The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-12-04
MEETING OF CITY COUNCIL.
The City Decides to Sue the Water Company
for Full Value of Market House.
alderman Thompson's Labor Ordinance-Dr. Boyd's
PayroIls Are Not to Be Recognized.
Other Business.

upon the ordinance creating the ofnce
of chief health Inspector for DR.. Brumby:
To the Members of the council j
herewith submit my veto upon the Ordi-
nance creating chief health Inspector for
the reason that the city attorney had
already advised that this ordinance was
Invalid, being contrary to the provisions
or the charter In attempting 10 put
person Into office without nomination
by the mayor and Tor the further
reasons that 1t Is an attempt on the
part of the council to confer upon
health Inspector the power to perform
the, duties Of city health officer which,
under the law, il has no right TO do.
viii further state that 80 FAR as DR.,
Brumby is concerned. | have discharged
him and do not recognize him as
j. d. Woolford, Mayor.
The veto was not sustained, by a vote
OF to 1, Alderman fluffy voting to sus-
The mayor then placed In nomination Tor
deceased, Dr. j. G. Boyd
The vote TO confirm stood Yeas, /;
BY Alderman Sonnen-That the treasurer
be instructed not to pay to DR.. Boyd any
roll made by Or. Boyd or any pay roll
made by any official for his department
until 50 instructed 10y this council.
Alderman Auhprtin asked bow this would
effect the Inspectors who should he paid.
Alderman Sonncn said that Or. Brumby
was SIN serving the city under the Ordi-
The mayor said the mater waN before the
courts and that he had personally EN-
ployed Mr.. John Stewart o. prosecute the
case.
Alderman Thompson moved as a sub
stitute that only the pay roll Of Dr. Brum-
by be recognized.
The mayor ruled this out Of order, as he
did not recognize Dr. Brumby as holding
any office In the city.
Alderman Thompson DID not know what
authority the mayor had TO discharge Or.
I mn lay AS La
The mayor referred to an old resolution
Of the council giving him authority TO
dlscharpe two inspectors.
Alderman thompson appealed from thq
decision Of the chair and the vote stood
eight votes against sustaining the chaig,
Alderman Tufhy having retired.
Alderman Thompson then put his subst-
tute motion that the treasurer honor only
the pay rolls Of Dr. Brumby. Carried by
d unanimous vote.
The mayor gave notice Of veto.
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A petition was read from b r Bailey,
| w. f. Fechner and f. y. Ennis as follows:
! The undersigned citizens, being DESTROYS
OF taking such legal action as under advice
| Of the council may be deemed practicable
/ 10 prevent the keeping and exhibiting OF
slot machines in the city Of Houston, do
/ hereby request that they be allowed TO
| use toe name OF the city as plainun In
| intuncIon proceedings against the exhib-
! ltors OF slot mac1lnes to the end that the
4 Keeping and exhibiting OF said machines
/ may be stayed and prevented In the city
! Of Houston. at least during the coming
( carnival and for all time II the same be
| found practicable.
Nonr petitioners are advised that the rem.
edy by Injunction against such machines
( VIII be on the ground that the exhibition
OF said machines is public nuisance and
Il is the purpose Of your petitioners to in.
woke said remedy, and We desire 70 do so
In the name of the city Of Houston. Re
ferred to mayor with power TO act.