The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-05-18

repairs OF extensions OF said systc;ns b,
done except by permission of the ,i,y en-.
gineer.
Alderman Street insisted on tie ,,rr,o.
diate passage OF the ordinance. lie 70.
ferred TO the difficulty experienced NV tho
board Of appraiscmont in getting al m,
value OF the pipes and mains ow,,nd hv
the water works company.
Alderman Adair said that the board of
Advertisement did not meet for some Time
to come and he did not see tho necos,itv
of hurrying the ordinance through,
Alderman street said he did not see how
any aldetman could object to this ordi
nance as 1t worked a hardship on no one
motion was made to refer the ordi
nance to the ordinance committee and city
attorney.
II was suggested that as there other ordi-
nances that might require immediate nc.
ton. the motion to refer in regular cours.
was withdrawn.
An ordinance was then submitted nv tho
special committee appointed to confer with
the gas company, providing that the fran
chise of the gas company be extended for
a period of fifteen years; that the com
pany have the right TO maintain, extend
and repair its system. during this period
the tearing UP OF streets. etc, to be regu-
lated by ordinance requiring that they he
replaced in good condition: that the system,
be extended 300 feet whenever two new
subscribers are secured within that limit
that good high grade of illuminating gas
OF eighteen candle power be furnished
consumers at 81 so per 1000 cubic fee.
that the franchise be not exclusive; tina.
the charge of making connection from the
curb line to the meter be not more than the
actual cost of material and labor, with ~
per cent added; that no charge be made
consumers for the use OF the meter, cx-
cept 30 cents per month when not in Use
that ~ IL, d,
that city be furnished free gas for all It's
buildings, except school houses. The or
dnance TO take effect on or before June
%.
Alderman Street said that this limit on
the operation of the ordinance was fixed
at June % in order that the gas COMPANY
nsht have time TO get the matter before
their stockholders but that the attorney
for the company had assured him that If
this ordinance passed the gas COMPANY
would nut down the price of gas to 81 so on
the LIST of June. and therefore the city
would he getting the benefit OF cheap gas
pending the acceptance by the gas com
pany of the terms Of the ordinance He
further believed that the gas company
would accept the terms of the ordinance.
Alderman Aubcrlin did not see the use
of passing the ordinance until the gas
company signified definitely their accept
ance of the conditions imposed.
Alderman Heiscr iutimatcd that there
tho RI nmit,ae In nal ro,,,,.,i,,, 'i,I pa VI
cL,siore "a ,his oo,,,oii ,,, ,'ae M v'h
an ordinance.
Alderman Street said that the ordinance
was in the nature of a report and that i,
was submitted in this form simply as IA
matter of eNpedency and not with any
Intention of official discourtcsy. His idea
wac ~ indicato nfrtnia1,. r"1S h AT ohVe
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, a,, ""s ~ w vi 'nehi anu 10
'Iuna s"S A'oi''
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hid.r,am So, 20 ~ 80
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.,'','s ". - 'Nli''"'" 'huI 'he gas
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ana nil co,,rc;i sbo,,id od,i.o ,ha,, 49,
snood,i,. ne r,,s,i.In
on motion II vac acrood ~ LOT ,h,s 81,
IN tho nrdinsnca commj,tee m bo rennr,sd
,,ro to,ra,bar viz, a., o.,',, -. orsi,'n,,t
oan ~ No an,,,, ,o ~ .ra,'ah"aD.
and !, was also s,at,.i hat ano.her ord,n
anno ,yas ~, ,bo secrotarv.s dosly ron,,ir
inc, ;,,,,,olJnto ,',ssaern ,,or,o,y ~, obi,
an9 ,,,.itt,, .ar ~ ,so,,arco oe hon',
ro. st,nc nayip,y ni,rnoses
,rhts ordina,'co was reod nrov,dlrg in
s,i,,, 80 49, Sozo 400 IN ho,,ds w.. ,1s,,aI
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20 a W. Inn ancb ~ th Io,,,,,
atiar w SSsn u,t,h ,ntorost hn.,tn- CON.
r,,i,, o,'.,,I -nnn,,,It,, 'rbat Tho
honds ,,,T 20, for,, vnore be,r = mar ron |
~" ~ W. 49, ~ ,.oio,n,,,iar
of,or t,yor,,, veo~s Tbat tbov he soid nj (
uiter t"eh,y S"u'F: thal .nvy pu au'' AZ
'"N 80 '''"''