The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-02-20

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| Referred to hre committee.
The police committee returned the re-
port OF the chief Of police for January
approved. Adopted.
| The hospital committee returned the re-
port OF the scayenger for January approved
Adopted.
The report Of the street commissioner
for January was referred to the street and
bridge committee.
The ordinance committee returned with
their approval the annual tax levy orii-
nance on occupations. The new ordinance
makes no changes in the old. but is simply
a re-enactment of II. fixing the tax at one
half Of that charged by the State on the
same occupations.
The report Of the committee was adopt
ed and the ordinance was passed under
Suspension Of the rules
The ordinance committee returned with
favorable report the ordinance providing
for the weekly payment Of city day labor
ers. The ordinance was passed under
suspension OF the rules.
NEW BUSINESS.
Under the head OF new business Alder
man Cortes introduced an ordinance re-
establishing the stock limits es follows:
Commencing at q point on the south
side OF Buffalo bayou at the waters edge
opposite the eastern line OF intersection OF
Magnolia avenue and La Branch street;
thence in a straight line to the north
west corner OF block eight (S; thence
along the south line OF Magnolia avenue
10 the cast line OF St. Emanuel street;
thence scuthwesterly with the east line OF
St Emanuel street to the south line Of
Calhoun avenue thence westerly along the
south line of CALHOUN avenue TO the west
line OF Jackson street; thence Southwestern
ly along he west line OF Jackson street TO
the south line Of McGowan avenue; thence
westerly along the south line OF MCGOWAN
avenue to the east line OF Austin street;
thence southwesterly along the east line
OF Austin street to the south line Of Tuanl
avenue: thence westerly along the south
line Of Tuam avenue to the east line OF
san Jaclnto STREET; thence southwcsterly
along the east line OF san Jacinto street 10
the south line OF Elgin avenue. thence
along the south line OF Elgn avenue TO
the east line of lot % in the Obedience
Smith survey; thence north along said east
line OF lot % TO the intersection OF the
west line OF Bagby street; thence north
eastery along the west line OF Bagby
street 70 the eouth line OF Hadley avenue;
thence westerly along the south line or
Hadley avenue TO the east line Of the Binz
6-acre tract. thence north along the east
line Of the Bin2 tract 20 the west line or
Baldwin street. thence along the west line
Of Baldwin street to the south limo OF Cal-
houn avenue. thence along the south line
of Calhoun avenue 10 west line OF bagby
street; thence uortheasteriy along the pIo-
i0ngaton CT west line OF Bagby street
, through the Andrews ten acre tract and
tAp Thompson tract to San Felipe road,
and from thence on continuation Of said
west line Of BaRby street TO Buffalo bayou,
and thence down said bayou to the south
. line OF Preston avenue, thence westerly
along the south line OF Preston avenue 10
the west line OF Tenth street, thence
P Harl,t nj q hn
= street. crossing Washington avenue 10 a
point intorsectng the ward line between
the First and Sixth wards; thence in a
y northwesterly direction along said ward
5 line to the Houston and Texas Central
4 railroad track, thence In a westerly direc-
ton along said track TO the west Inc OF
. city limits, thence south with SAID Guy
limits to a point where said city limits
q cross Buffalo bayou, thence down SAID
y bayou to place OF beginning
o The stock limits are hero shown In full.
covering the First and sixth wards, but
n there is no material change In the north
- side except to correct few errors in the
n old ordinance.
;, Referred to ordinance committee.
= Inc finance committee recommended the
!, adoption OF the mayors recommendation
r regarding paving assessments and recon-
l. mendcd that a committee he appointed
= consisting OF three aldermen, the assessor
aud collector and the city engineer loi
+ the purpose OF recommending plan for
>. rofundlng and for gathering the necessary
n information and preparing an ordinance
d Adopted.
The mayor said he would appoint OF
u this committee Aldermen Tuffy. Wooltort
y ana kosenthal
y Alderman Robinson suggested tina. al
=. Alderman Sonnen WAS the originator q
" the plan he should be one of the com
~ mittce.
Tho mayor said that he did not remen
d bar that Alderman Sonnen had originated
the proposition.
e Alderman Sonuon said that some TIVE
y months ago he had introduced motlov
,, that the attorney prepare an ordinance
u for the refunding OF these paving assess
- ments
y The mayor did not change the commit
. tee, however. remarking that there were
), none of these assessments 10 be REFUNDED
|, in the First ward. as no paving had beer
done there under tho assessment plan.
=, BY Alderman Benuett---A motion that
| the engineer propose plans and specihca-
lions for a storm water sewer on Hardy
= street from Lea street to Buffalo bayou
a said sewer to be not less than tive fec
square or the same measurement in dia
= meter. Carried,
. BY Alderman Robinson--A motion tina,
d more meu TO grade Alamo street and thr-e
d blocks Of Colorado street, from Spring T.
Webher. Referred to finance committee
& The following bids were read for the
G construction of bridge across White
d Oak bayou on Houston avenue neal
r Beauohamp Springs:
w, G. c. Johnson ....,.....,.,... $500
: W. II. Jones'
= Cypress piling .,'.,...'.'.'...'.. l,l0o
y Creosote pine plliug ....,......... 1850
: S. A. oliver & OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES, 92l
Grading % cents per cubic yardl
e Hipp & Key ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. $40
e (Gradlng As cents per cubic yard,l
All bids were referred TO the board OF
public works.
e BY Alderman Tufhy--A motion that the
II time for receiving bids for the proposed
IS sewer and all work connected Herewith
d be extended from February rs to March
l. 70. Carried
BY Alderman Burnett-A motion that
lie the engineer prepare estimates OF cos
e OF placing a stone pavement on Woo
10 street from Willow TO Montgomery. forty
Il feet wide, on eight inches of gravel. Car
rled.
, BY Alderman Sonnen-A motion tina
!. the mayor appoint committee to con,
fe fer with the railway companies tn,