The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-03-21
THE CITY COUNCIL MEETING
bids TO HE SOLICITED FOR THU
FIFTH WARD ENGINE HOUSE.
successful bidder for Completing the
Fair Ground schooI--More Work
Thnn Money TO Pay for II.

The city council met yesterday after
noon in regular session with Mayor
Brashear presiding and full board pres
| ent.
After the approval of the minutes the
following petitions were read:
PETITIONS.
From Charles Juergen of Rose Hill, for
correction of assessment of 1898. Re-
ferred to finance committee.
From NJ. A. zwicb. for reduction of as
sessment Out of order.
From Henry Wolf. for correction OF as
sessment Referred to finance committee.
| From Emeline D. Taylor. for return OF
money overpaid for taxes. Referred to
finance committee and attorney.
From II. T. f. Williams. for correction
| and separation of assessment Referred
| TO finance committee.
From Mrs. j. e. He'll. for correction OF
assessment. Referred to finance commit
| tee.
From p. H. Grimes, for correction of
assessment. Referred to finance commit
From Jacob Chase. for correction of err
ror in assessment. Referred to finance
! committee.
From John g. Walker. for reduction OF
| assessment Ruled out OF order.
From j. j. Settegast ct nj, Offering 10
| donate TO city certain sections Of Burnett,
| Helena Albany. Boston. Drew. Mcdaren'
Bremond and Dennis streets IN inc RAJ.
! Ground addition ii the city viii often ana
grade Same within ninety days. Referred
to street and bridge committee.
REPORTS.
on petition of William Meyer the finance
committee recommended that assessor ana
| collector be authorized to correct assess-
| ment. Adopted
Same report was made on petition oil
William Jones, Adopted -
On potition of w II. Bartholomew the
finance committee recommended tnat l1
proyement tax be eliminated and assess
ment equalized, Adopted
on petitlon of b. X. Bering the finance
committee recommended that suit against
| Tabernacle church property pc dlslhisseu'
| as same Is exempt from taxation. Adopted
Tbe Appnce committee returned the Pc
tition of Dr. Il. N. Gray for relief on YAK
account and recommended that same De
referred to city attorney. Adopted
on petition of s. 4. Middleton the
finance committee recommended that pc
tition be granted and assessment corrected
Adopted.
The finance committee also reported IA
vorably on petition of Mrs. >. A. T.
Northrup for correction of assessment as
IL was a double assessment Adopted
| On petition OIL a. lIdIcuuuh Nhc
committee reported adversely to the grant
ing OF the petition for tax adjustment
On petition of w. Harral the finance
committee reported favorably, as same was
a double assessment. Adopted.
} on petition OF A. Richards. Jr., for tax
relief the finance committee reported ia
vorably. Adopted.
The finance committee reported favorably
; upon petition OF Charles Helm for cor
rectlon of assessment. Adopted.
The finance committee reported favor
ably upon petition of John SCHUYLER for
, correction OF assessment, same being a
! double assessment. Adopted.
. On petition OF j. X. Merkel for correc-
: tion and separation OF assessment the
: finance committee reported favorabiy.
Z Adopted.
? On petition of ]. x, p. Gillaspie for cor
o rection OF assessment the finance com
4 mttee reported favorably Adopted.
> On petition of the National Loan and
: Investment company for correction of as
sessmcnt the finance committee reported
favorably. Adopted,
Finance committee returned reports OF
I city engineer for January. February and
March with their approval. Adopted
$ The same committee returned with their
: approval the report of the market master
f on February. Adopted
v The same committee reported favorabiy
/ on petition of John Clay for correction
s of assessment Adopted.
o The board OF public works reported ia
u voraby on plans for new fire engine house
s in Fifth ward and that the mayor advertise
= iot bids for same. Adopted.
II BY the board of public works. recon
8 mending the acceptance of the Sabine
o street sewer and that catch basin he
placed at tho corner of Lubbock and Sa-
bine streets. Adopted.
The board of public works returned with
their anDrOVal the plnna and gDacifca finn
TO- the Walker street gully. Adopted.
Tho board of public works reported IA
upon the bid of II. n, Jageman
for completing the Fair Ground school
: est bidder. Mr.. Kuhn, failed to co ,iply with
the advertisement by accompanying his bid
with certified check.
Alderman Dickson said that as all the
bids were very high he thought bids should
. be readyertisod FOR,
[ Alderman Rosenthal also thought the
bids were excessive.
Alderman Dickson said that as all the
bids were SO close together Il looked like
a a collusion, though he did not charge
this to be q fact,
: The secretary said that there was $1,000
i difference between the highest and lowest
: bids.
, Alderman Cortes said that even with
I this additional cost he didn't regard the
/ cost of the building as excessive. and with
: the additional cost for completing the
, work It would cost only $4,000 more than
: the original contract.
: \ motion to adopt the report OF the
board of public works was carried by A
o vote Of Z nays and yeas, 1t requires a
two-thirds vote to reject report of the
beard OF public works.
The board OF public works reported IA
vorably upon the plans and specifications
q for improving the west side OF Market
square. Adopted.
Alderman Cortes wanted to advertise for
bids for this work at once, but the mayor
said he did not know where the money
u was coming from with which to do the
= work.
d On motion this work was placed at the
II bottom of the list OF improvements now
r scheduled
10 The fire committee reported fayora-
: bly, on petition OF Gobel & Lenk for cor
rugated iron building in ire limits.
n The street and bridge committee re-
turned approved the report OF the street
commissioner for February Adopted.
The street and bridge committee reported
favorably on petition OF citizens OF Fifth
Il ~. All