The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-10-28
E0PTANT MATTERS BEFORE COUNCIL.
|aaaute Regulating Employment of Men
4 Various Departments Passed.
|r mo MONUMENT ON MAIN AND M'KINNEY
LIAM TO Lay Switch Track on Commerce Avenue
|Osfused-Right of Way on Walker Avenue
Asked for an Electric Railway Line.

.dsd that yesterdays session or
co.. ..n was a very important one,
y, 'D nnlnIon Of the municipal ooi-
lp -.ost interesting result OF the
" ,hs action OF majority Of the
..srtlna the street railway com
o.ltlon for the settlement Of It's
XXX XXX dobt. which was followed by
.'.'assenent Of the mayors veto.
s,r,pce giving the council more
/, 4 the employment of men in
. s.osrtpcnts was. passed
..Hr,tIop Of William D. Cleveland
Y, M right to lay switch track
go avenue, in front of their prop
4 4. sme being an extension Of Swift
4 .,,v's track, was refused.
,s,n wall was absent.
PETITIONS.
4 ". Rachael Fox, complaining that
3.,,,,e Of her property is interfored
4 .Iloxlng Mosehart & Keller to I'LL
4 I Al franklin avenue between Caro-
4 I, austin streets. Referred 70 street
i,p committee.
4 D Prices request that witness
\ ,ssuDtng to sli, due him by the city,
Il /, ,seelsable for personal taxes. Re
"a s finance committee and city attor-
Il vahala Smith, guardian, for trans
Ni,.,ss mid on lot 4, block 10, Sweeney
\. by mistake during 1900 aud 1901,
a n property had been sold In 1879,
4 n Street Methodist Episcopal church,
n mymcnt OF taxes on other actual
N II Sweeney addition. Referred to
y Committee,
4 Patrick Blanton, for permission to
Il boothlack stand on corner of Con
\ IA Caroline. Referred to street and
q committee,
4 " l.. McAtee Tor correction OF
Lent on lots IN Frost town addition.
7d 10 finance committee,
II he Dick Bowling Iunument asso-
Y for permission to erect the Bowling
3seat al the Intersection Of Main street
mckinney avenue, President Farmer
antary Bryan, on behalf of the nsso.
Stating that the monument will be
HI Of a granite pedestal. surmountcd
II lIfeSzed marble statute of the
II 4 Sabine Pass with the names OF
4 member Of his company Inscribed on
+ Il the pedestal stating also that
iunsli would commemorate heruism
80 ornament to the city, and that
n sediment Is strongly In favor Of
s. i 1t The point mentioned, the pc
4 hying attached To it q report of City
ill DornaDt, showing how, by round
& X angles Of the sidewalks, the area
81 " for placing the monument would
+ nl1ed for the purposes OF traffic.
q by a unanimous vote, upon motion
+ i'fueD Pulls and Jones.
n EopeTty owners, stating that drain
n commerce avenue was seriously IN
With by the railway tracks, lack
shs. ete, Referred to street and
+ nlalltee aud aldermen from the
ward
"A The 'No-Tsu-Oh" organization. re-.
me appointment Of special police
gplg the carnival; referred TO the
"A Fllh power tn act.
lte "No.Tsu-Oh" organization. ask.
NAsaol 10 close ur Caroline street
u ftanklln and Commerce. avenues,
~ pelng necessary during the car
Tue Houston Water company. ask
at sDe excavation ordinance be
9 10 allow the company Ia
wv 70 cover the making ~ ueces
lgg11Asuons during the period of one
iaN petition refers to the orli-
fi,sel OCTOBER l6. The water COM
'tIisa mat II il. is required TO de
sssh every time on opening is
nav " Will work an unnecessary
upon Il and unnecessary tronhie
Wy oulelals generally. The com
Under bond IN the sum Of S5Gn
Il l9e eity against any damage or
~ might accrue nv reason az OK
made for the purpose of LAYING
ssa pipes. The company asked Tint
* .'ispiiAfd 10 hle q bond I'm such sum
n uAed by the council in lieu of
II n ssposlts as provided for i'm the
4suee Referred to the ordinance
and the city attorney.
y w. krengc aud others.
N .s mat the drainage on Myrtle
se.seen Keen and Fletcher. is 50
IN N saal me streets arc often flooded,
"a W. an lnt0lerahle nuisance. Re-
n, ~ ssseet ana bridge committee.
y &. Waller 'and associates"
4 I'M. WY over Walker nvcnun an
II N s. l9r the purpose of maintain
u \. vllailng q liue ~ electric rail
81 r,er XXX through the city of Hofston,
"A ksa.us on the cast side or Main
II IA i N. eastWardly along Walker
sss y eastern limits. thence on 10
~ street, thence ia Tho eastnrn.