The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-05-12
CITY COUNCIL.
The Limits OF the Fire.l'roof Root
Ordinance Fixed.
THE POLICE ORDINANCE CONES Up.
Alderman Cronan Takes Tilt Al II
ani Declares That It's Passage
Would he Dangerous.


Present--Mayor Rice. Aldermen Scnnen.
Kohihauff. Burke. Geiselman. stree,
Latham, Adair. Matthews. Mclaughlin, Au-
bertin. 1icscr ard Cronan.
PETITIONS
AN Invitation from the Houston Brewers
union to attend a picnic az Merkels Grove
next Sunday was accepted with thanks
From the Dickson Car wheel company.
asking permission to build wooden shed.
Referred TO the fire committee with power
TO act.
From j. W. King. asking that $3.50 be
refunded to him. lie Claims to have PAID
this amount for bay mare sold BY eA-
City. Marshal Alex. Erickson under ile
wards recovered from him by SUIT. ke-
ferred to the finance committee and c'is
From Frank sinuthere. asking permits
sion TO pat a snagle roof on q balll.ug
about TO be erected. Referred tc TIE IRE
From Toney Maxey. asking for resge-
ton OF assessment, Referred 20 tae IN
ance COMMITTEES.
planning OF q dump tina: tire city iuaie
opposite their properly en- me corner OF
Texas avenue
ing that something be done g properly
drain that locality Referred 30 strsei
and bridge committee.
From, kiogman Bros; asslnE permission
ttisA24 fFi.t wal a. A4+ @ So - ~
s Str Ct, AID bridge c6nni'iee'
From Dan Middiei ~ asa oiacrs, nfo-
testing against ta' ,.r' p!oo, 'oai otii'
nanca. Referred "a the ire eoum.;."~.
From W IL. Crisp ma ot-fi7. VINO
work At night aud sleep y, H. i4f scni-
plairins of tn. upiSr made ay tf-If AM
Vegetable vendors Deferred ~ th-. 10y
attorney, Win insti7l IT .ons 10 bring ~ an
ordinance to ahate i..a nuisance II il be
From ]. II. I3risht. calling attention ~
the fact that the city ha- no ofe al n-ap
aud Suggesting that an appro9 ef.9n D.
committee and mayor wifh power % il 2.
From O. A. brandt. owi"r ni lr's N 81"
Caefara addition, asking for srpasAt'aU III
assassInoiif. n. f,rrcd TO the nuaiea -oal-
rr,ittee
From j. ] Moody, o4Vner of fwa lots
lion ~ INSTRUMENTS. TefeYred 10 the all-
ance committee.
From Jonathan lFarris, compiairins ~
,hat no i'uuilr,. coni,uittee rconis. l.f hie
peiiton.
Alderman Affair said thc hnaNr conn
mite RAJ reported u1 a. foriaer fc;ltlnn
t ta,Se - M co,nni,iae woaiI rea .nv ~.
eauallues Re.crred 10 thc finance COM
m'''ee' REPORTS.
MI, .. ,,', MD, ,.,',r,,,,,a.. -o-.,
ne s'ree' "''' 90
InenGed that the petition Ok j i Sette-
uast on the Sampson sirstt di,ch Pee. re-
sorre1 IN tho city engineer and tA, report
''ii'' :" ~ ~
was a1ortci
Tn. finance committee reported fnforo-
and It was adopted,
The finance committee reported flYufl-
NV on the city engineers report for
,S,, A.lonted
On tho petition Of william Manager thu
finauce committee reported. recommends
,nsether and asrec WIT each snaH i,ay
Nr,n,fed.
~ I'M. ,nn,,,tttna. an M, nrttf3afl 40,
Mrs. !, Nintet reporiei 'nai m .o4''ei
,,,ssit,.,f,,, Ado4teG
rne report 81 ,iip naIi.er master for ~,
l,tfnr MI or kuIil Mas feiorf.d 10 III
,'pi,iec canin4ltttc.
gsnr ordnance committee reported "a
vorailiy on INC ordluarre proslGia. I'M
pawnnrokers AMI s'.aHa ,hinl a.H.'r
spall Keepu d ,'iH' n1 " '' '''
The ordinance oomnaitee portcl ia
vorably ON Alderman Aallt foeh p'is "'