San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1890-01-09
city Ordnance.

city ordnance.
0 An Ordinance for the issuance OF bond
for tho improvement Of tho streets an
Alleys Of the city Of San Marcos, and "a
other purposes.
SEo. I. Do Il ordained by the City Cour
oil Of the city Of San Marcos, that for Oh
purpose Of improving the streets, alleysa an
public, or court house. square OF the city
and tho improvement and furnishing Of til
free public school houses Of the city, tina
the bonds Of the city are hereby issued h
} the amount Of sixteen thousand dollars
Said bonds to DO payable TO bearer, to b
OF the denomination OF one thousand dollar
each, 10 be numbered consecutively fron
one 10 sixteen inclusive, 70 BIO due and pay
able at the end of twenty years from thu
first day Of January, A. D., 1890, and Il
bear interest from said date at the rate Of
ak per cent. per annum. Said interest pay
able semi-annually, on tho LIST day Of Jan
uary and Of July Of each year. ut the offios
Of the State Treasurer, In the city OF Austin,
Texas. All Of said bonds, from one to AZ
teen inclusive. are issued exclusively FOL
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 oan be appropriated to no
other purpose. The proceeds Of bond
number sixteen Is to DO applied alone, and
is issued only for the purpose Of improving
and furnishing the FREQ public school houses
Of the city, one Of which Is used az color.
cd school house: provided tho 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. 1880, and for the
purpose Of paying the annual interest on
said sixteen bonds, and missing sinking
fund to pay the principal OF said bonds. q
tax Of twenty-five cents on ench 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 of and satisfied.
Said tax shall be collected for tho present
year and for succeeding years as other taxes
are by law required 10 be collected. Said
bonds shall be prepared with interest oou-
pons.
Sro. 2. The bonds authorized to DO Is
sued by this ordinance shall be sold for
cash for not less than their UNCONVENTIONAL
value, and Alderman 8. Is. Mcbride Is here
by charged with the duty Of preparing the
form for said bonds and having them print
cd 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
as said bonds are declared to the City
Treasurer. he shall of once proceed 10 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 az made to the City Coun-
oil. 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. 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
respectfully recommend its adoption:
Resolved, That the committee on streets
and alleys for said town council be required
be made on the public square of the said
streets of said city. To witt On that por-
ton of Austin street extending from the
railroad right-of-way to the foot Of the
extending from the railroad right of-way to
the foot Of the hills; on that portion of San
Antonio street extending from the railroad
~ kD tha ~ tho -
Mr.. Ed Green; on 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
sides; also that said committee be required
to determine what improvements ought to
be made on oil the side walks bordering oil
and what improvements, II any, should be
made on other sidewalks In said city of
San Marcos. and that sold committee be
tho improvements that ought to be made
on said streets and sidewalks; and that they
their report with full list Of
al iotb VI ithotiouht iOtb, RifAhS VI /
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 st Gets, 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 requirments 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
may employ any suitable person
o assist them in determining the said sever
1 matters herein mentioned. and may con.
raot 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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