The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1895-12-31
glTY' FATHERS NSESI0N.
vest Anssat Of Business Coasid-
ered Yesterday.
REPORT Of BOARD OF APPRAISERS
1he Bsard q school Trustees mako .
spissdsA shewias asd Ask rsr
CAS-. 900 for 1885. =

4 Ths municipal legislature met in reg.
ular session at O'Clock yesterday after
noon. Mayor John I. Browne presided
and all the aldermen were present City
Attorney John X. Stewart, City Marshal
James II. Pruett. Street Commissioner
John Kennedy, City Health Officer Gee.
". clarendon and Fire Chief Thomas
n. Kayeil held down seats within the
railing.
Petitions from the following parties,
asking for equalization of taxes, were
ruled out of order By the mayor in ac-
ccrdance with a resolution ADOPTED by
the council at "a previous rneetlnr: J..
A.. Freed. Mrs. j NJ. Burton. Julia
Bremond. Mrs. u. Il. Bruse. +. Rohdc,
Helen Culver, Henry Rath, Sr., Matilda
Francis, II. Wsddel, Mrs. Eleanor
Mcimen, Christian Vogel, William
Thomas.
Petitions from the following parties
asking for the correction of errors and
the separation Of property, mere re-
fcrred to the finance committee: A. Ii.
Godbcld, Theresa Jalmon, George 7
SnitA- Mamie V. Haynes and Sweeney
a. Coombs.
From w. a. Compton ard Others,
asking for electric light nj the iniersec-
ton of Noble and Marion streets in the
Fifth ward. Referred to the light com
mitfee.
From +. j. Wyatt and Others. alies-
ing that the oders efnana ting from 4
1 slaughter house in Third ward are *
ceedingly foul and asking for it, rs-
moyal. Heal.h Officer George Lareudon
said it was not a nuisance Referred 70
city health officer and c1ty engineer 10
rfiroTt nj next meeting.
From Fl. +. Mac,yregor and pa citizens
of the Third ward asking the council TO
divide the Third ward of said city and
make two wards out OF the territory nov
embraced in the said Third ward. The
petitioners say; 1T might l's wen to
make the division line between the Sec
o3d and Third Wards on Prairie street
and the division line between the Third
and Fourth wards on Travis street and
bride the territory reiaainin= 10 the
Third ward into Two wards % be called
thf. Third and Seventh wards. The m
ynrIsse territory and voting population
in the Third ward as - ilr.ssazt create,
very great inequality in Representation
IS compared With sofnH al the Other
wards in the city of Houston and for
tbjs reason sad IN order that reprs---.ztA-
ton may le more capitalized Ne ask that
your honorable i-9riy make the division
bHres1 suggested.
Alderman Packard moTed that the pets
ton BE- received and files. Al5erTnau
Bailey OBJECTED He SAID fb.. pe,itouars
were eoii;ii-5 70 fair Treatment Alder
man Packard said be Nas opposed T.
diyisien ~ the ward. ms constituents
were OPPOSED - u ard be was opposed
Z. tie petition i,e.ns referred 70 the az
airsnee committee. Tb.-e aere 1000
voters IL taBe ward and 100 only bad
sighed thl, petition and many ri 1he Zpl
na6er apprehension q the fafss ia
the case. or fbs nature 81 the r.tt.ios,
Alderman MeAA=haa declared himself
- be ssaiaSf SIP more divisions at this
iiEre. Alderman H,fsch favored it, -ef-
rrepFs IL ;he n0ji;ance committee. A.
tier=nzr PaekGru's motion 70 resolve and
iii =zS sdef;ed- Ayee-Hszazs. Kahl-
haNH- Packard, Re5saorph. McAustan
aS,9 ArbaFi.a. Nays-iiirseb. BAILEY,
f~ss7uen soA Burke Alderman Uir.s4,
understood Alderman Heinze allszersd
IN t1e negative NAen that gentleman
wts tzils13. bat thar seniieinaa 6isabused
his 't5ud 81 the AallncinatiDa. Alder
nan PACKARD. who lead the fight against
1irIss51- wss Opp,--a9 u any action hein=
fsks-1 n yhe f-etifiua exe-grr; u receive
srd flie tbs coeutD@-f and be carried
hx peiut
FFom A II. Starr sakinr for one Of
the restaurant privileges il the market
with I,gwer 20 ac;.
From J A Pisrson askinr 70 be- -.
inS1r-ed for damage TO q mule br an
"sgine Of tls. fire department sent 10
hssssiiai ecFaDiiftfe sgsd .ity aifJ-nsy On
TEets9a ~ Alderman BirstA
BOARD OF APPRAISERS REPORT.
TIE board Of api,raisers reported on
pfs'ions alessus excessive appraisc-
ments aud recommending reduction. IN
s.ishs-sr iileiits ~ the follow ing parties: !
y Set;ss.sst. W. j. Settegasi, Se,i,,-
EsS; Bros. &c tpham, W. J. Settagss,
Bros. Henry House, Spencer Huiehins
Nrs- T.. W. Hutchiss, C.. W. Jones
Mrs. y. T.. Oio,hnnt. W. HarreIl
pianierr and Mechanics National Rank,
j. h. Burnett Mrs. Isabelle .johnstur,
SiInier, CD Wolf. II. II Dooley. r.
L. Emmett. p. Levy, George o.
Clark. J !. souza, q. T.. Brown.
William talIagher, James I.awlor. heir
~ g NJ. Noble, Join Wetzel, r. E
Sehsckfor1, Theresa Schmidt. II. g..
Harding. J :. 7. Ramsay. L. Pilot, l..
~ Rich. w. G. Crane. Mrs. G.
Gagne. conrad Sehwarz, Il. II.
Franks, Nre. A. &. Schneider. &. "a
Richards, A. MacRse, Mrs. Ellen Han
Mrs. NJ. b. Blake.
No errors were found in assessments
Of Mrs: Anna Disson, T.. j Patillo,
Mary fitzgerald. Louis Stahl. n
LAUDER. Hugh Burns. John Ross. Louj.a
Rollfrass. John Williams. Guy NJ
BRYAN Jr. The petitions OF Thomas
FITZGERALD and Culniore. No errors were
found ID the assessment of Archie
Wheat. A reduction was recommended
N the assessments of W. Smith. Also
~ the assessment Of A. Sens. Also re-.
duction in improvements Of Mrs. NJ. i
Allen. -
The report was adopted Alderman
Kohlhauff of the board of appraiser.
explains the recommendations of the
hoard where the reductions were large
The petitions Of Guy NJ. Bryan. in,
was on motion Of Alderman Packard
referred back TO the hoard OF appraisers
REPORTS OF CITY OFFICIALS
Report of city marshal for the month
Of November. Referred to police com.
mittee.
Report Of the fire chief for November
was read as follows.
To the Mayor and City Councils:
Below will be found my report for tho
month of November, 1905:
Values involved in fire
BUILDINGS. ............ SD ON
contents .'.' ...'....... 49,. IL $50
Total value. xYo u-l