The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-03-10
TIE HOUSTON CITY COUNCIL
Ordinance Affecting Pawn Brokers
and Second Hand Dealers.
THEY MUST KEEP RECORD OF GOODS,
Tho Opinion of City Attorney Stewart
on the Lockott Case Causes
Discuasion.


session yesterday afternoon. Present:
Mayor Browne, Aldermen Sonnen. Kohl
hauff, Heinze. Burke, Iiirsch. Packard
Bailey Repsdorph, McAughan and Au-
bertin.
on motion of Alderman Packard the
minutes were adopted without reading,
PETITIONS.
From Abe Gray. asking that his petItion
be referred to the finance committee In
order that the taxes he has enormously
paid on lot No. l of block II be trans
ferred and credited to lot No. 6. in block
NO. is. Referred to the finance commltte.
From Albert Erickson asking that the
assessment for the improvements on lot
:. IN block 2ls, South Side, for the year
1870 and since then, be stricken out as
the improvements were not made untn
1895 Referred to the finance committee
From Mrs NJ. f. Roberts asking that
$2W be refunded, Il having been erroneaus-
~ paid for improvements valued at $1,000
on part Of block 81. O. Smith survey.
which did not exist Referred 10 the
finance committee.
From l.. Vaughan and others. asLtrc
that drainage be constructed for the sec.
ton lying between the Harrisburg road
ana the Galveston. Houston and Hender-
son railway track. York street an tb,
cast and Shanghai street on the ives, re
icIieu 10 the street and bridge commit
tee street commissioner and mayor. with
power TO act.
From V. Alec. asking for the correction
OF taxes due by him. Referred To the
finance committee.
FROM f. S. Wood, asking that tho as
sessment for improvements On lot
block a OF Fair Grounds addition he ror'
regied. Referred to the finance commit 10
FROM the people of the sixth ward
ASKING Tor q light at the corner of I.ub-
the light committee
From charles Rolfrnss. asking permits
SION o. erect a storage warehouse on the
sidewalk AZ his place of business. ite-
ierred 10 the FIRE committee
From r.. ThaVonat an others, asking
FOR fire box II the corner of Gray and
Cheneyett streets. Referred 10 the tire
From George CudIipp asking that
certain fireman he made to pay d private
debt Refereed 20 the mayor and chief OF
tho dire department
From QUO Erickson and others. asking
Tor tre hydran' ut the corner of Hickory
street ana the Central railroad track. Re
ferred to the fire committee
From the Il. G. Stuart Drug company
asking for ruling 10y the council as TO
whether they had been granted permits
sion TO erect stand on the sidewalk.
II deveioped that they had erected n
to see that IT compiled with the fire limit
ordinance,
REPORTS.
The finance committee made the follow
ing reports;
ON tho petition Of p. Witty, that 500,
the value of improvements. erroneosuly
assessed, he deducted. Adopted.
On the petition of Josephine Scorrega,
that the assessor and collector be author
nv" l" receive Fl-i io' t"Ncs "'e vi ''''
aud ?, block no. South Side, for 1881 to
1859 Inclusive, and that tho assessment for
i>,, r.,,atr as,,s Adontad
1870 'V'i'''" as II 10 |N''P
ON the petition OF JACOB keipper' that
the assessor be authorized to place the
personal property at Sjp. AdopN o.
pn the petition Of Annie and Daisy De-
Vance. that the city treasurer be author-
ously collected Adopted.
ON the petition of Mrs. Emma Gibson.
that the assessor and collector he author.
lied 10 collect taxes on property owned
by her. Adopted.
The police committee recomm ended that
A Besses be allowed so. Adopted.
CITY Attorney John Stewart submitted
the following opinion:
TO the Honorable city Council of the
CIV of Houston:
I'm regard to the motion of Alderman
RaiIpV ms to whether officer i4oCkctt Ia
autisled 10 draw his nay as a regular
urnher OF the police force 4 beg leave TO
ra,,,rt mar / ind Iockett is not "A regular
,,,i,t NO nnIice force INT rs en-
, 49,. rd MA rs a sneciaj OFFICER The
pl Ply, A a." Nc nv yive Tho navor thc
oru.nn's ,',i,, ~ 'contirnation he Inc
rrourru 10 nnnoint as many special police
con,rul' I" npishn, Jen,n yecessarv u,ho
ullV 'rs hs ~ Sn.' ~ ,,hna no, asr,,o n.
sna,l u nsrs ,n',' KY ma has bssn
,n,,,,i, rl,. ,nnointcd nv Mayor Iirovne
and under your iesst oruihanre NJ rtIHru
10 SPECIAL ponce oit'ctrs ny - vnaneu 10
his pay as sucn. hespectiu.iy suon,tteu'
john :. ,o.c"u',i ~ ~ 49, ,
oirlcer was NOT ,Nltltleu 10 W." ~ sa,"I
from the cltN, nu' MNS ,h nruS M ~
sitorney ma mismndorstood the drift OF
the question which was asked him.
Alderman litrscn SAID ma Nil'o o h,"CN-
eett hau ne'. a,nce Wnnnibni Mobiles was
snsnended.
Alderman Bailey called nVenu"h 70 VIC
ordinance which requires that police o.
nccr he confirmed by the city touiri, ic
nlso read tho ordinance when requires the
ci,,rru Tor confirm tior within two weeks
,t,, a vncnncy occurs on the police tOrcc