The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-01-13
AFTERNOON SESSION.

The meeting wis called TO order at 2:3o
=. IN. by Chairman Gusseit
pctition was submitted by Secretary
F'risby and after being read. was suhati-
tuted by another petition meeting mole
generally the approval of all present aud
framed and drafted accordingly. II was
moved and unanimously carried that the
petition as adopted be circulated through
out the counties aud cities Interested. Tho
Following is the petition IN full:
40 the congress OF the United States Of
America.
whereas. BY an act OF your nonorap,o
pons, approved June T. 1877 a boartt OF en-
SINGERS Was appointed 10 visit and exali.-
NV we Work at Aransns Pass; said beard
consisted Of Colonel Henry N. Robert. Ana
~ W. 4, Russell and Captain John Biddle
and said beard oil commissioners. IN pur'
suahee OF their duties as prescribed by
slu act. dld visit AEansas Pass on or aDou,
Iu'y w, 1917, and made while there A
lhofouSh hvestiSatlon OF ali work thar
IS9 neen uone towards opening said PASS
ana thoroughly examined tho feasibility OF
taiu ISss and the possibility OF It's being
opened and the cost thereof. and the i'm,
uoftance ana value 10 the COMMERCIAL
world as harbor and Port OF safety. ana
me said beard did, on the 10th day OF ne
vsmber, 1897, file their report OF all thar
investigations with the secretary Of war
aud said report by him has been submitted
10 your honorable body; and
Whereas, hy said report Il Is made plai,,
that said PASS can be improved 10 nj least
dtpth OF twenty feet Tor a reasaDable
outlay on the part of the government, and
also demonstrates the value as a barber 10
the commercial world for all of which ref
tiehrc IL hereby made to said report, and
Whereas. the Arkansas Pass Hiarhor com.
pany, which was heretofore vested with
rorlain rights and privileges by an act OF
yoNr honorable body ny which IL, with
certain conditions. WAS authorized TO open
anu improve said harhor, and
whereas, slid conilany has failed as yet
10 improve said harbor and get the deptn
OF water as WAS Contemplated and have
now ceased work on same. and tho com.
mefcial world Is suffering by reason az
such failure 10 secure the depth OF water
thst could ne had and maintained at said
pass; and
Whereas. We have unlimited confidence
In the efficiency Of the government In
prosecuting such work in the hands OF us
eminent engineers. and believing that il
the government does resume work al Aran
SOS Pass. With Its engineers Mt the holm.
deep water can be secured IN very short
nme ana thersby vast extent OF country
Rreatly benefited
Now therefore, we. the undersigned ell.
xens and property owners and holders Ia
,hc Ter itnry contiguous to and adjoining
faid Arcntas Pass. as well as others OF ui
VINO own prorsrty tributary To said rnss
sommefnisi,y. mott respectfully petition
YOUR honorable body as follows.
], That the United States government
al once assume absolute control and nan
ssement over said PASS and works and The
means and modes o. securing the depth Of
water OF which saii pass Is capable. and
ttcAhie - = = n
To make an approximation for thai
purnosr N scTidhe With Tho Importance Of
said end ~ win guarantee tho corS,,mu,a
ton Ard fun cpmpleiion Of all of ssia
3 rass snch laws as may he necessarv
70 accprpliSh the desired end
Z The meeinr then afiourned sine de.
z The Pfst sorrespondcnt made 4 mls,ako
sorserrinx The raisins cf 4 bonus Tor M.
r,nsnspx q the channel. ss the petition has
1nee been chauxed ~ xcnernn,ent tn IL 4
yysn exclusive eortrrl nf the worry. which
|nciudes the pats through Turtle Cove,