The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-11-23

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the Fifth ward paving u concerned, be.
lievo Il should be complteed, and voted
| No the firSn time because I was Of the
/ opinion, and still believe, that It will have
a bad effect on the coming electric light
election
At this point Alderman Heiscr said: Il
would like 20 ask Alderman Kohlhaun II At
. previous meeting OF this council he did
not say that he was not willing TO saddle an
additional bond issue upon the shoulders Of
the people? believe that some Of the
other aldermen took the same stand. They
didn't want to burden tho people with 4
bond issue for the PURPOSE Of constructing
and operating municipal light plant, but
notice they are following 1t up with another
800, 900, and It doesn't seem to me that their
position taken then and where they etand
now are consistent.
Alderman Kohlnauff was on his feet be-
fore the speaker had finished, but Mayor
Rice raped for order. saying. "GeItlemen,
Ill have to call you doSn on this discus
| sion. as II is entirely out Of order"
Alderman Kohlhauff--Your honor, II 10
not right 10 call me down when am at
tackled In this manner. never. to my recol-
lection, stated such thing In open coun-
ell l stated that I voted against 1t be-
cause contract existed with the electric
light company, which believed to be bind
Ing. never go back on contract made
voted against the light proposition. did
not make such assertions, and do not be-
lieve any one has heard 1t, except Mr.. Hell
SER
Things were growing somewhat interest
ing and Alderman street took advantage
OF the situation by saying Your honor,
rise to point of personal privilege.
The alderman from the First ward has in
timated that am not disposed to be open
and above board with the people. would
Ike TO know If my record In this council
mas not always been open and frank toward
the people. II you will 20 back over the
records you will find that made tho mo-
ton that these things be published for the
public benefit. So far as the people know
ing about this ordinance going through this
council is concerned, | have never made
any secret OF how intended to sote on the
question. / do not want any OF the facts
suppressed. but ! aid not want to furnish
the opponents Of the electric light measure
club to use against Its passage, and that
is the reason why | oppose its passage at
this meeting. don't want TO furnish the
enemies Of municipal ownership With the
powder with which TO blow up the meas
urc"
After some further discussion pro and
con between Aldermen Helser and Kohl
haLff, Mayor Rice became impatient and
said: Gentlemen. this controversy is en-
tirely out of place and well have to stop
1t right here.
report by the board OF public works.
recommending the adoption Of the plans
ana specifications pertaining to the pro-
posed new school building TO be erected in
the Fair Grounds addition. was rend The
BOARD also recommended that the mayor be
authorized to advertise for bids Tor the en-
tire work of constructing this building, ac-
cord1ng to those plans and Specifications,
IN
Der 81 1897
Alderman Street said he had opposed this
measure at first, because he thought The
building contemplated was OF sucn mag
nitude that 1t was rather OVERRIDING the
thing. He said he was willing, however,
to yield to the Judgment OF The board of
public works In the premises.
The report was unanimously adopted
report was then read from the board
81 public works, recommending the adop-
tion or the plans and specifications for the
proposed sewer on Buffalo street from Nc
Kinney avenue to Buffalo bayou, and rec
ommending further that the mayor be
authorized TO advertised for bids on this
work, the same to be open not later than
December g. 1897.
This report was also unanimously adopt-
cd.
The next report from the board of public
works recommended that the bid of A.. T.
Lucas for the paving Of McI>ee street Com
Il street and Odin avenue from Pythian
hall 10 Carr street be accepted, and that
the mayor be authorized to accept the bid
heretofore rendered. The report was
adopted.
Alderman Street said: 1.-TWO or three
weeks ago | introduced a resolution that
the board OF public works be requested po-
litely to decide on the question OF paving
In the, Third ward at It's earliest conye-
ntpncn. ant -
The mayor instructed the city secretary
to ask nor a report from the board of pub
lie works on tho Thrill ward paving. ~
The following ordinance was then intro
duced by Alderman Cronan:
An ordinance to prohibit the sale orr,
transfer within the city of Houstonn
or railroad tickets or other evidences off,
the right to travel on or over any rail-
road within this State. by any person
other than duly authorized. agent Of,
the railroad issuing same. withoutss
written authority from such a railroad
80 to do.
Belt ordained by the city council Of
the CITY OF Houston: Section 1. ANY.
person or corporation who shall. with
In the corporate limits of the city Of
Houston sell, barter or transfer, or
omer 10 sell. barter or transfer, to any
othsr person or corporation any rail-
road ticket or other evidence OF the
right 10 travel on or over any rail-
road or part thereof within this State
without first having obtained the con-
sent or authority In writing OF the
railroad issuing the same so TO do
shall be deemed guilty OF misde-
mennor, and, upon conviction thereof
shall, for each offepse be fined in any
sum not less than fifty (s50)dollars.
or more than one hundred (s1o0) dol
lars Each. sale, barter or transfer
shall be deemed separate offense
within the meaning OF this ordin,nce
Sec, @ This ordinance shall take ~.
feet and be in force from and after its
passage.
owing to tho emergency existing mo-
.'on prevailed that this ordinances BIO re-
terred to the ordinance COMMITTEES AMI
mat the council take another recess az ten
minutes In which to allow the ordinances
committee to report upon the ordinances
Alderman Sonnen suggested that tho
cocaine Ordinance be included in the refer
ence for an immediate report, hut this
suggestion was afterwaM withdrawn as
TINS ordinance was not considered ms be,nc
In proper shape for passage.