The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-07-24
THAT STREET RAILWAY SETTLEMENT.

was wholly unexpected by portion Of the
Alderman street moved as a substitute
that the matter OF the resolution be al
lowed to take the usual course and be
acted upon at the next regular session or
the council on Monday next. He said he
thought the matter too important for such
hasty action and he favored time for due
consideration.
Alderman Thompson said that he for one
did not understand tue proposition and
wanted more time for study OF the vari-
Gus phases of the case. He did not be.
lieve In such undue haste, he wanted
time to give his copy Of the documents
mature reelection. He seconded Alderman
ON roll cali the substitute was de.
feated. Aldermen street, CASTOR. Thomp-
ure, ana Messrs. Watkins. KohlhauF, Nil.
Ter. Keller Jones. Carney and Wall voting
In the negative.
roll call on the motion Of Alderman
Keller resulted In the snme vote and the
council chamber at s o'clock.
Furth-x. -agidence, II needed, was fur.
nishe1~- the Chronicle Itself. for on Tues.
day afternoon, In a spread article, It said:
The resolution introduced by Alderman
II. t; Keller at the city council meeting
last night. containing a proposition for set
tlement OF all litigation and contention he
tween the. city Of Houston and the Hous,
ton Electric street Railway company, viii
undoubtedly be passed,
The proposition has been under considera-
ton by members OF the city council for
f Xs B TfSS' SIS TsE n coH MN
TEE AND OUT OF COMMITTEE.
Would any one suppose from the fore
going that the Chronicle on Tuesday,
thought the meeting Tuesday night was
merely chilled to consider Alderman KEEL
ler's resolution not TO pass it?'' The rec
ord shows that carly In tho council meeting
Monday afternoon Mr. Street made mo.
tlon. which was carried, TO refer the matter
to the council MS whole together with the
city attorney Inter. after all other bust
ness had been transacted. Mr.. Keller moved
ia adjourn to Tuesday night to consider
his resolution. which was the electric com
rnnv's proposition. (See extract from pro
ceedings above quotedl.
| But there f. other md even more con
! elusive evidence on this subject MIR. BALD
win. president of the Electric Railway com
| pany, who made the proposition. was In the
| office Of The Post Tuesday afternoon and
| stated TINT, while It had been expected to
| dispose Of the matter finally that Tuesday
| night, In view OF the suggestion In The
| Post Of that morning he had requested that
| the whole thing go over TO next Monday
! In order 10 give everybody n chance to
study mis- proposition. And II will he noted
| ny reference to the proceedings that the
only business transacted Tuesday night,
| the only consideration" given the original
! proposition was TO have complete sub.
! stltute offered for 1t by Mr.. Watkins. the
! reading OF the opinion of the city attorney.
and the passage Of motion offered by Al
derman Keller to refer the whole thing
to the council and city attorney, exactly
where Alderman Streets motion Of the day
before had already put It.
That's all there is to IT, Nobody has
imputed improper motives to any one and
no one has been "censured" so far as The
| Post knows; nobody has been hurt, the con
troversy is In a fair way to be amicably
and fairly adjusted, and the people of Hous.
ton understand the situation fully.
| And there you are.