The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1893-12-05
HOUSTON CITY COUNCIL
c0EcLUsIoN YESTERDAY OF THE
SESSION or MONDAY.
Fair Grounds Light Proposition Lnid
ON the Tabie--sidrwniix Bids to he
Asi<cd-Tae Water Works
Question Discussed.


ana the following aldermen present:
Kohlhauff, Hamilton. Hirsch. shearn.
schillng and Lyles.
Absent-Fox, Geiselnsan. Bailey, REFS
ncr
The pending business was Proposition to
place three lights In the Fair Grounds
addition.
Alderman KohIhaur moved 70 lay on
the table. Agreed TO. Yeas--Kohlhauff
4 hamilton, Lyles. Nays- lilrsch, shearn
4 sohlIing. Mayor Browne voting aye.
Alderman Bailey came in.
Report from the board OF public works
farornbiy on sidewalk resolution for Sec.
ond ward, without curb walls. Report
adopted
From the same board, favorably on res
olution for sidewalks In the Fourth ward
lsouthl, without curb walls. Report
( adopted.
4 From the same board. favorably on side
walk resolution for Fifth ward Report
adopted.
\ From the same board, favorably oil
Z sidewalk resolution Tor Firss ward Re-
pOft adopted.
From the same board favoraby on paw.
/ ing wofk on iiavls 5aeet, as per reRUr.
VI Guy Nhentef ul.u ilspr- scr
From special vVmmtte on ownership
~ water woiAs anu y.eetelc rghts Wy Lis
i Nit9F @AtAt AfirS iss@NE DEtn hIlpult To
lalil lroth the owners OF these piants any
uaia ter plircha5e ana that tney
haNe NOT hitu hate sufficient u ascertain
cost oil CONSTRUCTION vi Suoh pants me
recommend employment oil vApsrls TO ge
up pans anu spec0Acatons Tor pants ~
supply city OF IpVOUJ inAaiptant3.
port.
Alderman Hamilton did not favor en-
pioylng experts without going to the PEG
PIE ttnu hacerttihihg tnelr desires.
Alaerman miach sldN0eated adopting the
report i.s tending to enlisnten the people
Oh tAe subject.
Alderman bailey did not favor experts,
as ne dlu not tnls.S they know mulii more
than anybody else. lie aaw In the prop
osiuan soinething 10 XIII the movement.
Alderman I&lrsch eni1 1t was not tn,
Fenced - XII Ii, measure only to eldigft-
en- the people SO they can vote inteil-
Alderman Hamilton said he did not see
any harm In vote by the people, as
tnat settles II. we ned more water
enough 70 put them In and the water com
paliy as engaged in an attempt 20 get a
( better supply. lie ceaomlnuted this re-
port an e4eetion scheme, brought up nov
Just before an elect.on.
ala rinan t1irsch came back and wantet
10 SNOW what the First ward alderman
wanted put before the people and WAS
informed the alderman wanted the people
70 say y they desired the issuance OF
AOOU,O00 Of bondA--then the experts coulu
be employed. This proposition Alderman
hirsch deemed absurd when everybody Is
In the dark about the cost II the plants.
Alderman Hamilton moved to amend
by authorizing the mayor TO employ Mr..
Cook, the man who laid out the Calves
ton, water works. to maze the estimate
Alderman Hirsch WAS glad to Know that
air Hamilton favored employing an eS-
pert lie saw that Mr.. Hamilton wanted
one man and lad argued IN that benaif.
Alderman Shearn called attention to the
necessity of going to tie BOARD of pubic
than $500.
Alderman Hirsch saw no necessity for
reference to the board. as 81 report from
them recommended action
city Attorney Stewart had read, upon
request for an opinion on the SUBJECT tn
tport by the board of pubic works. ana
decided the matter should so to the
board, as the charter provided.
Alderman l1irsch moved reference to the
board of public works, withdrawing his
previous motion.
to table the motion, as he sad the people
demanded city ownership Of these plants
Alderman Hamilton wanted reference
10 the board and opposed Alderman BaI-
Alderman Bailey said he thought this
expert business comes pretty hlgh--s5O0
Tor somcnouy to tell the cost OF aylng
water pipe or gas main on the street
Alderman Hirsch was surprised TO hear
the alderman talk about 500 Tor an ex-
pert. The cost would be far beyond that
Alderman Bailey remarked that Alder
man Hirsch Is pretty good expert him
self
Alderman Hirsch then went on to argue
about reference to The board and All.
derman Hamilton wanted reference TO the
people.
Motion 10 refer 10 the board was adopt
ed. Alderman bailey voting no.
Report OF city attorney and city engi-
Ing certificates along block II on McKin-
ney avenue. recommending that certifi-
Gates issue, Report adopted
Report from the same officers on the
petitions of &, Il Brealter and George
Hermann against issuance OF certificates
on Mcfs.lnsy street pavlng was ADOPTED
erS.ira WIG adopted.
Report n regard 70 exempting certain
companled BY ordinance. came up under
suspension OF iiie rules ara the o dinance
xempting from city taxation the nom
sdopted, Kohiiiaufr ana Hamilton voting
FAVORABLE report on petition q W NJ
sidewalks az his new building. corner
TEXAS avenue and Travis sffsst Adopt
81,
ttff9srsVa sIifferert nisn Tor flaeh school
building from thtriv-etght different ar
shltec,ss Of this sna 9tnsr clu ls,, an q
nitfra the board Of school trustees and
lhe board Of Public works
Some Of these piKns having been RE-
ceived after December l. Nit is T Heiner
pv fepuest explained that these plans
fhnuld be. recsive1 under N agreement
sIr. Eliis OF Omaha exnlaiucd that the
rule az the American ton Is that
he pI8us must be received on the dag
specifieu, but II WAS not the desire %
shut out any.
KEW Bus1NEss
Resolution hy Alderman Bailey for The
paving Of certain streets neas the Fair
Grounds addition. Referred 70 the board
IL public works
Kesoiution BY Alderman Hamntou Tor