The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-11-06
LIGHT PLANT BIDS REJECTED,
But Will Go to Board OF Public Works Not
withstandng.
Stories Proposition to Compromise The Attorney
General Refuses an Opinion Mayor Submits
Several Vetoes-Otfer Business.

The mayor was not present at yester-
days meeting OF the city council here
Mayor Pro TEN Tuffly had to preside and
the minority lost one Of its votes. the
vote standing generally seven to four.
Owing to the skipping Of Monday =
lot Of business had accumulated on the
secretary's desk and as Secretary Upper
was not feeling well Mayor Pro TEN TUT
fly announced the appointment of ex-Secre-
iary Baugh as reading clerk.
The most important business to come
before the meeting was the bids for the
constructs Of a municipal Light plant
There were twelve OF these bids and Nj
Baugh had his knife into one OF the lalg-
envel pes when Alderman Sonnen inter-
rupted him with motion that all bids
be rejected. He said that they We're all
irregular That the charter provided that
all matters OF this character should orig
ina6e with the council. while this matter
had originated with the board of public
works Furthe m re, II was an illegal
board. the members of It now serving be-
yond their time.
Acting Mayor Tuffly said that whether
or not the bids We're opened he would
refer them to the board of pubic works.
Alderman Thomas moved to table Alder
man sonnens motion to reject all bids
The motion to table was lost by vote
OF seven 10 four.
Aldermen H4lyerton and Aubertin both
hn ~
under the terms OF the advertisement TO
reject ny ANA all bids.
Alderman Sonnen's motion to reject all
bids was then carried by vote OF seven
to four,
Acting Mayor Tuff.y reassertei tina. the
bids would so TO the board OF pubic
works.
VETO MESSAGES.
Tae mayor submitted his veto OF the
motion carried at the last meeting tc
have the labor force a the city park
transferred to the street commissioner
as the men are needed at the park
Alderman Benne; moved 10 sustain the
veto.
Alderman sonnen novel as a substitute
IA 10 be referred 60 the journal COM
m-ttee.
Alderman Thomas moved 20 table sub
st.tI,e Motion 10 tao.e was LOST and
Alderman Sonnen's substitute was carried
IS woe u Sis 20 ave. Alderman rnomp
SON voting win the minority.
Iae mayor submitted another vet
against advertising Tor bids Tor plans an.
sp-l Ec-,i-ns for replacing the marke
lowe and doing other work ON the cit.
hail. AS the council at a previous meetin,
ad authorized the mayor 10 have plan
AID specifications DR. wn and ii had beer
cone b. competent architect who woul,
T. we 70 be pad for h S work.
Referred 70 journal committee by yot,
81 ~ 20 h'e.
Tne mayor al o submitted a veto aga.ns
the .cDon the council requiring tn,
secretary 20 furnish an tented sJatemen
Of tae Ao5ting deb OF the city, rs tn
carving out OF this motion would o.
simply for the purpose Of iniurlng tn
ci-y's credit. as il would not snow any o
its cred o. again, the statement ben
c LED for up to September 80. 1900, Is a
time hat the city's financial cJnditio
Is poorest taxes not having come In,
conc usion the mayor expressed his ne
gro Jhzt any aldermen should attemp
in this way to iniure the city's cred
simply TO carry out political grudge
hel-rrei TO journal committee by
vice OF seven to four.
The mayor submitted another veto o
the action OF the council In increasing
the salary of assistant auditor to SIP
per mouth, Tor the reason that there
no such office and that the salary nov
paid the clerk in the secretarys Office
il sufficient and the money could be bet
ter expended by employing another maj
T. investigate and check outside office
which can not be done by the man VIII
does inside work. Referred to iourna
committee by vote OF TO a