The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-04-25

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| streets. Adopted.
The street and bridge committee report
ed recommending that the store blocks to
| be removed from Main street after a por-
| tion has been used for paving the west
| side OF Market square and Fannin street
| from Franklin to the bayou. that the bal
ance be used for street crossings In the
| various wards of the city under the direo-
| ton OF the street and bridge committee.
| Adopted.
| The street and bridge committee report
| ed favoratiy upon the proposition OF Set
tegast and others to donate certain prop
| erty In the Fair Ground addition for street
| PURPOSES.
Referred back to the committee and the
engineer to make survey and estimate.
| The street and bridge committee report
| ed upon the motion to open Hardy street
from Sterrett to the layou, recommending
that the engineer make survey. Adopted.
The street and bridge committee report
ed recommending upon the petition OF cit
liens of the Fifth ward that the street
commissioner do the work requested on
streets north of the Texas and New Or
! leans railway track and east of Clark
street. Adopted.
The street and bridge committee recon-
mended that the marshal be required to
notify property owners to remove obstruc-
lions from Baker street within thirty
days. Adopted.
nne sl ,t ana oridge coinmltIee recon.
llelIuuu 'nat mayor purchase tne hecesseIy
street to Crockett.
Alderman Sonnen stated that the prop
erty necessary for this could be purchased
for about $780, which no regarded as verv
cheap.
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,',ii ne' soutt'ee upo,l ny poe's,o'
~ - nuInstvI ooiiplainIns oi ulsur Iui',u'-
.ion III tne collecIioh OF license laS
tecoLn'hgnueu lnat tne mater De REFERRED
W M, NJ ivy a'eoi MY Auopleu'
g., u" ~ .epoIt VI tne ss'se' ooiilullssioiie !,
,ui nd'Vn was Ie'eIIeu 10 INC street an"
u.iuNv uoi 1i anu ihs' Oh .ne treas
urer ioT Tue same perlod TO the hnanco
co ,1
nc poard oil pubic works recommend
w. rpr a1Vt ~ OF lne plu OF far,in q
p' W., s"i p"eu le,t,a'oly oi o.,
~ seono g ~ uoIls o'pasnS ~ oVoo
VI SeVuV, ne report was auopten ana tno
bosnitl co,nr,it,oe wac WV w '"'
The finance committee returned with
their approval of the market masters re.
port Tor March. Adopted
The mayor and finance commitfeo re.
ported the payment of xIiOao worth of
Tan railroad bonds issued In 1852 Adopted
The 6re committee ronorted ,a,orahiv
,ipon tho petition ia Locate fruit stand
on San Iaclnto street near tho bridge
, Adopted
nh arc cor,r,t,,oo ,o,,rnoa H. .,ts
. of tho civ oiectrician and mo cbieT ~,
fro departmont for March ,yitb tboir an.
nrovai Adontca '''' az
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tnct asphaIt n.vinS ons nrosorthIn, ~,
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tbo Other IN nrovont ii,or, VI" ", IT,
ling horsos - st,,d rra, 49, pe. w,
hon thos. o.at,,a, 80, 20 80 49,,
their socnnd rnadins "''e p'''ep upo'
y Adermsn ,1t,,lsans o-,o.o, A.. III a..
= ordinonco an Ma ora,,,d ~ y, w.. ~
. worl1 , b,rashtn 80 49, .ie ,ua, ;. "ouI'
,trana'. uo,"Su.p upon "ason oeaiers Wh'
u tire waonns V" ''''' " SUM VI S''uu"''
To- noth Nor5i,,a,. -.
II ru,o ''u'""u'es went over unner tn'
Tbo hond 80 M,
Y sure ,hojr oarr, ri,lP NY LOT SoUu 10 IN
+ ,ra,,ot rJ..J us "u. W lhe contrdct u
= mavor Win n s.sut was referred 10 IN
= '''''0' W." ,,.., pv"pr w act
NNflNlSHED BUSINESS.
n The secretary announced that he HAD
% several bids for paving MCGOWAN. Houston
avenue Crawford ana Milan streets.
n Alderman Halverton said that he CD
i posed the opening of these bids, as unde
the specifications monopoly was create
: for crushed rock concrete foundation
= Inc council. he contended, had geen give
n ample evidence by the report of commit
d tee created for that purpose that grave
and Portland cement would make as GOO
IT a foundation as crushed rock and cement
l. but TIE eliminating Of gravel from tn,
specifications excluded all competitive bid
" on the foundation.
! Alderman Heiser favored the rejection o
all bids on the same ground particular.
as the council had already adopted tn,
report of the special COMMITTEES recon
l. mendlI gravel as a good foundation anC
a all authorities showed that the proper sor
Of gravel made splenlid foundation.
Alderman Tufiy asked Alderman Heise
i II he could show any authority of thi.
"a character upon Texas gravel.
Alderman Heiser asked the alderman
from the Fourth If he could produce an,
It authority that Texas gravel was not al
u good as any other.
i Alderman Dickson wanted an opinion
IS from he engineer as to gravel foundation
70 Alderman fluffy said the engineer ha,
- recommended crushed rock in preference,
= TO gravel, and he was willing TO abide b,
l. that recommendation.
IS In response to Undergraduates from Al
II derman Dickson. Engineer Miller said tina
< gravel would do for foundation provld
II ing the right sort OF gravel be secured
= and that crushed granite was as good a
It crushed rock
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