The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-03-11

ferred to police committee.
From John l.. Mcany, secretary general
ell 10 participate in the Forthcoming 81.
Patricks Day celebration. Accepted with
thanks.
From G. l.. Kattmann, police officer. for
SIX days time lost on account of sickness.
Referred to police committee.
From i. j. Settcgast TO dismiss tax slit
tor taxes, petitioner claims to have already
paid Referred to assessor and collector
ana finance committee.
From citzcuS asking for tho location OF
an electric light at tho corner Of Chartrcs
and Preston streets.
RMS petition WAS about to take the regu-
lar course and be referred to the light
committee when Alderman Thomas came
to It's rescue and by hard pull had It
From A. l.. Abrahams ct al complaining
OF u frame structure being placed on lot
), block D. south side Buffalo bayou.
ncuace to their property Referred TO
chief OF police ana chief OF fire department,
End fire committee
From Horace Booth. secretary Houston
Oak Lawn aud MAGNOLIA Park Railway
company; George T. Brown. secretary Bus,
ness League, and II. G. Mosehart president
Houston Manufacturers association. stat
ing that a large and important industry
contemplacS establishing plant IN the
city. Of Houston on tho property. corner
Of Commerce and Fannin streets. provided
proper transportation facilities can he got
Ten by nm extension spur track from the
wav COMPANY Referred TO street and
bridge and ordinance cosmittocs.
In conformity with this petition an ordi.
nance was INTRODUCED later in the proceed
ings grating the railway company the
right 70 construct the spur track as prayed
for and this ordinance was referred to the
ordinance committee.
REPORTS.
Superintendent Of parks Mr. Heiscr sub.
mittcd his report for February showing
Expenditure for labor amounting In the
aggregate to S5Oj 20. Referred to park com
mtttee.
Chief Of Police Blackburn reported for
January:
Eines ana costs assessed. ........ .SSi3 ~
flncS ana costs paid ...........,... lib %
l,ines and costs committed ......... I21 30
FOR parollng variety theaters...... 100 90
round fees collected ,.,......,. 20 -
RhteIcrted "a ponce committee
ille SlIeei ana nTluGe commtiee reported
on the petition Of J. A. Mckee that upon
iHNeS'ls"Uoh Ihey hnd that meadow street
mas neen opened through the property OF
pellIloner Dut are unable to ma out by
NuH' authority same was opened ne com,
mll'ee recommends thAt sara street taou'u
remain open ana that the matter he re,
finance committee for further investigation.
ADOPTED.
me bnanco committee reported faNorably
lTon petition of Meyer q Glmhel that rs,
scSsmenI be nAeG NJ So5'p Tor l1ol IL para
IN ten days. Adopted.
ne hlIance C"mmltic reported unfaVor-
AMY upon petition or MIS-. T.. Schulte Tor
reduction OF assessment Adopted:
me hEht committee reporleu IaNorhpF
Tor the location OF lights as follows: AUS
lin and Capitol, Meadow and Nance, san
Haclnto ana Drew. kunnells ana Shep-
/ nerd Milan ana berry ana fobln ana
5aii'y' Adopted
me hospital committee reported faVof-
hplE uppI 'he P'.'tlou ~ auhte u huIea,'sc
caused by lot of horses being pastured in
the FIRST ward Adopted ana matter re-
ferred 10 chlef OF police to nave the NUS
ance ahated at once,
The IRE committee submitted Two reports
| upon petition OF A. H. George Tor permls,
sion TO place frult stand AT fiAlne ana
IraEl" a majority report was iSN"I"r w
minority report being unfaYorable. me
majority report was signed by Leary
and Bennett and was adopted. the minor
| ty report was submitted by Alderman
| Thomas
The committee OIL records and accounts
reported recommending the FORGETTING or
| pipe line franchises hitherto granted James
j.. Irbinc and others and II. W. Cortes
Tr"ncbi ue boy we not been ayaied OF within
| tho time allowed Referred to ordinance
| rnInmittec
ORDINANCES
| d., Aldor,,o, I}ohinsonAn ordinance
,tt,,,r w. Ior,os Tav,ior tho franchise to
EIu"llnE W 1"'lIrs "a i ,Ut Nv +b pino and
| run Inc OF wire between tne h s mnn
lhNlul NOTES. MI Law ~ ~, ~ pa! ~" or
! privilege ht lhe rue ~ - pc p ,,t+
"ii5iu"', ul,,', n,bo,,,nson An ordinance
crn9tlnr civ hall and market house build
! inc fund nv transferrlnr TO same all insur.
90 is ,,apcy ,ine an old building: one.half
90 ou ~ tovne nm r. and Intending 1899,
o ou a." r, pIIH bnnso rovenue and ali money
ul R e , n"uf Stroet Hallway "ompnny.
que from IltGt i ~ ha rnode nm oni OF
/ Win any ueI,.eu's TO- ~ snvrdd ~ nTrdinapce
| me general lunu' he''''e' ~
committee; ...,.t.,., .ot,,,,od with
The ordnance committee tetur ii. MAI
| favorable report me usn"i lax ''NS '"'
nance for 1902 Adopted. ......,,, urtt,
The ordinance committee Ic'uIIlV ,i wv M, "
| favorable report the ordinance PIonlulyt ,i
| wandering bands Of musicians from pa! w
on the streets and collecting money LOT
same Adopted.
Nv Alderman Mlcr-An ordinance grant
! ing ia u Frank Garden of Dallas, N. L.
Bacon Of beaumont and James McCane OF
! Houston the privilege of constructing and
! oncrotinr oil nine lines through all the
streets II the city which they may select
for n period of twenty-five years to fur
nish gas. oil. clc. to consumers. The com
| pensation for the franchise being 500 per
[ pnnum
/ Alderman Miller wanted this ordinance
and the ordinance granting the Magnolia
| BELT Railway company the right to run a
| spur along CONNER e street from san ia
cinto 70 Fannin. referred 10 the ordinance