The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-12-14

1ed Horns
4 EXptisstion.
L.
/ nlr MINORITY REPORT
clause Not Approved
's', ~ uIllsr-otheF Mat
u i difference
-, eonvenes Monday
y q ,.ll.d FOR from the Ordi,
. y 4. s,dermanic body will
~ and a minority report
Is'I ,,.usssd question Of ,i a set st
r s.tssn long pending ,o be.
% d ta' street railway com
..,,oss last night It would
80 .s each Of the three mem
'a ..ar.pce committee was
? :. Individual report. Tne
10 : ...hls % agree and those
~ -, speedy bettle1nent OF
a'' .ts,r favorable or unfavora-
90 "a, ..t,op. will be entitled to
~ ,,snmtttee Ia composed OF
H., Lt.smsn; Edgar Watkins l..
sM Gervey. They held a
:, ~, yesterday morning at the
!. watkins and there was
don =. Of the ordinance pre-
i. Monday by the special
= .omuhttee as well as upon
y = ,...rt presented by Alderman
npsaa 49, Au..od .no
..s,,m.nt. The main features
n II. ordinance were Hhtis-
Z. me-, was disagreement
,,,,u. One Of these blocks
..S S.s was the proposition to
. i. s-.ston to popular vote; Mr.
1850 upon Il, while MeSsrs.
n.yvey opposed the suggers on.
y W., ~, brought up and finally
M a n,Tsy decided to file a ma
y V. IA uernit Mr.. Watkins to
-Ir!y report 49,
7 business called Mr. Garyey
a ~ Yesterday afternoon and the
!. ~ S,vsen himself and Mr.. Miller
- IN report before Monday.
7 ness gentlemen has decided
~. ~ subject now before them
l. XII 4 disagreement will result
\ tral consultation.
+ vELzApNG FIGURES.
,,--.sse Is agreed that the psopo-
\ a csmpsny TO pay to the city
q as b all that could be asked.
!. !, t.temeut has been made that
4, 4 tAs city show the debt OF the
! !. but sos,s1s9S, there IS
Z I, N ~ surn Of over $4,000 rep
n X notes. srd interest ie com
=. a. DAFT ct the rate Of 8 pc!
m tssernent that the books show
A 4 eply sSs,g13.95 Is misleading t
IN II those Agures are quoted j
4 n rstd that they represent thu
~ = shown by the books anC
5Sa Z
\ gEz MINORITY REPORT.
3.sSs q Aee-=aa Watkins, chair
Il q. o.a.r.aee committee, was n!ec
II ..s=eoa. E.s colleagues NJ!
yEty.
rsSay repoet g ss follows;
! Enosb!s Mayor end C.p Come.
CT q Houston
20 @ E, ordnance 10 yrov+te 20
szss Q. TIE aoctrcvere.eS betwee
4 Eo1sto. enG the 2ocsto2 Elet
-a.y, ySr eo1s=c.rtse esgs 70 X
y q Horstea E1eet-.e ecu1pan
q etueed 10 agree 20 pay SS0.0l
z ne tEount mentioned IN sect.o
Ntslnce. TIE ordinance nc
~ bsa rewritten and that amour
Z lee q $50, 7SAS7.
ntcnnend that section !
Y hiding thereto the SoIlowln,
;s1'a 70 said payments FOR pawn
sc.con Electric company, It's So
~ ,sSgns, shall pay TO the eli
I1,ssron for the privilege Of eros
,scses owned by the city on VIII
st1i'o bayoCs ore-half OF the 0
sSease and repair OF keeping
&a, kdses used BY said compan
pa O TIE expense oe lighPr
~ aceaaif OF the expense Of kee
~ nneess Cor the same; this pr
:. . Be construed to include ay
* mosrtuton OF ary bridge
~ o obstruction OF same; PAYNE!
s's O Presentation OF duly certtA,
n,l be rs further duty 10 out
~ such stone or brick heade
ne o. It's tracks on paved stree
y n9rlred by the city council
" houston This shall rot
. sepealins or limiting the {
s.r Sulsins groovet girder rails. !
Iaeo OF said company by Il
= cone and performed so as Il
49, paving TO be done by the Ct
Scon@ent that section ?
10y adding thereto the following
IN, nat nothing IN this seed
~unanee contained shall be &C
prevent the city being 9
4. = 40 from making laws or
.eOScing and regulating the rs
Y Oe charged by said Houst
wIpany but the city of Houst
10y Fights II has or may have
sSenees reducing or regulating I
d \, @ be charged by such co
oNlnance not to increase
, saca right, II any"
~ .O'lsohs were contained in I
n r., -, Of settlement pending betwe
~ ne street railway, and tn
me present ordinance Is nee
opinion Of your committee.
AvoRs SETTLEMENT.
ne sbOve suggested amendmel
ree believes the settlement p
goa one for the city. The &C
Proposed gives the city am
H. ,'l .'i a. the platform upon VIII
aeeted binds US to get for
. ! /. ,,s s an We get. irst, the p
"o' That is all that the {
aOg claim, and more than
~. !, esy could recover. And wi
Il. nat for several years IN
~. 0'ntenton between the city
- company dnrt,- .,, A.