The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-09-01
MUNICIPAL NEWS NOTES
DlTcHlNe AND WEED CUTTING HAS
PROGRESSED SATISFACTORILY.
Carts Instead Of Wagons for Garbage
Removsl--Sut Against Ayres & Co.
and Bondsmen.

The street commissioners force, aug
mented by the wagons from the garbage
| department. has done heroic work in the
way Of cleaning up the streets and dtcncs
10 various sections Of the city. In view
Of what has been accomplished by the
| twenty-five extra men and the regular
force It Is easy 10 compute that had 100
men been put on the work, say twenty
In each ward, added to the regular force
the entire city might now be in first.
class condition and one week more would
have sufdced 10 make all streets and
bitches ready for the rains which may be
expected any day from now on. The work
done so far has been well performed and
the weeds, grass and filth have been re-
novel from the land they have 50 lcHg
numbered. In this connection the criticism
of a city official seams very apropos
owing 10 scarcity of men and teams to
| haul away the debris the excavations from
the bitches have been thrown on the
streets. In some places where the gut
ters had become entirely hlled up the pile
Of earth, weeds and other material is
three TO four feet high and eight TO twelve
iget Vide virtually block1ding one-half Of
the road. Il rains should now come
large amount Of this loose stun will wash
right back into the cutters and the road
would be Wen nigh impossible because OF
thrown up. The dry weather has been a
godsend ia one way FOR the stud has died
out and the weeds and grass thoroughly
cured SO there will be no fermentation even
should the rains come at once. The harm
is not IN growing weeds, but from the de-
cay OF fallen or cut vegetation. Ii should
he properly cut, dried and burned to avoid
all danger Dirt taken from the ditenes
SHOULD have heen spread evenly aud thiny
over the entire street, thus allowing traf
nc TO spcedilS lncorporatc 1t with the rond-
hpI ils ftftHe h.a4 saa
quickly DESTROYED al disease germs and
the effect of later rains would not nave
beeu Sc harmful
NEW CABBAGE REMOVAL PLAN.
The old wagons for handling the city
garbage aud nth arc about wcrn out aud
new ones have heen asked for. ia this
connection the mayor has been lnyestigat.
lug the workings Of the department aud
has been advised by practical and expert
enced people IN the administration that
one.hoise carts are infinitely more prNc-
teal nan are the two.norse vehicles here
tofore employed. Eight carts can be
bought Tor about the same price as four
wagons and the eight horses used now un
four wagons can propei then, II 10
claimed that a great deal more ground can
he covered With 10 more mcn and horses
than arc now employed and the outly
ing districts Will he better served. Now
streets aud the roads generally arc IN SO
much better condition than formerly there
is no reason why good loads snould not Ue
hauled with singlehorse carts and a
GREATER efficiency he obtained win the
same cost of operation AS is habltual
with him In such cases the mayor Is max
Ing, strict personal investigation and
will not act until he Is satisfied that he
Is doing the best that can nc done for
the city's interests,
A., a.+i.r ,s h,a,, ,,,,,,rnl 80 . ,i.. 20
ground 50x100 feet in a desirable location
in the Sixth ward for engine house pur
poses. The abstract Is now being made and
If the title is found perfect a new homo
for No, q company will soon be built Tine
Trice TO be paid for the ground is $3.50 /
Chief Arto hopes that at last this ye1ltioua
problem is solved.
Legal proceedings will shortly be com,
menced by the city against Ayres & Co |
and their bondsmen to make good their !
guaranty or having contracts. It IS said
that the bond is for $1,000, which would
80 4 long way toward repairing or resur, |
facing the streets laid by tAat urm. 10 |
IL probable that the city VIII have thC !
cover The cost thereof Ire firm was mott /,
lied Il long time ago to repair the wo.k (
but has done nothing in response to an rX
press order. Failing their compliance |
with the city's demand they were notified |
that suit would be entered. AS the time
limit VI the guaranty is near the mayor |
proposes TO see that the city gets thu
proper protection.
Today being Labor Day all departments |
Of the city government will be closed !
City Engineer Dormant will take his holi
day working on the water works report |
He is making good progress aud expects
that it will he practically finished by Mon
day next. Speaking OF his department YES.
terday, Mr.. Dormant referred with p.ide |
TO the fact that he has got bis reOrgan "a
tion If the office about completed, His |
August expenses were only about S236 |
above the receipts. One salary Is met by |
the fees for building permits, another by !
the fees for surveys made and new |
record Of light expense Of the department |
to the city has been established.