The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-08-28

'ne Sits engineer reported on pStltlOu
! OF IL. 4. Hamblln for adjustment OF taxes
on property in Rubys addition, showing
ne amount OF the property inside tae
city limits. Adopted.
ne ilfse conI.e,s..e reported fayorably
upon the petitions Of Mrs. Bette B Da
Wis and Jacob HornDerger. Q. L. Cochran
and Levy Bros. TO make improvements
IN the nre limits Adopted
I The city engineer submitted plans and
7 spec fications for paving with gravel
Cnenevert and Gabel streets connecting
present gravel paving at Chenevert and
MAGNOLIA with that at Gabe and Runnels,
toidl length Of paving. S35 feet Re-
ierred to board of public works.
( The engineer also submitted plans and
speclheations for the Carr street dram
10 be put in bv the International and
Great Northern Railway company. also
Tor the Mafhtt street drain to be placed
by the Houston East and West Texas
RAILWAY. Referred to street and bridge
committee and railways to he notified,
I the enEineer also submitted report
showing the amount of land required for
the opening OF Milan street from Me-
Gowan street to Tuan. Adopted.
The finance committee returned with
their approval the reports OF Assessor
and Collector Welsh for June. Adopted.
The police committee returned ap-
proved the reports of the chief of police
for July. Adorned
The police committee reported on the
petition of Chief Blackburn. asking that
his authority be defined. Laid over
Tor another signature,
The board of public works recommends
/ ed the acceptance of the bid of Fl. Shur-
ter for building sewers on Franklin,
{ Congress, Prairie, Capitol and Travis
/ streets for for $l2, S56.s3 Adopted.
The street and bridge committee re-
I hpir no
OF Street Commissioner brennan for
July. Adopted
! On petition of MIR. Heuwiler for cor
rection OF error in assessment The finance
committee and board OF apprasement
recommended that corrections be made.
The same committee reported adversely
upon similar petition from j. j. Spro-
Zero. Adopted
( The bond of the Houston plumbing
company in the sum of $500 for the build
ing of the Sabine street sewer was re-
ferred to the mayor likewise the bond OF
c. B. Miles In the sum of $500 for con-
structing the Semmes street sewer,
The attorney and finance committee
reported fayorably upon the petition to
exempt the Masonic property in this city
from taxes. Adopted
The street and bridge committee and
engineer reported fayorably upon the
petition of citizens for bulkhead at
the foot of James street Adopted
The bonds OF Thomas j. Shea for con-
structing the publication works in colt
nection with the sewer system. in tina
sum of $4,000, and for $1,000 for con-
struction of buildings. were submitted and
referred to the mayor.
] Alderman Thomas said he had been
advised that $4,000 or 900 could DC
saved by readvertisiug for bids for this
work. and he suggested that the bond De
laid over.
The mayor said the contract had been
already signed.
Action was deferred.
Alderman Thomas in this connection
introduced the following:
Whereas Since the bids we're made upon
estimates for the sewerage publication
works and the erection of the buildings
for the sewerage pumping plant. the said
estimates upon which bids were made
have been reduced and,
Whereas, The city should make con-
tract for work on the basis of the actual
work to be done and materials to be fur
nished now. therefore, be It
Resolved That the action of this coun-
ell heretofore had, whereby the report of
the board OF public works awarding the
contract to T. j Shea for the sewerage
publication works and the erection of the
buildings for the sewerage pumping plant
was adopted be. and the same is hereby
nullified
Referred to the attorney and finance
committee
The contract with R. D. Wood & Co.
for furnishing iron pipe for the sewer
system was again brought up on a COM
munication from the mayor who asked
that the council take action in abrogatinG
this contract as Wood a. Co. were doing
nothing whatever in the way Of carrying
out the contract.
On motion tho y,attar was raferrad ha rR
to the mayor with power to act.
A bid was opened from f. H. Sterrett
TO build a bulkhead at Milan and Com
merce streets for about 5000. Referred
to board OF public works.
MOTIONS.
BY Alderman O'Leary, that the chief
of fire department be notified that his de-
partment will have to attend to the ex-
banding of fire couplings, as this does not
come under the head OF mechanical work,
and fremen are supposed to do this char
acter of work. Carried.
By Alderman Miller, a motion that the
heads of the fire police and health de-
partments be notified by the secretary TO
report fully to the council at its next
regular meeting what employees of theu
respective departments have been sus-
pended or discharged by them since April
l. 1900, stating the name OF employee and
offense charged, and setting out fully
what action or proceedings have been had
in each case under the civil service rules
providing FOR and laid down in the charter
/ of the city. Carried.
BY Alderman William w Thomas, that
the ordinance committee prepare an ordi-
nance providing for and regulating the
use OF prisoners fined by the corporate
court in working out their fines on
streets and provision for the establish
ment OF a rock pile. Carried.
BY Alderman O'Leary. a motion that
the human bone found by DIR. Massie in
potter's field and left on his tthe alder
man's) desk be submitted to an expert
and examined as to its sex, Carried,
BY Alderman Aubertin. 4 motion that
all policemen be required TO wear shirt
waists, as advertised by Ed KAN. Car
rled.
The council then adjourned.
II saved His Buby.
MY baby was terribly sick with diar-