The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-08-13
SPECIAL NOTICES.

NOTICE to bond buyers: on Thursday,
the 22d day OF August. 1901, at IL o'cloek
noon. at the mayors office. In Houston,
Texas, the finance committee OF the city
OF Houston. VIII sell to the highest bid
der an issue Of $240OO0 paving bonds,
S6O,0OO sewer bonds, $4,000 school house
bonds. Said bonds TO be lated August
/. 1901. OF the denomination OF SlVVV
each, bear interest at the rate OF (5) I'VE
per cent per antum, payable seml-an
nually, due. 20 years from date and pay
able In lawful money of the United States
al the office OF the Union Trust Company,
city and State OF New York. The sale
will he governed and conditioned by the
l. All bids must be made at noon Of
August 22d, 1901.
q Bidders agree that they have IN.
bonds before bidding The city win place
the $4,000 paving bonds duly regis.
tered by the State comptroller In the
Commercial National bank Of Houston,
$4,000 school house bonds also lduly
registered by the state comptroller), In
the Y. w. House bank In Houston, Texas,
10, earlier than August %, 1901, at noon,
and not later than September /, 1901,
at noon, and the successful bidder must
arrange to have payment made there be-
fosc said last mentioned time. and II pay,
ment be not so made by said time the
certified check on deposit with the city
snail thereby stand forfeited. II tue
city shall fail TO present said bonds $50
TONED time, 1t shall be bound to return
said check, but shall be subject to no
further obligation and shall not be VI
able for any damage consequent upoh
8. Bids can be made on either one or
al Of the three Issues of bonds and
check equal to ~ one per cent of the
par value of the bonds bid for duly
certified by a Houston bank must ac-
company each bid The check of the sue
crssfnl bidder will be retained to secure
Naft nj
be returned on the day of award
4. The city may reject any or all bids;
). The bids will be taken by open verbal
competition. Sealed or written bids will
not be considered.
For further particulars address Arthur
Upper, City Secretary, Houston, Texas.
H. j Tutny
NJ. y Bennett,
L. Gus Mueller,
Finance Committee.
J. D. woolford, Mayor 20
NOTTCE TO CREDTTORS AND CLAIM
WHEREAS, by a decree rendered
1901, in and by the district court of Haf-
ris county. Texas lin the FiftY-htih 1u-
dicial district thereof, In cause No 90
ISL, entitled international Trust Compl ~
VS. Houston Electric Street Railway Com
pany Defendant, the undersigned was
appointed master commissioner to sell
on the first Tuesday In October 1901. all
the properties aud assets of said defeId-
is recorded In .-e minutes of said eonrt
In Volume 8, pages from A. to 81 in
elusive, and here referred to for dcscrip-
tion Of the properties ordered sold and
whereas. among otlrr things said de-
cree orders as follows:
The master commissioner herein shall
publish once week for period of four
weeks in newspaper published In the
city OF Houston a notice requiring hold
ers of any claims to present same by in
tervcntion herein for allowance; and gny
such claim which shall not be SO pre-
scented or filed within period of three
months after the date of this daCte
shall be barred and shall not he entitled
TO payment out of the proceeds of said
sales or out Of any fund in this court
or against or out of any property SO
sold, or be enforceable against the le-
ceiNer herein, or the purchaser o. pur-
chascrs of said property or his or theit
assigns"
Now, therefore, In pursuance to said
decree. |, w. G. oliver master colnmts
soner, do hereby give notice to all hold
ers OF any claim or claims against tho
houston Electric street RAILWAY Company
or its properties 10 present the same by
Intervention for allowances, and that any
claim or claims which shall not he so
presented or filed witt a period Of thtec
months after the date Of said decree
tIuly 20, l90D viii he barre and viii
not he entitled to payment ont Of ire
proceeds of said sale. or out Of any fJpds
In said court or against or out of any
property SO sold or be enforceable against
the receiver herein or the purchaser o.
purchasers Of said property or his or
their assigns. Houston, Texas August
> 1901. w. G. Oliver Master Comm.
scner. $40