The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-07-19
THE CITY COUNCIL EXCORIATED
Their Repentant Action Fails TO Appease
the Temper of the Masses.
Mass Meeting Resolutions Adopted Favoring the
City's Ownership of the Water Plant
Soon as Practicable.


aad IN this ground the city should stand
to-day. Nhy make new contract nut TO
condone the offcnses Of the pastf Where Is
I the necessity for this new contrectl lie re
4 foued 10 the fact that before the original
; Contract was made the water company
Z forced water over the market tower; at
the last market house fire they coull not
! force It 10 the awning Of ,hc building
I At every Gre the fremcn assert that theS
could have stopped the fire had they suni
Client water pressure aud behold the ncw
rontrart cuts the pressure requirement
down 80 per cent.
II charge no one with being corrupt"
sold Major Crank but such incapacity
as Is possessed by sonic OF our city officials
I Is alnosi criminal throw en- ouD. came
! the cry from several voices ia the crowdj
I They are truly unfit TO control your AFFAIRS
! You people have cause 60 rise IN your might
and proclaim against these WRONGS
~
/ Ex Mayor Brashcar was then sighted
( in the crowd and was yociferiously called
for. ascending the stand amid cheers and
! applause.
/ Jndgc Brashcar was introduced to the
audience as the only man who had at
/ tempted to hold the water company TO It's
contract. lie said; lyon people are now
/ 49,, 100. ~ vyhet md to contend
/ ..,.i st, -csr,,ncd rv nosltion as mayor.
-, g.r,s.,,e5 vim tht. winter
| -, ~, o.,t.r roptract liz glmple on
dr. si5e .r,,riic.tc5 an the other Ono
! ~ p.o ol,,sos 4, tbo nronospd new con.
/ ts.. 10 ,,gr clorr aud tbat is mat tho
80 49, , H.,
! cll} pays over Z" tHe eonpauE i"'''s wv
/ IT, There are some other provisions that
ora mar so clear The old contract re.
a,,,ro1 ,,o ystor cor,n,,.v to furnish n
1 qulrcu tne wafer '''"la'F !" iN no,
sufficient pressure 10 put ont htes ihey
/ failed fo do So ana withheld thc- money.
I Ono 5sy sunerintondont smith asked me:
When are we going TO get our moncyT
7 / replied bv saving: when are we going
I 4, g.i so,ra nr.ssprcy He soopod smr.
.,
Z piised in'd wye were NOT E''"uE pressure
I and said he would SEQ ahou. IT.. ! chal'
+ f.t.oJ bl,, o., o,p,piy with l,fa pontr,nt
4 .r5 .,,5 mia, ,,,,id cI,o Mn, r,yenty.
-FOUR hours 70 which to mako preparadous
/ to DO 10, and IL with twenty four hours
preparation he could throw ok sircams
4 lon feet through nifty feet Of hose the city
would pay the company every dollar due II.
Tie snld he would see MT scaIlan about
/ IT, but FROM l't good tay TO this
! nave not gotten MS reply.
Judge Rra-he.r explained tho motive f'r
eI,IningIir ,a ss,,Ts 5,l, A'T ,inr XII
pressure clanso, said he the city can at
cAjse for t4iurc To- comply with hrir con
tract The rumppy Knows thnt with this
clause eliminated and with tho promise or
extending their contract for periods OF five
years 90 time after IT'S expiration until
the city Is IN a uostiou To- huy the plant
Which Il co1ld NO. de- Win Inc INV IN
P Rnr 1i as IL ne| 4" into r.art os
faliaro 81 performance
to heen me- 6ant From 9" as l,J r rg g"lgI
e.ir- iol houl demoui tbat Il rye. thl,
g. ~ pccp'o. ron sbou.d go furJhcr and
talrhl.a be- das su6mHtoi 10 iGcc , '9n ~
p rag lln s,,,.. " .,.o s7o'd also insist on
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At 'he conclusion W Judge Brashears
.s..'.h' i.' ''.''"'nE resolution was read
Ra.o'.,5 ma ,,,. ,.ou,,,-
raffed hy the rlly and no frlncbtss
am'oaod wfhoHt first being submitted
'''' Oh i'e income