The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-12-13
clIyESTON BONDED DEBT
,,,,.,eatatiyes of the City Have
Gone TO New York,
,sc OBLIGATIONS CAN NOT BE MET
-his Fact viii Be Pointed Out to
W. The Creditors in an EndeaVor to
Reach an Agreement.

the Gredtors w an C"uS'N0' W
Reach an Agreement.
.,-,,,on Texas. December IL George
u Kempner. Judge W. 7. Austin
~ vaverly Smith, who constitute the
w ,,,oe romnrittee which is tn meet
nonaholders Of the city in New York
u' n.,ember Il. left tonight for New York.
In bA remembered that the committee
.,nosed to fund the debt of the city by
rsi,c,ng the bonds now outstanding by
bonds which we're to run a longer pc
"a ~ time and bear smaller rate Of
.,,,ost II was believed that 10 view Of
a. ,orrlble calamity which the city suf
,s,oa she would not he expected 90 meet
.hiIeations in full watch were made DIR
4. lime Of prosperity. Contrary to the
,,nectstions of the conference committee
~ hopdholders refused to accept the
.,rs offered, claiming that the only mat
"a, which could he considered was the post
,onsdeut Of the settlements and this only
!. c,,a IL was absolutely necessary and
,h,. the interest would not he reduced. A
,bseouent letter showed an inclination
"a reconsider the matter and the committee
mes 10 New York with the view OF en-.
sssvorlng 10 effect some agreement which
c,p be performed. The city has already
defsnlted on the interest for the month
Of December and 1t seems entirely lmpos-
,l6le for the obligations 10 In, met AS
natter Of fact. this is so conspicuous to
hose residing here that 1t can hardly be
termed a question
Meeting OF Commissioners.
4 Galveston. Texas December 12.-At a spe-
.lsl meeting OF the board of city commits
sinners held at the court house at noon
today the bond and contract for the repair
d the city hall were approved and the
contracts let for repairs TO the plant OF
the water works amounting TO 1890. An
application was received from the firm OF
Charles Clarke & Co. asking for n permit
"A to erect storage tank for fuel oil at pier
"A 70 0t capacity of from 10000 to 20,OlO
barrels. In the petition II was stated
a that the oil would be loaded from harges
Into the tank by means of pipe and that
II h would he loaded into cars and wagons
Fl b the same manner without the Sigh est
n danger Of IRE. The request was referred
n 10 the chief Of the fire department, the
n city engineer and 10 President w T. Aus
n tiu Of the city commissioners and Valery
n Austin, also n commissioner.
form was approved fer the distribu-
ID Ton Of the $1,000 recently sent here hy the
h governor. which had been turned over to
n hin FOR relief Of the storm sufferers. The
+ hlsnks will be furnished all applicants and
b these mus be filled out aud returned not
Il ster han December 81, 1901. After the
Fl applications have been filed examiners will
Il 'roeeed To investigate each individual case
NJ Nd to provide against fraud.
N The New Baptist Church.
II Galveston. Texas, December 12-The
building committee of the First Baptist
II church has approved the plans and specid-
cations Of the building drawn up by Arch-
tect c. W. Bulger, and the bids for the
ERECTION Of the building will be advertised
N next Saturday. The bids will be closed by
January l. 1902. In finally approving fhe
plans the board decided TO make an allow
tH snce for the raising OF the grade OF the
M dly The church will he located on Twen-
IA i-seeond street and Avenue /, the site
Ia tiae old building, which was destroyed by
Iae storm. one Of the highest locations IN
t me city; bui the committee thought ii best
III . provide for the raising of the grade by
~ Iasing the lot on which the building is TO
& y constructed two feet. Then IL the grade
raised 1t will be on a level. II the grade
were raised two feet at this point it would
aeap that IL would be raised at least six
reg N many other portions of the city.
In drawing the designs for the new II.
wary building which Is to he erected Mt
.ase corner OF fremont and Sealy avenue
Ie architects were also instructed to pro
f'oe Tor the raising Of the grade OF the city.
RI The Rosenberg Monument.
galveston, Texas, December IA meet
aS Of the committee In charge Of raising
We iund for the statue of the late Henry
AOsenoerg which is to be erected in the
sew library building when it is erected
VII be called within a short time to dis
'4ss iurthtr plans 1t was the original in
, ,Sn.n 70 raise the money by popular con
alsauons. The ladies' of the COMMITTEES
.,s ss up me collection If money for the
iba e ssand were progressing nicely until
NJ nro,s s.grH came and rendered 1t useless to
g aSoa, i Sil6e in this manner. The sum
aVOut slJOc has already been raised and
,iIr J. Ira Idct Tor the statue let condition
,,.,r :" rfotessor Amateis, who designed the
rsrsss 70 me memory of the Heroes of the
,ts l. .eIogtlon He has a likeness of the
rstn ehIy rosenberg In clay and offers ia
nam. Statue of bronze for 5000 or OF
NEsn" ", lor SS0OO. 1t will he little larger
2fIoniss,, e'sze and will represent the philHn-
I'M, ~ " a sitting posture celebrating
Fortune e'Hon OF ulsposlhg OF MS
s5 5as committee has not vet decided upon
1sfossn tue bronze or the marble will be
News Notes.
$50 'es'on, Texas, December 12.-Alex
In ssu shy assessor and collector. issued
Se 1 .gy today to delinquent taxpayers oil
s.Hs ~ requesting them to call and settle
eeeotiy ea mat collections were very poor
h sAeir y snu mat unless the citizens paid
IA, eies the business of the city could
I n ssi, conducted much longer on a cash
H.H An
ststs, 0Iaer has been issued by United
n kn ssssqse David +. Bryant of the East
) + fspdstSo,lr Of Texas allowing John T
Efuding ana tec ever Of the Southern Home