The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1892-05-19
THE CITY COUNCIL.
THE DAM BOULEVARD TO BE Elk
TENDED UP THE LAKE.
Condo nnation Proceedings Ordered lnsti-
tuted-The Austin Dam Street Rail-
way People to Pay for the
Right of Way.

The city council met last night II
pursuance of its adjournment OF TN
preceding night, and at once go
down to work.
A number ofpetitions and memoir
als were introduced and referred ant
the most important matter of the eve
ming to the people of Austin was con
sidered. 1t was brought III
by the reading of a reso
luton of the Board of Trade
recommending that the council take
favorable action on the petition of Mr.
r.. j. Hill, assignee for Mr.. 2. G. lay
lor, asking that the dam boulevard be
extended along the lake 'front.'
The committee ON streets and alleys,
to whom had been referred the petit
ton, reported favorably on it, calling
attention to the fact that there is now
but one road along the lake front and
that that is very unserviceable, being
INSTRUCTED by gates and at times be-
ing unsafe. Their recommendation
was that the petition be granted, pro-
yided the road could be opened with
out too much expense to the city. The
report was accompanied ny the
survey made by the city engineer
showing the extension fran the ter
minus of the present boulevard across
the property of Mr.. VIM. Walsh
along the lake front to the line of the
PC. Taylar land to the width of sixty
feet. The committee further recon-
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eighty or 100 feet wide instead of
sixty feet, and that condemnation
proceedings be instituted at once.
In carrying out the ideas above
presented, Alderman North offered
the following resolution which was
adopted by vote of II to 2, Alder
man Shelley and Platt voting no:
Resolved, That the cit, attorney / IN
hereby instructed to institute con-
domination proceedings on behalf of
the city of Austin for the extension of
the boulevard in a northwesterly di-
lection, in accordance with the report
of the street. committee and the field
notes of the city engineer; said extern
sion to DO opened to width of eighty
feet; said proceedings to be instituted
rs soon as Mr., McMartin shall have
paid to City Treasurer Myrick the
sum of $3.50, TO be held and disbursed
by said Myrick for the payment of
any costs that may be adjudged
against the city of Austin, and pro-
vided further that the city shall not be
put to any expense in addition to the
costs.
The following ordinances were pass
ed:
ppropriating $6l7.45 to pay for
five mules recently purchased by the
city
Appropriating $3.50 for making
trash boxes for the city cemetery.
Appropriating $4,000 for paying the
expenses of the engineering depart
ment Of the dam.
Defining the duties of the city
health officer.
A resolution allowing the butchers
until January l, 1893, to remove their
slaughter pens was laid on the table.
Alderman Morris introduced an or
dinance granting afranchise to .Seyes
LRaulenbec and others for south
side railway which was referred to
the ordinance committee.
The proposed line as shown by the
ordinance begins at the corner of
Brazos and Third streets, thence to
the river and across to the Johnson
land, to Congress avenue, intersecting
it at q point about opposite the deaf
and dumb asylum, south on Congress
avenue to the city limits.
And also beginning at Third and
Brazos streets, running northerly to
Tenth street, thence easterly to San
Jacinto street, to Twelfth street, west
erly to the capitol square,
northerly and northwesterly to
Brazos street, to and along Mag
nolia avenue or Nineteenth
street to where it is intercepted by
Lampasas street and then northerly to
Laurel street.
The above twol lines are to be known
as main lines from which are to branch
the other two lines.
The council then adjourned until .
o'clock p. no. next Friday, at which
time the committee will report.
GARzA FOUND AGAIN.