The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-04-02
MEETING OF CITY COUNCIL
Mayor Appoints Board Of Appraisers
for the Current Year.
WHAT CITIZENS PAID FOR PAVING
commrttee to Go to Austin at Their Own
Expense in Interest OF Charter Amend
mcnts--Petitions and Reports.

There was nothing of startling interest
connected with the proceedings Of the city
council yesterday; nothing, In fact. that
even provoked discussion except motion
by Alderman Thomas to appoint com
mittee to 20 to Austin In the interest Of
the proposed amendments TO the city char.
ter.
Mayor woolford presided and all the al
Germen were present except Alderman Rue
OF the Third ward, who asked TO be cx-
crsed on account Of not feeling well.
Jdst before the adjournment of the meet
ing the Mayor announced the following as
the board Of apprasement FOR the current
year Aldermen Tunly and Sonnen md
Mr.. j. c. Mathews. These nominations
were confirmed by the vote Of the council.
Alderman TuGly received ten votes, Alder
man SOnnen nine and Mr.. Mathews nine.
~
Alderman OLcary called the attention
OF the mayor to the fact that as very little
time yet remained he thought Il committee
should be appointed to 20 to Austin In the
interest Of the proposed charter amend
ments. 1--WE nave taken considerable time
aud spent some money, lslid-s,tiS j,'!s,.atz
alderman from the Fourth, in preparing
4hese amendments, and I DO not think
tAey should be permitted to 50 by default
as they certainty VIII unless some effort Is
made 10 BRING tnem 10 tnc attention OF tne
lugislaturc, Wntcn Njll SUN adjourn
Aiderhmu lDUinaa moved tlat com
nlttccWiG appointed oi one aldcnnuu nom
CaCl MVil 20 ~ 10 Auslln IN TINS lHtcreat,
Alderman aUnnei SAID he understood the
mayor 70 say tn1l ANY alderman W0o dc
sircd Mikht 80 90 AuhNn ia thls Dehult, te
sdtdit aa OF Dens appointed on com
lnttuc.
Aldrrnmn Robinson thought the com
nlttoc ShUula he appointed aud tneir eN.
pCnscs lOrur ~ Tho city.
rhc mas OF ned that ne city could nppro
pirate no money ius thi5 pdlpOse.
With this understanding tue motion Of
Alderman Thomas was carried aud tie
maNor named sac following commtlpr:
Aldermen Robinson, Miller, Thomas,
O Leury, Auhcrtiu and lluNerOn.
PETITIONS.
fhe following taNpaJr ra submlttcd petis
tons Tor RELIEF on tuNps, either by c6rrrc'
ton Of errors in asspssncuts separation,
lrpuction or otherwise j. Il. Nhiipu, Lei.
tic Green rltrman g.. RIVERS, ~, IS. Nutr,
bmll LcN. ltrlcWed to finance committee.
From j, &, turlCp Tor rctuding OF
amount charged iut pound fees over cos,
o. ad,tttlaihs And lcc5. Eetruch 10 nnhnee
committee
From j. NJ Bcardeu asking for payment
Of judgment held by hhu against city
amounting TO S1lJ with interest at u pcr
cent IRON June $, 1000 Isotcrrcd to hnaucc
cunimlttec and attorney,
From, S, schiller tut release OF tax JUDI
mcut, taxes ana court cost having he.9s
paid. Referred TO attorney
From H. Burghtu Tor permission to eject
u ,rull stand on Fannlu street near tnu-
gress, Referred to IRE tcumm'ttrc.
frum Herman Lippcd for peuntssion tu
Keep slot machines fOr sale without intc'
ference hy the polte. itrtrued TO pptce
committee and chief uf UoNcC.
From A. McCabe aghIng that the coun %
a. 80