The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-07-01
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REPORTS DISPOSED or.
An unfacn-abie report from tue city at
toruev upon the petition % a. Costa for
damages done 10 bis buggy By one Of the
are wagons WIS., adopted
report from Alderman Jones to the
eject that a Ugh, .s badly needed at the
santa Fe crossing at Leuora aud Mary was
lie report OF CITY Engineer Dormant
submitting plans for subway " tAe
Southern Paalhc crossing az Aout SpNe-y
avenue was received aHh the dty IttprIey
requested 90 Dscp5te an ordinance lncom-
r1rmltT herewith.
4 report from city Engineer Dormant
announcing tbat the Milan street siphon
has been put 10 worE!ng order aud TINT the
sewer plant pumping station mas Deeh
started ~ usain wBs received and nicl.
rail report adds th8t complete answer
10 Engineer Potters last communication
viii be submitted next wteE.
A report from city Engineer Dormant
stating mat certain storm sewers aud catch
basins are badly Ia need az repairs, was
referred 10 The sewer committee.
A report ffou the hoard ~ pubic works
ANNOUNCING ,he completion ~ the nsphslt
pavement on Congress avenue was return
cd approved aud adopted Among tthor
things said report says that the claim OF
&lUlUb1 against the street Car company FOR
saving the portion * the avenue uccdp!ed
Nr tuclr tracks between Mulu ana Mimu
streets is fair and equitable and should BE-
paid, despite the expiration on Mny - OF
the agreement covering the pro rata ~ tue
cost 10 he paid hy the company as the final
completion OF the work was delayed hy
the failure OF the company TO lny Us trncka
The report Of ihe city attorney and
hnnnce committe upon the petition Of
Smlthio j. Cherry for correction Uf deed
from city ana certain taxes Tor tae year
. 100 was adonted
The monthly reports % a number of ETY.
officials were received and referred 10 the
committees charged with the duty Of pass
ing unon them
report from the police committee con.
curing IN an adverge report by tho city
attorney upuE the petition of Gus Alocrs
fOi The payment NJ $3.50 Tor time .ost
1s policeman WIS adopted.
! Reports recommending the extension or
the Polk avenue water main and OF the
mains IN the territory south OF Elgin street
were adopted
report recommending the placing OF
hghts at the intersections OF Congress ave
nue. was adopted.
\ favorable report from the street and
bridge coNnlitteo upon the petition Of VIM.
y, Cleveland & Sons for permission to the
Magnolia Belt railroad TO extend IT'S track
along Commerce street IN front of petit
TONERS property. WAS laid over for week
because * was not signed by the alder.
men n the First an Sc on1 war Is, %
whom II Ind also been originally referred
a report from the street AMI brldge con.
m!ttee recommending that the street com
missioner BE instructed 10 grade Liberty
street from Mary 20 West street was
adopted.
The report OF the special committee on
the contract with the water works com.
: pany was adopted
MOTIONS AND RESOLUTIONS.
The following motions nnd resolutions
, were introduced aud disposed OF as ind
I Gated.
by Alderman Archer-rhnt the health OF
? noers be requested to examine into tn
the foot OF Main street up said bayou II
Sabine street bridge and also White Gal
. bayou 10 Crockett street bridge, and tina
1 he have the oyerhanging limbs cut aud tn
bnyeus cleaned OF fallen timber and an,
! other obs ructions to the How OF the water
z or sud bayous aud the floating Of object
Z on the surface OF the water, referred l
finance committee,
= by Alderman Miller-That the mayor b
. authorised TO substitute IN contract W.
o hipp q Key upon ncquiescence OF thel
Z, bonusmen. san Jacinto street betweel
}, ErAukin and Congress avenue, IN lieu o
: that portion OF Preston avenue hetwee
pannin and san Jacinto stree.s. conform
/ ing 70 u proposition from the hun0ra 81
rled.
rs Alderman Gaston--That the mayor h
requested 70 have suitable Offices ntIed u
N the city nall nnd notify the henlth dc
paflMeht 20 occupy same Carried.
ny alderman Inonpsoa--TaAt the stree
commissioner grade Fox and Bcriug etr,,at
from Middle 10 Grand, distance 81 Oh
jock, deferred 10 street and bridge eon
committee.
|" ~ Alderman ThoInpson--That the eli
y engineer Is instructed to prevent fhe I'M
x ping OF storm water sewers for sanltar
y purposra, Referred 10 sewer COMMITTEES
Il ~ Alderman Jones-fhat the civ en-
r glneer he ms ructed TO make a tn1roale
lr examination Ia regard to the conditions .
:. the myAn and make full report 10 M
council OF all encroachment OF private owi
em OF xqperty ON the same In the maxim
= OF grounds, wharves or any rll.no thn
may prove detrinlent 20 depth of waite