San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1892-12-09
WHAT CORPUS CHRISTI HAS
ts DONE
The L,ttIe ,City Has Got a Move on
Her.-Tbe Proposition Submitted
to the C,ty and Its Adopt'on--,
what IL Means to the Whole
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what IL Means to the Whole
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Corpus, Christi, Dec: sth 1892
On the 2Sth of September, in this year.
at meeting OF the citizens of Corpus
Christi a committee consisting OF Messrs
CALDWELL, Furman, Hirsch, Clark and
Wilkie, was appointed to examine into
the conditions of a contract that had
been presented by the Fort Ropes Com
pany. under the provisions of which work
on Mustang Island was to be resumed
and prosecuted to a conclusion Ihls
work the committee concluded yesterday
and made their report to the meeting
called to receive it and act upon 1t, last
evening. As stated in the telegram sent
to the LIGHT yesterday the report OF the
committee was unanimously adopted, and
the work of raising the bonus In accor-
dance with the terms Of the agreement
has already commenced. The bonus
called for is $5O0.0O0 Of which $4,000 is
cash and the remaining 1850, 900 in lands.
The Port Ropes company agrees In con-
sideration of this bonus.
l. Thalft Will cause TO be- opened from
the 10 feet depth in Corpus Christi bay to
like depth in the Gulf of Mexico. q
channel 10 feet in depth, throughout, and
100 feet wide at that depth, protected by
suitable jetties,
g Thai work shall be begun on said
channel within g. days after due notifica-
ton is made that said bonus has been
raised and shall be prosecuted with all
reasonable diligence until finished. -
3. That work shall also be prosecuted,
simultaneously, as nearly as may reason
ably be In the construction of the jetties.
4. That after said ID foot channel shall
have been so opened, work shall be fur.
ther prosecuted without unnecessary de-
lay until channel entrance 80 feet deep
and 100 feet wide at that depth has been
finished: and that a clear channel shall
be made 100 feet wide at bottom from the
ID foot depth 10 Corpus Christi bay, con-
tinuously through Mustang Island thus
giving entrance into said bay to the deep
est dTauQht vessels which can be freely
accommodated In said bay. 81
5. That at any future time where there
shall be CHANNEL across said bay from
Corpus Christi to Ropes Pass of greater
depth than l3 feet. The Port Ropes Co.
shall furnish connection with the Gulf of
Mexico for such channel, up to the maxi
mum available depth of said bay chan
mel. ''%'.7
8 That no greater rate of toll shall be
Pass to Corpus Christi than to vessels
docking at thesP Pass. a., g.. . .-~. ..r.s. --
Z. That In special consideration of the
payments herein after agreed upon during
the p' ngresS of the 10 foot channel a good
ands h cient bond in the sum, Of Sl50.O0O
shall $iven by the Alabama Dredging
& Jetty Co. and The Port Ropes Co.,
that the said 10 foot channel shall be
fully completed and opened to commerce
within eighteen months after the COM
m"ncement of work as aforesaid.
The citizens of orpuS Christi agree
that at least Sl50,O00 of said bonus shall
cnnsiSf IF 1uH. tu npr r.
sons whose financial abilities are salts
factory to the parties hereto; said notes
to be payable as follows, viz: $50 0
when a channel 10 feet deep and 100 feet
wide at said depth shall be pxcavated
from the 10 foot depth in Corpus Christi
Bay for a distance of l 200 feet. The
whole OF said channel shall be di-
feet in length each, and one pay.
ment Of $4,000 out of said notes is to
fall due upon the completion of each such
section. until mine such sections have
been constructed and paid for. The final
payment of $4,000 shall be payable only
when said channel shall have been fully
completed throughout to the 10 foot depth
in the Gulf OF Mexico and protected with
suita BILE jetties.
That the remaining S350,0OO Of bonus
shall be paid in lands, or money. when a
channel has been opened from the 13 fool
depth in Corpus Christi bay to within
$500 feet of the Gulf of Mexico. said chan
| mel Ihro gh the aforesaid length to be al
| least l3 feet deep and 100 feet wide at thai
depth, aud fr m the above named point
| $500 feet from the Gulf, of Mexico sale
| channel shall be at least 20 feet deeT
| and leo feet wide at that depth and shall
| extend with at least such depth anC
width to the 20 foot depth In the Gulf o
| Mexico, and be protected by suitable
| iettes.
The residue of the agreement relates tc
] the appointment Of trustees. who shall
/ receive the notes and deeds, make the pay
ment., etc; aud to the means of enforcing
| the contracts. With this work &C
compIished to the Is foot depth Corpu
Christi will be able to secure and dis
charge cargoes at her wharveS from al
| vessels drawing 13 feet of water, Will
such vessels will find within the bay TIT
best and safest anchorage on the entir
gulf coast.
The committee mentioned in the open
ing paragraph of the above agreemen
was continued as an executive commit
tee," to whom the whole matter OF rails
ing the bonus was committed They wer
empowered to call meetings, fill vaeancie
in their own body, appoint committee
and do all necessary in their judgmen
to continue the work. An advisory mem
bership to this committee was constitu
ted, consisting of K. j Kleberg, N. Gus
Laredo, Richard King, Capt A. {
Jones, (Beeville), P DOddridge, Jno.
Armstrong, John Tod. j. w Ward, T
Grass, 5. w. RaDkin, Geo. Reynolds, Nj
BIuntzer, VIM. Benton, r DriscolI. o
Lovenskiolo. :. p. Tucker, Geo. Hobb
SIG. Borden, g. Morris and NJ. LIGHTER
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