The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-08-12
SPECIAL NOTICES.

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NOIINE TO bond huyers On Thursday,
the I'D day OF August, 1901, az ~ o'clock
noon, NJ the mayors ofhcc, In Houston,
IeAas, the finance committee of the city
ef Houston. will sell 10 the highest bid
der an Issue OF $2iO,OOO paving bonds,
SW,vVu sewer bonds, $4,000 school house
bonds. said bonds 60 be lated August
J. 1901, OF the denomination OF xiVo1
each. bear interest al the rate Of 90 i've
per cent per annum, payable seml-an
able In lawful money OF the United States
az the office Of the Union Trust Company,
city and state OF New York. The sale
VII, oe governed and conditioned by the
Az bids must be made at noon of
3 bidders agree that they have in
formed themselves OF the legality OF the
bonds before bidding. The city wiz place
me $4,000 paving bonds duly regis,
Commercial National bank OF Houston,
Texas, aud the 100000 sewer bonds and
$4,000 school house bonds also duly
registered ny the state eompttoller, In
the A. W. House bank 10 Houston, Texas,
NJ earlier than August p, 1901, at noont
and not later than september !, 1901,
NJ noon, and the successful bidder must
arrange TO have payment made there be
tore said last mentioned time, and II pay
mont be not So made hy said time tho
etrrhed check on deposit With the city
snail thereby. stand forfeited II the
city snail fan TO present said bonds $50
tloned time, 1t shall be bound 10 return
said check, hut shah he subject to no
fultbcr obligation ana shall NOT be ".
able for any damage consequent upon
3. Bids can be made on either one or
NJ OF the three issues of bonds aud a
check equal to ~ one per cent Of the
par value Of the bonds hid Tor duly
certified by n Houston bank must aC.
company epch hid The check OF the sue.
cHsstNi bidder VIII he retained TO secure
compliance with his bid All others viii
be returned on the day of award.
g. Inc CITY may, reject any or all blds.
). Tho bids will be taken by open verbal
competition, Sealed or written bids VIII
not he considered.
For further particulars address Arthur
Upper, City Secretary, Houston, Texas.
NJ. - Rennctt,
l.. Gus Mueller.
Finance Committee.
5. n Woolford, Mayor. %
NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND CLAIM,
ANTS WHEREAS, by q decree rendered
and entered on the 2oth day of july,
1901, In and by the district court Of Ior
sis county Texas On the Fifty-hfth ju-
dical district thereof. IN cause No, so,
SSl. entitled International Trust Company
VS. Houston Electric Street Railway com.
pauy, Defendant, the undersigned was
appointed master commissioner TO sell
on the first Tuesday In October, 1901 oil
the properties and assets of said dcfe nd
ant fully described IN said decree which
Is recorded tn -e minutes of said rourt
In Volume ., pages from % to 81 In
elusive and here referred 10 for dcscrip.
ton of the properties ordered sold and
whereas. among other things said de-
cree orders as follows:
The master ommissioncr herein shall
publish once u week for a 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 any
such claim which shall not be SO pre-
scented or hled Within "A period OF three
months after the date of this decree
shall be barred and shall not be entitled
So 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-
ceiver herein, or the purchaser or pur-
chnsers of said property or his or their
assigns
Now, therefore, In pursuance to said
decree. /, w. G. oliver, master commits
sioner, do hereby give notice to all hold
ers Of any claim or claims against the
houston Electric Street Railway Company
or It's properties TO present the same by
Intervention for allowances, aud that any
claim or claims which shall not be so
Presented or filed witI. period of thee
months after the date OF said decree
Guly 20, 1901 Will be barred and will
not be entitled to- payment out OF tue
proceeds of said sale. or ont Of any fvpds
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, c. Oliver, Master Connie
sioner. 9i0