The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-12-28
MEETING Of CITY COUNCIL
The Successful Bidder for the
Fourth Ward School.
CREMATORY COMMITTEES REPORT.
Various Petitions for Reduction md
Increased school Facilities.

The regular weekly session OF the cit,
council was called to order by Mayor
Rice yesterday at 45o D. M. all of thu
aldermen being present except Alderman
Burke.
When City Secretary Warner started t.
read the minutes Of the last meeting Aid
ernnan Cronan arose and said that he
wished to change his vote on the appoint
ment Of Mr.. Chlldress on the electric light
board from may" to yea He said he
understood 1t TO be supplementary for
the mayor to vote off the tie on candidate
whose name had been proposed by him
self (the mayor. and Furthermore THAI he
had Inadvertently voted may" through a
misrepresentation. After this change hal
been made the minutes of the previous
meeting were adopted without reading.
PETITIONS.
From A. Scns. asking to have an error
In assessment OF his property corrected,
was referred to the board OF appraisemont.
From Mike Healy. asking adjustment
OF assessment was also referred to the
board of appraisement.
The petition OF 4. W. and Il. w. Bergen,
oshiub ftuutlibI IN assessment TOOK the
same course as the TWO preceding ducu-
ments.
petition was read from j. T. Scott
asking reduction ia tho valuation OF his
property for the years 1885, 1895 aud 1886
70 conform To the assessed valuation for
1917 II was referred to tho finance COM
mittee.
Petitisn from J. j. Sweeney, asking ad-
Justnent Of back taxes was referred 10 ths
city assessor and finance committee.
va Malavansos petitionod the council In
Grant him permit 10 erect small candy
htcnen on Texas avenue near Louisiana
street me document went to the Hre
committee.
Petition from p. c. Burns. asking cor
,ee,loii OF assessment. was referred 10 the
assessor N Wv
Ietltion of l. kapner. for correction OF
erroneous assessment, was referred IN tho
board of appraisement.
fetitlon from DeWeese q Wade nros
io' correction of assessment on their stoels
VI sIpserles was referred TO the finance
committee and city attorney.
fetition from the G. Il. Cox estate for
correction Of assessment WAS roforrea 10
the board 81 appraisement.
~ tnls Juncture Alderman Street ntaso
anu SAID he would Ike TO know if ,bc,n
was not some rule by which tho city eoun-
ti would be relieved of the necessit,, Of
passing upon 30 many petitions asking Tor
pet'y ciunges in assessments ctr. 81
seems ne said, that our eyperieu,o bae
oeen continual rectifying of the nssa,s-
ment rolls The correction of ibAsn li,.tn
things is going to be something thar uiIi
De lntermtnable and will last until Tho e,,d
OF tlDe and | hardly think we sh,,,,i6
handle such things, ii appears 10 mr. tn.t
shs ACTON oil The board of appraap,rent
snuuiu DE maj, except In cases where there
are giaring errors. ] think If ,yJrts a
hardship on the whole community Ia Ia
constantly bringing these litto things nm
Reipre the council, The contention Is ~ TX
~ MADE that property Is assessed tao htgh
out that somebody else is asSagsnd locser
! think the question should m raj, ,red
70 the city attorney Tor his opinion ~
W ene necessity Tor tho council to ull-
siaer all OF these petitions fer chances in
assessments 80
Alderman Adair--rheso asseysnonts
snoulu ne based on equity aud Il proqetts
holder has been assessed higher ian ND
nelshoor IN the same block he shoull have
some redress some tribune to arpca1 to-
where he can get justice. and think We
snouiu Keep on as We have been doing ana
give every one a fair chance us ihat ~
one OF the things we are here for
Mayor Receivable the point raised by
Alderman Street is n very pertinent enc
YET the people OF this community rnye Tic
right TO appeal to this council. as p,e are
tne'r representatives. II they apreal
wrongtuliy 1t is within our province 10
rule them out OF order. but we tab not
deny them tho right TO appeal TO this b,;,y
when they claim an error has been made
At the same time, as intimatrd hy Nller-
man Street, ! am OF the opiuioa that A
great many OF these petitions are mere
subteruges Tor reduction in assessmeata.
Alderman Aubertin was Of Inc opinion
that all petitions should be received by the
council and referred to the proper com.
mittees, where they VIII recaiye dus con-
slderation.
Petition OF Daisy peNance asking ior re-
ductlon Ct assessment on her properly MS
referred to the finance committee
petition was read from .. Gimbel. q.