The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-06-11
MEETING OF CITY COUNCIL.
Plans and Specifications for Street Paving
Go to Board of Public Works.
SURROUNDING STATION FOR SEWER SYSTEM
Voted to BE Placed in the Fair Ground Addition.
of of Sewer Work to Be Advertised For-New
Central Fire Station Bobs Up Again.

Al the meeting Of the city council yes
terday afternoon, over which Mayor WOOL
ford presided ana at which full board
was present, there was little Of Interest
beyond getting 10 the board Of public
works the plans and specifications of the
engineer for the paving decided upon by
the council over year ago and for which
the recent bond issue was levied. These
were not only cotton 70 the board Of public
works, burt the report OF tho board pro,
yiding for lot Of sewer work TO be placed
on these streets before they are paved was
also adopted and the mayor was authorized
to advertise for bids Thus the FIRST step
may be said 10 have been taken in the
way OF getting a lot OF Grstclass street
improvement.
PETITIONS.
Petitions were read from the following
taxpayers asking for relief on taxes either
by reduction, correction. assignment, sepa-
ration or otherwise. Gus ]. Kray, w. T..
Riley. Henry Wolf. DR.. j NJ. Boyle. Re.
terted to finance committee.
From City Engineer Miller, calling at.
tenton 70 the defacing Of the Franklin
avenue bridge by placing advertisements
upon IL, and recommending the passage
Of an ordinance prohibiting the dofaclng OF
public property IN this way. Referred 10
the street and bridge and market commit.
tees
Ing OF the playing Of bRseba0. particIiiriv
on sundays Ia the ncighbOrhoud AZ san
Felipe, Polk, Frederick, Baldwin and bag
by, streets. Referred TO chief OF police and
police committee
From Sol NJ coleman, again calling the
attentiun Of the council 10 the Necessity
d d
Ihartres Referred 20 llght commtiee.
From A. Stcl2ig ana H. NJ. curtin. ask
accepted for taxes Referred to finance
committee
From Mrs $. H. FiqucL for dismissal ~
sui upon her payment OF an costs Re
ferCd TO hnarCe committee upd attorney.
From Mrs Ella ]. Cage, asking chat taV
Judgment against her be SET aside as the
Guy Is In her debt TO the amount ot
tlal 90 Referred 10 finance committee ani
aitorney..
IRON Mrs. West dsking that two en-
ployes Of the city bc made - pas her whai
lhei owe her. helfued 20 departments
where employees work
hL"n 20 w. btus'n, claiming 70 nave
department. without cause and osklng for
fe,red ~ cI,iI 2nu lSiHSt"'emehI IKE
From ctizens OF second ward asking
thal the police officers who broke up the
,or rSii'e4 ~ IN anG nv mal9 4e
ehief Of poilee Win power ia ect '''' ~
,h FROM eltl1en5 OF sefoaa Waga asking
p1assca Hes'' wv ~ '"u' N"'" "o bnp
'Nte5 49, Aid..,,. M ..,., .,,+ az 49,
"a MoSs 9y Aiu saa LeaFS tnar an t
n1isat,,te g1rriad N'N ~ '"ff'Ns' Wy
From citisena ~ tho Second and mir,
,rI ,enneotiy .'li ~, ~" n,nn,i,,,
a., staffcns T., bs t,uer,iod /" conpr"ttd
MN ,hs new sG lyrr system Pc pliarg9 y
ana sewer committee.
From {. A; III see@ll. making ,npplica
Won l"t position cf.rrc5B ~ s
p6,weer to sct. t,-..-.-.. ,r........t.. M.
.h,t c.-,,ni ,t,o,t ,,,,',.,9 ,b'l',, ~
,H 1 e,l W. ~ li'' 49, ~ rrroI y
liaSsd 2n ths exempt, roll d.o iwIestfd
won rifi2e,,s of i5@,tU, ,Cnrd foc a
eleetfie light ee9 9l q AnqlG ,, ana me-
Ffom Kid Martin for reiuisslon 10 max
repairs In IRE limits. referred tp fire COZ
Frcg, yuitan, ,vplinne I'm, perrpIss,on :
place o shingle roGf on house he cuiiteu
ihateE hulidlug on I.aunr street aald build
Ing being situated inside the are proc
roof limit Referred to ire committee nu
chlcf Of hre department,
REPORTS or FINANCE COMMITTEE
Fhe nnance COMMITTEES repor'en iANorno'
upDn W. pe't''n "a 'u' 1.'N,nN ~
Iase.F -, .e',Sa pn 49, -,
Emma Knhlmsn5 Mis- n Rya,
Adopted.
me hasnee e9immltsen reported nndEXe1r,s'
~ upon lhr peutlnh OF the mutual bulldlh
hs ,,,, a. ion, AuuptVu; ~. ...,.,.. - ~,
Ah n,i niahSe Vnu,l .i.t Wy on PeSl,tien ol W
I. Willie for allowance OF attorney re
,,itior.' ~, M it,,,S''i iist ~ c,s,
~ -, tvnS ~ A.. it I,tnd VI '"S'
Ahu Nlu'uu's uue n'un' ""'p'e"'
pppoRTs porICp COMMITTEE
hhiph'o ''i-'Nh N'"Niii VIZ
The police committee returned with the
favorable report the report OF the corpor
tl2n court ana fhe chlet OF ponce Tor Jun
IL pound recommending that same be e. +