The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-03-15


| cused.
| PETITIONS.
I! The following petitions we're read and
| disposed Of
From George C. Connor for adIustmen,
Of assessment Referred to finance com
mittee.
From j E. Riley for correction OF error
of assessment. Referred to beard Of APP
| praisement
| prom Rev j. j. Parker of Mount Corlnth
! Baptist church, asking for exemption OF
| taxes on church property. Referred to
| city attorney and finance committee.
| From W. f. kock for correction Of as
eessment on property. Referred TO nnance
committee.
From John Daily for separation Of as
sessment. Referred to finance committee.
From Mrs. NJ. Bunghurst for correo-
ton of assessment. Referred to board of
appraisement.
FROM +. Rohde and twenty others of the
Fourth ward, asking for an electric light
on the corner OF San Felipe and Wilson
streets Referred to light committee
From A j. Marshal for permission 10
erect shed in fire limits covered with
corrugated sheet iron. Referred to fire
committee
From e. L.. Dennis for Violet Foster for
correction of error in assessment. Referred
to board of appraisement.
From j. w. Barnes and others complain
ing of the parading of prostitutes on Cap
tol avenue. Chief OF police instructed 10
enforce the ordinance.
From b. w. Camp. executor of estate
of Charles House complaining of wooden
structure In rear of Perry building as a
menace TO life and property, and asking
that 1t be condemned as q nuisance. Re-
ferred 10 fire committee.
From f. +. Chew, Sr., and thirty others
asking for an electric light at the corner
of Caroline and Polk streets. near the Tab
ernacle church. Referred 10 light commit
tee.
From y. E. Carson and twenty others.
asking for ditch on Gregg street in the
Fifth ward. Referred to street and bridge
committee.
From citizens in Fifth ward asking that
Houston and Texas Central Railway COM
many be compelled to put in walk on Dart
and Silver streets. Referred TO Mayor
with power to act.
From Willhemena Turner asking for
correction OF error in assessment. Referred |
TO assessor and collector
From Mrs. $. X. Mcllhenny asking for |
reduction Of assessment on property near
gas works. Referred to city attorney and |
board of appraisement.
From T. f. LOTUS for correction of as
eeesment Referred to finance committee. |
From D. C. Smith, asking for scpara
tion of assessment. Referred 10 hnanGe
committee.
From George d. Crossley, asking for
position as superintendent of fire alarm
system indoralj by several labor org,ai'a-
tons. Referred to mayor and chief of fire
department
From Herman Dsseu, complaining, OF
his dismissal from the hre service FOR
having furnished Il copy ~ the official io-
nort of the chief Of the FIRE department in
advance OF its submission t. the rotncil
10 the Houston Herald. claiming that no
had nothing to do with furnishing thu Ilcl
nd with said report and asking for full
Investigation. Received and filed.
REPORTS
IF beard of public works recommending
he acceptance Of the asphalt pavement
n the Fifth ward ADOPTED.
OF board of public works on nids for
smith straet sewer. recommending the
adoption of the bid of NJ, Humphreyvilla
or said work at cost of $3.50 10. Adopted,
OF city marshal for February. Referred
o police committee.
OF city engineer reporting that culvert
IN Chestnut and Seventh street of brick
VIII cost s2SS7. 40. Referred 10 board of
,rblic works
Os assessor and collector for February.
referred to finance committee.
OF beard OF liquidation reporting pay
nent OF interest on bonds amounting To
~ 1865 ard destruction of coupons.
Idopted.
The bids for street paving were referred
, the hoard OF public works
NEW BUSINESS.
Under the lead OF new business. Alder
ian Latham introduced an ordinance pro-
lding test for the purity of milk and
rat only pure milk be sold in the city
nder penalty of a fine OF not more than
- for each offense. Referred to ordinance
BY Alderman McAughad-A motion that
q additional Sl25 be appropriated for the
,sning up OF Nance street. Carried.
BY Alderman Helser~-A motion that the =
rect commissioner open up bitches along .
ate street in the Sixth ward Carried.
BY Alderman cronan "A motion that the
ayor nave a. sewer pipe laid ON Clay
rect, Carried
BY Alderman Sonnen--A motion that 4
hit he placed at corner Sabine and ring
m streets Referred to light committee. 4
by Alderman AnbertinA motion thai J
mayor investigate the feasibility of
rcnasing a scavenger outfit. Carried. -
alderman semen, for the ordinance com
49, 80, iFpoFea iiVoranly upon awarding II
thirty-year franchise to the gas com II
ny to furnish gas at $3.50 per thousand =
consumers.
nderman cronan moved to postpone ac. IL
until he knew the result of the In
,,ction case and whether or not tho city
any rights. NV wy
,'aerman Sonnen said it had ALREADY In
, .he city 1880 to learn that It had u
ne motion TO postpone WAS lost
" nral, oronan then moved to amend r
humane by cuitailing the franehisa
-. years, This motion was also also
DIV TO :, Aldermen Cronan and AZ,
:, voting In the affirmative. ''a'h-
,,s,e y'armai,.e was then passed under
u OF the rules BY uuanlmo,,s
y ana the council adjourned
!. Fosters Local Forecast
nc storm waves viii reach this meri,. -
anu 'he other changes viii occur q, -
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