The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-07-12
SATURDAY.
STATE CAPITOL BOARD

This board met yesterday and APP
proved the account for $685. of Mr.,
James b. Smith, for work done and
material furnished up to date, under
his contract TO construct certain i'm
provements upon and about the tenn
porarv capitol, upon the certificate of
SUPERINTENDENT McLadrin that the
account was correct.
The reply of DIR. j. j. Tobin, preSi
dent of the city railroad. relative to a
: change of direction and grade of the
street railway track ds it passes the
north side of the temporary capitol,
was considered. and the resolutions
adopted by the board in regard thereto
will be of interest to citizens gener-
ally and to our city fathers most es-
pecially. The text of the letter adj
: dressed to DR.. Tobin is as follows:
"Your communication of the 9th
ult. to the superintendent of improve
ments of the temporary capitol,
having been referred to the capitol
board, was this day considered, and |
am directed to inform you that, in re-
plyto your assertion that under the
provisions of your charter your rail
way was laid upon the grade eStao-
lished by the city government, and
IIAl NOu MOull 4OA 1COA JooeAhN0 49,
making any changes in said grade
without the consent and authority of
Ihe city council, the board has
|adopted resolutions. that, in view of
the fact that majority of the board
of aldermen of the city of Austin
have persistently and cautiously OBJ
iected and refused to render any as
sistance to the capitol board on behalf
of the state in its efforts, in accord
anee with law, to construct public I'M
Hprovements and to preserve the pub
lie buildings at the capitol, the board
has determined to take such steps In
the future as will secure the full eX-
ercise of the authority of the state-ln
these matters. The board will, there
fore, proceed to have that portion OF
Mesquite street that runs along
the north side of the temporary
capitol, and over which the track of
your railroad is laid, so graded us to
entirely prevent any flow of water
upon the said building. and to render
said street, in its grade and otherwise
unobiectionable in every par tsiisS lar
in the future, so far as the safety Of
1.-The temporary capitol building is con
cerned.
Il am further directed to inform you
that the capitol board mas, Dy IeSolu
ton, this day requested the state su
perintendent of public grounds q
notify you at once to remove you
Austin city railroad track from thu
state property upon which it is nov
laid, and authorizing the said super
intendent to take such action as ma,
be necessary to carry out this reSolu
ton.
= ssBy order of the capitol board
Respectfully,
JOHN i. DICKINSON,
Secretary of the Capitol Board
In accordance with the above reso
lutions the secretary has informe'
Col. II. y. Brewster, superintendent
a.ronblic grounds, to notify DIR. Tobl
70 remove at once the city railroa
track from the state property owe
aich it now passes west OF the stat
"a, )itOl grounds; and Mr.. McLaurii
Superintendent of improvements L
. the temporary capitol. has been II
- ktructssd to report upon the best MAJ
n er and also the cost OF grading Me
0uite street along the north side
= he TEMPORARY capitol. so as to rend'
he street Notwithstanding in Il
l1t nre, 50 far rs the tenpQr;lry ca.