The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-11-09


tnsrs X ! psr,nansnt building snd one q,
= credit . re sssy. "pI sn ,e eom
xiS5sssn KohihsufE mxsntained that Al
IAHman etxest's coutentton about the iyoia
/ ff6G a ~ school - compared with II
joration 70 cfher Schools was failacious. 4
I.vhen The psupceed new school would
b1l1t ~ schou d1gfricts would be rear
rAneed 10 - 10 equalise distances.
Il A1dsfman ntreet sald the arrangement
Ieuflool distf5c4s wn1 an illusion and 9 snare
ThsrV werS hundred children In BIZ
i nS1shborhood cue block from the Hiyl
4 oc6opa wan hid to 70 thirteen block TO At
fsud .tko n.<1o GRADES that were taught II
thc Hfgh school. He did NOT see any
equality In this sort Of arrangement. Ht
was NOT opposed to schools ns some Of the
/ aldermen would make 1t appear. He wa
more in favor Of schools than any Of them
| ~ be favored more schools than they di1
| He wanted hnlf dozen schools, while they
I wanted but one.
Mayor Rice said the school board ~ ar
ranging school districts did the work folely
with the Wow OF giving the greatest accom-
mediation to the greatest number OF citi-
yens.
Alderman AubertIn wanted to know ex-
actiy where block 80 was located on which
the proposed school was To be placed
Alderman Street Eaid 1t was In a very
sparssiy settled district on the outskirts
Of the city.
Alderman Kohlhaun said 1t did not rat
ter where the location WIS. He referred 10
the experience OF tho Cascara street
school. When II was built there was moth
Ing around II. Now the entire location was
thickly settled, and the school had to be
enlarged 10 accommodate the children.
School hoises drew population and he felt
satisfied that the proposed new school
would be filled as soon as st could be
opened
Alderman Street wanted the ordinance
read TO see exactly what II provided as TO
the proposed location OF the school and its
cost.
The ordinance WIS read II simply pro-
vides for the issuance OF $4,000 in londs
for the construction and enlargement Of
school buildings. without providing for any
specific distribution Of the money.
On Its second reading all voted for the
ordinance except Alderman Street.
The ordinance was then passed by vote
OF yeas and nays, Aldermen Street and
Cronan voting In the negative.
Alderman Street explained his vote by
saying that he opposed the issuing OF these
bonds at this time because IL would mill
tate against the proposition now before the
people to issue 800 600 for the electric light
plant. He simply wanted the matter de-
ferred till after the election On the ether
proposition.
Alderman Kohhaun wanted to he fair
With the people by letting them know ex-
lctly what we are going to do He did not
believe the school proposition VIZ in any
way throw damper upon the electric light
proposition,
Alderman Aubertn called attention TO
,he charter provision requiring a compla-
Ion and codlficatton OF tho city ordinances
md he moved that the secretary do the
work Carried
motion was introduced by Alderman
hcAughan providing that an S-lnch sewer
% placed on Odtn avenue between Carr and
Wary streets to connect with the sewer
low on Mary stree and that tho Mary
treet sewer be lowered In such a way as
o accommodate itself with the proposed
onnteticn. also that the sewer ON Semn,es
treet be lowered so as TO adjus. itself 10
ne general sewer system OF tho ward The
notion was referred TO the board OF + lbic
works..
a motion by Alderman KohIhaun that
Edward street BE- opeued up ran Houston
venue to White oak bayou was referred TO
ne board OF public works
"iotioh ny Alderman street that the
fmyor enler into II contruct TO open up Me-
tinney avenue from Hutchins street TO tho
NY limits and that the Arkansas Pass and
ANITA Fe railroads he required to place In
crossings was carried
by Aldermen Aubertin n motion proyid-
hg mat sufficient property be purchased TO
'pen up south street TO Pnkney TO n width
" Sixty feet, was aleo carried
Alderflsan street moved that the hoard NJ
public works be requested TO submit M liz
earliest possible convenience report upon
iis proposition to place certain pavement
ipon streets In the Third ward Carried.
Alderman Golselmau submitted n motion
nat Shepard street, In the Second ward
'e opened up between German aud Eneclke
Neferred TO the board of public works.
by Alderman Sonnon. n motion that Tho
street and bridge committee be Instructed
% look into the feasibility OF using tho
sravei that VIII have to be removed from
willow street upon other streets In The city,
rarried 49,
by Alderman Cronan, an ordinance nro
'iding Tor tho borrowing of $50. 900 on tho
,redit OF the city by the Issuance OF bonds
20 that amount. running forty years nnd
bearing per cent interest, The money thus
raised to be used for the paving OF streets
ma the constructor Of sewers, To pro-
vide interest and sinking fund for the lloui
nation OF these bonds II proposed levy Of
IN additional ad vnlorem tax OF t-5s Of por
cent Per 800, This ordinance was referred
r. he ordinance committee and the council
Adjourned.