. San Antonio de Bexar; a guide and history. the *th of November, ITllli, by purchase, forone hundred and fifty dollars. 38 SAN ANTONIO DE BEXAR. Fernando (San Antonio). The Lower Courts first decided and established theboundaries of the Original Grant to the cit) (John James, Sr., surveying the same)* and gave judgment for the city. The Supreme Court affirmed the decision, andupon this rests the title to all lands situated within the Town Tract, as it isnow called. Vide : Tex. Rep. \ol. \II. pp. , et seq. Passing from the old-time reflections and recollections the readers attention is inv
. San Antonio de Bexar; a guide and history. the *th of November, ITllli, by purchase, forone hundred and fifty dollars. 38 SAN ANTONIO DE BEXAR. Fernando (San Antonio). The Lower Courts first decided and established theboundaries of the Original Grant to the cit) (John James, Sr., surveying the same)* and gave judgment for the city. The Supreme Court affirmed the decision, andupon this rests the title to all lands situated within the Town Tract, as it isnow called. Vide : Tex. Rep. \ol. \II. pp. , et seq. Passing from the old-time reflections and recollections the readers attention is invited to the following remarkable table for which we are indebted to the daily press. It shows the comparative sales during the first six months of the years !) and : Jauuary, 1889. .Janiiary. 1890. .February, , , 1889 . .March, 1890 . .April, 1889. .April, 1890 .May, 1889 .May, 1890 . .June, 1889 . .June, 1890 171,045574,889100,),8,441132, ,692183 198 o02. * October 29, 1849. The Council resolved to ask the Inited States Minister to Madrid to secure acopy of the Original Grant to the Corporation or town of San Fernando, in the Province of Texas or New PUHIJC HWILDINGS. 39 Public Buildings.—The Alamo church, amply treated elsewhere. TheFederal Building affording accommodation for the Federal Court and Postoffice(for dates see calendar) was designed by M. E. Bell, of Chicago, who was super-vising arcliitect at Washington under President Arthurs adniiuistration. Theoriginal plan was modified, in the direction of economy, by VV. A. Freret, ofNew Orleans, during President Clevelands term. Mr. Gordon of this city beingappointed architect in charge, again re-arranged the building in its present his direction, the structure grew to be the beautiful mediaeval dream that itis. Its details are worthy of careful study. The style n\ay be called Richard-sonian Romanesque with a touch reminding one
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