The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-11-21

steps TO secure the very IuunihcenN 81 -
Mr.. Carnegie for the establishment Of a
free public library in this city. Mr.. Car
negie Offering to donate $4,000 for build
Ing providing the city will provide a
site for same and contribute, say $1,000
per annum for its maintenance.
Alderman Rosenthal offered resolu-
ton. which was adopted. thanking Mr..
Carnegie for his very liberal offer and
providing that the mayor correspond with
him upon the subject
The citizens OF the Second ward, through
one OF their representatives. preented a
petition protesting against the location of
pest house in that ward, also complain
ing against tho garbage crematory as
being a nuisance. The party presenting
the petition raised question OF veracity
between the mayor and the city health Of
hcer as 10 the use 10 which the building
in the Second ward. complained Of as a.
pest hous. IS to be put, which brought
an explanation from the mayor IN effect
that ne had not authorized the construc-
tion Of the building and that 1t was NOT
10 be used as a pest house. :.
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Alderman Arhsr,in snAr,,,,a, a., .n,.,,,
providing for an experimental block of
asphalt pavement on Main street, between
NcIS,,,sr ana v,,,..r .,.,r,,as 1,,7 49,,
The bois dare block pavemen, as a tounda-
lion It was stated thst It would cost
about $1,000 In surface these btocks with
asphait Alderman Cortes contendei
taat This vas entirely too eNpcn 1--WE rs
al experiment the matter was dis /
posed 81 by being referred 10 The m-yor
and the city engineer.
-
Al rba aldermen W.. ,.,-,,, -.
P'es'H' except
sonnen- Heinze. Woolford, Dickson and
TufHv. After the a,nr,,-.l ~. t6, ,,,f-,,,..,,
q he previous meeting the loiIowia ms. pc.
litiDus were read and disDosed Of,
,ot,r,rrrr,,>-S
rom 'onn % Noiilhs' contracting engl-
neor for the former Magnolia and Plum bling
company. In reference TO the heating ana.
r.,,,sa. ~ r,.,,t. -, -
Avs az 'ne raiinih scHool ana suggesting
remedy ny applying hot blast fans. Re-
ferred TO mayor and school committed
From \. Ribjere for rnoalizati,r ~ ne
scss,ra,, a., ,,.,,,.r,,. :. -. a.
'n '"'pe''s IN DOCK -o' SOUTH
side Buffalo bayou Ruled out of order.
Ffor r. Noteworthy asking TO be 81
lowed ss3. 40 On his taxee ss a,,o,,,t roia
m 4'' HV'i"s "iae"alE
according 10 plans furnished by city en-
slneer which proved 10 be defective Re-
ferred 10 stree; and bridge committee
From John AlcClintok asking permjsslon
10 make certain altergtions IN rost5,,r,nf
building onr,astf, The Grand Ceptr.,i 3nrof
Refereed "a fire committee
From Jonathan Hattfs claiming ,1enD.
tiou from $3.50 in taxes on preount III
contract With city 10 bore an arteslar
wen Referred In finance committee
From c. A. Herzor for ns,,rall9rio, =,
tax {u5rment A. fs,es -, 80 'o 80, W.
psid. Referred tn nn,nca co,or,ttt,a ~
attorney
From John J Folnv for sa,.ts,,o,, -,
claim or IS % egains. the CIV fnr reoJs
fgruiebed rno,, I'D g,r., Y
sioaer and Bsyre5, rsf,,eed ~. ,b, CJ ,aa,.
i. ,bs order di5 No. a,.eo.,,,i,,, ,''' 'i'
Refereed 10 stree ro,,,,,,issi1,,or ''''
From /. y scrners subp,ittir, Nj -,
n;icstion Tar annoI1,,,cr, ~ l'3 e.
spector. Tajd nyo~
In This connection The m,vor sto,sd .b,,
the stationary engineer, had recnrnmande1
a man Tor mis- n5s,tion b,,i No. i,a 80
not eligible for No nosit,on ana W.,
further i'm ,o Mt ~ "un ~, , asnun
limo sran,ea 'Pr''N'p'eN''
From Caroline " r.lItard nro.,1o,, ,vo
mans Reading rf,b. u'Ii., NJ, ~.
president tadjos IPo,di,,e III -, y,
RUBY nrssident Have, 1,.o1, Sonii W
I e tiutcbosnn nrs,i5i. ~ rl ru",ii, N's,
Confedersc,,. NJ, ,,a ',,"si.eiS W
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Of RenubBr NJ Tcxns. Ro,, pS"I d.,
ara nresiaent Curront ! ,ta,.at,,ra IN
Mrs NJ II Foster sneia,, ILL.,, nv
l4n,,s,or poe,. NJ. SsatSs, ~ ~, W w
rngent ~ psusb,ars ~ ~ S,a,i, ~ ~ ~
oli,tion and n1asido,t ~ shoi,ar,n+a ~.
Mrs los Nv w - ocIset, u nrnsida,,s Nasts,
cimh. Nj. De- - 49,.
nresident uxoris c,,h. urs 60 pe.lns
ART nres,dent ne peIcbin Eai,h INV n',w-
Mrs. \ Munsnr nrssidort ,rra,ta e.,
ch,h ana urs Rett,a Rr,,,n $3.50 NJ
tba uo,'s,a, paai Ts,ato ieii
inc that The oit,, t,ia - go asn,
ra necessarv IN secure no Sso AK t ~ ttiag
offered no ur Andra,, S,.rn 1850 ~ t
lio library in HIouston ~
Aldermen Rosentbai sta,oa ala, ~
a resolution 10 ofrer mon mi. s,'hia ~ na
the matter was laid over ''sS' 49,
From citizens OF the second Nard ann
of the building erected an Ruffalo
street near the bayou being used az nest
house as Ii will be detrimental TO the
health of that section of the city and
of the value OF nropertv The