The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1903-01-20
Gives the Board of ArbitratorS Sixty Days
to Make Its Report.
MUST SEE THE WATER coMPANY's BOOKS.
The Library Association Needs $4,000 to Complete
and Furnish the Carnegie Building The City
Charter Ready to Go to Legislature.

The council was busied with routine mat
tiers at It's regular session yesterday after
noon.
The city will know very shortly the FINAL
disposition OF the question Of the purchase
of the water plant. as the council has given
the city attorney Anal instructions regard
ing the agreement 10 be signed by the city's
representatives and the water company
prior to the selection Of the three apprais-
ers who are TO complete their work vithhl
sixty days after qualifying,
-Four members OF the police force we're
unalfed and continued IN the service.
Several important amendments were
added to the charter before it's final adop-
ton.
The Houston Lyceum aud Cnrnceie Ii
brnry association asked an appropriation
n $4,000 for the completion Of the build
ing.
The much-discussed tunnel proposition
npou which every member Of the council
has worked came Mp again Yesterday aud
the committee In special session sitter the
close Of the council meeting agreed 10 meet
Thursday night and map out course or
action.
when the gavel fell all members were
were read and approved
In the reading Of petitions the request n
the Lyceum aud Carnegie Library associa
ton for an appropriation to complete and
furnish the building was presented, It was
rs follows, and was listened 10 with much
interest by the aldermen.
Your petitioner. the Houston Lrcepm aud
Carnegie Library association, respectfully
shows that ii lacks about $1,000 az having
Wn 70. N aHH
furnishing the buldm- now being erect ed
hy said association That enid hpiling is
oslng erected Tor the general good "f the
clty ana Is as necessary part ~ Tho edU-
cational Institutions II the city as am other
part thereof That said library wiz No free
70 the citizens cf the cirv uf Houston and
the city has already assumed the support
thereof. This association Jros NOT believe
that II would he to tho host interest. ~
the city TO allow an Indebtedness 10 exist
on said property and that IN is tho duty
n the city o. free it from dcht by paying
me 5fmonnt necessary to finish paying for
ana furnishing the building When this is
done tue city viii have one Of the hand
soonest li6rary, buildings in the country VOL
advantage 10 its people.
statement is subioined to tho petition
stating that FIRE proof building was nm
tosolute necessity and scarcely any Of the
hds were within the sum Of Mr. Carnegie,
Aonafion. The $1,000 donation from a citt
Ssn OF the city was based upon contin
gent that the building lie fire proof. and do
lat'ons OF books now being made are con
sributed subject To that condition. and IN.
committee states that before any form %
7nohc Indebtedness be authorized they de
hre the consent Of the council
The statement sets out the follnwini
TENS OF cost Of the building:
stone columns ............. ~ in
Marble &C.. ..........S ''' 60 ~
steel roof - ''''' "a ~
steel book racks ...,. 80
FURNITURE, etc ........... I'm
'''''''-' '-'...,....-. SOC
Inc petition WAS referred To the Hnanc
committee Of The council without comment
Another petition, which was referred =.
me same committee was one prcsent.,
py Mrs Justin G. White. asking an ammo
priaflon 10 meet au expenditure made d,
her late husband while in The service 81
the city
Her petition IS as follows.
your petitioner, Jennie A. White. widow
represents tbat the late Justin g White
formerly husband Of petitioner. was for
aong line prior 10 his death city assesso
ana collector Of the city ~ Houston: ina
tpe interest OF the city required and II,
was antnori2ed ana did purchase for ih,
use OF the city certain delinquent rol
800, with the understanding fhat tho sam
would he refunded to him hy tbe city
which was never done during his lIfo time
nor since although the roll Is now beln
used by the city.
The petition asks that the widow bc rolu,
bursed for the above outlay
THE WATER QUESTION
Mayor Holt brought up the question n
tire purchase Of the plant Of the Honstn,
Water company ny asking il the councl
had anything TO present upon the matter
Upon being informed that tho body wa
awaiting the completion Of an asreemen
between City Attorney Stone and Captai
J. c. Hutchinson, legal representative o
the water company, the mayor requisite
Attorney Stone TO secure from the council
On outline Of what was desired in tn
agreement
Mr.. Stone said there should be an under
standing as TO how much time the apprais
ers or arbitrabors should have IN which I
complete their report, and after City FL
gineer Dormant had given it MS his opinio
that sixty days would be sufficient tn
council agreed to that period Of time.