Corpus Christi caller and daily herald. [volume] (Corpus Christi, Tex.) 1911-1917, 1914-10-10
EXTEND FIRE LIMITS
TO INCLUDE EASTERN
LIMITS OF THE CITY
AMENDMENT FIRE l,m,rs oso,
NANCE PASSED BY COUNCIL
Number o. lnpersan, Matters gnoao,s
attention Of Council a, Yssssr
days Meeting.


The most important action tnAer A.
yesterdays fvEuav weekt, ,u..ai,e ~
me eounch Was IN passing andcr tho
emergency clause. an ordinance amend.
ins he present ordinance soyeruins
me fire limits 81 the CITY. in within
which limits oniy buildings 81 cef.
"in character can be- constructed
In hrict The amendment includes ln
me fire limits the entire eastern Dor.
ton If the city located within the cav
limits, cAtending as far south as Coon
ers Alley and a. Gar porth as rwire
street The ordinance was amended
Ter the ngowvd purpose 81 prohihlt,ne
the erection q frame BUILDINGS alsne
the waterfront within tho business
section 81 the citN.
The fire limits as prescribed by or
dinance noW defines the limits az
bounded ON the west hv lower Norm
roadway on the north has Twies street
ON the south by Coopers Ale, and on
the east by tho Eastern city limits
which limits extends 10 "a distance
about one mile east 40 the shore llne
an voted aye on the passage or tho
amendment
Claims Verbal Agreement.
W y Pope. formet oity attorney. iu
"a letter Go the city council states that
under verbal agreement with mem
beers " the former city council certain
houses owned hy him located adjacent
tu thr arroyo arr Co have sanitnr,
sewer connections free hy virtue ~
hits having allowed the city the rrht 10
law sewer pipes ou property owned
bS h.m. and he has asked That h,n
rendered asninst him Cor such service
he cancelled Hts letter was referred
u cats Eneinccr Stevens fot "a report
Pass Sap Franchise
The counc@ passed 90 tho second
reading a franchise granting to the
san Antonio and Arausas Pass the
right 90 mako turnout nuy feet
south % The intersection IT Butcher
street east to property owned boy the
g. a. Railway Company ny this plan
the snip Will bee rnai,led io move their
tracks FROM BLACK street, south at
Hluchcr street, somethnr TINT has long
been desired by those using iiack
street
Report Of Police.
The report Of chief Claud Fowler
OF operation OF the police department
Tor September showed 81 arrests re-
ailtlnr IN 50 convictions dlsmissals.
2 transfers to other courts and not
tried cash fines collected amounted
90 s2Ci 80. pound fees to sg5 90. work
of prisoners sl7g.25. makina a total ~
Sfos.Gs for the month which nearly
paid the operating expenses of the de-
partment for the month
Report on Movies
city Fire Marshal kiimer made rc-
port on the local molten picture play
houscs as 60 the number ~ exits. 90
cation ~ booths and other matters that
arc governed by ciiy ordinance as pro-
tccilyc measures against fire and fire
panios among patrons ~ the shows
Mr. Knmer was instructed 60 confer
with the prnprlctors 1T tho picture
houses aud outline 60 them the i'm
provements 20 BIO made. which viii cost Z
but comparatively small snm vet
will result So better protection TO pn.
irons
Present A. the council meeting we're
Mayor Miller Commissioners Collins
ana rehlinger Secretary Muiiiean.
ttorney Savage, Chief Fowler. Eleotr.
clan Robinson and " ! Kilmcr eliy 4
fire marshal ANA building Inspector