The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-06-13
FOR GREAlER HOUSTON
AN OPPONENT OF THE PLAN GIVES
HIS REASONS.
Mr. Devine Favors Waiting to Sec n
the New Administration lie Going
to Redeem Pledges.
To the Editor Of Tho pn.t

10 the Editor OF The Post
Sir: In answer to your invitation / beg
to submit the following facts with refer.
cnce to the proposed extension of the limits
OF the city Of Houston by amendment to
the present charter
!. The Twcntyif legislature before
which similar proposition to the one an.
uer consideration was introduced declared
that: THE extension OF the city limits
snail be submitted to vote OF the resi-
oehts OF the territory proposed 30 be an.
DoNeo' This ruling has been considered
maj by subsequent legislatures whenever
tne question has been raised before them,
ana os 1t is cardinal principle Of our In.
slthtlons that people ought not to be taxed
without the consent of the taxpayers, good
'denlocrats' VIII not seek to nbrogate IT,
= The proposed limits of the city OF
Houston as now existing afford ample scope
fior, It's development for some time to come.
lhlb ~ SHOWN by the delinquent list OF
properly recently advertised for taxes,
Wheie over 1000 lots, number of entire
blocks, and over 10 acres not sttrveyed into
lots all appear upon the ''unknown'' roll
rms vast amount of uninproycd property
ylng within the present city limits Is In
~ also unimproyed. but which is rendered
IQr taxation by the owners, SO that the
plea that Houston has outsrown It's limits
Is untonable.
g. The majority Of the property lying
within the limits which 1t Is proposed to
annex Is composed Of market gardens
gfaveynrds and small homestoads Of people
who supplement the prosperity Of the city
Of Houston In the same manner MS the far.
mers ana truck growers who live Just be-
yond the line OF the proposed extensions
ana the argument that the residents OF that
urea whlch IL Is intended to include tn the
new limits do now pnrtakc Of the beucdt
OF the present Clty's improvements without
contributing To their maintenance win up-
ply equally wei to those who VIII live Just
beyond the proposed new limits, uud SO lad
inhnitnm."
1. The taxable yalncs Of the scvcral
square miles Of territory which 81 Is nrd.
posed to annex to the city Of Houston are
utterly Inadequate to improve an that ErtAt
extent In any but superficial and unsutis
factory mnnnor; and although IN equity the
tnScs collected within that area rlghtfuIiy
belong TO, aud should be expended iu i'm
rroycmcnt upon the same. II has never
been shown that the people concerned arc
looking Tor 'hchcvolrnt assimilation. nor
hat the property owners desire any other
improvements besides those provided
through the means Of the county taxes
which they pay.
=. The people residing within the limits
which II Is proposed TO HneN are doubtless
Tondy nj any time to decide by vote the
hdVRnhtllty Of becoming part NJ the cor
purntion of Houston, aud the right "a do
Speaking for the taxpayers Of CLANCY
vile, I may state that many of Ms nave
/ made orr homes hero fot near upon quar-
ter Of century, watching the growth ot
Houston aud anxious for Its welfare rwcu-
w NcnrS ago the same arguments were pat
forward IN favor OF an extension of the
corporate limits ns those used today. OUr
people have listened 10 the accusation
hurled AT each succeeding city ndmlnistra-
ton I'm which all sorts Of corruption and
mismnnHEcmcnt have been charged against
/ lis officers by the good people nf houston
who elected them, after presumably mature
consideration AS lockers on en- Venice"
We have congratulated ourselves that we
were not mixed M with such @ LOT of self
/ confessed incompctents, We have cnlmly
/ "Wnkcd the other eye" MS we estimated
/ the stupcuduus nerve 81 those who invited
| Ms to Join them, ana offored whnt2
/ Bul YOU say we have now a pcw regime.
/ pure, undeHlcd and uuSclHSh, who Will wur,
{ FOR your good etc We do NOT forget tlWt
| the same was claimed for every prevluus
city government ms II cnmc IN with whpbu
and went ont with howl. Better wait
awhile ana see how tho new murhnn
I works Joseph n"yIur