The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-11-12
MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL
The Resignation Incident Is Closed and No
One Will Resign.
Fruit Stands Will Continue to Do Business the
Sidewalks-The Ticket Scalping Ordinance
Adopted-Stre Paving.

The city council met in regular session
yesterday with full board present before
the meeting adjourned, Aldermen Tunly
and Aubertin being tardy.
The feature of the meeting attracting
most attention from the lobby was the ac-
ton the council would take upon the
oLeary resolution calling upon the entire
administration to resign.
This was brought up upon n report of Al
derman o'Leary as chairman of the police
committee, to whom was referred his reso-
luton that all the city officials resign, he
recommending the adoption of the reso-
luton.
Alderman Halyerton, another member Of
the committee, reported upon this resolu-
tlon as follows:
To the Honorable City Council of the City
Houston, Texas, November II, 10ol.-The
Undersigned, constituting minority of the
resolution OF Alderman O'Leary, proposing
that the mayor the heads of all the de
partments OF the city government, and all
the aldermen, should resign and general
election held to MI the vacancies thus made
begs to submit the following report:
]. Such action would be Unprecedented,
sensational. uuwise and disastrous 70 public
interests 1t would proclaim to the world
that state of anarchy exists in our midst,
II would injure the credit OF the city and
create h4NTm uUONs inc uOlutIS OF our
bonds and securities. II would threaten,
II 1t did not actually produce, an Interrupt
ton Of public Improvements now In prog
ress and embarrasS the city in floating any
future issue of bonds that might he ncccs-
sary To carry forward public improvements
absolutely Indispensable
?. 1t would proclaim a general lncompet-
eney or the city To manage Its local affairs,
create a general dstrust In the city and
check the Inflow Of population, capital ana
enterprises, which today renders Houston
no fi
state Of Texas, or In the United states.
3. The city charter does not provide for
the filling OF vacancies In the council
the heads Of departments by popular cleo
ton, but by appointment TO be made by
the mayor and its COUNCIL; therefore, no
general election for aldermen and heads OF
departments could n. this time be legally
held and the proposition Of Alderman
O'Leary is unlawful.
4 The oath of office and the duty. o.
every alderman Is plain. II Is first Of an
10 discharge his own duties with intclll-
eence. fidelity and integrity. We are here
10 serve our constituents by wise and
just and upright conduct Of the public In
terest
II is our duty in the second place 10 see
that the officers OF the city discharge their
trust with absolute honesty and reasonable
competency and industry. We are clothed
with authority TO impeacn and remove any
officer of the city who proves incompetent
or dishonest. VI there is an officer in the
city, or even nm employe of the city, whc
proves Incompetent or dishonest; II there Is
an officer In the city who does not deserve
to retain his place given him by appoint
nent or by election the remedy Is no
the destruction OF the entire city govern
ment or the sweeping of the communit!
into a maelstorm Of disorder or anarchy
N Is TO arraign the guilty party, put hr
upon trial end II he is proven guilty, dis
miss him from the service, regardless q
his political pull.
g. If any alderman convinced of his ow
lack ot fitness for the discharge Of his d.
ties, or unwilling 70 face his duty wit
q IaNf NEN u lon
position, there are no strings tied to hin
for II is his privilege to do 50 but ne ha
no moral hight 10 resign because somebod
else failed to discharge his duty, or b
cause ne hopes by placing the stigma {
guilt upon the entire city government
produce general holocaust II Is an II
suit to this council 20 propose 70 1t q
indiscrIminate condemnation OF this bod
and the entire city government We shoul
distinguish between right and wrong, w
must know the difference between the goo
and the bad. should understand the III
ference between honesty and dishonest!
and encourage competency. We should ste
upon the neck and the back OF incon
potency with fervency and zeal to arrip
and punish any corrupt and dishonest o
hcial ~ such VIC have in our service It
plain duty. hut to cast the odlum OF o
hciai corruption or incompptency upon IN
entire city council is indefensible from an
standpoint.
II IL for this reason earnestly recommen'
ed that the resolution do not pass r.
'P''''' H A. Halverton.
Alderman Rue, the only other member
the committed, reported on the same 81
tect: I'm view OF the fact that the res
tuition n ont OF order move It be receive
and Ned"
Alderman Thompson moved TO ndopt N
report of Alderman Halyerton, which WI
carried.
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Upon the communication Of Chief OF
lice Blackburn that he would resign pr