San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1890-05-01

city council at a recent meeting. Though
long, We can think OF nothing OF greater
interest to our people at the present time,
Let the people have light as to everything
which concerns their interests; is the motto
Of the FEEE Pass.
REPORT.
To His Homer he Mayor, and he CITY
Council Of Tie city IF San HaycoE
Your committee on streets aud alleys
we're instructed by resolution Of the coun-
ell, passed on the 9Th day Of January A. ID.
1890 TO determine what Improvements
ought TO be made on the public square OF
the city and on the following streets. to-wit:
on that part OF Austin street extending from
the railroad right-of-wny 10 the public
square and the foot Of the hills; on that
portion Of Guadalupe street extending
from tho railroad right-ot. way to the foot Of
tho hills; on that portion Of San Antonio
street from railroad right of.way to oppo-
site the residence of Ed. J. l.. Green; on
that portion of Hopkins street from the
end OF Fort street TO the front Of the
property on which Frank Mitchell now re
sides; on all of Fort street iromrthe end Of
htIttl W lut .hhACOb thNts
and on the street extending from San An
tonic street to the hills. on which street s.
Is. Mcbride resides; and TO determine what
improvements ought 10 be made on said
mentioned and other streets, and that said
committee be required to estimate the
probable cost of improving said streets,
&c, DC. and to report their action TO the
council.
In Pursuance OF said resolution, your
committee employed John NJ. Killaugh, a
competent engineer to survey said streets,
establish grade of streets and sidewalks and
line of sidewalks and make estimates Of
grading and macadamizIng said streets and
public square, culverts, specifications for
the work. &C., which surveys, estimates,
&C., your committee have adopted and
which are az follows. to wit:
On Austin street, fronI1railroad right-of
way going north to public square. G6G feet.
On Austin street, from public square
going north to the northeast corner of lot
Of land how owned by L. G. johnson, 1908
feet
On Guadalupe street, from railroad right
of-way going north to public square, 1853
feet.
On Guadalupe street, from public square
going north TO the northeast corner of the
property of Mrs. Franklin, 1883 feet.
On San Antonio street, from Cedar street
to public square. 81 feet.
On San Antonio street, west from public
square, 261S feet.
On Fort street, west to square, PIT feet.
On Fort street, frem public square west,
1147 feet.
On Hopkins street, from west end OF
Fort street west. 1172 feet, which distances
include the longest side OF the frontage OF
the lots of property owners on each of said
streets, exclusive of the street crossings or
each of said streets. The frontage of lots
owned by property owners on each side OF
said streets Cor both sides of same) Is
l8, SlG feet, or the one.half of this distance
9iOS feet, is tho distance on which the
assessments against property owners are
| based 10 this report
On said streets, for the distance sur
yeyed and estimated in this report, there il
in addition to the distance before stated
1885 feet of street crossings or intersection
OF streets.
Cost of rock and gravel road bed, Is fee
wide, l foot thick, 940S feet long, including
grading, cobbling, rolling and cuiverts
! LIZ w.
DO paid by adjoining property owners, The
sum of S7920.46, or fraction over 4.
cents per foot for each running foot of tota
fronting on street.
Estimated cost TO city of the lloj feet O.
street crossings, 81 900.
Estimated cost of improvements on the
public square, S365S.Oo.
Total estimate of improvements for thu
streets aforesaid aud public square
| $40, Gii,2O
The public square Is estimated to be en-
tirely covered, according to the specitica
tons in this report for the Is foot road bee
on streets.
In A book marked "a" which is hereby
madc n part of this report, will be fount
the names of the lot owners on each side OF
the streets herein named, SO far as the.
have been surveyed and estimated by thu
committee. Opposite each name Is thu
number of the lot belonging to such owner
with number of block, number of fee
fronting Oh such streets by such lot, Will
the number of dollars assessed against sucl
| lot and owner for such frontage, being tn
ONE third OF the cost of the street improve
ment opposite such lot. Said table ant
statement commencing in said book OF
uape and ending on page SO, the sai'
table and assessment showing the sal'
property owners and frontage OF lots OF
each side of said streets, and amount
assessed, with appropriate and EXPLANATORY
headings ut the top of each double page
said book, said assessments being made OF
the basis of ~ cents DER running foot
frontage of lots on tie street.
Your committee re, ON Eend the adoption
nv the council of the specifications here
INTO attached, marked ar" and made
part of this report, for the construction o
the road bed, cutters, culyerts, and the I'm
movement of the public square.
Your committee would recommend to til
conncll Mt this time, the improvement o
the public square, G66 feet of Austin sire I
from railroad right-of-way 20 public square
loss feet of Guadalupe street, from raj
road right-of- way to the public square, l29
feet of San Antonio street to the southwes
corner of the lot owned by Mayor Hardy
ll37 feet OF Fort street, from the publ
square west TO the bridge between Mr
Bnrbec's and SIR. Htymes'. They are con
strained to make this recommendation 70
the reason that they do not think 1t pru
dent TO commence work which the none.
at the command of the city will not com
pleta. At the same time they believe tina
| he estimates here made for the stone an
gravel road bed, of ) cents per cubic foot
is AZ least cents per cubic foot IN excess o
what il will cost the city. At the sam
time. while they believe there viii be AN
pie money 90 complete what they hav
estimated and surveyed. and more toe
they think it best to err on the safe side
II the estimates and assessments shout
prove 10 be over actual cost. the excess ca
I De RENTED TO each lot owner By the cour
oil
They recommend most earnestly the IA
provement Of Cedar street. from the raj
road richi-of-way 10 san Antonio street
This portion Of said street Is used tor tn