The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1903-01-23
TO BEGIN WORK MONDAY
Ayers Asphalt Company to Make
Guarantee Good.
ANOTHER TUNNEL PROPOSITION MADE
Committee Makes Railroad an Offer
Street Railway Company to Contribute
S5ooo-Sesvcnqe Plant a Success.

Inc doubling Thomases who refused 70
believe that the Ayers Asphalt company
WIS sincere In its declaration made two
weeks ago that its guarantee to the city
would he fully compiled with now have
positive assurance that ths city Is TO be-
saved n large expenditure Of money and
the San Jaclnto Liberty avenue and vii.
low street pavements win he made to come
withn tho requirements Of the city council.
representative Of the Ayers Asphalt
company orrived IN the city yesterday
and carload VI paving material has also
arrived and as soon a. q is unloaded r
plant will be opened here and the work
Of quitting down the new asphalt pave
uicnt viii be commenced Monday.
When the contract FOR paving San Ia
cinto street from Franklin avenue to the
bridge, willow street aud Liberty avenue
was let to the Ayers Asphalt company
they were required TO give a 6ye-year guar
antee OF the work and a bond TO the
amount of $1,000 was deposited with the
city. This guarantee will expire IN March
1'hr city has made repeated requests OF
the Ayers company 10 make repairs, but
until this time nothing but promises have
been forthcoming
few weeks ago the city advertised for
hids ior FesuIIaclng and Fep9lr HH I lne
Tors HIN & Kew snbmitted A hid that
would have called Tor an expenditure OF
over $20.V0 1his meant q loss of OVER
$500 ia tho city to place the streets in
good order and the council decided 70 60
slow. Tine bid was not accepted and the
matter sioud open. The question Of a suit
ON the bond was m aud preparations made
to protect the city. The timely arrival
- IN
ma So good its agreement with the city will
rnt an cnd to much work, worry aud OK.
pebditure OF good money
Mayor Holt has given the company per
facins ord repairing must be under the d.
uormsnt That nfdcial has etntSl that
Ae VIII require replacing at me Snn
T Innois NH NH IM sG an rortioms " Tho
Liberty avenue pnyomrut
when the work IFS completed aud accepted
ny t4" cllH y'nnrl, inr CoinpapE i @nn us
tbejr bond 10 tho ,Ity. ''''
Tho new soavengor disposal plant Mt the
Willow street pumping station -S2s given n
'flH' Yesterday "uu proved all the sue
roNs iAat ltS designers had hoped for. CIV
/ S'aFengcr henn'dyS mon disposed of Tor
'ythre' barrels oi night soil but The bar
reIs 'loaned 'n manner that for thorough
ness WIS never before possible ana back
Nm N" wagons 10 mn hour and hfty minutes.
This task usually required several hours
MT tho old dunn three milcs from the city.
Win l",TTG ine am2uu. 81 ia9or ana eN
g,N'inl. az labor ana money To- thc citv
The night soil receptacle is connoctod
WIN the receiving basin az me sewaE
u''ttiL~ on' i "In!' ut"u. "rur nm'
which Is capable Of handling 40G' Gallons
per minute.
II ms heen constructed Of bricks from
ctor Of twenty fcct ams6I%y orropGnmort
and also an Arrangement Cor wnshue The
harTels AFTER Ih'y nave been ompued
Tho r,o,,r,,,s NJ Tho for,o,,s +,,,,,.l ,.,,,,
mrttec Choiru,op lanes md Aldermen ,,r
Ter. Gnstnn. Garvrv and wan \d,rm,n
street being the only member obs,nt orro
I'm consultation win Assistant General
Frcirbt Aront II Eoofb lost nIgb+ enl a
step toward securing tho tunno, m tbq
Preston nvonrc crossing with tho fptcrno.
tIoual and Great Northern tracks WINS
taken.
A pronositlon was sphmitted n Mr.