The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-10-19
,lnnr MoNEY NEEDED.


!, nsssnt there has been collected by
~ bowling monument committee
IN The movement was started years
a IA for long while It seemed that a
,i-srt amount would never be amassed.
4 r,rev was raised by concerts, picpics,
<, -r.lops. all kinds Of entertainments and
4 IN other innumerable schemes usually
I ,,,,e.d for raising funds After several
+. ~ N effort the Confederate veterans
4 ,electe3 only about 5000. and the out
i i seemed hopeless Finally, through the
a ilrne efopts Of City Secretary y. ID.
KIN he three Irish societies OF Houston
N Induced to cooperate, and by their
Ss,tsnee the money was hunlly collected.
4 ThogrA sufficient funds are on hand they
IN ind sufficient to purchase the mouu-
I'm ma the committee is at the end of
4 resources. Il will still be necessary
4 HI about S40l before the various ornu-
2ssts accessories can be bought How to
Attrs this additional amount Is a ques
m that the committee can not answer.
aihs Intersection of Main and Mckinney
ytsts has been suggested as Il good spot
I'M 90 account of the absence Of car
1i.ss Of this point and the proximity OF
II handsome Presbvterinn church and the
,ireks library The monument commit
II appears perfectly willing to put the
comment there # they can raise the ad-
ttbbAl funds
4 Mayor Holt was asked what he thought
ibis location yesterday and seemed to
Bill It good suggestion.
8-iH,' said he. ''of the two locations
fcpesed think the street more deslra bic
kiH the park. or course. If the monument
paced on street where there are car
fatss the question Of their displacement
HI have to be decided by the electric
Fapsny and the monument committee
lhf electric officials appear perfectly
Iiling 10 make reasonable concessions 20
II monument committee In case the stone
lcpld be placed where there are tracks.
|Nfr the existing order OF things the ear
Eiess are put down under the supervision
ne street aud bridge COMMITTEES, by
htton OF the CITY engineer III case
iheud be necessary TO dehoCt the tracks
ofaer TO allow the cars TO mass around
Y monument the matter could he easily
lphged with the electric company. The
" alihVrltips would not have q hand in
" paIl q the procedure. but In another
Y The car tracks are DETECTED It would
necessary to round or each OF the four
'lngs OF the sidewalks. as is usually
lle IN the larger cities where monuments
y erected at the intersection Of streets,
" ihls would entail slight expense and
spd De Network Of only a day or two.
STREET INTERSECTION FAVORED.
thfy Secretary Bryan, when the matter
Y suggested to him. was enthusiastically
'aVof Of the street location. Said he;
" gad to see that The Post Is advocat-
Y lne Idea Of placing the Bowling monu-
wv IN the city where It may he reviewed
only by our own people. but by vlsl-
4 Is well aud admired as an ornament,
eeaaa OF placing It IN the city park,
.Tn u would rarely be seen
i, sa ~ WI be the first public monument
3 !, etsc id In Houston, and | am decided
! Ss.pigH mat 1t should be placed in
s,,re, " Inc city, whore Il will least
fse TX usfnc, and my first choice of 10.
Si XII NYuid be at the Intersection OF
rest atg mckinney, facing down Main
NY srs ns location Of tho beautiful Pres
, ,,ss, church Mt this corner. with the
rssss5V nDrary Ia the immediate neigh
Ia sn,n moaid surround the monument
gnts fpispulu ana appropriate environ
H, ~ second choice of location? We'll, I
pi. n. tlat would be I'm the center OF The
s 4 asq ~ the intersection OF Texas ave-
NM tfawford streets. This location
I .st,o geseesSltate a slight detection of
e,iiv railway tracks, but This is FIRE
osnn9 zone 70 permit the erection OF
NH rIa me Either Of these localities
n n ', na me monument at the iutersec-
\ y location Of this monument has been
~ ~ commlttos consisting OF Messrs.
own sFner; John IT, Browne, Edwnrd
d hys.is H. Golding, Thomas O'Leary
sdrg y, y,oAmlttee has recommended the
! leaso, we monument In the park for
n snS S4OO, necessary TO IFS construci
rhoSe i oihamentatiou, and lt was our
5 smerna sK the city council to subscrih
I'm hnt ~ consideration OF our beau
III W. park by placing the monument
spositic5S fegarded this as a business
'u' 70 which the council would