Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1914-02-14
CITY COUNCIL met
IN REGULAR SESSION
Deputy Marshal VIII Battle Reslpne d
and A. {. Morley Appointed
to Succeed Him.

the city hall, with the following OF
n.ers present; Mayor Harris, Alder,
men Levy, DAILY. Wick and Haswell
CITY Secretary Crenshaw, Assistant
Secretary Lewis. Engineers Carson
and Adams. City Attorney Young
Marshal Boyett and City Electrician
Smith.
The visitors were heard before the
regular business was taken up.
A committee composed of T. w,
Parker and ]. F. Ettle from the prop.
erty owners concerned, came before
the council and asked that something
De done about the street they had
asked the council to open on the east
side OF town from j. w. Bats prop
erty through the intervening property
out through J. w. Barrons place. The
committee composed OF Aldermen
Wick and Levy, who were appointed
to look into the matter at the last
meeting, were ordered to find out the
cost OF opening this street and report
at the next regular meeting of the
council.
Joe Groginski came before the coun.
Gil and asked that he be paid for the
horse belonging to him that was killed
while In the city pound some time ago
The council agreed to pay him s125
for the horse, and this offer was ac
copied
l.. M. Hewitt appeared before the
council with a proposition from the
Bryan Paper Stock Company, Offering
to place a, man and team on the
streets to clean all the trash Off Main
street every day and from the resi-.
dence section once each week, for a
salary of $50 per month. and offered
to furnish a thousand dollar bond that
the position would be held for two
years at least. The proposition was
accepted by the council. The new
man will take charge of the job on
March /. The Ordinance Committee
was authorized to draw up the bond.
Mr.. Hewitt also asked an opinion
from the council as to whether II
would be agreeable to them for the
Bryan & College Interurban to sell
power to residents aolng its line II
they electrified their road and got the
power from Mr.. Lawler or from
plant which would be built for the
purpose.
At the same time Mr.. Lawler asked
the council for their opinion as to
whether they would grant franchise
to the Bryan Power Company for a
new street car line to be built on the
streets of Bryan IL they should ask
for 1t. AS these propositions were not
put before the council very clearly
the council asked Messrs. Hewitt and
Lawler to write them up In plain Ian.
guage and bring them before the next
meeting, as they did not wish to make
any mistake in acting hastily upon a
proposition that was not clear to all
concerned.
City Health Officer Hunnicutt re-
ported to the council that he thought
the last case of smallpox In the city
had been cured and released from
quarantine, and that the situation was
clear for the present.
The City Engineers report on the
complete cost Of all the paving on
Main street was read and was checked
up by the Secretary and found to be
correct, as follows:
Engineering Report.
Hon. Mayor and City Council.
Gentlemen - Please find below re-
port of the Main street paving opera.
tons relative to the amount of the
paving to be done under the contract
of the Southern Westrumite Company
and amount to be paid for same.
Contract between south line
Franklin and north line of
Fannin, 17,724.721 square
yards pavement (Westru-
mite) at $1.95. .......... $34, $50. 90
5000 lineal feet curb and
gutter at CSC, ......... 2,OSO.OO
$500 cubic yards of excava-
ton at 40c. ............ 10000
Total on original contract. 81, 1853. 90
Property owners part of this
amount ............... 19,307.6
Total amount cash city to
pay Westrumite ......... 1886. 3S
Contract for two intersections at
Fannin and Franklin.
Fannin Street water Fountaln).
774.1S square yards concrete
at SLAP ................$ 1,099.S3
100 lineal feet curb and gut
ter at 65c. ................ 1890
1Otal ................. l,lU.33
Franklin Street water Fountain). |
699.76 square yards concrete
at SLAP .................$ 1886 |
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