The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-02-11
CHARTER AMENDMENTS.
A Lot Of Changes that viii Be Submitted
Tonight.
GENERAL DISPOSITION SEEMS 10 PREVAIL
To More Equally Distribute Power
of Government Between Eaccu-
tive and Legislative Branches.

The city C.uncll Will likely nave iouB
and Tedious session this evening. In
addition to the regular business, which
will likely include a report upon the
budget by the journal committees, to
which the document was referred, the
council, after thirty minute recess, will
reassenole as a committee OF the whole,
TO discuss proposed amendments to the
cay charter. and fri the NUMBER &
amendments and additions already sug
gested 1t will be practically new in
enument when the aldermen get through
with 1t.
The general deshe on the part OF at
least a majority of the aldermen. seems
TO be to remodel the charter in such u
way us to strip It OF the unboundod
AUTHORITY 1t now confers upon the mayor
and distribute the authority m1re equally
between the executive and the legislative
branches Of the government.
Alderman O'Leary will present several
amendments with that idea in view ole
OF these will be to meet the emergency
that presented itself some months ago
when the mayor nominated an dppontiFe
officer of the city, a head OF a depa, &
ment' and though the nomination VAS
opposed by majority Of the council, tne
official was continued in office by tie
mayor declining to make any further
nomination ana stfpply letting the un-
confirmed nomination stand
To prevent Inc rec,,rrencs If e,cb n
contingency, AlIcrInn O'Leary viii pre-
sent an amendment allowing the mayer
three nominations for each appiintive
office the three notninatfcn, IN he mgdc
not later than the third regular mnet-
ing of the city council. after each eles-
ton, ana in the event that mono of Tho
nuyor's nomtnati,ns ,,,a c,rHrnsi hg
the council, then any member - The
council shall have the right to seibrn,t
thus breaking INV desdIact Sb,t u,i'h,
.ccur between the maynr ana .,i1ern5o,
in the selection ~ annointi "I,' fgonns
Alderman O'Ie9ry IAN ,fe., s,,t.,,it , d,
amendment placing nh be,d' oS dor,rtl
ments under tho control NJ ina n,yar
and cnuncil and rt,Jar, H. ~
partments Tho ripht 10 e,,nin,. S'
obarpo nn,i,iaves ci,-in,, IT'D ana "
oharres If demanded ~ ~ ofi.,t ,,.' Us
bard w
Another amc,,T,,o,t tb,4 +b, ,t,o,
from the Fo,i,fb vard ,,.tu -. 80 -
provide nr tixe1 term,s 80 ,bo PI,o "ar
zion court. from a. m. 10 IL m an,
fonl IN : ~ W. u''' ava
An auepdn,or, a NJ, a., ,-..
fixing az a cb,rto- 49,, 49, pe sunni Iteu
h.ur Na,hor law frr al 80 'ue I " ~,
on civ work TS,s 49, ~. employ
for by ordnance h,, AIi,,S pIVVN Leu
wants to m1ko f. yora t,ia I'm Lealy
ting A in me ,ba r,cr ''''''"e Wy put-
lie Win alV on'' s sy
prnyjd;nr cor ~ uoluy. an amendment
chasing aqrn, tn rlitI11' ~ St Pu'
Of tba d,3v 80 la ieiieS'Hs tne mayor
the CITY AS NOV, ~, 90 an p'r'na.e' fsr
Alderman H,lyo+,r, ~
a number OF amr1dnicrt, -, ,,,, I,so submit
synopsized as fnIlo',s. ""'ou may DO
To establisa gc1,r,to .,,,.
for every 500 voters ana i ro''.ns places
81 ''''' ana traction there,
To do away With ,bo ,b,-..
that the MAYOR Dh,,i r'i'i ter provision
tendent cf public S,Soofsi ''"- Sup'''a
10 amend section a cr,,,i,..
Of ntF,lic 49, '0'i I, cralllhg 80 heard
ports subm, ttSd nv e ,So thhJ az re-
over one weok mai ,.itiler v' '.'u In'll Jay
upou the snhiert - it ,uay De heard
and thai No nS,,ho. ueale 10 be.
public works sbaII 10 an,. ,ne BOARD OF
city, or contract for any o, %o' ,Sr lhe
To amend sec,ion ~ ivy WORK
that the n,,,o. -, ~ 9uVd way
purchases FOR the cIt,, 20 MASKING al
charter requires shall III. Nv l''seht
chases where mo ,,.,stiS MANI pur-
diate purchase is n,,,ant anS aor Nnlne-
chase OF material S.ch a ~ que Ut
feed, printing bnrdo,aro .oai, wood
lumber etc whera M wasonWork,
s,tpplied is as n,,,,b s econ @u'oun' 10 DC
shall be advertised an5 ~, 70 year. II
lowest bidder ana n drrs 70 tne
nas,a u'uss 70 Nne o9ly snail be desig-
no amend section ~ A.,
that no Drivete ci,i1on ~ s"en way
a neacc a,sfircr h,, ,''e oan oe appointed
oonArmatien nv tbe co',ncii eAoePl upon
To amend sc,tton % o.t,,
the Getty engTneer SAaIi ~, ".On says tlhi
civil engineer NV st,,ii,t oo pIotessloAai
professional" ana i neerir o"' .-ae word
"rnmnetent, ''Se'uins me word
10 amend sectio, "a
that The civ .m,v So no 10 PROVIDE
eIectrie works tha+ P M, 40, any has or
and owned bv nrivat ,.%g pe IN operation
noratsnns P'''"'e lnuiNouais or cor
To amend ssct,on Of
printing and vorIs 80 ,, ,nae an 'l'y
anv chsra,eter S,ti,h VI , i,,liprove'nent OF
cost more imam s5So NV ""i SssreSaSe IN
let nv cnn+ra,t AZ A., f Ss Year.. sa1il re
ciazens OF United sia@es 'Hey are
To amend section AZ nrovldi,r Co..
street paving SO az ito have the nsineer
.tutare specuisamons ror different ma