San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1890-01-16
city Ordinance.

| An ordnance TOT inc ihrunnco OF pons
for tho improvement OF tho streets an
Alleys Of the city Of San Marcos, and Il
other purposes.
sEo, I. DO II ordained by the City Cour
Gil Of the city Of San Marcos, that for th
purpose Of improving the streets, alleys an
public. or court house, square OF the city
and the improvement and furnishing Of Oh
free public school houses Of the city, tina
the bonds OF the city are hereby issued B
the amount Of sixteen thousand dollars
Said bonds TO DO payable to bearer, to b
Of the denomination OF one thousand dollar
each, TO DO numbered oonsecutively from
one to sixteen inclusive, 10 be duo and pay
able ut the end of twenty years from tn
first day Of January, A. D., 1890, and 4
bear interest from said date at the rate o
ak per cent. per annum. Said interest pay
able semi-annually, ON the LIST day Of Jan
uary and Of July of each year. at the ofiic,
Of the State Treasurer, In the city Of Austin
Texas. All Of said bonds, from one TO III
teen inclusive, are issued exclusively fo
the purpose Of raising funds TO improve III,
streets, alleys and public, or court house
square of the city. and the proceeds Of sale
fifteen bonds can be appropriated to nc
other purpose. The proceeds Of bono
number sixteen is to DO applied alone, ant
is issued only for the purpose of improving
and furnishing the free public school houses
of the city, one of which is used AZ 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. ID. 1890, and for the
purpose of paying the annual interest or
said sixteen bonds, and raising o sinking
fund to pay the principal Of said bonds. 9
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. d. 1890. and for each yea,
thereafter, until the principal and interes,
on said bonds are paid of and satisfied.
Said tax shall be collected for the 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.
SEQ. 2. The bonds authorized to be Is
sued by this ordinance shall be sold foI
cash for not less than their denominational
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 ut the expense OF
the city. So soon az 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. 30 soon
as 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, go soon as made to the City Coun.
Gil. The funds arising from the sale Of
said bonds shall be kept separate and dis
tinct from all other bonds, and shall only
be paid out for the purposes in this ordi-
nance specified; and for the selling Of said
bonds, the City Treasurer shall receive such
compensation as may hereafter be determin.
ed by the Council.
SEQ. 8. This ordinance shall be in force
from and after it's 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 on the public square of the said
city of San Marcos and on the following
streets of said city. 10 wit: On that por-
ton of Austin street extending from the
railroad right-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; OH that portion of Hopkins
street extending from the end of Fort street
to 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
ing from said San Antonio street to the hills
on which street y. b. Mcbride, Esq re-
sides; also that said committee be required
to determine what Improvements ought to
be made on all the sidewalks bordering all
the above mentioned portions of streets.
and what improvements, If any, should be
made on other side walks in said city Of
San Marcos. and that said committee be
required to estimate the probable cost of
The improvements that ought TO be made
On said streets and side walks; and that they
accompany their report with full list of
all lots or fractional lots, giving number of
lot and block, and size of lot and block and
fractional lot, with frontage on the said
streets and sidewalks and names OF the
owner or owners, and If any be unknown,
specifying the lots or blocks or fractional
OTIS, the owners of which are unknown;
md that they be required to enter on said
list opposite each lot or fractional lot lying
md 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-
ution hereinbefore see forth, said COM
nittee is authorized to employ the city en-
,ineer of the said city of San Marcos, or II |
lis services cannot be Obtained, then said |
ommittee may employ any suitable person |
o assiet them in determining the said sever
] matters herein mentioned. and may con-
ract with said engineer or other person for
compensation for his services and that |
hey shall make their report as soon as
practicable.
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