The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-01-07

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tlrs-.- Adopted
WARD DIVISION.
Alderman f5irs>h threw q little bomb
shell in the camp by TIE insro4sctasn o.
the following. The essar-sr os tie c-ty q
Houston. section . reads a. fa.aos's.
- Tia. the city council nay tlri1e re
no: lesss taaa three nor more EhAa tRelNe.
and define and eStall1S1 TIE c7-o ares
thereof, and naey change ire sat-ie from
time 10 time. az nay sse 9eez-sa e1seG2-
e-t having regard for TIE nl1-n Der o.
inhabitants. 20 that ezca ward sSzA
contain as near az may be the sane nuE-s-
Der of qualified electors foc city electlcns-
Therefore ] move thai The mayor az
Point a CON rrittess 70 rezd1strlc. tne city.
said committee % consist Of t1rss clt4
zens from each ward. tfle mayor acting
as chairman. said committee % have tbs
city attorney prepare az ordnance 70 x
submitted 10 the courcfI
Alderman Packard irtinsted taa- there
was no Imperative necessity for reds
tTicting tire city Al this time
Alderman Mclaughlin announced as .os-
thty to the uiot.on- When u becomes
necessary 70 re3istr1ct the city ! tnink
We can act as !nrarlzly SIS citizens
who are not members % this coa-.rl
There has been division eoo1gn already
and I regret that I voted 10 divide The
Fourth ward p"
Alderman Burke. Many u the s.sners
to thar netition asking Tor a a.yisi3a q
the Third ward hsve since rerr1iafe1 It
Many believed 1t was a requ@s. fo- twc
voting places in the ward. II TIE caii-
zens Of Houston want the city re-5ls-rsrtsI
let them vote on the proposition next
spring"
Alderman Hirsch: The adoption Of ny
noilpn VIII not cost the taxpayers
cent. To provide against additional -cs-.
If we are 70 have eighteen or iwenty
aldermen. ! have reso luton. already
PREPARED. which provides thai ire cusncu
shan hereafter NEE. i',-.ce each month
instead Of four tines Two meetings win
be sufficient"
Alderman Packard: II move the rro-lol
be laid on the table"
Alderman Burke moved prompt Sec
ond
Alderman TIsrsh. 1T s. not rgh, or
Just for a ward with so voters to hsv+
the same representation IN TITS council
es a ward with eD1 ] hope The Fer'is-
men will not take hasty action ! ask
that the motion be 9Gorfel"
Alderman Bailey. "T'ae Hi-scn rnotio-
10 fair and removes the radlrtr citing
scheme from the domain of politics
Aldcru an Packard. ~ % not fSlsHTe
myself that ~ ie altogcf7er fair thas
large ward should have the same repre-
septatiOn as a small one. bar -h.s .s no.
the proper ume Mr Mayer. ! l-ls-s. On
my motion 70 table"
The motion 20 table r-evai.sS
Ayes-sonnen, Hc!nze. Blrke Pz-kz-,5
Rensdorf'n. NrAughan ara A1ber-sr
Nays IirToh ard Bailey
q motion to ad lourn preyalisS