The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-08-12
IMPORTANT ITEMS Go OVER.
Reports and Ordinances Anent Street Rail-
way Matters to Lie OH Table 80 Days.
The Hack Stand Repeal Ordinance Did Not Pass
New Ordinance Ordered Specifying Court
House Square for Stands.

Yesterday was petition day at tho city
council meeting and the Houston voter
taxptycr and citizen did himself proud,
both as to the variety " his petitions and
sbc humber OF signatures thereto at
tachcd." No such array OF public scnti-
n.ent has bombaTded the council chamber
siuce the new administration was iaaasu
rased But they were all doomed TO IKE
fate-io slumbcr on the table, together with
the reports aud ordinances submitted IN
connection with street railway matters
there 10 lie for thirty days-wlthout costs
Petitions asking the council 60 influence
the immediate granting of transfers, petit
lions for an extension Of the lucs In the
tifth ward to form a new belt as FAR as
Terry street. petitions asking that 40 eN
tension G. franchise be granted tp the
street railway company, at least without
submitting the ordinance Annily agreed
upon--n one IS drawn 80 suit the council
and company, too-wlth0ut submitting the
sane IS vote az The people resolutions
Ov the Houston Labor Council. the 1auu-
foctufers association the Carpenters N1ion
and the 'yuX iopuN' generally were ali
put 10 bed. simply because tArrr WIS uoih'
ing before the house. me reports Of com
miitocs Both iuajn7ity aud minority. and
the ordinances made part OK ,le reports
having gone over "a aforesaid.
Got much further minority - tue alder
men favor some SOFT Of % measure l,ut tiG
not accept Alderman Watlins OrdlaHu
aHd The report signed lr himself and Alder
nIru Garrrr Neither irouId tho. mass tl,
repeat ord nance $50 lau- as thr.p was us
measure IN take its place ALDERMAN street
Tie ,1a,f.r referred lfrE d, ~. of,I. nance
committee win INSTRUCTIONS no rrparr
ray- nrdu,er.. 81, ii,c neyf rppsti,g acpu-
a., ia tt f tt y.r u ,...ts .
min and ',.yf +" +h, l5pufy conn bo..sa
Tar f6.e- f,,lr bio,.lt ,,iy
f,5 -, .,,..,, .t ~
AZ ,'.i'. 800 '' y. '' d"
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fsi 49,, i .,.l H., a.,
us sb6t "t Nav .f a .riel,, rcport tb..
- "' Va "
ro.lp n"-h'Nt1 wy utl,3l,'l o." i'''
lAS S -" }lu.N','u "i" ''tAnt Wy
uNle ibhi mere sNHt! 20" no hlhl'"h
FOIL ohlF rendered ana unrrndeted.
assessments were referred 90 the finance
Department repoyi. We're numerous and
interest lnr. r9H"..HiiF those " the ,ity Ere
ma police lrpar,menis. Clerk NJ tae Cor
porau0n Court N.tcuuyr prosecuted Gs
nona, which went To the mayor Tor ap-
prevail.
sew ordinances were referred 60 tha
o. tbe IRE limits regulating taS sa.e Of
cocaine and providing for frnders on .i
motor cars Of the electric railway ,3m.
Alderman Miller introduced n reselY,l.u
affecting the tearing up ~ paved stf,ots
hr the iaIorrouc cnflrrlv FOR fao r....-, o.
" laylaa coudults and Determined rrlrt
Win In made r. n-ev.,.t ..rh ,u,'fn, O..
future Alderman Nfiue- .birLs tbo ,o'
nrfr srs-sI.tss-. y-srg t.si,,a,.i'. 90 ~,
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PETITIONS AND COMMUNICATIONS
The f-Howir- petitions end cummuuiea.
t-ts were received and raat
Pr Tho Ed II Harrell tWmhsr company
tor correction Of assessment ON stock and
lumber. Petitioners desire a comparison
win tAe values placed against the other
tompaAleS ~ inc same Inc. Also claim
that tlelf realty rs assessed for more cham
BT IL HeaSe Zee for 9H' cS 2S 9,t,2r@I| ,..