The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-11-04

ton down was attached to the report ana
made a part OF 1t.
On motion OF Colonel Mills the report
was adopted. M
Mt DILLINGHAM; moved that vote Of
inanks he rendered the committeems n fer
for their work. and that their resignation,
be accepted. Fs-s -
Mr. Read then moved that new com.
mittee OF five be appointed. Mr.. MacGregor
TO be named as chairman and the other
members to be named by him.
Mr. MacGregor said that; In line with
q suggestion made by him at the last meet
ing he thought that a member of the OK.
ecutive committee should be ploced i'm
charge OF the right OF way work and dn-
OTHER at the head of committee ON sta
tistics He thought Mr.. Cleveland would
be a good man for the folmer place ana
said he would he would be glad to serve
Under him. The matter had resolved itself
down TO question Gs personal Influence
and he thought MI Cleveland was the
proper person for INF position.
Chairman Hutchcs,p stuffed that the ex-
ecutlVe committec Hbpd unanimously de-
cided that Mr.. Maj G.tgir was the most
efficient man for n . work. and he would
De given chancf to get all the assist
ance he wanted gem ,le fast lat the
right to appoint Vle other commit ceomen
was vested In himl
MI Riesner OF he old commit &c said
tnat ne would bel glad to do all J. g could
to help the new fody In its labor.
The matter wsB discussed Mt length and
Mr.. MacGregor nally consented to ac-
cept the Responsible position, Nj Reads
last motion VAST then carried.
Mr.. MacGregot moved that a committees
ON STATISTICS ann Information be appointed
ana tine motion ! as carried unani nously.
MT. z. II. Nllby was selected as the
chairman OF TIL committee, with power
to select his ass stanas.
In answer to aImggestlon rom the chair
man Major 'CavtI ipoke briefly on the ques-
ton OF maps a plats of the bayou and
Its envlronmcmt He thought that the
information combined in the report made
by the report made by the board of en-
gneers, composed of Colonel Robert. Ma
jor Miller and Captain Derby, who had
made a trip down the channel. would be
very valuable indeed. as would be the map
attached thereto. lie thought that the re-
port showed up the matter in better light
than anything else could do
The printed copy OF Captain Hutcheson's
speech before the rivers and harbors com.
mitcc, with the map OF the coast couu-
try attached to II. was touched and several
Suggestions were made concerning the pub
lication of new and accurate maps for gen
eral distribution These matters were all
finally referred to Mr.. Mllhys COMMITTEES.
The question OF expenditures was brought
IN by Major Cave, and the chairman stated
that the commttee did not mean TO bo
at all nlggardly in the premises.
Mr.. MacGregor asked for some instruc-
ton regarding the construction of basins
In which to turn vessels. the idea being
that additional concessions from property
owners might be necessary. It was the
sense of the meeting that the basins be
put In wherever possible the details being
left in the hands OF thc committee.
Chairman MILKY of the committee on
statistics named ss his CO. workers Messrr
T.. W. Cave, w. NJ Read w H. Slossop
and Jos, f., Meyer, and called a meeting
for this afternoon at o'clock in the Cot
ton Exchange.
The meeting then adjourned