The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-04-30

ment bill. which passed the house finally
this morning. and will be ready to go tc
the governor as soon as the senate con-
ours In Mr.. Brownies amendment adding
the emergency clause:
Be 1t enacted by the legislature of the
State OF Texas:
Section /. That sections two (2), six (6),
ten t10) and fourteen t14). of an act en-
titled IAN act to provide charter for the
city of Houston, Harris county, Texas"
passed by the Twenty-hfth legislature, be
be amended, and section forty-oneA dial
added thereto. so that said amended sec
tons and said added section shall read as
follows:
Sec. 2. That the bounds and limits of
said corporation shall be three miles
square. and shall embrace the territory
contained In the following metes and
bounds, to-wit:
SOUTH BOUNDARY LINE.
Beginning at corner OF A. Whltaker's
tract, out of lot No. %, in the Obedience
Smith survey, for southwest corner, Il
stone monument marked IS. G. W." dis
lance one hundred G00) feet north OF the
south line, and ten thousand and seven
llO,OOT) feet west OF the east line OF said
-. az - - - iHshNo u"o
forty 15,s40) feet to corner, stone
monument S. p. c., for southeast corner
OF this survey, said corner being situated
IN lot No. u, in the east tier OF lots in
sst,, So go. "aal''sn' GU, OF lot NO lbV)
~ '"o % " NliI'ans survey
EAST BOUNDARY LINE.
Beginning at the southeast corner mon
ument as above described thence due
\ -.
forty tl5,si0) feet. to corner. stone
monument, marked n. Il. c., for tho
northeast corner of this survey. said cor
ner being situate In LOT No six Isl blorlt
No. seven ~, Stables and Mclelland's
addition. ana Is distance fifteen n5l feet
east Of the cast line OF Staples street and
thirty three 1881 feet north of tbc north
line OF sewell street.
NOpTJ port>nAp,, rt.,r
i'iNH'
eb'nulnb ~ me northeast corner
MN i as,l as apoVe desrrlneai thence due
vs. ml'.en thousand eight hundred forty
49, ~ - corner, a STONE monu-
49, mo- nv ~ W. u lor the northwest
-, W. ,nia survey. sara monument
uons situated one hundred NIFTY llbO) feet
Weht oi tho west line OF Mrs, Klunker's
800 ou1 VI we Johh Rusun two~league
s.a i ana nlteen ll2l feet north OF the
sa.ion VI MIS- hiuhRer 6 south line.
"HSi BOUNDARY LINE
Beginning al the northwest corpor
monument as above described, the,oo A.
south nfieen thousand eiEhi hundred fort,
(15s40) feet TO a corner said Garner hcirg
the southwest corner of this survey IA
Place OF beginning.
Provided, that should any nronertv living
beyond the city limits be niattsa into
blocks and lots after the passage Of ihls
act then and In that event thn o,vrnrs
OF said property shall Inv off Ia cnnfnrn,
to the streets and blocks ahntting on thn
same. aud shall file with tho c,tv cn
gineer a correct man Of The same oni
provided further, that In no case shall
the city of Houston be rounlred To nay
for any OF the said streats al ,vbnto,,,r
date opened but whom onenod Nv, r'os,,,
Of the plating Of the nronerty ~ ,yb,t'
ever date plated. shall brcnms he s,,,h
act. the property Of tho civ ef TiGnstan
for liso as public hiahyavs ana sbnu ~,
cared for as snoh ANY torrltSry s1IoinIn,,
the present or future boundaries Of saiI
city may from time to time be admitted
and become mart tbereof unon anriica
ton and written consent riven ~ tbo
city council by tho owner or ov,nore ~
said land. or as tho Gas. NAV I've Ia,
majority vote of the legal vntcrs Tas,So,t
ON the land sought TO be added Tn an
such cases the territory 50 added sbaiI 10
described nv metes ma honnds '".'' w
dinance accenting nssentinrr ~ 81 or
the same TO tho mrnicinal qs,,nnr,,I nu"'ns
Sec, 6. That thore sbaii No nrantoa s.,
the qualified voters Of Inc nitv y n,s,.a ~
two aldermen from among ~, ,na IyU,,
voters az each ward LIZ nu luei'neo
assessor and collector az taxee n nhi., q" ~
police, a city attorney nity ronn vt Va
and a health officer ana a strSs, cor,,,,tn
sioner, who shall hold tbeir rssnno.I,.a
Offices for two years and untu ,botr wv,
cessors are elected ana onoIts' Ne, SUE
sooner removed bv The oifv cni,nn,, u" ,,,s
vlded. that the present osecers paV 1,
city shall hold their ofiees mntii ~ sun es.e
election OF city officers. which she, ne ~
held on the nrst Mondav In AL, '"e'' no
Sec. TO- The regular meetinss 90 ~.
city council shall he held IN thS o snv
chamber, as often os NAV no Az, dn,o soutci,
by the city council. moi ~ aSceaa :" t',vu
meetings per month, lseglpning NJ s,,oh ,o W.
hour as may be fixed bv said ca,,noIi ' ga
the mayor, of his own motion ma, c cau
special meetings for the .transactton Sa, 80
special business by causing the civ sscr, "a
tary to serve written notice nm aonb ILL.,
man. or leaving the same a. the rastso,a.
Ct usual place OF businnss ~ eanh Az,
three members Of the council NAV IN I,i,s
manner, call special meetings of tba oo M
ell, but no special meeting shall hs csiina
exoeDt In case NJ ,trpon. ,,.,..'-,,ts - 1890