The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-12-04
ISLAND CITY NEWS ITEMS.
An Extension of Time Secured on
the City's Debts.
ANOTHER BOND ISSUE NECESSARY
Behind with Salaries of Employees
MIR. Rcmpc of Houston WEEDS
Miss Rcngnn-NOtcs.


chairman Of the finance and revenue com
mittee of the city council has succeeded
In getting an extension of one-half OF The
city's indebtedness Of 500. 900. which falls
duo on the Goth instant. and this will re-
leve the strain upon the city's finances
very considerably. The loan was obtained
In New York about six months ago and
the money for the payment of the note has
accumulated in the treasury, but In order
that this might be done the city bias been
obliged to default in the payment of sal
aries as they became due. thus pillpg up
another sort OF debt due to failure to col
lect about Sl52000 due the city on account
| of paving assessments. The floating indobt-
edness Of the city when the present admin
, istration took hold aggregated s4OO, 900. An
issue Of 100000 funding bonds had been
authorized, and ii WAS thought that this.
in connection with the paving asses sments
and delinquent taxes which might be col
lcoted, would be sufficient to place the city
on cash basis. but the decision of the
supreme court in the matter of paving as
sessments knocked out that calculation. FIX
tension of part of the maturing note will
enable the city to tide over until authority
can be obtained from the legislature for a
further issue Of 100000 funding bonds
FOE RETAIL MERCH ANTS.
Galveston retail merchants are contem-
plating the organization Of credit pro-
;cctive association. which will be to the
retail merchants what the mercantile ngen-
cies are to the wholesaler 1t will furnish
subscribers with reports as to the dcsir-
ability of opening accounts with Persons
who apply for credit Subscribers viii be
expected to report to 1t the names OF hard
cases. people who will not pay their bills
and such people will be cut off from credit
at other stores by reason OF the report
which the agency will issue to all sub
scribers. The agency will also undertake
collections. and as the hard cases will
naturally fall to its lot, the information 1t
viii obtain through the presentation Of ac-
counts to such will aid It materially in
forming estimates as TO credits. meet
ing is to he held next when the enter
price VIII probably be fairly launched
TO HUNT DUCKS.
The Texas coast country appears to be
attracting the attention of the sportsmen
of the North just now as never before Quite
number of them have recently come to
Galveston and gone hence to the lower
coast, where the shooting is said 10 be
very inviting. Mr.. Letter and his party,
who lett hero week OF so ago IN a rri-
vate steam yacht, have not been heard
nom. but are supposed to be meeting with
success. Ny. \. l.. Hugh Of Chicago son
OF William II Hugh the Chicago business
man. who took such a prominent stand for
the silver cause during the late campaign
reached here this morning and will spend
about ten days along the coast shooting
ducks. lie says he Is willing 10 pay for
ne privilege, II necessary. so that he has
the sport.
JOINED THE BENEDlCTS.
Edward II. Rempe of Houston this morn
ing led to the altar one of GaIveston'p fair
est daughters. Miss Mary j. Reagan and
Immediately after the ceremony the happy
couple took UP their temporary residence
AZ the fremont hotel Mr. tempe Is
member OF the contracting firm OF Bcrgcron
~ tempe OF Houston, al present encecod
IN erecting +. s. Levy's large fye-storv
building. which replaces the old fremont
opera house This bride is the daughter of
Captain j, j. Reagan. a member Of the
GaiVeston bar, who recently removed to
thls city rom Kansas 1t YVES crly YES
terday that a Galvostonian welded ono Of
honstohs fair daughters. and this cvens up
matters. ''
AN OVERDOSE.
Jessie Church was conveyed from her
home on Church street to the sealy losuital
early this morning in rather critical o,n-
di'ion Shc was said to be suffering from
an overdose of morphine and the physi-
cian applied the stomach pump with such
Rood erect that the patient was soon ont
oi danger and today was said to be I'm a
tur way 10 recovery The woman Is ma
i've OF Huntsville. Ain. and Is about o.
years OF age.
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