The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-03-03
HOUSTON'S CITY COUNCIL.
Police Committees Report on the
Lockett Investigation.
ALDERMAN HIRSCH IS EXONERATED.
The Paving Contract with tho Houston
Construction Company Declared
Nuil-Tnx Ordinance Passed.
HIRSCH IS EXONERATED

Aughan and Aubertin
The minutes we're adopted without read
{ Ing on motion of Alderman Packard.
Alderman Kchlhauff wanted TO know IL
the city council could legally transact
business today. II being n legal holiday.
The city attorney said It could.
PETITIONS.
An invitation to attend the 9Th of March
celebration at the Auditorium and TO go
TO Galveston the next day was read and
accepted with thanks.
From Samuel Williford and others ask
ng for the cleaning out of bitches m VIII
Hams street. Laid over
From Mrs. T.. +. Flock complaining
of tho assessment on property at the cor
ner OF Prairie and Travis trect Ruled out
OF order.
From Jacob Kiiper asking for a rcduc-
ton OF assessment on personal property
Alderman Hirsch explained that the
petitioner had told him that the
assessment was @ mistake aud that
his stock OF goods was not worth
the amount OF the assessment. Referred
10 the finance committee.
From Annie and Daisy he Vance COM
planning OF an error In assrgsmcnt, the
improvements not being on the property
on the list day Of January. 1856. aud
asking that 81 be refunded, the amount
tTE1ugnINIW ItffnFTgI ~
tho finance committee.
From Mrs J. Alderman asking that the
assessment on hcr property opposite tho
jail be reiuced: Ruled out OF order.
From Mrs. Emma Gibson asking for
correction Of error in assessment. Refer
red 10 the finance committee
From +. Massey aud others asking
for light nenr ;ao rci-lcr ot Harrington
and Fulton streets. Referred 10 me light
committee
From Mrs. Eugonia F1ewcllcn asking
that her proposition heretofore made pnd
accepted hut not acted upon. To- deed
right OF way for Andrews street at
specified valuation To- be pasl !u taxes
due the city, was referred TO tho alder
men OF this Fourth ward
pt.pop.rr
r,o ho,.a a, -'',,.,,. -.
nc pohfa OF PIpiN WORKS 10 whom was
referred tho matter Of the contract with
'he PAVING OF 'Fa"iord and other streets.
reported "a resolution recommending that
as The time of conulation a. th... ,t,rt,,..,.
had elap..,4 ,bat ,b. ,,,t,-,., ~. ..,,,.,,,
ia" vi"i'. NM l"o contract De ann"H-
90 CT Ihe reg'rt VIZ adopted
,oi ne po''u or AI"I'ai9h submitted the
ii9q'iumll,5 i,lor' ....,
Honorable CT! Council, Houston Texas.
houston Texas. March 2.-Goutl,m,u.
We neg ~ haud You herewith cancelled
Vnupons or tho oity OF luuttou paid
thIguEh M agents VI toe city in Sew
tho American Exchange National bank
a''iii s.s u'V SIX months ending December
III Then follows the numbers Of the bonds
ana coupons. together with TIE amounts
winch hegregats S@.tG So. re this adj
iai"r'c, 'i1 ",',LN l'VeeiIaner ". re-. 'in y
ns'nnFe "a -Nn,i yea Exchange National
i lam ~ nfY't January coupons sls.INi 81
Tarl,n,y 800 ".'t 't9t s9ulphnY, SO meet
sions ne,d Arnc,.,,S NJ, e., ~, w Sommis,
psnI ss. ~ ~, ,,l'' r.l,Vi"usr NHlohai
TrI,sf rn,,,,,s, I'm ~ ''s9'"ils lad Union
Ev r,,f,r!.r'r, - 1Y'al SS,'2ia -
;S95 II ,yin h.. - ~ ,ttIs vi JnlF J.
~. 1,os 1911 tii4i lhe Resources ~
tt,s 80 p. "ei' ar iHai llns a. follows.
Ealanrg Ii, ,Enf No., "a'' .hh' -
81 f<-s '"'t ~ June
balance in Aino,4.sn t,.l,..,,,..--. -''''' ~
~ ~ ii'.'H- Juno y, lN'l--.. y 50. l5
rsr st.t-,n..,,, n, a., ..'.g' '2r as .:
~ '-'''' -'-'N So
Aa ahoyn 1900.
We rs..t,e.tfiiii, - '.--.-'. - sis ~
hank n T.c..r, q, -, ''ieA YOU fH" tiuS
the descrihel commons Hrt -
raftfy ma ref..~, an H.'-tt ana
spcGtfniiv am "''A'eiAeHi- ~
prosiden, Bosr ti'' IN ,, H3eker,
The r1av9r s"5 - 49, o. !'i4'tldhiion.
~ thaf thay sae ,hc mimic c"rtl-
coupons hgrnci The rar,l,t ,,,, "' 'f'H
The ure conrnift.s ~, 49,, Sha il'L
the pefitjon ar n 4, So. - t.ti'
many b, ,-r-t.,tSJ tn ,ci,,t". .'fuB con-
Of a stand. pry,,idea III ,it,. w. H. lpi
complied with. '''''''-''''' "fe
Alderman sal Il 10
n box. "'' ~ ""N refining h"t
Alderman UJrseh snt1 4, o.e,,,, -.
be freproor - "S"'H nave 10
Tie report vas ,so,,e1
The fre cnn'mitt@c ~, ~ ,,.,,,,.
Zorkowsky rens-tel ,,.t ,l'I.l"h "r a.
10 llee the s.ands ds,', az u" "H"""N
Tie city .ngiuoer rsro,,tf,t ,,,o .-,,..-..,
cost of sew.r SIX fe,t in d,arnc,.r ~ ~
Heiner street To Buffaio hayo,i ne sit ~
Alderman Bailey said I'M, ~" 80
pcnsiyo sever ~ tbnt ma, 'a' mp suSh OK
Alderman KohihnrT tbri,,-, i9'it'u'
ought 10 be deferred i,r,t,i th.. ,.i ~, ~ q
recovered from his nin,.s '"s"''' HA9
Alderman Bailey rnov,1 ,b,, ,,,s -.
be referred back 10 tho ,,s - o.'., tie rvp,tl
the request 10 ftrnieh ~, ss,;ss,,' WIN
scwer large enough to car,,, 81 ~ ~!
Adopted va ''N ""'e''
The CITY engineer rnnor,.a a.,
box chute nj The foo, ~ o. ~, - -. @,
10 be $40 This was in rsanNt,sa -, -, ,
ton of Alderman Tioinzr ~ ,i,c ta no. !, mo
ing. Tho report was ndontcd 80 "''''
The matter OF tho openiny nm of e,,.,,
herd street from Icnr,ike 10 WIN ~ Hl'p-
referred back TO tie street a"d s, Gna
committee. W "'''NN
The police committee admitted tho 81
lowing report: '''' i"'
We. your police committee ,fto- , al,
investigation find that ths st"tnr,n, al