The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-11-12
HE REFUSES TO RESIGN
CITY sEALER SAYS THAT THE MAY
OR HAS NOT THE POWER
To Compel Him to Give Up the Office
Until the Expiration Of the Term for
Which He Was Appointed.

As result Of Mayor Hclts action in
requesting the resignation Of City sealer
Wilson, some interesting complications have
arisen. MIR. Wilson has surrendered his
books but refuses to give up the weights,
measures and other parapherualia Of Of
nee, and furthermore states emphatically
that he will not resign, as he was elected
for term OF two years
Mr. Wilson was appointed during the
second year OF the old administration and
now claims that Mayor Holt has no power
10 dismiss him until the expiration OF MS
term of office.
The ordinance creating city sealer was
passed during q former administration and
states that he shall be appointed by the
mayor with the approval Of the aldermen.
Mr. Wilson Is evidently under the impress
sion that the ordnance IN question also
fixed his term OF office, but City Secre-
tary Bryan states that he can find nothing
to that effect.
AS the weights and measures did not
seem forthcoming, Mayor Holt yesterday
ordered Assistant City Attorney Phelps to
bring suit against MIR. Wilson foy the re
just at present the city attorneys office
is rushed with work. and II viii probably
be some time before the matter l. reached.
pointed in few days.
Two members OF the board OF public
works held a conference with Architect
Dickey yesterday morning In regard to the
proposed additions TO the plans and speci-
fcations Of the market house submit ed
by him and approved by the hoard
At the last meeting the council seemed
chary Of accepting the boards report with
out looking into matters little and there
We're some decided objections to Mr.
Dlckey's plans. In fact n few wanted to
postpone the erection Of a market house
much finer one than the une now pro
posed.
The matter will be taken up at the next
council meeting and shuld the additions
TO the present plans run the cost Of con
struction over the 100000 mark Ii is quite
likely that the report Of the board of
public works, favoriug Mr.. Dickeys plans
and specifications, may be thrown out alto
gether
The civil service board will meet to.
night at O'Clock IN the rity ball for the
purpose Of investigating tine case Of Patrol
Driver johnson, charged with sticking
pitchfork into one Of his horses.
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The committee appointed by Mayor Holt
to Investigate the condition OF affairs in
Tue corporation court viii meet in the
city hall at 8 o'clock tomorrow night
The city health office now has two ia-
spectors busy warning property holders to
clean up their premises ia order to make
things as presentable as possible for the
No-Tsu-Oh carnival Special efforts are
being made TO have all trash aud other OBJ
strncrions removed from the sidewalks aud
streets.
The paving Of the block on Preston ave
nue. between Travis and Milan was com.
plcted yesterday Work has already been
started on the block between Milan and
Louisiana streets. but the remainder OF thN
paving to the bridge win probably not be
finished until after the carnival. The pay
ing on San Jacinto street viii also be de-
layed until after carnival week.