Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1914-01-17
CITY COUNCIL HELD
IMPORTANT MEETING
Contract Let for Cement Work Behind
Curbs and Railroad Matters
on Main Settled.

The second adjourned meeting OF
the city council was held last night
with the following officials present;
Mayor Harris, Aldermen Levy, Has
WELL Wilson and DAILY. City Engineers
Carson and Adams, Marshal Boyett
City Electrician Smith, City Attorney
Young and City Secretary Crenshaw.
After the reading and adoption OF
the minutes of the former meeting the
visitors were heard.
The claim of Joe Groginski for $3.50
for the horse that was killed in the
city pound was read, and Mayor Har-
ris appointed Aldermen Wick and vii.
son committee to investigate the
matter before anything was done.
The matter of issuing bonds for the
Improvement of the streets was
brought up, and the committee ap
pointed to investigate reported that
$4,000 more bonds could be issued
A motion was made and carried that
an election be held for the issuing OF
$4,000 worth of bonds at the city
election, which takes place on the first
Tuesday in April. This is to give the
people a chance to vote on the BOND
issue.
Mr.. DAILY asked that the street in
front of his residence be fixed, and
claimed that. as Mr.. Gammill had cut
II ND in laying the car track, it was
his place to fix it. Mr.. Gammill, who
was present, agreed to fix it right
away. as he has his teams in town
now. -,
A petition was read from some OF
the property owners on the east SIDE
of town, asking that a 40-foot street
be opened from the r. NJ. Nall lane
through and come out OF the j. w.
Barron place near his residence and
also be opened on out toward the city
limits through the ]. w. Bats place.
Mayor Harris appointed Aldermen
Wick and Levy as committee to IN
vestigate the matter.
L. NJ. Hewitt came before the coun-
ell representing the Bryan and Gen.
trail Texas Interurban, and said that
If the interurban built its lines down
onto Main street a storm sewer Wouii
be necessary to take care OF the water
at the Mosely street intersection near
Eugene Edges corner, as the interur-
ban will enter Main street at this In
tersection. He agreed to pay for put
ting in the storm sewer II the city
would pay for the paving between the
tracks and under the ties. A motion
was made and carried that this be
done Mr.. Hewitt agreed to nut in the
storm sewer and lay his tracks accord
ing to the engineers specifications
and to begin the work today.
| An amendment to the franchise
granted the B. & c. T. lnterurban al
| the last meeting was offered by Alder
! man Haswell. asking that the permit
to build and operate on Mosely street
be limited to five years, and that the
| road will have to be operating or
Mosely street within five years or the
| franchise will be revoked if the coun
Gil sees fit to do so. A motion was
made and carried that the amendment
be accepted
The engineers reported that there
were 16,636.41 feet to be filed on Mair
| street between the sidewalk and curb
The contract was awarded to w. H
O'Brien, who agreed to do il for 13t
per square foot.
The contract for paving the inter
sections at the water fountains OF
Main street was awarded to A. B
Proudfoot, who is paving Main street
A motion was made and carried tina
street be opened in the north par
of town for the use of Mr.. Conroy ant
neishbors. This will run through thu
Tabor property out to the public road
These. with several minor matters
ended the business, and the meetin'
was adjourned until the next regula
meeting