The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-02-24
ATTACKING THE CHARTER
On ,hc Interest," az a Nprs SeErerrss
Administration.
FsgoRS senlSmy6 FEE SYSTEM
Change. saarr-& ~ a MSS Ncetfns
~ra xe We >Nhrnsssca ze Sse tSe"@
ell ~ Special SessnFnst'SN

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fs-E.ay xs,e-uncr - -~essve ise rsHSs q I
IA LEGISLATIVE cczrrlgiss q. tAe basaness !
g.sssEsss r,a. The s.-oz.aassS osAzse- srns1sa- {
sr,ss Is
A1arns sh1se p-esscs were Noss7s
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-oc.. G,-itaila Ksu-ss-. Eialyea--s. sst.1s'
T. X. Cage s.. CAns7ess. Tu2.y, Ase-
G-egs-. r ?. Chew. $. rs p csevssa1a,
Meyer r a glei-rutr, J. A.
Nelcaa-gl GRAY &Hh-rry az aths-s lAe
su,srvirE s5ty utirsAls ~e-r crescent IS
s,serlali-x Alderman CTr-s-, Assss soG
trA Collector White s~cr-lars Nai:.er'
t7aEiuee- cnsr-4ncsr md Ca!st q IRE If
( Ys-17-itrg Navs2
~ e-9ttls president q. tie Ras11sss
Lsa1.gus rxAsa lsie -nesslre 20 0-asr AID
assed so.-esssx 8isn&71soa 70 iead tae
-CDnr7 e., 5As legislative c0lrai-'ee q ;AH
llaa--ut soJn he proposes ufg c1kTieF'
VIZ "a Re ail IS tslicws
& 70 ths soua-Hale RfEsrsser tit' Tss :: ne
Si4s- 9! TsxNb
We g. ,nrrl l1..r.es OF ths fia1lsro1 Hrs!ness
T.rHras who Ne-s SELECTED t-a;u rae.- 1-11a-
Ter 70 r-eset1 70 you. hcnnrat.e h,-y or
4 olsecI iaus 30 Ire Amendments - ta~ char
- ~ ihe city 81 Eoustar gov before
sol and 10 mike ths Tecr- ,l'-.- stso--s
ltst lhls League eo-ss sdfrs TO- -ha best a.
ta-fsts a1d protec15ca q cur ,- Gems AMI
taxpayers VIII teis view Fs aaa .tsFe 10
present - Won honorable o7-y for your
cGaEl 1aI-s-jc1i. and pray taa- Ycl ~i-i en-
buar no the SAID chzrfe- tAa failrW -
Male So ION ? READ rct rl17s than six
vA-ls
iJsss ss~tscn 20 -esd $50 As e ll1t:
vrh9ut euiae bsfsre tAe board u iu:lle
vc-La
Mzte sre,ioa 10 - read a-st aaa ,hlri
Noa1aF 10 each 'uonth. retu- tie num-
beg ~ regular meetings 70 $3.50 ~ month
l.Eead O., four
Mas= .aa "A to read s. "a place Of 8
rs Z Zee "a lie city marsha
AEKr section Is 70 read 81 2 place q 81
IS I tee 70 The city atto-r.ey
Eliminate The word fess 20 section 2.
Make section q TO Rad tsa IS 8 lin (,
o. Tie councils sxpend surss Instead a.
ti#+ sna insert 10 this $50 oa ann prop
,siuan not approved by ;be hoard o pub
-ic w1rss shall require a tvc-ihIvls vote
~ th- tull council 10 pass IRE ssDe
Eliminate from section 40 page g. that
prTt1l of said section which begins with.
%. he faXes due on a1y --n1ar7y. aid
tuds ma; ihe facts in salA a-d src true,
AID 'hat en- requirements O.. Ia law have
been complied with.
CaAnee section 30 10 reed s per cent fet
20 'he city attorney insfead 81 per cent
Change section 80 10 READ that .ayes art
4ue TIE lsi q SepteInb4r arl shall beal
interest from and after March
Chsnet section 40 to read fi;y cent
v,he~.. NJ rod fhe. assessor ,43 s5les.rr +,
be ertftied "a 81 for each settlement
Change ae~+ior 20 IA read twenty iv,
rentz f-- uuaiishipg aelinoea-t liz, instea,
Of a. f9r Zen piece Of property adyer
tisef
yrls-+ tho. tho assesso- and COLLECTOR h
uabln Cor ANY money r9rected and no
trarsee--e.f 40 he nrone- found to whici
II seie,4e ~ the nroner rarties 10 receiy
i, ami IA funds when colle.tcd shall h
? appi.I bv any officers OF the city for an
o;h,. puruose than thai for which 1t wa
coU.r1s.l should any officers use any q
.rh tinss fo- anv chr nurnns. th,n fc
,,htrh 4. - coiteo,nI ha ana nc hnr1s
mon shall h., held liable for the same. an
81 e,,r4asly En- he ,,sn1 on,v IN nav interes
Or. city present bonds and sinking fun,
. AS, 10 provide for paving interest an
. mixing sinking funds for bonds hereatte
lssuei
Ir..-t the ass..asnr and collector sha
r,al.e an aseaSsrnents and make notes whel
~, ,r,r.r-t, co,ner and himself disagrc
r vn,n ~, ,otcrrea ia tho hoard M prai.s
. -, which vba, consist of two aide
\ ,ns, n-,I 90 .jtigan IN he anoointed Il
4 tho MAYOR and approved by the counoi
,,.t,ln r.,r+,sula- dirty shnll no n
+ ;,,s, osseesr,ents where the nssessor an
:. rrcr,rty o,yner d,sagree and to adjust su,
. other cases az may come before then
G snoAia 'he pupelte o"ne a., IL ar,eoi ~,
,. 81 apirAsein'h' uisaslee, nI", i1o - =,
~ he taken 10 we c''F ooune'. '."
y va, ~ ,,,.ioe a,d fas s,ch notice wri
q -, ,b,. toco ~ Inc assessment
'.r ~ 800 ~ arrrotssrs shau not he
~ 49, o,n- ,hirtv davs from a. 7
sesa,oii io' 80 - 40 m Their con
. 70 - ~, ~, ~, So a. rar dav each
: pensa"uh sn@.l " ., r ia ,ba, so5o 400
j. MAZE <,t''Uh - ~ so I'd so5o 600
honcs 10 us lsst'. III .,,n,,rt sooo Onn
n issued IN 1875 o. "n'eh AMI, naying a,
e expended IN l''' LOT ooo =. ho eypen1
C street sewerage ana SoV'vov , ~ a,d #
for permanent schooi , - ,he so5
It same Distribute" Is 10 pe ''''N Va ''
re 0oo 20 he issued IN 1870. ,.,, ho,5s :
u Eliminate the right 10 ISSUE o'"'' !
- any other purpose
All officers get salaries =, .
~ That the proposed city chhI'cI VI =
~ city of Houston be so amenutu AZ ~ y