The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-09-09
FIFTY MINUTE COUNCIL MEET
Monthly Reports of the Various Depart-
ments Make interesting Reading.
City Tax Collector Gathered in Sos, o5Lo7 Within
Less Than Thirty Days-Hitching Post Ord
nance Goes Over for Week

There must be something In name.
The city council finished tts business with
neatness, accuracy and dispatch yesterday
In the record time Of tifty minutes. the
aldermen insist that much OF the credit Is
dine to Miss Speed, Secretary BryaDs as
sistant, who ofneiaied In his stead, ne
being absent in san Antonio for a yaca-
sicn- Miss Speed read rhe minutes ara
kent the record cf business as natufa.,y as
y she had had any amount 81 experience.
The novelty OF seeing lady Ii the sec
Tetary's chair made due impression upon
oil present. At the conclusion Of the Sos
sion several OF the aldermen congta,u alta
tbs young lady ON heE achievement and
mony pleasantres were the result
Alderman Street, fresh from Gotham and
rpn Of humor, suggested that there was
SOMETHING wrong ~ that old saw about
'1hc more haste, We less speed" anc
that It should read "rhe more speed the
les wnsts" COT t.mel. lie also sprung
enc on the city engineer That official
asked Mr. Street % be had met Eug ueer
Potter Willie Ia the biggest city. quick as
dash slr sree- replied; NO, be was
dormant.
Inc board OF public works reported IN
favor OF plytug the contractors according
70 the CITY engineers cerEhcntpc. the bali
unce due on the Travis street paving ana
tor Tho blocb between Main and Travis on
M rirr ,reasg,.r,. ren.rt shows b,t.
ance 81 S1V12lg47 to Tue credit II the
several fuude
mat c,iISc,,,a. wv rep51't ,,,.
40 81 on reaity account efnra tbe boots
were opeled, August .
me ttd8et orainanee wiz Ne on tDe tno'c
~ i+b o,G1 t l"' ,., t' ,tss
NIFTY brfore the council r1, CITY noslres
thar hc trf railway company cQu.e oue
eai gnu shaee 'Iac ieai TEST peI h0n
,otl1 aenf t.-,, f n.y.. INK ore.t,Sp ~ ~
to what patton I'D feudsr stan De en-.
pioy'd IN Die UaL
A,set,,'y 100 snl,,ai le9 O. Ieno't
~ Inv ltcck In m vater n.,is ro1inan,.
Brieny stated there IS ne i,gol method by
which the city CON make such AN iuveF.
mont
The hitchlrg post ordinance $3.50 ue over
section IN committee ~ the whole racn
some amcntro.ute arr probable Tncrc Is
WITH tbe theory That n Iry prosecu. f-a4
aud fines would cause fine majority of pca
pie to observe the rulc others ciaim 70
Is Illegal. nncorstliuti0ogI MA fnat % ysr
nr,.n, bc enf.r,ca
The aro chlcr fr1H. 4ly rauar, and tht
report Of the stIcat ma bridge committee
m NssH. "a H..HN D.
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pvrrrfoSa Avn ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
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The toilnwinE petitions wore received
From the building committee ~ lhc board
- trrst.es - T1-t.s,.,,. s.,, s4h-ots g., A,r.
new tueWAlbs ua.'' nf'Hh1 iIe Nlepl'n
Austin school in the Thlrd ward pa
4tonsys aver rhst In ,cet y.,.E..r o,.tfr.r
= -, "a.
can not feheA lht s'hoal 'u'uHi- WITHOUT
wettlng their feet Cement. asEhalt bcca
or wood woald be acccutlyIs. Street and
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From ]. +. Arto, chi N the Ere 10
partmcnt cailinc attention DO The danger
-.,,,t a.,
Gus e'hult'oh ol lAe james converse phdd
ing corner of Main lud Commerce ave
nne md asking that IL be condemn. d
ua saws thar ths Main strcot p4Il Re tiahi,
- - ot tr, tjy,a '9,,.,.e' ,tt IN,
oynsr ,,aao ~ n,t ID, e',.i,,s,,-,, ,,o,,,,t
lniiii,.r s ana XIV ~" m IiUw.,
n0 rM'",tsi @N't '"" "
P''' "Nu' no arg ''i"'N''l' AN'
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,ac w , ,,'iUN ,,'N9h 1nu a"' '' ~ "A
ing nom the decision of the clvi setyS
board h. sustaining charges as inst theun
and The city council ny a time for heorlni
psti,ior ~, " WON, r1c,,, ~ an, n,