The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-02-08
MEETING Or CITY COUNCIL
n. G. Storrle aud the Barber Asphalt
Company Secure Contracts.
GENERAL DEMAND FOR MORE PAVING
Firth ward People want Another
l'nved strccf--Pavement Desired
In Fourth ward-OrdiDnncc.

The city council met yesterday afternoon
IN regular session with Mayor Rice presid
ing and all the aldermen present excep
Sonnen and Matthews, who were excused.
After the reading of minutes the follow.
ing petitions were road and disposed OF.
PETITIONS.
From number OF citizens living on and
near Montgomery avenue, In the Firth
ward. asking that that street be paved from
the White Oak bayou bridge to the city
limits. The petition contained about 400
names Referred to board Of public works.
From Il. II. Knodel and wife, asking for
relief on taxes on property In block 2oS
Referred to board of appraisomont.
From citizens OF Fifth ward for pave
mcnt OF Hardy street between Cont and
the Southern Pacific tracks. The distance
TO be paved is stated to be only about 200
feet. Referred to board of public works.
From j. Mascor0t, for permission to
erect fruit stand corner of Commerce ami
San Jacinto streets. Referred TO mayor
and fire committed
From Mrs, Henry Frcund, for correction
Of error on her assessment. Referred TO
finance committee.
From G.. IT, Pendaryis and about thirty
others asking that u brick wearing sur
face be placed on the gravel pavement now
ON Dallas street from Main to San Felipe
and San Felipe TO thc city limits. Referred
to mayor and finance committee.
From Mrs. Margaret Smith. for reduction
of taxes. Referred TO iinance committee
REPORTS
The report OF the assessor and collector
for December was referred TO finance COM
mittoe
Report OF city marshal for January re-
ferred to police committed
Report of street commissioner for jan
uary referred to street and bridge cam
mittee
Report OF market muster for January
showing collection OF $slD75, Referred to
finance committee
The board OF public works reported
recommending that Buffalo street be paved
with macadam aud that thu contract b.
let to X. G. Storrie TO do the work far
Si0,i63.60 aud that Caroline street bu
paved from Texas avenue TO Mckinney
with sheet asphalt and that The contract
for this work be let to the Barber Asphalt
company TO do the work on Il slx-inch con-
crete foundation for SIC, i02i5 with five
years guarantee. Tho report was adopted
The board submitted no report on the bids
TO extend the Crawford street pavement
from Clay to. Hadlcy
NEW BUSINESS.
Alderman street offered by requeat an
ordinance for tho Houston Humane So
ciety 10 fix penalties, ETC., for cruelty to
animals aud providing that all fines col
lccicd from this source be turned over to
the Humane society. The ordinance was
referred IL he ordnance committee.
Alderman Street explained that Whlle
he had introduced the ordinance W H.
quest. he did net know that he quite la
dorsed that feature OF II providing that
all fines be turned oyer to the slclety
BY Alderman Matthews-A motion tha.
The engineer prepare plans and spcclfel-
lions for paving Capitol avenue from Main
street to the county jail Carried.
BY Alderman MoAughanA motion that
the Phoenix Lumber company he required
TO remove their old, exposed machinery IN
the Fifth ward, Carried.
Alderman McApghan explained In sup
port OF this motion that tho exposed ma
chinery was menace and that one child
had recently lost his life while playing
around II.
BY Alderman Crnnap A motion that the
mayor purchase sufficient amount Of
new lumber to replace that broken on the
temporary Washington street plank road.
Carried.
By Alderman Street I'm ordnance
based upon the provision contained In sec.
ton 4S OF the charter, which providcs tor
the fixing OF municipal salaries stlpulat-
Ing that In fixing the compensation Tor
municipal officers for The coming admin
istration that al Officers of the city GOV
eminent be paid stipulated salary and
that mono be paid IN fees o. commisslons
II was moved to refer this to the oIdl-
nance cumUitter.
Alderman Kohlhauff thought action
should be deferred on tho matter till tho
picctng of the budget committee. which
fixed salaries for The incoming edminis-
tratlan.
Alderman Street saw no reason why the
ordinance should not 10 to the ordinance
committee The ordinance lid not at
tempt TO fix salaries. but ncrely indicated
TO the finance committee the gensc OF this
beard in reference 20 the subject.
Alderman Adair ala not think be sub.
jcet should be agltatel at this particular
time.
ON motion the ordinance was referred
70 the ordinance COMMITTEES and there he.
Ing no further business. the council adj
journed.
THEIR SECOND RECfTAI..