The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-07-16
WATER COMPANY'S CONTRACT.
The Water Company Gets New Contract
from the City Council
Hard Fight by the Minority Led by Alderman
Misrepresentation to Submit to Vote of the
People Passed, but Will Be Vetoed

Cd he A
Tho minority OF the couhoi' leu ny ~
sc4man Thompson. made gallant hgnt
-. .ha ,,aettnr of fhc council Yesterday
Ttpie 'ue -, 40 ..,r,tne Of nov
afternoon against me sranl'hs Vi new
.o,tract to the Houston water company,
~, -. ma iority held firm and after the
eui lug 49,, la hoon adonted a motion
mliority report VA" ''sH
ooercd by Alderman Bennett OF the NIL
~ a. suhnit the question to the vote
nuil' -, o,rriod bp, mis- w,s
peeatlved by tue announcement oi the
80 ,Aot ne would veto the motion to
u-''i .at,or q, I'm, ,oto of the moan.
submit tue matt -. ,,.,. r,,,,rnt
h., tho reading of the following new cou-
w ~ ,.,,ittcd nv tho majority of the
tract supui''''" ~
committee; emit. :, ,,orr,.
r,. o,,v of Houston. municipal cor
me el'} ,r cd pndcr rho corporntc mans
peraiHHoon, , tVtn aldermen a.M Inhabitants
o. ~. Ky oiiy Of llouston, nc.tag herein by
Jonn - W., " a,,,oi,rv ana the uo1lsfon
iiapIel' con,panv Formerly known under
NUel o,s-e name of the Houston Water
,ne 81 Pca,,nonvt a private corporation
NoIhs ,,,iidcc Tho ldvys Of the state of
cnarieIeu tt Inv, horein Inv r IT. Seaman. its
leAqS, ~ and r ". House. its treasurer,
preSiueuao , O. MAJ sectjons fonr ~ Ave
herepy TX ,nd airbt 80 Of the contract of
,ol, siN \, 4" ,,orne and his assnciates with
! !Sd r,o, ~ aldermen and inhabitants OF
Ky Ky ne az Houston. n muniripal corpora.
ton, hnoNn now as the CITY OF liousloh'l
Of date November 81, 1870 prescribing w
Ior,es II Toyyeree and his associates; and
that section ii of the Sald conLract, pre-
scTibing the covenants TO he performer by
,S S w, N, soma shoii rcad herostter as foi.
lows to-wlt' SecuonS Iout a. I'VE ('l,
six 80. eight ~ and II shall he designated
and known as sections four t1.al I'VE t0-a),
six car eight tS.al' ana elght lo-ol.
Sec IA The Houston Water company
shall erect from time 10 time as the city
council Of the city of Houston shall de-
. maud as many moro hydrants OH the
streets on which the main pipes. shall be
laid as may he called Tor ny sald council,
the same to he erected in the same manner
as the aforesaid hftY loOl hNdrants.
Sec ga. Ine Houston water company
Il shall furnish water free of charge for all
purposes In the market house building
4 and city hall building al all times ana Tor
Two ~ fountains in the market house
square and one % In the court house
square, for ten nOl hours each day. II
shall also furnish water TO he drawn tro.l
] Eydrants for flushing cutters on the lines
Of mains on the streets OF Houston. as
may he now or hereafter curbed and gut
tered provided that not more than two "
Of said hydranis shall he opened at one
q time for flushing CUTTERS. And shall also
a furnish water to be drawn from hydrantS
4 for all purposes Of the fire department.
4 And shall furnish water to the city. free
d hereafter established. and for the polica
station and for all fire engine houses now
Nor hereafter established. And the Ious-
y ton Water company shall furnish water
n from its hydrants to flush such of the
#streets of the city Of Houston as are now
or may hereafter be paved, and desg-
MATED by the city council And the city
%of Houston agrees to pay at the rate OF
y three tSSl dollars per month per block for
<washlne such paved streets as may he
&ordered by the city through the council.
n Sec. GA The pressure Of the water to
Hbe furnished by the Houston Water com
4pany at all times to be SO TINT it will
®tster not less than forty-hve tI5) POUNDS
&to the square inch AT point FIVE ~ feet
Nahoye the level of the door at the Central
#dre station In the city of Houston.
Sec. S.a. The Houston Water company
.'agree to supply houses Of three ~ rooms
Nvater at the rate Of fifty (5Oc) cents npr
nouth per house, house of four 90 to five
l5l rooms inclusive at the rate Of seventy
'Sfve Csc cents per month per house and
soqfs oGs AoS ot $e the oa.deoo S