The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-03-31
HOUs7ONS CITY COUNCIL.
The Bonds To Build the Hill Street
Bridge.
OLD BOND ORDINANCE REPEALED
chief Tom Ravsii's Monthly Report of
Fires and Insurance Invitation
to the volksfest.

The city council met yesterday after
noon In regular weekly session. Present.
Mayor Browne. Aldermen Kohlhauff.
Heinze, Burke, Packard. Hirsch, Bailey.
Repsdorph, McAughan and Aubertin.
PETITIONS.
An invitation from the Houston Volks-
fest association was read and accepted
with thanks.
From Robert Adair, ex-city assessor
and collector, asking that he be reim-
bursed s209.3o. which the expert commit
tee had found due him upon examination
OF the books last year referred 10 the
finance committee.
From C. w. outlaw, asking permission
to erect tent near the Masonic temple
for the sale of chile con carne frijoles.
Referred TO tho street and bridge commit
From +. II. Potthof, asking permission
70 erect on pias Snd Milan ''s Streets Re-
ferred to the street and bridge Commute
and city engineer
Frora Tom Lyons and others. asking
that "a light be placed at the corner OF
Leonl and Carr streets.
Alderman Bailey was in favor OF maxi
ing tho International and Great Northern
it was the company's duty to do so when
requested by the council
Referred to tho light committee with
power to act. with the understanding
that the railroad company must place
tho light II found necessary.
REPORTS
To the Mayor and City Council.
Gentlemen: l beg leave to submit the
| following as my report for the month of
| February:
| Value OF buildings involved by fire, $40, 10000
| Value OF stock Involved by ire. 2.375.o
No., a,,, go n, oo
Io,ai Natue ,;,,i,ii,., TX M
I Ins,ir aTCo Oh on stockt
Damage TO puiSH5hss '"''''''''''' ISs %
N"'''s" ~ S''N"'
Total ........................... 81, l66. 50
Nu'i'per VI aIai nus a.
Paw roll .s2s5o.s7
Rent account Observation-Disclosures. 5000
Supplies ana repairs '''''''''''''''. -
Total SO, 26s. SO
As per resolution Of March IS requiring
| the sale. of an old morse and Tor inc pur.
t tbaf u bava ,' s@lS Tie old horse for s5 as
per receipt hereto attached, and bought
new one for the sum of 500
Cbtof rire r1anartns,,t
Referred to the fire committee
Tho finance committee reported on the
| petition of Charles kershaw that the
valuation of property be placed at $500.
The street and bridge committee. re-
ported favorably on the petition of j. NJ.
Brown and ~ was granted.
Tho same committee reported favorably
on tho petition OF +. j. Hyatt and recon-
mrrded that tho AranSas Pass Hallway
company be required to construct %
ditch along their property to carry off
| tho water Adopted.
The finance committee reported that the
| assessor and collectors report for Feb
ruary was correct. Adopted.
| \ petition from Dick McRea. which had
| been overlooked. asking for a correction
of asses srnent, was referred 10 the
finance committee,
The roll of ownership and assessment
FOR work TO the amount of s6,7.2J was
read and adopted This is for sidewalks
on Preston and Washington streets con-
structed by the Litho-Carbon Rubber
company
NEW BUSINESS
Alderman PACKARD ooernd n, armand
|
meN 10 INC Ordinance requiring tnat the
| street cars he provided with tenders so
| tb,t thu cornnnny shall have slx months
NV 90" NO." ~ .
~lthlh whlch To equip their cars lie
ferred to tho ordinance cor,uittee to re-
mort ~, ir,r,edts4,l, -,ro ,,,d. ,apca VOC c
80 V'' 'I''''', NV W. ~
Iep"tlru BACK iaNoraoiy ana iftSsea ull-
der suspension of the rules.
An ordinance signed bv all the alder
,,,a ,....,,,,t 500. t,,,ro7,,an - - ~,
inen pr esoll MaS inIou 10 70 rSpSIi .m'
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