The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1893-12-10

Ills building The Masonic fraternity pc
tit'oned the. council Tor lodge room M
the proposed new market, but the request
was denied as TO grant II would involved
lnere appears 10 have been some COM
tention between the citizens q that tiiut
faclon submitted petition requestlrlt
that II DO constructed parallel with Trak
q street. another iaction eAntea u On
tha Copgress street side 81 the square.
This contention was doubtless enyen-
dercd by real estate RhArpers The cpun-
ci favored the Congress- street side Of
the square and docrssd that the building
should be placed there, but the Travis
street influence finally prcdomlnated and
With the proviso that the Travels street
peuple assume the cost that the change
would entail and as tho old market was
the proviso was accepted.
On December 70, 1870 the council de-
oi,jel 10 erect two story frame building
on the Congress street side OF the SQUARE
prison.
position OF market master evidently be-
came moro desirable as on the following
GEAR, ls4l, the following eandidates Pre-
OF Colonel Robert Rrewsfer). Charles
stephens, John u, Snead, w w. Hay
wood, james W, Scott, williarn j Court
IA Shaw, ThbInas r. Grhvis and James
Germany; After several ineifectnal bal
d
From is42 70 1894, Inclusive. the posi-
ton Of market master was iiled by chas.
In is46 the positiona OF city marshal
and market master were combined and
,.,iil,l k Smith, known N those days as
eseae Il sf gs s sleessa r. I was sgs
was re-elected IN ls4I. and IN 1888 the Of
Ace was held by. y. Il pavIe
shown BY the treaslfer's report was
SIl0.iS
q isio Colonel r r Boyse. who 81
II the position Of market muster. tirst be-
came candidate for that office. Francis
Mourc ~ was then mayor and Thomas
NJ. B2gby secretary and treasurer OF the
city. Colonel 8oNce waR defeated ia 1910
ny E y. Noble, but was aucceSsful cam
dltate the Following Year. 1850, ard in
lSSl he had no opposition and was elected
by acclnmatlon.
In 1852 all subordinate officers were
made elective by the people, and Il. b.
Noble became again a candidate for mar
shal anu market muster and was elected
y ,ss gos 81 ls9 ths total 5y city vote cast
During 1s9a-5s J 81 Hogan flled the
office Of market master and II. r. Boyce
All the city records for 1855 to 1865 are
e&lihct having been destroyed by the mil
ltaIy authorltisa then IN possession Of the
city, A. report made by CITY Secretary
George Ewing to the council early III 1895
hears this informations During the time
the Federal military guard occupied the
council room In the market house iii
stroyed 2
ceeded Colonel Bob Royce. and served In
the capacity OF market master for tlnr-
teen Years or until 1869. when the city
adopted tle system Of leasing the market
to the highest bidder and George ~
Gregor becoming the lessee conducted tho
market IN the old wooden building until If
made way for the handsome new brick
structure in 1871. He WAS also the lesstre
* p me ne, new E, marhst until It was destroyed
~, l l y l ~ ne paving the city $1,000
It was In 1885 that Houston hrst caught
lhe fever that made them crave for
magniueent market structure The CITY
was getting too big and proud for an 'oit
frame shed with long dirt walk throurh
Ihe center END small boxes on either aide
tnaf served the purpose OF stalls II WAS |
about this time that the Architectural
iron Mcrlts conIrHny Of New York sub /
mitted q proposliion 70 the. city 70 con-
struet an iron market at Houston that
would cost In tlIc aggregate about $780,
Gvp This for q city of about I5.o10 people
w WE III = Psslty Pig Undertaking ana several
bly,. Ingham S. Roberta w x Baker
Jio. Kennedy, g. 4. Duer and Governor
sss w; Lenuesrson known as '0tn
aEninst any such extravagance Tfey re- |
cited the political conditions then existing
that the money d con,piete the worb
Woutd nave 70 be secured from Northern
e qsl,1 WHO would be sure 70 demand
became due ard THAT the popuiatton III /
t5v.s,ol tne. z. 1917 could not stand the
n ~, n n = siov,vV dept The city engi-
15seI nknrel upon the plans Of the New |
i,,,,sS, company y, and reported thar such
tp pun as was proposed would cost not /
les mar yle9.V09 Thus the idea OF q pa
iall!Ai market wos for the time being, l.
naonpsqa pill it was soon revived. rhe I
q iiougl9n were detsriuined 70 dis
s nl@aAsl IN nc south anu a. the desire /
stssM w tlas lliuae OF the undertaking (
k.tS aE " iAs same ratio, till ia 1911 when I
Isi.t. sSi.ss'tn through the 8fslca Of u. ].
, r,s men 81 spfefnor, was mayor OF Hops-
WI ~ cNnttart Tas ret 70 VIM. Brady I
ss'aa Aaseelatfs q New York 20 construct
4 TX. X, Kes ~ TINS city 70 cost. ~ stated l
Y tns ctiSltni contract, 900 to pay 4
yer which the city issued &250. 060 s PERL
s { r year bonds sosg0o OK which, after
g 's e Is psiS isat ifoqsiss Set he mar mar
GFot4 was fhe afeiiifeea lss. MI ~ IS
Z magnificent atruesufe ana ons III which
MY SHY mlBnt Wei feel proud. It Occur