The twice=a=week herald. (Amarillo, Tex.) 1887-1906, 1905-11-17
CULVERTS FORIOTH
Council Meets in Special Session
and Orders CuIverts Put in
On Tenth Street.

Continued complaint Of citizens
on the south side resulted in the
council, at special session We'd
nesday, ordering culverts and
bridges placed at all intersecting
streets with Tenth street from
TAYLOR east. In broaching the
matter to the council Alderman
White stated that for the past week
or more he had simply been be-
seiged with petitions and requests
from citizens residing south of
Tenth asking that something be
done towards remedying condi-
tons on this street as it was al
most impossible for vehicles to pass
in and out of the street.
Alderman BiYins Immediately Of
fered a motion to the effect that
4o-foot culverts be placed at
Tenth street at all important in
tersecting streets. Mayor Light
burne offered some objection to
the size of the culverts on the
ground that the city was not finan-
cially able to place large number
of culverts of this size on the street.
Much discussion followed and it
was finally agreed that a forty
foot board culvert be placed at
Tenth and Polk and thirty foot
culverts at all other intersecting
streets with Fifteenth street.
Alderman Warren was instructed
to look after these Improvements
at an early date and see that the
instructions of the council were
infinitely carried out
The question of floating the
fire hall bonds was brought up and
Secretary Brown stated that he
had a bid of lO5 from Chicago
parties but following a series of
kilograms and correspondence by
mail many minor points had arisen
which should be remedied before
the bonds could be placed. The
prospective purchasers of the
bonds desired detailed information
on the election and all other papers
referring to the issue. BY motion
of the council, the secretary was
instructed to forward these papers
as desired.
A petition signed by a number Of
residents living on the north side
of the Denver tracks asking tina
Pierce street be opened for traffic
through the Denver's right of way
and that all distractions in the
streets be removed. 1t developed
that the bottling works owned by
W. L. Thompson was directly in
the street while a large building
the property of the Texas Brewing
: Co., extended some fifteen feet OF
more in the street. The matter
was discussed at some length with
the result that the street and alley
committee, with the city attorney
were instructed to investigate thu
matter and report to the council.
The location of the new fire hal
occupied more of the councils at
tention than all other matters com
bined. There was a general dis
cussion of the advisability Of vari
Gus locations, but the council ooul,
not agree on any particular sit
since there was objections of som
nature offered on every location
: suggested. The council, by mo
ton, finally agreed on the purchas
q of lots | | and 10, block 80, corne
4 Polk and Seventh, the property Q
= H. B. Sanborn. 1t was stated tina
!. these lots could be purchased TO
$4,000. If this property cannot b
had the council will likely conside
the vacant property on 9Th an
d Taylor or the lots where the oil
;. fire hall was formerly located.
!, The report of Barney Plemon
Il on city lighting was ordered accept
= ed and filed.
Plans and drawings of the ne'
fire station submitted by local arch
fleets we're next taken up and dis
cussed with the architects. Onl
two plans we're presented for cor
sideration, and after going owe
these carefully the architects wer
requested to make approximation
of the cost of the buildings as out
lined and be ready to report sam
to the council at their next mee'
ing.
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