The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-02-03
OPPOSED TO AMENDMENTS.
Citizens 10 Mass Meeting Pass Reso-
lutions
AGAINST CHANGES IN THE CHARTER
Not Very Large Crowd Present.
Speeches by Mcssrs. Chew, TN
dcrwood, Railey and Adair.


against the proposed city charter ament
ments.
There were not over 200 prescnt and tho
who spoke were as rule more earnest tina
eloquent in their denunclation OF the recer
work Of the council In preparing a ne
charter.
large dry goods box under the awnin
Of the south wing OF the building serve
the purpose Of speakers rostrum. and NJ
George Underwood acted as presiding off
Ger.
Captain r. r. Chew whose chief opposi
tion to the new charter is that feature o
I: which provides for the extension OF th
4ty limits. was the first speaker. and h
told the people why he opposed the en-
hrgement Of the city's territory, which wa
chiefly on the ground that the city is no
now able to take caro- Of the territory sh,
has, without increasing II. and imposini
additional burdens upon tho people.
Mr. John Carleton, who ran for sheriff
on the .epublican- popuist ticket at tbs
last election. then took the stand and said
his chief objection to the proposed new
charter was the source whence IL cmanat-
cd. He spoke OF tho unrcdeemcl pledges
OF the present administration. when Air.
Rice was elected mayor" said he. The
promised plenty OF work for all One OF
the first acts OF his administration was 10
Yrovide a rocl, milo ne , ,,,,,.,,,. -, ,,,,,.,.,.
ing work for the unemployed" Mr. earle
ton then retired, amid cries for Bailey
Railey and Breeding
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ahe vIoWu that Whrl 'be alm'ais'ralinp
hI't uhhtItpoh 70 tinker rltu the charter
thtE made All the offices appnintivc. hut
ms orohsh. down FIlch Wraih urol thcr
fees back into the elective column ev.a.t
his and thar OF tho health officer They
sinner back I'm ,i,o ,ioc,i,-, H.. ,
stripped that officer SO completely OF hir
authority that he was now no more than
the oyelsger Of a gang. or a sdr, NJ ,lfr.
keeper Tor The street for.c ~ t.,.t Inv,
eleotiye ,oii,,tp 4" -gld ,t.. .,,,,..t 49,. ..t
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ticket. bcd w. and ,n,'nt,,,, IKE ,,,-.,'
voter OF the city mas thn ri,,St a. ,..'.. 80.
an officers or the civ ngd ts,, .'
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eIectiya ofAc,r w. ,"' 7i3Nlf pe an
mo neoola In, r, s.' '.'NoA'-' OF
,n,,n w. l .H'S 'VN ellIlrr seeks To
raeection nnon ,u .o,,. ~ w.. lhasor 10
unon Vim ,i"b, NJ Wv, ~, nll s.lehis.
1l t'Fn, o. ,v' government, thai
tIf ,o,, rr' su,il''. 10 say
49, ~" XIX nui piolTfIF equipped 20 "Nsr-
ou ,!s IsAAt OF suffrage 10 he selection
VI youl o,n'eIs
uI"h the slhl'ct OF extending The city
iilLI- JhAfe hail'Y dd NOT believe the
ehahse a wise one. as it would increase
th,, uN nutdenh uIon tnc people
re called eionuon 10 the fsct th5. ,hr
mayor In creltlpg the comm ,tee uf tha
council to take The charter $50 Austin s,l
Lrfe US passage. Lad selected uoon fhat
committee only aldermen Who wore favor
abb 70 the amendments. thus iru,rinr A..
rights OF thc punorj.y.
Someone asked who p,tl .bc ,,..,r... ,.,
this committee do A,etin