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

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sAlty council met "a regular sessic
lStday Afternoon Ct O'Clock.
~ change back To the old time Of fneee
~, sesned to pIease everybody, particular
" ~ aldermen who like to talk. % u ray
u ,.''s, $3.50
an ~ 4 u. ~. +. 49,. mat
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~ n. u. ,,.,..~,,S,,r, nav schoo
ss'.....s .'r-,s~-,- -,S.... -, ,hst h,
~. !. $50. -, ~, +.
" ..., S Z. Z. - ....,. !. ,ss,a ,hos.
eu ~ 1917 = 800 ~ ,r,..,na I,
49,. - ~ Z. !. $500, :, ,ho nron.
q !. ,..,,a stoo
os't'op now oe'o's ~ .''p'. -
900 more FOR an electrc hsnt pian'.
The opposition proved futile and Alder
-. = S,reet had taken bis defeat nbilosophi-
1000 49, .,a,. -. .tr,a ,,t,h s,,,,
OA''y a.Ni WIS D.'ns - u.
fortdtude, wnen anotner orninahoe was pTe-
scented providing for another bond issue Of
AZ, mn This nronosjt3on. however. was mot
1000. 49,. u. ,.n,. A,aar,,.r
4 an neOu'ao.o snAp'' ~. :.
street would nave sara nan parliamentary
usage permitted was plainly dlsceraible
,pon ria coun,emnce as the ordinance
$500. ~ ~. ~ ,ho comet,
went over uhuei '''e 'ue' "NN '"o
adjourned
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Mayor Rice presided ana the following al
dermen were present. sonnen. Kohlhauff.
p,rto ces,,,nap latham street Adair.
x,a,ths,,,s ucAuchan AubertIn and cro-
rar
80 o,.oa
w n'o'ioh a'ue' ni"" iie''o' w,
AFTER lhe reading ana approval OF the
minutes OF the last meeting the following
petitIons were road and disposed 81;
ur,r,r,oNc
From j. W. Jones, for correction OF
error In assessment on property in block
30. embracing half Of lot 8 and Improve
mems. same being assessed at 49,, 900
which petitioner claims is excessive. Re-
ferred 10 finance committee
From II. b. Cushing. for correction OF
assessment on property in block 46 and
sanueiiat'on vi suit 'e'e'ieu 10 poain vi
~pp.a'een i,
I'm .. ueVssc pa"sa auu otne. ou,one'a
Wv ,nai net asslnb ,Hat Waterman pe
paceu IN the H'arket 10 prevent the thett
u niea' anu .eselaoI,s aiter market hourS.
's, ,s W tne market oolnittee
I'm - oah LOT aujua,nheht OF as
sessneht ON properly IN me Haiey add
won. REFERRED 10 the hnance committee.
rom =. ~, Mundine ana others asking
.nA. pren'ona street De graded from CONT
70 Nahce, IN .ne fItu ward Referred TO
o..et "nu piiuse committee ana mayor
WIN power 10 act.
REPORTS.
City Engineer Gueringer submitted p,an.
and specifications for storm wnter sewers
on sections NJ Conuress nvsnua ava Ans,,r
street, tho sewers 10 be fr6m twoutv4fonr
to thirty-six inches. He also submi,ted
plans and specIflcatlona for siytv,,onr,
foot span arch bridge across Wb,,o oat
bayou Mt whit ia Known az nenmcbamn
Springs Roth Of these rennr,y uara ny
ferrsd to the board Of pubiIc works
The market masters rcnort for octoh,.
showing collection OF ss27 Ok marlat rnr
enue, was referred To The finance non,,nit-
tee. az was also the report for October AZ
Collector and Ass<ssor White s' VI
,N,n,,,,.,,.. ..
'i.'''i'|p poeiNEss'
Under the head Of unfinished business,
the ordinance introduced AT previous
.,eelins oy Alderman Matthews providing
Tor the issuance of $4,000 in bonds for the
construction and enlargement OF school
buildings In tho city was brought zip under
favorable report from two members OF
the ordinance committee--Aldermeu Som
men and Latham
Alderman Matthews moved that the re-
port be adopted.
Alderman Street moved as substitute
that The ordinance take It's regular course
II was maintained that the ordinance
had already been referred to the ordinance
committee, which was its regular course
whereupon the motion OF Alderman Mat
thews 10 adopt the report was carried nv
unanimous vote.
Alderman Street wanted 10 know tho
exact meaning OF tho ordinance He said
that some time ago there was a propoa,,inn
10 enlarge certain school huilaInys Ma
wanted to know exactly hnw this m,nsv
was to be expended. 80 ''o'''
structlons from the council he haa - h ~,
plans made for a school houss in ,hs
Fourth ward on block 30 and be snn,os ia
this ordinance was INTENDED tn raise ms,..
for that Improvement ~ '@''' 'i'ones
Alderman Stree, wanted 10 know wha,
The mayor ssi S The se ons,noor oon,a moi,
ably tell and thai ss,sr al, ,pa'e p,vo.
would have to 90 arss 10 The e'I boa md''s ~
ps Alderman nSsn' stree,--rnat !. ,,0o H., -.