Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1916-09-09
CITY COUNCIL HAS
IMPORTANT MEETING
Name Of Every Street In Bryan Rum
ming East and West Is Changed
to Numbers.

with business men and citizens of
Bryan, who were there seeking vari
GUS things for the betterment of the
city. The meeting was one OF the
longest that has ever been held. Some
very important things came up and
were disposed OF in regular business
like way.
The council was called to order by
Mayor Harris and Mrs. Otto Boehme
and her daughter were present and
were first to appear before the coun-
ell. Mrs. Boehme entered protest
to the paving on Washington street
and Twenty-fifth (Mosely) street to
the corner Of the Jail unless the street
in front of her bakery was paved. She
explained that the overflow Of water
would ruin her property. The coun-
Gil assured her that the street In front
of her property would be kept in
good order and that II would not in
jure her. To this Mrs. Boehme re-
piled that she had been located at
her present place for long time and
the street had never been touched
yet
The next appearing before the
council was A. w. Wilkerson, chair
man Of the city development commit
tee Of the Commercial Association.
Mr.. Wilkerson presented a city map
which he and his co-workers had pre-
pared in connection with the procur.
ing Of city mail delivery. The map
as presented was adopted by the
council after long discussion and
provides that all streets running east
and west through the city shall in the
future be called by numbers instead
OF names. The numbering will start
in the northern part OF the city, which
Is to eliminate the north and south
end Of the numbered streets. In the
numbering OF the streets Anderson
street will be known as Twenty-sixth
street and on this street at the corner
Of Main street the number will be
5000. and going west will run as high
as is necessary to include every
house in the city limits. In prepar.
ing the map for house numbers ten
blocks are allowed on the east side
for the growth Of the city in this di.
rection. The same applies to the
northern limits where the number OF
the streets will begin, numbering to-
ward the south.
Postmaster Astin was next before
the official body. explaining what the
Postoffice department would require
to establish the mail service. and by
a vote Of the entire council a resolu-
ton was passed authorizing him to
inform the Inspector who is.t to visit
the city soon that the city would meet
all requirements regarding cross
walks. street signs. house numbers
and private mail receptacles. With
this order passed by the council the
mail service is almost an assured
thing for Bryan.
Mr.. r. S. Webb was next TO appear
before the council. representing a
number OF business men who wanted
the city to construct and maintain a
public toilet at some suitable place in
the city for the use OF the general
public. This request brought about a
prolonged discussion and finally was
disposed OF by the mayor appointing
a committee to ascertain the cost OF
same. to find a suitable location and
to see II II would not be possible to
get the county TO bear half the ex.
pense.
Major l.. l.. McInnis next appeared
before the council with reference "a
having an election ordered TO pass on
the charter which was prepared for
the city some few months ago. This
matter was disposed OF by the mayor
ordering the 'i'y secretary TO write 81
the attorney general at Austin and
find out II same would be legal. The
new charter at this point was discuss
ed at length and Il was brought out
that II the city had charter IN keep
Ing with Its growth that so much fix
uring and discussion could be elm
mated and the city could grow b,
leaps and bounds.
The franchise for the Bryan Tele
phone Company was passed on and
was slightly changed from its frs
drafting. The term Of years was cui
2S to 20 years and the right wa,
reserved TO regulate the price charg
ed for phone rentals In case the coun
, ell decided that same was too hist
during the life OF same.
A franchise was ganted the n. 4
, 4. c. and l. q @. n. railroads allow
, ing them to build and maintain q
/ transfer track in the southern part Of
the city, same crossing Groesbecl
street In passing from one road to IN,
other.
a permit was granted the J. T. Law
Ter Milling Company to have built a