The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-01-26
County Commissioners Disd IS the
Question of Drainage
TWO CAPITAL CASES TO BE 7 IEl
suits Against tn" Leach Hotel For IA
Taxcs-Dea Ia ola C-nteuarian-N
General Noies.
Galveston, Texas, January "a spec


An opinion was read from County At
torney Hancock, who cited the law on the
subject and draws the conclusion that
the drain will pass through homestcads,
which are not liable to taxation. and fur
Their that the town Of Arcadia Is EXEMPT
from taxation until the year 1900, for the
reason that the land was located through
ra .li DAD certificates. He cited the case
OF Higgins VS.. Brodages in support of his
position.
He advised the commissioners to 20
slowly, as the county might be held re-
sronsihle.
a communication was then read from
r. r. Wheeler favoring drainage and sus-
tanning the validity of the recent lsgisla-
tive act which empowers the county COM
missioners to construct the drain and tax
the cost against the abuttng properly.
Colonel Wheeler said the people he repre-
scented desired drainage and were working
with that end In view. All he asked Of the
commissioners was that they examine the
matter carefully. order preliminary sur
vey. of which the people he represented
would bear the expense. He said II any
citizens complained Of this action then
II would be time for the commissioners
to prevent the work being done All that
tho committee asked was that the sur
yey he made.
A motion ordering that the survey be
made with the assistance of the county
attorney. was about to prevail when Com
missioner Vidor reading the law enacted
by the last legislature on the subject dis
covered that matters of this kind had to
be acted upon AT IA regular meeting AS
todays meeting was special one the
commissioners could not act legally on the
question. Consequently, the matter went
over until the next regular meeting.
THE COMMteslONEks.
The county commissioners have evil
49, b.. ri In Ztl1 q
the press and people OF the action Of
committee of that court IN ordering work
done on the county bridge TO the amount
OF $500 without advertising for bids or
inviting competition in the work. AZ the
spccial meeting of the court today one
OF the commissioners against whom the
criticism was directed, introduced res
olutton that no committee of the court be
empowered to make or contract any bill to
exceed SO without the consent OF the en-
tire court and that the court pay no hilis
without an order from the purchasing
COMMITTEES. the resolution was iinal.y
amended to read that no bill shall be APP
proved or work done without the approval
OF a majority of the commissioners, and
no contract exceeding $3.50 shall be made
or awarded except in open court and no
bills shall he paid except at regular meet
ngs, and the resolution as amended was
adopted
Another matter Of interest at today's
session was the reduction OF the insur-
ance on the county wagon bridge across
West hay from 10000 to $1,000. effecting
a saving to the county of about 800
A CENTENARIAN.
During the week Just ended there were
fourteen deaths in this city. according to
W 80, -, ~ onr,ol ANN rate for
."'', -, &c . 80 ,o1o ,,,orr, tbe veeIs.s
~ , - "a ,,brtstine Andre ar
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,I't e"' ~ -, ca st., % ,oil.a,s
'n1nlhs me oi'e'tl rs, ~ as Ar,sn.
o, ~ ~, oa - -. .,,b,,a tI,,go,,a y
iosa.S, '' "a "a asncr,l no ,vs,s,
S,li.N't ~ a. -. IN ,,r, II, ,a,
- - ~ rr,nn IN veors catarrh Al
r,'e,,r,Cn,o Mrs Augusta 'rIernan. ~
Gears. apoplexy: Madame Christine Andre.
lO0 years and 10 months old age john
Lcmtre, i6 years pulmonary Wberculo ia.
J. Liehlsh, months diphtherla; Nelle
VI. Cusack. II months dlphlheria. infant
~ George Brown, weeks, colored diph-
| iberia. Emmett Gibson 10 months coiorcd
/ pneumonia: Joe Williams, ~ years, col
| orcd. compression Of the brain; infant Of
| George Brown. weeks, colored. menin-
/ genl hemorrhage.
prAc,rI I4OTrr. TAXES.
nj, =. .o ,,,,. =, cai,,as,o, We
| ,ns D,.o e@ rTote, and SSasIde Improvnnent
| -o,,narv for inc collection of taxes was
resumed this morning at o'clock Argu-
ments were made by CIT yAttorney Smi n
! on behalf OF the city and by Mr.. Ballinger
| for the defendant. The further hearins;
| OF the matter was postponed until Monday
morning at which time the decision of
| the court will probably be announced.
The cnse has attracted a great deal OF
interest during it's trial. not only on &C
count Of the large amount involved. bu,
aiso by the spirited defense made ny
the defendant corporation in resisting the
collection or taxes nc thNeH sueu 10y
extend from 1910 10 iss'' anu hlsoiNe w.
property cominohN NloMn as VIZ 80
no'ei. W,'t No,dt III Who arc the pres.
ny to
e"' o"''.'' ->--r
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The cases OF charles i,each ana .. D
Allen each CHARGED WIN roho"rY an
souo'hy, are Sn' ~, 80 ,h -, ~,
Nehfe M ~ III, hatrs oitoced I,
rooueIE ga 'eS, ~ ,,,,,h 10 nsr NJ
nave peeh co'n' r, ,,,, ,au do,or,,r
u.ons nf,on.c. "a capital crimes
Ncasrs John ID. Fearhake. Mare McLo
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