The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-12-29
The COUNCIL GETS WEARY
Over Applications for Reduction o.
Assessments.
ANOTHER PROPOSITION SUBMITTED
For the Hail Chemical and Gas Ccm-
pany-what They Arc Here For.
City Has n Franchise TO Let.

4 Tho city council met yesterday IN regu
lar session. and the first part Of ire meet
!. ing was consumed. as usual, with lot c
petitions for relief Ga their tax assessment
The mayor has rule that no petition 10
reduction OF assessment viii be sn.ertaine
by the council.
His opinion is that all tax matters ar
regulated by the city board o; ap7raisenen
and tina. all such pe.itions shoaid 80 he
fore this board during its annual sitting
This ruling applies simply 10 petition
for reduction and all such petitions nos
submitted TO the council are ruled on, o
order.
When a taxpayer wants correction
made In his assessment and fails 10 stats
specifically wherein the present assessment
10 in error. such petitions are also ruled
out Of order
II will serve no purpose for a peiiiIone,
TO aiieEe that his neirhbor's properly ia as
sessed iover than his. therefore he asks
that bis assessment he corrected Such g
petition would b. regarded simply as a re
CUES; for q reduction and would no. be
entertained.
The error. IL there be oae. must be stated
specifically t the petitioner desires relief,
II these s=sr~s; iozs are hee1ed II the
future much ;,.ne and trousis might b
saved both 10 The ps;iisose-s and % the
coEncsi-
Tie frs: re;itioa yesterday WAS TIA; Of
Iee-NSA Heck. who asked Soy = coryectio5
Of assessment. but IS tire e-ro- az asses
rofEt > Is 10; specifically waited the u-ayo-
ruled ;he petition ont o. of3er, hut Alder
-aA1 A1G1T. assuring The MAYOR that there
was sTzsciflc error IL The Asses s-aszi. ais
-g2-1g Vas viihdrzwz and he petition
Sent 10 ine hra11 q sPr7ziss-aent With
power 20 AT.
frhtv Feiitsoos TsrN IS fellows
Ero- John Hume. sor separation c. as
ss1slzf1i- Referred % assessor and COL
isc=cr w.tA power 70 Eet
Frn-z George huAi-zn. Tor correction o.
1ssesx-1e1t. Referred 10 board q. aq-
I,'aise-ze1t =ith r9Ner 70 ect
Frprn Pz1llue SiSlich. for correction O.
sssesss71e-,t o9 i-1usove-satE Ralea or.
o. or1ef, Is Get.;.on Nss ~. slnlcieuly
From George Gardner. for reduction C,
ASSESSMENT Rules out @, order.
From J. II Burnett. for correction OF
assessment 81 property oi Obedience Smith (
survey Rulol out ol order.
From Andrew scardino. for correction OF
ment WIN power 10 act
from John J. Donovan ami others ~ tho 4
-" "a' a. io4 m tleclri- llghf mr. S,a1lry f.
r. ittss',I 20 i,Rhl committees
sas.,.,a,. ~" w., i'I CORRECTION ot as
Ruled out OF order
nj, 80,
Ihe following petition was read from the
Hail Chemical and Gas company.
To the Honorable Nnvor an ,t,---
the CIV ~ tro,,,4... Vi
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''Nd9' i"efinher Ellie TN /
uerS'shea on the 18th OF October last nd-
dressed petition 10 your honorable boly
ronnes,i,,. ,,, ,-,.,, "''''
TIC p'tF'lese oI LAYING pipe In
'ne streets OF this city for the PURPOSE
Thi, no,i,,.a ''''' gas
upon Tho sranr, 4. ''1s,,'l oS WEE eou''i'
"Po" the Srouhh' as suggested by Alderman
street IN his motion for that purpose. that
there was nothing in Il for the clt,"
1t Is difficult for us 10 meet tbi. oti..
ton. because We are placed r, tbs an.
bieuous position OF PETITIONER for d, r,,.e-
and purchaser Of n prtvfic,a
ter, we can not tell what price tbo NV ain
fix upon tho privilege N sunplyi1- M .ni
zens with cheap sas As busiGes. men
II such franchises are no be- rola am az ,ov
know thit 10 rs neceasar, for /, ,trcb,,o,
TO know what he must nav FOR ,,i,tt-,
fore he can make prooer srr,r,.e,,.,, -.
do business with be- artlcl- h. ti,,s u..,
ii order to try To meet the ohiee..o, ,,n
have been able. aftar a ~, -,
ton. to make you an offer o.. ,a1 ~ "a,
capital stock of this co,npanv .-bi,. ,'r,'.g
sition was also urgmuflv raf,.,.d Xxx
council on motion ~ tli4r,ps, 60
suggcated again by Alderman s,-,C, th
cause it WIS too vague. ,,,.t.
when our petition have teet, 10. .t H.
council no, a giupie ota ~ 81, M,
has ever said , ,,.rt ,. ,, .N'N
able TO the admission Of o,,r .,, .,.- .to
city, we are forced no fhe ro~-l..i,, .n..
the benefits we offer n, ,t,, noel So. "a
been fully understood d, ,i,n oo,.,.,ir..
and this may be cyl1E 4, oor 40, l,--',,
explained them Nlur ero,pb "a g. 7
Gil ''' N''"-
We now ask To cali vorr a.,e,.,.,. ..
few facts ~
The manufacture NJ FPS ,.., On. .-..
thing else. has beoa The syb,.c, ~ 80.
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