Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-02-10
GALVESTON.
The Council TO Meet and Hear ihe
Deep Water Memorial to Con.
gress Grains Letter.
Judge Pardee Astoni-hes the Lawyers bS
Withholding his Decision in the
Contempt Cases.
pRrp WATER ASP PUBLIC BCILpISG
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pREp WATER ANp PUBLIC BUILDING.
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GALVESTON, Feb Tomorrow even
Ing there win be a special meeting Of
the city council This meeting is called
for two purposes. The FIRST matter for
consideration win be the report of the
special committee on deep water and
harbor Improvements. This committee,
consisting of Aldermen Fowler and Weis
aud citizens Sinclair and Hawley,
was appointed at meeting OF
the city council several weeks ago
and was instructed to prepare memo
rial on the deep water question for sub.
mission TO congress, TO enable that dis
tinguished body to act intelligently, ap.
propriate generously and legislate wisely
In behalf Of Galveston and deep water.
What action the council will see proper
to adopt to lay the enlightened views OF
their special committee upon this
vital subject before congress is
difficult to foreshadow, in view of the
conflicting opinions prevailing here as to
how and under what direction and SUI
pervision the work to secure deep water
at this port should be placed.
The second matter for consideration
by the council will be the contents
OF letter from the Hon. William
II. Grain addressed to the Hon. Il. l..
Fulton, in which the distinguished con-
gresham suggests to the mayor that the
city through It's council make an appli-
cation to bny the present postofilce
building from tine general government for
the sum OF 100000. That If the city will
agree to make this purchase from the
government and thus secure building
adequate in every respect for a
city hall, Mr.. CHain says 1t will enable
him to get an appropriation through the
present congress for public building
that will accommodate and provide facli-
tiles for the transaction Of all govern
ment business Mt Galveston, both judicial
and civil. 1t is doubtful from the opin-
ions expressed by number OF aldermen
whether the suggestions of the rising
young statesman from the "shoe string''
district will be concurred in. At all
events the called session will be an inter-
estlng one.
THE CONTEMPT CASES
The hearing Of the contempt charges,
brought by Receiver Dillingham; of the
Houston 4 Texas Central road as an Of
flcer of the United States court against
Mayor Baker, Cashier Weems and
Directors Brewster and McIlhenny of
the defunct City bank of Houston
was renewed this morning, before Cir
cult Judge Pardee. The evidence on the
part OF the respondents went to show
that they as officers of the bank had per-
petrated no Intentional fraud upon the re-
celyer or any OF their depostors, but
That heavy losses sustained by the bank
mad seriously crippled them, and they
had suffered lar more than any of the
banks other creditors. In their argu-
mentS to the court the attorneys for
Messrs. Baker and Brewster held
that they had never received legal notice
that their bank bad by an order Of this
court, been specially designated as a
depository for the reception of funds
belonging to the court, that such no.
tlce to each officer and director was
necessary In order to bring them within
the jurisdiction OF the court in their
individual capacity. 1t was also
maintained that no quasi criminal
proceedings for contempt could be
against respondents until the debt had
been established by civil proceedings
Members OF the bar listened to the argu-
lhents with great interest, as the case Is
very exceptional one and the question
one of vital Importance to four we'll
known citizens OF Harris county. The
Judge finally announced that he would
render his decision at the march term of
court and the special session adjourned.
This disposition of the case was some
thing OF surprise to the attorneys on
both sides, as they anticipated an imne-
diate decision.
Judge Pardoe, Receiver Dillingham;,
Mayor Baker and others left by this even.
ing's train for home.