The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-02-04
CITY COUNCIL.
Finance Committees Report on the
Mayors Message.
lie BUDGET WAS RECOMMENDED.
An Executive Session He'd On Police
Omcer a. 4. Lookett- lie Sow
stauus suspcnded.

The city council met yesterday afternoon
| In regular session with the follow me m
beers Of the board OF aldmcn present:
Mayor Browne, Aldermen Sonnen, Kohl
| hauif, Hcinzc, Packard. llirsch. Reps
dorph' McAughan and Aubertin.
PETITIONS.
From Wilson, Eyres Il Co. asking per-
mission to construct an iron shed at their
place of business. Referred to the fire
committee.
FROM James a. Baker, Jr.. and others,
asking for an electric light at the corner
OF San Jacinto and Lamar streets. Re
fcrred.
From "A. Pressus, asking for sl7 dam
ages alleged 10 have been sustained to his
buggy by collision with 4 fire wagon. Re
ferred.
From A. T. I.ockett, appealing from the
decision of the police committee suspend
ing him as police officer for the period
OF fifteen days.
Alderman Sonnen moved that the previ-
Gus action Of the council be reconsidered,
and the petition was laid over 10 the head
of new business.
From c. Towles. asking for a correction
OF error in assessment. Referred back to
petitioner for more definite particulars,
From Felix Fourcade, asking for cor
recton of error In assessment. Referrcu
to the finance committee.
From Vito Scardeno, asking that an
error in assessment be corrected. Re
ferred
From F. l.. Hood, asking for corrcc-
ton of error in assessment If mis- stock of
goods during the year 1896 keCsr, ed 10
the finance committee
From Mrs. II. Davidson. asking for a
correction OF error in assessment.
Mr.. Davidson. by permission, made a
: Il In AL ar
tho property.
The mayor stated that the proper time
for the correction of mistakes was when
the board of appraisemcnt was in session
and the petition was ruled out of order.
From VIM. NJ. Dudley. complaining of
Robert Sutton, a police officer of the
city OF Houston. Referred to the po''ce
committee.
From A. C. Herndon and others asking
for n light at the corner OF Leland and
Milan streets. Referred.
From the city attorney, on the sality
OF creating the Sixth ward, giving his
opinion in favor Of Its legality. Adopted.
REPORTS.
Tho finance committee reported on the
mayors message as follows:
To the Honorable Mayor and City Council
of the City OF Houston:
Houston, Texas. January 81 lS95.-We,
your finance committee. to which was re-
ferred the annual message of the mayor
have had the same under consideration.
in connection with the budget recon-
mended therein. and beg to report that
in our opinion the figures are as nearly
correct and rs liberal as a whole as can
he made with the means at our command.
However. we would recommend that a
change be made in the division of the
accounts in order that the expenses of the
different departments for salaries NAV b,
paid out of the appropriation for the same
and thus appear as n whole In the report
of the city treasurer. We would also
suggest some other ideas MS TO the pnv-
ment by the different officials of all the
money they NAV collect direct TO the CITY
treasurer. who shall make payment 10
them of tho amounts due for salary ar
commissions. instead opf those amounts
being retained by the officers. ms hereto
! fore This is recommended with a Wow
of having the citv's accounts show f,nlv
and In detail all the moneys collected for
made of the same and Is simply in the
light of an aid to the citv treasurer in
| keeping his accounts