The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-02-11
MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL
A Determination Evinced to Push the Street
Paving Work Now Under Contract,
Drastic Measures Proposed to Make the Gas and
Water Companies Lower Their Mains On
Streets Under Contract for Paving.

The city council met yesterday afternoon
In regusr session. With on the aldermen
present except Alderman Thompson Of tho
Second ward and Alderman Tunly Of the
Fourth ward.
After the reading OF the minutes Alder
man Miller. who had consulted CushinF's
manuel 10 parliamentary procedure, thought
he had discovered a tangible objection TO
thtt portjoa Of the minutes of the pre-
yious meeting which disclosed the fact that
, previous action Of the council in proyld-
ing tor the narrowing Of certain streets
now under contract TO be paved, had been
feeonsidered.
His point. as lsii down In Cushinr's
msaueL was that there must be a. many
ut mbers present 81 q meeting al which
reconsideration is had rs were present az
the meeting st which the subject u recon.
alteration was originally adopted" and he
coBtended that IN 50 much as there were
fewer aldermen present at the meeting at
which the measure was sccousdeteI ihbn
were present az the meeting which adopted
The measure that therefore. the fec0nsll-
grafton was Illegal. hence he moved thAt
that portion of the m,urtes making 3rcM-
ration Of the reconsideration Ice no.
adopted.
Aidermsn HAlverton moved to table Al
dtfmnp Aliier'S motion attacking toe min
rtfS, and the vote on the motion 20 table
sus l.s' Va. VS. 1880 ~ lLe ''''' ''"
Alderman Miller also assaulted that po7.
~" ~ NJ ~ rs ~ ~ 80 ."., w
~ nr'VH So we '',. ''N'-',l. '''tt' ~
r-ensi ,b., tiis cr,.Cti,r bsI t.' ,
viuUslr conferred upon and aTer. ,sd nv
the street aud bridge comulttoa. brit tnis
80 ~ ~ q W. H'lu''e. "'.t ." 'i4
u -.sIl o. rs 'ol sl t,s ,l-i
.ess '".i .'-- '-' DIS
'ssu'
The present board Of aldermen bad teT W
fhet orc .b,i- farr1r If rfirA had avrt-.J
49,. 1t. -.
iae 'A'+'s business ln.t''n pr
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, e,.s,,r,i,t,.., .'' seem 10 'e o'''N-- 20
a. sae .t-t Asstiag of the council The
.l-ll''t' WIS ."H'n up's t'' .iA
s.r r.lon as J.e ,"5,e OF IAe ''''N ''
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~ fSs'stnlF W,s'iNs -"t .,-t' VI Wv.
tepoItea lAat ' was iAH g7iF Or 'Ae
oosEA OF ,ulc Nstss ~ "sar' ~.
EaClnts "h'. a"a "ntf" m '.lH.F geo
pay.nE' AS Hdi ~ lN pl-m'-'
meIsy le ma .'e 'o li' uyA'o 10. Duo.
Ies "ll.l et 'i' ''.'..' "'." --a-t
~ tus w. ms -
Gas malns On S3Hi0". 4faFiF snn ftal 10
streets had NOT yc' been lowered. eon.
Nttt.H i''4N'Al 70 +.a t"' N'HN on
Ia1hg, .en'e rheSe S.Ieels arc nol F-ady
1890 uf ths unNi1 or lONNe WORKS 70
'1 gnHe,t " 20 S ,o,r. e-,. ,,,
t,gy, thirty days afrgr date.
Eegiion, thirty dsss amer date.
hoard that Commerce. franklin sud Ice.
ga TssSsry ys q tSs p ea,essr and CHAIR.
m,s Hssner o. the board Of public works
trsnee work on Preston avenue. both soc
rae. engineer was 81 'hs opinion that
str.sts where street railway trsck, are
iSyeG se Ire lIo1sto gi' f5e spgS' comosmy
s s1s not yet received materials to do Tue
Alderman Miller said he simply wanted
Tor the DELAY IN this paving.
notided he gas ana wsts 'ccmprnies " 10
lower their masns on Travis street, h1t
sns ,,r ns' I HI nI, 9oog 20 W &c th- pres
far,r fSas, ,So,,'rsris, -. A. 80 I '
8ldsrnan fIs'yeyton 30 r, Cy {Ne NJ" Tho
street nayI,g ao,trsci,-s E. r-tleIi a., o,
t'I'N f+H'''-N rNAri '-' ''.' '' fNtiA'N'i TO-