The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-08-31
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BlnERnAN STREETS COUP D. ETAT.
(idn't Want to Act BIT Being Elected
Showed His Poser
X vErOlNG GAS ORDINANCE
aamnotA Petition Tor municipai
Ownership Of an Electric Light
Plant-Packery Petition.

n the city council met In regular session
|,5At night.
n In the absence Of Mayor Rice Alderman
II dair nominated Alderman Cronan al
I}ayor pro tenn.
d Alderman Cronsn said he would have &
{is excused before the meeting was ove'
fad asked that his nomination be with.
H-awn.
u Alderman Gciselman nominated Alder
fan Street
n Alderman Kohlhauff made the point that
alderman Street had been elected mayor
NO tenn permanently, at some previous
Meeting
4 Secretary Warner, who was occupying
Me chair, said that he knew OF no cleo
hon Of permanent mayor pro TEN.
Il Alderman Street declined to serve.
y Alderman Kohlhauff moved as sub
slitute that the council adjourn. No Sec
jhd.
1.-THE vote on electing Alderman Cronan
Mayor pro TEN was a tie.
J. Alderman Kohlhauff insisted that Alder
Ian Street take the chair He said that
gSven months ago Alderman Street had
efeu elected mayor pro TEN and 1t was
Understood that 1t was TO be permanent.
}tAlderman Street was then renomlnated
" Alderman Adair and the vote TO elect
! N mayor pro TEN was unanimous.
1.-THE following aldermen were present:
s5nnen, Kohlhauff. Burke, Geiseiman,
fleet. Adair, Matthews. McAughan. Au-
isrtin. Cronan and Heiser.
la Ioftpr xyns road frotn Aldarrpap Inf IN
Eating that he did not Intend to return at
bee and asking that he be excused till
letober I.
lAlderman Adalr moved that he be ex-
issed from the date of his communication
tSrhere was no second 10 this motion and
Emotion 10 excuse Alderman Latham with :
X conditions was carried.
PETITIONS.
yThe following petitions were then read
tsd disposed Of
From l.. L. McIlyaine to erect a fence
=, xt to the central police station for ad-
,3rttsing purposes, also fence for Il like
,lrpose back of the Masonic temple. The
rproval OF the owners OF the property was
fxached to the petition. Referred TO fire
I3nmlttee
i.From e. +. Hambien for correction OF
/ "" P''PN'2 lh NUN "'V' NV
Fired to finance committee, city attorney
ia assessor and collector.
lt'rom G. c. Duncan for correction Of az
tttsment on lot 6, block 70. and reduction
lRm $1,000 TO $500. Referred to board of
i praisement and city attorney
tt'rom A. Key for adjudication of assess-
l(nt on property In block 244. Referred
1 4 city attorney and finance committee.
IRON Earnest Fox for correction OF as
ssment Referred To finance committee.
from A. keyer and others living near
4'fiand and broadway asking that the
KANSAS Pass Railway company be required
& place ught at the crossing there Re-
;gred TO light committee
lNtrom II. Rhode and other butchers IN
~ central market asking that the packing
smpany be allowed to place a refrigerator
\ the market
sfAlderman kohlhauff moved to refer to
irket committee with power to act.
gAlderman Aubertln did not think The
l ,nmlttee should be given mower 10 40,
81 questioned the proprle,y OF letting III,
ckiug company place a refrigerator In
!se maI%et free OF rent. Others wer,
I .arged to do business there and he saw
reason why the packing company koult
! ( be-
talderman Kohlhauff said u wa. s,mn,,
III accommodation n Tho hrtchars s,' ~
.fy had plenty Of room 10 snare In ~
irket.
tsAlderman Adair took tho ,os,,io, 81,
% packerv tntenAed cnina VI.
I'm with tho butchers and that "a nsr,,,,
Iss would 49, - a.u tnat 10 permi
! arket who ma hsan sa,an out OF IN
ss- twenty wear. n ,'.a s ous'hess ther
molly destrovlny ~. r,a,i,s, mo