The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-07-27
FOR GREATER HOUSTON.
MI. J. J. Pastoriza Supports Mr..
Deyine Ia His Objections.
ADVANCES AN ORIGINAL THEORY
Regarding the Growth OF citles--Says
that When Every City Block Is Built
Upon We Can Expand.

tleman was In New York City, but press |
Of news matter has delayed publication un- |
iii this late date. The circumstance, how
ever loses none Of It's application ON ae- |
count Of the delay.
To the Editor Of The Post,
New York, July 2, lpo2..pear Sir; Dur |
iug my absence from Houstfn | have only
seen two copies Of The Post. In one OF
them l noticed communication by that
level-headed citizen Of ChaneyviNe, MI
Joe Devine, in which ne gave some good
reasons why the limits Of Houston should
not be extended. Judge frcn the article
that there Ia movement on foot 70 extend
the limits of the city OF Houston. There !
Is no doubt but what 81 would be TO the
financial benent Of the vacant lot owners
20 have the limits extended, but how about
the other fellow who is being taken M
In discussing this question II should be
Viewed from tie standpoint Of justice only.
do not think Ii would We Just TO the PEG
pie outside of the city limits TO be taken IN
to pay tie additional taxes because | know
that these additional taxes would not be
used to Improve that section OF the terri
tory. The proper time to extend the city
limits will not have arrived until every
street within the present nine square miles
has been paved. until every plock ahs water
and sewer connections; until every nook
and corner has been lighted; until outlying
vacant lots have been built upon ana pald
for by population of the present city. IL Is
unreasonable to suppose that all the admin
istrsttons OF Houston are going 70 religious
y eXpend the moners received from those
new additions 10 the city for their exclusive
benefit.
/ have taken some trouble to inquire from
the residents II Brooklyn and the other
boroughs which have been taken In aud
mace par OF sew ofA a, Ny, anu LAY n,,t
tAat even those VINO voted 10 become Ratt
Of New York are now sorry they did. Ihey
stare that their streets are not kept aS
clean; iaFtMruts are MOI h'pi ~ a. P'tttVt
order AS they were when they had their
own government their police serYice Il not
as good; nor Is nny NJ the service generally
gwen ny Huut ilH Eu''lilutut ~ k'",t
rs II WIS before th.N btcHme q part OF
Greater Sew l'rh, ~ hhs ne sala tAhl
many can I'9Iu Only from 'Ap'll'll,, ~ SUM-
OF US may lIarh .lu u' ~ pNI'yHVV va
otners, t4krgiote / CIV, 90 ll,e pt"i,e uui
SlGe OF lhe Nnli,S u i'uNt',l '!ir lAp.tl
ehce on Ing people OF me slnai4tt towns SUI
founulne New l"Fk ana X tnFS l''N l' lue.'
own interests my WI. No,s AIMS is "s M,
Houstoh has shown herself caple'e Of I'M
proving nee present mint" With"ut S"""'"S
an 'nnhFl.e "g'1 ul"n P',slr5. w., ,,,,,,-.
II TUG '.9 .l iuN,t'A .',''' ~ ','.-'
70 carry ON us t'trFnIh'a ~. l,L II lh,tt"Se
inc assessment ~ ~ tpd 10 rs lVli 'tI'e.
IN oNr. ~ pave au 'r 3''C-.S ..t 1H''I
u' rs hAIlAa lH ''" ""'lE' "ut N"'Sh
nm . iAte uet.,iVn ~ WI sSp.'u4e So,W.
uas Occurred - VohSt llu'iOna'' inHt rs assess
me e.st OF tht PaNlns aAansi 'H no .uu,t,hs
piNpel ~. AHuI1 -tuN, D. J. tHt"i Dds
.r.--.,,.r,,,,. -. -, ,,,,,r.,,,.,.,,
A9of1NA4oN 10 N'i Anu Vhi ''' l.
When these columns were opened for
-,. -. p'-. -, =.
eiad To- 6rl9t All arsImcnfS ana rearons pro
ana con- Int that mere assc. lions or state
mehts eou.a nor NE Pu'Isneq, uoMeNei,
Shoerf,iiiy. eireu "a tho nubl,r
Tho ,yrlfrr's bosts of ooinuarlson Is nor
hnpuily chosen 1'berc is no pnrnrcl be.
tt..,t' M -,,,,r,i,,,, - e,,.b LEI a., ,ynra
reiucnrpornt.d as t;rrnter New York and
rho taxing into "a GREAT ritv o,itlvluy ,r "a
joining Villages ana vacant county land.
That there are many In Brooklyu. ana the
eectiou across M Hrouy NuUUr,sbrr,, aud
ali the other cltirs-nnv or thcm Inv
ing n FAR s,rcntrr NOMINATION than uouston-
Ttbo rc1raf IN ~, jmIon,.l,d"nta of f,tee
sections is ropc fbrrn H. mn donht Inv
may moi haye voteJ for tho nrono.it{nf,
originally ana possihiy ,yrrr piNWvt ,,n,'
posed 10 the movement ana are Therefore
In a nCsition fo ha irtlghiod to saw. ~
told vn,- "a
1,hars would cort,lniy NOT bo ,,, s,,,b
cause Of ,1mnlalnt from ont,idrrs II t6ey
came INTO III. civ If Iionsio, thasa
citnd Nv Mr. p,st,rj1o b,r'i,. tb,,. 49,
ncvcr ma ory of tbas., i,,',,,,,...,,. ~.
Pgvemcuts, water supply, sewers. lights,
neople sucb ropronicn,os and n1n.ssitins
Of modern nrhen or' srhnrr,o, NO mot tbis
prapositiou is made However tbcrs IL No
coercton IN the r,,ttor. n Is ~ 90 sop ~ a
majority to dccidr nj mo nroDcr ttn,r NV
they boIlots os tn .,rhoico,f ia 'tha ,,attors
fhIs disnnsslon * IN tbe notnrs Of n cam.
p"e" - e'"''''oN
TuE orrTsrnu ppoprprv ov>-rp
u,.,, 80, '''.'
Npulu muecu nave II clhch IT MT Fasto-
riza's requirements were carried out before
n merging occurred The voIre az inside
80 -,
io.S Myul9 drNe ths thons"has or nome
SerNe.s VI thv n'uu'e Ihu poorer classes
M M INC suoulps anu the owner OF ont
siHe pr0pvrty voulu 20 on mark'hg w ms
Pt'r's Just 70 iTS, rs t9e advances IN me
w! t oeCurreu. inns lHhd owner would pay
no c,ty taxes nut get an the DEMENT'S OF
customers lor us acreage ueing forced to
e' Tba 10 ,,, nan' US puyerS III. .,, -, "a,
nm ne 1 ih s9uare mics would he pnll'
eity an, ana uni9g ae metropolis would result
the spectacle Of n clty with every stree,
land alley paved with hrck or asphalt
ettetg slrtet having sewers water supply
elestIlc nsuss' Il t'ty Win model schools
nlnrNet OF hrS department and me
550 sst p"i.tV iorSe "a Amerlca' Numbering
~ ~ a. q. rus, my tt1g annual budget would
n ue eautlon. ne assessed valuation
~ Uu ~ hecV - hniouht 10 ABOUT Slb'
on3 sInt Inv ,nS nNeu cnhIses Tor interest,"
T,Ii,,osa nat, u iI,t 1n p" nus lssuee coll
49,, sii i ,55 ooSI nuruNn Woula fal
az ~ IT,, PeoPie Aha .he own
e ,nh ~ h' ~ sl1 i,. nlhes on tertltnry.