The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-02-15
lI7y COUNCIL
rsstest - Nstoina from the
Electric Light Company
TIE Estinstes Submitted for Paving
Capitol Avenue From Main street
TO Jail--strect's Ordinance.

siding and all the aldermen present.
An.r ~. oaon,,on ~ the m,n,,tes the
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FOLLOWING petitions were reao anu us
posed OF;
PETITIONS.
An Invitation from the Hibernians and
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-. :. 80 .,I,.-.,...g-. .,s.s..
IN tne ueep "atef ceiepia''oh " oo s's'n
by those organizations on March II. Ac-
cepted with thanks.
rr,r, .ha roco,,.r !, No ,,t,zens. I1iec.
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uic Light ana rover company, ho.'iyinh
tho council that the company would hold
the city 10 tho contract now in force and
~, ,,,h.,nns ,ts nv,
p'o'e''iis aea's, ~ ~, ''e .,
streets until tne expiration o' .hc u"n''"es
in 1904, between now and which time tho
Cit,yens.4 Electric Light con,pany Will hold
.,.,,,.,, raaa,n.ss a ,rrniah ma ci,v with
$50, in ,,ss,.a -. .t,,, sat,arna,s and
,s
mr., a,ti,.,o =, No socona ward con,-
.,ai.,,.. 70 az y,as oonai,tan ~ c,,1J,,
p p,a Is,,io ~ ,r p,mroIs a,rno,s mud as,s'
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iuhn su'tey' i'Alhs ~ d. saihp iisuIu as
s-sns s Wy s.i.e auu eo"utS' Neie''c" 70
ooslu vi "ppia,sei'ien';
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asses'..o.e a ~, nu'"wa, u, su.N ,or
taAes "saiust Nus pIoporty III pioeh i7i' ne
Trnr, Iohn s,,,shnrno,. eo, corroo,,o, .,
assessment. Referred to assessor and
collector.
, rtoli n's =, ~ , rnies.et aun o.nors' pnn'
foot Of pra,rie avanne Rofcrrad 10 noaltr
officer.
From the Stuart Drug company, asking
permission to remove the wooden strno-
tharornr fruit stand pesarrod FL" -, ''l firo
committee
From Armand .oeh asking for ,earc-
ton OF assessment from sI6o0 10 $1,000. no
ferred 10 hoard of apnraisemcnt
From Miss Helen Cnlver of Cblnay,
Ill. asking for correction az nssegsmcnt
and rebate on taxes oyernaid. Referred 70
finance ,,,,,,,,,i,t-', w
/ mr. flr spta ,t
from damage he,np dono MD nronorty ~ n
defactivo aim m + .,o,,s a,a,,,n ps, 49,
10 street and briaro comn,ittes
,,' ~, -" fo'a't'Se'
az assrssman, Re,e,wod 10 nna,1 ~ a'.'
nruisanont "a ~
From nov n II ro,l,tr, ana o,hor. ~,
Tho Nam, vnrraa ,h,,,,n, Va" v.
Vina .t,a,,t g., ~ ,ri,,a ,,,, " w., e'a'
Referred IN n,avnr
From .Iobn n wn,;,,,. ,or ,o..,t..
a, nrror NJ ,ssoss,,a,,t ~. w. .s''lol
m bioci, ~ Cant~,,t' W improvements
hoard 'o ~ snrroi assml,e survey referred to
" Ni'' "'''u,.e,''
RhPoRTS,
BY the board OF public works approylns
plans and snnciflnatlon. so, tha ,,,nst,.,,n
,ton a..a. ~, W.
" N"o' "i''iN pniith street from
Capitol avenue 10 the bayou. TO cost $l05O
Adopted. and mayor ordered to advertise
for bias
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by ooa,u VI pubic worhS ON oroposit'oh
10 pave Crawford street from Clay to Had
ley, recommending that contract BIS let TO
a. 4, Lucas TO do the work With brick on
"A 4-inch foundation, with a cost of s2l $50
with five years guarantee Adopted
BY the city engineer. submittiny MANS
and specifications for having Cap,toi ave.
nue., from Main street TO the Jail, at the
following estimates; AsphaIt an 6-Inoh
concrete foundation, sIS,3S5. brios an g.
inch concrete foundation NJ sds Nv hr,c Jn on
sand foundation. Sl5. iis; maondam stSl.
gravel $40 az. Referred 10 hoard 40 m,blin
works. "
The street and bridge committees returned
the petition of citizens living on dallas md
San Felipe street asking thai those sIreets
be improved. recommendinw that tho work
reference to finance committee Adonted
The board of appraisemsnt r,lurncd No.
tition OF e. II. Knodel recnm,uandlns liz
eference to finance con,mittee' Adoptea
Tho engineer submitted profile FOR drain
Ing Spring street from Houston avenue IN
city limits, work to be done bv Tho Mis-
souri,. Kansas aud Texas Railway company
This provoked considerable alscusyion in
which II was suggested by several aldermen
that the Missouri Kansas and Texas Rail
way company was very dilatory N conform
Ing TO the ordinances OF the city. and sug-
gesting that suit be brought AT once.
Others thought that The railroad com
pany should first be given proper notice.
molten by Alderman Sonnen finally
prevailed that the railway company be given
Two weeks notice to do this work, and fail
ing In this that suit WOULD be Instituted to
force compliance with the ,rdinnnces