The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-01-20
QUEEN CITY OF NECnFS.
Mayors Proposition for New City HAL
Meets with Approval.
II WILL BE SUBMITTED TO THE COUNCIL
Port Arthur Lnnd Company WIN EN-
large Its Rice Farm--Isumbcrn,en
After tiamc--NOten.

Beaumont, Texas, January 1o.--several
days ago The Post correspondent men
toned that Mayor Wheat had conceived
the idea OF building pressed brick city
hall on the triangle IN front OF the post
office. His proposition is to reduce the
width OF surrounding streets to thirty feet,
which would considerably increase the
triangle space, and sell the present CITY
hall site and building and use the funds
to pay for the new building. Since the
publication the proposition has been gen
orally discussed by citizens and ~ seems 70
he universally approved At present the
postoffice triangle ID an eyesore, espe-
cially in wet weather. and 1t would cost
too much to pave II. Tho new city bali II
built Will be of attractive architectural
design, roomy, and VIII contain quarter
for the fro department ms VOL as ofhct
rooms and council chamber. The mayor
also confemplates q tower to contain y
city clock which will be s,trmounted by y
huge bell for tho purpose OF sonna,np
alarms. The mayor will submit his ideas
to the February meeting Of tho council.
AFTER GAME.
George A. Hoagland, wealthy and ex-
tensive lumberman OF omahn, Neb; VIM
Buchanan. a Texarkana lumberman; Judge
]. w. stanfield, j. M. Talbot and DR.. N
A. Robinson, also OF Texarkana, arrived
In tho city this morning accompanied by
w. 3. Brazlcton an extensive retail lum-
ber dealer of Waco. They came TO Beau
mont for the purpose of spending rev
days shooting, and chaperoned by Mr.. Note
Crazy of the Texas Tram and Lumber
company will tomorrow morning leave Tor
Village Mills, n station on tho Sabine ana
"a. tsx tN.. VII n
which quail are said TO bo almost as thick
as blackbirds In rico field
Today the visitors have visited the saw
mills and other Beaumont Industries and
were both pleased and surprised at the
business activity, especially In the building
line, which was noticeable In every part
OF the city.
LAND RELEASED.
Instruments were filed with County
Clerk Blanchettc today cvidepcing that
the Port Arthur Land company had Sc
cured w. s. Davidson ct al, trustees for
the beaumont Pasture COMPANY, release
decd to 1896 acres OF land. This land lD
part of the 4s,000-acrc tract purchased
nearly three years ago from the Beaumont
Pasture company by the Port Arthur com
phny. In the purchase IL was stipulated
that at any time the Port Arthur COM
pany could obtain releases to tracts OF not
less than $40 acres, and the release above
noted IL made in accordance with the con-
tract II is said the Port Arthur company
has sold this land to small farmers, who
will cultivate II this year. II is also
stated that tho release was obtained for
the purpose Of enlnrgiDg the compaDy's
rice farm.
LOCAL NOTES.
The non-j Jury docket in the county court
will be taken up next Monday.
marriage license was late yesterday
afternoon issued to Edwin 8. Nolle and
Miss Georgia Petrcy.
There is talk OF Chicago capitalist be-
coming interested In u jefferson county
rice irrigating canal.
Miss Oracle Dutton viii give a musical
and Evolutionary recital at the Epworth
league hall tomorrow night, beginning at
. o'clock.
The numerous carloads OF farm iInple-
menfs being received In the-rity Is in
dicatiye OF the agricultural development Of
the country
The Ladies' Aid society OF the Baptist
church will have another cake sale on
Saturday In the front Office OF the West
ern Union Telegraph company. II Will
begin at 10 q. M and continue Till p. m
Visitors continue TO tax the capacity
OF Beaumont hotels. A goodiy portion Of
them are prospectors and lively sale OF
real estate. both city and country. can DO
expected within few weeks.