The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-09-10
DEADLOCK in THE COUNCIL
yer the Selection of Health Officer TO
Succeed the Late DR.. Massie.
ayor Wants Wier, but Majority of Council Prefer
Brumby-Council Substitutes Three Asphalt
Streets for Brick Pavement

Mo clty cOdncll WIS III u "'"HA'uN u"tll
n 70 hour last night over the selection
4. civ health officer to succeed Or. j..
Htnssle recently deceased.
h,ere were several petitions before the
tnol fayorlng both Or. Brninhy and DE-.
H. one of the petitions in favor of Or.
&mby measuring forty-four feet Of legal
with over 300 names.
H. mayor again nominated Or. Wler.
4 the council refused TO confirm by n
i, of three for and nine against; then
deadlock occurred. which prolonged the
Ming TIL far into the night.
\ ~ 4
In the aldermen were present at YES
NAYS meeting and the proceedings were
a appropriately prefaccd with the fo,-
6lng resolution upon the attempted as.
Alnation Of the president, offered by
derman Miller:
Shereas. The dastardly attempt ON tho
4 of our president. William Mckinley,
N}uifalO is sadly denlOred; be- II
4esoived, That the city council of HouS-
in council assembled tender to his
&lency William Mckinley our heartfelt
lipathy and prayer tor MIS- speedy recoy-
Il be 1t further
Resolved, That the mayor telegraph this
Nluton 10 his cNcelcncy.
Me most important matter before tho
NEIL was the question OF street paving
night up upon the following report Of
n board Of public works:
tthe Honorable Mayor and City Coun-
IiCuston, Texas, September o. 10O1.-Gpn.
men. We YOUR board of public works.
X to return herewith the bids for street
Nng submitted to us for orr conSidera-
md rr al "a ftln al a
81 acceptance of the following bids:
A Ilpp ~ Key for sheet asphalt pave
10 with hye-inch concrete foundation of
'riaud cement and broken stone with
Il wears guaranteed on the following
4pcless avenue. from Caroline to Milan
Nets, approximate cost $24. SOL 5.
4ngresS avenue. from Caroline to Char
~ streets. approximate cost $3i 2A2. 20.
ID sion avenue, from Caroline street to
& sjt2 S. "'"' 0''uS'' approximate cast
Marie avenue. from Faunin to Travis
!fetS, approximate cost S9l572O
raylS street, from south side of Frank
Hayenue 70 Texas avenue, approximate
81 A.. 7. Lucas for vltrGcd brick pave
IN or IlWrher first quality paving brick
~ hye-lnch concrete Foundation o. Port
NJ cement and broken stone. with 1--WE
VI guarantee on the following streets:
pfeston avenue. from Bun1io hlyou
lnge to Washington street, approximate
d franklin avenue, from bridge to SIM
Hpt0 street, approximate cost $40. 729. 80
Wklin to the south lie Of Commerce
~ yes, approximate cost $500 IL
VI /. J SAed, for vitrihed brick pave
IA OF Ihufher first qu9lity paving brick
~ hvo-inch concrete fouHlation OF Port
"a cement and broken stone, with five
an guarantee.
e Commerce avenue, from bridge 10
eHlln street approximate cost S13, 0S3. .
N 4 shea. for vitrlncl brick nave
IN 81 Lnqrhcr mrs; quality paving brick.
81 sX.lnch gravel foundation with Ave.
"a grerlntre, width of roadway to be
Nv feet on the following streets
"a Leland avenue, from Louisiana To
~ Iofd Streets approximate cost SOL
pa odln and Lyons avenues. from Carr
ttE1 70 the city limits, approximate cost
O Hardy street. from CONT to Noble
o8sr approXimatc cost S219l5.35.
~ A, thirty feet in width. on the fol,
on Heiuer anl Sabine streets. from san
III s,6 70 :, Washington streets, approximate
nal S253, 233. a.
VI wonld rail vour attention to the
III mat on account Of rho sewer to he
M doWn on Hardy street. n pavement
NiuI nr put down on this street NJ the
TX U, t.me and ,wold rfcomme d ha
IN MAYOR should he authorized to en- o.
AsnIact for the paving of this street.
stipulation shall he made In the ron rart
III pavement shall he put down only
III In the discretion Of tho street and
IN committee and engineer they con
~ Ime street In pruner condition for
III VVuncll We would further recon-
.H tnat the engineer he instructed 70
xae plans and specifications for the
I'VE vi commerce avenue from Fnnuin
IN - JaanIo; that norton % Fifth
'sS 70 connect Washington strect with
xAElln and Louisiana Street bri Ice on
'rp WY street from Tiusl 10 Mckinney.
IA LUZ from Walker to Mckinney
81 hu.h from Main to Milam. These
,,S iss 10 be paved out of the present
f ISSUE II \. Riesner.
M O C. Drew.
x, o,,. Board of Puhlc Works.
~, euinteF unon the reading of Tho
HT}S uhGGn motion of Alderman Thomas
ia n re, WI VIII lnt9 executive session nj
4, +" retirement OF nearly an h 'ur Oh n
sr1h WIS resumed and thu rcnort of tha
saf,l III, m"S Ahchlod hy ticking from Lucas
HI i "a street from San .Tacinto to the
y 81 I, s siii, J. lcSton avenue from the havou
II aSNncton street. which the iy~lrd
n. reeG9mmondod paved with brick and
I'M enhlh 70 HIM 6 Key ~ he pqved
'tn,, 'FnHlt rhd taking from SAe1 Iel1pl
a. I'm Louisiana TO CraW ord whiNh
I'M buin,lI recommended he also paved
~ "Iick and giving il to Him & Key
,h panen with asphalt with a four.
es333 concrete foundation.
nj hSiso changed the paving Of Heiner
.4 ~ w streets from or'vpl to b"cS
2t rS.,hSIhcn gravel foundnt on. eighte n
HI cnv, leaving the work however,
I ontractor shea,
~ mus amended tho renort vas ,dontoI
4 unanimous vote.
ssa man Thomas moved tim, tba mayor
rye Carried '''' 'D''e '''sN''
81 PETITIONS.
~ the following taxpayers for r,Ief
'AeS; Mrs c, II. Munlin. Il. r..
81 y" sue Walker Richard Allen, VIII
sS ~ Moorcs, D. c. H,llbs-g. Paul Dsit-
III Sam Wilson Wright ~ Coomhs,
B Dtoughton, Mrs. r. j. Mcleod,
Nnlttee ~
ba me Ele following citizens asking that
IN HHnslAhls be received for taxes:
.N hhuefnh, Pcden & Co. Levi SAM
III Jaws Referred TO finance com
rs Mss I.eonora Williams. for per
.1 I'D nNar repolr1 in ire limits
EiHD, Osp ule committee.
'}N an hEtt A. n. Nelson, for snlfry {
.iA commit, while laid on Referred o
~ Texas and New orleans Railway
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