The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-12-06

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IN regular session. with MAYOR Brashcai
nresiding and all the aldermen rrcssm OK
cem Aldermsn Cortps.
After the adoption Of the minutes q tn,
last meeting tho following petitions wen
read ana disposed OF
PETITIONS.
From Mrs. ueixabeth Mentally. for cor.
rection OF error in assessment on biocl
IS. south side Buffalo bayou Referred u
mayor and finance committee.
From Charles Gaxelle. for reduction o
assessment. Ruled out OF order.
From J. Il. Eaton. for Sill DAMAGE I,
ouVSy from ITS being run Into by city
sarbaEc cart. Referred to hospital COM.
mittee.
From W. a. Archer. II. +. LOTUS ans
others. Ton Investigation OF condition Of
sidewalk on Milan street, between Con-
r".ss and Franklin. Referred to street
aid bridge committee
From Central Trust company. for rosur.
vcy OF the city limits to determine how
nrrch of their property lies Within the
city limits and for reduction OF assessment
Referred to mayor and finance committee
From Add Simmons, for correction of err
ror in assessment on block S3S. Referred
back for specification OF error.
From o. H. Schultz. for correction OF a..
sessmcnt Ruled out of order.
From Louis Theil for separation OF as
sessmelt on block 80. Referrtd to finance
committee.
From Mary Shaw. for separation OF as
sessnent on property In block Is. Referred
TO finance committee and assessor and col
lector Il
From the Fruit, Flower aud Vegetable
Festival Association. asking for the fire
department to take part in the illuminated
parade. Referred TO firo committee With
power to act.
REPORTS.
or ordinance committee. reporting ravor-
ably on ordinance requiring all closets TO
have boxes. Adopted.
on finance committee on petition OF *.
9. Herndon, recommending that on lay
ment OF court co2 the petition FOR rcd Ic-
ton of assessment be granted Referred
back TO mayor. finance committee and at
torney.
The finance committee on petition CT
William Schultz concerning ta1 remedy.
was adopted.
The city attorney reported upon the ant;-
docket scalping ordinance. that in his onln-
ion the ordinance vas unconstitutional.
Action deferred.
The fire committee on petition OF Hous-
ton Transfer company for repairs, reported
fayorably. Adopted.
Tho fire committee reported favorably
ditions to the Thiel building on Caroline
and Preston streets,
The city engineer reported on petition
OF JAMES Charlton that II would require
a new retaining wall TO improve the prop
erty, costing SAIL. Referred TO mayor and
finance committee. with power TO act.
The assessor and collector on petition OF
Houston Light Guard reported making sep
aration OF assessment as prayed for in ps-
tition. Adopted.
The market masters rcport for Novetp-
Der, referred to market committees.
The report OF assessor and collector for
November was referred to the finapc@ COM
mittee.
Report OF scavenger for November was
referred to the hospital committee.
UNFINISHED BUSINESS.
The bond of Borden & Ante1 for the
building OF the brick abutmems for the
proposed new Franklin street. bridge, was
submitted and on motion the mayor was
authorized to approve the bond and entor
into contract for the work.
NEW BUSINESS.
A motion by Alderman Aubertin TO lay
certain water mains In the Fifth ward Was
referred to the fire COMMITTEES!
BY Alderman Robinson a motion thai
the secretary ask the Southern Pacific
Hallway company 10 s1acll a creosotc sewer
on Winter street. Carried.
the street arc light be placcj IN the cen
tiers of the streets they OCCUPY. Carried
BY Alderman Dickson motion that the
engineer prepare plans and specifications
for a sewer for the Sheltering Arms build
Ing. Carried.
by Alderman blackburn resolution to
open Providence and Liberty streets He
ftIred to street and bildge committee.
By the street and bridge committee
resolution that the sidewalk on the east
side OF Third street from the Milan street.
bridge to Railroad street be made six feet
wide and the shed on the flour min PROB
erty be removed. Adopted.
BY Alderman Rosenberg motion TO
condemn property Ia the outskirts Of inc
Second ward for the opening M OF Frank
lin avenue. Referred to street ana bridge
committee
The mayor submitted the following veto
on the ordinance prohibiting the SAFE OF
railroad tickets by scalpers
To the Honorable Board or Aldermen oi
the City of Houston
Houston. December 5.-Bcing unable To
agree with you as 10 the ordinance relating
to sales of railrUad tickets passed al your
Last rsgrIlar session. tie mayor is CON
strained IN veto the same. ana heie"ie'
presents his reasons for so GONG
l. The ord.nan Is unconsW1uulhai. ~
seeks to unduly deprive the cbizen o. me
right 10 dispose Of mis- properly as wen ~
o prohibit a trade not harmful III itseii'
It can net be justified as a necessary rH-
sfciss of police power. not being for pre-
seryauian OF health physical safety or TIE
ike. 1t not only prohibits the business
,i purchasing railway tickets, but a'so
provides a penalty against any citizen VINO
nay part with the titla 10 mis- ticAet. no
nstter how proper may be his intestons.
rhe ordinance doe not ATTEMPT 70 prevent
,r punish fraud, but sweepingiy den0unces
very sale OF q railway ticket as irald
inless madia by some person satisfactory
o Bfie railroad company.
2. Tho opdinADce contains a deisga1On
i authority 10 the railway companies
which is inanifestly impolitlc il moi uii-
BY prohibiting sales OF
dckets by all persons except these VINO
rave PERMITS from this railway companies
I invests the railway companies with the
light 10 ssE wl4o shall be ticket brokers
ind who shall not. Under HE terms o. the
ordinance the railroad companies ma. uu-
.horize a certain aicket broker ~ sell tex
Its. end this authority would protest MIN
rom prosecution and allow him TO nursrc
~ business the year round, while citlzen
WHO disposed OF only ihis nne ticket ana
With the fairest motives. would he lsafle
o q penalty. as would also Other brokers
who were not 50 fortunate as 10 Drofl.a
/ usrmit from the railroad companies. In