San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1890-01-23
That Ordinance.

We hShiu fcPupiisu INV iohoWiul
! for the public benefit. II was draw
up by Alderman Wood and reporto'
from the judiciary committee con
sisting OF Wood, Browne and Nc
Bride, at q called meeting OF tn,
council on the 9th inst, and pre-
vailed by a two thirds majority
consisting of Wood, Browne, Nc
Bride, Travis aud Hofheinz, II
was vetoed by the Mayor, but prompt
ly passed over his head by the
same vote. The entire legal credit
OF the town was thus voted away, while
but for the FREE Pass the taxpayers
and people would never have had an
opportunity of seeing the ordinance
Here is the pretty thing again:
An Ordinance for the issuance of bonds
for tho improvement OF the streets and
alleys OF the city of San Marcos, and for
other purposes.
SEo. /, BE IL ordained by the City Coun.
Gil of the city of San Marcos, that for the
purpose of improving the streets, alleysand
public, or court house, square OF the city.
and the improvement and furnishing Of the
free public school houses of the city. that
the bonds of the city are hereby issued to
| the amount of sixteen thousand dollars.
Said bonds to be payable to bearer, to he
of the denomination of one thousand dollars
each, to be numbered consecutively from
one to sixteen inclusive, to be due and pay
able at the end of twenty years from the
| first day OF January, A. D., 1890, and to
| bear interest from said date ut the rate Of
six per cent. per annum. Said interest pay
able semi-annually, on the LIST day of jan
uary and Of July of each year, ut the Office
of the State Treasurer, in the city Of Austin,
Texas. All vi said bonds, from one to tif-
teen inclusive, are issued exclusively for
the purpose of raising funds to improve the
streets, alleys and public, or court house,
square of the city. and the proceeds of said
fifteen bonds can be appropriated to no
other purpose. The proceeds of bond
number sixteen is to be applied alone, and
is issued only for the purpose of improving
and furnishing the free public school houses
of the city, one of which is used rs color.
ed school house: provided the city reserves
the privilege of paying of any or all of said
bonds at the end of ten years from the first
day of January, A. d. 1890, and for the
purpose of paying the annual interest on
said sixteen bonds, and raising sinking
fund to pay the principal of said bonds. a
tax of twenty five cents on each one humid
red dollars worth of property within the
corporate limits of the city, is hereby levied
for the year A. ID. 1890, and for each year
thereafter, until the principal and interest
on said bonds are paid off and satisfied
Said tax shall be collected for tho present
year and for succeeding years as other taxes
are by law required to be collected. Said
bonds shall be prepared with interest cou-
pons.
SEC. @ The bonds authorized to be is.
sued by this ordinance shall be sold for
cash for not less than their UNCONVENTIONAL
value, and Alderman S. Is. Mcbride is here
by charged with the duty of preparing the
form for said bonds and having them print
ed in good form and style at the expense of
the city. So soon as said bonds are printed,
signed by the Mayor. and attested by the
City Secretary, with the seal of the city,
the City Secretary shall turn the same over
to the City Treasurer, taking his receipt for
the same. which receipt the City Secretary
shall file and carefully preserve. So soon
az said bonds are declared to the City
Treasurer. he shall at once proceed to sell
same for not less than the price herein pro-
vided, and as fast as sold he shall turn the
proceeds in to the City Treasury and report
each sale, 30 soon ss made to the City Coun-
Gil. The funds arising from the sale of
said bonds shall be kept separate and dis
tnct from all other bonds, and shall only
be paid out for the purposes in this ordi-
nance specitied and for the selling of said
bonds, the City Treasurer shall receive such
compensation as may hereafter be determin
ed by the Council.
SEC. 3. This ordinance shall be in force
from and after its passage.
In addition to the foregoing ordinance,
the said committe beg leave to report to
the Council the following resolutions, and
respectfully recommend its adoption:
Resolved, That the committee on streets
and alleys for said town council be required
to determine what improvements ought to
be made Oh the public square of the said
city of San Marcos and ON the following
streets of said city. To wit: On that por-
ton of Austin street extending from the
railroad rght-of-way to the foot of the
hills; on that portion of Gaudaloupe street
extending from the railroad right of-way to
the foot of the bills; on that portion of San
Antonio street extending from the railroad
right-of way to the front of the residence of
Mr. Ed Green; on that portion of Hopkins
street extending from the end of Fort street
10 the front of the property now occupied
by Mr.. Frank Mitchell on all of Fort street |
extending from said Hopkins street to the |
San Marcos river. and on the street extend |
ng from said San Antonio street to the hills |
III which street y. B. Mcbride, Esq re-
tides; also that said committee be required /
% determine what improvements ought to |
% made ON all the side walks bordering all |
he above mentioned portions of streets.
md what improvements, if any, should be
made on other side walks in said city of
San Marcos. and that said committee be
equired to estimate the probable cost of
he improvements that ought to be made
IN said streets and side walks; and that they
accompany their report with full list of
II lots or fractional lots, giving number of
OF and block, and size of lot and block and
fractional lot, with frontage on the said
treets and sidewalks and names of the
wner or owners, and if any be unknown,
pecifying the lots or blocks or fractional
OTIS, the owners of which are unknown;
nd that they be required to enter on said
ist opposite each lot or fractional lot lying
nd being on each side of said streets, one
bird of the estimated cost of the improve
nent on said street fronting, adjoining and
opposite said lots.
And for the purpose of complying in all
aspects with the Requirements Of this reso-
ltIon hereinbefore see forth. said com
1ittee is authorized to employ the city en-
1neer Of the said city of San Marcos, or il
is services cannot be Obtained, then said