The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-05-17


and all the aldermen present.
The following petitions were read and
disrosed Of:
PETITIONS.
From A. e. sternenberg. asking to conf
plcmise his taxes on property in block q.
Referred to the finance committee anc
mayor.
From James u. McKInnon. for reduction
Of taxes. Referred to the finance commit
tee.
From l. Austin Miller, engineer. for the
maintenance OF horse and rig for the on
sineers department.
Alderman Aubcrtin moved that the pc
tition be granted.
Alderman Heiser opposed the motion
lie said this matter snouid heye been at
tended 10 IN the OLD budget. lie thought
the salary sufficient TO permit ihe IN
glDcor to furnish his own conveyance.
Mayor Brashear said the fiuance commit
tee had also taken thc snme Wow OF The
matter.
Alderman Hdlyerton also opposed the
motion. lie contended that 1t would be
the establishment OF a dangerous precedent
as every head OF department woald have
the same right to expect It.
The motion 10 grant the request was ia
bIed
From Coping & Dixon. 10 attend the
city fire alarm system. Referred to .ho
fire committee.
From j. c. Hutchinson. FOR reduction OF
assessment. Referred TO the finance com
mittee.
From John Farmer complaining of the
digging OF ditch through his property
damaging Il, and asklnR that the city place
an underground sewer there. Referred to
the street and bridge committee
From Thomas Kchoo aud others, for tn,.
opening Of i street in Frosttown. gcfrrred
10 the street ana bridge committee an1 cn-
gineer.
From otto Wiite, for correction Of error
In assessment. referred to the finance
committee
The finance committee returned roporl
Of aFscssor and collector and Treasurer. nn.
Iroyod P'port adopted.
The hospital committee returned the
proposition OF Sid Westholmor 10 fnmfn
an ambulance service, recommondine That
the proposition be referred back Tor terms
adopted.
The finance oonmttoc returned the pc
ti'ion OF d. Fals, recommending THAI the
property be reaasesaed to the satisfaction
Of The assessor and collector and that tnXcs
be paid ON same Ia len days Adopted.
The street ard hrIge commjttCe reported
faNorahlS on the petition Of ". II. Great
fonse to open M Center street, provided ii
be acceptable to the owners OF the property
OF the Baker estate Adopted.
The street and brlge committee reported
upon iho proposition to open IN Houston
avenue, recommending hat the matter be
Ieiefreh to The aldermen of the First ward
10 investigate as TO cost. otc. Adopted.
- Upon mo proposition to open up Shop.
aerd street in the Second ward. The street
ana bridge committee reported recommend
ING thet the matter be referred TO the en-
s'mvei LOT esllnlate OF cost, etc. Adopted.
the street ANA bridge committee reported
npon the petition OF Mrs. q. Curtis Tor "a.
embarrassment for property used by the city
IN me pavement OF Liberty street, recon
hhehnlhB that the matter be referred to the
city attorney Adopted.
Upon the petition TO open up Mckee
street me street ana bridge committee rec
commended that the matter be referred ia
aldermen of the Fifth ward and attorn ~
Tor investigation, Adopted,
Upon the petition of John H. Sutor ia
open up Clark street, the strect ana bridge
committed reported recommending that tho
matter he referred to the city attorney fo,
upon tho petitlon IN anon 80, p,o,.i,. 80,
street the street and bridge committee ~,
ported recommending that The matter -.
referred TO the attorney and the ,ldar,oen
OF the Firth ward for an estimatn ~. A.
cost etc Adopted '' ~
The street and bridge committee rcnor,od
favorably upon the petition of " l. Eo,e,.
and the Wbittlesey Hardware comn,nv !,
put a plank walk across Travis street az, ~
Meeting their places Of business Adon,na
The street and bridge committees .e,t,,'
mended that the petition If the Ar' J
torney Adopted '" ''e ~
ulon the petition that in civ wort rros
erence ba eiyon a. n,as., "a WV "ptk Pryl'
nance committee reported mai s,re,, ~ Nv,
missioner Kennedy haJ alrfa1y ,io0 an
this o. his policy. A.lon,rI "''p'o'
The fire COMMITTEES renort D, n,,,,,, 49,,
lions for appolntment es s,,oar,,, 49," " =.
the fire alarm system. Observation-Disclosures o". "
the petition lay over AdonIaa ''us th"'
The fire committees returnea ~ .a..
the chief OF fire department {or AM, NJ. OF
gestlng that his recommendation ma ~ to az ,Sa
building of new fire 81 atie,'s ~ as 10 lne
chase OF another chemical engine ~. iai,
over for the present, Adonte5 w i''u
The finance committee rsnommc,,,,, A.,
the petition of Robert Smith for nat,,,,, ,na
of his assessment be returned 70 Nc , r,,i
TONER for more explicit desrrin,Ion