The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-01-25

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Net cost ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
BILLS PAYABLE AND rNTgsu
When the present administntia
upon It's duties, April IS, 1@s, pssl
amount OF s66, S60.7S were outAaata
ing interest at rates from PEI at
cent. The policy of ceasing b M
was adopted and all these oblpt
been paid off except thres ~
| S643S.25. The last OF these, for txx
| December, 1898. As a consequsan
| policy of non issuance Of notes, "
| charges paid by the city during "
amount to S4097.5S, as against Nfi3
| and Ss,929.02 for 1896.
COUPON INTEREsT
The coupon interest payable v
treasurer on s13,500 per cent ~
s per cent bonds, $4,000 8 PEI -
| 500, 900 6 per cent bonds. $lesA1 !
bonds, $4,000 s per cent bcnds =
5 per cent bonds amounts annssq
sum of s31, AS. and covers al De ~
city, besides the sl,52s.0oo on WIN
is paid through tho board o. Wu
the hands of this board pena
after providing for January lH "
ficient to more than cover the i1m
is to be met by the board on Juu
REAL ESTATE.
The obligations assumed by thd q
the year for real estate and 'rr
aggregates s6444.l5, divided % iols'
Lo. ., block %, for Elys!an sun
School ..................... ...",'''
Opening Lorraine street ......''.''',
Straightoning Liberty ayenuc...'"-
Rcmodeling city jail .......'...'.'''j
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HILL STREET BRIDGE
The steel drawbridge at Hil
Meeting the Second and Fiisn
completed during the past ye1 =
proper costing s3S.S6i and the -
proaches, etc.. costing slSssM Z. =
bonds amounting to $Sy,vW 49,
authority of an ordinance ~.
1896, for the construction q ~ ~
tho bonds were paid 70 tne
lieu of cash.
c,x,upc AMI 0HAlH&t
Curing the year the sewers ~
street, from tho Southern
eastward, we're constructed A.
sesol, of which amount the y
and west Texas Iailvsy e y
$a,sS.e5, making the net ~.
$3.50. Tho size is twenly'Iou.. -
Tho Ilcirer street sewer 80
about the middle of Angus. s - =
brick nearly the entire lclsIS m
only teirg of twenty-four'ins.,r.., 4
Il exttnls from Calhoun r ~ ~
bayou and cost s13, wv. ", ~ moub
Tro Washington street Gr
from, Henderson street sio"f ssos
pr,rton streets 10 Buffalo tH~
r,rucsd about August anu IA
about December /. Tho SIZE IN
tw,nty-four inches. and coz. ~ Il
The Hogan street sewer, e ~
was rornleted in April ara q
Daring February and Aerss
drain was constructed AN
street n. the eastern edge q ,l " y
mt n cost Of $3.50. OF vnIk;ril
Texas md New Orleans
paid SPAS, 10, leaving q baiaps
the city.
IRON CROSSINGS, g
During the year most Of y
inss, covering drains mos'u,
streets. have been replsce' n.
catch basins and manhc,es. ~
S,.a,noes N greater exsxls r.
fore The total cost Of tns
was sSsl4.
STREET PAWN
The old planking aiohe M. W
east from Fifth street hes',
was replaced in January 49,
nisl,ed by parties IN ous'a 4 =
tality. at COST 10 NV ...sk =
Crawford street, as iat Z ~
nue., was paved with osN
d. a cost OF sil.si6.so. y. ~
Mckinney avenue was ~ ~
three blocks In july ~
,renings FOR the now Of w.
! tota, cost OF $la5s. -, - a.
nishec free Of cost by ssa ss
Alsnsas Pass Railway s ss;nSsi
TL,, having OF Wasn'ius.sln
rhlrd street street. 10 the city w y
aiken and work began y ss1
,Taets. divided at House, =
nd and two layers Of esSr
,red ~ the west end. H5I
races are yet compleiaa ~ =
hos Viii be done durll,s ",
iary. The total cstirrehsss =,
Aerk IL S72,sss. Of wbien ~.
q tic street railway rods
Of che street w
Tie psvins q San Jse'