The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-07-07
A new BOND ISSUE.
The Proposed Market House Plan
Considered.
WHAT ABOUT THE WATER SUPPLY
Tho Administration Has Promises to
Redeem to the Voter and Taxpayers.
Modern Municipal Buildings.
HAT ABOUT THE WATER SUPPLY
To the Editor of The Post.


authorizing the. bonding of the city In the
sum of $4,000 for the erection of COM
blncd city hall and market house.
or course 1t IS one thing to resolve
to build new building for municipal pur-
poses and quite another to secure the
necessary vote Of the people, who will be
the court of Inst resort.
In the first place Houston Is already
bonded TO the full legal limit of 21a per
cent Of the total assessed valuation of city
property and a floating debt of consider
able magnitude is already one of the neces-
stiles OF municipal existence from day to
day.
1t is quite possible chat the increased
assessment now being made Will create
new basis for an additional bond levy. but
the present administration came into ONCE
ON the crest of great tidal wave of re-
form and the public who seated the officers
OF this administration demanded certain
pledges OF the present incumbents Prom-
lnent among these requirements OF tue
sovereign ballot master were: Rigid econ
omy and honest levy of taxes for the pur,
poses OF actual civic expenses ana Il soma
effort to restore the city, prestige ana
credit among financial institutions aud re-
deem a host OF pledges broken by former
( administrations. Among other Specihc acts
demanded by the people at the polls was
nublfc utilities by the city OF Houston.
Prominent among these specifications was
thc nVnCrsbip OF n city water works plant
ana the securing of an adequate supply o.
purc water for the growing needs OF this
thriving metropolis
This requirement, although not an actual
part of q contract Or agreemnt between
the administration and the people, Is con
sidered by ali well informed citizens OF
Ifionston to have nre.cmIncuce in consider
atlon over ali other expcndltures-e especial
| " those cntniIinr the nece,.,ity of further
incrpasiur the bonded debt of the city
rbc nnoni, 81 undnrstaud II ana the adj
n,inistration So understands H.
If the nurchase OF the old water works
svete1n aud Ire necessary enlargement or
the erection of an entire new plant is con
tcTniotnd every resource Of thc city will
Ln toyed IN sernrc rho rccessor.- yalidation
~ n hond issitc ndenuatc foI. f1e purpose
What may be possible two years hence by
a sin rreoter incrrnsr i'm assessed vaun-
49, ~ ~ tba onIarrann.u+ az rha rIty
iimite r. ,s hard "a fo-steu and NOT safe
~ nrndicafo mon Mt HIS tinle-or even
Gurinr tbe life Of the nrnscnt ndlninistra-
tion Jtorecnetinr has nroved a dongeroIIs
preredent In fhjs romnnnItv and Tho div
+ NOW strnppIlng nndpr lond of debt
/ Ubfrb vas Tssad largely on ills idea n
dlSrountinf, future nossibilities
u an tbinc H. cer+oip. r. ne bopd issuo
suggested shonld bc authorized during this
odS1i ,l,t h,Ji nsvii,7i ias
unid ha oyha,stad % foi ~ ontie
trotion v,oIid he insfiaeS in eoing md ail
onrstinns nertnini,, En- 400 or c.-,.,I,. trir1f
a.. oil 10 nil,
RUt tbero Sro nthcr oi,io,.ti,,,s' IN m,
ta,, b1b t ' N -, LIZ y" .oi,
rIent ,n dstar an, nreso,,, oc,ion Il, ~
u,.n , 10, 10 uy rI tla pItstul uCSluu III Lue
ppt,ri,t 80 H., NC - ~. IT W q
tba adn,jniafro+ion ar, cn,I.,r,,"I III n,,tJ
can ba ansiiT sUaWoved nntU ennh ,Irne
ms tho citr can sce vo Wv orcct smit
abIe XIV 6uiidnS and ino, " +bot !, sur no.
bacot, nnn iaat ~ ~.
M No. e,,e rohobI WIZ" "i'
Tho bulidinq ~ Confirmation o,+. b,,td
onsJ oI i,tI ,asi.i g. PoTfe etutauI
is an ohsoioto custnn, ~ tbc Srst i
tbe N,peteenth centurr rb INV nntii,
ia d,iftin, g,,r+ber o ng P,'pIio inn g. t.
ynar bcrorsn ne po oL s'Gro, Ec"r .'e'
bntcbar sbu1s grrit p'o I'LL E,oG'IS strSS
markets witb their tolenhoneS 'i and dcl,ya p
svstSrns boya hro,,,,bt ~ ~ "li,t ~ ~
s{bst1ns u9Ve hrouEnt 10 the door ot the
a. ~ en-, 40, ,,orio+ ~ H'r i'adn n,lN huu 70
1So home market b1set "u rbn i3rcsr cit,al
o9 to con nti, "a, ,'t II" IuLHgt Cil-
ieft e ana tbnso mi Out lew pHnc nnlketS
!tlt una those only under peculiar circum
S W6 ooa a grpFbsS %9gd await 6G nan
ti hv st54 ri t ol nnlelpai ouLing 9pera
1Inst IN paSl zen ye3' So III rit eS %,
people Not pe cry cent " won T' No t to;,,9
which combined cvin be dam H i" pit,
M I ne. uouse OF oIneI puonc Unity.
foshiuo q'ou c, 20 no' EoihE 10 progress crap-
time honored customs Ind dppe,ppet iI
snirs t Oh nHh TIstaken plon she Is
S So!e I" pv s'raCt.S IMehtletn century from
s soi Tn 4 t any p t 4 lnproyelnent
- 80 sOiJ I W I'll, Ye VI tne pest. because each
SoHo 70 w ~ Increase III populntlon from
Tote ~ neo 49, anu tneS VIII ne I'VE, up'to-
'G Ts peUpie whp come mere.
Iencs br 4bn nonDIe "a 1S tSeneu cohven
onn I+ 4, ~ p.oplV Iua IheS Vote 10 nave
ne IL csp "1 ,noda NUN" I'M nouse-as periect
motto "a" ~ ." gi, ~ ~ 90 nor confuse the
nesicos ny p!insins tue cry admlnlstraton
tdas su ndo tne S"nt lool from any raise
,norGo1 % t eSoiIS' Iuc present site OF the
a'',S h ss Is pIoohpN the best that
n nouau W. tVu1G III tue GUY Tor market pur-
P,ortors IIe "orsL tor ciylc head,
as IN aSelia aon al total expense not to
he ora @oSou ~ une marx nouse could
neads =. wndG III would MI an possible
toI VI ~. NY JJ!t9 unu proVlde as many
SSeails as the city can depend upon rent
h tms' ~ neeu oe out one story high, may
ter,sI fbrouSbov 81 stesI ana hre proof ma.
o ,,.,, - az ailu MADE an ornament
&c. VEL +,i us u prime uIlhty-so long as mar
abio s'ai's snall remain popular and profit
"p ~ ,.o -.
orot III seneer OF the active business Is
MeIn sf-eot aSA n T 10 inc crossing OF
MAIN street ana Texas avenue. The idea
.q tor city h9l is the heart OF
1900 go. siopPPiuH seCl0h' amopg what are
aTrnie eJt 'ne n, peaulhg business houses OF
IA VIII, my NJ SpehainE OF S29O,oOO on the
O DIa,t S, n3Sse site would but be to
psaIs tto " si, lower IN garden of
nSShs-tht huITOunullAS ere not III set