The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-11-23

| Alderman McAughan moved that the NIL
| nority report be adopted.
1t was suggested that there was no ma
jority report.
mittee had never been called together to
consider this ordinance and that he had
only been asked to sign the report Just
before the meeting Of the council.
The mayor ruled that II any one or two
members OF committee decline to sign
report upon matters referred 10 them
the other member could make the report.
Alderman Kohlhauff said that the other
members OF the committee knew what the
ordinance provided for and that 1t did not
| require amy investigation on that point.
A recess was taken, however, for ten
mdnutes to givo the committee time II
consider the ordinance and make report.
After the allotted time for recess had ex-
plred the council came to order aud the
majority report OF the ordinance committee
was read us fcllows
We your ordinance committee beg to
report that we do not consider 1t good
policy 10 report on this ordinance just
now. We are on the eve OF an election
on the question OF tho issuance OF
100000 In bonds and the rushing
through of this ordinance at the time
Is bound to have bad effect. ami may
possibly be the indirect cause Of tie
defeat OF the project. which would be
80 essential to this city. namely. the
owning and operating OF It's own cleo
trio light plant. For this reason We
do not think 1t good policy 10 SIN the
report at this time.
Alderman Kohlhauf said: 1T seems to
me that this report is very inde.iui:e and
l would like to ask the members CT tho
majority OF the committee who signed tho
report II they will vote fer this bond issue
after the election In question had been
disposed Of"
Alderman Street said: Il would like 10
know, your honor. If l am on ..he witness
stand"
Alderman Kohlhauff-If these gentlemen
are In earnest and N they think the ordi-
nance should ultimately be passed. think
the public should know It, | am In fa.or
Of the passage OF the ordinance, whether
now or after the election. and ] think the
members OF the majority ought ~ come out
openly and take stand one way OF the
other.
Alderman Street-That is not The oles-
tion al ALL 1t is not necessary to issue
these bonds now. There Will be plsi,ty of
time before our term expires to attend to
w. ana there VIII be ample tine to devote
10 mat question, II the council 80 elects.
after the ceuning bond election. believe
would seriously jeopardize Ike resyh OF
.uat election SO far ls the electric light
PioPos'lion is concerned, believe nvnici-
pai ownership OF light plant will do moro
good FOR the city than anything that has
ever Deen done. and, IL accomplished IL
WIN DC the crowning net OF this council. "
~ my honest belief that the operation Of
~ ,iecttic light plant by the city viii
ehanie lie TO cancel some o. the O. TVS out
Standing Indebtedness, md that .,i,csIion T.,
now paramount over all others, RrIitam-
ner. 90 not ask the '1lo;liitc 20 s,pouo-
inent OF this ordinance There Ia nmnIe
TIME for 1t, and for that reason / do mot
mink IL good policy for this council. ron
resentlng tho people. to do ANYTHING cnI-
.uiatsd by Its effect upon The public mind
~ ,nJu'e "a measure, which, II carried. will
i"u i, 10 the great benefit OF the teopla
What ] am going to do herearfar ;, "a
9,olunued, don't cut any agure. because
: nitend 10 do what | consider IN bc INV
uuty at all times For the present 7 mn,
going to do all l can to protect tho y,n,farn
" ms election, because believe IL Ia he
'"e Az iniportant issue ut this time
/, nar,inth MeAughan stated that IL no
~, hvsn' ,he taxing up and disposing Of
,nis ordinance at this meeting would IN
any wav jeopardize the bond election or ar
preJuulce the people against tho elortr,c
iisht question. he would be opposed IN ~
iin.tner consideration at this time rJn
case. "ou'u De the
H. no said. "the citizens think II mon
rhair us.apilsn an electric light plant OF
'.rs,ia own7-wnich hope they will--they
year, and u We dispose Of this ori,,,n ma
vuestlon this evening We have only nhnnt
.n'r.y-eight days time In which IN ,,,.voas
~ tue bonds. therefore think II v.ouIS
w Wise plan to decide the matter NOW
veheve tho people Of Houston arc xerv
n. Sn informed on the subject. ami +
s sp'', inc feeling Is general ,.ni we
nlas, nave q municipal electric liubt
piunt, ana don't believe that anv ae,s.,,
W., we take on this ordinance is going "a a,s.o.
,ne public mind as to the light ,,,,sst,n,
enereiore move that the mlnorI,v ~
p',. 70 pass the ordinance be ndc,e,d
c.. 10 III very true" said A,aar,
am mat the people know what ,ha,.
s ~ uoing but The citizens OF this inyn 'asy
tsyna ne burden OF taxation, and she
Is naturally afraid Of morn tne
won, and the fact that we arn saNa-
=, another $4,000 bond issue i. "Sa,ns
" nhVe lis effect on the eIectinn ,o,hs
~. opposing the ordinance. hut tha nasus ail
~ ~ =, now VIII be urged against the passass
.ne other Si0o 900 bond issuance I'D 1s ,t,,
f Su useu as a cudgel to defeat the issue "a.
h 49,. 49, SiSNuV nsht plant Is concarna1
nave no personal interest outsida =, "eu.
.u,y 70 the people represent. / hs,, y, NY
% ne good thing for them and a ge', I'VE u
i t supporting II, This 100000 issue s''e re
Jus. as well come up later. Why sho,s,a oah
~ S' sa !, now when MI may be- tho ms we
q, leupardizinE question of far era sans
m ri,poa,ansey People opposed to tho ' mn
i h.v,pai ownership question can use p !, au.
'e,.r 20 overthrow the issue y as
this Juncture Alderman Aa,,r
asu saias AZ we can not complete Tho n 'sr
o ~ paving laid out without issuing his w sn
w. ! believe II the question we're smh rsv,
.sa 10 the people they would say' .civa ~
more GOOD streets and let the light omest uS
TAKE It's COURSE. or the two cnnstS aS' 10
paving question OF more impornnrs ~, rue
psopie have gotten along nicely with .sa NE
thsrs lights for long time now and sul' :
. .hank they Will continue TO get along ~nh
'"eleLore favor the minority report"
h, uusrman Cronan made a substit,to 49,,
nss. .nst further action on the ordinance ha
pvr,poned for two weeks. w
-. "s vote on the substitute morton 49,,
... me vote Standing rs follows. Ava ~as
Scsam, street Cronan ana Heiser N.ss
Scnnsn kohlhauH, Burke reiss, uss.-
ns,usnew.. Adair, McAughan ana Auher.,n'
saa ~, was then called on the morton -
aQVVl the min0ritw ros>n-. '.,>~>s~" W