The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-05-02
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| The civil service board OF the city council
held meeting last night.
| There is an undelivered telegram at Postal
telegraph company, us Main street, Tor W.
1 N. Fayant
| All qualified voters can vote at the cleo
tion on Saturday for school trustees and every
voter can vote for seven trustees,
| Tho Ladies' Auxiliary OF the v Nj, c, A.
will hold their regular meeting this afternoon
at O'Clock at the association rooms
! The board OF public works met last night to
consider matters connected with me ma
ohinery supply for the new sewer system.
The Barber asphalt plant is being removed
| from the Fifth ward, where II was placed Tor
the construction of the Montgomery avenue
pavement.
Spinster club Friday afternoon at o'clock
AZ the residence OF Mrs. w. b. Jones, Io6
| Clay avenue.
The South Texas Poultry and Pet Stock
association will meet tonight at the Houston
Poultry Supply company's store, corner Rusk
and Travis.
Tho bid of Tom Lucas is reported by those
VINO have inquired the matter out 10 6e inc
lowest for the construction Of the Hogan
street sewer
There are undelivered kilograms at the Of
fee Of the Western Union Telegraph company
4 III Main street. for Virginia Murray. X. /"
Aldrich and Mr. Bean.
| The Cascara school and seventh grade boys
/
afternoon on Phoenix green, cascaras win
ming by the score of "A 10 6.
| Mischisnza Karnival rehearsals for today at
Temperance hall: The flower dance p. IN. :,
and gypsy dance at the Auditorium at
O'Clock
| The remains of James Wickham known as
Uncle Jimmy" the oyster man in the Fifth
ward, whose death occurred sunday night,
are still being held with the view OF locating
his relatives.
Mr.. Frank Arnim has revived his Evening
Record. giving court proceedings and all mat
tiers OF record about the court house, and Will
continue to publish IL for clientele of busl-
ness men and lawyers
Mischianza the name OF the carnival TO be
given for the benefit OF the Faith Home, is an
Indian word, and means medley. 1t is pro
nounced If spelled s-ke-ahn 2ah, with
the accent on the third syllable.
The city electric light board will meet to-
night at o'clock. 1t is understood that the
majority of the board arc averse TO running
the light plant in conjunction with the sewer
| plant. according to the plans as proposed
| by Engineer Potter
Mr.. John Howard. a candidate for chief Of
police at the last city election, has been ap-
pointed on the police force and given his
cid beat, ON Main street between Preston
and Texas avenues. MIR Howard has SPLEEN
did record as an officer and will be an acqul-
sition to the force.
San Jacinto Chapter, Daughters 81 the Re-
public OF Texas, will hold its monthly meet
/ ing Thursday at p. IN, at the home Of Mrs
III. j, Mckeever. Jr. III Bell avenue. TINS
is the last meeting which the secretary Mrs
liarEhart Wall, will attend before leaving the
city, and full attendance is desired TO bid
her farewell.
The amount of street paving embraced in
the bids opened at Mondays meeting OF the
council will approximate ten blocks. about
eight and one-half blocks on Engelke and
two blocks on Chenevert, II the board OF
public works recommends a gravel pavement
for these streets It is understood that Mr..
Donnelley has the lowest bid on both works
Contractor shea put another gang at work
! yesterday on sewer excavation. The new
gang is working near the Missouri Kansas
and Texas passenger depot in the First ward.
This makes three gangs at work. the other two
being, one on Milan, the other Washing
ton. None Of the asphalt paved streets will
have to be disturbed in excavating for the
sewer pant.