The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-03-01
MORE CHARTER CHANGES
Suggested at a Meeting Held at The
City Hall Last Night.
MEETING WAS NOT WELL ATTENDED
ResoIutiors Against tire Amendments
Proposed by the City Council
Were Adopted.

A number II persons met Al the city
hsli last night IA response 70 a polished
eli for a mass meeting q citlzsns to-
tae pnrpose d suggesting amendments 20
sEe s1fr charter 70 be Submitted TO tas
legislature against those rhst Rave been
Propcsed By the CRY eoGacH sitting Is
eolnnittse of the waoIe On cha1es anena
nrn;s,
The meeting vas e1lleI 20 order and Mr.
g .. Giorer WIGS selected a. eaatslaa
snd Nj. steele was made sssrersry T4e
number q perssas ia the has at tdi. jgne.
tsfc Ezs lwsuty-f0ur. bar z ssp o,ne-
pfr~crz cane Va duriug Ihe meeting. NIX
t.g Jae t9t4! ATTENDANCE between 1Alrty
gae chairman s,as,,i tass "a e~e-vo,.
~ the AaA Was EERltiar wlfa tae' oairetz
2 me meeting y Tos Unnecessary 20 s,1is
Ar- W. H. Lighthouse stared the eb,sr.
q nc meeting % i'e 90 take o. ne saftrr
Or amendments 10 the CTR rhsrte- sr,f
pfess1t ne suggestions o. the legislature
va fee FseE n having ihrm adopted ~
s.@e ilad AaFe bcfil formulated
~. Bailey made u5offou 'aa- aer
peF-on hsgiug s1gsssiioas 60 afer -aiuea
same % writing aDd aahd sAem 10 1p
.ae sfrIagT r. have tIen read Tsr
Eaoth9H waa afopteI and tse sulIegIpg s1-.
ss-il01s were BANDED 10 1ui read.
amehd sec1i"n 20 Oh go provide fa-
tae division n the Taard FOURTH ana pyfrH
waJds into twg warts -aes. II s. 1s-n.
oFfcd !. ana p and each ~ ~. rev.ras.-if.
- y zoe c1ancil b two aldermen
Srfti9H ~. - ~ 20 prolsIs shsr fha ~ff~
council slzl nert ouiy twiee 4 mont n
ZSaEflng the E~c0usl sad raurr 49,
aart Or ta" month fGr the me.flr-s
w legations said. oobsl9rslaz mo
amon9f 81 work dcv1lviuE uraa me connect.
D. fldnHt think 10 cslca o. icg 90 rlrtf t,r
taef NJ - two a noHtA. sud offered q
,4h-tliute isat four meetings DO progidef
i@f' Pr mar ras pa ~ rho aldermen D.
scnFt'ute vas adopted
section 2t-Tp provide Tor a building
m.pecior. presrTihing DE- dgiles
ttiy Attorney Ss-z taou-lt n womb no
vel 70 require z bond from re Inspector
b1t Nr Jules Hirsrh sai4 tmt raa fnr
Togii be provided fir in rAc de.-rirtirg
% du,If., ne suggestion vas adopted D.
M foIlaain- resolution. which haa bss,
nsn1rd iAe s@errarf was read an1
~ IL received, by mis- meeting. TIA, vs
go 10 f1vQr ~ rp afdrrr or afurf3ve- 30.
iaz ycm0rrd on account ~ po.ltIruf p-cfe-.
'1eq aE1 - ass fdf legislature -o allow
f1@ present. officers 1ui empore. Pro- 70
raaln il 'Gci' pGs. ons during fdr curraa.
I'm y Office ruie~s removed f0r dsrruc.
t'0a NJ dufr
Another reeolu'i0a % follow. vss -elr.
Where's. TIsre havr been numerous and
radical changes d, he e5ty charter ura.
p1.ea ~ The aldermen. and
WacrezH. We She citizens ~ HuustaT ~
r1ssy meeting. assembled. drpre4.itc u1ary
n 71id rrdVoFet changes ss HuwiFc and
iniurior7 n ne cry best interests. rhorr.
fore. be u
Essovsd. Thst re ask me legislature n
refuse 70 pass said amendment. believing
that they Wo1id nateriaHT -etArI tha
zfowth sad 6est Interest ~ me rliy 81
Resolved TAsi Hnus,ou has deveiaae-
ant prospered Hudeg The present cnarte,
nd fhzt The few minnr changes sngEegf 4,l
~ tnis nreiinz are I'll, that are a0w needed
ny ouS pe0pie.
Mr. BaBsy made motion rhat aas ~ar
Ficd a~thoriziaz th@ chair 90 appoint u
rim uty@s consisting - ono scmi'er from
oara usri 20 get the amendments gu
proper shape eud 20 rsr4lve surh arhnr
am~udmsnts a. may ~ handed 90 iacn
~ committee Sss appointed as follows
tirst wsrd : Montgomery; NecOrt
yard. NJ HeiHze, Third Nard warrior
Bstes Fourth ward. =. r. spoft- fins
FFfG,. Andy Abeii' Sixth ward. ". n
figl taonxr
on another molten by Nj Bailey m
caAir vac added
Mr ifzhthous. suggested fnas ais no
ion % reduce tne pNr ~ aldermen De TO-
considered. stating that DO made the M
ton an Kccoult ~ o.. proposition Oh 30
cgtuse rhc number ~ words aud cOusf.
q1cnfiy She Rusnbcr ~ aldermen. he emil
De object Weis 90 keep tbr expense uni
fcrut--fhut j., not 90 Increase 10 ii thr sans
grercrstpu ~ she apuueN iHcrcaee%--in'
added That ae had bgurcd 10 on AN,
found thar s1I0 would De- thput On" r.gn
aDornt ioc elch alderman 10 receive q
pr T.. : Hclsig was a. me- opinion tina
" anything Wa@ dome % Regard 20 The ~
~ tac aldermen is shnuid be- 90 iucreus
Ir 10 called attention 10 The greI
aiucunf ~ work hat they hiTc 10 do
meetings and pHt. and hc suggested ma
the mss.tlBs f0reso the matter 81 tamperin
with their pay He made u melton tina
tn. matter ba ieft with pae aldermen an
the motion prevailed
sir James Charlton. president 81 ne ~
school hoard. wanted -s~wi0n anendcs
making II the specific duty ~ tnr city a.
;norifles % sfe aside an amount not 81
sr.eding one-haif 81 ! per cent 81 sne tor
valuation ~ taxable property Or she cii
for school purposes, ~ provided Tor Ia "a
NJ Hlrsch moved 10 refer the srggrstio
~ The committee th1t had been appo;ntri
buf Mr. Charlton objected and some disru
sion was preepliafed. The matter w
rnany disposed ~ BY a motion from ~
ffclsiz. pincine the proposition on The SAN
footins With the previous amendments tn'
nad been suggested and adopted
The mscilnF adjourned subject 10 Il
eaii Of the chair.
A citizen who was present AZ last night
meeting bot who did not participate
the proceedings. submitted suggest,
ag the close Of the meeting when Is worth
~ consideration Il think the council
said he. ''iu its erort az reform went
Tar In mixing mp the legislative with q
executive functions ~ the governmcn
that they can NOT reasonably expect
nave their work approved by the legIsl
ture. ] don't know what amendments ii
committee appointed tonight VIII propos
hat 7 judge from the complexion NJ q
meeting and rhe spirit that prevailed IN
fhe chief object Will be an effort 20 defc
sbe amendments proposed by the counc
The result Will likely he two sets ~ amen
menfs and a fight before the iegislatu
over their passage.
Now. II the amendments rs proposed
fhe aldermen. together with those tn
may ema nste from tonights meeting con
he submitted 10 a committee Of lnteiigcr
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