[Map Showing Location of Proposed Paving, with Details #2]
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[O. K. Hobbs Plat Book] (Book)
This plat book includes an indexed segment in the middle as well as additional plats, assembly drawings, and newspaper clippings that were added to the beginning and end of the compilation. A table of contents on page 115 lists the segments in the middle section of the plat book including an alphabetical index by name (p. 117), an index by number of blocks and surveys (p. 133), eleven index maps, and the plats that were filed through May 1, 1930.
[O. K. Hobbs Plat Book], ark:/67531/metapth67177
[Map Showing Location of Proposed Paving, with Details #1] (Map)
Plat of a portion of Abilene, Texas bordered by North Tenth, Hickory, North Eighth, and Grape streets. Each block is subdivided to show individual properties (some labels are marked out and hand-corrected) as well as notations regarding proposed paving and drainage projects. At the top of the map, there is an inset to the left which is a "Typical Cross-Section of Proposed Alley Pavement" (Scale 1:4) and, to the right, a "List of private property to be acquired for alley purposes." Along the right side of the map, there is a second inset, "Detail of Alley Intersection with Street" (Scale 1:240) with a further note: "Plans and Sections for drainage of Grape Street Swamp. Specifications to be City of Abilene's standard for curb and gutter and for one course concrete." Scale 1:2,400
[Map Showing Location of Proposed Paving, with Details #1], OKHPB_0120, ark:/67531/metapth77588
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[Map Showing Location of Proposed Paving, with Details #2], map, December 1929; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth77589/: accessed April 25, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Abilene Christian University Library.