The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-05-25
The Subject Of Discussion At the City
Council Meeting.
WAS ONLY THIRTY POUNDS PRESSURE
At the Main Street Fire--The Mayor Makes
Recommendations.
MORE CONTRACTS FOR ASPHALT PAVING
Congress and Montgomery Avenues
to BE Paved with sheet Asphalt.
Much Other Paving in Prospect.

The water company was given some
hard raps at yesterdays session of the city
council
In the monthly report of Chief Of Fire
Department Hussey he informed the coun-
Gil that at the three recent fires in the
business portion of the city the highest
pressure on the hydrsnts was fifty pounds
and that at the Main street fire last Sat
urday night the pressure did not exceed
thirty pounds. This deplorahle condition
of things nduced him to ask the council
for authA NJ to purchase another steamer
and 5000 BE- of hose. so d to render the
fire de, rment less deps tdent upon the
water company's service
The mayor also submitted a special mes
sage upon the subject in which he strong
y advocated that measures be taken to
remedy the present condition of things
lraught with such menace to the property
II citizens.
The matter was finally relegated to the
mayor and the water supply company with
power to act
Asphalt paving, 10 use a slang express
sion, has got the town grabbed. with
down hill pull So popular has become
this character Of pavement that no alder
man VIII hear to a street in the ward he
represents being paved with any other
substance and over $50 900 in contracts
were provided for at yesterdays meeting
for placing sheet asphalt paving on Con
gress avenue from Charities street to the
International and Great Northern crossing
and for the entire length of Montgomery
avenue, in the Fifth ward The Congress
avenue contract will be awarded to
Messrs. Hipp & Key for Barber paving and
the contract for paving Montgomery ave-
nue. goes to the Louisiana Improvement
company
All the aldermen were present at yes
terday's session, with Mayor Brashear pre-
siding. It was an adjourned regular
meeting and there was quite an accumula-
: ton of business.
After the approval Of the minutes the
following petitions were read and dis
posed Of:
PETITIONS.
From G. C. Parish. for reduction in as
sessment on lots 3 and 4, in block 81.
Houston Street Railway third addition.
Ruled out of order
From Lawrence Beningen, for refunding
OF $40 overtaXed in cost in tax suits. Re
ferred to finance committee.
From William NJ Rice. for correction o
,rror in assessment on lot Z. block 3, Sen
echal addition. Referred to finance COM
mittce.
From Richard Allen. for correction oi
error In taxes. Referred 10 finance COM
mittee,
From a. b. Lnugerman, representing
the Lemp Brewing company for permit ia
erect sheet iron sides and roof over a
platform on lots 4 and q, block S. south
side Buffalo bayou to be used for wagon
and carriage shed, to cost about $500. Re
ferred to FIRE committee.
From Gregg minors, for correction OF
error in assessment. Referred to finance
committee.
REPORTS
Report Of street commissioner for April
OF work done and material used in his de-
partment was referred to the street and
bridge committee.
The finance committee reported on tn,
following petitions On petition OF Thee
Boring, for correction of error In assess.
nent OF property of Mrs. c. a. Herb. that
same was clerical error and should be
cancelled; on petition of r, p. Hill rec
ommending correction of error N assess
ment as prayed for; on petition OF b. r.
Weems, recommending correction OF error
in assessment as prayed for and that
credits on lot 4, in block 500 be trans
ferred to lot 3, in block SOC, and that lot
be placed on delinquent list on petition
of Houston Land and Trust company. rec
ommending that assessment be separated
as prayed for; on petition OF George Elser
that taxes were paid only once and that
petition be not granted; on petition or u
p. Hamblen, attorney for John Achen-
bach. recommending that petition be grant.
ed and assessor and collector change re-
celpts accordingly and transfer payments
on petition Of Henry Palmer ct al, claim
ing that property was outside OF city lin.
its, the committee recommended that same
be referred TO the engineer; on petition o.
Mrs. II. Bother and others, to correct oer.
ical error, the committee recommended
that error be corrected as prayed for: or
petition of Charles Gazelle. for refundlng
taxes paid In duplicate recommending that
the taxes thus paid be refunded Al
these reports were adopted.
On petition of I. Kapner. referred to tn,
engineer Engineer Miller reported that 4
was difficult to determine the exact mum.
Der of lots owned by petitioner in Frost
town, but that Mr.. Kapner has about one
third of lot more than he assesses
Adopted.
On petition OF William A. Wilson, Jr.
Ell al Engineer Miller reported that tn,
new city line is now 204 feet west OF tn,
east line of the Fair Grounds extension
addition In which petitioners property i
located and for which he claims exemption
from taxes Adopted.
Treasurer's report for April was referred
to finance committee.
The scavenger's report for April was re
turned approved by the auditor and hos
pital committee. Adopted
The report OF the market master 10
April showing collection OF s1142.30 wa
returned approved by the auditor and mar
ket committee. Adopted.
Report OF electrician for April returne,
approved by auditor and FIRE committee
Adopted
Report OF chief OF police for April o
fines and costs collected, returned approve
by auditor and police committee Adopted
Report OF Collector and Assessor Hirsci
Tor April, returned approved by auditor
Referred 10 finance committee.
The report Of the chief engineer OF irs
department for April was submitted
showing total value OF buildings and con-