The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-05-18
IsI1s 70 BE ISSUED
,so,at Of $25O,Ooo for
Street Paving
!, FRANCHISE ORDINANCE
.. Lay of undcrsround
~. couucii Meeting OF IN
,.,.,t and Importance

!. ,,us,ll met in regular session
~ e.. S Mayor Rice presiding ana Il
ID present. ,,,n,,on Of the
>, ). following petitions were 'e'D
Ssi Of; r,oss
. r,us,on typographical union
~. ~ 70 attend their picnic on May
as1 ,,c,o,o park. Accepted with
y,.,hauif thanked the council
ran n ~ biographical union.
T. q swi,chmens Benevolen. ASST s,,
y ,ayitation to attend ,, the,r s :,'a'
~, IN bo given at Clinton sun
NJ y. Accepted, ,,.,.,,o,,or NJ ~.
'. 4 Il. property in block 81, bak-
s..s Referred to finance committees;
IA n Majorowitz for corr rec on, o.
e !. = IN a property in block 90, Baker
~ s, = TO finance committee.
~ Willett for equalization OF
!. Ia. = on lot 2, block lst. south
80 800 10 board OF appraisemeht.
h y, rle,cber to correct Irregular
NJ !, 4, ,...ssment on 5Oxl0o feet in tina
~ north side. Referred TO
Il EF1isement .,,o,,,o,
pls ]. A. Criswell for CORRECTION
..,.,jm Of her assessment on lots
svs.ss; Mobiles addition. Referred
sp Hill. p. X. Ewing and II.
i, ,,eu,ors OF estate OF w. X,
,,ll,r for segregation Of assess
wal 2, 6. I and II and adjacent
! ia I and s in block t OF the
- t,di,lon OF lO-acrc lot No. 30 OF
s;-,p survey, recently acquired by
IN ., mortgage, so that they may
y ca same. Referred to Finance
tEH
Tus & Co. for privilege of con-
I. bridge across the gutter on
s~t in the First ward. Referred
N at bridge committee.
ylole. Foster calling attention TO
N tAat certain property advertised
tyes is outside city limits. Re
h city engineer and board Of ap-
sa with power TO act,
REPORTS.
fire committee recommending the
-snt Of an electrician to attend 10
h fire alarm system.
eaa Street said he did not object
gpHntment OF some one for this
bis contention at the last meeting
-,ly as 10 the cost of the service.
sr someone had to attend To the
h but thought it might be done
II lhan heretofore. Moved that the
1e referred back TO the committee
I he service could not be secured
ro.ln was amended TO refer 1t
salirce committee and mayor with
a ie
praa Matthews thought $50 month
Rough for the service.
-f'isn- TO refer to the finance COM
I'D nayor with power 10 act was
Fa
@aa'ce committee reported m
Ny I'D the ordinance in reference to
nla animals in a way SO as not
1T 9eople living adjacent TO said
SIc Adair said the ordinance was
" asnd TO do AWAY with noise on
y ltors and deaden the sound OF
~ lSss, TO the annoyance of an
sStbcrhood.
S7N Matthews wanted TO know
WA be done with two-story stables
sT'es were kept on the upper floor.
S-a kohlhaufl said the ordinance
w designed 10 abate any nuisance
y. arise from this source.
ulaa the report was adopted and
iEsptnsion OF the rules the oral-
a'n adopted.
street commissioner for April.
4sOik In his department. material
* referred to the street and
"l!lltltc
ae board OF public works in ref
bridge across White ok o,you
ssaihp springs, requests that the
n e-.sr make and submit report as
.atcrk. Adopted.
I, ~nmittee. recommending that
y paced on the Two and one half
n ,saShlnney avenue from Chartres
M. Ss'raek of the san Antonio and
s.n M Railway company. the rail-
a a 10 furnish the gravel with
Is,r 10 lhe work. Adopted
NJ, ,,lng this We're plans and sneci
\, q The city engineer as 70 th o' cos,
u, J, ls Of public works reported as
e Eiys!an street sewer mat
: e.t. natter of record that the mans
Ismruens for this sewer we're IN
= s sooI, of this board, adopted
III n y ~. the contract was 10, hv tho
H. W.. : special committee in me-
Ia ,. ta The estimate preo,red hv
"a; inner ~ and that the work was n
srsio. q, ~, -. eily engineer under The
w d, :, x an Inspector. '"'
! in ~ ,, work has cost the oltv s,zn
..er W. .si. board approved. we np5
1. ri,i,. extended 300 zee, ada;t,o m"I
4, its ,s Proposition at an cynnmso
= Galtloss,II 'y has received flll lqlue
A
H. y !. suggest. however. that in o,,r
sanituss aat wise to undsrto a. - wo or,
u eomw NM through the meli ,m m w
: iahsrsn"aae Of the oounn,i W. W.
,ttl s,s to that part of Va us a
y the hoas, for consld ration and
Nj "a oh yard of public wurirs viii
~ q ths ai me best results m n .
Y srtles e city The rosponsihi',, tle
's'pruyls,oero Concerned is 6Sed ' " ,he
departure therefrom'
h., ~ y. tiesner,
~ " {. Drew.
lli,,N JEW BUSINESS.
s.'e' and ,,,.NV' motion that the
!. ssnsrssin1o f =, examine deeds as
! 70 The p,,h ii all Streets not now
,S q WV s rsTIhan, providing for N.
s.sssist form ,Op'es Of the new charter
Aastnsn VI printing. Carried ''''0"
WIS nnisn,ilhews. thlt hoarl Of
srst as c, street aewsr y OF c eT-