The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-02-17
The COMMITTEES REPORT.
Houston Business League Held an
Important Meeting.
THEY WILL ENTERTAIN THE EDITORS
VIII De Made for the
statc G. A. Il. Encnnpment to he
Field I'm Houston in April.


: importance were brought to the attention
of the members. which were taken up II
order and disposed of.
: The first was the visit OF the National
Editorial association to Houston. They are
now In Galveston and 1t was question tc
be decided when they would leave Galveston
and visit Houston on their trip West. II
was the general wish OF the League that
the editors should be shown the city, az
it was of vast Importance that they should
be informed as TO the advantages possessed
by Houston. After several suggestions 1t
was gnally decided that a committee be
appointed to visit Galveston and ascertain
when the association would arrive In
| Houston and then take them over the city,
| as al! arrangements had been made with
the Houston Electric Street Car company
| to have a sufficient number OF cars on hand
| to take the visitors to all portions of the
| city. The following committee was ap-
| pointed TO carry into effect the wishes of
the League: Soabrook Sydnor, w. W.
Dexter, n. G. Kittreil. Thomas Richardson
and r. NJ. Johnston.
! A communication was read from Major
| r. Il. Baer. making reference to a letter
| from w w. Dexter, secretary of the Bust
| noSS He"Su.' u"teu Apili w. 1851 III winch
| the Grand Army oil the Republic were in
! yited 10 hold their annual State enoamp-
| ment in Houston. He asked that COM
mittee be appointed from the Business
Leasue 10 act IN conjunction win other
eulinl',,ees appuilteu ny tne ulierehl OF
sani]a,'ohs IN iioustoh, VINO would meet
ana make all arrangements for receiving
and entertaining the representatives OF the
Grand Army of the Republic on their an
nual convention IN houston, April Il, -
ana %:
freslueht tripp'e stated that In accord
WIN u motion ina1e ny MI, N. u. h1ttreil
Ii. wouiu appoint the committee today
r,aa,Ir,, w. annat1 ap i'o, at me last
,,neeeihs 10 cohsiuer such matters as would
De presented TO the legislature in refer
e i W cn,hFeS 70 oe maze IN the city
~, ma - n,aue me ioiIo"ihs report
io we tiororaple representatives OF the
w, VI leNas.
roaa,, ,, U, we iiouston BUSINESS
,eakue' VINO were selected from their num- I
Der TO present to your honorable body our
opJertions 10 me amendments TO the char !
W, VI ,he clty OF houston, now before
III, ~ W. man nv recommendations that
o os.s i',a , tonsiders tor the best inter-
,s', anu n '', ti OF our citizens and
nrcsSnt IN ,o,,r ''i hor em; we peg leaVe 10
~ 49, ~ so"i nohorapie Dody Tor your
,ronsiaeratlon' and pray that you VIII em-
nody INTO the said charter the following:
va 'r%ao se'''oh reao not more than six
Make section to raad ssoo =. u..
without going before tbe ho.ra >, nh,'s
works INC oodru OF pubic
Make section IN 10 road Co..
Monday In e,rb nortb ro,,, ,'s. a ,u miro
Der of rer,,Jar ,neo,,aa. '."uuins me num-
instead Of four "'"ss 10 TWO per month
Make section !. =, r0,s .,
as fee to the oitv ,na, a1 III pace OF "
Make section TX 70 80 .,
as n fee Ia The civ eau - IN place oil "
Eliminate Tho word Sa mey
of the conncii,s ~ ,reah VOW as a limit
$1,000 and insort ~ p .s, instead of
osition not apnrovad b,, a. LION IN any prop
lie works. shall reouiro Dua,u Oh pup
of the full council to nasS .to tnlrd vote
Eliminate from section AZ me s salh &C.
portion Of said section n.htoh base 90 mat
for the taxes due on onv uesins win,
ends. that the facts in soi1 dhaoperty' ana
and that all requirements of W. tho are are irue
been complied with vi the law have
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