The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1903-02-03
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| rind Of one orange; then roil up like Jelly
| cake. folding In the ends 10 prevent the
| juice from escaping; tie up In well Toured
! cloth, leaving room for Il 70 swell, and put
| into large kettle ~ boiling water and
| boil rapidly and continuously for two hours
| or steam II for two and one-half hours
| Serve with n tnrt fruit sauce.
ORANGE CTsTARD Take the Juice Of
| ak large sweet orapges strain and sweeter
| 10 taste, stirring over the fire until the
sugar is dissolved. skim carefully. remove
| from the hre and when nearly cold add
the well-benten yolks Of six eggs and .
| pint Of cold boiled milk. Return TO Ore
| and stir and cook until II thickens. then
turn into glasses and when cold heap the
| beaten whites. sweetened With powdered
sugar, over the top Of each.
! ORANGE PIE. Beat the yolks NJ three
| eggs light with n Gun Of graduated sugar
| and Tablespoonful Of butter Add the
| pulp and Juice NJ two oranges and the
grated rfnd Of half NJ one Then odd chr
Of cold milk. Mix well and turn into Z
| deep pie dish lined with pastry well baked
| Put in a moderately hot oven and bake Until
| custard IL Arm or "set" IN the middle
| the beaten whites and three large table
! spoonfuls Of nowdered sugar Brown slight
" n oveq and scoryye cold 49,, 80.
! cake with two eggs one cup sugar, o1'
| large Tablespoonful OF butter. half cup n
J milk or water, ono te1spoonful baking pow
+ der and ono and three-fourths cups Of sft
| ed Hour Bake in long biscuit pan
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urged favorable consideration OF the Pc
tluon, When the vote was taken the
report Of the finance committee was
adopted.
THE NEW ORDINANCES.
rho new system OF accounting Will be
adopted in the city offices as soon as
the work of properly installing the books
and forms can be accomplished. The or
dinances 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
days ago. The departments are classified
under the heads of "Revenue" and Eek
pense" and the report infinitely outlines the
forms. blanks and books that will be used
In the new system, The ordinances were
presented by Alderman Keller and after the
first reading by caption, Alderman Kohl
haun moved that they 80 to the ordinance
committee for examination for fifteen min
utes, and the council took Il recess while
the report and ordinances were read by
the committee. On reasseluDling the or
dinance committee recommended the adop
tlon Of the same. Alderman Keller moved
nances plnced on second reading. Carried.
I Alderman hohlhaum moved turther sus-
pension aud the third reading of the ordi-
nances. Carried. On vote, the new system
was unanimously adopted The ordinances
win be In force as soon as legal publica-
tlon Of the same Is had.
The closing sections provide for the work
Of getting the system In full operation, as
follows;
Sec o. That the system or accounts and
| auditing prepared by Haskins q Sells, GER
| titled public accountants, as exhibited in
! this ordinance, be and the same 10 hereby
/ adopted and made the official accounting
/ and auditing system Of the city Of Hous-
! ton
Sec, g The said firm Of Haskins & Sells
! and their authorized employees shall have
| access 10 the books aud accounts of all
departments, officers or persons of the
! city of Houston for the purpose OF inAtal-
[ ling the system of accounting and auditing
| herein exhibited In this ordinance, aud al
departments, officers or persons are here
/ by required aud directed 10 receive in
structlons and directions from said firm o
Haskins & Sells or their authorized em
ployes In relation TO Installing and con
ducting the accounting system provided fol
by this ordinance.
Section . provides that the mayor SETTLE
any dispute between Hasklns Il Sell.
and any city officials that may arise In In
stalliug the system, the statement of eacl
TO be submitted In writing.
ROCK ISLAND ACCEPTS
The council was notified Of the accept
ance OF its ordinance granting right OF wa.
10 the Chicago. Rock Island and Gulf Rail
way company by the officials Of that com
pany, A communication was read statinl
that At a special meeting Of the director
OF the road held at the general office Il
Fort Worth, Texas, on January 81. 1908
there being present Directors S, g. HOyey
w. G. Nowhy, II. c. Holloway and n. II
Lassiter, on the motian OF Mr.. Holowa.
the Houston ordinance was accepted.
The company had forty days In which +
accept the ordinance and this notice come
within the time limit. 1t means that tn
company is much in earnest and that wor
ON the right Of way win begin soon.
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