The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-09-19
A QUORUM NOT PRESENT.
No Council Meeting Was Held Yes
terday Afternoon.
AN OPINION FROM cry ATTORNEY SAM
An Ordinance Can Not Be Changed by
observation-disclosures Robinson
After Gamblers of All Classes

The special meeting Of the city council
announced for yesterday afternoon taiiea
to materialIzc. no quorum being present.
There we're six aldermen present. but this
number was one shy of the requisite mum
her TO make a quorum. The aldermen who
were ia their places were Messrs Thomp-
son. Thomas, Robinson, Miller, o'Leary and |
Sonnen.
These gentlemen waited patiently for two
hours for other absentees 10 present them
selves but none came. The aldermen pres
ent nut in the time discussing special |
meetings aud methods for compelling |
enough members to attend to constitute a
quorum 1t was proposed by some OF the |
aldermen TO formulate call for special
meeting Friday afternoon and have 10 |
signed by four members Of the CITY council
thus making II legal. Inc oOJeci,ion 70 |
this plan lay In the fact that members or |
the council can not be compelled tn az |
tend a special meeting ana the WoSp0St |
of no quorum stared the advocates or the |
special meeting in the face. II was also |
Suggested that rs the council mad failed |
10 carry its point with the mayor by re-
fusing TO adjourn and running recent meet |
ings far into the night, IL would he a GOOD |
plan to break quorum for meeting or |
So. Xii this was mere nllbusterng talk,
however. and Il is probable that the coun-
Gil viii meet next Monday, with its &C
customed regularity and again take up the
burden of electing a health officer.
~
The following opinion was prepared by
City Attorney Joe Sam for submission to
the council relating to the action Of Mayor
woolford in refusing to entertain an APP
peal:
To the Honorable Mayor and Aldermen of
the City Of Houston.
tieptiemen In obediancn TO your request
Nat inYestIgat~ and report TO yoa this
uaI whetn'r on hoS IN uI optn i,,i I iy H.
aIneuu ne Iu,e- oa 'ng M H. 70
setueg me qttaSnea az Fo,ioTs
That the rules Of order can be amend mend,
se oS re rsSgls i h" ALDERMAN THOMPSON
,. 1t is my opinion That the rule can
not be amended now for ne following rea-
son; That uhc rules Of order that You are
acting under were adopted by the
city council November ], 1897, as will mp
pear in book l. page l33 Of Ordinances Of
amend thesc rule there must be an o,d.
tbot adopt@d these raIr. because Won can
NOT repeal an ordinance by resolution
John 80 Texas Rep page 7o. when the
ordinance Is renealed you then, 10 my @pii I
ION nay INC ,, nGe t,acbod ,ic c,iic5
Pnlc 1sa
Al Of which is respectfully submitted for
consideration; G. o,.. ....
T., ,,or,,ce Nj, tbis onin,on Gbe foI
lowing ordnance had been prepared 10,
Submission to the council:
~ 9rIinnnce to amen4 GnapLer ~ article
rf Of Honstop: NV
y ord,Ipod he tho CITY conncl ~ IN,
- ., ITn,st,1. '' '"' nv 'N""0' va 'A
s,4iop Tba+ rho r,,tos Of order Of IN,
I'll .Cnneu ~ tht ~ az tfoUston no q,
oieavsrd ne 70 insert tbe foiInwing.
81 That IN an opnaaI from Tho dacI
s,ep ~ tho cbair sbouiG tbe nrcsIdtug M
a. rcf,,ae I'm, ans, reosor ,rheteNerer +
- 5n,l onneai heforc tbis bndy n shal
Mon %ecopP The dnty 81 rho mover a
snrh Motion 20 npt the question ana 40
c,ora M result '' '''''' N "
scr Ana In tbe ovart tho oppeal Z
-rstoirnI ~ tbc counci ana the nrpsII .
ofTr. .boPIif All mr. rrf,se 70 nrt tbo rI
IL, or nronnsitjon hold he Mn re- bs,,
~, ont 81 order then II shTu he IN
10 tho ,nnror 81 ~ n,otIar ~ rror
- ~, rrt fbe same e' b foTo tbo W co ~, ~
VA ic.iora No rosnIt '"- ''""N
Tb"t mis- amendment shall h
g.. ,,., a. ,.,Io ia ~ tbn rries ~ do
.,crrir,,r ti,, w" ,,r6cocjirc. ~ thc oit,- Conn
iii Inns '"' '' '''
Seo = Thar tbIs ordnance tnkc oEac
ron, ana after its nassara ami nubiic,
tinn "NN