The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-02-13

business transacted. built several hand
some iron bridges -on paper.
Alderman Aubertin got in two motions
for iron bridges, or rather specifications
for iron bridges they may not be bull.
till after the clection). one over white
Oak bayou at the foot OF Montgomery ave-
nue.. tho other at the foot Of Main street.
while Aldermsn Bennett, his confrere,
asked for specifications for another iron
bridge AZ the foo, OF Hardy street. TO con :
meet the Second aud Filth wards.
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A subcommittee from the deep water
committee appeared before the council and
Tnsde very strong appeal through their
spokesman, Captain $ Taliaferro, IN ask
ing the council to appropriate $4,000 TO
the deep water fund, pointing ouy the way
In their opinion that the appropriation
may he made without meeting With any
lezal obstruction.
At the suggestion Of Manager MacGregor
Of tho Houston Street Railway company. a
committee was appointed to confer with
hlm with the bcpe ot settling the Issue
now between tho city and tho street rail-
way company az to he amount due by the
company fog RS share ~ the cost ri street
paving along strcci occupied by he COM
pany s tracks lhr conference may result
IL taking the uafft gDt ut tide courts.
49,
LAWYER Coleman appeared befote the
council vith pe r'on 20 pave with
Barber asphalt Jefferson a;cnuc. between
Crawford and Milan streets and motion
was made ny Alderman Wooifard that
specifications be praparcl Tor Tails pave
mont
Alderman Kan rton submitted motion
requiring ibe electric light board, before
installing re municipal light plant. to-
secure q proposition from the Citizens
company as 10 tho hguro at which they
arc willing 80 dispose OF thelr plant, or
upon what terms hey would be willing 70
enter into new contract
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Alderman Rosenthal, in carrying out one
pi the recommendations Of tho mayor q
message presented motion requiring the
ordinance committee TO prepare and sub
nit an ordinance providing Tor the weekly
payment OF city employs, instead OF pay
lng them by the month. Us AZ present.
meetfnr except Alderman Dirksou, and he
routine proceedings were as follows!
DEEp WAFER MEMORIAL.
Aldermau Wc1lCr called the attention
OF the council 70 hs lCt that commit
ieo VAS presen rfroln 'he deep-water com
mission, 9p1 he asked that tines be heard
The committee consisted OF Captain IS
TaliaferTo. Charles Milby aud Edgar Wat
kins Captain Ialiaferro acted as spokes-
ntu iDr the committee, saying -h8t Jh5y
were "a esent 10 ask the council 20 make
an appropriation for securing deep water
for houston. tie said he had been advised
ihat tho objection was that the council
had no authority to make such apprOpria-
'icn. and that the city had no tdnl from
which TO make an approximation Tor such
a purpose. lie submitted a memorial con
troverting these objections. He said thAt
the general government had already app
proprlated 1000 toward The WORK
which committed the government to this
improvement, but the city. OF Houston had
made great MANY promises In this maj
ter which would have TO be redeemed
and Ss67, goo was a very small proportion
OF the S4000.000 that would be necessary
10 accomplish the work Houston, he
said. would have TO redeem her promises
aud to do this 1t would require a great
deal of money and this money would have
10 be raised By the city. OF Houston. Cap
tain Taliaferr0 then submitted the memo
tlal. which set forth substantially the
great Importance OF the proposed work
and the necessity for raising in this city
fund OF $4,000 Tor the accomplishment
OF the work Thus Tar about fifty citizens
had subscribed about $4,000 but as every
citizen OF Houston was interested IN this
work the appeal was made 10 the council
for an appropriation out OF the general
fund hH a. ha net r.I
be taken at once 20 ascertain whether
or not the charter permitted the appro-
pr!attoD of money for this purpose ia this
connection the memorial cited me pro-
Vision OF The city charter giving the city
authority 10 appropriate money for the
Improvement of the navigation of Ruffalo
bayou from tho foot OF Main street to
Harrisbprg aud as the charter provided
Tor the Improvement OF the bayou ass.far
as Harrisburg. X could 70 further than
this and include the entire length OF the
bayou, The memorial further cited that
under section Of the charter the appro-
priation might be made under the con
tngenfy clause; an appropriation might
also be made from the bond tax not
pledged for the redemption of the bonds.
from 1875 70 1851, rs this fund could be
diverted 20 xhe contingency fund aud used
for the purposes OF securing deep water.
The memorial asked, In conclusion. for an
appropriation OF >lUOOu, IN order to re-
lieve the few from the burden which
should be borne by the many.
In presenting the memorial. Captain
Ta'iaferro expatlated upon H. discussing
tie ~ nts set forth N the memorial. show.
inH the city's authority for making the
augmentation as Sc forth using the bond
tai fron 1875 70 1887 not pledged To the
Resumption OF the bonds. and tho con-
iingency fund for this purpose. and urged
that the money could not be appropriated
Tor better purpose when the benents TO
no derived were to be considered. The
accomplishment OF this work meant the
quadruplng OF Houstons population and
the CONSEQUENT advancement Of her ma
terial welfare.
On n'ofion the memorial was referred To
the mayor, finance committee and at-
torHey. with the request that the attorney
bring IN a report upon the subject al the
earliest possible time.
PETITIONS.
From June Cox. tax agent Texas and
new Orleans Railway company for corrcr-
lion q error 10 ASSESSMENT Referred 10
hnanee committee.
From Cora Baron Foster. agent. nro.
pof'pF % sell the city acreage propertv
tor altering beds for sewer purposes. 100