The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1894-02-04
LABOR COUNCIL PETITION.
Appeal 10 the County Commissioners
for the Paving of Roads.

The following petition. which has been
filed In the county clerks office, explains
itself:
10 the Honorable tho Commissioners
Court OF Harris County Hon. John G.
Tod, presiding; Hen. H. b. Rice. COM
missioner of Precinct /; Hon. Howard
Dunls, Commissioner Precinct 2: Hon. J.
G. Eberh3Nlt. Commissioner Precinct .;
Hon William Hauck, Commissioner Pre-
cina, i-Geutlemen:
Whereas at regular meeting Of Hous-
ton Labor Council No. /, he'd on to-Nt,
Tuesday, January l6, 1895, tho following
resolution was unanimously adopted VIZ;
"ResnWcd, that the legislative commits
tee draft and present 10 the honorable
commissioners court OF Harris county u
petition requesting that honorable body
IN regard 10 the paving of certain roads
that instead of letting the paving of the
same ont by contract they be requested
20 nave the work done by day work, ana
that the worltingmen Of Houston and I1nr-
ris county be given the work 10 do"
Now. therefore. We, the undersigned, com
prlsng the legislative committee of i1oua-
ton Labor Council No. !, acting by and
through the direction OF the above named
organization, do hereby petition your hou-
CRADLE body TO take into consideration the
advisablMty that instead Of lcttlng the paw
ling Of these roads out TO contractors;
l. The hiring OF n competent person TO
supor!ntend the work on these roads who
VIII bc under the personal supervision OF
your honorable body and the county sur.
veyor, and who wiz be personally rcspun
sih!e TO your honorable body for tho fuJh-
ful performance OF his duty. 1t iB a well
known tact that contract work sete7n &
ever gives the satisfaction MS work of tbs
character that ls done by days work, AS
has been fully demonstrated lne and time
uyain ia our own cEy ON work of thls
character.
2. Representing us We do a vast number
of small taxpayers wHo Will hlVe to pay
this special tax for the purpose OF putting
these roads IN a good condition tor trayes,
we do earnestly request ihat me rea.dcm
worl1lngmeu OF Houston ana Harris coun-
~ be glycn the work 10 do FOR various
reasons!
]. knowing as you all do the large num-
Der OF our workingmCn and mechanics
who are out OF work on the account of tho
,uringency OF the money market nj pres
ent.
p These workingmcn OF our city and
county are not asking for charity, but FOL
justice. and In justice to these people
and those dependent on them we ask you
that mis- work be given them TO do.
g. BY giving our citizens the work to
do you not only benefit those VINO 10 the
WORK by enabling them to pay t6eir taxes
aud maintain their families without any
| charity, but viii benefit the business men.
merchants and all classes OF the people
In this clay, because the money mus e%-
pended Will be spent here IN the city ~
Houston among the different classes OF
merchants, and by pursuing such o course
we believe Harris county Will be benefited
By having better roDis the worlEingmen
and their families by receiving the work
10 do and the various merchants ana busl
ness men by receiving their snare Of the
patronage Whereas. on the other hand