The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-08-05
ORDINANCE WILL BE REPEALED
But Another Covering the Hack Stands
Will Be Reported Next Week.
New Ordinance, in Some Unimportant Particulars,
Was introduced by Alderman Miller in Relation
to the Street Railway Franchise Extension.

Main street with twostory building. Pc.
titioncr rendered property al $1,000, but
II was assessed at S2S,200. Says nc has
offered In good faith to sell Tor S2J,Op'.
Is willing to have yalue placed nt Sl%UO1
10 $4,000 Finance committee.
communication was recci, % from tho
Galveston Business league, inviting the
mayor and citizens OF Houston to attend
the celebration at the Island CITY on Aug
ust s 10 commemorate the Inauguration of
the New York line service. Heccitcl and
filed
From II. Booth. for the international aud
Great Northern Railway company, notify
Ing the council thut the crossing Of its
tracks at Carr ana Odin street has been
council. Received and hied.
by Assistant city Health officer shaw,
siatng that owlng to TIE increased mum ~
auswer he Is required To- furnish n horse
and buggy tn tile discharge OF his duties
lt his personal expense II feeding and
care and asks for an Increase OF $40 per
dating from July J. f0o2 Finance ana nos.
~ citizens of the First and Sixth wards
asking that he city council use Its ln1u-
encc with the Houston Street Railway
line on Hickory street to Shearn, aud out
| Shcaru 70 Sawyer, In tho sixth ward,
thence down SAWYER to Washington ay.
lures were attached To- the petition. May
or, city attorney and aldermen Of the
! tllSt ana SIKH WNfds.
BY certain citizens complaining " n
nuisance caused 10y the noise from the cp-
! grafton Of the Rice hotel boilers. Re-
ferred 10 the mayor
( rs r. 3 Brlnsdcld, for correction of tax
| assessment Finance committee,
/ \ communication from Herman Lpucr
/ settling forth that sundry and divers
! thuuEhtl"sS persons wers I'm the habit of
/ writing their names aud otherwise dct1c.
Ing plate glBSs windows, etc. etc. uul
l-k,d tint un ordinance he framed 10 pro-
! hlhit such nets by he iudictl0n of sryaro
/ penalties Referred 10 the chief Of police.
! By several citizens nsiug thlt a wood
! yard nt la Branch and LamV street, ho
} doclHrsl nuisance ana thai the Same Doe
} aFHtrd The petitioners aIlDgc that 90 +
/ operated night snd lay and is exceedingly
I noisy iu consequence. ana th7t 10 Is IN
. nn unsuniiury condition chief Of police
and bHalth officer.
a communication was received from !
6 Wilson. president of thu Retail Butch
/ rrs aud Grncers association. calling at
/ tention to their former petition regarding
! sunday Observance Of fha ordinance r,gu
| latiue closing hours In their lines OF bust
! ness. Matter Wns referred IN DE chief a.
police
From james rlwlor as follows Come,
now Jnmos LuwiUr ANA asks that this badly
reconsider the ordinance heretofore pa.svt
on the 26ih duy of July, establishing hncl
| stands nU IrNIg uNcuuo between Mnit
md Travis atrorts. witch Is nlougsde %
nud iu front of the Rice hotel; that thu
& situation or th"~1 hnck stands ON this par
tinuur portion NJ Texas avenue t. dir ri
! In front Of and btsks the ladies' entrance
| fnr vehicle TO reach tho sidewalk an,
thus prevents free lngrcSs and egrrss %
patrons uf this hotel az this entrance AM
/ w. nuisance NJ such character MS win s-
l mess Referred 20 go with tho repeal ut
dlUu4Cr for future consideration