The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-04-07

Of the committee, some $4,000 was at once
ordered 10 be expended on Buffalo bayou
and subsequently, in obedience to instrus'
tiops from the secretary Of war, the Gu
eiuccr In charge, Major Ernst, was com
mandod 10 expend, the $159,0pO now lylut
in tho United statcs treasury on tho shii
channel first advertising Tor pIvposais
which has been done, and the contracts
awarded. Hon. Charles Stewart acted with
the committee.
In November. 1887. q w KIDD OF the
shin channel committee reported that Buf-
falo bayou WIS bsing wIdcned and dccpened
under captain Talfor's supervision and
i that piles or guides were stakcd or plant
| cd every 1000 ect apart for eighteen miles
| along the fliip channel, marking it's course,
| to goyern Tho contractor In expanding the
! $4,000 heretofore referred TO.
Continuing this report or narrative, II
| you WILL the Morgan company had ex-
! pended large sums In making Il channel to
| clinton that IT'S steamers might ply be-
| tween New Orleans and that point, where a
large compress had been BUILT TO Curry out
ITS plans, Congress WAS lnemora'ized u
reimburse ihe company and engineers ap-
pointed 10 FIX the yAiii.tion Of the wOrk,
aud finally about $4,000 was named Us Tho
amount 10 BE- paid In ORDER 10 secure an
appropriation from congress for this cum
statistics were furnished by tho secretary
st tie instance Of the Hon Charles Stew
ART, showing the value Of the traffic down
our waterway. When before the appfopria-
tIun committee he fcnd a., single liie or I
item naming the number of bates OF cotton |
carried IN Il Few months when without dig
ogssion the appropriation was passed ,
unanimously thus making our waterway
FREQ from Houston 10 the guilt: IN a com
inunicatipn that appeared In print some
tlinc since 1896, though IL would seem not i
Intended fol- publication, our la.e congress 3
man urged our people not TO bp cp1srcdi, /
in their efforts. adding that III appropriA-
tions must b. suggested or advised By the /
United States engineer In charge To Secure (
attention. The partial recapitulltion OF
the efforts made by he Houston Cotton ES
change and Board OF Trade shows that This
organization has worked for he commercial I
interests OF our city since II was estab-
lished more than score Of years ago. bit
net fully supported by the citizens. H. is
said with regret. bo'ides being handicapped
by antagonslc interests ever at war
against us and well known to the old mem
bers OF this exchange. Trips have been
made down the bayou and through the Jet
ties with our representatives in congr 50.
famlliarizing them with what had been ar
cOmniished ana what was asked for, and 4
most important one with Colonel II NJ
Major \. NJ. Miller aud Captain
George Nee. Derby OF thu United status en-
ginecr department, These distinguished
thhiHtti3 Hdu III ilNll purHtsNipu hitd Ah4"
nished by u Joint committee. an import
ant portion of these being supplied by the
Cotton Exchange. ard the same line fol-
loved rs in previous reports emanatns
from this body. The result was The OK
hausiivo report OF Colonel Roberts, Major
Miller and Captain MEG. Derby, recon
an appropriation by congress OF
5 600 900 cCpiea of which you have seen.
Since thea a joint delegation OF repre-
sentative men OF the city visited the sea.
Of government 20 press the appropriation.
In the meanwhile members OF the Houston
association styled Newcomers had written
to the congressman of the several States
whence they hail d, and had an appropTia
ton bin been Introduced IN this session OF
congress enough congressman were pledged /
10 carry The amount asked for a com
nunication Is In possession of Chairman
Kidd from Senator y. T. German OF Mary
land. the Chai"nar's native state, irdicat-
ing that his influence would be II favor Of
The appropriation when the bin came be-
ore the senate
IT may be- remembered that nett ION
went 10 the city councii as long ago as 1925
{ king that The sanitary condition Of But-
falo bayou in froni of the city be improved,
and while y committee from the council
WIGS appointed aud had a quasi conference
with the ship channel committee, nothing
was accomplished. This Is a matter of
grave Importance tina, new demands attcn
tion and should again be urged upon the
city council for prompt action for rcasonI
Obvious TO all Respectfully submitted.
G.. w Kidd.
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