The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1895-12-19
ISLAND CITY NEWS ITEMS.
Recorder Decided City Has Power to
Assess Occupation Tax.
THE UTILIZATION OF DEEP WATER.
ommittees on Frci.h Appoinied-Sui nj,
on Paving Assessmen,s-Unite
states Court-Notes.

| Win pursuing the occupation without
having first taken out the license re-
| quirei by the city ordinances were called
| up In the recorders court some days ago
and the case against W. II. Simpson was
| tried first and by agreement made a
ties; case. After the argument had been
heard on the points involved, mainly the
right OF the city to levy the tax and the
Naildity OF the ordinance providing for
tue license charge. the recorder took the
maEer under Amusement This morn
ing the recorder rendered his opinion
| assessing ii fine OF $40 and coats IN Tho
case against Simpson and n like itIderneuf
was entered IN all the other cases I'm
| t9inc4uuihs MS opinion the recorder sail
! IN cASe OF any possible doubt as TO
| 80 'aily OF an ordinance, the d.
/ itndant has the right of appeal. while tn.
| .!.E mas not l have preferred that the
question as 10 the validity of the ordi-
! nance IN question shall be settled NV n
/ w i,tI court. have overruled the de-.
ieunant motion to qEash the complaint,
/ ps tuse inc closing lines of section Il
! " OUT rhaFter provides that no com
PANT sh9ll be quashed for any formal
I ueiectN II It substantially sets forth
! ff"S MHatufe OF the alleged violation, an
/ believe the complaint in question conl,s
! iWlA up 70 This requirement, t. e. thai
tba sG sioii sets forth the nature OF
d. An .appeal was taken to test the valid.
| llY or the ordinance.
DEEP WATER WORK
| Tho deep water utilization committee
met this morning at II o'clock IN the of.
| nee OF ii. II. Cullum. There were pres
/ emf Johh u. Rogers. George r. Mann.
| Walter Gresham. NJ Ullman. j. Morrow
( Gus Reymershoffer and Secretary Tom
/ Richardson Colonel Rogers was made
/ chairman and j. Morrow was appointed
delegate to austin TO represent the
I on ,af
tho railroad commission.
Messrs Rogers. ullman and Reymcr.
I thoitcr were appointed a committee to
4 look into a specific matter OF freight for
/ Galveston ana report the result Of the r
/ efforts at the next meeting of the COM
Mr.. ReymershoTer exhibited COM
! paratiNe freight rate, showing the
! charges now ruling between points in the
Mr.. J Morrow. shin agent. submitted
| some Interesting Information in reeari
/ to- me average net tonnage of steamers
/ AT ths port, which shows steady -
crease for the past three or four years
ana an excess thus far this season over
/ steamers cleared thus far this season
/ aggregate seveuty-sx. OF these thirty
! Non ~ hamhufE Rotterdam, Man
/ chester, Genoa two eacn. and Bristol.
/ GecnL Antwerp. Copcnhagon and Aarus
/ ] each This does not include the clear
! anees Of the past two days.
Q The fuuuac committee ranOrted sub
/ scrlptions amounting to almost $500 aud
ln i. FUN "i'i ef Ieacned. Lettera haEe
/ rnnrr5l ro,nmitten teuine a. the mr.
Eauzatlon made in this city and inviting
| 60 operation.
THE POULTRY SHOW.
There was quite large attendance at
/ tho poultry show today and all visitors
declared u to he one Of the finest ex-
/ hbitons OF the kind aver seen in the
/ state. II. X. savage of Belton. one of
/ thS ,no.t t,rornt1em1 r@IlItrv men In ma
Sn,,,h "1.its IL r or'si yi s,ir,ti,S
s6oN M birds are IN exrSueni nnnd. :
,,'""' 1i,. ~ Ia a. IL III - t 49, w.
~, la eo,j i.rno,ii, IA , .,l fnr %lT
MID - 10. ,,,'i,t,7i 10 d., a. er 80 49,.
Pt9s or tHeE W9ui i1 ne IN ~ , t3r ~
| Inn III "a ri,, ts h.od og art ~ tnt,,
me toit"n soo ,,risss ihis ssason Lmt
Viii hive closer conoetition bere than
nt anv nf th, otber hove
Ar,o,,,, tb' fSnriers f,on, 81 distance
Who are attending the show arc: johu
SurEhor, Bolton; l.. NJ. Samuels, =. =.
s
Bclton, A. s Mann. IaGrange: r. il.
Gregory, W Il. lIermes. l.uGrangc; q.
t:-, N,,,!" I, VN1uitvf |iresiEn,ino
pelnc, Houston; Guy Gentry. Texas
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UNITED STATES COURT
I'm tho case OF Samuel Walker We. tho
1'oxas md louisiana Eastern railway a
1870 "'' ~, '"''' ''""F' 81
lciltlnn WIS lleu from sam lazarus re-
co!Ncr. and the master commissioner. that
a.. ,,,.t,., e r,,,,,t. t,,.hoa,, L.. .rd
'ut l"o.i"" WI i'".t'H '""'"H' ~" '-"'
G. w. Conuors, petitioners be paid Inter
est from September . 1895 on the claims
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VN Heu ~ tmuu 4uu unr oouut 40 l.iS ~, LII
! u S'lu VuiiutlNSluti't ~ N'rot uhhNc WI u
me law ana eqhlty' heportlns on tht
nH11Dg; 'niS' 'Snnu lySue , 1,n o1aVr ~
~ ~tr,S no "" '"V N'A'"'S III
20 T ,'ii vas ,'Y aiken This morning he.
fore United states Commissioner G.. Dnrt
" INC case OF Jonn nree ana Emll Alle
lnc hooncr Georg~ rauilne' Jr'' FOR s"aman'
wages. An adjournment was taken al
noon and the hearing was resumed at
CLOCK. -
sam lazarus. recelNer OF inc lcNne
l'oulhlqna ana Easirt'n railWuS, toqHy NE 9
a parllnl report, showing me NCndlLoh OF
thc ,ccei,,., Vas pranted sixtS days ~
submit n complete report,
PAVING ASSESSMENTS.
IL. NJ. Trioheart Il Co. have flied sui
r tho co,,,,,,, ,,,,t ,rai,st tho GU ot
Wv '"tS - "
Galveston Tor N'H6' on account OF paving
assessments on lots 1 and 5, block 1876. ant
lat ia hi,,i, ras ouo,,t,,y n, i.,,,.~,h ,tot tb
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