The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-07-19

night under call by the Houston Labor
Council nor did It seem TO dampen tne
ardor OF the crowd or very materially de.
preciate the attendance though several
speakers referred 10 the fact that much
larger crowd would have likely been pres
ent had the council not ''crawhshed.'
The speaking was from the steps on the
San Jacinto side al the building and the
FIRST speaker introduced was Mr.. Morrison
OF the Houston Labor Council.
Mr.. Morrison referred To the resolution
adopted by the Labor Council requesting
the city council not to grant the new con
tract to the water company and he was
one of the committee that presented tine
Labor Councils protest to the city coun
ell and while the petition was granted
By the council the aldermen afterwards
went back on their promise expressed Icy
their granting the petition ana subsequent.
~ voted to give the water company a new
contract. "But," said he ''thc Labor Coun-
Gil was not to be sat upon IN this fash.
Ion and we made such roar that the
council finally crawlshed. When repre-
scntaHyes of tho people become SO recreant
IN their promises to their sacred obi
cations II s time 10 call a halt and so
called representative government becomes
n farce, worse than an absolute monarchy.
l, hns been we'll raid that the price OF
liberty Is eternal vigilance and with such
representatives as wc now have IN tho
city government vigilance becomes nccos
sity. Representative government IS an
right II controlled by representative men.
but the men ~ the head Of our municipal
go' erLment iHisreprrsent rather than rep.
roEeut the hest interests Of tine cty."
he charged That there was O Niger IN
the wood pile" somewhere but hts pres.
sn0e was concealed vs. the "crawdshing
aciion Of the council.
IT. conclusion Mr. Morrison asked the
question as tn N1at assurance the people
had thpt M some time n the near future
the council may not acalr attempt 10
renew This contract and right here said
he, s. wherein CONGO the aecegsity fof
eternal gisiieuce
Gslls were made for ST. H. r. ring.
Mr. wocdacad stated FOR Mr Ring mat he
could set SO present 10 speah bat be
hal let The request that thn statemcu, be
made 'hat he vac IN thorough sympathy
with the purposes o. the meeting.
Alderman Jamea Thompson was lhon
called Tor, but some Que answered thar he
N"n OF h"iNI S'hh'
ny f. s. Heislg WAS then called 60 the
stand lie profaced his remarks with am
experience he had with the water com
pany, IN which be came ont second best
and had been "g1ugeh' nv tha company
when be had 40 remedy and ,Hs ALSO,
lutely "a their mercy as is ever. other
private consumer IN Houston. lie charged
that the proposed n"v contract In 400 way
OF .u' h''Hi' r''
10 .u' qi' "l'h- 10
,."n ,,' '8l'''''''' l'' "1',i
~ N"e 'l'' '''.'|'h N''n me 'Hh
- '"'''.'l'@' ownership ''i raoa.i'i
.'Due t' F"''s 9N'Sl"n' If
.'''t' '"NN'lH'e Tor
''''''. P'NA'.h 30 maj
N"s WY n. "1' lh favor '' mon'r.n'i
oNne'''"P anu 'N''f,9 IN" CITY own.uE i'f
80 l'' ''"''. "0''i'r' also
snN'ui u,'''e N' ''''l"n inai no WIS
'"' p''"''H' on me "''k nus
% lns "airE ''Hi pAAy' what 'nHhte bad
c'H'e over hlio s'"ee- Alderman "loary's
@Aense ior Young Tor the water contract
was tnat some otheF aldermen told htm 70
was " sooo Uin2. we "an want a!d r.
H'"i s.,o Ut heis'E' VINO nave 90 60 by
WHAT o'ner people teH th'm
~ 'i'.sIS reiefIeH 10 'Ae proposed meter
~ 40 '"r new contract Of > cent pee
wv eA"'hs as bHlng an eNhoriinat 'hatee
ma yet this was claimed MS one Of va
btnentsF me permission given the wafer
company In the new contract 70 60 to the
bayou lor wafer ne regarded as ore OF tho
most petnicions clauses. VITA the bayou
Pv''uesn y m'snt aI any uhe pFeelpi'aie
IN epiueni,c' me speaker estimated mat
eaeu ihulY'uual consumer used on an aver
hse " VEN" =, W .h'u sallons per any rms
~o"'u ~ go pel "lDntn On iaLn'y 81
-Vu' - 800 pr Nv Sai'ops' ~ ms
- ~" Mae'N Vo9, 'ue SpsaSer apon,
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nu.n's..u ~ n''l tx, .s' ne "'uiu n't ,h' %
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ans oon,rociy ~ WY u''" Wy
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80. tar ~ va,o~ oo,,,,on., 'ne u''o'
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~ go 1904 W A,l'N
80, !. 4, said ~ ,o,s,eo ~ -.
,anv ,ma,lnes tbst noonio nv, ~
,ar,ns bo,so, can ooord =, ,,,,, ,.h,.',,..,
mo- 900 a. 10 Charge @