The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-01-27
CI1Y CHARTER CHANGES.
|lNork of the Council In Executive
Session.
|TWO ALDERMEN FLY THE TRACK
And Refuse TO BE Bound by the Exec
uffve session-The Changes That
Are Proposed In the Charter.

VI iH{Hnofe, OF IN executive stssapH- ~ SDAsi-H.
Il 1.-THE report Of the charter amendment COM
mittee.
y 81 Before the meeting settled down to WORK
y {{Aidsrneu Sounen o. the First ward and
\, $tAdair Of the Fourth withdrew from the
4 deliberations. saying they did no, propose
Ito be bound by anything ths council might
yssSdo as committee 0. The whole.
gif They failed to state wherein the repo-t di1
%not meet with their approval or to whas
! Sparticuiar amendments O. TIE charter. u
1any. they ohirttee. but simply declined to
hpartieipste in the deliberations.
I'M The amendments were then taken ~ ~
ss5EssecticnS. and section TO - inclusive we've
3aconsidered separately and agreed upon.
sa Session Nc. simply pTos4ces Tor the cor
sspcraie existence Of the city under the style
itbe name Of The CIly Of Houston"
EXTENDING THE CITY LIMITS.
M Section : fixes he city limits. the change
!being TO extend them half mile in each
ssdirection. This rectiou as amended and
SS9fagreed upon is as follows:
I.St Section ? That me bounds ana ninIts %.
5Alssi. corporation shai b. four iIiies sluaie
Nffo be run Win careioai points ~ rho roia
WI pass. OF which thr center 70 the court house
3Sicenter provided. that should any prop ny
Slying beyond the city limits as they existed
N1Irior 70 the passage az this Aci be li1.tei
'3hinto blocks ara lnts then aud iu that event
The Owners OF said proncry shall lay lhe
's5taine OF 10 coaiorri 20 Tho streets ard
aS3locts ahuifiuE "a the same. and shaii
ANf1iie with the city engineer correct map
~ OF same and provided i-r-her that ln 70
"a Ycnse shall the CRY NJ icIson 30. Required
s3to pay for snr Of The aaia s-ir,,s. 81 what
"a fa .HaH. .HH
son ot he plo; iar of fhe property g. 1.hG-
ever date plotted saall be. orle by such 4rt
s5Ethe property 81 tbe city ~ Houston FOR zee
iss public highway and saau be cared Ter
las suen.
} FIXING THE wtIr1s
XXI Section . s. EN- amp'incaaon ~ ,he same
slsection in ths present charter snl instead
gs1!of fixing the tenure a. four years az was
Ssoriginaly intended - leaves it at year..
liSSs'as provided for in The preeea, charter
TN This seciin. as agreed upon, iE as fol-
sS&ows
sN Sec. o. That the Administration Of ~
\ AusinesI affairs % the said corporation
hall be coudue'td hy a mayer aud loard
Eiot aldermen 40 tc elected o. tne qualified
3&votefs OF thp ci-l 40 large arG 90 Ao acs-
s2pgiited g. the ti'r council. who shall hold
Qsiher respect l5r offices Tor ESQ years nom
sNfhe next city ei0riien and She sali city
f7#Ouhcl may divide the ciiy into a Couveui.
iNnt narh.r Of wards. not more than
ssiast,ys. ana shAll aeiine and eslahilsh the
s,said bo,,,,a,ries er.,,r 1''1 ,'''y 'na'Se the
38he before mentioned board OF aldermen
est sail consist %. two aldermen frleaud from
s;,,IId ~ 'e',,a 'A' W'in. VINO sDdN
i4Bucceseors arr elected and ausi'('c5 ro
aapcrsos being competent tD IN the office OF
sSsaldernan unlcaa az The date uf his election
i@send Tor sixty days ucyt prccsding he be A
unqualified voter Of the city and for two
stiyears prior 10 such election bona rde
sSresident Of his ward and an owner az real I
property in said ward. Should aat adler I
s.fnsn remove from hia ward ,luriu. ,iio torn /
for which De waa elected dI.. heomc m Z
tSslnc or for any o. her rel,lu i.a. lli.. fI-
Unqualified to dierhlrrc thc du,is If hs
sa5otfee. then nus Office shan become vacant +
4nnd the city council shah hv ballot ,lDci n /
'3Tproper and duly qltllfied roresu hy ma- (
sH5joritt vote OF an the edtrmeu sicr. I'd ard |
f8QualifIed. to fli rlrh yacaucy
VII FOIL TtN 1t-ArvrtgATtc.
sse co.,t..
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puaiH'oaiion 81 voters similar - i1o luail- I,
=siiicntlon fixed hy the State lag r,ernf. Mat /
10 provides further that In oraa, D., ~.
.fur oity offictfs tho olertor mus, ,,bu',
fs-focelpt showing that be- has p7.l r,-,
RToll tax.
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s Ano,her ,,nror,oo, ',.,,,,',o -,
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n. he various polliur pla,.. r.. ,A....
sssls outlined Ia se.,lop ,,. t-,i,...
Es Sec d Ttu ln c,.b ,.-. ~, 3d.. .,...
SHALL be established opo ,.,.iti... ,,...
.ch ,oon -
.t,sn .,. '4'''0' 'Afle' over Z
ss' NO'l"E ""ilh enc limits of faid Hari /
ANt the last municipal election. ana @hcfs /
l3 ~o or more polling pinuas aie c.ta5ii.4 u /
s8ieV Nhaii Dee 800 located os tu BE- most tca
slNenient TO the ereatost number 1( voters
i'n az uie' SEQ ~ eitrtl9l officer. bal-
titut pu@'a a"4 repatriation o+ka or 4cH .
& y, ths pa'e' WINCH polling places ma
sft - ~ p'a''" u. 'A' hAine b.H.tatf "rd ID 7
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