The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-08-17
~ Electric Light lIsat Still 10
Abeyssce.
C1RIc COMPANY ASKS FOR TINE
|Srney gtewnrt On Question Of
Srssnal PriviIege--To Advertise
tor FIN ward PAVING.

Helser.
3 motion. Alderman AdaIr was ez-
0,d.
lie mayor again called attention to the
a fnued ahaence Of Alderman Latham
out excuse.
4 dsrnaEa Agbertin moved ,ha; ,ec sccre-
M write the alderman and asces.ain
3tlher or not he intends returning rad II
lite Sand In his resignation as alderman.
$srted.
Il, PETITIONS.
ss:'om the Labor Council. inviting the
1 rmsr TO participate IN the LABOR Day
}ssitiss. Accepted
l,ofn j. S. Lucas estate for correction
u assessment. Referred to finance COM
Fee
om Presley X. Ewing FOR separation
assessment. Referred TO finance GEM
,,suu II, Fritz. proposing TO donate GER
3lard In the First ward FOR the opening
4 street. Granted.
fsom c. +. Miller. proprietor OF r,x-
ants IN Market House. asking con-
I'D reduction of rental. Referred &c
,ahNl LpIlEilttcts
JON Charles Bolfrasz and n,acrs. ask
,that sidewalk be brought 10 Il level IN
~ VI their stores on Milan street. Re-
ted 70 street and bridge committee
Pom G.. j. Hughes. asking iOg cCrrec-
\ OF assessment Referred 10 esty at
ev and f1ance committee altl power
,tcs.
ON A.. Granger. secretary CigtKeus
Nlric Light and poSer company. COM
hing ct tho present proposition lor the
3 70 construct sss light plant as an tn
Gee, The company had reduced the
ia Of lishtS from $50 10 Bt90 per an
". Ga Juuo III, 1885, the city gave the /
.pany 4 c0ntrrct for ten years. seven !
IS 81 that eolfFaeg WIS still aaexp.red /
''he face OF shis contract toe company
Z made considerable Improvement ia It's I
~. and for the city uow 10 pnt 10 a
NJ OF lts own would work great hard /
i on the company. TheiF contract with 1
city called for mopthty e4sh payments. /
faf OF which they were paid Ia scrip. I
le city was vct satisfied wish The price 4
.ged petitioner wculd take up the mat. /
NltE the managers o. The company with I
.tView " securing 4 reduction OF prtce I
h 70 do this be asked that action on tho /
3ositlou b. deferred till the ayN Mon /
l'in September.
sicrn2en MeAushan moved That the pc.
y be- granted
.,deTnan Street sald the comnapy had |
on nctlce for threo month"; before
proposition had been Bubni.ttcd 10 the 4
gu aud IL VAS rather late In the day
,,hetn TO come ia and ask Tor ,tlrther
4 lie said the company referred 10 4
ttioh OF thc Contract on tac part OF
tctty- but never 0uea intlmateA that |
1 hah violated any part Of tbs contract. I
~ contract With the city called for
candle bower ltskis and he was in /
led that not a single light furnished \
ine oenip4ny was o. tha. power. The
nation that thsy would rcdacc the pflco 4
me eeat svidsacN thar they were
eng the city too tagch and they would |
susgest a reduction uuless this matter 4
/ OrFa arra<ht vp- Eecp!e conpaiacd 1
" new plant beigg an extra lax The
. was nmw Paying a tax Of $4,000 for
= nShts ans the new plant would pay /
ITSELF Elmost fror. ;he start ana there
ny DC no tax. lilo moved 10 receive and
the petitlon
iderman Aubsrtin said that until the
ent contract With the electric light
paw Was declared null ana void no
~ vote against tho proposition for
plant He favored granting tho % III
sderIar Street asked tho cIty attorney
~ council could make contract bid
ON another.
~ Attorney Stewart said thai while
sas not PREPARED to give a written GRIN
Upon the subject. he would say In n
raj way that one eouncil could rot
2 contract that would bind It's suc- /
srs.
herman Kchlhauff regarded tb.s as n
apsprt opinion. 1t would be a strange
',tion OF reputation IL one council |
~ rrfuse to lay the nromissory rutes
~ bs The preceding administration, /
.,ornfy Stewart asked TO be heard as a
,,er Of personal privilege. He Had given |
opinion In civil. geBtltmanly llanucr
ava not care 10 he made the sutject
sdinalc ~ having his opinion referred |
: ptins absurd, particularly ,,y q lay
! Tie tTnibie with this council was
eaea msr1ber laid flatterins JUNCTION
Is soNi that he was great consti;u.
II lawyer. He said that authorities !
|. ,hc question be was asked we're con-
ing. hence he aid not Give his opinion.I
lnai but when Alderman Nohlhauff /
~ about nromlssory notes, enc council |
no more right to Issue ,hom than a
sedins council had to pay them.
1etman kohlhauf asked the MAYOR II
administration had not paid notes is
by It's predecessor.
'ts. replied the mayor. ''but II was 1
~ TO keep up the honor OF the city.
have issued no notes To leave "a |
nies TO onr SUCCESSORS
German Streets motion TO receive and |
tce electric light cofnpany's uctition |