The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-05-11
DOLLAR AND A HALF GAS
Is What the City Demands OF the
Gas Company
FOR AN EXTENSION OF FRANCHISE
other Matters pctorc the Counci,
Complaints Against Police VI
Hccr-Occupntion Taxes

Tho city council met In regular session
Yesterday afternoon with Mayor Rice pre-
siding and full board present.
After the reading OF tho minutes the fdi-
lowing petitions were read and disposed Of
PETITIONS.
From the Improved order OF Red Mon,
an invitation to attend their picnic on May
IL. Accepted with thanks.
From John H. Ruby, for remission OF
taxes paid by mistake and for correction OF
block number ON 1896 roll. Referred 10 the
finance committee.
From City Assessor and Collector Justin
C. White. for authority to appoint depu-
~ clothed with police authority 10 en-
force collection OF occupation taxes.
Mr.. White stated that this deputy would
be employed at his own expense. rho Pc
tition was granted.
From Hen s. Parsons. for correction OF
assessment on lot u. block c. OF ton acre
lot s. Holman subdivision. Referred to tho
board of Hppralscmcnt-
From Chas II. Reynolds and others. COM
planning OF a colorei dance house corner OF
Iiusk and Paige streets ms nuisance. nc
fcrrcd to the police committee.
From j. X. Levin. complaining of the
conduct OF rollco officer Albert Allen for
intrudng upon his prcniisea and asNing Tor
an investigation. Referred to the police
committee.
assessment on lots I. and II, block aH,
and half OF lot 2. block NJ, FOR iSv5 aud
1896 Referred to tho board uf appi~,iso-
mont.
From d f. Stuart, trustee. FOR 'orreo-
ton OF asses smcnt on properly locntod on
Polk avenue Referred to the fnu lco com
mittec.
From j. H. T4cc for SEGREGATION of as-
Bessment. Referred to tn" finance commit
tee,
From Ed Knm. Mis,rot Iioa. and others.
asking that the city ordinance be enforced
regarding Sunday closing,
one alderman wanted this petition to 80
to the ordinance committee,
Aldorinnn street cnntcndcd that there
was already M ordinance on The slhirct.
Alderman Auhcrtin moved ihht tue p'u-
tlon be granted
Alderman Mchughnn suggested That the
petition be rcfcr~ei 10 ihc city attorney,
Tho attorney said there waa already an
ordinance covering the Buhicrt
Alderman Auhcrtln's motion that the pr
tlton he granted aud shat the marshal Iva
required to enforce the ordinance upon
the subject was carried
REPORTS
Tho report Of the assessor and collector
for April WAT referred to the finance com
1nittcc. likcwlso the report Of the mnrlSot
master which showed tho collection OF
Sol0.5C market revenues Tor April.
The police committee submitted re
port recommending the construction of a
stable at the new pole, oi,,tion for the pa
troll wagon. fronting On Caroline street.
Plans aud specifications had been drawn
OF building that would cost about Sll00.
The plans and specifications were re-
tcrrCd to the board Of public works..
Tho fire committee reported fnyorahly
upon the petition to erect sidewalk stant
corner OF Milan Nnd prarIc Htrocts,
Adontcd
The street and bridge committee aud rn-
Einecr reported f'yoribly mon The petllou
to run a sidetracR or switch iuto the old
flour mills property.
Alderman Street .ad hc had Investigated
this matter and found that the switch tie
petitioners wanted would 10 ilnnl,, n IN.
lot an itrcparahlr injury In the condugt OF
their warehouse business. hut that y switch
could be erected thorr that would bc OF
equal benefit - tho flo.W mill and would
not I'm any way interfere with tlcn,c y
pilot
Several aldermen spoke on this subject
Alderman Matthews s1ld hu lid mot
think thai llonkc ~ lillot would ALLOW
tho switch To 30 In bnt tina, the nuui
mill people were ooi. ltnly entitled "a
the same consideration aS iIrnke y rlllut
II WuE coutondod mat tina new switch
would block N" street aud the genera
idea was that whlo tho flour mill PRO,
tcctora were entitled to every cOnsldera
tinu. thcro no usc I'm inviting an In.
Junction suit or granting any privilege,
that would he lctrlmrnt 20 the peopl,
IN hlockng M a public highway,
i MIR. Quad, ono OF the proprlctors %
tho proposed now -four mill industry. wal
permitted TO address the COUNCIL apl
stated that the switch suggested by Alder
man stree, would not subsorvc their pur
posc.
On motion tho report OF tho COMMITTEES
was adopted
The reports upon the gas franchise wer
thon read. majority aud minority ro
port,
The majority report was signed by MAKO
Rico as chairman and Alderman turk,
Geiselman, Latham, Kohlhnun. Street
q Adnir. Matthews. Auhcffi In
II was brief In it's character. proyidin
II nfteca YEAR franchlee FOR Tho lIoustu
Gas company. provided they furnish sd
Mt maximum price Of $3.50 per 1000 cuhi
feet, irrespective OF It's being FOR illuniunI
Ing or fuel purposes. and that the city b
IS furnished gas free
The minority report WAS as follows;
We should bo pleased to concur wit
tho majority OF tho committees, but ~
unable to do so for the following reasons
II IN unbeatable that The cost of maxim
q gus for the past TWO years IS much chcapc
than IL over has been, aud indications al
that Il can ho made stll cheaper Than q
* tho prcsen, day What Il may be ton yrir
hence can not now be determined. there
fore TO a plant already established, to koa
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