The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-01-23

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ness. San Jaointo and Commerce. Re
ferred TO fire committee.
From Fred Lack, agent for w. S. Noble.
a nonresident. asking for correction OF
assessment. Referred to finance commit
Tee.
From T. j. Donnellan and wife, asking 70
adjust the matter OF a right of way for
the two city bridges. Louisiana and Frank
lin, over their property on the north side
of the bayou. Referred to finance com
mittee.
From G. W. Matthews, for compensa-
ton for a mare which he claims the city
took from him in 1898. Referred TO po
lice committee
From Mrs. z. p. Flock, for cquaiza-.
ton OF assessment. Out OF order.
From Edward Burns. 10 have Houston
avenue Strengthened and for compensation
on his taxes for use OF his property by
the city. Referred to finance committee
From the Louisiana improvement com
pany, notifying the council that during tho
recent cole weather parties have built free
on tho asphalt pavement on Montgomery
avenue, damaging the surface. Referred
10 attorney aud mayor.
From Mrs. c II. Rleneckc for reduc
tion OF assessment Out OF order
From Sarah Hamilton, for separation ot
assessment Referred to finance commit
tee.
From a number OF citizens OF the Fifth
ward asking that j. II. Rothwell he Az.
pointed member Of the electric light
board. Granted
From James Barron, for correction of
error In assessment on improvements that
do not exist. Referred TO finance commit
tee.
From V. Fassula. for reduction Of as.
sessment Out OF order
From Penelope Lingan, for credit Of
taxes enormously paid on improvements.
Referred 10 hnance committee
From Mrs Elizabeth Demouh. for cor
rection Of error on assessment Referred
to finance committee.
REPORTS.
The FIRE committee recommended. on
motion OF Alderman Bennett. that hra
alarm box be placed at the corner OF
Lyons and Odiu avenue; also, on motion
Of Alderman ialyerton, that an alarm Don
be placed at Henderson and Railroad
streets, the same committee returned with
| their approval the reports OF the CHIEF
OF hre department for November and De-
oember. Adopted.
Tho light committee reported fRvorahy
| upon the petition for the location OF an
| electric light at tho corner OF Fanutn aud
| Iuam streets. Adopted
! The light committee also reported ia
| vorably upon Tho petition that the Inter.
national and Great Northern Railway COM
pany place a light 81 their crossing OF Lee
/ street ana that light also he placed A.
tho corner OF Clark and Leo Adopted
The street and bridge committee re.
turned rhe report OF the street commits
sioner for december approved. Adopted.
The ordinance committee returned the
Of fll.a afala NIt,t,
enco TO tho exemption of their shoe black
stands from licenses, recommending that
same be referred 80 the city attorney.
Adopted.
The finance committee returned with ia
Norable report the petition Of A. H. Lang
bein asking for correction OF assessment.
Adopted.
The nnanoe committee reported favor
ably upon the construction OF the Hogan
street sewer recommending a reference oil
the matter to the board of public works
Adopted.
The city engineer submitted plans and
specifications for bridge over White
Oak bayou on Houston Avenue at Beau.
champ Springs. Referred TO board OF pub,
lie works.
The city engineer submitted plans FOL
an overflow drain on Sabine street to Buff
falo bayou at an estimated coat OF 1886
Referred to board OF public works
| NEW BUSlNE SS,
The mayor appointed Aldermen Tuffy
Rosenthal and Bennett committee I,
confer with the organizations now engaged
in raising a fund for the purchase OF
site for the Carnegie library
BY Alderman Mueller, u motion that tn,
engineer prepare plans and specification,
for draining Houston Avenue between
! Washington and Railroad streets. Car
ried.
Nv Alderman NuelIer uotio, th,. ,b,
engineer prepare plans and specification,
for an eight-inch sewer on Lubbock street
Referred TO sewer committee.
BY Alderman Mueller, an ordinance pro.
viding for the inspection OF mink and foot
products, making II the duty of the health
department to attend to this inspection
and fixing a penalty of from sos TO 500
on any one attempting 30 dispose OF i'm
: pure food or adulterated milk. The ordi
nance embraces every character OF food
either Of an animal or vegetable nature
offered for sale and requires that dairy
men shall have their milk Inspected an,
display permit TO that effect on thei
wagons. The ordinance was referred Il
the ordinance committee.
4 The mayor nominated as members O
the electric light board for the long tern
Messrs, Gus Warnecke. J. H. Rothwell an
Spencer Hutchins.
The vote ON confirmation stood; War
necke and Rothwell 0. Hutchns 8. Al
: having received the necessary vote wer
declared elected and the council al
iourned.