The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-02-21
MATTER or SANITATION
a Elaborate Report BY Sanitary Engineer
Potter
SUBMITTED TO THE CITY COUNCIL MEETING
Proposed Change OF Houston's Sewer
system ana How to Dispose Of 1t.
other Important Matters.

The city council met Yesterday after
noon In regular session with Mayor
Brashear presiding and all the aldermen
present except Alderman Bennett of the
Fifth ward, who was excused on account
of sickness.
After the adoption of the minutes with.
out reading the following petitions were
read and disposed OF:
PETITIONS.
From S. p. Afford FOR reduction OF as
sessment on property in block $40
from 5000 TO st25. Ruled out of order.
From C. IL. Kershaw for credit for
taxes paid in error on property outside
OF city, on his tax account on city prop
erty Referred to finance committee.
From j. p. Galbreath for correction OF
error in assessment on improvements Oh
block 3i0 south side where no improve
ments exist. Referred to finance COM
mittee.
From citizens of Fair ground addition
asking for better police protection. Re-
ferred to police committee.
From John Schulter for correction of
double assessment Referred to finance
committee.
From E. A. Holland for reduction OF
assessment Ruled out OF order
From Taylor Bros to remove stairway
TO outside of building at COZ Main street
Referred to fire committee with power u
act.
From citizens of Second ward asking to
have Chaloupkcr place opened fol- a
street Referred to street and bridge
committee.
From Dr. Il. ~ Cray. correction of err
ror of assessment and for setting aside
of tax judgment Referred TO attorney
and finance committee
From A. Cramer protesting against tax
suit claiming TO have paid his taxes. Re-
ferred TO finance committee.
From Postmaster S. h. Strong referring
To the duplicate and erroneous numbering
of houses rs II disadvantage in delivering
mail and asking that the matter be rem
edied. Referred TO the mayor with
power TO act.
From Byron Il. Sherry showing the ne
cessity for an air line railroad from
Houston to Sabine Pass. Referred lt
Mavor and tinnuce committee.
From s. II. Brashear mayor, advisine
The council that the contractor, C. II,
Wynn has refused and declined to com
pete his contract in finishing the Fail
Ground school. Referred to the mayor
and attorney
From Chas. Helm for correction of cr.
TOR In assessment on property in block
Al. Referred to finance committee,
From Sweeney a. Combs Opera HOUSE
company asking that the alleyway in tn,
rear of the opera house be paved with
some of the stone blocks from Malr
street. they to do the paving IL the cit,
viii furnish the stone blocks. Referred
IN n
From citizens OF First ward to open
Eighth street between Washington and
Preston. Referred TO attorney and stree
and bridge committee.
From Parin & orendorf company cub
hitting plans and specifications for q
garbage crenatory,
II was suggested that this was "A liLti,
premature as bids had not yet been asket
for.
Referred to board of public works.
From 7. w. House and others asking
that shade trees be placed in the school
board.
The agent for the Parlin & Orendor
Crematory company being present wa
permitted to address the council, He sal,
that his company held the pstent fol
the crematory proposed, hence it coult
not he advertised for. His compan.
would put in the patent crematory fol-
$4,000. They had recently placed plan
at Waco and San Antonio and were pre-
pairing TO put one at Dallas and at Gal
weston.
Secretary Baugh started to read til
mayors annual message, but the mayo
suggested that in so much as 1t had al
ready been published and printed in pam
phlet form and distributed among the al
dermen he saw no necessity for reading
and suggested that II be considered as rea
and the suggestion prevailed,
From J Lehan, for correction OF assess
men on improvements that do not exist
Referred 10 finance committee.
From manufacturers and others aslsn
for the appointment of boiler inspector
Referred TO attorney and ordinance com
mittoe.
REPORTS.
The police committee recommended tina
John Steinhagen be allowed SIS 50 us dam
ages to his wagon. Adopted.
The same committee on the petition
Charles p. Shearn to lay track acros
Willow street in the Fifth ward, recon
mended that he be permitted to do so pre-
yided he pay for the amount of paycmeT
to be removed and that he place the stree
in the same condition as at points wheI
it Is crossed by other tracks. Adopted.
Reports Of chief OF FIRE department fc
December and January referred to I'll
committee.
Report Of street commissioner roferre
10 street and bridge committee. and repol
of assessor and collector TO finance com
mittec.
The engineer reported an estimate {
cost for graveling Liberty street to th
new engine house ia the Fifth ward. a
per motion of Alderman Aubertin. Re
ferred to board Of public works.
The committee appointed TO select a sit