMoorary water sapply for the City. It was moved by Com,niss one, S-1therland, seconded and carried that the bond of the City Marshal be fixe, at2t7��'C.00. Al; vo�i.x rya. It was moved,. -seconded and carrie,k' that .the Ccirac l adjourn. i I i .klayor of the "ll -b" Orp-UO Christi,., Attest i13 ecretary crf-t-he C�t� of CorrtI.a Chrits. I I' f I � ' 11 SPECIAL CALLED MEMMING ING OF TU_ C T TYCOT=. C Thi �47RIZ 14th,,1915 0 Mayor Iffiller called the meeting to order at 6;2'5 P.M. Present tLLayor Miller and Commissioners VTard and Sutherland, Absent Commissioners Uohligera and Collins. The Magor stated -tY.at the purpose of the meeting was to recommend and pass upon rhe bond of Claude Fowler as City Varsh6ll. The City Attorney presented the bond of Claude Fowler ad City Marshal in the' S;um of $2000.00, dno. H. Gallagher and Charles Well beln3 mnreties. It was moved by Comma:ss J.oner, Sut i.erlan.d, secondea by Comi.ss ioner 'Ward and c arried that the bond be approvdd and acceptedq Alllvoting :Aye, It was moved, seconded and carried that the'meeting adjourn,. Attest: 1 50 SPECIAL CAL FI► MEETING Or' THE CITY COUNCIL 1101ill, 15`thp 1913 The Cotmcil was called to order by Mayor Pro Tem Sutherland., at 9;55 AJ4. present Mayor Pro mem Sutherland and Comm ssioners Ward and Collinav, ` .Absent Commissione Uehlingdr and Xyor Killer. The Mayor Pro Tem, stated that the purpose of the i meet' ng vvas Vie appointment. of Ct t y - Policemen to serve until the 'Council meetzng, l�'riday, April l8th, 1913., 1t was moved by Commissioner Ward and seconcled by Gommi es over Collins, anal carried # that William Hoy, 1.3.Pr#-er and Lee Petzel, be apI,)ointed City Policemen to serve until the meeting .of the City 06nnoa:l., Friday, April 18th, 1913. � It was moved., seconded and carried that the Couna-U adjourn. Attest + L 11 SPEC IAL CALLED �TTi"IG 07 THT CITY COMM Ib APRIL, l6th,,- 1913. Mayor 11il7.er celled the-Co7uzcil to order. Present, Rayo r Ville r, Commissioners Ward, Uehlinger and Collins. Absent, sutherlancl. The Resolution of the Citizens Committee relative to lir. Potters report sand to water s',ipply -as presented to tL.e Cov?ncil, and laid. upon the table for futare c�.onsiclerat on It ; �s moved by Cor rjissioner Colling, seconded by CommirEione'r Ward and carried that the Acting City Enqineer and the City Secretary be authorized to advertise for bias for UhP installation of pumps and machinery necessary for a temporary water supply. .All voting Aye; 9' It :.as then moved by Commissioner Collins and seconded by C>orni.ssioner Word, and carried to refer the Resolr.tion of the CitT* zeas Committee to the C ty "Attorney for his opinion and that he report to the Council at their regular meeting, Friday April 25th, 19138 All voting A.ye. It was moved by Cor-r-Assioner Uehlinger and seconded. by Commissioner Ward,, and carried.,, to instruct the City Attorney to give his opinion relative to that part of the Resolution of the Ci -i.zens Committee which refers to flection 15 of Article 15-1 of the City Charter. It was then moved, seconded end. carried to adjourn. Attect 11 11 - -- --.I - - -1 - --- - -- -- _, - � - - -- - - - - OP Tut, G C;`Lt7!TO,-i '.'. AiKTI l r i .1:1ei- A.r;3 ;% tae moe�t ixtg �'ol a d at 4 ,0 4dl eet=j: t �r z ~ S v . wlli'� Za,- 4r 111-121 e1.` OQ=1188 C) t3 lydi Uph-1 ng':x— br' 3 °"i "'ri, zlwf, - u 7:ha., mlmv-f es, a� ��tg �nc�e ti sof �: � l 11t r.�l 12,, �p�.^� 1 '1 A tai � l h, r h; Ap r. : p - s, &,pril 5 AU�,l l�`t€:�, Pie 'ol7 ow%— -ing correction to the mi-autes df April ld-th, was Made: To the �a in4 Claude Fowler City Marshal, there was added "at a salary of 0100.6.00 per month.,, The minutes were then approved as read®. 11a,yor Miller read the 'bank balances up to and including April l7th `"he current expsnse account was read, and it vas moven bbl- Commis-sion:er Sutherland awl secnvd.ed by Commissioner Collins and carried that the bills thereon be paia out of the p'-nper iiT fl 10 a,, All voting g Aye, The bill of James Holman, Plvmber, for plumbing on the third floor of the City Hall ing -dor the -sum .,sum of ��1 r5, oo, was read; and it es .moved by Commissioner Uehlinger, s6con.ded by Commissioner R -arid, and carried that it be aid out of the City Hall building rand. All voting .Aye.. 'Uehl1uge., . The street aepartment aeccunt ;was read; and it was moved by Cormiiissioner,#\ see ondea by ornnissioner` Word, end carried that the iii`- is thereon be paid oiut of the, proper fund. 1 voting Aye. u ti It was Moved by Commissioner Uehlinger, s -wed by Commissioner Collins, and carried:. hat 6500.00; be transferred from the Current �pense Fund. to th{: ftreet Fund. All voting aye. Acting City Engineer^ Stevens, presented, his report relative to the present condition f tr;6 Himicipal 1 rf It follows; Cornus Chri sti, T.e�ms, April 18th;1913. o the Ho. orable Hayo r and City O ounc il,, gentlemen. - In accordance with your instructions to investigate the present status. of the Ifunicipal Wharf and report relatis-Ve thereto I append the followin statement. The municipal wharf is approaching comllei: on as far as the city's contract xr th the Riohl�tvl. Concrete Company is concerned. Delays occassion.ed by the weather, lack Of rcwer to operate machinery and. non arrival of material have given way to a period: of activity who �h. rromises to- culminate in the completion of the contract vritl'?in a few weeks. The, contractor has yet to .construct about three haand:red feet of creosote sheat pilling, one or two bf�t' er posts and a arall amni nt of -concrete sheetPiling, also he has sore repairs to mace to damaged concrete work, to finish up the floor laying on the approach to the Tee Heaa anal to',place t'.e tie rods in, position before iiis contract will be cor..plete. To make the wharf available for public use however will require a. completion of irT_e fill, tiro l - vol. ng anc1 grading of the materiel already d.elnosited , the dredging of the t,jrning basin up to the wharf, the eonstruction of a, warehouse and laying a one Inch f1oo over the Tee Head.. Some attention will have to be given to the ,)rotecting of the •fill from the rash of tbe. water .along the � oii is of the concrete sheet pil inz and also to constructing e protection along the soutT: s iae of t'he wharf dromi the sh:o --r,,- Line aaV,; to the point where rilli'rU construction w.s started. In order to allolu the contractor to plane' the tie rods called for in his, contract r.-il1 probable be necessary for the city to do t1.e exetvat ng aerosis the fill which is W t ' -na*r in place to permit tie tie reds to be sunk to a level grades T", -,e., fn17 oviTIIIS is a statement of tY e fin€nc a1 c, -.n,3 � ti o-ne pertaining i ---v T I 455 I.acr, lon- vt.rucil ;viwith an Ostamei'O o-� the -probable amount of Toone-,, that Will 'be reqnirefl to 3,xrPL -te Vhe w(Ark in this don-nection I may say t'licat owing tc n1ir-er6us and aa-ditiong mala JD the -Olan-n foxr� the' wtia'r-X construction Thich have been aut Ii.Qriz6d 'by vaio-Lie city -off w.La2 s n, -►o -in h e -past year theare are mangy chap es for ext-xas not contemplated in the ovial . These claims T ha-v.e -,-Lt yo t passed unan but. inc,luEe ther as far as Imoun in my - -Js-birlate OT final cost. 6 -his estimate. of final cost is bas,�,& upon the assumption that the a iditional fill Uni wjlj be pxc-,riclea without expense to tle City by V-0 ;,,overnment arecige. Financial Statement:. Probable aoutract ccst of Wharf inclndino- extras claimed, $42967.71 Tl-otal padd to date en contract., 34:710,16 Probable balOnce due c-onti-Rcter on corple"i-ion, .8257.61 Lest .of- additional 7orlsc req_ui.--e6 is as follows D'"ed ging to end of tharf fi-om, tinning basin, 390.00 `ill-orotecticn inside of lovihheall wo.00 suxfaas of Till over entire bnlk*_'he,,_1.1j ?000. 001" ,xcavr'�ion for placino� tie rolx, 1000-c Q0 Prote-etlng- till, ri-prap leveee, sovtb side tharf, west end. 504.000 Wiarehallse., 5000.00 Dne inch floor over tee -bend, 1400800 awat'itgenc ez, 1000.00 To, al balance a e an'l estimated cost addit-ional. work Balance on hand in wharf fund 64-38A'0 Deficllenc,y in funds: availal2e. Tor t'iis -..o.Tk 15409.11 Reopectfii-ELy Qabmitt4a, (-q-LPQ_-ned)' H. A* Stevens .Acting, City 'EnglneeT it was moverl !).r Cammis2ioile,: Ward -i-sicner S-itherland and coni el that Eieeon,5ed by Cor -r - the report be accepted and filed. A21 voting Aye. Tt Mis movea by Cormissioner SutherlanE, seconded b- Co -.n Ward and rraMr' -L that CY I e c -he: reTqwt of Acting, City En�ireer Stevens be referred to a oomm.14tt-ae on devisixia-,- ncans for aov.-Ietir,~ tl^e m=itipal Wharf, _L11 Tut i'nj.�, Ale Mhe -Thayo-r ar.joluted Commissicrers Collins, 7rard and 9,.7thorlwad as the commm itte e. Tha'City At t c =ey--es; it f6,11aus; _pr&sentea his report on Auto and Haak chaxg, April 17; 1913 lo the, Qity Council, I of the City of Corpus Christi. have been instr-actued. by you to. investigate and report to the -mat-ter of the ad- isabilit,T of making' changes in'.thel ordixiance regulating aut-o-Tti-abile anti hack fares. In iccordtince v-,-i-'U-h your re-Taest I- have confeA.-t.ed with several overs, and operators of aut omo bile s �',.d hacks dhd fiAcL -6hat they are not togetl-er in their ideas on the subject. I fii-nd that, U -L abou:half of them 'want--- a 'lat rage o le 59�! a trip- while the othex half want the yreqent L U -LP U U rat -q of 25d retained withia s-oe'ci-fied l'irzits. Some waiit; the, fare after ele7ven 0 -''clock •h", "o, be the sanya a, s 'he da rata while othe-n,3 wiSh le" a�_-- They all V-9ree Ll -Y I V U _L Lo U I %___ ___ __ I I_ - – - ___ __ – — ___ - - _ - - - - __ – - — — - - - ..:Ia U the diT-essence in the JIare,pec J-ivar _-beiw*6w,,q_ th6 zcLitoadbile Et;t three cl-la.:s Per hoer iincl the r 4utolno'b-1 e e -e- --DOmLAx+9 ant, 4 hd.,.piar t'no Va _small and they alaq agree the te -oax !Lo;�r tor 'hacks is' too 81hall.. Of c',ijuTse the" -pobllz would' xather-. have the eheapax- zatq and. zi6 it is 'qa-ble fox the owners of I nc pos automobiles and hacks to operate at the cheaper rate, tljp 'claiin Of the PIblic to t.e a b,!,, a 7p e rate 8hcnla lie final. 1, therefore, recormena that an ordinancl- be passel with the foll:prrinC p:oc-A.;ion,.3; 1, That the rate Tor each passenger fo,_: haoL, or automobile be twenty-five 0,e11 S - the day time within the following limito: Beginning at a point on the Bay at the intersec- tion of Fitzge-rals Sti-eet with lbh3 Bay thence West along Vitzger�ad 8treet to the S,A.&.A.1. Tranpfer track thence along the sail Transfer t-rack'South to a -point on Railroad Avenue a - xhi-ch will ithence along Railroad Avncia&e the Union Depot, venue 11 to the Bay. Outsile of these lin-ito the fare to be 50,for each passenger aur -Ln; the -1 ay 4- 1 .10. The rate between 11:00 P.11. and 151- A.K. to- be 50regardless- of lin'It. The rate on hacks per 'ho'ur to be raised 5N. The diffei-ence between the prive per hour for five-passeliger cars acid secen-passeng-ex. care to be $1.00. instead of 50f-., Z. The city Ordin-nioe to have such ocher and. rh ex provisions for the 1?�roteation. of -the Publie, and inte re s-6 of the City as the City .Attorney may deen, advisab2e. Respectfully, (Signed) Rnsbell Sarage.. City Attowney, ' It Was moved by ccr.xjlszionaar Sutherland, sesecondedby Co,.nissioner Uc h3 -Ln -6r trad cerri-ed S that the report of the Oity Attorney re reaeived, and filed, All voting Aye. The Olt- Attorney ILresentei 'his report relative to the rij-hts of the City° to,, sent Iffater supp] Y. Corpus CL rI ti, Texas,. Til 18,19,15. To the City Council, of the City of Ociptis Christi. Gentlemen:, I ha%Te baen requested by your body to give you as City Afto=ey my legal' oplAion of the ri-CTitz oT the City in its* present Water 811. _1 y,, This is a matter which properly attenfied to tifould' i-avolve, exhaustive research, *h-1ch would take -f 1?0-babl " h irty days, in or-cler that the bity Attornej, shcL aul.Sive rot otly'his conalustf)ns, but tA-atlhorit-ies upon -thich these conclusiuns bra ba-sedf, However, Vim& 2I.B. o -f essence in this matter and I have been reqnest-ed- 'by the Hayo;r to mace report to youx bod o,:r he legal conclus'ans to which 1 have a2-,:ivea in st-ac1 ng this 1) ro -0 0 s i t i 0 -n,. , I. l A, S, 41 re 0 ata: e in Justice to M*�Self that 'I- h, ave not had tiike to give this sul4ect the d etul lea. - oprpLOA'Q_ere(, jo.n which its magnit-ade deserves, becaus-e of the short- ar-e of the time given me and. the p.raas- o -f other public matters to which my att-ention has, 71een, directed as an o:rf,ice2,,-cr-r�yo-�re-"dity. However, the uonciaEfl'on's- which I have reached are firmly fined. in my mind, any for �jyaelf I :Z3bl staisfied as to ,tlie.law applicable to th - is question and forel Sla-stified in giving 'yoa r.., opihAon, And ial, -ivinc,),' you this opinion I give rou marly my conalusiqns as as to the la; abd a0 not seek for the reasons ata tecl to city aftthoritiez or to give you. the, e'-Khatative op: ni 6n to which you are entitlad ant which i would like to give ha*d_ I more time*. Sono t7'ent'.Y-two years-.,aga the City of Co --pus Christi issued bonds for the purpose of establtehing its rt,,tcipel rat, e r system. It was f oi2nd flat not enough money had been pro-. -71ded for the 0*1 to to con-olete this system, therefore,, a mumbex of private citizens of the city Qontraht-nrl with the elty to complete the eys�;em_, 'their U be raimbursed Y -A )at. of"the ,revenues of tie -water works. Ghese citizens orgen.ized-the Corpus Chri-sti Water Supply, o oft, any. AQ) a part .of the water work syat6m wlier it was first inagvrate6, t1he tragi t a -F I -and -apo-n rb 1 -37^ the --present rump station is located, an the xiver vao, bought -;Z 3 U*bsequently, 1395 �716 gran to S.ULea�y,et als,,uouprist ," the Car- ns qate r supply corpary, the riSht to construct a dam across the Nue-es -.irer inworder to keep the!nflo*-of at&Jo, c 'bae ome salt, and th-le r1an was biliAt :latex. h -on the bay from !aauskag the riverwallier about the intereo+ .6 ' t-kose th 6 t `t fne'. ' Tilie City of Cor -pus Christi, Te:k,0�6, 'SubseV_ently bought ouit, compoting, the Coxrus Christ"! Water SuPPIT Co y in 1.909 and tock: -,fir toavri.11s all the rights � and interests which this compayry and the j composing the co npany h a5 1-n the -water works sypteM, Thi -le tlere is some difference in opinion -the Bette an+horlty seems .to be that t- h4 City of Goixrpu's' Christi is under the law a ri-paria,4 ovn.er oil the ITnecas river owning as It does the 1pnd on which the present p-Lmpihg station 'is located. And as su6h riparian owAer, 1 -the city has the rightI by p'rescrip'tion and over twenty years adverse posse'asion -and user to not only use sufficient wqter' for this tract of land situated upon the 'Iflieces "River, }gut ;also for the domesti'c puq:oses of the city of 'Gor-Dus Christi wlilcls: is uonnected by pipe line with this tract of land u -,.-)on the rivers But even- were not the City of Corr) -as Chr�.sti a rip..--- ax,ian om-rer it has for ove- tw.enu-y years emJoye& jpeaaa�Me and adverse. 'Pas-ses-al-cUi, Of the _;right to use the weters which if?haq 'I'mToundei for the purpose of eupplying'- the qi-111-7 with water for domestic purposes and. therefo-xre h --.s a right by, prescrip-1:ion to the, qont,imed_ use of the water from this source 1?itrpose of supj?:7i�n�- the aitilzens of G,O*usChristi with watez, for domestic pu-rpos,9T,,. This °i lit by preacti:?tion, as I understand it, :Us not limited, 'ifts to' the snpp :1y ' taken or to lie taken but is only UT'ted as to the maamerp�,fhe- -ase of the water. other r4arlan ovmers alonS� the lbiece: s to the s river, their rights are second.ary to --lie riaht,a of the City in this regard. The well established rule is as between appvopri�,`ters of publia raters the firet- time is the first in: richt, and the! city is frist in k the C, - wPpronriatlon of tul-e.se waters Tulaer cousidaration. Partienlar-ly is t1iistrue of aflich riparian ovniers Who mag not or hereafter de -sire to use the -rater for irrigation purposes tev. -ose the -rivi-t to the iise bf nater by ripatian ov.ners -�ar irrigation or other wkrti-_Hcial -purposes is seconaar-Y to the right of its use for domestic purposes,,purposes,, 1, therefore, conclude that the City of Corpus Christi either as A rtpariau awner or even as a trespasser, t,, jeqpQn, of _Jts, peaceable and adverse possission a)V! enjo - &nt and adverse user z for over twenty yewxs and further by reason Of the -recognition 40 4ggis- Inature of its right to impbunE the water, and the fact that 'by building its clean t has im- Potn&ed th-e waters of the 'Nueces river at' this -point and made possible its use for''ooth (joines- tic and art -1 -ficial purposes:, has -a riCjit -hy prescr*1pti'o'-Ej to au,011 nater from this - �ou:�ce as may be necessary for the domestic use of the citizens of Corpus Christi;, which carrot be here'- after sitcoessfully questioned or attacked. %alslatnre and. fi-nd nothing thereir- change T have ezatlir-95 the 'hill passed by tT,e.A a thi;3 Piqtter _s this bill, aeeks oil y ta proviae hor, the public wa,.-ery f the ',.tate, in1.qj)pkOpri7t-ed at the time of the pasBap,-A of tbe bi:1_1 may be appro—iateB. L the wat-er --rith 7fd-i.nli e are concox-net beon kr.j)2-O:Pr1ated b-,- the city of Corpus -Oh:?est j for cars S 1)111 '^ore-Tler strpnghtens Out, future position, in t-h.eo it;' ides- thL,t fntnre appropria=tors "must show,, i -n ap a their desired approprie �t*on,Wj�ll not -propria-tors plying, that' I .n � -ere te 3�f with -pj?ior appropriations. I believe that .for this !council to take any ;action that would or mi_ghl " 'be eanstnled as relinquishment of the e-sta-blio-hed rights of the city in t1ts presentu source off= watc-, uupply, either by abandonment or non-nder would amount toa i r a r. f3 e rl of the -best interests of the city and. the fut-oTe welfare of its, inh&bitanta, alfp-ost climinal inota .nature, regTet,'tha-t I have-not been able So .* many respons to giveyou a more 04imustiv e and ..',etail,ed opirion urncla this quest%�,on. 310 , believe my conclustions -upon thee -we ver I f irmly sound re- x z a c1l would n hang eF_ al principle s Involved to be so .1amd, 'the- for further e. e r 1 wo c not c, ge the ad'7iSP,,, here ZiVen- yon. Respect -Tully, (SI gned.) Russell Savago, City Attorney. It was moved by.CoTxn_-.;ssIonor Ward.,' seconded. by C-ommissioner Uehlinger and carried. that -the report of the City Attorney be m received, and T'Lled. All voting Aye® The Mayor, -xithout objection appointe-d ComnlsstoneTs'.Vtard,, uehlin, gL ar and a therland. a -a c orumittee on tF.r&ys end—,am o ray s1lng funds to rov -le fora permanent we -Ver supply f 0 r the City. "('see repott of City ALtaxnaey..). Corr :'asszoraer Uebllager anti the City Attorney, the o oramitt e e appoluteiq to C-031fer with the 2e,? at,'we to finish!"I'S city and leasing the east room of tI,e tli-ird floor of t'l-,e Trac 001mcil a3koa To7� qall re time in xll-Adh to Trsller tI-e nat-t-er, it was granteA them by the Idayar rithout oIj'-otInr; 010li-ae of +he 3om'on ,-Ittee gra&ez, asked for inore time in WMon ch tc csiier -- the matter. -rt, wzqtvjite.l I Lm by t' o Mayor without, aiiject Libia. Colli issi'ono,r Collins, of the connittee on electricial installai.-ion, asked foremore tim In W114.0h to alNasiar,.,r the matter. it wastiovedg, 'by Oomissionex Vehlinger, se-conaeld IV-Commts- zioner "Tare arfl (-arrlea that riare Lime he grantefl h1m. All voting- Aye. OoDmisq,*oSer Siitherland read the re- port of the eounittee on J):O�iuting bids, it _allows. Corpus Christi, Te_xas, April 18th,1913. •To the Hov,.'Iftyor and -Board of Commissioners of inhe Oii:y of Corpus 01"Xisti.— We yolir an nted +n Invest -i _ gate and report TID6:a the Bids fo° city 'PrIntlrp file -3 by fl -e Oorrua- Christi C;al3e.d Herald,, and -111-he Carpus -Ghrie-bi -Demourat,,beg leav(-.to l'-wnerl o That nsaic biao or prorosRls we find. thiat we pon 6 a -F-vination ar-5 di!�casslon. f cannot aetorr�Irr the biriz vf];;Ach is the lowest bi cher. the rep-trese-atative Of t1in Call claims -cmdev the cfTenlati'6-a proviso' in: the Caller Herald bid. that said. Qaillp-i, Ile, ral a bid. Is the 'lowest While the Dem-ocrat rebre8eutative L -laiMS' that t1le UMIGOrat Xd is the 1OWdSt and bes-It, bid, azld this Oonmit-tee cannot agree CIT-Iong t-Ilenselves as to ch ,is the best bid,, and. we resp e3t-fully recommend that both 'bids Le rejeered,anq t1lat we rep-avertlo _y the Gity Attorne 0�_Sor'!)ias to bd made on a form prepared b 2. (11gne cL) H. R. Sut-hexlaud. (signed) (Signed) Dudley '7arcl. Russell Sava, -,e,. Ittee, Gomm L It' WSS Moved Jry Ueh2irgeT seconded by Ccmmisaionr.:1Ta_ra anal. Ca: rigid that the .report Al., .'ye. 14LIer tIIQ the ra-7cr ir_t VQC P_,I the City At4-jorne- to �;b-rr of for V �P ej - - ( II ,prim`: i-iS- Re L2zo i =strilete3 the City secretary to realvert-U3e for bids prepared or the r oairl fog of bJA- -' or printing wher it -rws realy. Cou01.�siolllrr Collins stated that since he bad., adL-ed for more time for the committee on 31ect-ric .al installatio L that a raport had 'been made re&dy, and that he now wibhed to pres-ent an aFrI aanc e. c.-. eloot—. cal, its sta' lotion, The ord.inar e eras read. 'by the City Atty. I It ;gas moved by Commissioner Sutherland, seconded. by Commissioner Ward,, and carried that, the report be, referreaback to the committee for further consideration. ,All voting Aye® The committee approinted to :Investigate and report upon the contract or agreement,of Geo® A. Blucher to furnish current to operatO concrete mixer and other things 'presen:ted.•its report. It follova. a Corpus Christ-i, Texas,: April 18th,1913. R To the Zon.. Mayor an& Board of Commissioners of the City of Corpus Christi;: - lt and report ort'upon the Clontract or . �Ve your Committee appointed to investigate:agreement I of George g Blucher to furnish Current to operate Concrete mixer, excavating and pumping Machinery eery to the Oity*of Cornus Christi, for a period. of rive years, accepted by the C'zty Uy Clark Pease as Idayor of said City, beg leave to report that we are advisea by the City (Attorney that said contract or agreement is an: illegal contract, and not binding a upon , the City, as sho..n by a letter from the City Attorney hereto attached and made a part hereof. j' We therefore report haat said Contract is rtot3b bind u- on the City and r ecor�rend r that the City advertise for biis to f'i�-nish current for the purposes above mentioned:. (Signed.) Hm R. S'uVgarlann. (Signed) DucLiey Var'rt (Signed.) L. G. Collins. Corpus Chris ti, Texas, April 18, 1913. - To the City 'Council, Gentlemen: .Your Coma ittee aprointed to investigate the contract of the City with Geo. A. Blucher for a five years term has asked. me as City Aticrnei to report upon the legality of hits col -tract. The City Charter, Seo. 19. rage 15, provides that all Contracts of whatever char-a-- eter pertainin,; to ?-ubl.ic `improvement or the maintenance of Public property of the Gity involving an outlay of as much as One Thousanncd Dollars shall be based upon specifications prepared and approved by the City Council., and that advertisement inviting competitive bids shall be pit in a Daii_y Xewspa-.er not less than ten times, It then p:r clecI `how these bids shall be subm,ittad Ln.d passed upon, /� This contract Lith. Geo. A. Blucher comes within this article .of the Charter. 'On ixvestige.ti.cn 1 f'nCL frog the City .records and From conversation with the formerCity Secre_ tart' that there wa: no advertisement made inviting bids, but that the Methoa pai ed as this :" b' committee' of the OuLmoil was appointed to ask, for bid:sk and this Committee reportea back to the City Council that Geo. A. Blucher was the only b drier. I presume that this Committee merly asked verbally for bids as there is no r-ecoBld of any 'prou&dure upon their part. At an -y rate-, it is evident ro advertisement for bads was ma(Le because the Committee .reported before ten days after their appo1ntment. For this ;reason it is my opinion. that the contract is not a valid. contract and is not binding ltpon tis,; `;City. I, there fore, re c ommend that the City Council l have sp ec if cat ions prepared and advertise as provided by the Charter for competitive bids for this Elect'Xic power-.. Respectfully, (Signe:d) -Russel Savage. City Attorney.. It was moved by Commissioner Ward seconded by C omsaiss over Collins, and carried, that the eport of the committee and the 37eeontnendations contained thereiL be actor. ed:. All vowing Aye, I, L_ was moved. by Commissioner Sutherland,' seconCed by Corissa overlay and carried, that acting City I' agwneer Stevens and the City Seeretary pceparE andd, advertise for bids for fu=- . u=- _shim; all necessary electric crrwent nor the --ity. All voting Aye. The pet tic -.a -of the Gulf Re fiutng C:ompany wap, r oaft,, it fo,l101,70 a r Corpus Cbristi..,Texas, Apr il 18,1913.: o the Mayor ara:.City ft-urcill of the City of Cor us Cr r st: , Toxas. We beg to ask your honorable body, to issue parmit,, for tlhe installation of an undo rgroimd' tank., avd. self measuring pimp for the operation of an aut'onc'hil.e filling station. n front -k of -ire ,premises of 5 C. Cha,ddick c Co., at 308 Chaparral street; same to aonforra to any ordinance or refn:lation you may hale covering sane. Respectfully, submitted,, GULF REFI Z ;IG 00,01 (Signed) C.L.gerr. Dist, Sales 11anager It 'was moved by Cormissioner Sutherland, secondeO. by Comissioner Uehlinger and carried that the petition be granted, provided however, -`hat there is 'no ordinance against it. .L11 voting Aye. The '-,etit on o f Jodhua * A. Jones as read, it (allows St was moved by Conuni.ss ones 8utherl.an.d, seconded: by Gommiesioner Uehlinger and carried. to refer the petition to a committee of iitvestigatiola. The Mayor appointed Oommis-zon:ers Sutherland and, lard and the Pty AVney as- that The letter of H.I.Noel, relative to correspondence of two or three years ago w,:.s read,. it follows; Saint Zouis, April 15th, 19131. 11r. `i'h;omac . B Dumi, Cit--- Secretary, COT -us 1-xisti, Texas. YY Dean S it •, -- About tro or three years ago, when I was in Corpits Christi, I filed wi�h -the C. -I y an. a,cco Ott rf tre n -,rbers, date and. affidavit' cif coupons i:eIonC rt, -,,to the late General Spar%s on behalf of the -executors, of the Estate, which coupons amounting; to $1,600,.G0. had been lost by Bt r3. Spar'rs. The City has paid no attention to it, I no -u request you to return the -nap ers tai me. The exec,itcrs of the Estate noT,^' desire to makd a. final. settlement.. T, regret yozi did not see your 'xray c=lear to settle or comnromise the matter in some lay as that was as jnst a claim as ever was presented to a city, and ar- pvris rje'e given in detail numbers and date :.gid account vas sw---x to and. -:e tendered the City a bond. Very truly. yours, (Signed) H. V. Noel The K yor, vef�rred i:be letter. to -1-1~e. City Secretary arLd the City Attorney for Aetion. All applications for app-oint-gnt to the Police force, before the Council were referred to Cormissioner Sutherland end the City Attorney. The report of Delinvent Tai Collector was read. It shoved that there had been collected from January 2, 1913, to April 17th, 1913, the sum of 4��1446.26. It was moved by Commissioner Uahliueer and seconded by gommissioner Ward. and carried, that the Delinquent Ta- Collectar deliver the anount Srhowed by the report to the C ty Secretary tc be apportioned to the several T11 ds. All votin Aye,, T11c Pn u ,/ tut3ncnt of the Comptroller for t: -ie fiscal year ending February 28th,, 1913, was presonted to r43 CoviClcil. it u s rover by Commissioner Satherlond, seconwed 'by C'om�nLssloner Ueh7 roger an6 e arrived, that th=e - report be received and filed.. All voting .dye. The City Attoximey presented, and read "An Ordinance Providing- for the 0r-anization of the Police Department". It was moved by Slitherlanrl, seconded by Commi.sslonor Uehlln e?° to strike out that chase of ',he Ordinance Torbiddin, policemen to smoke whale on duty. The Motion failedto carry, as follows,; Ayes, Conmissi. over Sutherland. rr Uehlinger, 1 Nays, rr Ward.. tr " Collins.. " Mayor Hiller, j The ordinance contained the emer-ency clause and,. it was moved by CommicKi. over Sutherland, seconded by Con iss oner Uehlinger and carried that the Charter rule be suspended. All voting- .Aye. 'It was moved 'n't Commissioner Ward, seconded by Comm ssiorer Collins and carried that { the ordiha4ce as read' e a.dopt;ed, .8.11 voting .Aye. The City Ha Sha, renar°mended. that three more men be added to the Police force thus making the total niwber of patrolmen nine. He also recomiren.ded that the pay of the moi7utecl patrolmen be in-creus,:e, by Ab,,00, icer month.. N It was moved by Commissioner Sutherlancl, seconded by Oomrdssioner Ward, that the f oll- owing be appointed to the police force, F0 Qt 2at"T-oltan, B,. �ratezl Roy ff1cholsq, IT it Lee Jones,, IT 7T' s M. - Hoey,011221 e d rt I' G. IT. 1.1organ, Foot- .alld. that the pay of th-e, foot patrolmen be fixed at $60,00,, per month and. the* pay of the mo-Lwted patrolmen be fixed at $75.00, per mont6h. The motion carried by the following vote,, commis.,:A one r zutiie riand., Ayea, uehlinge r Aye. Ward-, Aye. Collins, Aye. Yayor Millar$ Nay® The Mayor ordered it to be recorded on the minutes, that he voted -nay because he objacted, to 'the increase in tl e. pay the mounted patrolmen and, not to the -pay of the footp atro"Ime' It was moved by Commissioner Sutherland, seconded by Commissioner Ward and c.arried. that, Anslastino Lomano be appointed a. special policeman without pay U patrol that part of the bluff neighboring the crossing of 'Leopard anal Wa6-o Streett. All voting Aye. Commissioner Sutheraand explained that he had been petitioned by Reuthinger Bros., and.. 'others in that nei,- ,hborhood to move that the above appointment 'bd made. On recommendation of the I'layor, it was moved by Oomnissioxier 'Collina, s eco-acled by Commissioner Ward, and. Sutherland, and carried that A. B. Sutter, Sanitary InOppetbr- be, lappointed special policeman vvathont extra pay. All voting- Aye. Gn petition of J', T.. Stoct-011, agent of "Wells Fargo Dixp'ress Co.., that Hugh Swanzey 2i ht -trasnfer-man of the said cqmpany be made a special policeman, without pay. It was moved by Commissioner Sutherland, seconded. by Gompnlissi=6 ,2. Uehlinger and. carried that Hugh S,,*80rizey be appoiiited special policeman without pay. All voting Aye-., The bids of the several Drftggisl;s, which had taken the ne-nal course were referred by the May= to a committee composed of Oommissioners lVarc! and Sutherland, Charles Muely appeared before the council sa-id. -asked. tblief from the smoke nuisance. ,Tb,e matter was referred by the Mayor with the consent of the Council, to the Gity Attorney, and the City M, arshall -fdr immediate action. Motio-,i was made,second-ed and carried., to adjourn® Attest: .414 CATtED Y'_ ETTNG OF mHF' 0 1T G -Or TC IT, .APRT 19,1913: Mayo" Miller called the Co*ljnoi1 to ovder at 5;00 o'clock P.M. _ Present Ha -,;-or I'Lillort Comr..i'se inners Ward, Uehlinger, Sutherland., and Collins The Mayor stated that the purpose' of the meeting was to approve: the bonds of she. newly, appointee City policemen, aPd -for the t-Tansaetion of whatever businerss mlght come before it, T'ne bonds of the newly 8pp^infeO City Policemen mere presented as f01lovrc ; The blind of R. C. Nichols, sureties, D4 F. Hal -1. aa.d. Janis Seogin. "'he bond •o f `Z. B. Prater, n John 1. S c og-in, and Ira, T. Jones:. The Bond. of Lee Jones, " P. J. Falmons D. F. H&.11 and James J. S,cogin. The 'Band of 7m. Hoy. " Lorenzo R.Rodriquez,F C.limon, J. J. Renthinger.. It �:as moved. by Commis -s! oner Sutherland, seconded by Oommissi oner War& and earried, t3,st the above named four bonds lie r°.-ce ved., approved and recorded.. All voting Aye. CeWaissiorer ;lard recommended that there ba rade and audit of the accounts of the C,�y from u;�'s{., 1921 to April 41-h, 1013, wirl that he be aitrori.zed to install a ner systen, of aoco-mut n and put it into operation. T, res —mraved, by Cn--mi:ssicr_er S,,tht- rlan3, seco-naed by CoTmissior.er Oehl-fingerand'c7arried that Commissioner r'Par.d be authorized to employ a competent aiudito-f to aud;"t the City's Acconnte from AuT st,, 1911 to phi T " dt� , 1913, on such terms as he might think most advartaveort to -:he City, anc t"lso,, t!:at Cort ~i ssionc-2 Tara 1,e a-Ptyiofizbd to install a now ,1i�t 1 .{. ane. pu4�f.nto �opc7 rc�'.f.+lo�1q n -1i �i �: 4�.n Aye, It was ncved:;, seconded. end carried that the Catmeil kd j o ani. - At est 11 of the City of Cc CAIA:,2j. zQ,'J3T.1VT4 0-41 TItR CIT -Y COUNCIL APRIL 21st,1913. lla76T miller called the meeting to order at 4;15 Present May -or Miller and Commissione_r_s_1Va�rd_, Uenlinger., Sutherland. and Collins. The Mayor stated that the meeting was for the opening of bids for supplying Cast Iron Pipe and for the transaction of whqa_�,. er business might come before the maeting. The following bid for supplying Cast Iron pipe was received o The American Iron PJ:lje Co. The lviayor opened ana raid the bid- d- aha it laid an the table to take the usual oowrse. The a.�)rlioatiou of !,l frd1da Chavez l�'-_Fcr a 2:1--inso to a ail mall- l9CMr-q,'was r6 celved. ard _=n-1 by Ona.Ao.-1,)-r3x seconded by Commissiuer Uehlinger and carried .,-.:gat' filo appl-'eation of Alfred Chavez be granted. A:1l voting Aye. The pay roll 'o -f the Sa-nitary Department Account of labor, was presertea. It was moved .1), Commissioner Ward, seconded by Comnissionex'Uehlinger and alarried, t1at it be paid out of tl--,e Otirrent 111zpense fund. All toting Aye. Mr. Alez-ander Potter being present the Mayor reacl the Contract between the Clt-y and of 1.2r. Potter. The liz—vor stated thatAtlie,amount 'o -f the oontract 03000.00, Mr. Potter had been pai& $2000.00, and that the a ba1,srce of X1,000._00. It was pro -posed. V%4q. 5500.00,, of t1ins balance' b6 I-aicl to 11r. Totter immediately w -id the rev"ainder ("500.00) be paid to him in thirty (30) days, " Thi's being agreeable to Mr. Pq_tter, it was moved by Commissioner Suthorlancl and s econaec-L by Commissioner Ward- that Yr, Pw&ter be ,rail one-half o -P the arotint due him out of the Water Warks Fmnd. All voting Aye,, 'It wts moved by C`o=issioner Collins,. seconded by Commissioner Siitherlazk -and carriecT, ghat the C"_+w A -A GI-oxney be aut- orized to nctify all .the:, pro-pex-lby omier-s ou the streets about to be paved f m0ce all necessary andergro-mia connections immediRte-ly. All voting Aye. The rapert of the commi-t-t e on ways -and means of raising' money to -complete ViaMmilci- -ffharf, res presented and re -_,1, it, foilows; Corpus ChrrisVI Tex., April 21, 1913. To the Honorable iffayor ami Board off Commissioners of -`he City of Corpliz Christi,'Texas, We* your committee appointed to aeViSe 17MYS and means Tor the securing 'of sufficient funds to complete the Municipal Wharff, now in course of construction, bag leave to eepart as f 0 ILI ows: First. We believe that the report of Acting, Olt- &gineezr Stevens, as submitted-, is that said report contaJins-no redi:tal as 21ot as coinl-3te as It- shoitld be, in this, to whether, or not the rzork done on. zald wharf is in compliance With the plans and spec-Iji-c.ations adopted by the City o: for the const-viction of said wharf and as to Whether or not said material Is of lu-b,q quality apocifie,d in said spec' il flo at ion, cand in our o-pi-nilon fails to show whel-O'hea, or not the contractor has to this date complied with the terms udd conditions of his contract with the City 4 of CoTitsChristi for the construct -Jon of said wharf. Second. We would Turtber -'recommend that a committee be appo-Inted to be comj)osed c -P -the.-City Engineer, City Attorney and Commissio-ner Sutherland, to examine the contract existing of OTIriE J,_i 'Lor the 00-1-lSf s, -L that between RT, Miner the City of Corpus rnotion.,,paicl, wharf, anc said: committee report to this council 'to what- extent in -th&ir opinion the said Minier has c om- plied with his contract with the City. Third. Ve would further recommend that the City EnglUeer make en, e-haust-ive rep --)rt to the present condition of said wharf along qAief lines sugvested in paragraph one of -6his U - Fourth. We :'o cdd recommend- tli.r, t no provision be made for a. bond 'issue for the ompl etion of sa-i-. Aa,rf ti :itil such time �as Mr, Minor has con-iol.eten hi' contract with -the ity fog^ ui e const-riaGtion of Said municipal Thai—:, and said wharf has been by thevity cepted or rejected tuide-" the terms of said Miner oo-t �ra.ct. As the members of this comittee hick they would not be jnstified La recommending, the ei:�7e31ciitin�e os more of the City's oney on a +d stun to said kunic;ipal Wharf -o-11-til puch time as zFie ascertain the condi t i6n of e wharf at this time as reported by the .Ci l -y Engineer, and its,' degree of officienc.-y. when omple ted, under elle inreQEi1t contract All of :n,2. Gh is respectfiilly Subirdtted, (Sic-1l1edf L. G. Collins. (Signed)--Tho-o. D. Ward. H:, R. SutlherlaneL. 1 t was moven, by vo'nmiss iener Uehl lnp-ei' , 3eaoT"?C? d Ly Cornisgs- toner Suthe r1aiid and ,larried that- the report be received and the recon-aei-.dation coiltain.ed theroi:a be adopted. X11 vot i -ng A L„e , The 'nioti.on car-f;ied in ?i; the appointi lent of :the mei- iniiiled :ii.1.t're reuori, and Commissioner utherl rd, ACti:c C''ity Fr_:�ineer Stevens and the City A' torney Frere a�1;loilitC.a the cc�mns.ttee. The rerort of the committee on Electrielal Instailatllon,;_ was, riesente:l. and :'earl., it ollom : , Crrpai Christi, Tex. , April.., 21.,, 1913. o Th_- Honorable Ivia,yor and Board of Commissioners of the- City of Corpus Christi,Te_-_as. vie, your comrrif tLee a ?_Oi1'1Ue'd to i-nvestipate the ord'!:I1e,nce covz.?ri g electric udxing°, leave to report as follows; First ® We feel that the subject of e ©c Erie lighting, wiring andpcwe.r, is entitled to fsr ' reaching consideration at the hqAds of this council and a subject of vital importance to the City and its citizens, should not 'be acted upon in a hasty manner, and therefore recomme-nd tli3t the ordinanne as nresente'd be not passed on, that in the place of s atie the (pity Attorney 'be In'structe3 to draft an ordinance proviiinr for an electric and building inspector at a stipulatted salary per month, and tl�at the cl•ity of said electric and building inspector be to inspect all VLri.ng �_neludin� telephone, tele -rapt a.nd trolley wires, as well as an inspection of all tZlegraph, tel.epnone and street -car poles, now situated and herein after to be sitiiated on the streets of this city, and th-t said ordinance fnxthe-r provide, for the paymort of fees to be paid by the Compan;ys, corporations, or individuals requiring such inspection, said f ees to be paid into the current expense fund of. the City of C,orp`m Chrietz, and fu-rai-,er providing that said electric anspector perform. the cl,7ties of building, inspector, and as such to prevent the construction of buildings in' szleh a manner as to be aar_,-gerous to the interests cg`s- the Cyto and those therein resi. clang, and With power to condemn old buildings that have become dangerous a -ad a menan.ce to the public. All of which is respectfully. silbmitted.,. (Signed) L. G. Collins. ( ignecl) Thos. D. Ward., f St was oved by Corr�iss-ioner Suthexlana, seconded by Cormissi_ozer Uehlimp r and carried that the ,rerort Ue received and v.lopted_, -t.12 voting Aye.. -1 Jut- e It -7as moved, s eccnded and carried to ad jo=. Ell vole, -iyee 0 n 2 , SPECIAL CALLED 'Y7,1ETING OI+' T—] CITY 007MCM APRTD 235, 1913. to hear protests of property owners on the following streets, about to be paved; T,aguna Street *�atmeen Vlater Stroet and He'squite Street. T awrence Street) betweeen eater Street aid North Droadtyay. Nillial- Street, between Water Street and Hesqu to Street,. Peoples Street between Water Street anci north Broadway. AU1127ey Street between Chaparral Street ane? S. A A. P. Ry. Trace-. Star Street, .�etween dater Street- and North Broad: -ay. Scllatve' 1 Street, bet,7een UGte-r Street aril North Broadway. Tiger .S+reef) retwee-, Aubrey Street and Belden- Street. The I?ay or• ca-lled the reeting to order at 9 o'clock, A. 11. Present llay'or Miller :1 0wariss� e1re�•s Uol linger, S�xtherland, Collins ani Act fl1,51104--neer, H. A. Stevens, The 7n-ayor read r hp call for fl�A mi -et- ng, it fellows Corpus Christi, Texas, April 215rd , 19130 A call meetin, of the City Council. of the Oity of Corpil's Chrioti is hereby called to of at the 'City Hall at nine o'clock A.M., april 2371,- 1933, for the purpose of hearirz any objections frim property w7ners, their ag -n+s or atUrneys relating to the assessments made by the City Oo,,Ln.ciII of the City of Corpus Obristi On the 4th dad' of -April, 1913, for street paving ori tra following named streets in. the City of :Onrr,us 07;ri cti, to_--wlt; Lagrim-%, lawrynco, Schatzell, Peoples, Tigo:.•, Aubrey, Star, ate? Wi:liar_ , and to hear c]^ et11or^ na+ter^ -a ray CC _3 be-Foi- e the body. G-1 4 i'.i� a.! l,�i nnr •," nCIE -,,,is R_7n� j o �r .:1 J. ,� S.i.. _J1 1 -/� 4d !Signed) Roy, Killer. (S igrle d) "Dudley Ta.rfl. Lugu: t Ueh] ; nger . (Sipnec) L. C. Collirc. R4. Pope represent -'n-s; the Cit Attorney, appeared befc -e the Council. The Y:� r zaile-0 u -on. the property osiers present to enter their protests, if' they 'i -ad Yr. C. 7. Jacl:son, Omer: of lot. 3..21 Block 2, Beach Portion, protested agz.inst being 'hanged, for new guttering laid according to the new paving specifications, stating that t4a arerjer_t gutterji* had been laid on the grade established .by a former City Engineer, Mr. Pope suggested that he pay for the guttering laid according to the new specifications afterward apply to the Council for reimbursement, .aae 'that he withdraw his protest. Yr. Jackson withdrew his protest. Acting City Engineer H. A. Stevens made oath before Yr. Pope that would answer truth - dully all questions ,propounded to 'him r elative to the values of propert on streets before ind. after paving. mr. Poe then Rze sti oned Mr. Stevens as to the in.cra :: s -e d values of the ro ert on the several street, ai.,ort to Tie p. --d, over and a'bovo the mount against it. To all vI * h Ir. teven,s made answer. Acting upon the advise of Mr. Pope, the following changes in the official notice were Made, t vno moved by Commissionor Ward., :'•seconded by Commissioner S_o a'J^lwld anal'aw riecd tit 564 the assessment; against Lot 12, in Block #3, Beach port on be made in the name of Mrs.. M. R. Born and. B. F. Fanta .All- voting Aye It was moved by Commiss.ianer Sutherland s--conded by Commissioner Ward and c arr ed that the .assessment against lot 6, in Block f 13, be in the names of G. Z. Flato. E`t-min Plato and. E. G, Westervelt. All voting Aye. It was moved b. C'ommkesioner 'Ward,, seconded. ;by Commigsiorier Sutherland awl c;a,Tried,. J' . that the assessmentagainst lots l and 32, in Bloc? � 18, Bc;ach Portion be made in 4. -he names of Alex Weil and do se Weil. All v oting .Aye. It was moved by- Commissioner Sutherland, seeond.ed. by Commissioner lard and carried, -mat the assessment against Lott in Block # 4, Beach -Portion be made in the names of H. G. She-rman and S. L Freeborn. A�.l voting Aye.. It was mov- ed by Commissioner Ward., seconded by - Comm-issioner. Collins ao:cl c a=ie&, tl-,t the aasessxjent against Lot #12, in Block lf10, Beach Portion be made in the name- of hTrs Jessie ' C". Furman.. All voting Aye. It was: moire(I by Commissioner Ward, seconded by Co�iissi:onar Sutherland- and carried, t.hat the lineal feet and, the •cost thereof in the assessment against lot #12, In Bloch #19, Bemh Portion be changed to re -ad ,; 127-1/10 ft. and $rT8.68. AL11. voting Aye. It was moved bly Commissioner Sutherland, seconded by Commissioner Collins, and carried that the assessments against Loi; 1, in Block -' 13,, Beach Portion, be made in; the names of A.G.ffoakes and. N.E.Voakesa All voting Aye:. - It was moved by Coiprissioner Ward, secondee- by Commissioner Sutheioland., and carried tlat the assessment against Lot #6. in Block 3, Beach Portion, and Lot '7, in .Block #11, Beach Portion be made in the names of S= Gugenhem and H. Cohn. All. voting Aye. It was moved by Commissioner Suthe:71and 1. seeonc-earl' by C mmi asioner Hehlinger-, that the assassmenl: against lots 1 and. 2, in Block 11, Beach Porti and,, be made in the name of the Corpus Christi, Hation.'al Bank of Corpus Christi. All voting Aye. It was moved by Commissioner Sutherland, s econ:clea by Commissioner Ward, and aarried., that the assessment against Lot 7, in Bloch 11, .Bem-h Portion, be made in the name of the First State Bank, of Corpus Christi. All voting Aye. It was moved Sutherland, seconded: by C'onimissionex Ward-: and carried, that the a ss'esment made against Lot Ifl, in Block -#6, be made in the names of W. S. Ravin and Mrs G. J. 11611anus.. All voting Aye. It was moved. by Gommissioner .Ward, seconded by Commissioner Sutherland and carried., that the lineal foot fratt-age and the cost theweof assessed. against Lot J6, in. Block #19, Beach pasta ^n;, in ttkc name of 11r. ,. Ucovich, be .changed to read 15 feet and $58.15. the total. i a cost to re --d t%6.61, All v of inn A-ve . It was moved by Cof,.T,1ssicner -Wa=a, seconded by Gommissionezv Sutherland. ar-& c arried, that -the lineal -foot f-ront-.ge and the cost thereof assessed a nat Lot r6,, in Block figs Beach l'o_tioa in thy,- name of the U.S.Federal 'Build.i .Z,, 'be ehan ed. to raad_ '135 feet- and '523,:351 the, tote;. post tc read523.35. All votzn Vie. It was L o'ved, by Commissioner Ward, seconded. 'by 'Coma ssioner S-athorland, that the assess - ^lent sgainst lots lz 6 & "7, Block -L 19,, be chap gad- tea read in the name of the United States Government. All votinsg A.ye. `It rrrls moved: by Coiu3iss , mer Ward., seconded by Commissioner Sutherland and carried that the• assessnent against Tjot jrL12,, in Block #20, be made in the names of W.S.McGregor and V IVF Donigan. All voting Aye... It was moved, pe-conded and ca::,ried to adjourn the hearing to Pfir6ey, April 25th;, 1913'-,, al; 4 oclock, P. It. All voting Aye. Att- e st f 565, CALLED !,!LET iG 01 I°Ix� C ; TY C0'T C�T APRJ 41�3_�d. I wyor I.iller callers �I]e meetirL to order 'at 41 osc 3 col P. i'- Present, Iiu,- or Hiller and Cor;inissioners `7ard, Uehlinger, Suthe eland and Collins. The 11ay: or stated that the object off the meeting was to consider the bic furn.i.shir_g east iron wipe to the City by the me •ican Cost I"'011 Fipo Comrany of Birmiingh,,m, Ala., and for the ttansuct on of fhatever business . ig �t come befoyc the mee ti,yg. It was mored by Co?,'Missioner Sutherland, seconders by Cgi.inissioner Ward and carried that the ldrayor be author -1 -sed to enter into a contract with the above company for the purchase of the pipe.,.'All. voting Aye._ It w^s moved by Commissioner Sutherland, seconded by COL-Missioner Vkard and carried that, tI?e City Attorney be instructed to draft an ordinance authori--ing the E?ayor and the City Comptroller, to borrow money from the Corpus Christi I1Iational Bask, and to sign promissory notes for the same-, sufficient in amo int to pay the bill of the Americ,,?n CaS4- Iron Pipe Conpan, ender the terms of its bid, and the contract to be siC pled. All voting Aye. The bond of G. F.11o:rgan, as City Policeman in the szuj- of x,,1000.00, If. B. S"Tri ht and Ja; . Skeen, being sureties, was presented. _ it was mo,.red by Coix.nissione-o 6iatherland, seconded by Cor]missioner Uehlinger and carried that the bond be approved, recorded o.& filed. All voting Aye, The petition of Garland and Van?erveia-i for rermission to establish a sanitary meat :'",`—nKpt wa— 1 r�'Seiltet� , it follows Coln) -or. Chris d,Teyas, ioril, 2 2nd., A.D. , 1913. To the Honorable City Cozuncl1 of the City of Corpus Christi. Your petitioners herein Garlmid & Vandervenn, a farm composed of Frank E.Gawland aria Herman Vandervenn, represent iulto your Honorable Body, that they- are desirous of openi.xg and carrying on a Sanitary Meat Ilarket at No. 406, on Iylescuite Street, in the City of Corpus C :risti Texas, for the prupose of selling .Lresh meats at'wholesale and retail, and pray that you grant to t -.her, a 1,e!'mi.t to 0pei1 and c- rry on sltch; bliui ;ess at she wbo .-e vw" ed, `Or Ore yea_' t0 on or abC',)t '_b.e 25th, day of kpril, i.D.,1913. Gu7_,1a_1d Us Vardervenn, By their Delmas Giv,;ns. Without objection the 'Mayor appointed Cor.>;,issioners Suthorland and Uehlinger a cor.mmit+F:e !.. .1. ^ =_ e r, (.� Givers 'WG .t. r. -C. d. ��.. J. f �..e E! i U0 {12�ie1 T1 u�. D l suss; Giv rs--elc`� t,_t�• y to he CL- a.i t,inz of at'1 o_ (� i uance re t�la"�:l.ng T,',e•at� mar s aha to Present Lhe orainance to the Colu_ci.l eeti_ i 'dW , April i ACity `:i�'r'eT�2u�^tOthat i�'cYe Y�5 a carloaof pipe on the tract- which i _ = 1 bra been 01 -dere .for t'he prupose of eyn'.ondin the sa'.'flit ry sevor system on GaVilan Street, It was 'moved. b4 Commiasiono:. S1ZtherlfinO, seconded by oLul2isbioner o`aa2 d, and. cairicd, i ; t tine 'm -te?' be refei cod to the Gor''m i ssioaier of-Fai-0-11c Parks an ?ublic Improv --mems with authoi-i.ty to act as he deemeCL best fog the interests Of the Ci' y. All voting ACTe. It v s moven, secondod anCi cd in: ed to c` t, .journ. 177 0:12, "'/ r --7r _. of S is l s %'%f a 271, 1M C:' mTM CITY �VY� 1YCIT,� P�?�T �.�th, 1�'l3. REGULAR I { ITayo-r I}iller called the meeting to order at h o; cl ocI , F. IT. F ,a Present Mayor Idiller, Commissioners 17ard, Uen� inger, Sutherland, _Collins, City Atty., Savage wid Icting City E*i-ineer Stevens. r' Thi; minutes of April 18th; Aj ril 1''th; Lpril 21st; April, 23i?d; and ;pail 23rd, V7ere read and approved. The r'ayor stated that the hearing of April 23rd having been ad jo.7rned until this day that the Council was ready to hair protests of citizens. There being no pro.eets,,it was moved by Commissioner Ward, seconded by Comr.iss; oner Uehlinger and carried that the hearing 'ae closed' .All voting Aye. The 04t� Attorney read the ordinances assessing �1•pari'of the'host against th'6 abutting property c°rners on the streets about �ro be navel, the streets are, Tiger, .Aubrey, Laguna, Lawrence, Schat7P1, Peoples, aired. Williams... Ordinance assessing a pa. --t n "-he cost against the abutting property ovrzero on Tiger St.20, etas read. Upon motion of Commissioner "`Vsrd,�.seconded. by Comr- tia loner Sut�?arland, the A�1'�,ew' r}ale irit, uS3encl e, d 17y'' 3 o'O��F1ng�otE:,r•E,37C;a yU';l'tel�;=i( x..yQ vOsli.0 ;a,�'0; PY l1"I'llur Cd°^ - .is re—,- Ward e-Ward Aye; Uehlinger Aye; Trereupon the ordinance was^pc.sPed,-,,by the follo;vin; vote; Miller Aye; Sutherland. Aye; Coll ins A,*o ; Ward Aye; Uehlinger I.ye ; . � (See Ordintance and Resolution Book). } Ordinance ass-ssing a part 'of the cost against the abutting property owners oig Aubrey Street, was mead. Upon motion of Commissioner Uehlinger, ueuonded by Oomnissioner Sutherla,1;1, the carter rule Sias suspended by tre fol?otidin,- vote.; Hiller Aye; Suthe-rla=:d .eye; Collins Aye; ":ard Lyo; Uehlzzger eye, The -ren -on the ore? ;nen^e �; as adopted and passed as re l 1` the -°L-17 e --^n- vote; Hiller Aye; Suth.orl-rd I e; Collins Lye; vara Aye; Ueblinger (See Ordinance and Vie; oivtvion Doo":,) . Ord fiance assessi:�; a part of the ccst -,, a*Lst the abnl7ting property overs or. Laguna Street, ;.as read. c Upon motion of Commissioner ;lard, seconded by Commlzsioiler Uehlinger, the charter rule was suspended by tl.e follovyIng vote; Ililler Aye; Sutherland Aye; Collins Aye; Ward eye; Uehlinger Aye. Upon motion of Coinmissioner Uehlinger, seconied by Comnissi oner Ward, and c arried the ordinance was adopted and passed as read by the following vote; Miller, ,Aye; Sutler gland Aye; Collins Aye; Ward .Aye; Uehlinger Aye. tBoa Oralixanao aux e a utaori Book)*, Ordinance 'assessing a part of the cost against -the abutting property ownersx on Lawrence Street, was read. Upon motion of Commissioner Sutherland, seconderl by Commissioner Mord, the charter rule was suspended by the following vote; Miller Aye; Sutherland Aye; Collins .Aye; Ward .Aye; Uehlinger Aye. Upon motion of Commissioner Ward, seconded by Commissioner Collins and carried that the ordinance be adopted and passed as read by the following vote; Ililler Afire; SutIB rleald Aye; w Collins Aye; Bard Aye; Uehlinger Aye. (Soe Ordi,aaiaoe and Zoolut on Book Ordinance assessing a part of the cost against the abutting property owners on Schatzell Street, was read. Upon motion by Commissioner Ward, seconded by Commissioner Sutherland, the charter rule F was suspended by the folloWlrr- y0to • Vi `ia AYA ;yip V 6 8 r;� Uehlins;'er A- e. Upon motion of Corrumissioner Collins, secoiz-ed by' Co 1 ,,tissi.oner Ward and c artied, the l ordinalce was adopted and passed, as read by the following votae;'I'diller Aye;. Sutlmrland Aye; Collins Aye; Ward. Aye; Uehlinger Aye; (SeeOrdinance,and- Resolution° Book)/. Ordinance assessing a part of the cost against the ab utt i:ng owners on Peoples Street, ,as read. Upon notion of Commissioner Uehlinger, seconded, by Commissioner Ward and aarried the charter rule � as suspended by the following vote; Miller Aye; Sutherland_ Aye; Collins Aye; Ward Aye; Uehlinger -Aye. Upon motion by Commissioner Uehlinger, seconded by Commissioner, Ward, and c arri ed the Ordina,.lce was ado-pted and passed as read., by the following vote, Hiller Aye; Collins -Aye; Sutherland Aye; 'yard Aye; Uehlinger Aye. (See Ordinance and Resolution Book). Ordinance assessing a pa# of the coot against the abutting property onvie rs of Williams 9 d Street, 4�ra.s re.aa. - r Upon motion of CorcTn:i.ssioner Uehlinger, seconded by Coni issioner Collins, the charter rule z:Jas puspended by the [oll.owing vote; Idiller Aye; Sutler rIELd Aye; `lard Aye; Collins Aye ; LTeh7;inger Aye . Thereupon the, Ordinance cows ,adopted. and.`.passed as read by the followinngg vote - Miller Aye; ;:Sntherlund; Ay, e F.E�ard. Aye;: Collins, Aye, Uehl-inger Aye, ;(:See `Ord-.: and Resolution bkO The regular o-rder of'busine swas then suspended; in order that any citizen present might address the council without delay. Earl C. Heinley, :Vico:=President of the C.C.S.-& I. Ry., presented a petition relative to modifyin the req-airc:,onts of the paving specifications. It follows: Corpus Christi, _Texas, April 251 19>13. Hon. City Council, City of Corpus Christi.: Gen +;le-m6n: Your petitioner, the Corpus Christi. Street fid Interurban- Z,ailway Co., respectfully represents -to your honorable bod—v that the."pl6.ns and specifications" of Paving .7.rork to be done by petitioner, as provided in a resolution adopted by the city council of the.city of Corpus Christi on .December 6, 1912, are unjust to and onerous upon your -octiti.o -er, in respect: to the follow:i.np� matters: lst.. Said plans and specifications require this o onroany to excetvate "eighteen inches below the finished ;rade of the street as established by the city engineer" and thereafter "to fill in said- excavation.with concrete" of, certain proportions set out. This requirement ix unjust, unnecessary and not in conformity to the paving work to be done on the same streets by the city itself. 2nd. Said A:LansJ and ,1!0,4e?. (tater pound six inch "T" rails and 7 foot ties, 8 inches in width and six inches' i2i. depth. This requirement can only be complied ..,ith on the part of the petit;i orie-r, at', a, cost that would,'practically bani-=rupt the company. Yo13r petitioner furtherf•epresen ,s that it i.s ' a=ious to comply with every re'uirernent and provision of its froachise ordinance and contract :=.itl, the city, and -is ready to comply .pith a7. er oth• reasoiia.blo ordi.- am es that may be passed w but i`tl� respect to the matter of po.vi n..1 pet,itioner tincts itself unable to a.iilanncially meet . the required Gond-iti ons. Petitioner is ::iilinf•- to waive the provisions of its contr„.ct rith the city as to ' the size and quality o f the,�ddT_ rail and au to be done by it, is the event -of paving , is to be done, provided the city vi.11 grant some concessions in the plans and. specif - cations above refer ed to, kad that in order to .bring, about an arnica bl e enc- speedy adjz=stnent of, .tl} is riatte�-. pe-itioner repw•e3011t.w” that it is ready 10 reconstruct its -tract= on all paved streets as shoi*ginq in t -he attached blue pr iiit of the track system of the San JNWLtonio `i'rM tion U Co, except the 8 i lb girt+.er rail, for t:liich. petitioner will S cbstitate i.lie 72 1 b TIT" mill and except 4 ft centers between. ties, for---hi,ch surbstit,ue five foot centers. If the city mill agree to these modifications of the plans and O�ecifi- cations and will t1,36`- e:lea,se- ptt ti-orier .: ' fore col sideration, from that cl.anse of it.sco ntract requireincr the psynent annyally of 2% of its gross re.ceip tc petitioner will them be in a position_ to bond its rood ands raise the ftind s necessary to meet the raving pro r•osition. Petitioner Noes not feet that it is as zing any --thin more than oimple just -ice at the hands- to andst0 of the city. It is willingwoncede more then it is asking the city to grant, and it does so for the benefit of moth the City and` istelf. The plan._ of work proposed by vetit loner -i lieu o�C that spec:ifiied in r eB-olution referred to is x jut as po rmenent a,nd lastinEe, as that in operation in many cities of larger size than Corpus Vhnisti, and-whi'le., not as costly as that-, proposed unser the --aid cre cification it will prove itself equally as subotcu{.ial. - Respectfully submitted, C. C. St. ' Int. Ry. Cri. {Siga.ed} -By. 'park C. 11einly. ^Vice presilente To which petition was att-.cred a communication -fror, tre Bari:zjrs T.ruot Comnany, of Houston TCxas, relative to G. loan x'to the C.C.St. & Int. Co., it fn1701-0: Mr. Earl C.Heinley Vice ProsiJent Corpus 01-1risti • Street and Interurban TRY. Co., Corpus Christy, Texas. Sir.. . Houston,Texas, Lpril 12tb, 11,'13. After carefully eonsiderinC the mai-ter, we h!.ve reached. ti.e conclusion th�1.t ." can get the City of Corpus Christi to waive 1 -lie. 2 i:r�r eort gross receipt tax, which your franchise ?protides for, we can proceed with the ',end issue. This seems to 'be tl•e only thing in the ? w`r and if it is eli:iiinated I feel sure we can close the natter immediately. Please advise nae at once if this can be done. Very truly yours, (Signed.) IT. R. Yeador. Our company is negotiating a bond issue, and above item appears to be only obstacle. This still: aid us to handle pavement. (Signed) E. C. 1einly. .Anl to T --hick petition cows attachor' a blue rrin.t of General speeifiPa,tions Trau'Z- u Construct:ioD on pt.-Qecl streets, (3a,n 3itc ni.o, Tra2 tea on Cor a.ry) , which bl ae 1,r -int ; s a.t;tachea o the above petition. It was rovoa by Commissioner Syltherland, seconded by Corr:issi caner '''a.rrl ^?nra c arrie d t the petition, letter and blue print be referred to ax cor .itteo n.7 }. ,v eti.g^� i c_:, All ting Aye. The T auor aprointed Cora2issioners Sntlierland, parr? ani Collins City attorney Savago nd Acting City Rr irser StAvens, -Shat comr_Attee. 7'. '''. Harron rresented a petition, si.;uied r P.:.Calhour and others, o-r_er-2 r-1 r1rive_s of .Automo'hjles Tor hire, relative to an orrli ra-�ce reg1,13a.t-ing a.at(rmob17.e ra+cs for hire; which petitioner, depl t •ed for a strai n'l- - -fi fty c ent rate in tie (I l irri is day ,r night• it Poll ov,S : 9 Corpsu Christi,Tegas, April 25th, 1913. To the City Council: - ate the undersigned drivers and owners of automobiles for hire do authorize W.K. Harmon to represent us at the Council meeting, with reference to an ordinance regulating r..tes of Auto hire, and we declare in facor.. of a straight fifty cent rate in the city lir..its day or night. (Signed) F. L. Calhoun, and others.. The petit on was referred to the City Attorney. The Council then returned to the regular order of business. The Mayor reed the City Treasnrer ° s balances of April 24 th t 1913. The Mayor having read a communication S-rom the City .Treasurer relative to the interest due on the Wharf Bonds and on the Sewer bonds. It was moved by dommissioner, dehlinger, seconded by Commissioner Ward and carried, that the interest due on the Wharf bonds, anointing to $1250.00, be paid out of the Wharf Bond fund; and that the interest due on the Sewer Bonds, amounting to 53000100, be maid out of the Sewer Bond Fund. Both by vouchers proper drawn. All voting Aye. The Mayor read the bills of the Democrat PublishiPIP-3 Oompnay; as follows: Publishing 1912 Delinquent Tag list, . . . . . . . . . $ 298.90. Publishing Official notice to property owners -on Schatzel St., . . . 0 . . 84.24. Lawrence Street, . . . . . . . . 84.24 titarr Street, 0 . 0 84.24 Peoples Street, . .`. . 0. 81.00 Williams Street, . . . 81.00 Laguna Street, . . . . . 0 81,00 Aubrey Street.,; . . , . . . . . . . 79.38 Tiger Street, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82.62 Total, .. `5662 -- The Mayor stated that the order for the printing of the Delinquent Tag List had been giver. 1,,y the Delingilent Ta-.-. Collector and tha order for the printing of the official notices had been iven by the forr.er mayor, and that the former City Attorney, 1dr. Pope, and not by an oder or the Council, as far as he knee. Ile stated -that the above bills should be 0.V d. 1 , by those who .had ordered the printing. r It was moved by Commissioner SuthorlanJ, seconded by Commissioner Ward, and c arried., that the bills be referred to the City Secretary Wittlnstructions that he notify the Demo- ^rat Publishing Comrany. a that the bills mast be O.Kzd:, by the parties who had ordered the rintin . All voting Aye.. The following ",;ills were then react, approved and ordered p�_id, as follows: It was moved by Corimissioner.Ward, seconded ;ty Commiesioner Collins and carried, the )ill of French and Haberer for 1?C�O.0o, for ma -,s f.,:L•nishel the city; ly order of the former "ayor, be -,aid cut of the proper funds. All fotin ^ ye. It was moved by Commissioner Sutherland, seconded, by C'oLm'Lssioner 71ard, and carried that the bill for 56.00, of the S.W.Tel. & Tel. co., be paid out of the proper fund. All voting Ape. It was -,moved by Commissioner Sutherland, seconded by 'Commissioner Uehlinger and carried" that the bill of J. C.L':... 9 Cc, fcr S?l.J8.8'7. for apparatus fpr the engineer Dept ,�, b*E paid out of the proper fund. All voting Aye. It was moved by Commissioner Sutherland, seconded W Commissioner Uehlinger and carried that the bill of .S.R.Kaler for $17.25, for labor on man -holes. in sanitary sewer on. Rincon. St., be -paid .out of the proper fund. All voting Aye. It was moved. by Commissioner Sutherland, seconded. by Commissioner Ue',lin�--er and carried. that the bill of the Corpus Christi Towel $a Apron Supply Co., for y�3.50, for towels furnishea City Hail Departments , le paid out of the groper, funds. All noting Aye. It' was moved by Commissioner Sutherland, secondpid by Commissioner Uehlinger, and. c arried that the bill x for 04.00, of R.Z.Calhoim for Special police service, be paid out of t*^o proper~ funds, all voting bye. It was moved by Commissioner Uehlin :.r, seconded by Commissioner Collins, and aarried, that the weekly pay roll of the Street. Department amountinS to $,10.10, be I -aid out of the proper funds. All voting Aye. The Mayor -read the following'comrnlnication from the City Physician. Corpus Christi, Togas, April 25th, 1913. Mr. Roy Miller, City. Dear Sir: - jai I enclose you herewith an order for antitoxen from H.X.Iqulford & Ca., and 71111 notify each doctor in the City that you have ordered some and that the city will furnish it to th6se t cases who are financially not able to pay for name, I also enolose contract -For you to oig;1, Very truly yours, T (Signed-) L.Kaffiea IT.D. It was moved by Comn ss :ones Ward, seconded by Commissioner Collina and carried, that r the City Physician be authorized to purchase the supplie-s as above.. All voting Aye.. The 1Iayor read the following commun:i detion from the Gross :construction Co.,: t Oklahoma. Aptil, 9, 1913. 0. Pease, Corpus Christi,Texas. Sir: - Referring to a balance of ��4".'00.00 due us on the City Hall, Corpus Christi, our I.T. wigert informs us that you were going to plae- this amount to our credit in your Bari, As have everything finished there now we will thank you to do this at your earilest conveni- and advise. Thanking you, we are, Yours very_ ,Tuly, THE GORSS COITSTRUCTION CO. (Signed) By 1% A. Gross Pres. The Mayor, without objection, referred the matter x to Co!:,.iissioner Uehlinger. The bond of J.1,i.V7hite, as City policeman, A.q.Dav s and Cruiz -Gutierrez being sureties, end the bond of A. Lozano as City policeman, J. J.Reuthinger and 'Ed. -Odidburg being sureties, ere presented to the Coirneil. It was moved by gommiss ones Uehlinger, seconded by Commissia_�e-r -'ard, ands arried that t1i fonds be approved, received and filed. All voting Aye. ' The Mayor react the 11 no-rity report of the Citizens Comr_i t':tee on: water :suppjy, • ft follows: -57 2 To the HOHORABZ1131 M&YOR and. City, Council of the City of Corpus Christi. Gentlemen:- . Corpus Christi., Texas, April 21, 19130 We. the undersigned -members of the Citizens Cor.rtittee for water, supply, .were a n • • unable, forareasons beyond our control, to attend the meeting of that Committee held on the 16th dap of April-, 1913, for the purpose of conferring with Iter# Potter concerning his report on the subject. WO understand that the meeting was held by the balance of the Committee a d conference had with Mr. Potter, and that the Committee decided to reject the Potter report, I in so far as it referred to the Tule Lake preposition, and adopted a suggestion or report i to the effect, in substance, that the supply of water be had from a point where the pre snnt pumping plant is now located, and that the mains from that point h to the city be increased to, twenty inches; and if woov is used to cost approximately'$160,000, and if iron is used, to cost apprDzimately 300,00;,and that the money for'this prupose be had by pledging the not earnings of the waterplant. We do -not concur in this report, and hand you this, our ninority. ' I report, with the following reasons and suggestions: The courts of this State have recognized the ri htsof land oners..frontiri; on streams as being riparian owners, which ri ht is held to be propprty,' and the ovraer cannot be deprived of the same without compensation; taut.it seems to be serio'nsly`coAtended that all such owners, for a distance: of telt miles up the ITueces River from the pumping station, have lost what ri.htt5 they had in the River to the City by rrescr7pt-on. In order to prescribe E title.to land it is ncessary that absolute pedal possession be had -for the time required by, law;. an in order that title be had to water, it is neaessar� that it be .appropriated for the { . . length -of time require! by law. "Approrriation is the intent t.a take,' accompanied by, some open phys•i cial demonstration of the intent, and :*orvaluable use.'s "Ta, constitute a legal appropriation the water must be applied withih: a reasonable time to some beneficial use; that is, the diversion ripens into a valiappropriation only when the water is utilized by the consumer." "Prior vested rights ca, -mot b-, enlarged or changed to the• injury of junior appro- priators. . An appropriator of water from a stream already partly appx°opriatecl,. acquires a 'right to the surplus or residuum he appropriates, anl those in whom prior rights in the same streaili axe v esteff cannot extend or enlarge their use of water to hds prejudice, but are limited o their r�ki.,;luts as they existed -when he acq_uirec? his ----- because in such• case, each with { respect to his particular appropriation, Is prier in time, and excluoive ill right." j� The City of Corpus Christi ' dixr-ing, you map say,.. the last twenty .years, h.4a appro- priated not more than 3000., 000 gallons of water per day. 17ow the contention, according to the above authorities, is that its right to arpropri.ate water] to the exclus.i..ah. of other riparian owners, gust be limited to the 3000,000 gallons per day until all other appropriators 'lave Leen su-plied. i .Acco:cding to our zxnd.er.stanlh it is alb contendedthat• the City hes a right to the exclusi.tre use of the water because it has T'reshend6 the river for ton Miles above its. ?umping plant ,. VA e it may seem re,� iculovs to aunt nd that the f all of the -river for ten m i niles does not exceed the heighth n" tho present dam 'there; yet admit that the et-�,eam is creshened tr, the o --;tent es ciained, nerve tbA content or in this particular reppect correct, `. 'f a !hen v�r� one �o bu i� d.s Douse on anoth�rTu 7.2ndnereby acqu4 res title to the land. The reverse � 1--sthe law in Temes. FresherinC %he crate- so~ far ac other rlpa{-. -r n ' �h. ct.ner�: a,- e e ancerned was a f C_ rra.tuity on the pa2t o' +he City. They certinly could not aa,6 ovld :in•t- o+ ect to it, 'and a. gratuity is never nC�i1�l%•ai;� cry in lair; and it will be found ,drat tile- sate r;.1e €?pplies whethear 572 74, the eater is freshened or not, and the City's right is limited to the amount of water that it has heretofore appi opriated by actual use. We are also c onvinced tlja-� the plan p coposed by the ma,3 ority report foi seenrint I the money for the work is neigh.er legal no:. feasible The State Constitutioa, Article 13, Sectio. 5, pi ovines, among other things, 1ino debt shall ever be created by any city, ualesE; at the same time pa. ovisi&n he mpde to assess and collect annually a sufficient sum to pay the interest thereon and ciente a sinking fun&.-Qf at least two per cent thereon " The courts of this State, ink construing t1rat section of the Constitution have held, in substance, that this provision "igust be c.Gpplie-d with befofe any ae�t is areated, whish debt,, together with the oiclinary r , nin of the city, exoeeds the incoming revenues of the year, and applies to ad valaTemF ta-�cationa" "Any debt created by the city government, which c annot be disen.arged f2om--t�e i eve -m. --M of the cuire-at- year, and which matures- at a period which would make it a charge upon the city regenu.e for future years, is a debt within the meaning of this section." A, Nor do vie believe that lou will be abl.d to secure funds iia the manner proposed for �4e further reason that no one would.-uare to lend money on the uncestainity of the net revenues of the water plant It -is vital to every interest in the city that suffic;.ent Rater t be had, and at he .east possable cost to the city, to thea end Tj-e respectfully sug-gest the following n FIRST - That Ihmecliste bonference be had bete*,,een you an(l the riparian otimers of the r, lTueces River within the ten m.ileq above the pumping plan'., with a view of settlin,, and. adjust - in the da.fferencee in a Way T,'h-leh -weld ;us*ify you in speftO-ing the city's money by nPeaeas-ing the mains, and f hat !Ln tho, e� end, c4' x tailaxe in $hi s ,p..€trticular,, that a f anal decree of a co ur of competent jur i Qa ct.ioa oq .had in, a slut vzheiein all of these owners are made raities. SFCOIQ - Tbat a full statement of facts co.acern-Lng the securitieskou offer for money be made and furnished to the loaning concern fron whom you expect to secure the money with which to do the woi;�, and get from it tlZe assurance that 'they will let the money on the suenrities offered, The only interester have in this matter is that of being residents in and tax-peyers of the city 'dile it is vase .dor the Council to appoint a citizens coreraittee to advise in ` matters as irprotant as this orator nestion, yet in the end the responsibility is yours, and if you effe,rts are success-ful you will he applauded, and if they are a failure they will be lMented by von consTituents, and especially the tax paying portion of them We do not believe that anv reagonablo, prt.dent business man uould invest his oi-m money as suggested in the majority report, and it this is correct, then certainly the city's money should not be so invested. Holding oua.selvesA-subject to your further requests, we are Respectfully, _ \ (Signed) Tri S Rankin. (Si&Aed� G R Scott It was moved by Oammi,siener '7ard., seconded by CoMissioner S thPrland, and carried, that the repot be reeeivea and filed. All voting Aye The kayor read the fold owing communication, from the City Federation of 'Tomen Clubs r jailler, ear Friend - A committee from "The City Federation of 111omen" intended coming in pe4c ori to pr^sent to { a rias Resolution but re thought �,t 'dost to send tgt^y@ya pex-ooaally to uace action u - on i -1- r 074 Tic already know your riews as regard ridding +he C-ty of both ,flies and mosquit6es and trast it may be possible to have a house to house canvass for oiling or screening-ill - y as cisterns and bxedding places for. files Respt submitted, (Signed) Mrs G 'l. Scott Pres Citi 'ed. of Women R«t vras mgved; by Corgi s�iouer Suthetl and, a econd,61 b� GemT, ss�^t or Collu.ns and c a�r ied, that the Communication be received, and fled, and that Th-- City Yor�tary c��ao� ladge the receipt of at.. All vetirg ayes It was moved. bar C'Ommitsioner Mard, a econgca r y Conmiosiemer Coll errs and -arra (,60.. t1tat 1. communicabieJ3 be r-forre' to t'he City Plxl'�:?ciaxt, all Toting llgev � The kayor read. the affidavit of E G Ely, relative to -taxes paid, it followq THE, ST.ITE OF TM -ISI ) C OTJP my OF IMCr3 ) Before me the undersigned authority on this day nersonall.y appeared E C Ely, to me well knovm to be a crelible peisojl, and who after being by me ditty swor4) on oath deposes and s a &-- J Lotq Tlo'c 1, 2, 3, `anT A in t1ocw No -.,-14 Paln Pwrk Pddition , o the Ca+ of CoMte Chxiszi, Nueces County, ��:xas, comprise the s the land as that described. in a deed'. .from Lynn and wi-`e Addie A Lyng. to D 1 Ely, da -ted Jan-t?a-y 2, 1c11", and recorled in vol,4me u$ - on pp 626-62$ or the deed records of Nuaces Coy nt� , Tey -s, and is the same laud as that advertised undPT the name of Tjv'-h^_ Tlnr u� �o'lingt��� ` `'ter tcxeu for -1-re yea ll)lp One the Ci t5 orf Corrus Christi, that as the o-rnor of said land. 1 fwiO the to-( s to t) e City of Ccrrj,us Cbxls . on said pro?erty "Air �—..azd ye 191" oiq Peeember 31 1, 1912, as s1^owql by mr tax receipt of that date issued b5 the assessor and colloctos of tcxes fog. SgAa city I -furtheijswear that Lutner Lynn does at,' owzi aM7 taxes cn prorsrty situatod tea. the Trott tract of the Palm Park Al&ition to Corpus Cizjisjj,,Texas, and that all tares are paid on the above property so advertised in the name of Luther Lynn as stated above (Signed) E C Ely Sworn t� a4d, subs -.i tbeO fore--nie th x a3rd day of Apail, A P. 1Q13, by E C Ely. s (Si ned) J, Todd 'Notary 2UbliS lluec3s County Texas T]^e Mayor without obgection referred the matter to the City Attoa.ney The Mayor read the following comunication from the C. C Pi -e Department Corpus C'hriw i i, T.ex s,,&pxil 2r Uh, :.913 , -, To the Hon Mayor and Cormiesioners, of thD -ity of Corpus Chrlsti, Gentl erlen - We, a committee, duly approintea by the Corpus Chiisti Fire Department, to confer with your honorable body relative to the needs and rehablitation of the Fire Department, beg leave to make the fdllowing suggestions First -- We would ask for permanent eclinpment as follows. Four Horses, Cne Automobile Combination Pump and Hose WagoA, and one set of harness. Second - We would ask for immediate "Be of t' e following equipment, Two poises, and. Mould ask that you appoint tuo men as Fireman, to be on duty at all hours and pay then a salary sufficient to warrant good serviee, also to have placed in the Firemans xoom four or five beds foi the use of the regular men tn..the pay Rolls, as well as Volunteer Pirenen, who might cax e to sleep at the Station t Th.Lid We would also ask that some peovislons be made foi a room in which the Volunteer Pare Depa_tment may bald its meetings We do not tj,a.nk that thea bove requests, as a whole, or any of then as unreasonable and ask that your. Honora'-le body give them your cons`aderction Respect -fully subm7 t ue d, (Signed) Jos 11ireur. Chairmen socrdtarv, (1 Combination Auto Fire Engine anO Hose Wli on, 7,000 00 } (1 Pali horses, 500 00 ) (1 Set Hainess, 100 00 } (1000 Feet Bose 1000 00 ) r (Maintelaence 1000 00 ) It was moved by Commissioner Stiluherland, seconded by Corm-nissionel Uehlin;er, and cariud that the co mnu.ni.cation be received and filed All voti 7 n; lye It was moved by Pommissicnes Sutheila,nd second -d by Commissioner Uel.l7n-er, a,nd. carried, that the City Comptroller to other drixth the Chief of t1i, Fire Department a.nd the Commlosionor J � of Police and Public Qafoty be authorized to puicb.wse t7o horses fog the use of the Fzrp Depa::tment All vo-ring Aye It ryas moved by Commissioner Uohlanaer, seconded by Comwiccionor Tai d, and c a2.iied, that the bids for Ci.t� Printzap, be opcned. a' tn.e next regular mc(,Li g, r1sidad, Maj 2, 1913 A11 lot 1 ri�, `sure _ It eras moven by Commissioner Suthoilayid, soca naed by Commissioner Wald and c arizod, that the Street Conmilssioner Collins,, be authorised to provide at once lo ropaii the bridgme a at Hails B<a,yol at a cost of ��200 00, All voting Aye _ It tilos moved -b7 Commicsione_ Sutherland, seconded by Commissioner Uehlxnp,er aad ca,rrzdd than S R Ha,tllexly;, y be permitteq to opei ate a vendors street stalzd A31 roui-gF, Ave It rtes movod, seconded and carried to adjourn -" - -i- y i 4 Attest City Secre ary o ity o:r u orpuu u �iristi Mayor 0 U a y o k tis 1 575 '576 CALLLD MEETING OF THE CITY COUIIC II,, ARPIL 30th, 1913 a � Mayor Pro Tem Sutheiland called the meeting to older at 4 00 o'clock, P It 01% Present, Mayoi Pro Tem Sutherland, Conw-Lssioner Ward, Collins, and Uehlinger � . R Absent, Mayor Miller � cti n 6 O O O b 4 6 The Mayor Pro Tem, stated that the purpose of the meeting w as to open the Bids for the Pumping Plant, and for the transaction of any other business that might come before the meeting. The following bids were opened �- rs:Kanlk C C Hardware Company S A, Machine &-Supply Company Texas Machine & Supply Company 4 August Mietz Company 1 = I De la Vergne Machine Company The bids were laid on the table to take the usual coruse and to be tabulated by the 4 Acting City Engineer The Mayor Pro, Tem read the monthly pay rolls of the Water iloiks Depaitment and the Current dense It was moved by Commissioner Collins, seconded by Commissioner Ward and cairied that the monthly Pay Rolls be approved, and ordered paid outs of the proper -funds' Ill ,noting Aye. Acting City Engineer Stevens of the CoMmittee on advertismg for bids for furnisIlingg electric current for the City .dor motive power and the City Hall lights presented a copy of the advertisement to be made, and It was moved by Commissioner Ward, s econdec' by Comm. Y W CTa.ed, seconded by Coimi ssioner Collins and caii ied that the form of advertisement be appro- ,,ed and that the Secretary be instructea to advertise accordingly It was moved, seconded and carried to adjourn Mayor of Uh-4Y Uity ofC-(51--pus Chri�i Attest iter ;jecretary of the amity or corpus unris G SPATE OF TI!, AS ) COUNTY OF ITUECES ) THIS MMORANDUM OF AN AGREMIENT and contract, this day made and entered into, by and between the City of Corpus Christi, ITueces County, Texas, therounto lawfully authors zed, hereinafter styled party of the first part, and L H Mushaway, a public accountant of Houston, Texas, hereinafter styled tarty of the second part, VVITNESSETH That the party of the first part for and in consideration of the promises made by the party of the secs nd part, hereina:Cte.. fully set out, agrees as follows,to-wit (1) That it does reieby engage the said party of the second part to audit all the books of the City of Corpus Chi isti, Texas4 eover.Lrg a period from the 1st day of September A D 1911, to the date of execution hereof, devise and install a system of accounting, and to do such other work in connection thereiath as may be required to be done. (2) That it agre�z to pay the party of the second part the sum of 015,00 per day dui.ing each and every day \actually engaged in the performance and discharge of his duties under this contract, and also to pay said second party an adaational sum of $10.00 per day for one of has regular assistants that may be employed by him to aid and assist in said work, 59t� 6 (3) That it will pay said party of the second part for auditing the books g ~ and accounts of the Dater Department of said city, Duch sum as may be owing him, as soon as such work or job shall have been completed by the said party of the second part, and the time of pa.ymert for the balance of the work herein contracted for, shall be hereafter agreed upon by and between the parties hereto, Th.gt the party of the second part for and in c onsiaeration of the promises made by the party of the first ja.rt agrees as follows, to -wit (1) That he rill audit all tho books and accounts covering a period of approximately nineteen months, as aforesaid of the party of the first part, devise and install a system of accounting For said city and do such other work as may be required by the party of the first past,, at the rate Of 015,00 per day for himself and 010,00 per day for his assistant employer'- by him, payable as hereinbefore stipulated, It is hereby i.url,her mutually agreed and understood, as follows, to -wit (7) (1) That seven and one-half hours shall constitute a day within the meaning and stipulations of this contract, in arriving at the number of days of work performd by the party of the second part and his assistant, (2) That the work he:LeL stipulated to be done shall be completed with the least possible delay consistent r►ith skill and accuracy. (3) That the party of the second pat shall make a true and correct audit of all the books and accounts of the city of Corpus Christi, for the aforesaid period, anal hereby binds and obligates himself to use all diligence and skill to complete the work herein contracted for with all possible dispetch, and warrants and agrees that he will only employ one of has regular assistants to aid in said vrork, This tho 28th day of April a. D. 1913 For the Citi of Corpus Christi. Roy Millel-, IyTayor. (Signed) ------- Dudley Ward. Com of Finance ' Auiust Uehlinger,- Com of Water Works L H Mvshaway J SPECIAL CALLED MELTING OF THE CITY COUITC IL,NAY let, 1913 Mayoi Miller called the notacml to order at 4 00 o'clocL. P M Present Mayor Miller and Commissioners Ward, Uehlingei and Collins Absent, Commissioner Sutherland The Mayor stated that the puipose or the meeting was to pass upon the estimate of Acting City Engineer Stevenson the wore doiie by J 0 Severns Storm Seger Contractor Mr Stevens presented his estimate, as follows t The Honorable IIayor and City Commissioners, City of Corpus' Qhristi, Texas Gentlemen - 'Corpus Christi, Texus,' May 1, 1913 The following is a third partial estimate of the work done and material famished by J 0 =Severns under his contract for the constructioA of a Storni sewer system in -k the business district of Coipus Christi 1 To Labor performed. -and idaterials furnished as pei Contract, 013,500.00 - Less amount retained, f 390 00 Total Estimate to Date, _ g3,11`0 0U Q Less Previous Paymenus, First Estimate, Ylaich 20th, 05,400 00 Second " April 4th, 1,710 00 7.110.00 Amount Due, 6,000.00 Respectfully submattdd, (Signa) H A Stevens - Acting City Engineer i z It was moved by Commissiorei Uehlinger, seconded by Commissioner Ward and carried, that the estimate be appxrvea, and that Mr Severns be paid 86000 00 out of the Permanent Street Improvement Flared All voting Aye It was moved by Commissioaei Collins seconded by Commissioner Nara, and cariied that Lee Gravett be paid 02.50, balance due him foi April services, on account of-diference in rate per month All voting Aye It was moved,secon0ed and carried, to adjourn. r E Q+ Mayor of the /City of Cor -m -s i Attest 1 ecre-tary " r e City of Corpus Ts -ti ��� o 7 ° REGVLAR 11EETIDG OF THE CITY COTiCI1,I.IAY 2nd, 1913. Mayor miller called the Council to -order at -4 o'clock, P , Present Elayoi Miller, Oommispioners Ward, Uehlinger, Suthezland and Collins, City Attorney Savage and Acting City Engineer Stevens The minutes of the meetings of April 25th April 30th, and Day 1st, were zeal and approved. The regular order of business wai then taken up The bids for the.city printing were opened and read by the I7ayor, as follows Democrat Publishing Comrany t Corpus Christ}, Te-cas; hiay 2nd, 1913 To the Honorable Itiiayor and Commissioners of the City of Oorpus Christi, Texas Gentlemen,- My second and best bid for city printing fol the year is given herewith, ,accom- panted by the Daily Democrat circulation manager's sworn statement as to the city circulation 1 Fox publishing adveitlsement for bids or every nature to be published ten times, first insertion per line of a13, mp 3 cents, each subseciuent insertion per line of 13 m, 2 cents �� 4 2 Paving notices to be published three times, first insertion per line of 13 m, 3 cents, each subsequent insertion per line of 13 m, 2 cents 3. All election calls to be published thirty times firtt insertion per line of d s 13 m, 3 cents, each subsequent insertion per line of 13 m, 1-1/2 cents. 4 e . Delinquent tax lists to be published four times, 3-1/2 col. lines, first insertion per line of 13 m, 2 cents, each subsequent insertion per line of 13 m, 2 cents. 5. Ordinances first inseztion per line of 13 m, 3 cents, each subsequent insert C per line of 13 m, 2 cents. (Signed) Arch B O'Flaherty Vice President & Gen I�gr. Democrat Pub 0o STATE OF TEXAS ) ^ COUNTY OF NUECES Before me, the undersigned avthority, this day personally appeared R S Lumbard, to me well known, and who, after being by me, duly sworn, did deposes and say that the paid t e daily circulation of the Corpus Cnristi Democrat in the City of Cos -pus Christi,Te-as, for the past sixty days has averaged 1598 copies per day. (Signed) R S 'Lumbard, City Cizculator Sworn to and subscribed before me, this 2nd, day of May, A D 1913 (Signed) Jesse Wright. Notary c, ueces oun y, eras Caller Publishing Company I Corpus Christi,Teras, IvLay 2nd, 1913. .:14`W R/5►;Jlf9,� _Witp . a c�v.fi�.,;►:i t !.'tit. RfS/:.T�f.�. 1 For publishing advertisement for bids of every nature, to be published ten times, first insertion per line of 13 m, Two Cents, each subsequent inseztion per line of 13 m, One and One Half Cents 2 Paving notices to be published three times, first insertion per line of 13 m' Two Cents, each subsequent insertion per line of 13 n, One and One Half Cents .� z 3. All election calle to be published thirty times first insertion per line of 13 m, One Cent, each subsegent insertion per line of 13 m, One Half Cent. 4 Delinquent tax lists to be published four times 3 1/2 col. lines, first inser- tion per line of 13 M. Seven Cents, each subsequent insertion pez line of 13 m, One Seventh Cent 5 Ordinances first insertion pei line of 13 m, One & 1/2 bent, each subsequent inseition pez line of 13 m, One and One Half Cents. 3 r To the Honorable City Council - Gentlemen Corpus Christi, Texas The Corpus Christi Caller & Daily Herald will be pleased to accept City Advertising at the rates above quoted Sworn statement of circulation enclosed Yours truly, - (S igne d) ruly,- (Signed) Coipus Ghristi, Texes. -` Aprilt 249 1913 To the Honorable City Council - Caller Publishing Cc - By Jno W Staton, 11anaging editor Corpus Christi, Texas, May 2na, 1913 U I, C R Wallin, CirculaUion 1�iara;er for the (-oipus Cbristi Caller and Dally Herald, do hereby certify that the Daily Caller and Herald is circulated in the City of Corpus- Christi orpus Christi and in Nuee(,s County as follows Delivered by"daily by caiii-ers, paid suL)scribers, 1162 Dblive.Led daily by mail, paid sabscribers 230 Sold by newsboys and over co anter, daily average, 51 - TOTAL PAID CITY CIRCULATIOIT, 14.43 copies In addition to the papers circulated by actual count, we print 125 extras each morning, and f rom 20 to 95 per cent of these papers aie disposed of in the City Total County Circulation, paid SU-bscrl hers, 340 TOTAL PAID CITY AND COUITTY C IRC ULAmION, 1783 The total paid circalatioa of the Caller (daily) is now about 3300, and will run in excess of this figure when all of the papers ordered have been sent out The figures will be cetween 3300 and 3600, all told ''No extras countod in the ftgures submitted for City and County Mined) C R WALLIN SUBSCRIBED ARD S'IORIT to before me by the s,, -id C R Mallin, this the second day of May, A D. 1913, (Seal) (S i ne d) HARRIET HUITD Notary ublic, Ilueces ounty,epi xas The bids were then laid on the table to take the usual course An ordinance z elative to the assessing a part of the cost of improving Std i Street was read It contained the emergency clause. It was moved by Commissioner Ua.Ld, Seconded by Commissioner Uehlingei, that the charter rule be susrended, and carried by the following vote, Mayor Miller, Aye. Comm. f7arc'l, Aye Comm Uehlinger, Aye Comm Collins, iiye Comm Sutherland, Aye It was moved by Commissioner Ward, seconded by Commissioner Vehlinker and carried, that he ordinance be adopted as read, Thereupon the Ordinance was adopted b,y the following vote lier, Aye, Collins Aye, hard Aye, Uehlinger Aye, Sutherland Aye, . The Mayor then read the banj�: bal aac e s.F Tr. he pay roll of the Street and Sanitary Departments, and the bills and accounts for the month of Au ril were then tazen tip and read The bill of the C C Hardware Company for `5.00 sewer supplies has ordered paid out of the Sewer Construction Fund 4 ! The current expense account of the Woter 'Wor, s Department was read and ordered paid out of the Nater Works Fund 4 The bill of the Alamo I2.on Works for 083 80 for man -Bole rings, covers etc for the f storm sewers was ordered paid out of the Permanent Street �rnprovement Fund. The bill of the Alamo Iron 17o.tics for '62 50 for man. -hole rings and covers for the san- t itaiy sewer was orderdd paid out of the Sewer Construction x fiord. The pay roll of the Street Department and the current expense of the Street Department was read and ordered paid out of the Street Fund The Day roll of the Sanitary Department and the general expense accounts were read and -- ordered paid out of the C1irient �pesne Fund. . s 1'he bill of the Texas Company for $1 20 fon coil fol the Street Department was ordered paid out of the Street Fund Tne bills of James Holman.for 61.50 for repairs in the Police Depaitment was ordered paid out of the Cur_ent Fxpensq Fund and the bill a for $2.90 fog repairing water main was ordered paid out of thq 'Water Works Fund The bill of the Dgmocrat Publishing Comppny for $298 90 for puolishing the Delingaent Tax List was ordered paid oat of the proper Fund The bills of the Democrat Publishing Company for publishing; notices to the pioperty owners on Schatcel, hawrence, Stai, Peoples, William, LaCm-ia, Aubrey and Tiger Streets, amounting to $657 72, was ordered paid out o T the Permanent Street Impiovenent Fund The bill of Ben Anderson forQS6 00 for*Sewer'vipe was ordered paid out of the proper Fund. The bill of Ben imderson for filling the bridge on Fater Stzeet for 0200.00 was ordered paid out of the Street fund The bill of R 0 Cook for abstracting the names of the property owners on the streets about to be paved,was ordered paid out or the Permanent Stieet Improvement Fzmcl. i"und. The livery bill for 13.00, 'of the Police Department was ordered paid out of the proper The bill of the",Paragon Press for 020.94, for composition was read anal referred to `the Ci ttorney. At this point the regular orddr of busineso was suspendod, in order that R H Bingham, C r: ght address the council, relative to llgliti.ng the streets during the -coming convention of n J eKofP It vas moved by Commissioner Sutherland, seconded by Commissioner Uehlinger, and arr.ied, that fir Bingham's request that the streets be illuminated during '�he e'on week, be ted All voting eiye An Ordinance designating and establishing an additional public market, was read It- ontaiged the emergency clause. It was moved by Commissioner Uehlinger, seconded by Commissioner Vard, that the charter rule be suspended, the vote 3 stood rascfollows Mayor Miller Aye, Commissioner Uehlinger,Aye, Commissioner Ward, Aye, Commissioner Collins Aye, Commissioner Sutherland Aye. It eras moved �y Commissioner ''lard, seconded by Commissioner C011Lns, and carried, that the, ordinance be adopted, 2s read The vote stood as follows, Mayor Miller, Aye, m Commissioner Ward, Aye, Commissioner Uehlinger, Aye, Commissioner Collin,, Aye, Cournissioner Sutne rl and, Aye, . It ryas suggested by the Mayor that Commissioners Turd and Sutherland and the City Attorney, take upEr the matter of the interchange of propei uy between the pity and Mr Singer. Acting City Iangineer Stevens, presented to the Council his tabulation of Engine bids submitted It follows EITGIITE BIDS T11 BULATED 1 TWMFACTURER OF 1LOUPACTURER ALUOUITT y EITGIUD t OF PUTT OF BID z RMAR.dS Texas Machinery & y Suicply'Co , Fairbanws Morse Rumsey 7409 00^ r Miens & Weise Dietz & Weise Romsey _7550.00 40 H P Engine Delivery not unci. i ` t e z 8c Te-1,36, ie z eiss s ean, M July o made on City Specif.) SOMtonio 7acHine K Now Supily Co De La Vergne, Smith Valle 8465.00 "--Not mae on iy` Yeitz & Weiss? Iieitz & Weiss Rumsey, 8550 00 Specifications Reitz & Weiss 1Ieitz & Weiss Gould �� 8550J00 40 H P � gine _ Not made on City Reitz Weiss Heitz & Weiss Gould 9550.00 S ecifications (Gould or �. 4 r De zJa Vene # _ De La Ver ne (10x12 Dean 9980.00 Covin ton Oil Cove on Oil Engine Gould 10000 00 Corpus Christi - r r Hardware Co Do Da Vergne, Gould, 10050.00"" ti 11r Stevens presentee a communication from Geo A I,io urt, relative to bid on pumping plan, It follovm " New York, April 26th, 1913. She mayor and City Council, Corpus Christi, Texas entlemen - We have. dust received t1lis morning from the office of Mr Alexander Potter, Consulting �ineer, a copy of specifications, instructions to bidders, etc relatice to furnishing and nstalling two oil engines and two triples pumps at Corpus Christi We have received this information too late to prepare our formay�bid, attach our v_ check and post same today, in order that it may reach your city by April 30th We will furnish and instal two (2) 50 H P Covington oil engines and two (2) Gould triple: pumps that will fulTil your specifications requirements, for the sum of Ten 7 Thousand Dollars (010000.00) r L Our forman specification with the pun ,p speclfl�!-at.Lons attached, and our certified check for 10f of the bid, will be marled from Uew York city on April, 28th, 1913 s Very truly yours, (Signed) eorpe A �tosax�t y Mr. Stevens stated that he had heard nothing further from them Mr. Stevens then read a report on the bids for the Pumping Plant.T-1 P s. Without objection the mayor appbinted Commissioners Wa"d and Uehlinger and the Acting City Engineer, wu committee to investigate the bids .� Commissio.Lier Sutheiland read the repoxt of the committee appointed to investigate and report on the ordinance regulating the sale of liquors and other things. It follows 1' Elorpus Christi.,, Texas, Iday 2nd, 1913. To the Mayor and Boazd of Commissioners, of the City of Corpus Christi F Gentlemen - We your committee appointed to investigate and report upon the ordihance regulating the' sale of spirituous, vinous and malt liquors, beg leave to report We are of the opinion that the present ordinance is without authority of lair, in some of its provisions, and should never have been enacted, and that we recommend the repeal of said ordinance and that the City Attorney, be authori-ed to draft an ordinance regulating the sale of intoxicating liquors in conformity wit)� the lawns of tre State of Texas _ Respectfully, (SiSned) H R Sutherland it (Signed[ Russell Savage, City;Attorney It was moved by Commissioner Sutherland, seconded by Conunissionez UehliiAer, that "the report be receivea, riled and the recommendations contained therein be adopted. l Mayor Miller thereupon vacates the chair, and commissioner Suthel land LPresided It was moved by Mayor Miller and seeonded byCommissionerTazd that The- mo-Gion be amended to read "that the g report be received -and filed Mayor Miller.' Aye Comm. Ward, - lye - Comm. Collins, Aye 7 The vote stood a`s follows Comm Sutherland.- ^ Nay Comm Ueh7Inger, IT ay An:a-:—t11e--amen-dm-enf vias carried Mayoi Mille i thereupon took the chair. , P Without objection the Mayor appointed the Council as a Committee of the whole to consider the matter - ^ The report of the committee on grades, was read It follows Y 0)corpus Christi hril 30th, 1913 To the Honorable Mayor and City Council, Gentlemen - Your Committee appoihted to investigate the question of street grades, begs leave to report as follov-s q In giving due consideration to this subject your committee is of the opinion that there are many elements entering kinto the problem of establishing street grades which may modify preconceived ideas as to what the grades should be in any specific instance, the chs&f of which ale drainage, sewerage and the ultimate copt,± of cutting or filling necessary to � y bring the street to the level determinAd upon L . - W It is a foregone conclusion that no system of grades will be acceptable which prohibit, propel drainage and sewceiege conditions and that all grades established must be first based upon �a4proper consideration of these questions After these problems are satisfactorily worked out there remains to be considered the important item of cost in relation to the gradin, of the streets 14 m We believe that it is impracticable to adopt any hard and fast rule to goven+hese questions as applied to the City of Corpus Christi and that the matter ,hould be worked out in drainage districts of sizes limited according to the contour of the ground We feel that the ideas advanced in a former communication to the Courcil by the South Bluff Improvement Association calling for extensive cutting and grading of streets in the t erritory affected are impossible to carry out with the limited means available by the h ' h city and if such cutting and grading is to be done, .it x should only be under-take+t the time and in connection with permanent pavement improvements Such improvements could be made by forming pavement districts to be assessed for the work to be done, If this work is undertaken piceme/al 10 cutting dorm a street here and z theze, the resulting conditions would ie intolerable, leaving stretches of high ground alternating with low levels wnere water would accumulate and make roadways impassable In the Beach portion of the city the question of drainage and sewerage oveihhadows all other considerations and levels must be woiked out to ta-Ee caie of these requirements, e t This necessarily means the filling of the streets remote from the Bay to a level permitting F gz avity drainage We are assurea than the City Engineer has been giving due consideration to all the elements entering into the question of grades and would recommend that as far as practicable no cutting or fillip- of streets be planned at the present time @xcept as required to obtain proper drainage and sewerage conditions (Signed) L G Collins ) r ) (Signed) H A. Stevens. ) Committee. (Signed) Russell Savage ) Il was moved by Commissioner Uehlinger, seconded by Commissioner Sutherland, that the report be received and filed A petition from tre ITueces Lumber Company, was presented to the Council, ,t �'oldous "Corpus Christi, Te, -as -5/2/13 Honorable Mayor and City Cc&missioners, r F Corpus Christi, Texas Gentlemen - We are opening a li,mbei yard on Black and liestina Sts and the S A 8c A P Railway has agreed to constract a 3t side -tract fog us as per the attached blue print It is very necessary that we have a d siding at our yard and we ask you to grant vs this right Trugtin& to nave a favorable reply, we are, Very truly your s, Nueces Lumber Co (Signed) By, Wyatt Carglle It was moved by Commissioner Collins, seconded by Commissioner Ward and carried that the petition be referred to the City Attorney and Engineer Stevens, all voting Aye A communication of Jordt-Allen Company, relative to a refund of an overpayment of 010.00, was lead and the accompanying check for t1 -at amount was ordered returned tot the proper fund A communication of claizr from Chas Dyke, was presented and read It follows `j Corpus Christi,TexaS April 29th, 1973 The Honorable Mayor and _ b City Council of Corpus Christi Gentlemen - I here 484 and a half, which I feel is due me, on account of negligencir by the city's representatives w _ in not leaving a connecting "Y" or opening for my use when laying the sewer main in frond of my place, 1002 Chaparral St , because of this neglect on the part of the City and in order to comply with the requirements of city ordinances, necessitated the brewing into the y sewer main and the insertion of a connecting device therein, at my oven cost while otherss enjoy similar or like benefit through the regular system or workings of the City corporation at no additional costs to them -selves as is my case I will fuither say that I have the honor bf having presented this claim fol adjustment to your predecessors in office but with no action whatever taken in the matter so far as I am aware, This however, took place befor IIr Hiller, our present mayor, was permitted to tay'e part at their meetings I will not take upx much more of your time in saying that I requested bf the S party in charge of the sewer pipe laying to place a "Y i' in the main,_at a certain joint where I thought would be most convenient, for my use, that the foreman of the tiehhhing gang Mr. Sherman, who had nothing to do with the pipe -laying, took a kindly interest in my behalf, and 0 personally carried a "Yi" e*oss the street, depositing it oar the ooider of the trench t� at the place design&ted, by me, and further exp ping my desire io the foreman of the pipe- laying gang, That when I returned at noon to find the main had been laid and finished com- r G/1� pletly past my plaee (but not coveredl my amt inspired by the great work sank within me and when I looked upcn the the RY", which my friend carried to the border of the trench stillJlsy above and usused seemingly a maik of reproach for my suggested interest of the 6 morning, I thought hob selfish and iu-Lkind of those incompetents when clothed with a bit of brief authority, but Feeling that I have already said enough for all purposes concerned, and furthei, feeling that I have complied with a duty I ovra to myself ana tnose dependent upoh , I trust you ill kindly take actlo.a in this matter and find. one Fray or =other. Yours truly, (Sg ine d) Chas Dyke The Mayor without objection iefarred the communication to the City Attorney The application of Adolph Bietsch, foi a liquor license w -is refoired to the ity Attorney o A bid foi the removal of street garbage, by E L Beynon, wa presented to the ouncil, and read, It follows r 'f Corpus Chi istl, Texas, May lst, 1913 onorable City Idagor & Commissioner, herewith submit ty bid For street garbage as hereafore been done b? City wagons,($4000) a our thousand dollars pr year payable monthly, will purchase your two agoras 8- cart at reas- -nable price if desire to dispose of seine, remaiiing, Very respectfully, (Signed) E L Bevnon The bid was referred to Commissioner Sutherland A communicationi from the City Federation of Women was plesented to the Council and read, it folloym It To the Honorable Magor, and City Council. ^> r C Gentlemen - The work of laying cement valzs in artesian park, has progressed favorable and well and according to contract the Council donated the stun of $250 001P to assist the City Feder- ation of Women in payinfor this work We pledge all balance on account -)and woulb,be pleas -d to receive th&s amount X250 00, as soon as you can let us have it. , , s Respectfully submitted - (Si nscl) Mrs G R Scott May 2nd, 113. Corpus Christi 2res, City Ie era ion o omen It was moved by Conmiss ioner Sutherland, s econded by Commission -r aollins, and I - carried that it bo referred to the Commissioner of Pawics and Public Property. C All voting a#e f $ � Aminoritreport of the Citizens Committee on dater Su lv signed by -R. J i�lebor J A � pp � g y g, was received, read, and ordered filed The bond of J O.doode, as City Policemen in the sum oc 01,000.00 Dollars, W H Griffin and Henry P.Shaw, being sureties, wash presented to the Council It was moved by Commissioner Sutherland and s eclonded by CommiSs Loner Uehlinger, I and carried that the bold be approved, filed and recorded, All vIting Aye It was moved by Commissioner Sutherland, seconded by Commissioner 17arft, and carried ' to advertise for bids for the removal of the City Garbage for one year. All voting Aye a Without objection the Mayor appointed Commissioner Sutherland, and the City Attorney, a committee to draw a .Conn of bid It was moved bj Commissioner Collins, Seco:lded by Commicsionei Ward, and carried, to advertise for bids for street spriLL-1 3, All voting Aye/ Without objection the mayor appointed commissioner Collina a committee to confew with the City Attorney, relative to the matuer ' It was mored by Cornu-nisszoner Sutrezland seconded by Commi stoner Uehlinger and j carried that the pity emplgy a day driver and a niSht driver for the Fire Department, at r a salary of X60.00 per month, each. All vo-cinc Aye R It was moved by Commissioner Sutherland, secondees by Commissioner Uehlinger, and oarr.ied, that H Vetters be appointed a day fireman, and J Loiett, a night fireman to -care for the horses and drive the4i at a salary of 060 00 per month each All voting Aye It was moved by Commissioner Uehlinger, seconded by Commissionei Sutherland, that the Commissioner of Police and Public Safety, be authorized to purchase 500 feet of Standard Fire hose, to be shipped here immediately, with the understanding that xt the bill for same be dated October 1st, 1913 without interest All voting Aye ' Acting City Fngineer�Stelens, read a report on the present condition of the Muni- cipal Wharf, it follows 1! To the Hon Mayor and City Council, I Corpus Chiisti,Texas - Gentlemen _ In regard to the condition of the unco,nl,leted ldiuiicipal Wharf, as it stands at present, and to the extend. to which the r;oik does ni does not comply with the specifications , I beg to report as follows It may be stated here that the City does not possess a copy of its orm, of the plans and specific tions fol the construction of the wharf The Fnginee�r= Department is using a copy made form a copy in the pssesssion of 11r Diner, the contractor -Supervision, for rhe City, of construction on the rnarf ite)nominally, at present, in charge of lair F L Rume�, and appointee of the City Council, also an employee of the contractor COIlCRRTll MATIERIA19 Cement The cement used in concrete, on this work, is of the "Lone StaiIT brank, % rs-putable cement, maqufactured in Dallas `l'exa@ Vie -have no/ record of an�T tests made as to the actual quality of cement used on the wor'r, nor any check on the proportions of the materials in the concrete mixture TP Q Sand. Clean, coarse sand is required bar the specifications for concrete A great deal of the work was dotze with a fine sand, whish, in my ju�ment,'7does not come up i to the requirement The contractor states than this sand was approved: by the engineer in charge of inspection, lar Lancashire, The sand now being used fulfills repirements Stone "blear crusher" limestone or trap rock is specified for use 1n conczete, It r 9, is not to be over 11 inches in largcst dimension, for general use, and not over f inch for use in the sheet piling A great deal of the 7rork was done with a crusher -ran rock, which, in my jdugement, does not come- up to the requzrment. The contractor state. - that this rock received the approval of 11r Lancashire The rock now being used is to good clean Ork, and is satisfacto though slightly larger tban called for in r the specifications. 4 Some of the completed conefete appears to be of poor grade CONCRETE BUIL MAD kany changes have been made ih the plana for the concrete bulkhead the contractor states tnat these changes were all authorized by the engineer in charge, exeept that wherein cresoted piling bulkhead was substitued for tae c oncrete, along a portion of t the north mall This change -gas aathroized by --he City Council Batter Posts. The design of the batter-ppsts has. been changed slightly from the oilginal plans y R Also, it $has been fouil(I impractical, ascording to the cont actr , on account of en - P courner. in.g quicksand, to carry the _ batter posts depth planned tiro feet into clsj About eight of the batter pots s:- defects znthe way o -C erose J � C at the water line Steet in Piling the sheet piling con.froms to the dimensions given im the specifications except t it t4at was found necessary to use some sheet pilin; fourteen feet in length, two r feet longer rhan the longest piling contemplated in the plans, The material composing the piling, _n some cases, seems to be of inferior grade In front of the batter - posts, it was found impossible of difficult to place sheet -piling, ana an unreirforced concrete slab has been east in place, there, instead This construction has not been ,. J entirely successful The alingment of the piling is poor Coping. The des-gn of the cap -block, or co,)ing, hpd to be entirely changed on account y� of its fazluie to grip a -ad hold the sheet -piling during construction This change was demanded, in additio-a by the poor. alignment (as compared with what was contemplated in the plans) of the piling It may be stated here that the sheet -piling walls; as deslgned, are not water- _ n tight, ind it may become necessary to place some adilitxonal protection against the ` walls on the inside am - It The concrete berm walings -,re of full dimensions and are of the -ame grade of- -^ = concrete already referred to as found in otnez portions of the woax The steel tie -rods are of-fuli'dinension as 'o diameter = The timbei tie -piles for the coiner,of the=concrete "n -Lr -hood, at the southeast, are andercize, and are not dirveh to the grades contemplated Construction was to have begun at the outer end of the bulkhead, and the walls were to have been coopleted in fifty-one wo,.King days CRESOTED BULKHEAD. a The plans contemllatea 300 lineal feet of cresoted piling bulxhead at the shote I'._ !— __ — _- - - - 587 end of the wharf, on each side To save expense, that on the south side was omitted, the r, plan being to use some chepper construction, if found necessaiy, latex On the north e r z side, as stated previously, the creosoted wall is now to be carried 405 feet farther u epst, repiveing the concrete bulkhead The cressoted material for uhe original 300 feet on the north side was inspected fol the City b� the Pittsburg Testing Laboratory That - for the later addition was not inspected at rhe creosoting works The creosoted material, nere, fulfills the specifications as to dimensions, but many of the tie -biles axe undeisize in diameter The latter, also, are spaced baeiL from the outer piles 10 feet, instead of l feet, as called for in the Flans It appears, from k the contractor's statement, that this change was auttaorizad by �Ir. Lancashire The alig- nment of the creosoted bulkhead is poor, as is also its;raue line, and a cap -board has been added to give a better finish H APRON c Inspection of the creosoting of the mateiial Foi T -head apron was made at the plant fox the City, by the Pittsburg Testing Laboratory, and paid for by the City Some of the piles are somewhat undersize The original plans, contemplating a wharf ten feet above water at the east end, sloping back to a height of four feet above watez at the connece tion with the fill portion of the wharf, was changed by the formes meyoi to a height of s eight feet at the outer end and six- feet at the bulkhead The suppoxting piles are properly spaced but no cross -bracing was contemplated, and this had to be added It should be noted, also, that before a railroad spur can be located on the wharf, it will be necessary to remove a portion of the flooring and putl in addi- tional trestlewort�: undei the track The timbers ill the apron, in general, conforms to the requi.xerlents It should be added, that trnen the apron in completed according to contract, there will he no adequate means fox vessels to tie up to tne wharf, as thele aye only two snubbing piles available under tae present plans, and no cleats The fendex piles are left - r r thzTe �`" '� _tvae protuding above the level of the floor, but as they are not anchor ed to the wharf they have not the stabiliu,/ necessary for a snubbing _ost The entire contract was required to be completed in one hundred and -thirty-eight working days Respeetful1v submitted, Corpus Christi,Te-as, (Signed) R a Stevens r April, 1913 Acting City El -i sneer. It was moved by Commissioner Ward, seconded by Commissioner Collins and carried, that the report be received, and file(9, all voting Aye It was moved by Commissioner Uehlingei sPconded l,y Commissioner guthexland, and carried that the services of F L �umer, Inspector at luncicpel Mhari be discontinued at l/ six (6) o'clock, this P Ti Allnvoting Aye a It is, understood that the Dnginee_r_ing Department, will ta-te ea:ce of the inspectors business z K It --was moved by Commissioner Collins sbconded by Commissioner 'Vaid and carried that all City supplies for tae City, be made through requisition to thG City Comptroller, All voting Aye - It was moved by Commissioner ,Sutherland, seconded by Conunzssioner Uehlinver, and carried, that the resignations of Dr Turpin and Dr Caldwell, be accepted All voting Aye, i 58-8 It was moved by Commissioner Sutherland, seconded by Commissioner Ward, and carried, that Mrs l.Robinsoa and C E Coleman, be appointed members of the Board of Health, taking the places of Dr Turpin and Dr Caldwell, regigned All voting Afire ` It was moved b Commissioner Svtherland seconded b Commissiofn r Uehlz gei and y � y � carried, thatthe City Attorney be authorized to employ an abstractor to abstract the prop- erty owners on the streets about to rhe paved All voting Aye An ordinance relative to applying for a sarvey of a tract of land on Harbor Island, containing the mmergency clause, was read F �' Its was moved By Commissioner Uehlip;er, seconded by Commissioner Uard, that the Cnarter rule be suspended, the vote stood es follows Mayor Miller, � Aye ` Commissioner Uehlinger, Aye. 0 " Ward, Aye " Collins, Aye. " Sutherland, Aye 0 It was moved by Commissioner Ward, seconded by Commissioner Uehli.n`er and carried that the ordinances be adoptea as read The vote stood as follows Nayor hiller, .Aye C Co-nmissioner Uehlincei, Aye " lard, Aye, -" Collins, Aye* r Su-chelland, Aye. (See Ordinance and Resolution Book) An ordinance relative to the smoke nuisance, was presented and re -d to the Council, it contained the*emergency cluase It was moved Dy Commissioner Collins, seconded by Commissioner Uehlinger, and carzied that the ebarter rule be suspended, the vote stood as follows Mayor Miller, Aye Commissioner Uehlinger, Aye " Ward, Aye IT Collins, Aye It Sutherland, Aye behlinger, Sutherlanrl, It was moved oy Commissioner 4&141-i--�, seconded by Commissioner and carried, thgt tho ordinance, be adoptedaas read. The vote stood as follows ° ` Havo i Hiller, Aye. c Commissioner Uehlinger, Aye IT ward, Aye IT Collins, Aye IT - _Sutlieilaa.d Aye (See Oidinance and Resolution Book The Spplication of the Sen Antonio Uvalde ?. Gulf Railway, foi a franchise, to gun its railway on and aloe; ceitien streets of the City, ras presented to the Council Objection being made to the proposed line ac_oss Media Street the Council dedided to postpoLe the consideration of the application x to the nett meet-Lng of the Council It las moved, seconded and carried to recess to Saturday, llav ri, at 9 00 A I1 Attest 11ayor vi i y o _ az--Christi RECESSED UEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL, &LY 3rd 1913. Mayor Miller called the Council to order at 9 OO,A,h s Present Mayor Miller and Commissioneis Ward, Uenlinger and Collins Absent Commissioner Sutherland. The Mayor stated that the object of the meeting vras to consider the application of the A U. and Gulf Railway for a f_nachise for the right-of-way through and across certain streets S of the city. The application had been presented to the Council and read by the City Atty, and the ouncil had objec ed to ,the line of trackage called for in the application, which line crossed .edia Street Also, the application was not clear enough to the Council Attorney Pope, who was present to represent the Railway Company discussed the matter ith Lhe Council He suggest --d that the Mayor and he (Pope) write to IIr Leming the right- s f-vay man, of the Railway Comp yid, and request 11im to appear,-befol.e the COuacil, either in Bison oi by repsese�zt-zive, anq ePlain dust, what the Ra way Company wanted The sugges- ion of IIr Pope -es adoptod by the Council The Council thereupon adjourned } ttest r ity 6ecre 4 of cne ui-c� or corpus un -is -i N 4 y �d2 .n aTor o -L 3 -iT Ukris i s Iday 3, 1913. S'PECIA`L' CALLED LiLET ING OF THE CITY COUNCIL 3: 00 P. M. Mayor I'diller called the Co uncll' t'b-}'order: Present: Mayor Miller, 'and 'Commissioners Ward, Uehlinger and Collins, Absent Commissioner Sutherland. "The Mayor stated that the purpose of the meeting was to receive the report of the \ Committee appointed to intestigate the" several' bids for the "installation,o1 the pumping- ' plant for the temporary water supply. ' Commissioner Uehlinger presented the report of the Committee, which -was to -the effect that the Cohmittee, `after considering thonoughlythe-bids, had decided in *xm* favor of the bid of the San Antonio'Machine and Snyply Company t© install a 50 H.P. De la Vergne engine and Smith-Vail`pumps.' It was moved by Conunissioner Uehlinger, seconded by Commissioner lard, and carried that the `report of the Committee be reuieved and adopted. �It was moved `by Commissioner Ward,,seconded by Commissioner Collins and carried that the - I:Tayor be authorized to enter into a contract with the San Antonio Machine and Su-6ply Company for the immediate installation of the machinery. The Council thereupon adjourned. 4 Mayor of �h z y rpus Christi. h Attest:. ` are Cary oz zlie city of corpus sr_risti. 9 May 5th, 1913. -- r O i SPECIAL CALLED I FETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL a Mayor Miller called the Council to order V Present Mayor IIillel and Commissioners Tari., Uehlinger and Collins. Absenu Commissioner � 4 Sutherland K The Mayor stated that the pniTose of the meeting was to pass an ordinance autboriving the Mayor to make a loan with the C C National Bank to held defray the expense incurred by the. installation of the Tempo. a3y water supply it The City Attorney thereupon read the Ordinance authorizing the Mayor of the City of Corpus Christi and the dity Coutptrolle, to negotiate a loan of $13000 00 from the C C Nat; onal Bnak fol the purpose of making improvements in tl�e 17auer 17oihe of said Cit7, etc , it contained the emergency clazase It was moved by Commissionei Uehlirigel, seconded by Commissioner Yard and carried that the Charter Rules be suspended The vote stood as follows Diller, Aye Fi ard, Aye Uehlinger, Aye a Collins, - Aye Suub erla.nd, . � Absent It was moved by Commissioner Uehlinger, seconded by Comnissi. oner-Uaid and carried that o the Ordinance be a dop-ced as read The vote stood as follows - -- Miller, Aye r Ward;, kye Uehlinger, Ay e r Colli ns, Aye Sutherland,- It was moved by Commissioner Ward, seconded by Commissioner Uehlinger, -and carried that the bills of the Ameracan Cast Iron Pipe Companv, when checked and properly approved be paid on presentauion of the draft covering the cost of the same, together with the exchange due thereon and the fre3.ght on the some All volring Aye The e.7pense account, of the City AttZrney, coveri inElhis trip to Austin and return ti account of city business relative to the eater supply question, was presented to the Council, the amoielt was 5p33 60 It was moved by Commissioner Uenlinger, seconded by Conmiss.ionex Collins anc cariied, t that the bill, be approv--d mid ordered paic? All uotino Aye. K It was moved by Commissioner hard, seconded by Commissioner Collins and carriec' that the City Engineer and the City Secretary advertize for bids for finishin3 the east room on C i the third floor of the city hall All voting Aye _ Motion vrs made, neconded and carried, to adjourn ayoi ot theus C iris i K Atte st I May 9th, 1913. Z - t REGULAR IMETING OF i + CITY COUNCIL, 4 00 P.M. Mayor Miller called the meeting to order Present and answering roll call, Mayor Miller, Commissioners Waia, Uehlinger and Collins, absent Commassioner Sutherland, who came in later The minutes of the meetings of Ilay 2nd, May 3rd and Iday 5th, were read and approved The Mayor read the bank balances of May W It was moved by Commissioner Collins, seconded by Commissioner Ward and carried, that 0500 00, be transferred from the Current Expense Fund, uo the Street Puna, all voting Aye Street Bills for April, were read, also the street labol pay -roll fo- the wee.c endimg May 10th # � � r It was moved by Commissioner Uehlinger, seconded by Commissioner Collins and cazried, that the bills and the ste-et pa:,-/ roll be paid out of the Street fund, all voting Aye. Water Woiks bills for April, wcre read a It was moved by Commissioner i�ard,_seeondeT by CoDmissioner Collins and carried, that the bills be paid out of the Water Works Bund All vot-irg Aye Current E-Kpense bills for Api it wei e read It was moved by Commissioner Uehlinger, seconded by Commissioner Collins and cerried, that the bills be paid out of the Current Expense Fund The bill of the Sidbury Lumber Co , of $31 751 for bricx and lumber, and the bill of the H D Taylor Lumber Co , of $18 70, for cement, tall for the Sanitary Sezer, were read, It was moved by Commissioner Sutherland,seconded by Commissioner Uehlinger, and carried that the bills be paid out of the Sewer 0onstructiontfund All voting Aye The City Attorney read his report on the application of the Nneces Lumber Company, for permission to lay a side track on Black street, it follows Corpus Christi, Texas, ITay 9, 1913 To the City Council, • of the City of Corpus C,risti Gentlemen - As the committee appointed by you to investigate and reporu upon the adv.isabiliiy of granting to the Nuedes Lumber Company a permit? to consti°uct a side-track to their place of business on Black and Hestina Streets, we desire to report tnat we do not believe it advisable for tae City Council to grant any permit for any side-track such as is contem- plated and as shown by the plat attached to the application Re ape c t .Cul ly, • W (Sighed) Russell Savage, City Atty (Signed) H A Stevens, Acting City Engineer. It was moved by Commissioner Uenlinger, seconded by Commissioner Sutherland and carried, that the report be received and adopted A19. voting Aye f The mayor read the roport of the City Physician., on health conditions of the City, f during April It was moved by Commissioner Uehlinger, seconded by Commissioner Waist, and carried, that the report be received and filed All voting Aye The bill of uhe Paiagon Press, for printing the ordinances, amounting to 060 90, and 0 V by TT E Pope, was presented to -she City Council It -gas moved by Commiosioner Uehlingei, seconded by Commissioner Ward, and carried, that tele bill be paid out of the proper fund All voting Aye. STATE OF TEXAS; ) COUNTY OF VUE C ES . ) r ATiOU ALL YEN BY TH141SB PRESENTS: That we, the City of }orpus 0hristi,` a municipal corporation, acting herein by and through its proper officers, all of the County of Nueces, State.of Texas, in consideration of One Kollar to us in hand paid by the6' Corpus Christi National Bank, a body corporate under and by virtue of the laws of the'United States of America, with its place of business in the City of -Corpus Christi; 4 1ueces County, Texas, the receipt of which is hereby acknowledged, have granted, sold, conveyed,'assigned, transferred, set over and pledged,`and by these presents doi-grant, sell convey, assign, transfer, set over and pledge unto the said The'.C'orpus Christi°National Bank, the following described property, to -writ: All that certain water works plant; all of its equipment ovrneaby said eit5, consisting of the pumps and other machinery and all othe�� equipment at what is commonly knoun as the pumping station on the bonk of the Nueces River near-Oallallen, in the County of Nueces, State of Texas, the pipe line from said pumping station to the stand pipe in the City of Corpus Christi, Nueces County, Texas, also all the mains, later- als, and other equipment in the streets.of the City of Corpus Christi, together with the machinery at said standpipe, and the standpipe itself, and all other equipment and appli- ances of any Lind of character wrher,esoevev situated, connected with. and being a part of, said vrater works plant or water wrorks* system and owned by the said City of Corpus Christi, .. together with all the net"revenues arising therefrom from and after the first day of, Jtune, A.D. 19139 until the fall and final payment of the principal, interest, pains and penalties of that certain obligation hereinafter described; and said City by its proper officers, shall turn over and deliver to the said -The Corpus Christi National Bank'monthly all of said net revenues arising from the operation of7said water works system, and account to the said The Corpus Christi National Bann for all such net revenues; and will also furnish to the said Bank a statement monthly of all the receipts and disbursements concerning and arising from the operation`of said plant, it being understood that said net re)Yenues at' this date `amount "to about Twenty Thousand (020,000.00) Dolia:�s per `annum. TO HAVE Alit TO HODD the same to the use of the said The Corpus Christi Notional Bank, its successors and assigns forever; and we bind ourselves and our seccessors, to warrant and forever defend the title to the said property unto the said The Oorpus Christi National Barn, its successors and assigns, against the lawful claim of any person whatso- ever,said property being situated ,in the said County of Nueces, State of Texas, and shall - �remai.n in the possession `of the said City of Cows Christi', through its officers, subject to all of the conditions herein mentioned. The foregoing transfer, assignment and pledge, however, is intended as a mortgage or lien to secure the payment of one certain promissory note of even date herewith in the sum of Thirteen Thousand (13,000.00) Dollars, payable to the order of The Corpus Christi National Bank, at its office in the City of Corpus Christi, Nuedes County, Texas, one year after its date, with interest thereon at the rate of six per cent per annum from its date until paid, containing the usual ten per cent attorney's fee clause and re- citing in substance that it is secured by the assignment of all the net revenues of the water works plant and the plant itself, and executed by the City of Corpus -Christi through its Mayor, and countersigned by its Comptroller; provided, nevertheless, that i the said mortgagor shall duly pay said note according to the tenor and effect thereof, th n this conveyance shall become null and viod, otherwise to remain in full force and effect The mortgagor hezeby expressly agrees and convenants that in the event at any time its City Council should in any way attempt to divert the said revenues as herein des- cribed, and not apply the same to the payment or partial payment of said prnmissary note,or _ should in any way make default as to any of the covenants hez ein contained, then said obli- gation shall become due and payable, and the said Bank, oz other holder of said note, may proceed to collect the same in any manner provided by la and also may take octual possession of said property, and operate same at the e7pense of th�)grantor herein tultil the net revenues c therefrom are sufficient to pay off, satisfy and discharge said obligation, including principal, E interest and penalties therein provided, and said Banic of othez Folder of said note, may, in s addition thereto, proceed to collect the unpaid portion of said note as may otherwise be pro - 4 1: ded by lar, or in any manner that may seem test s It is further understood that the mortgagor herein is also indebted in the sum f Dighty-roue Hundred and Sixtiy-Five Dollars (4,)8465 00) on accounT of extensions and impro- ements to said water plant, and that a part of said net revenue arising from the operation f said plant is to be applied to the payment of said sum of Eighty -Four Hundred and Sixty- ive Dollars, and all such payments will not be in violation of the terms, provisions and C t ovenants herein contained. t - Witness out hands this the 9' day of May, A D 1913. igned ountersigned by Dudley Ward Comptroller THE STATE OF TEXAS, COUNTY OF ICES City of Corpus Christi, By Roy Miller, kajo r. Before me, the undersigned authority, on this day personally appealed Pov Miller, Mayor, and T D Ward, Comptroller, of the City of Corpus Christi, Texas, known to me to be the persons whose names are subscribes to the foregoing instrument, and acknowledged to me that they executed the same For the purposes and consideration therein expressed, and in C the capacity therein stated Given under my hand and seal of office this the 12, day of Ilay, A D 1913. Signed F. J 11,6.lian. Votary Pu ic, Rueces 0oun y, e"Kas 1. 013,000.00. Corpus Christi,Texas; Ray 9' 113. One (1) year after date I promise to pay to the, order of The Corpus Christi National Bank, at its office in the City of Corpus Christi,Nueces Oounty, Texas, Thirteen Thousand Dollars, with interest thereon at the rate of sig per cent per annum from date until paid, payable annually, for value received. And in the event default is made in the payment of this note at its maturity, and it is placed in the hands of an attorney for collection, or suit is brought on the same, then an additional amount of ten per cent on th& principal and interest of this notJshail be added to the same as collection fees. It is agreed that this note may be paid in installments of not less than %500.00, at any one time, and interest shall cease on the amount paid from date of payment. The payment of this note is secured by the assignment of_all the net revenues of the water works plant, and the water corks plant itself. Signed: City of Corpus C11risti, By Roy %filler, Ifay or Countersigned: Dudley Ward, Comptroller. 0 0 The bids for City Printings, were then taken off the table and read b,, the Mayor, and if comparisons of the two bids fof the Democrat and,the Caller Publishing Company) were made, It was moved by Comraissioner Waid, seconded by Commissioner Suu"herland, and carried that the Caller Fubll^hzng Co , be airaided the coateact for the Citi Pi._nting, all voting Age, An application of H B Burke to be appointed City Detective, was reiO paad refereed to" � Commissioner Sutherland -� Commissionee Collins reported that he had puree ased Culverts from 1 he A L Greenbnig Iron. Company, to the amount of �;960.00, with the understanding chat the bill be p2zd December lst, 1913, without interest It was moved by Comm.�ssionez Uehla_nger, secoLlaed by Cormiss-.over SOtIlerland and parried that the mport be received and adopted All voting Aye,, J` A petition of the San A.Lztonxo Maphs.Lle and Supply Compaay, fog permission to attach to the Hunc sepal 17harf a wharf proposed- to be built by them,was presejited to the Council, it follows Corpus Christi, 1day 8tl , 1913 Hon Itizayor & City Commissioners of Corpus Christi I Corpus Christi$ Texas• s Gentlemen` - We beg to petition your honorable pal_Wh.arf, approximately 329 feet ouu or tae K body to grani us the right to join the Runici- South Wall with a balk -heed, e-ctending across that --piece of ploperuy viai-au we own, using the South Wall of the Municipal Wharf -as a North ieta a_n,xng, wall to hold a fill, which we are plala-ai-Lig do make o.E1 out property. Trusting you will -see fit to grant this request, we ale, Yours trul=y, ` S:A lei achiiae & Supply Co, F B Sechra_st , Z:Orj�uS� c1rITi 15ranC • It was moved by Commissioner `lard, seconded by Commissz oner Sutherland, and cal reed that the application be roferrel to tftm Comms-sionee Co11>nip,the City Attibrney and Acting City Engineer, fcr investiga ioi1 All voting Aye h The City Attorney rear' as of dina.nce legulatl zg sa_g,as It contained the emergency clause It was moved by Con-unissioner V'Tald, secoaded by Congmiss>_ohee-Colli.�i_s and caiiied; t nat— the Charter Rules be suspended, the vote stood as follows I ii.11e i , Aye Ward, Aye Uehlinger, Aye Collins, Aye Sutherland Aye It was moved by Cotmnissa ola.er Sutherland, seconaed b� Commissioner Wai d, and carped, that the ordinance oe adopted, as read, the vote stood as follow, Miller, Aye Ward , Aye Uehlinger, Aye Collins, Ave Sutherland, Aye (See Ordinance and resolution Book) The matter of the Franchise asked for by the San Antonio Uvalde and Gulf Ry Company, came up for consideration V It was °moved by Commissione-r� Sutherland, seconc%d by- Commissioner Uehlinger and carried that the 'franchise, asked -for be submitted to a vote of the people, and that the. City Attorney be instructed to draw, a call for election. All voting .dye. The City A-tto--ney, read the amended ordinance, granting a •franchise to the San L-ntonio Uvalde and Gulf Ry., Co., (gee°Ordinance and Resolution Book).- ' it was moved by Commissioner Uehlinger, seconded by Commissionen'Sutherland and carried that 'the ordinance be passed to its, first =reading. All -voting Lye. It was moved by commissioner Uehlirk-,;er, seconded 3by CorxAssione-r Sutherland, and carried that the ordinance be published in the Corpus Chri sti Caller. All votingt dye. IJr. Heinly; o the C".'C;Street and';LiteRai1,�ay, appeared before the Council, and stated that he wished to mthdraw his application°for•a change in the paving specifications, in so far as they related to- the street railway oompany: The Council acquie-scled.- ColMnissioner Collins stated that he had been requested by LIr. Franks of the IJueces Hotel Company,►to apply for a,modifica"tion of the dater bill of the City against the Hotel Company. The matter went over. - 11axwell Dunne appeared before the Council, and petitioned for relief from paying the City Physician fee for the issuance of burial permits. - The matter wa.s held in -consideration by the Council. = It wasmayed by Commissioner Sutherland, seconded by ConuAssion.er Uehlinger, and carried that tR-iatier "of fii i" 7'�the trenches dui; in the ;muni cipal sharf, for the p=uxpose -of �-- laying tie ''rods, _b! referred to Commissioner Collili" the City Attorney and Ab i'ng '=:C;ity::t = v Engineer, Stevens. The matter of grading for a track Uo be laid on the Municipal 'Wharf, in time for the cotton shipments, was discussed by-the-Colmlcil. It ryas: moved, seconded and"aarried •to_ adjourn. Attest: City-,Secr_ dry,.:Cit;y, of-� orpus• Christi. aayor 01 Unel uorpus Zr is z . 5 9 May 10th, 1913, SPECIAL CALLED MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL Mayor Miller called the meeting to order at 4 00 P H. Present Mayor Miller and Commissi osm rs Ward, Udhlinger and Collins Absent Sutha rlaull. The Mayor stated that the purpose of the meet u* was to receive rbids for supplying a the city with electric current for lighting the City Hall and fox motive power And it was then stated by the payor tl)at the or1er for advertising fol ten days For bids had been given to _the paper, but, iiadvertently, the printer aad dropped -the acaver-� tisement alter running it two days And, as the City Charter specifically directeu.that bids �! be advertised fol not lees than ten days, it became necessary to comply within the pro7isions of the charter by advertising for the requiuite number of days. It was moved by Commissioner Uehlin*er, seconded by Commissioner Ward and carried that he two bids that had been presented be returnee. to the bidders, and that the call for bids advertised fol ten days All voting Aye It wai moved, seconued and carr red to adjourn. e Attestl 4 payor o ne Ga. ri:)us 1,r-isf1 `ity �)e`cro-mry of/the city of Corpus Christi s o *V a } ay 12th, 1a16 � SPECIAL CIiLtiED I1EET IiTG OF THE CITY C OUITC IL IIayor Ililler called the meeting to order Present Iquyor Miller, Commissioners Ward Collins and City Attorney Sovage Absent Comrnissione?s Sutherland and Uehlinger The Mayox stated that the puipose of the meeting w as to pass an ordirance autboliziig Mayor t'o call an election for the purpose of voting on the adoption or refection of the fi t of a franchise to The San Antogio, Uvalde and Gulf Railway and for the transaction of other business that might come before the Council 9 O The City Attorney xeaa the ordinance It conTained the emezgency clause It was moved by Commissioner Ward secondee by Com-ni ssi over Colli -is and car*. , ed that charter rule be suspended. The vote Mood as follows Miller, _ Aye. Ward, Aye Collins Aye Uehlinger, Abeent Sutherland,Abaent It was moved by Commissioner Collins, seconded by Commissioner Ward and carried that the rdinance be adopted as read Tne vote stood as follows Miller, Aye C7ard, Aye Collins, Aye Uehlinger Absent —Scathe rl.and, Absent p e J3 7 ; _ � 14_ In order to assist the Sanitary Department in the work of disinfecting, It was moved by Commissioner Ward, seconded ay Coimissioner Collins and carried that the anitary Department be autlioiized to hire the services of a one-horse wagon and driver for a period of ten days at a cost not to excedcZ )2 50 per day, for the purpose of disinfecting, the said Aragon and driver to be subject to the orders of the City Physician All voting Aye It was moved by Commissioner Collins, seconded by Commission -r VTard, and ca.Lr*e d that the City Marshal be instructed to investigate the sources of oil pollution of the6aters bay and report to the City Co,incil All voting Aye Attes It was moved, seconded and carried to adjourn retarly of A May 14th, 1913 i -Gy or corpus 6grls-Gi a ayor of tF1e it o rpus r1risT i r SPECIAL CALLED IEETIPTG OF THE CITY COUITCIL Mayor Miller called the Council to order at 4 00 P Ll Present Mayor }filler, Commissioners Ward, Uehlinger w(I Collins Absent Comm Sutherland The Tiayor stated that the object of the meeting was to consiuer matters relating tot he onstsuction of the water woa ks relay station, and to transact anv other business 4hat miEiht come before the meeting It was moved by Commissioner Uehlinger, seconded by Commissioner Lard and carried that the City, itself, biild the relay station, and not build it by contract All voting Aye It oras -moved; seconded and carried that -Amos Robinson be employed to-superinten- the ' the building of the water works relay station, at a salary of 3100 00 bei month All voting Aye s ., There was presenteO to uhe Council a petition of the _Jueces Hotel Company, for permission to erect on the bay front opposite the Iiueces Hotel, a Pavilion for temporary use In as much as -he site waspwithin the fire limits it was Iloved by Commissioner Uehlinger, seconded by Commissioner 17a2d and carzied that the petition be re.ieired to a committee with poorer to act in the matter All voting Aye The Mayor appointed Commissioners Uehlinger, Ward and Collins and the City Atty. t The petition of C C Carson for permissioa to move a builaing from a site on lower IZesquite street to a -point on Laredo Aveiiue was referred to the City Attgrrney The matter of the condition of the old Cahill building on Chaparral Street, was dis.;ussed, and, because the condition of the sir -acture was a source of danger to passers-by, it was referred to the City Atty It was moved by Commission r Uehlinger seconded by Commissioner Collins and cariied that the City Attorney'be instructed to prepare an ordinance lative to the pollution of the craters of the bay All voting Aye Motion was made, seconded and carried, to adjourn Mayor o he v s Iris i ttest ityr 5ecretaryiof 'Che city of Uorpus r , arist i R -V REGULAR METING OF THE CITY COUITCIL, MAY 16th, 1913 Mayor hiller called the Council to order Present and answoring Roll Call 11aJi0r hiller, Commissioners Bard, Collins and Suther- land, absent, Commissioner Uehlinger, who came in later The minutes of May 9th, 10th, 12th,*and 14th, were read ani approved Mayor Miller statea that the 11agonlia Oil Company had been questioned ralative to 1 the oil pollution of the waters of the bay, and they had told him that the leafage was not from the oil barges, but that one of their oil valves 11ad become out of order It had been rapaired and the oil company had assured him that it would notoccu, again. The CIOLy Attorney read for Lhe seco�ld time the orainance granting the San Antonio, Uvalde and Gulf Railway a Franchise It was moved by Commissioner Uehlinger, seconded by Commissioner Collins and car -Lied tha the ordinance be passed to the .second reading All votin- Aye The City Attornej recommended +tat the Coancil pvoceed by ordinance to condemn the old Cahill building on Chaparral Street, and assess the cost of its de„olitioa against the Cahill estate It was moved by Cor,frnissioner Sutherland, seconded by Conmiissioner Ward and c arlied that J FitzSimmons, agent of the Chaill estate be llotified to see to it that the building be torn I down within ten days All voting Aye The matter of saloon districting was taken up and the City Attorney stated that that after careful consideration of the matter, he lead conclude4hat the Charter gage the city the right to regulate saloons Without objection the Mayor called upon the ColL-icil to meet in Committee of the Whole to discuss the mattei, the meeting to take place Saturday, ITay 17th, at ten o(clock The 1Iavor read the banuc balances G i Dills and accounts 4gain; t tale cit5, were takon up The bill of E T Hogan, contractor, toe work on the City Hall, wa- presented, it amounte f to X211 30 It was moved by Commissioner Uehlinger, seconded by Commissioner Ward and c arried, tnat that part of the bill relative to eolasfiuction wor1t be paid ouu of the City Hall and Fire Station Constaucuion Fund and that that part of bile bill relative to to repairs be paid out of the Current Expense Fund All voting Aye It The express and storage bill of the City Secretory amounting to Nl 33, was presented, and it wds ordered to be paid ouu of the Current Expense FtLld The City Maishal brought up the matter of automobiles congregating on the principal streets, and the nuisances arising therefiom and lie recommended that there be set apart a place to be used by service autornikbilec Without objection the lla�or appointed Commissioner Sutherland, the City Attorney and the City Maishal a committee on automobile stand, to leiort at the newt meeting of the Council The City Attorney advised the Council that he could not find az1y o2.dinance requiiialg the demolition of a budding to be moved out of the fire limits, but that the applicant—for permission to move a building out of the fire limits should state what kLnd of a building its was, the point from which it was to be moved, the destiY.,ation and the .route. It was moved by Commissioner Suthe iland , seconded. by commissioner Ward and c airied that the IZayor and Commissioner Uehlinger be autholized to enter ilito negotiations for the pur- chase of groluld for the relay water station _ All votaa,g dye Commissioner Collins resorted t1lat the Citi mould be recuiied to fill.. the tienches dug e t in the Municipal Wharf for the purpose of laying tie rods, as there was nothing in the contract to compel the contractor to make the fills It was moved by Commissioner Collirs, secondea by Commissioner Wa.Ld and c a} reed that I ISs a Commissioner Collins be instructed to make the fills Q Commissioner Collins reported to the Council, that the Acting City Engineer had esti- mated that it would cost about 060 00 (300 yards of dirt @ 50-20 per yard) to make the filling and grading necessary for the laying of railway tracks on lftuiicipal Wharf in time for the cotton shipment i 4 It eras moved bj Commissioner Sutherland seconded by Commissioner Uehlinger and carried that Corimissioner Collins be authorized to make the grade for the railway at a cost appron- imating X100.00 All voting Aye I The Mayor reaQ the following letter from .Alexander Potter Q Few Yolk, May 8th, 1913 Hon Foy Diller, Taayoz, and City Council, Corpus CI}risti,Texas Gentlemen - n I have dust been advised of the action of the Council in awarding the contract for Smith -Valle pumps with De La Vergne engines I sincerely trust that in making this award'the City will not be delayed in the installation of the plant, for it will take but a delay of a very few days to wipe out the diffeience between the bid presented by the Smith-Vaile people and that presented by Boulds and Dean If I can be of any :eivice at this end of the line in urging the Platt Iron Cyorzs to evpedite tnls order, I shall be very pleased to serve the City of Corrus Christi by doing so I have forwarded the order to, the American Cast Iron Pipe Company for specgals for the reservoir e 4 4 I have just i eached slew York and ain ta�-sng up wish the manufacturers the *furnishing of the equipment for the sterilizing; and coagulant plants, aaa will advise you of my action Yours very truly, (Signed) Alexandei Potter The application of U H Shoemakerluo be appointed to a place at the relay voter works station was referred to Commissionei Uehlinger The application of A B Braun to operate a shine stand of Chaparral Street was refused The resignation of C E Coleman zrom the Board of Health, was read and accepted The mattbr of suggesting another to take his place was referrea to Commiss ionei Sutherland The matter of investigating the preparation of the City ordinances was referred to the City Att6rney 0 -it was moved by Commissioner Sutherland, seconded b-'Corhmissioner Uehlinger and carried that Spike ITiland be granted a thirty days leve of a osence .All voting Aye The matter of erecting a shooting gallery at or near the Seaside Hotel, was referred to the Building in"pector and Commissioner Sutherland. The matter.of 'be San Antonio Machine & Supply Company's application, for permission to tie to the hunicipal Uharf, was talren up -It was moved by Commissioner turd, seconded by Commissioner Collins and cailied,that the City Secretary be instructed -bo write to Mr Kruger to the effect that the City Council Fray is e,ceedingly an.4ious to assisu him in every ^possible, and it would do it,gladly, weie it not for the fact that !there is, at the present time, no money that can De appropriated for the necessary woik required of the city Later, tre city would be a In a poUztion to do It It was mgveiV by? Gommtssioner Sutheirlan�,'seeonden by Commissioner Uehlinger and e arried that the Acting City I�,agineer make a certain survey, elong the lines su-gested by Coulmis- sioner Uehlinger All voting Aye It s moved, secQncled and caiiiea to adjourn. yPr of di y o of �� ��� Attest 0 SPECIAL CA'TLLD I;METING OF THE ~CITY COUNCIL, TIAY 20th, -1913: Mayor Miller called the Council to order. Present- anal answering' roll -call: Mayor Mill er,'- 0nmmissioners Uard, Collin and Uehlinger. Absent Commissioner 'Suthez!l.and, the City Attorney -,and Acting -Engineer Stevens. The Mayor stated that the object of the_,meeting-was to:recOive-bids for the flnishing- of the east room on the third floor of he City H611,'and for the transaction of, whatever business might come -before the Council. p The following bid was presented.to the Council: -E.-T. Hogan: The Mayor read the bid. It was to the effect that 1,1r. Bogan would do 'tall the mill work necessary to complete the above mentioned room as per sketch attached (to the bid), , including all hardware of the same material and to match that. on the present building, all plastered malls and wool411=work to be painted the same as =the-, _Q t - of tire✓^ building- the T estimate to include five radiators of the some design and made as those in the present buil- ding" and "all electric fixtures complete" for the. stun of 51842.70._ The bid was -aceompahied by a certified check for 0200.00. The bid was laid on the table to tale the usual course. - Mr. Kreuger, President of the Saar Antonio Machine and Supply Company,: was present, and he addressed the meeting. The pupprpose of his presence was to ask the Council to appropri- ate the sum of 0500.00 and contribute it in order that his company might extend the south• -wall of the liiunicipal .°t arf a distance of 300 feet from the shore to a point where the said compair proposed to tie their contemplated ..;:��y" to the Municipal Wharf. -Engineer Stevens informed the Council that there were 272 pieces of aheet piling of varying -dimensions of the ground, and that it would take 0275.00 to put in this piling to make the necessary extension of 300 feet :Of the side wall :of -the wharf. He stated that, incidental to the paving now in progress, the p�rezent concrete cross- .valks of the streets to be paved were to be taiken up, and that these walks might be used to rip rap the proposed extension of the south mall. The matter was thoroughly discussed by the members of the Coiuicil, and Mr., krueger was advised that it was the desire of the Council to cooperate with him. in every way consistent with the authority vested in it. Irasmnch *a:� it would cost 0275.00 to set the pilin-, together with the cost of hauling the material for rip -rapping It was moved by Commissioner Uehlin-e-r, seconded by -Commissioner Wai.d and c arried,. that the 5=.4-,and-,.$up-ol.y'Y�ompanyT _"be allowed the sum of j)275..00 and the 272 pieces of sheet piling that were on the groWds, for the purpose of extending the south tall of the Municipal Wharf 300 feet from the shore line to the point of attachment of their proposed.The money to be paid when the work is finihhed. All voting Aye. It was moved by Commissioner Collins, -second d by Oommssioner Ward and carried that the San Antonio I,Iachine and Supply Company be permitted to rise Ilunicipal Wharf. All voting Aye. 'cQ '�'� `/��a .Zio " '� 3. 0 �/ l �✓, Engineer -Stevens presented to the Council a sketch showing the proposed improvement of lower Mesquite Street, and the north end of South Broadway as far as Railroad Avenue. The proposed improvement included paving and barking. It was moved by Commissioner Collins, seconded by Commissioner ;'lard and carried, that the plan of Engineer Stecens for paving d and parking the above namestreets be approved and ado-,otea. All voting Aye. The City At tone -r sup `ester", that, on account of the present condition of the ordinances relating to the regulation of automobile- and otner vehicles, as ordinance be dawn pro- „ , viding for the present conditions It was moved by Commissioner Ward, seconded by Commissioner Collins and carried that the City Attorney be ins eructed to di aft an of di 2anc e egulating vehicles of all descriptions All voting Aye 4 c 1 -- it was moved by Commissioner Uehla-ager seconded by Commissioner Ward andcariieu th t 4 the City Attorney be instructed to draft a traffic ordinance w-Lth special piovisions for the down -town business section of the city All voting Aye The following comrlunioation was presented by Engineer Stevens to the Council To the Hon Mayor and City Council, Corpus Cnris�,i, Texas Gentlemen - s This Lepaitment has been asked to fare ish line and grace foi the conouiuction of sidewalks, on Staples St , in froAt of Lot 5 Block 5, and Lot 5, BloclL 6, South End Addition These lots are opiosite each ouhei and aie north of and adjacenu to Qoleman Ave Staples St at tnis point- from Colema�l Ave north to Park Ave is 50 feet wide, whereas it: general nid.th in other parts i; 60 feel ►pith 10- foot sidewalks, only 30 fact will be left foi roadway at the loln-u in question This is very narrow for a street occupied, as here by a strPeu iailway S would asx that the Conne-Li pass on the a estioia to dotermiae whether curb -lines shall be established with reference to uho pi esent s ureet 17 ne U, leaver'lg, as stated, 30 ".reet for raadway, or whether steps will to talcen to widentDe street thiouohout the nar.Low portion It may be added that O)e Schoolboaid, which expecte soon to sell the cite of the present Thiid t7ard School located on the nai.Lowistretch of street, has volunteered to set back its front line fol the puipose of widening the street, befoie dispo�in, of the property Eng Dept ITay ?0, 1913 Respectfully submitted, (SiZed) H A Stevens ctg .L' y 1 aZg i.ae e Aftez discu.,sing the matter, the co imunicatioa gra-, refeiieu baclr to Vie Cit,r Eigineer, with instructions to mare provisions roe uIie maintainance of a forty foot width of sti eet The mattei of codif-wing the City oi�linances came up anal, bea_ ink", on Lho subject the following communication was piecented to the Counci1 To the Honorable Mayor and City Council of Corpus C grist i, Texas Gentlemen The uncle.csigned respectfully asks that all City Oidinaaces be placed into the hands of the City Secretaiy in ordei that your ap�-,lic-ane may have easv acce.�s to them The questions- coining ui_, before the Police Court contiruously are sacn that refer- ence must be made to these oiclinances to ma1Te out the complaints of the officers against parties violat Lng the s -.id ordinances Some of the complaints can be made anuei -`h Stave Taws out there are many o rhes s for whien the State Latins are not e.-.plicit enotijTn W e zetior such a question comes up befog e -,he Police Court it has to be decided at once and tris is impossible under the present conditions, all such ordinancos and .- ° lays being i.a the hands—ofj-parties-or a party not connected with the administration of 4 the City's affairs I have oiz sevezal occeosions sone uo the office of the said gentlemen but as he .is a very busy man and generally has clients in his of Cite I do not like to z distrub him conti�zuously Resp ectful ly sumbitted this 19th day of Itilay, A P 1913 (Signed[ 0 11_ E Kramer ud,;e of the Police CouxT It was moved by Commissioner�Collins, seconded by Commissioner Wird and cariledothat the matter be i eferl edi to the City Attorney with power to act All voting .dye It was moved, seconded and caiiied to adjourn \ 4 Mayor of the 0 orpus chrism Attest etre aPi of the City or corpus Christi REGULAR IIDETIITG OF THE CITY COU11CIL, I.TAY 232d, 1913 Mayor hiller called the meeting to order at 4 00 P Il I � Present and answering roll call - Mayoz Miller, Oommiusionera Ward; Collins and Uehlinger, absent, Commissioner Sutherlond, who came in later, City Attorney Savage and Acting City Engineer atevens The minutes of the meetings of I,Iay 16th, and POtli, were react and approved The ordinance gi -.nt ing a f.L €nchlse to the San Anton? o Uvalde and C'ulf Pailway was i t reed by the City Attorney It was movGu by Commissioner Uehlinger, seconded by Commissionel Ward and carried r that, the ordinance be passed to the tni.Ld reading All votin; ave The bid of L T Fogan to fs nich the east loom of the thira flooi of the City Hall was taken from the taule Because of the fact that the Cotiuscil did not know whether the bid made b3 Ilr Hogan would be accept�.ble to the Trades Council at whose suggestion to pay uhe cost of the finish- ing of the room and receive payment b�, a lease of the loom during the time that 1T mould take uo riatce the total pavment at a stipulated rental each month the call for bids was made, it was i LTovod by Comrllssioner Ward, seconaed by Commis^inner Uehliilgei and aarried that the j bid oo curried over for future consider,uion All voting Aye Without objection Conunivsion.er Sul holland teas given more time in which to make his selection of a member of uhe Boa,ra of Health to take the place of C 11 Colerzaa resigned. Lq The matter of the Sig Zee deed vias brought to the attention of the Council oy Commis- sioner Sutheila.nd and, viithout, objection it gra iefei.cecl to City Attorney Savage and Com- missioner Sutnerl€ind The Following bill' �7el e oraered paid n • The Olmos Coal Company, for cowl furnished the Dater 71orKs Puiiipint, Plant, Amount '128 00 Inteznational Coal Hines Company for coal fuzizisl-ed the Water 1Torhs Pumi)iag Plant, amount ��141 53 Tne wee'Tly Pay loll of the Street Depaitm;nt, amount 4?57 00 Tile weelLlj Pay roll of ti e Wa-ue-L Woiks Extiencion Department (Relay `'tation) , amount ti'29 50, was oz dered paid out of ane 17a. uer Works Piuu.d 17 N Lehr Concreting Compan, balance of bill of April 4th, 5 46 50 was o_dered paid out of the Current E--ponso Fl iuld e - Son Antonio Sewer Pipe Company for sever pipe amount 8182 46, was ordered paid out of the pioper fund Acting City Ergineor Steven., staved that, befoiethe pavement be laid, there should be laid sewer and watel pipes on a certain section of Stari Street, also tnat sewer pipe should be laid on cerLain sections of Leopard Street and North Broadway before the pavement f" % was laid And that it Mould take about '92000 00 to do the wore The mau uer oT the permission o t f the U S Coveinmenu\gianted in 1911 to the eicluNive r right `to use the sewer cozulecting the prolosed Pedeial buil ing with the sewer main which Tile a pezm�.ssion was granted in 1911 came before the Council _neo t of m� int this conned - tion would be about fp225 00 It was reielred to the City En-iiieer aiad Conitii-sioner Uehlinger It was moved by Comissionei 17 -,id, secondec bd Commissioner Sutherland, and caiiied that the City rngineei and Conuiissioner Uehlin e_ be autho_i-ec to purcha, e a, cap.-lood of -,,-sewer pipe of the required dimensions, and proceed at once to make the necessary sewer connections ar_d water connections, .as above stated by the Bngineer.' all-votirhg lye. It ;vas moved' by" Commissioner' Collins,, seconded by Commissioner Uehlinger and carried that W."T..Jones be permitted 'to make -a' a four- inch 'colinec tion With the w6terk.1main; all `voting aye. It was understood that fir. Jones would pay the cost of doiwo this. The report of 'the City Physician on the sanitary- condition of the house of the Cum mings lot,' and'the house on the Powers lot adjoining, both on South Bluff, was presented to the Council. It was to the effect that bouh houses were a menance to, the health of the public.. , w It was moved by Commissioner Vlb,rd, seconded by Corn iss one'r' Collins and carried that the City Physician notify the• agen=ts ofthe ovaiers of bouh ho-ases of the &a itwry condi- tions. All voting Aye. The following reporC� of 'B. B. Smith, "P1 ' ng' and Sewer Inspectar, was presented to the Council: Corpus Christi, Tex as May 23, 1913. The Hon. Llayor^ and Commissioners. Gentlemen: - The maiih se ver on 'rater Stroet between Peoples & Starr Street falls the =ong way and I would recormend it to be torn imp and laid according to grade, as there are some connections oil it, not ' and it is not wor_%-i ig.• { I Respectfully yours,' (Signed) B. B. Smith. tion ing w �Selver r_spce " r The Engineer stated that it would cost about 5;200.00, to make the necessary changes. s It was moved by Corniissioner S-atherland, seconded by Commissioner Collins and carni ed that the report be received and adopted. All voting Aye. The bids to furnish electric current for both motive poser and lighting the City Nall, were then taken up., The following bids were presented: The Peoples Light Company, Coprus Christi, Te -x -as, I;.Iay 23rd, 1913. To the Honorable T:Iayor=iand City Couilci 1 of Corpus Christi, -Texas. Gentlemen: t r, t Answering your advertisement in the Caller for bids to furnish current. For elec- tric motors for pimlps _at the Secptic Tanks and Station at Standpipe, we take pleasure in quoting you for allcurrentused at the Sewer—p1mrping Stations and Standpipe in the city, and including all li.ghus in the City Hall aald station at Standpipe, at the -rate of three cents per kilowatt hour for the fiscal year ending 1914. The power to be suitable for operating the 15 H.P. motors at the standpipe pumping plant, the 20 H.P. motors at t he dater , St. sewerage plumping plant, the 20 H.P. motors at the Septic Tank sewerage pumping plant, and also for lighting the Iluxiicipal Building .,and Fire Station. B The power will be available at all times except during strikes, acts of providence G or unavailable causes and will be furnished on the city premises at suit -able voltage in e , two phase sixty cycles alternating current. Also there are. sorme other coy Ae' ctions to be- conk but I can not give them a permit to connect:, until it is put in a better condition ` Respectfully yours,' (Signed) B. B. Smith. tion ing w �Selver r_spce " r The Engineer stated that it would cost about 5;200.00, to make the necessary changes. s It was moved by Corniissioner S-atherland, seconded by Commissioner Collins and carni ed that the report be received and adopted. All voting Aye. The bids to furnish electric current for both motive poser and lighting the City Nall, were then taken up., The following bids were presented: The Peoples Light Company, Coprus Christi, Te -x -as, I;.Iay 23rd, 1913. To the Honorable T:Iayor=iand City Couilci 1 of Corpus Christi, -Texas. Gentlemen: t r, t Answering your advertisement in the Caller for bids to furnish current. For elec- tric motors for pimlps _at the Secptic Tanks and Station at Standpipe, we take pleasure in quoting you for allcurrentused at the Sewer—p1mrping Stations and Standpipe in the city, and including all li.ghus in the City Hall aald station at Standpipe, at the -rate of three cents per kilowatt hour for the fiscal year ending 1914. The power to be suitable for operating the 15 H.P. motors at the standpipe pumping plant, the 20 H.P. motors at t he dater , St. sewerage plumping plant, the 20 H.P. motors at the Septic Tank sewerage pumping plant, and also for lighting the Iluxiicipal Building .,and Fire Station. B The power will be available at all times except during strikes, acts of providence G or unavailable causes and will be furnished on the city premises at suit -able voltage in e , two phase sixty cycles alternating current. Prelosed please find out certified chec�c for Two Hundred Dollars, Respectfully, C C Ice & Electric Co, �relt-Honorable Itayor and City Commissioners of the City of Coinus Christi Gentlemen - Peoples Light Co , Per, Gust Heye Ji. Secy Cornus Cnristi, Texas, 11ay 23rd 1913 t Pie propose to furnish this City wi(,h electric culrenu for the motors and etc , as per advertisement for bids, copy attached az uhe puce of four (d) cents per kilowat- hour -: Attache<< find certified checi, for y?P00 00 (Two Hundred Dollars), as required Yours -brul r, o C C Ice & Llectric Co , E A Bo rA, Secty, Treas The Mayoi opened and zead the oids, and they were laid upon the table do sake the usual coui se - A petition of the residents adjacenu to hall's bayou relatitie to useless noises, was pre seated to the Cotulcil It follows To the Mayo_ and Commissioners of Corpus Ch.Listi - .our petitioner, citizens of Corpus Christi, residing in tnatportion of Lhe city lying north of Dell's Bavou, respectfully represent than they a_e all, more or less, subjected to useless annoyances by reason of the manner in which the San Antonio & Aransas Pass Railway Comrany operates its freight and passenger tzains th3ough that portion of Colfus Chzisti in unich they -reside That the ti ains both fi eight and passenger, are rtu-i at a high rate of speed, fieq_uently exceeding twenty miles aa hour and chat the Vame is dangerous to Lne inhaDi- Q tants and annoying in a greot degree to those li�,,inr adjacent to the 1all1oad right of way, in that by ieason of such figt running a great deal of vibration is caused to all of the s houses within fifty yards, and mole of the railroad rsglit of way, which mould not be the case otheinv1se t Thele is too, in out oa)inion excessive whistlin6 by the locomotives day and night, distru-binb and disuracting and so much so that is has become a nuisance Your petitioners beleive that the twins and locomotives of the staid railroad company can be operated in a manner less calculated to disturo the publid, and the.c efose petition youz honorable body to enacT such o.L dinanceu as may be required in the premises or to en- force such ordinances if any these oe Respectfully submitued ( Signed) P D Spohn and others It ryas moved by Comrissioner Sutherland, scconde i by Commiss i onercCollins and carried-- that arried--- that the pe uition be refe.Lred to the Ciiy At uorae T and -chat he be instructed to take up the mauter with the C:eneeal I1anager of the S A 8- A P Py , all v6ti.ag Aye The master of the blocl ade of a ce_tain section of Blaci Street by the cars of uze S A &'A P Py , was di.,cussed and it -aa,s refe_zed uo the City Atuornell r f 606 i The petition `of Leonard Hall for relief from the payment of penalties and costs rela- tive to his taxes was presnn{ed to the 'Council It was to the effect khat he was in no xray responsible for the delay in the paymenu of the taxes } It was moved by Commissionei Uehlinger, seconded by Commissionei V7ard and Gairied -chat the petition be gigoted All voting Aye A comm nicetion of uhetiCity A-ctorney relowive to the houis of employment of city emplo- yees wao presnnted to the Couacil Hon Roy Miller, It follows Co.Lpus Christi, Te7-as, May 22na, 1913 Mayor of tl,e City of Corpus Christi, City. Dear Sir,- You address a communication to me today requesting an opinion of me as to the, effect of H B i3o 683, which you enclose, u -?on employees of the City �o The act seems to be very explicit as to all laborers woilmen and ,mechanics em- ployed by municipalities for the purpose of constructing, repairing; or improving buildings, bridges roads, nighways streams, levees or other work of a similar character, reauirin the service of laborers, woekuen or mechanics This lattei clause which I have underscoied seems to mare the act applicable- to almost every woik of public 1mlfovoment, undertaken by the city I would be of the opinion a, -id therefore aatiise you uhau uncle- this act, work- s men, laborers or mechanics employed upon these municipal improvements cannot be permitted to work over eight hours a day excepu in case of emergeac�.es in the act excepted, for the protection of property, human life, etc , l.,nleso trio contlact roe the employment ms en- tereu into before Marcp 31, 1913 4 t The proviV ions of this act, however, apply only -co mechaulics, woritrien, or labo s in the employ of tale city, not to othe? employees Yours truly, (SiFned) Ru -sell Savame City titoiTney The coimnaaication was oi dered filed It i as moved by Commissioner Sutiherland, seconded by Cotmriiissioner Ward and c arried, that the City Attorney be instructed to draw an oicligance ielauive to saloon districting along the lines laid dovm by the Mayor All voting Aye On the r ecommendat ion of the Ci Ey Atto_ney it --s ' r Roved by Commissiol-Dr Sucherland, seconded by Coimissionei Uehlingei and cal lied, that the Gulf RefininP, Company be granued peimiSslon to build an undeeground tans for the storage of not raoie than 270 gallons of u&asoline within their piope.Lty line, not legs than five feet away from any building, and connect the some w1[,h their sictewal� puri machinery l c, all voting bye It -as mored, seconded and carried to adjourn kayor of orpus Ch,�isti At nest ecre ary Of ie City of Corpus I S -G 1 s 608' May 26th, 1913 SPECIAL CALLED pE4]ETIITG OF THE CITY COTITC IL I Mayor Hiller Called the` Council to order r It Present and answering moll Call Mayor Millet, Commissioners Uehlinger, Sutherland and Collins, Absent Commissioner Ward, siczr Present the City Attorney The Maycr stated that the object of the meeting ryas to pass an ordinance relative to the pollution of the craters of the bay The %ty Attorney z ead an "Ordinance declaring it, to be ullavrful to maintain any wafer -closets privies or urinals which empty or are emptied into the waters of Corpus 8hristi Bay, through which the craters of the said bay are polluted It contained the emergenc7 claase Commissioner Sutherland too. the Chair` It was moved by Ilayor Miller, seconded by Commissioner Collins and carried that the Charter Rules be suspended The vote stood as follows Mayor Miller, Aye Comm Collins, Aye "Uehlingez, Aye IT Sutherland, Aye If 'Ward, Absent It was moved by Mayor Miller, seconded by Commi.sioner Collins and carried that the ordinance be adopted as rend Tie vote stood as follows Mayor Hiller, Aye Comm 0ollins, Aye It Uehlinger, Aye if Sutherland, Aye " clard, Ab-ent The City Attorney read an ordinance relative to the eiection of aay building oven the craters of the bay It contained the emergency clause It was move1 by Mayor I,Iiller, seconded by Commissioner Uehlingez and carried that the considezation of the ordinance be put over to the meetilig of the Cotiuicil Friday, all voting Aye It was moved by Commissioner Uehliagei, seconded by Commissioner 0ollins and carried that the Mayor be granted a leave of absence for three days All voting aye The application of J E Loyd fog permission to elect a two-story stucco pavilion and bath house was presented to the Coiva.cil of the Council, Friday The application vas put over to the meeting It was moved by ISayol Driller, seconded by Commissioner Collins and carried treat Sanitary Inspector Sutter be instructed to notify all owners of water closets, piivies or urinals having outlets into the water of the bay that there would. be a meeting of the Council Tuesday, May 21th, at 4 o'clock, to hear anj protests that they wished to make All voting Aye. The resignation of H L O'1Teal, Superintendent of the Vi'azel 17orLs Department, was read, and It was moved by Commissioner Ueblinger, seconded by Commissionei Rollins and carried that the resignation be accepted, to become effective Play 31st, next All voting Aye It was moved by Commissioner Collins, seconded by Commissioner Uehlinger and carried that the City Atuorney be instructed to warn the public by public tion of the risk incurred by passing the old Cahill building on Chapalial Street All voting Aye Iz was moved, seconded and eairied to adjourn Attest Mayor o e i ocpus unristi U May Wth, 1913 REGULAR IViEETING OF THF CITY COUNCIL, 17AY 30th, 1913. 1 t a Mayor Millei called d the Council to order Present and answering roll call, Tjayor TZille:. and Comrilissioners Uehlinger and Collins, a absent Oommissioners Ward and Sutherland Commissioner Sutherland came in later t t It was moved, seconded and carried that the reEalar order of 'busineus be dispensed witr, so that the monthly pay roll might be approved and ordered paid The moAthly pay loll of the departments of general government Mayoi T s Office, City Cor,missioners City Attorneys Department City Secr6tarys Depaltmenu As.,essor and Collector's Department `Health Department Scavenger 1T Sanitary TT t City Nall IT Park, " Fire, 1' Police, iT DhgineerTb iT Amounting to 4')2834.12, gr,)s ordered paid out of the Current E4penso Fund The monthly paz, z oll of the Water WorLs Departments Office Department aunp House i1 W 171 Extensionii Amouiating to 961 21, was ordeied paid out of the Wate1 Works 11wad 6 The mon uhly and the weeirly pav roll of the street department, amounting -to 4x335 r6 , was ordered paid out of the Street Fund The bill of Den Anderson fog wagon and team hire filling the trenches left open by J 0 Severn. account of storm sevress, leas of dered paid out of the Street Improvement L Fund. Amowa.t x,16 00 L7 It w-ts moved by Commissioner Collins, seconded by Cormlissione_ Uehlifiger,and carried, that the City Treasurer be authorized to pay, until further no-cice, vouchers not bearing t the signature of the C.z(,y Comptroller he being sick, all voting Aye It Wes moved, seconded end carp. ied tia.at the Cotiuicil recess to Jure 2nd, 1913, at 0 4 o'clock, P T 3 azi or o=e i y-6orpus nris i Attest t sty Secreta y of the City of UoPpvs vnris-i 4 610 June 2nd, 1913 RECDSSDD IISETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL t � C Idayor Idiller called the Council to order, at 4 o'clock, P IS Present and answering Roll call, Mayor Miller, Commissioners Ward, Uehlinger, Sutherland, Collins, the City Attorney and Acting City raigineer Stevens The hinutes of the meetings of May 23rd, 24th, 26th and 30th, were reed, and the following correction was made, the passage reading to insuruct bhe City Attorney to warn the public of the risk i.ncuried in passing the old Cahil building on Chaparral Street, was changed to read that " the City Attorney be instructed to notify the agent of the heirs of the Chaill estate that the City Council would take steps towa.Ldtcondemning the structure if, within a period of five days, he did not remove it " The minutes were then approved The City Attorney reed an "Ordinance Declaring It Unlawful for any peruon, firm or corporation to build, erect or construe,, or to have built, erected or constructed any wharf, bath-hoLLse, building or any structuie of any character within that portion of uhe ter..itory of the City of Corpus Chi esti lying east of the hi;h tide line, ,etc ," it contained the emergency clause a, It was moved by Commissioner Sutherland, seconded by Commissioaet Uehlinger and airied that the Oharter rule be suspended The vote stood as follows ITayor Miller, Aye Comm. Sutherland, Aye Comas Uehlinger, Aye Comm Wara, Aye Comm Collins, Nay = It etas moved by Commissioner Sutherland, secondee by Comrai5sioner Uehlinger and cabled, that the ordinance be adopted as read The vote stood as follows ITayor Miller, Aye Comp Sutaerland, Aye Comm Uehlinger, fiye Conon 17ard9 Aye Comm Collins, Nay Upon the rercommendetion of Commissioner Uehlinger, It was moved by Commiusioner Sutherland, seconded by Commissioner Collins and carried, that Tom McKeown be appoihted Superintendent of the Vaiei Works at the present salary, and that H H.Cralig, Jr , be appointed assistant to the Superintendent at the present salary. All voting Aye 0 It was moved by Commissioner Uehlinger, seconded by Commissioner lard and cariied, that the bond of the Superintendent be fixe�l at $2000 00 All voting Aye The bids for furnishing the City with electric curient .poi power and for lighting the City Hall, were taken from the table Of the two bids that of the Peoples Light Company was the lower, and It was moved by Commissioner Ward, seconded by Commissioner Sutherlaad and c ariled, that the contract to furnish the said rower and lighu be awaidcd to the Peoples Lig�lt Company All voting Aye The Uayor lead the Bank Balances t It was moved by Commissioner Collins, seconded by Commissioner 17eld and c airied that "500 00 be transferred from the Current Expense Fund to the Street Fund All voting lige A list of bills ageinst the City .ioi the month of May, was read by the Mayor, and, the bills bein., gropeity apps oved It was moved�by Oommissioner Collins, seconded by Commissioner Sutherland and carried, that t iey be paid out of the proper funds All voting Aye A supplementary pay roll foi services rendered during the month of 15ay, was read by the Mayor, and �- It was moved by Commissioner Sutherland, seconded by Commissioner Collins and carried that they be paid out of the proper funds All voting Aye The report of the City Physician relative to health conditions in the City during the month of May, was read by the Mayor, and ri It was moved by Oonunissioner Collins, seconded by Commissioner Uehlinger and c arried, that the report be received and refeired to the Commissioner of Police and Public Safety All voting Aye - w _ v The Idavor read the following communloduion from the Richland Conciete Company, it Corpus Christi, Texas Hay 28th, 1913, To The Hon lelayoi and Commissioneis, City of Corpus Chrlsti,Texas r � Gentlemen - } v In line with, and as sz�ggested bJ your Engineer, ITr Stevens, relative the final completion of the Lunicip-.l Zharf and its use by the City ( as same is' now practically completed as far as my contfact is effective), I desire to make The following proposition, r I will place corase weave sacks filled witiz a mixture of sand and cemen+ of a proportion of'5 to 1, alonU the inside of the East and Borth conereue BuJkx Head, placing them In compactly to a heigth of two feet above the wat6i level, fol the purpose of stopping at - the entrance of crater through tI e joints be green the Sheet Piles and tae Batter, Posts, and wail upon uhe first low tide fix up the eight batter posts in a permanent mall ner, where t};e waves have eaten away the concreue, proviaed That you will place teams and laborers on the fob to make the necessary fill behind the sacxc co keep same in place as the work progresses, and that you will give me Jour final' acceptance of the c ontrac u and job and the release of mgr Bond, and will make -final payment of same on estimate ac submitted by your Engcneer You will understand upon inspection of your plans and specifications that the design. of tnc concrete sheen piling does not intend or shove that these shall bG water tight, and therefore that it is not required th,t I should maze this additional mall and is not any part of my contract, but in view of the fact urat there are seve.Lal minor defects existing in the Wharf ( whim in no way are detrimental tb its use o.1/its efficiency) which aye a fault that cannot be remedied, nor were the same intensional nor premeditated upon my part , and as it is my desire to have everty thing right as far as I"can before turning same over to you, I have therefore made the foregoing proposition afuer consnl-cation with your Engineer as to the best method of stopping these ldaks The foregoing ice` submitted to you for youx consideration end as I believe it is your desire to place the Vdiarf in condition to take care of the commercial interests, and mine to get the fob completed, mould -therefore appzeciate your early decision of the above V 1 n . ` Respectiully submitted by RICHT ti!TD CONCRETE 170'5 (Signed) By J H Miner Jz After a discussion of (,he matter, ~ It was moved by Commissioner Ward, seconded by Commissioner Uehlinger and eairied, that Simper Stevens a7Zc1 she City At �olne;T be appoi�lsect a corunitree to consider the c`onmiUnication. th Mfr Ilinei All voting A./e 9 The following petition of the Te-Kas Isle ican ftaiii� ay was read � 4 1 612 "Laredo- Texas,, May 27th, 1913.. TO THE HOTaOR�BLE KLYOR AND CITY COU1TCIL OF CORPUS CHIIISTI : - The undersigned hereby petitions your Honorable body to --grant tt the right and privilege. to put .,in side- track on Coopers alley on South side of its -main line, beginning at point on main line opposite old depot grounds of the, TEXAS l�MICAN RAILWAY COI�IPAIdY,- it . thence, running east crossing following streets, viz,:- Broa�raj� Qhaparral and Water Streets. S - THE TEXAS MEI XICAH RAILWAY C011PA11Y. (Signed) B S. G. De Wolf. General Superin endent.- " It was moved by commissioner- Collins, seconded by Commissioner Yard and carried, that the petition be granted. All voting Aye. The Mayor read a communication from Alexander potter relative to matters pertaining to the installation of the relay station pupping plant, It was ordered filed. It. -,ryas moved., by Commissioner Ward,. seconded by Conviiissioner Collins and,carried, that • t the balance of 0500.00, .clue I;Ir.Potter be paid out of the YJater VTork.s, guild. .All voting -aye., _ / r The R7 Lyor read the -re ort of A.B. Sutter, 'Sanitary Inspector, vddiich was a list of closets. opening into. the Bay; and the Secretary eras • instructed to write to the ovalers of -the s ame, giving,-, them,, five days .to appear before .the Council and show cause why the said closets - 4 should not be removed according>to law. - The petition of Alfred Vetters for relief from pay:i.ng delinquent tax penalties was read,' and . - R It was moved by Commissioner Sutherland, seconded by Commissioner Ward-, to refer the matter to the City Attorney. All voting Aye. The application of i.E.Loyd for permission to erect a pavilion and bath house ua.s read. a t Inasmuch as the Council had passed a law prohibiting the erection of such structures on the bay front lying east of the high tide line., the Secretary :pas- instructed, to notify I1r. Loyd that the, permission-;eould, not, be granted. D.McNeil xLrner addressed the Cotulcil relative to the matter of the two per cent on the gross receipts of the C.C.S.& I. Railway, required to be paid to the, City, and- expressed -his desire to have read an amendment bearing upon .the subject. After discussion of the request s of Thr. Turner,, it was decided that the Coiulcil, as a Committee of the whole; meet:Idr. -Turner and consider the matter, if he so desired, _ Without objection, the,,1-Iayor appointed Commissioners Sutherland,- Collins and the City Attorney a committee to investigate the matter of the transfer by deed to the City of�the land uq\dded to Chaparral- Street by the widening of it.. Because of the ,fact .that prisoners of .the city were working,- on -the streets •uulder- thea direction of the street foreman, It was moved, by Commissioner .,Collins,, seconded by Commissioner Ward -aim carried -that A e Jeorge 17.Daffern, street foreman, be .appointed a, special-poll:oeman, without pay.. All voting aye. Because of the number of ant,omobiles that will be here in July, during the mood Roads o 3onvention, , It was moved by Commissioner Sutherland, seconded by Commissioner Uehlinger andc arried, that Skater Street, from Lawrence Street to. Peoples Street, be made -a parking place for the automobiles All votingAge It was moved. by Qommissioner Sutherland,seconded by Commissioner -Uehlinger and carried Nthat 1drs J:P.Harrod be advised to make appoication in the proper from for the -return of the unused portion of theliquorlicense granted to J. F. Harrod, deceased. It was moved by Commissioner Sutherland, seconded by Commissioner Uehlinger and carried" that Sewer Inspector Smith be authori"zed to employ the assistance necessary to making of property onners along the line of sanitary sewer who have, • as get, made no connections. All voting Aye. It was moved.- seconded and carried to adjourn. . 1,,.yor o� c ity"of -=o i„ Attest'! City Secretary *of thd City of Corpus Christi. " .. June 6' i13. 0 f y R REGU LAR IIEiIJT LTG OF THE CITY COUNCIL t Hayor z ller called the Couacil to order at 4 oicloo� P ISI Present and answering Rola Call I;Iayor Viller, Commissioners Ward, Uehlinger and Collin§ the City Attorniey and Acting Engineer Stevens, absent Commissioner Sutherl-nd The 71inutes of the meeting of June 2' were read and approved The Mayor read a communication(tne second proposal) from J H ITiner, Jr , (Richland Concreue Works) relative to his wolx on the Ilunicipal 'Tnerf It follows To the Hon Mayor and Commissioners, City of Corous Christi, Texts Gentlemen "Corpus Chi isti, Teas, June 61h, 1913 --- Relative the mattez of the fiilal completion of mZ, conuract on the Ihulicipal Wharf, beg herewitr to submit you proposal along t1 e lines a,, ouulined in nr former pro- position to You, bu-c with the changes as agreed ut on anal aiscussed between dour Committee and myself, as folloijs I will place sacks filled with a cement mixtu_o composed of one part cement and five parts sand along the East and ITo_th vills of uhe concrete bulkhead to a heignt of two feet above water level, and also, around the Evitei pos cs on the `youth side vh eie the earth Lill shows a water seepage now, and will mare the earth fill back of such sacks to hold seine in their place I will nail cleats over openings along the creosoted bulkhead on the North side where vrater would enuer end causer seepage I will line up and connect by bolting the bac. -tie waling on i.Toi th creosoted bulkhead, and also pull up piles in place and bolt to waling Also, rella,ce aa,y defeeLive piles in this line I will see that all concrete sheet piles ale in place and in good condition I will repair the eight defective Batuer posts the first time the water is at loco time. All the above, provided shat the City will accept the Uhurf and releaue iby bond, and male payment in Cash in the amount of wnat remains in this fund, and will issue warrant to become payable at a future time when the Citj shall have funds sufficient to meeu same in the Ganeial Fund, a specific date io be made, the warranu to ai-iw interest at uhe legal rate This warrant shall be in full balance of amount due with the exception o F,"1000 00 which shall be retained until the Batie, pos us ale repaired, at which time this amount shall be paid by warrant as above specified All the above to be under the supervision of your City Lngineer, and pa -Ment to be made on estimate as submitted by him Respectfully submitied. by, RICHLAYI COTTCRETI; 17ORKS, (Signed) By, J H Miner Jr." The proposal of IL Iline.L vas discussed by the Council I'inall,�, int was suggested by Cormiissioner Dard tliat a coLulter proposal be made uo IIr Hinee, to the effect that he finish the work on the Uhaif according to this second proposal, and accept as full and final settlement the balance of the money in the the i7ha.rf Constraction Fund, amounting to 6393 59, the City retaining of this amount the stun of 11000 00, until the specified batter posts weie repaired The siLngestion iret with the appioia,l of the members of the Council, and, the City Secretary vras instructed to maTre the counter proposal to IZr Miner The Mayoi recd the banx aalcn.ces 77hen he had finished he spoke of the depleted Current Expense Fluid, and ur`ed the heads of the departments to be as economical as possible A list of bills aCaiast the City fol the month of IIaLi was read bar the hayor, and It was moved by Commissioner Ward, seconded by Commissionei Uehlinger and carried that the bills be paid ouu of the propel. Fonds All voting Aye Commission The Mayor read the following coi sonication Tion Ifi D Williams of the Railroad M Hon Foy Miller, Mayor, Dear Sir - CORPUS CHRISTI, TeFas C "Austin, Texas, Jtu1e 31 1913 For your lnformaiion I am enclosing to you herewith a copy of a Leport which I made yesterday on uhe application by the City of Corpus Christi for the purchase of Survey 679 on Harbor Island T It I have no doubt the application. will be approvea as soon as the same can be reacheff by the other membe.Ls of the Commi,si,-n Yours very truly, (Signori) Uilliam D Williams Coir-nissionei " "In the matter of the applica-cion by the City of CoiTPus Christi for the purchase of Survey No 679 on Harbor Island, wn;ch application came to the l ailz oad Conwnission from the Commissioner of the General L-)a1d Office oil May 26th, 1913, I have to report as follows ' 1 The City of Ccrpits Christi is a uiu-ii-cipol ycorpocation within the `taue of Texas, created and eifisting under a special charter which confers upon It the richt to construct, opciatm and maintain whaivep, and aoc4 s 2 The application of the said city for the rnichaue of the said survey of land is made in good faith and t e imps. ovements spetelfied in said ip )lication will be made as s-tatea therein, and such impiovernentis will be of a substantial nature and suitable f [ S for the puiposes for which the ai plication is made 3 I aril satisfied that the City of Corpus Ch -inti will .not combine Vath any other person, firm of corporation to establish a monopoly on Aransas Harboi, of any of the impiovements of the same 4 I recommend the approval of the application, r4oil to begin in six months and to be completes w.Lthln ti o yPois 6/2/13, Comi�ssioiier " After discussing the commaricatiaon, the, Mayor, wiQlout objection, appointed En- gineor Stevens and Commissioner Collirs a committee uo suomit to the Council recommedations relative to the completion of the Htiuricipal Wharf and. to the building of the piorosed one on Harbor Island lir Ni -on, of the I7ueces Hotel, appeared before the Council and applied for a permit to build in Fla uer Street, au the Hotel, a coal chute hole It rus moved by Con-mlissioner Ward, seconded by Couraissioner Collins and carried that the pormit be granted all voting Aye X The Cita Attorney read an "Official Notice to Property Owners on Leo rd Street from the 17es-u Zine of Broadway to the "Cast Lire of last Street" relative to the paving of the s-ud street it contained the emergency clause, rr (See Ordinance and Resolution Boor) Iu was moved bJ Commissioner Uehlinger, seconded by CorTii Ssioiler Ward and carried, that the Chwiter Rule be suspendeft The dote stood as follovM &W Mayor 4111or, Aye. Comm Su+herlana, Absent C omm Wai d, Aye Comm Uehlinger, Afire. Comm Collins, Ave C r It vms moved by Commissioner Ward, seconded by Commissionel Collins and carried t that the Resolution be adopted as read The vote stood as follows i Mayor Miller, Aye Coriun Sutherland, Aibsent Comm, Mord, Aye Comm Uehlinger, Aye Comm Collins, Aye The City kctoraey read an "Ordinance -Prescribing Stands for Public Vehicles", it contoanea the emergently clause (See Ordinance and Resolution Book'. It was moved by Gommissioner Uehlinger, seconded by Commissioaler z,�rd and caaried that the Charter Rules be suspended The vote stood as follows Mayor Miller, Aye Comm. Suthe7 laaad, Absent Comm Ward, Aye Comm Uehlin e .L , Aye Comm Collins, Aye It was moved by Commissioner Ward, seconded by Commissioner Uehlingei and carried that the ordinance be adopted as read Tale 7,ote stood as follows Mayor Killer, Aye Comm Suthe_land, Absent Comm Ward, Aye, C omrn Uehlinger, Aye Comm Collins, Aye e The City Attorney read an "Ordinance Prescribing Rules and Regulations Governing Traffic Along the S ureets of the City" It conuaiiie L the emergency clause (See Oid & Res•EoDk) It was moved by Commissioner Uehlinger, seconded by Commissioner Ward and carried tnat the Cnarter Rules be s aspended Kayor Killer, C omm Suthe i land, Com Ward, Corm Uehlinger, Coma Collinu, The vote stood as follows Aye Absent Aye Aye Aye It was moved by Commissioner Uehlinger, seconded by Commissioner Turd and carried, that the ordinance be ado-oted as :Lead The vo-,e stood as follows Layor Miller, Aye Corm Sutherland, Absent Comm Ward. Aye Comm Uehlingei, Aye fi Comm Colli ls, Aye It was moved by Commisssone c Uehlinger, seconded by Commissioner Ward and carded, that the Secretary be instructed to have the orlinance published in the Da Sly Callei� once, and to obtain bids fol the printing of 500 copies of the ordina-ace in pamphlet form All I voting Aye The City Attorney read an "Ordinance Declaring It Unlawful for Any Person, ^111inn or t Co_poration -co Sell or Offer foi Sale, or Distribute Withih she Limit- of the City of Durpus Christi Any Milk, Cream, Ice Goan or Othe.L Bilk Products Without Obtaining a Permit From the City Physician", it contained the emergency clause (See Ordinance Pesolution Book) It was moved by Commissioner Collins, seconded by Commiss.ionel ward and aa.Lried, that the Cnarter Rules be Suspended The vote stood as follows kayo, Uille i , Aye Coma Suuhe.L1aadr Absent Corluja Ward, Aye Comm Uehlinger, Aye 0or,_m Collins, Aye 6 17 It was moved by Commissioner Ward, seconded by Cori-nissioner Collins and' cbrried, that, the ordinance be adopted as read. The vote stood as follows; I.Tayor Miller, lye. Cop -m. Sutherland, Absent. Comm. Ward, Aye. Comm._Uehlinger, Aye. Comm. Collins', Aye. The City Cou4cil canvassed the returns of the election of dime 5', "'he I:Iayor appointine, Commiskoners' Ward and Uehlinger tellers. The vote having been counted, it was declared that there were: Por Granting the Yranchisej "135 Votes. Against Grant ing, t he Franchise, 000 " It was moved by Commissioner Tard, seconded by Commissioner Collins and carried, that the returns be accepted, all voting Aye. t The Secretary was instructed- to notify the San Antonio, Uvalde and Gulf,Railway e Company of the results of the canvass of the election, and that the prm-ichise will go into effect thirty days from the passage to the third,and final,reading, May 23' '13. It was moved by Commissioner Uehlinger; seconded by Commissioner Ward and carried, that the Secretary be instructed to advertise for bids to furnish the City crude oil :dor use in th-eengines�at - e el v Pumping Station; all voting Aye. It wa moved by Commissioner Collins, seconded -by Commissioner -Uehlinger and carried that permission be granted all members of the Coiuzcil -to attend the Galveston celebration; all voting aye. ° It was moved, seconded and carried that the Council adjourn. IJayor o he ^�y �s . Attest: y tidcreGary c1r the Ulty o*- Uorpus Unrisli. June • 9'' 113-. ; g SPECIAL CALLED lipiETING OF THE CITY COUN�CIL. Mayor Pro -tem Sutherland called the Council:to iord6r, at 4:00 o'clock, P.M. Present and 'answering Moll Call: Mayor Pro -tern Sutherlalid, Con?rjaissioners Ward and=Uehlinger;, and -City Attorney Sav}.ge. Absent mayor Miller 'and Commissioner Collins. The Hayor Pro -tem stated that the object of the meeting ti7as to instruct the. Secretary to notify the property owners on that -section of Leopard Street about to be paved to appear before the Council on June'24' 113. It eras moved by Commissioner Uehlinger, seconded by Commissioner Ward, and carried, that the Secretary be instructed to notify, the properti owners on that section of Lebpard Street about to be paved to appear before the Council June 24' 113, at 4 o'clock, P.T;I. , All voting .Aye. ` I� was moved, seconded and carried to ad jo=. . s I ayor Q the 1 vOrpus Uhristi. f Attest: 0 7 June J' 113. SPECIAL CALLED I:UEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL. Mayor Pro Tem Sutherland called the Council to order. Prese�it snd"ansiaering -roll call: Mayor Pro Tem Sutherland, poi nissioners Ward and, Uehlinger; absent.: llayor :Miller and Commissioners Collins. c The mayor pro Teri stated that the ob j'ect of the meeting vias to instruct the Secretary to notify the property ov ers on that portion of Leopard Street about to be paired to appear before the City Council June 24' '13 at 4 o'clM.k, P.M. It Tas moved. by Commissioner Uehlinger, seconded by Commissioner Ward and carried that the -Secretary be instructed. to not the property owers on that section of Leopard street about to be paved' to appear before the City Council on the 2V "day of. Ji -the., at 4 o Iclock, P.I.I. , to present `any: protests that they might %,d6h' to make. .All voting Aye. It las mored, seconded and carried- to adjourn. D 7 `Attest: ecretary of the City of Cornus Christi. 0 i'�--Isyor of th -TT-pus Iris i. d D r ., 612 0 June 11' 113. SPECIAL: CALLED 'HEET ING OF THE CITY COU tCIL. I;Iayor Pro Tem -SutherlaAd called -the-'Cotuicil to order:. ,. - _PreseAt a.nd-•ansfrering "roll -call: Mayor Pro "Tom -Sutherland and' ConuDmssioners ' Turd and Uehlinger, City -Attorney Satage; -absent Mayor_Lliller'and Commissioner -Collins: 'Vie-Idayo ' Piro -Tem stated that the object of 'the me6ting vras 'to hear the -protests . of theLpro,lierty orrn`ers"along the' crater'front 'who had been notified to 'appear -before the I Council to shote cause why tIie�r -sh uld''not .donply with the provisions of the ord.inance'p o - i - hibiting the use of water 'closets- etc. ; opening into 'the vvaters -of the bay; and- fo;r the tran:sa6t on- of whatever other biis-iness that. might' proderly come:- before -the Council. W..C.Hardin stated that he 'made all =necessary corulections with the se,wer-._ v ErJ.xAmer stated by- letter,- that he had no water closets etc., that, opened into the waters of the bya. F.Id.Fox stated, by telephone, that lie had all necessary connections with the sever. C.71,,Gibson stated that he had made arrangements to connect with the'sewer. A.Dietsch stated to the I•Iayor Pro Tem that he would make the necessary connections. Geo. W.Grin stated. that he would make the necessary coiun.ections. - Ed. Call stated to the Idayor Pro Tem that l' e had iio crater` closets etc:,, oLaening- into the waters of the baai- R.B.Davrson stated that he was a renter, Ynd the the proper had been rented to him by E.L.Curtis. The Secretary r7as thereupon instructed to notify E.T . Curtis of the provisions of the orcu n�nc e. The Secretary was, instructed to notify R.C. Test owner of the Tomich property of° the provisions of the ord-tance.- The Sanitary Inspector, A.B.Sutter; was instructed to investigate further, and -to report to the Council whether or not the property owners who had not appearecl hacl complied with the provisions of the ordinance within the time li?Lit. The following appl-icat Ons for saloon licenses were presented to the Co?ulcil: Eli Peoples It was moved by Cormaiissione-r Uehlinger, seconded b -TT Commissioner Ward and :carried, that the a%nplication be bronted:. All voting Aye. Adolph Dletsch It was moved by Commissioner Uehlinger, seconded by Cor�iruissioner Ward and carried that the a.pplieation be granted. All voting Aye.. Aurelia Gonzales. It was moved by Commissioner Uehlinger; seconded by Cor_missionPr Ward. and carried, that the application be granted. All voting Aye. J.E.Sniaziewicz. It was moved'=by Conu_iissioner Uehlinger, seconded by Com-aissioner Ward and carried, that the applicationbebe granted. All voting lye. It was moved:;,- seconded and ca_•ri ed to adjourn.- Fy3 r Of ZAEF U1117j 01 - O rDIIS U PT 1.c11. Attest: Jane 201 113, RBGULAR IEFTIITG OF THE CITY COUITCIL Mayor Millei called the Council to order at 4 00 P 11 Present and answering Roll Call Mayor Millei, Corrmsissioners lVard, Collins, Uehlinger, absent Commissioner Sutherland, who came in later City Attorney Savage and Engineer Stevens _ The Minutes of the meetings of June 61, 91, and 111, here read and approved In the matter of the launicipal Wharf, the Yayor, without objection, instructed the City Attorney to cornunieate with J H Imliner, of t7 e Richland Concrete Conpan�, relative to the propositionsasnbmltiecl by him to the City and by the City to him The following laid, accompanied by a ce.Ltified check for $200 00, foi supplying s - oil to the Relay Stetion for use in the pumps there wes submitted "Corpus Christi, Te zes, Jiiae 17th, 1913 Mr F J Nall ig an, - City Secretaiy, Colpus Christi, Texas Dear Sii Beg to submit bids for fuel oil to be used in the De Lavergne Lngine type H A At tae relay pumping station as proposal published in Cori us Christi Daily paper as follovrs Fuel oil guarinteed 24 degrees Baume scale as per specifications in proposal, at price of four and one qua.rtei 41 cents per gallon tank cars, freight allowed to Corpus Chrssti, Texas Y Also would like to submit price on out celebrated L G Solai oil, at six and one half cents 61�- peg gallon, tank cars, freignt allowea to Cornus Chr-Lsti Vie have found L G Solar oil much moic economical for this type of Dine, even at a heLgher price per gallon, being free from sulphei and asphalt will stand the most r.Lgid investigation N J Have customers in our city who is very much pleased with L G Solar oil haying ased the other kinds Yours truly, THE TEXAS C OI LPAsTY f - (Signed) T T Hurt Agt:" The bid tis laid on the table to tall e the usual course The Ilayor read the ban? balances t Sundry bills for the month of flay, and the steel ly pa -7 rolls of the Street Depart- u ment and the Relay Station were read, ,and It was moved bzi Commissioner 'Vard, seconded by Commissioner Uehlinger and carried that they be peicl out of the proper funds All voting Aye It rms moved by Conxnissioner Uehlinger, seconded. by Commissioner 'Ward and eariied that X500 00, be transferred from the Current Dxpense Fund to the Street Fluid All voting Aye - A bill from the Richland Comciete Comuany for a balance claimed as due from the City account of -vrorr on the concrete steps leeding from Soutn Broadway to the Beach was presented to the Council Without objection the Iaaa,or referred it to the Secretary to as ceitain if the rtork had been done by order of the Council The following communication, with reconmiendetions, from the Iia�,or was presented to the Coun(-il "Corpus Christi, Texas, June 20" 113. To the iiembers of the City Council: r.. I beg to respectfully submit- to;- you tie-followifi `natters i:for'- your *co nsideration: =I- am advised 'that the -City Federation of Women °has -deci aed to eriter-Corpus Christi- in the "Cleanest Town in 'Teras" --contest which -has -been 'inaugurated under the - - auspices of Holland's Magazine. This worthy organization of womed✓entered.the contest conducted by -the publication mentioned lest year; a.nd `wh.ile- they 'were unable. -to win the prize awarded to°the successful candidate, they nevertheless aided materially in the im- provement of -the sanitary condidions of the City, and -I am quite -sure that their efforts this year, if not successful in any other -way, 11 will result` in like manner. I therefore recommend -to- the city coiuzcil,. �and- our sanitary -department in particular, that they co- operate with the City Federation of Women in this commendable undertaking in -every possible way. The Federation has designated June 25th, 26th, 27th. and 28th, of next week as clean up days, and I urge 'all city officials and employees to aid the movement in every possible' way. I would esrecially m recommend that a force oz ' men be secured bV� the sanitary dep- artment to cut the weeds on all public streets. On may 2nd, the council passed an ordinance requiring the installation of -smoke consumers by plants and other establishments, which use�softRcoal- in -'the business part of the City.' I an informed :that"pax•ties affected by this ordinance were' notified of it's -pur .. _ . _length . o ^ port and -given a'reasonable�,time in which -to comply iidth its provisions. -T am advised however; that none of those affected `havecomplied- with the ordinance.. 1, therefore, recommend to the council that the City Ioiarshal. be instructed to immediately file complatints un.der`tYie _provisiond of the 'ordinance against all -of those -who have not` complied with it';- In -this `connection `I wish" to observe --that the time of this ;aoiulcii - should. note be occupied'viith `the preparationand passage of ordinances unless after their passage- they are rigorously and impartially enforced. i`ve -y ordinance upon our statutes boos should be strictly enforced, and if' :For `any reason their enforcement is` impossible or inaclvisable,' ' 0 such ordinances should be repealed. Under th=is subject I wish also to call attention' -to the ordinance recently passed by this Council relative td -open closets' over the bay front. Ample time has been given to interested parties i.n 'thich to comply tith the provisions of the ordinance, and 1, there- fore, recommend to the council that the sanitary inspector be instructed* to immediately file complaints against all those who are still maintaining sucli open closets'. Several weeks ago this council unaimousl'y adopted-ceirtain rules- and regulations covering the control -of our police departraent. Among they numerous provisions of this set " of rules officers are prohibited from smoking while on duty, and also prohibited from ., entering, or frequenting saloons except in the discharge of their d-aty while on or off duty: The Piayor has been informed that both,,of thesb provisions hate been violated by certain members of the police force. 'I suggest that these- `rules be enforced to the" letter or else modified or entirely abrogated. I recon -mend that the City Marshal be instructed to ex- ercise the closest possible supervisions over members of tIhe police force and that`he prom- ptly report to this council every violation rof -the- rules above referred: to, and that this council make it the unvarying practice to `assess the fines provided for in the s aid rales and regulations against each and every member of the police force viho "is found offending I am pleased to report to the council the fact with t'vliich you are all probably familar, viz: that the plan for the improvement and beautification ow' the bay front Eas met 23� doubt be adopted and an agreement reached, with will sonn result in securing for the city of Corpus Christi and its citizens the entire -control of the city's wa-Ger front, so that it can be beautified and maintained for the beneiit of the public at large, 211 wiaich cap- acity it will unquestionablyprove the most valuable asSest our city can possible secure and possess I urge the continued and Lneeasin; efforts of the council in the piomotion of this laudable -undertaking W In conclusion I beg to call your a tention to the city's financial condition Through no fault of yours this council will confronted with a depleted treasury, so far as current expenses are conce_ned, within the next thirty days Prolisions will be made, however, which will permiL the city to continue upon a cesh basis witb ils credit unimp- aired But in o? dPr that the debt which the c Lt,/ must assume may oe as small as possible, the utmost economy must be practiced in eery department I therefore urge all effegso of the Council, aid officials t►7ay they be erceedintly careful in all of their expenditures durijaS the newt four months All of which is respectfully sumbitteq for jour consideration and approval. s fA (Signed) Roy Miller. Mayor. " The following, communication from the City Federation and the TeIMs Federation of Womed; was presented to the Council. "Corpus Christi, Texas To tie Honorable mayor, and Commissioners r Gentlemen - The women of the City Federation through the Humane Committee have several re- quests to make of you Recently we had a tale with Ilayor Diller showing him the need of a police matron The work done by our organization has been practical but unsatisfactory in many respects, he�lce this seeking for co-operation aid helf--)from the officials. During the pest we have found our police officers quick to respond to our call, but re Inio7 that a police matron would be invaluable to you is the vital work of protecting bays and girls This brief talk with you can not adequately express our desires, but we ale sure you will understand our appeal 1. The appointmelit of police Matson is requested 2 The passage of a suitible curfew law advised At aizy time that the women of ouz or;ani nation can be of any assistance to Mr Fowler and hie men, your good City Physician and Board of Realtb, we stand ready to do our pacts as `mothers Very cordially, (Si,ned) Laude H Gerherdt. Members on this department Ch Humane Comm. of work, CorEsus Chri st i. t, Mrs H D McDonald. Mrs S A Early Mrs V G Thomas ` Mts Nellie Griffith. t - F- _ Corpus Christi, Texast June, 12' 1913. I 1z To the Honorable �Mayor, ` the Commissioners of Corpus Christi Gentlemen and frierds. We, the vomen of the City Pederation in business session, hereby request, that you appoiht a police matron whose duties shall be those incumbent upon such officials in other cities In support of such a request we send before you our Humane Committee of our body with a report of the wort done during the past fete months showing the crying need of a trained woiker along these lines in our beauEriful city With earnest wishes for you success in city building and witli confidence in your desire 0to grant this request we are fours for good homes and good health to every citizen ` of Corpus Christi Pres (Sign airs G R Scott. Sec. (Signed) Mrs 0 II buttle Humane Committee, Maude H Gerhardt Ch Dear kr Miller, W I have been unable to secure any definite plan for matron from San Antonio, but feel sure vie can Mork out our own problen Thanking you, I am, Cordially, (Signed) Maude H Gerhardt a Ch. Humane Comm IT e I know jou will explain our plans t o them " The Secretazy was instracted to file the coYmmtuzieation and to acknowledge the receipt of it It was moved by Commissioner Taid, seconded by Commissioner Collins and carried, that the City I1arshalLbe instructed to file complaints acrainst all those iadivudals and r corporations who hail not complied with the ordinance prohibiting the use of soft coal or other fuel of which the smoke is offensive Allvoting Aye. It was movod by Commissioner Gard, seconded by Commissioaer Collins and carried that the Sanitary Inspector be instructed to file complaints against all those who had not complied the provisions of the ordinance prohibiting the use of va.tei closets, etc , emptying into the water- of the bay All voting Aye. The Mayor instructed the City Marshalxto report, wee.xly, to the Council all viola- tions of the Police Regulations by patrolmen The regular order of business vTgs here suspended to permit County Judge, Walter P Timon, to present to the Council a plan for the beautifying of the bay front It was to the effect that the City Council asr the Legislature to pass a bill I permitting the City of Corpus Cnristi to build a retaining call along the entire bay front or the city between designated points, so that there might lade L driveway which would be of incalculable benefit to the city, ard securing to it forever that which rightfully belonged to it, namely the bay front Judge Timon staved that the County would aid thd/ v City to secure the necessary legislation. The plat of the proposed improvement was laid before the Council, and, after inspecting it and discussing its merits, It was moved by Commissioner Svtherlaad, seconded by Commiscionei Ward and carried that the plan be approved and adopted by the Council, and that the Council proveed at once to work out the details, $nd that a committee of five be appointed to do this, as nft well as to take the steps nedessary to secure the needed legislation, that the city, aided by i r the county, might build the pioposed retaining wall and fill in back of it All voting Aye. t The Mayor. without objection, a,poznted the foll6wing gentlemen members of that Committee Judge Walter F Ti.mon, Eli. T Merriman, 77 E Pope, H G Sherman and W.E. Everhart9 the members of the Council, the City Attorney and Acting Engineer Stevens bei3bg ex -officio menbers of ato, The petition of Alfred Vetter for relief from paying penalties and costs, acount of delinquent taxes, was presented to the Council by the City attorney, and � It eras moved by Commissioner Uehlinger, seconded by CommissionGr Collins and t cariled that the petition be granted All voting Ade The City Attorney stated that he had received a communication From Austin to the effect that the petition of the City for a tract of land on Hprbor Island had been returned to the Failroad Commission and by them filed. Engineer Stevens asked that 1~e be given autho2. ity to parehase m-nholes, catch e to basins, etc to be used in the sevrer system on t1lo e streets about be p ived He- stated that he considered it a work that sould be done before the paving was laid He had -esti- mated that the total cost including the cost of labor would approximate 03000.00. It was moved by Commissioner Uehlinger, seconded by Commissioner Ward and carried, that the Engineer be authorized to purcha,,e the necessary castings and hake the work done, _ o and that the bills foi the said castings and labor be paid out of the Street Improvement Construction fund All votin-; Aye The Communication from the FederEttion of Women relative to "clean-up"days,; vias read and referred to the Commissioner of Police and Public Safety, and the Secretary was instructed to acknowled3e the receipt of it. The notice of R Joseph, relative to the ;rade of the sidewalk fronting his and the adjoining lots, -rr.s read and ieferred to the Commissioner of Street. a v The following notice from the ITueces Irri'ation Company Vacs presented to the 0oancil "Corpusr Chcist3.,Tetas, June "h, 1913. To the Payor and City Commissioners of the city of Corpus Christi dentleme.n We, the ffixeces River Irilgation Company, notice through the papers of the City that you are now preparing to take mo -e water from the ITueces River than you have hereto- fore taken w This is to notify you that in the event you perfect your arrangement and take more grater from the Bueeps Rives at the. poiht there your pump is now located, and this Company or any of its stockholders suffri by ro,.son of your so taking mo_e of said water L than you have heretofore taken, that we will nold the Citv of Corpus Christi responsible for any and all damage safferd by reason thereof This notice is sent you by order of the Board of Directors of said Nveces River 'i - _ Irrigation Company Respectfully, `(Signed) Attest Nneces River Irrigation Comp -any, by J Vi r Fryckbe'rM. Pre s i dent y (Se d) D 's Fulton r ' Secretary It was referred to the Commissioner of Plater Worcs. The invitation of the 71 0 til to the Council to attend their picnic at Rockport was read It was ozdered filed, and the Secretarj was instructed to acknowledge receipt of it _ y The application of citizens of Carrizo Street for an extension of ti -le sanitaiy sewer along South.Carrizp Street, was read to the Council It was referred to Commissioner Uehlinger _ b A The communication of 7 C Prowse, Commercial Traveller, protesting against auto- mobile and hack fares was recd and ordered filed 10 v A citaticn of the District Court to' the City, in the case of HcCampbell, et al, dersis the City of Corpus Christi, et al , yras presentee to the Council. It was referred to the City Attornev The follcwing communication from the C C Strect and Interurban Railway, together with a telegram from V S Heinly to Earl C Heinly was presented to the Council. I Mr Roy Diller, Mayor, Deat Sir - Corpus Christi., Tey -as "Colorado City, Colo , June 6th, 1913. It was with considerable surprise that I received a letter from my brother this A Iii 'which informed me that the City Council had refused to gran the led -action of the 2% ta- on our franchise as I thought that this had been thoroughly trashed out while I was in Corpus and that the Council had practically egreed to grMt this concession to us. Ely broi,her wiites,thai you had agreed with me that we had come to an-under5tanding to the effect that -we dere to deduct principal and interest front our gross rclYeipts and that the 2% tax would then apply to the bAlance This mas not my undeistanding at all as such a deduction Could not benifit us to any material e.rtefi and was not according to request made by Bonding Co , and we could not afford to go Lottie expenditure of money as required by the city and only be allowed the reduction as menticned above Yon must realize that our company must pcy the principal and ih.terest on the proposed bond issue from the net receipts of the "company and it was my understanding, that the city council proposed to allow us to make payment of the amount required to take care' o_ bonds and ',hen tax% us an any balance of the net receipts of our company If this company is to exist and gine the city of Coipus Christi Street Car I r Service the City will have to alloy x us some eoncesstons so that our compen can meet its obligations, otherwise it will be no inducement for us to try -nd continue the struggle to exist as we ha e been daring the inception of the coftany The Trust Company has asked that our company be releived from the 2% gross tax during the life of the issue of the bonds and I have gone to a great deal of trouble and expense ingetting the proposed bond issue up to the point where I could obtain the :funds at all and unless this mat cer is arranged at an early date the matter will be -dropped by both our company and the Bond Company in vnich case oiu company will be forced to usex the present rail now in used. and allow the city to do the paving We do not" desire to take this course axed have made every effort to try and finanne the company and unless this is brought to a head at an early date vie will have no recourse than to allow the city to " go ahead and do the paving as our company -will not have the funds to continue the work. If this matter is to be settled it should be settled immediately as we find that in oder that our company caet a shipment of rail tt will be necess 2iy to get O -a rdei A at once so as to catch the July rolling at�the till, otherwise a shipment of rail'cannot be made before January next as the Hills held all orders over until_ they make a rolligpg and that occurs about twice per year Our order should be in ri-fht now but we cannot place order until Bret get the above matter settled `iso twat -our company crni get -action on the funds to be received from bond issue so yo,a.r pioppt action will be appreciated. I am, 1, Yonas "truly, (Sic,ned) Earl C Heinly.11 The Mayor appointed Commissionsfs Sutherland, 'lard and Collins, a Committee to meet Saturday, June 211, at 9 o'clocar, A 11 , to consider the matter Acomnunication of L R Clarkson and F A Cavanagh, relative to a eertain sub- division of the city to be known as "Shore Line Add.Ltion", ww, accompanied by a plat of the same approved by the City Engineer,,was presented to the Council. -- It was moved by Cotmissioner Collins, seconded by Commissioner Ward and carried, that the plat be accepted and filed - All voting Aye The application of Al Chastian for a transfer of his license to U D IFewton, was. presented to the Council. s It was moved by Commissioner Sutheflend, seconded by Comrnisa over Uehlinger and - caiiied that the application be granted All voting Aye It was moved by Commissioner Col..ins and seconded b� Commissioner Taid, that the City Attnrney be gran-Gea an allowance of $50.00, for office assistance ,, It was moved by Commissioner Sutherland, seconded -by Commissioner Uehlinger; and, carried that the motion be amended to read th-t the City Attorney be'allowea a salary of X150.00, in order that he might employ off -Lee assistance while plepafing the ordinances 1 foi the printer All voting Aye � r It was moved by Commissionft Collins, seconded by Copmissioner Viai d and c afried, c that the Minutes of the Special Meeting of -the Council of May 201 113,, bearing on the __ z permission granted to the S A Machine and Supply Company to tie their improfements to the Municipal Whaif be corrected to read that"the said permission is granted on the condition o that the said Company receive and ship all their freight, etc , comirg by water by and over the Municipal Wharf". All voting Aye.* (ee-Page 600) t Attest Motion was mode, seconded and car..ied to adjourn. cretary oi tue uliy ox corpus unrisTi Mayor of he of Corpus Christi. G27 S June 21' 113. 4 SPDCIAL CALLED MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL Mayor Miller called the Council to order, at 11 00 A II. Present and answering roll Call Mayor LIillei, Commissioners Sutherland, lard, Collins and the City attorney, absent Commissioner Uehlinger, The Mayor stated that the purposeofthe meeting was the transaction of important business. On reeomenLdation of Commissioner Sutherland r, It was moved by Commissioner Ward, seconded by Commissioner Collins and carried, that the services of mounted policeman, G F h.organ, and foot policeman, Lee Jones, be discontinued, effective June 21,, at 7 o'clock, PH All voting Aye - — On recommendatipn of Commissioner Sutherland, It was moved by Commissioner Ward, seconded by Commissioner Collins,_ and carried that Tim Petzel be appoinved mounted policeman, and R B Carrovray be appointed foot policeman at the regular salaries attached to the positions All voting Aye. I It was moved by Commissioner Tlard, seconded by Commissioner Sutherland and carriod that Ed Shoemaker be relieved of his present duties as Fire Ha,rshal and Building Inspector, and be retained as Chief of the Fire Department, only, at a salary of 025.00, per month.- All ,voting -lye. It was moved by Commissioner Suthgrland, seconded by Commissioner Collins and carried that E J Kilmer be employed as Building Inspector and -Fire Marshal at a salar7 of $60 00; per monuh _All voting Aye It was moved by Commissioner Sutherland, seconded by Commissioner Collins and carrier► that uhe City .Attorrey be irstructed to draft an ordinance providing for a fee for �s the issuance of a,5building pernit at the rate of VU.00 for every $1000 00, or fraction thereof, of valuation. All 'voting Aye It was moved by-Commissionel Sutherland, seconded by Commissioner Collins and carried -.that 77 B Letts, having had his license as_chauffor withdrawn on account of age, be refunded the amount of the license fee. .All voting Aye. Attest It teas moved, seconded and cairied to adjourn. ecre-cary of -6ne uliy of corpus unrisii. ayor of of UorouS Christi, s June 23' 113. Y SPECIAL CALLFD `IJtET II1G OF THE CITY COUNCIL - Mayor Miller called the Council to order rat 4 00 P IT Present and answering roll call Mayor Diller, Commissioners Ward, Collins and Uehlinger, the City Attorney Absent Commissioner Suthealana. The Nayor stated that the purpose of the meeting was to approve the bond of the Building' Inspector, ] J kilmer, and for the transaction of any other business that might come before the Council. The City Attorney presented the bond of the Building Inspector in the sum of 0'1000 00, the sureites being R G Blossman and C L Heath It was mowed by Comrnissioner Uehlinger, seconded by Commissioner Collins and carried that the bond be appgrved, filed and recorded All voting lye The City Attorney presented the bond of R B Carraway, as City Policeman, in the sum of 01000.00, M B Wright and T IT Lawience, being sureties It was moved by Commissioner Uehlingei, seconded by Commissioner ►lard and carried that the bond be approved, filed and recorded All voting aye It ims moved by Comnissicner Uehlingez seconded oy Cormn-issionee Collins and carried, tnat the City Attorney be instructed to dra-Et an amendment to the ordinance "Providing Rules and Regulations for the Management, Control and Protection of the Corpus Chxisti Water Wo1 is, etc , t' to 'tne effect twat watei used in excess of 750000 gallons per month be charged for at the rate of fifteen cents pez thousand gallons, the said amendment going into effect June 1' 113 All voting aye The City Attorney read an amendment uo the ordinance "Regulating the Construction, etc , of Buildings". It contained the emergency c aluse. It was moved by Commissioner Uehlinger, seconded by Commissioner Ward and carried that the Cbaiter Rules be suspended The vote stood as follows Mayor hiller, Aye C or mi Ward, Aire Corn Uehlinger, Aye Corral Collins, dye Comm Sutherland, Absent It was moved by Commissioner Uehlinger, seconaed by Commissioner Ward and carried that the amendment be adopted as read The vote stood as follows Mayor Miller, Aye Comm. Ward, Aye Coram Uehlinger, Aye Comm. Collins, Aye Corri Sutherland, Absent The City Attor/vey reported tnat he harj conferred w th J H Hiner, ielative to the finishing of his work on the Municipal Th.arf, and that the latter had expressed a wish to confer with the City Engineer E J Kilmer, the newly a2pointed Building Inspector and Fire Maishal, stated that his office hours in the City Hall would be between the houis of ITine o(clock, and Twelve o'clock, A IT , and three o' clack and four o' clock, P IT It was moved by Commissioner. Vard., seconded by Commissioner Collins and cairied, that the City Marshal be instructed to notify the public trhough the press that, on and after July 1st, 19139 the Traffic Ordinance would be rigidly enforced, and teat complaints I would be filed against all persons failing -,,to comply with ani. of the provisions of the ordinance All voting; Aye 1"0 j � It .was moved by Commissioner Oollins,- seconded by Commissioner Uehlinger and carried that a water main be laid from a point- in Coopers Alley to the, center of the T, ' head; of the Municipal Vharf, with'Provisions made for putting in all nedessary fire plugs and the fixing of a meter to the end of the --main on, the T het.d-.. 111 voting It -,was moved, seconded: and carried_ to adjourn. - x4yor of the ' is _ orpus'Chri is Attest: UIVY 60cretary of the C1"TY__O_T70rPuS Christi. i June 24' 113. SPECIAL CALLDD 1:ILETIHG OF THE CITY COUNCIL Mayor Miller called the Colmcil to ozder, at 9 o'clock, A HT Present, and answering Roll Call Magi or Miller, Commissiovers ward, Uehlingei, and Collins, the City Attorney and Acting City Engineer Stevens, absent Commissioner Sutherland The Mayor stated that the purpose of the meeting --was to hear protests, if any, relative to that section of Leopard Street about to be paved, and for the transaction of any other business that might come before the Council No protests wale presented to the Council, and 1t ras moved, seconded and cariiec, to recess ucatil Fzrday, June 27th, 1913, at 41 o'clock, P it Mayo o e 7tsr Christio Attest izy oecrecary ox tile uizy oz corpus unrisTao June 251 113, SPECIAL CALLED I,1EETIrTG' OP THE -CITY COUNCIL., Mayor Miller called the. ,Council to order at, 10:30,_ A.M. Present and,answering_Roll Call: Mayor Miller, Commissioners Ward,. Uehlinger and Collins, and the City Attorney. ,Absent -Commissioner Sutherland.- - The Mayor stated that the -purpose of the meeting was to receive the report ,of the Executive Session of the 0ouncil,.and for,the transaction of -any other business that might come,.before the ,Council. - The report was presented. It recommended the preparation. and adoption of an f - amendment to the ordinance regulating the erection. of buildings on the water Front of the City, whereby a,time_1imit- August, 11 113,would be set, after Vilich no permits for. the erection of any kind of structure would be issued; and providing for the exaction of.a spec ific promise from anyone who, before August 11 113; might be granted -a permit, that he would submit to and ab&de by any and all provisions of any ordinance that might be passed relative to -the -plan for beautifying the bay front of the City, that had been approved by the Council. It recommended that J.E.Loyd, because of the fact that he had made all his arrangements for the erection of the building, tli.e plans and the specifications -of which were°before the Counc-il, and had applied for the requisite permit before the passage of the ordinance, be granted a permit; provided, however, that he promise to submit to and abide by all the " prrovisions or any ordinance that might be passed relative to the plan.'_ for beautifying the Vay front that had been approved by the Council. It was mpved by Commissioner Ward, seconded by Commissioner Collins and carried that the City Attorney �e instructed to draft an amendment to the ordinance "Declaring it Unlawful for any Person, Firm or Corporation to Build, etc., In that Portion of the Territory of the City of Corpus Christi Lying East of the High Tide Line, etc., providing that no permits for improvements shall be granted or issued after the passage of the amendment and before. Ai?gust 11 113; unless the application for such permit be�aac.ompanied by a written agreement executed and acknowledged by,the applicant binding him to agree to the plan for the beautification of the water front adopted by the City Council on the 20' day of June 1913, and to relinquish to the City all ri4hts a that he may claim as contemplated in such plan, whenever it is consumated. All voting Aye. It was moved, seconded and carried tc adjourn. Mayor of the Oit us uhristio Attest: ecreva-ry o:r the city of corpus cnris ti,-. r June 25' 113 SPECIAL CALLPD MEETING OF THE CITY COUITCIL Mayor Diller called the Council to order at 4, -o'clock, P 11 Present and answering roll call Mali or Miller, Commissioners TTaxd, Uehlinger and Collins Absent Commissioner Sutherland � r . J The Mayor stated that the purpose of the meeting was to pass an amendment to the L t t i t r^ ordinanco9relative to building on`the waterefront, and for the transaction of any other busirness thai might come before the Council. The Mayor read the amendment It was an amendment to the o:Lairtance declaring it unlawful for any person firm or corporation to build etc , within that portion of tle Y territory of the City of Corpus Christi lying east of the high tide line, etc It contained Y ✓ the emergency clause r It was moved by Commissioner Uehlinger, seconded by Commissioner Ward, and carried that the Chartei Pules be suspended The vote stood as follows Mayor Diller, , _Aye Coram Sutherland, ,Absent. Comm WSrd, Aye. Comm Uehlinger, Aye Comm Collins, Aye. It was movea by Commissioner Ward, seconded by Commissioner Collins and carried that the amendment be adopted as read The vote stood as follows s r 1 - -, Attest t,; c Mayor miller, Aye Comm Sutherland; Absent Coram Ward, Aye ommm mm Collin�er' Ayye s It was moved, seconded and carried to adjourn ary oa zne uizy of so z ti a June 27' 113 REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL. Mayor Duller called the Council to orders at 4 o'clock, P M Present and answering roll call Mayor Duller, Commissioners Ward, Uehlinger and Collins, the City Attormey and Acting Engineer Stevens. Absent Commissioner Sutheland. � Aln 1 J The Minutes of the meetings of June 201, 211, 2319 24' and 251, were read, and the following correction was made that that part of the minutes of June 201, relating A to the salary of the City Attorney be changed to read "That the City Attorney be allowed v T a salary of V150.00 per month". The Minutes were then approved. At this point, the Building Inspector addressed the Councils and asked for information relative to collecting a fee for the issuance of a building permit to the r German Catholic Church. Y Under the ordinance, there was nothing for the Building Inspector to do but to A collect the fee, and, thereupon It was moved by Commissioner Uehlinger, seconded by Commissioner Collins and carried that the fee for the bailding permit., after hay.uig been collected, be returned. M all voting aye. i Acting City Iaiarshal J V. White, made a verbal report of the results of his notification to the violators of the smoke nuisance ordinance, and, without objection, the Mayor gave thein' thirty days within which they must comply with the provisions of the ordinance The City Attorney reed the Resolutions relative to that section of Leopard Street x about to be paved, and he administered the oath to Acting City Engineer Stevens that he (Stevens) would answer truly all questions propounded to him bearing upon his belief in the increase of valuations of the properties in the `section about -to be paved Mr Stevens answered the questions propounded The Mayor called for protests from the property owners along the aaid section of Leopard Street, and, there being none, It was moved by Commissioner Ward, seconded by Conanissionei Uehlinger and carried that the hearing be closed All voting Aye, The Mayor read the bank balances The following pay rolls and bills were presented, to the Council. Meekly Pay Roll of the Relay Pumping Plant, IT " 11 if Street Department, IT it t1 Park it " IT 11 Sanitary IT Bill of gertrude Egan for typewriting, Bill of the Paragon Press for Composition It was moved by Commissioner Uehlinger, seconded by Commissioner Collins and carried that the bills and the pay rolls be paid out of the proper funds All voting Aye. The Mayor read the report of the City physician relative to the Milk Ordinance and the issuance of permits under its provisions, and he commented favorably on the good work that the City Physian was doing The report was ordered received and ailed. The final estimate of Acting City Engineei Stevens, together with his report on it, was presented to the Council. The report follows u _ a To the Honorable Mayor and City Council, Gentlemen - � "Corpus Christi, June 27th, 1913. Appended hereto is the final estimate of the cost of constructing the Municipal _ Miarf under the contract of the City with the Rzebl.and Concrete Works. There possible this estimate is --based on actual measurements of work done and material furnished figured at the contract unit prices but ovrzng_to the many changer in _ the plans a large number of items have had to bq figured as extras at prices which the contractoi states Frere made by him and agreed to by the varioqq officials authorizing the changes. Without having a written record of these transactions the problem of a just - a,nd satisdactory a0ttlement �kad been one of much difficulty to_ this department I believe"- howetrer that the final estimate as presented heiewitla is as nearly fair and accurate as it is possible to obtain under the conditions whish exist and can be used with confzdende for the purpose of final settlement vrath the contractor. Three items in this estimate, viz - $358 69 for temporary bulkhead at the south and west side of wharf. 0500.00 if TT tt north " east side of wharf, 0507.63 for protecting buil�heads from crash and scour, are not directly chargeable to this cohtract but have been pd6i.d and charged to the wharf fund and I have bonsequently included them in my final estimate of tae work done and pay - t r ments madd. It will be noted that the grand total of the estimate is 14215 3.30, and that there has already been paid the contractoz 035210.16, leaving a balance due of 06943.14. k The wharf fund at the present time amounts to 66393.59, from which it is apparant that there as an insufficiency of funds of $54:9 55 to meet the amount tz of the clatm. j Respectfully submitted, " (Signed) H A Stevens Acting City Engineer." (Estimate on file in City Secretarys Office). Bearing upon the final settlement between the City and the Richland Concrete Company, the following commun.icatzon from t1+- lati,er was read by the Mayor, " ""Corpus Christi, Te -as, Jiuie 26th, 1913 To the Hon Iviayor and Commissioners, City of Corpus Christi, Texas Gentlemen - -?t Referring to proposition made to you recently relative to the final completion I Of your Municipal Wharf, and your co -Lm -Ler pzof gsition along the same lines, I desire herewith n to submit You the following I desire to reinforce the East and North walls of the concrete bu .ead by the use of A sacks filled with concrete, as out -lined before, this being necessary, not through fauity construction entirely, but as well fault in design of same, and being entirely neceso, o hold filling behind the wall. To bat up any open holed. inJcreosoteV1inikhead-on North wall These having been aused any material specified not being of a class or design heavy enough for' work intended. To reinforce behind batter posts on South wall of concrete bullkh.ead � ere wash r sqgm seepage has shown aDe t L G7 manner Art first low water tide, to repair the eight batter posts, in a submtantial In fact; to place the entire construction in such shape that it will give the -r" results for wzich it wa`s intended originally r You now have approximately -$6300 00, left'in the Wharf Construction+fund; this amount to -be paid me upon completion of the reinforcement work, aad the situ of $500.00 in a warrant payable on or before January 1st, 1914, to be given me upon completion of -the re- pair work on the Batter Posts mentioned above" C ' You will -kindly understand that it is my desire to do every thing in my power to have everything rdght and satisfactory, but I do not feel that I should be held accoun table for faults in the design df the work, as well as faults in construction of same, which latter I feel you will agree I have more than made up for in the foregoing proposition Most respectfully,,, t - (Signed) J H` Diner, Jr;" / * h The estimate and the proposition were discussed by the Council, and it was J concluded that a settlement should be made. Thereupon It was moved by Commissioner Ward, seconded by Commissioner Uehlinger and carried that, as the estimate and the basis of settlement had been pradtically approved Eby the Engineer, the proposition of the Richland Oeoncrete Company be accepted All voting Aye The report of Sewer Inspector B E Smith, of the list of sewer connections and of those not connected with the sewer was presented The number of connections was 540, the number of non -connections was 360. It was ordered filed. Engineer Stevens stated tnat he had received the street nEimbers that had been ordered several mon-hs ago He suggested that an ordinance be passed ~providing for the fixx ng of them It tras moved by Comm."ssioner Ward, sc,conded by Commissioner Uehlinger and carried that the City Attiorney be amstructed to draft an ordinance to that effect All voting Aye It was moved by Commissioner Ward, seconded by Commissioner Uehlinger and carried 0 r- _ ` _ that Commissioner Uehlinger be authorized to purchase a carload of oil for the relay pumpin g plant All voting Aye r T4e"City Attoiney read an ordinance assessing part of the cost of improving leopard Street in that section about to be paved It contained the emergency clause It was moved by Commissioner Uehlinger, seconded by Commissioner Ward and carried that the Charter Rules be suspended. The vote staod as follows Mayor Miller, Aye. Comm Ward, bye. Coma Uehlinger; dye` s Comm. Collins, .Aye Comm Sutherland, (,Absent. 4 It was moved by Commission r Uehlinger, seconded by Commissioner Ward and carried that the ordinance be adopted as read The Uote stood as follows Mayor Miller, Aye Comm Ward, Aye Comm - Uehlinger, Aye. Comm Colling, Aye . Comm Sutherland,- Absent A communication from the S -A & A P Railwa7, relative to the appointment of a srecial policeman to be stationed at the x railway station, vms reaa to the Council by the hol i r Mayor. It was to the effect that there be one appointed, the City and the Railway sharing the expense of keeping him there The communication was referred to the Commissioner of Police and Public Safety The following communication from the C C Street and Interurban Railway was read to the Council Corpus Christi, Texas, June 26, 19130 To the Honorable City Council of the Cit2 of Corpus Christi The petition of the Corpus Christi Street and Interurban Railway Company, successors to Daniel Hewi3-l-, under a certain Street Railway Franchise ordinance, approved August 7, 19089 and adopted on said date by the City Council of the City of Corpus Christi, respectfully represents and states, as follows that by Section 24 of said ordinance, this Company, as the successors and assigns of the said Daniel Hewitt is required to pay into the treasury of the City of Corpus -Christi, annually, two per cent on -its gross receipts, that this Company, , = s as such assign, recognizes and acknowledges all of its liability under said Section of said franchise ordinance., t That your petitioner is now, and has alw4ys been, ready and willing, and financially able, to comply with every condition of said ordinance, C 6 @ That you petitioner acknowledges that your honorable selves, as the governing body of the City of Corpus Christi, has, and is clothed with the power to prescribe, under what � y r conditions public service corporations shall occupy or use tree streets of the City of Corpus a Christi, and that this authority vested in you, carries with it, the riehi, to prescribe how any street should be paved, but your petitioner does not acknowledge, nor does it admit that your Honorable Body has anj legal right to impose upon it a greater or different burden t , t `- from that specified or stipulated in its franchise ordinance of August However, this Company, desiring, -,,as it has always_done, to build up the City of Cornus Christi, and make Corpus Christi a paying investment, nor only to the stock holders of this Company, but to the entire property holding citizenship of Corpus Christi, is now a ready, as heretofore often expressed, to yield anything to the governing body of the City 0 L of Corpus Christi, in the matterof its plans and obligations for street paving, provided it could do so without bankrupting itself. { This Company desires to say, in this connection, and for publication, that in fore- going its rights under the provisions of the contract ordinance, of August 7, 1909, and in yielding to and accepting the provisions of the paving plans and specifications of the City . of Corpus Christi, to and with the Bitulithic Company, that Company has done so solely wilth - t O t he purpose of making peace, and building in so far as its efforts could aid in so doing, t a City of the sea coast of Tezas, :ff that will attiract the att&ntion of the public, and thereby - .-. C - 4 create a revenue basis for this Company, and further, in this connection, your pet.Ltioner esires to present tri -t it possibly tooic it for granted that equally through you as�e re- resentat-.ves,lwould be willing to aid it in every way in its efforts to make its invest- _ C eats pay, and that the same time build up a City hereabouts. Your petitioner desires to say, in this connection, that in order to eompl� with he paving ordinance, and its plans and specifications, this Company will be required to nest at least Eighty Thousand Dollars in inprovements in order to comply with the r equireme3t said ordinance, that this outlay is as least Twenty Dive Thousand Dollars more than your etitioner would be i.equired to expend under the franchise ordinance of August 7, 1909. `Now then the piopostion is this, the Street Car Company is ready and willing to under - this large expenditure of money proviaed the City of Corpus Christi, thorugh its Council will, for the term of ten years, relieve it of the tax imposed by Section 24 of said franchise ordinance, and permit the Company to pay annually in lieu of said two per cent gross tax, the sum of One Hundred Dollars yearly. " r Reppectfully submitted, The Corpus Christi Street &Interurban Railway Co. (Signed) -By, V S-.Heinly,_ Secy. S (Address of the Mayor ana the Commissioners to the Citizens of Corpus Christi., p on file in Secretarys Office). It was moved by Commissioner Ward, seconded by Commissioner Uehlinger and carried that V S Helnley, President of the Railway Company, be notified that the City Council will agree to ' J ag pass an amendment to the franchise of the said company, tiiy which there would be suspended, for a period of seven years, the pad-ment ~of the two per cent, tax on the gross receapto, of the Company, in lieu of which the City would receive $100.00, per year fox I tklat period, provided that the said company plan®, at once, an order for the rails required h and prepare for immediate `pavlig, and to gave satisfactory evidence to the Council at its -next regular meeting that the order has been placed and preparations for immediate paving had ,been begb-n All voting Aye. A comrunicat ion from M Lichtenstein and Sons, re3aiive-to repairing the street' N crossing at their store was referred to the Commissioner of Streets.` A petition of A 2 Davis, and others, for the placing of a stieet`light was T referred to tJ= bommissioner Collins. A Communication from H Id Noel and"Company, ~ offering bonds fox Gale, was, reed, and ordered filed An application of R C Wost (trhough J 0 Moore, Agt.), for a permit to`build a retaining"wall for Lots Five and Sax, in Nater Block Pour, was read, and the City Secretary instructed to notify Mr Moore, that the City had no authority in the matter The Bid of the Texas Company for furnishing oil to tl�e relay Pumping plant was taken from the table, and J It Was moved by Commissioner Uehlinger, seconded by Commissioner Ward and carried the the bad be accepted All voting Aye The bond of J W Petrel, as Policeman, in the sum of $1000.00, IV W Chapman and Nd Castleberry being sureties, was presented presented J y It`was moved by Commissioner Uehlinger, seconded b, Commissioner Collins and r -7 carried that the bond be approved, filed .-n8'-recorded All voting Aye. A communication of A L Greenburg Company, requesting a voucher payable in the ure for pipe furnished to be paid for an October, 1913, was read and ordered filed. The following garbage bads were presented ti Henry Stevens, With check for $536.45 Ed Beynon, " 390.00 They were laid on the table to talre the usual course. On recommedation of the the Mayor and Oommissioner Suther and, Policeman U W White, appoamted assistant City Marshal at a salary of 075,00 pet month, effective July 1' 113 It was moved by Commissioner Uehlinger, seconded by Commissioner Ward and ca reed that the City Attorney be instructed to draft a call for an election rkative to the issuing of bonds to the amount of $20000,00 for the purpose of building a garbage incinerator, all voting Aye. It was moved, seconded and carried -to adjourn. TV yor ox the City o' IS i. Attest: I G r r . f e ZED",