The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-02-18
MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL.
Proposition to Build the Market House and
City Hall Without Issuing Bonds.
Mayor Renominates Dr. Boyd for Health Officer and
Will Entertain No Proposition of Compromise.
DR.. Brumby Hands in Resignation.

The city council met yesterday in regn-
lar session With fuil board present aud
the result wasea very Interesting meeting.
Among the important matters coming be
fore The meeting was the report OF the
special market house building committee
which was adopted as follows,
Your special building committee re-
specially submit the following report upon
the matter Of erecting city ball and market
house buildings;
/. We recommend that the mayor be au-
thorized to advertise for bids for the cree
zion Of the city hall aud market buildings
separately. said bids to be IN before
o'clock p, m. on the 3D. day Of March 1902
. That the money TO pay for the cret
tlon OF said bindings he derived from he
general rcecnues Of the city. T. G., from
money due from Insurance romrnnics, from
nancy due the city by lie street railway
company from money due the city for buck
taxes from the rentals from the market
building and from the revenues ~ the city
generally. should a deficiency occur Re
spectfnlly
james l. Thompson. chairman; /. sonneu,
W W. Thomas. T.. J Iuf0y W. J. Au-
berth, II A. lalyertou spcrioi market
building committee,
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Contractor r. J shea who has contract
for paving Commerce ayeuue with brick.
submitted communication stating his in.
ability to procure crushed rock for foun-
dalton Tor the proposed pavement and ask
inE that the specifications he changed 10
grsrsl foundation
MI shea was present aud stated 70 the
council that with eight mches Of gravel as
foundation Il would result In q saving
- Si6no to the city on that WORK lie suit
he would give guarantee oi ave vents
just the same with me change from ave
inches OF concrete 10 eight inches of gravel
IN answer 10 o question from AlierW4n
Thompson Hugnesr Niiiirr said toe gravel
would mot make az good or subs initial a
foundation as Vofe.ete but The cigh ircAcs
NJ gravel would wake a good pavement
The adv autaee 0t rou"rri" foundation
would be 70 Doe event Of soue t,1Io painting
an now surtHre He said tlr proposed
shrngc W0uiG save the city Hlou. SiaN
Tue maMer was hHaOr referred 60 tae
mavor, engineer aud street and nudge culn-
mittee With power TO SGT.
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Some important orillaaare we're passed
Among them being tue autiesp, ing
ordinance, and lilo amended oil tank or@l-
CAGE. The ordnance providing for the rai,.
Ing 81 money BY settling tho property bought
IN bv the city for taxes aus she eight hour
labor ordn2re providing that the eight
hour law apply not only 80 iHhurors work
ing directly for The "i'H. nU. those rW.
plcFed by city contractor.
~ ORDINANCE was ais" submitted POO.
hlbitius The speculation ia l"Bfrl tickets
uhaor 1cHFF prrHitY.
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n'NFl OF 'hs ne''tA once controversy
brought up upon petition o' Matte EalIer
spd ] Pr poaae bc,lth i,r-,,,,r. r.t,
,,,.,,., o.. I'm. -
'' ~ "+Hl'p' "o" were ~
charged by ihs mayor reporting for scr
Vice or the ground that the courts had
neG that the appointment Of pr B3yl va,
illegal hence their discharge was Illegal
TIE mayor stated that this case was still
pending and would be taken to tho supreme
court by Or BOYD, who had fOFtyhve doyl
In which 70 make an appeal but that tn
appeal had not Yet been made
In answer to question, thc mayor state.
tasr pendiEg this appeal the city had M
heath officer hut br would see trat th
city did rot suGar
Alderman huhortin thought This matte
should hr takon up mud settled m thl
meeting IS he mad been advised by a menu
Der OF the board NJ hellth tlat mr. Row
had no authort, TO act % Tire matter thai
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