The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-06-08

recommending that In future all charges
\ aud complaints against police officers be
submitted under oath, Adopted.
OF police committee, on petition OF
Charles r. Reynolds. recommending that
the negro dance house corner of Rusk and
Paise streets. complained Of by petitioner
be aba;ed as nuisance. Adopted.
or street and bridge committee, recon-
| mendlng that all the bids for the gravel
pavement on Mckinney avenue from Char
tros street TO the San Antonio and Arkansas
| Pass railway track were over the limit,
and they recommended tina, the matter be
| referred back to the board OF public works.
| Adopted.
| OF street and bridge committee on petit
ton OF Y. Y, Murphy TO place sewer on
Hadley street. recommending that he be
allowed 30 per cent OF the cost OF same
provided he has the work ane at his own
expense he to file itemizei bill Of cost.
Adopted.
or the city engineer, submitting plans
and specifications for a pavement through
the Fifth ward from the san Jacinto street
bridge 10 tho limits. Referred to board of
public works
of the mayor and finance committee, re-
porting the following bids for the SaS0,o00
street Improvement bonds:
Splitter & Co. Toledo, Ohio, par and S2050
premium.
y. w. Harris & Co. Chicago, par and
Sl0l.50 premium.
Lamprecht Bros & Co. Cleveland Ohio,
an informal bid Of l.0l S-i.
Farson. Leach & Co, Chicago, informal
bid, par and $i022. 80 premium.
The report stated further that the mayor
and committee decided that as two OF these
bids were informal ana the others were not
up to the figures that they had right to
expect would be offered they had decided to
reject all bids and they asked the counsel
whether or no, they should readvertise or
cndeayor TO dispose Of he bonds at pri-
waite sale. Report adopted.
Alderman Aubcrtin moved to readvertise
FOR bids 10 be in by the first Monday in
july.
Alderman NtcAughan suggested that it
might be better TO try and dispose OF the
bonds at private sale.
The mayor stated that the proposed sale
OF the bonds had been called 10 the aiten-
ton Of all the leading finaaciers through
out the country through the financial pa
pers.
Alderman Helser did not see the necessi-
ty for delay and thought negotiations
should be commenced AT once Tor disposing
OF The bonds az private sale
Alderman CrOnan said It was a question
as to whether or not the difference that
would he secured would Justify the delay
for reTdvertlsinB, He moved as suhst-
tuie that the bonds should be sold at pri-
Yhte sale.
The vote on.the substitute was tie aud
was decided h. the mayor voting IN the af-
f.Tmativc.
OF ;be school committee, upon the report
Of school trustees. recommending that the
school facilities be enlarged BY erecting
brick school building In the Fair Grounds
addition on n block that would be donated
fer that purpose by adding four rooms 10
the l.oncie'loW school and tour to the cas-
cara school and that $50 geo In bonds he
issucd for these proposed improvements.
Adopted.
OF city marshal. reporting collection of
$2S325 for May. Referred 10 the police
committee.
OF market master, reporting slol9.25 col
lectoa cor My. Referred &c finance com
mittee.
NEW BUSINESS,
BY Alderman Cronan--A motion provid
Ing for the extension OF the Stanley street
sever, Carried
BY Alderp nan Cronan--A motion that the
engineer prepare specifications for sewer
end pavement on Washington street from
rhlrd street to the city limits; amended
by Alderman Kohlhruff that similar specl-
tications be prepared for Houston avenue,
Carried.
nv Alderman Adair - Motion that con
tractors for the HeIncr street sewer use
the cScayated soil 10 ill up streets IN that
locality.
Navor Rice announced that tho term OF