The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1903-02-03
BUDGET ALLOWANCES FIXED.
City Council Adopts the Recommendations
Set Out in Mayors Message
Expert Accountants Ordinances Adopted-Liorary
Appropriation Refused-Rock Island Road
Accepts Right of Way Ordinance.

exceedingly TO be compelled TO recommend
that this petition be not granted" Signed
by Aldermen Keller, CASTOR and Street
Before this report was acted upon. the
city secretary read a supplemental petition
hled BY the library trustees which Is pub.
llshed elsewhere in todays Post They
repeated their request for the special al
| iowance and, 10 doing so, gave review
Of the work incident to the erection OF
the building. from the date OF the Carnegie
donation, In October 1879, TO the present /
time.
( After hearing the petition, the council |
listened to few words from President |
dickson Of the board Of trustees He
urged favorable consideration Of the Pc
tiuon. When tho vote was taken the
report Of the finance committee was
adopted.
THE NEW ORDINANCES,
The new system Of accounting Will be
adopted in the city offices as soon as
the work OF properly Installing the ooo3s
and forms can be accomplished. The or
E dlnanees providing for the workings OF
: the system were adopted under a suS
pension Of rules.
= The outline Of the provisions Of the or
dinances was published IN The Post few
o DAYS ago. The departments are classified
e under the heads Of Revenue and "Ex-
. pense" aud the report minutely outlines the
forms, blanks and books that will be used
q Ia the new system. The ordinances were
Il presented By Alderman Keller and after the
n nrst reading By caption, Alderman Kohl
e haur moved that they go to the ordinance
ii committee for examination for fifteen min
10 utes aud the council took recess while
the report and ordinances were read by
4 the committee. On reasseiupling the or
diuauce committee recommended the adop.
tlon OF the same. Alderman Keller moved
that the rules be suspended aad the oIui'
ID DauceA plnced on second reading. Carried.
Alderman kohlhaun moved turther sus'
~ pension aud the third reading OF the orui'
~ nsuceA Carried. On vote, the new system
was unanimously adopted. The ordinances
% will be IN force as soon as legal puplca
tlon OF the same Is had.
80 The closing sections provide for the WORK
90 Of getting the system In fun operation a.
Sec. 9. That the system or accounts sn'
20 auditing prepared by Hasktns q sells, Ger
100 tined public accountants as e1nloiteo
100 this ordinance, be and the same 10 hereh'
400 adopted and made the official ACCOUNTING
100 aud auditing system OF the city of Hous
700 ton.
no Sec. s. The said arm Of Haskins & Sell
,a0 and their authorized employees shall hay
access to the books and accounts OF d
Nm departments, OulcetA OF persons u u
500 city Of Houston for the purpose OF insta
snS ling the system OF accounting and audltin
00o herein exhibited In this ordinance, ana "A
501 departments, officers or persons are hcr
SS0 by required and directed 10 receive Il
structions and directions from said hrm
Ron Haskins & Sells or their authorized Ell
S0o ployes In relation 70 Installing and co
500 Quoting the accounting system provided 4
80 by this ordinance,
U 0oo Section provides that the mayor sett
wv any dispute between HasRins 4 Sci
rlt rfFt fbuf t1auW urfa an la
'-~' staltng the system, the statement OF ca
ooo TO be submitted In writing.
,72o ROCK ISLAND ACCEPTS.
.oo The council was notified Of the acceI
- anee OF it's ordinance granting right Of W
1910 to the Chicago. Rock Island and Gulf Ra
way company by the officials Of that co
pany A communication was read staff
80. that at a special meeting Of the direct,
,a, Of the road held at the general ohice
49,, Fort Worth. Texas, on January 81, 10
H. there being present Directors s. b. How
W, G, Newly, H. C. Holloway and a.
Lassiter, en- the mottan OF Mr., Hollow
the Houston ordinance was accepted.
The company had forty days in which
accept the ordinance and this notdce cor
~, within the time limit. II means thar
~, company is much in earnest and that W
ava on the right of way win begin soon.
The call for ordinances brought repc
: a. on the famous hack stand ordinance.
90 ordinance amendment, signed by Alden
49, Miller and Garvey, was presented. VIII
- gives hacks the privilege OF standing
- - front Of buildings where permission
granted by the tenant or owner OF
building, Main street being excepted Il
these provisions Alderman Archer
scented an amendment providing that
person should receive pay for the priyt
granted any backman FOR a stand, and
vld!ng penalty OF $40 to $50 FOR 30 do
a "a The amendments were adopted.
The ordinance committee reported IA
era ably upon the petition of the Sheet
ed a and Cornicc Workers union In refert
the TO roofing material within the DIRE IN
,une- and the city attorney WAS instructed
- prepare an ordinance In keeping with
~, PETITION
cked The salary OF the sewer Inspector
in be Increased TO Sl26, as the ordinance
uroa mittee reported fayerahly upon Alder
as Watkins ordinance ond the city attol
lcn rendered an opinion thst Il was Within
3 its province Of the COUNSEL 70 increase
,rce's salary Of that official II desired.
d;est There were two reports upon the NJ
I'NS' ordinance extending the hre limits
lCh majority report recommended that the
hits, | ordinance etand as Il Is, aud that ne
uVhs was adopted, the minority report fave
Nv the proposed change being rejected.
con- CITY HALL Btns.
ichi Under the call OF new business, two
" un- for the construction ct the new city
ateu' and market house were opened, A bid
p'o"' scented by Martin & Noodle was wtthd
ears before being opened The hrSt bid OF
,Sai. was by A. n. Lucas. offering to do
e\3Ast Tor SeE osa. cha secopd r,rs,nNsal