The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-06-29
COUNCILS NIGHT SESSION.
Too Late to Reconsider Asphalt
Specifications.
THE CITY WILL INVEST S2SOO.oO
For "A Finish FsSat with the Gas
Iomrany-Pro>pcct Paving
For the Third Ward.

l1EIr -SE..A< tfSStOu WAN a-A N--N N-~~-
men present exoep. Alderman Latham.
The -saaing O. the minutes WAS dispensed
With and :ha following petitions were
-eAd:
PETITIONS.
r-o, Mr.. J. W. Cage ssa other citizens
asking to- water hydraats on Cochran and
o,hs- s:rs>sts. Referred to IRE committee.
From Earnest Depper.nan tnr correction
@. assessment. Referred 10 board OF ap-
praise1nca..
From J. p. Galbrai,h and others for
sewer on Peass street near the intersection
Q. Hu,chias Referred 20 city engineer to
prepare specifications.
From Hen de7sua Clemens for relief ot
tax aceos1at Referred 20 finance commit
tee with power TO act
From John J. Foley TO erect CORFU
ga;ed iron warehouse in rear ci store q
C4rson 81 Foley. Referred 10 fire com
mi;iee.
correction OF duplicate assessment He
fero.d 20 finance COMMITTEES.
From Street Commissioner Kennedy.
calling attention TO the imperfect drain
axe 81 Winter street. Referred 20 stree:
aud bridge committee and city engineer.
REPORTS.
BY city treasurer Tor May. Referred 10
finance committee.
BY street and bridge committee as 20
filing certain stre;s in Fourth Ward, roc
ornmending that the work BE- done from
tie excavation made for the He.ner stree,
sewer.
T. was suggested that much OF this DIRT
would have 10 b. used il rehlilas Tor the
sewer.
Alderman Matthews says that under the
contract thls dirt VAS subject 70 the order
Of the city engineer.
On motion he matter was laid over.
Alderman Stree; moved that no dirt b.
moved from this sewer until the sewer is
onplet@d. Carried.
BY city health officer upon complaint OF
B Rers3orph In reference 20 the dumping
Of garbage 10 the ueighhorhood Of his resi-
aence. recommending that n. dumping be
stopped. Adopted.
By the fire committee, recommending
the acceptance Of the new fire alarm sys-
TEN. Adopted,
BY the special committee on gas fran
chise suggesting that they had arranged
with O. T Holt and Fisher and Sears. who
viii give their opinion as to the rights
between the city and Gas company for
1900. and assist in the prosecution Of -
case for $500 additional. The committee
asked the ratification OF this agreement
and favored us adoption.
Alderman Aubertin aid not see what
couIA b.. gained by SPENDING $500 in this
caxe Tverv man in mis- council win no
on, rulling fodder long before this case il
settleS us did not favor adoptinr the re-
por,
Alderman Stree. said tbis nattor was
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cnDts in.o , @ "Ju,U .o9 ,be ,ayng .,
orl,I 'n1o.a' d" 10 pie'eN' 'i' laying u
more pipes
Aldernan kohihaun ga not iavor en-
Poyns sp ,Sn GounG lne cy a b.a eY
franchise and he favored letting the city
attorney fight 1t out on this line without
spending any more MONEY. .., ~,
report back to the council was simply a
matter OF courtesy, as the committee had
been given power to act and could have