The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1903-01-27
Street Improvement,

Street Improvement,
The work OF improving the streets, in
sugurated by the preceding administration,
has been very vigorously prosecuted during
the life Of this administration and the need
for more and better streets is so apparent
that 81 will Re the policy Of this admins
tration TO continue the work
On the hrst OF January, 1902, there was
balance 10 the credit n the street paving
fund Of S23s7s0.1s from the $4,000 in
bonds issued IN 1901 The accretions NJ
this fund during the wear amounted tn s13.
07e.5a making a total Of the credit OF the
paving fund OF S251. SIS "A Most Of this
money has been expended during the pres
ent administration IN carrying out con-
tracts previously made. leaving a balance
on January J. 1908. of 91.1s0s4
Asphalt pavements have been hid during
the present administration as shown by the
report OF the engineer, on Congress avenue.
from Charities to Milan; on Preston ave
nre, from Caroline TO Washington. on Pratt
RE avenue, from Travis to Barnin; on
Franklin avenue, from san Jacuto street
to the Franklin street bridge: on Travis
from Commerce 20 Texas avenue. on Lee
land, from Louisiana to Crawford: increas-
Ing the total OF asphalt paving now laid In
the city to go miles, the other street pave
ments, Including brick, gravel, bois d arc,
total or paved streets To % - miles In adj
diuon to which existing contracts for street
improvements aggregate about $4,000
IN addition TO this there are 81 "a miles
or sewers. all OF which rs SET ont with more
particularly in the very comprehensive and
exhaustive annual report which has been
I submitted by the city engineer, whose re
port also shows that the building permits
ssued during the year indicate that S9ls.-
eoS mas been expended in building improve
monta as against SSO3 44S In 1901 while
the IRE losses as shown by the report Of the
/ SOL, 292 50.
Il, These csc statistics show healthy growth
and has been an impetus 10 the building Of
residence property during the year jusl
| closed, unprecedented in the history of
Houston during any other like period Of its
~
/ Efficient Departments.
! The average citizen has but vague idea
Of the amount Of work necessary aud the
eHpense involved IN keeping city clean.
The appropriation recommended for the
year embrace Sal, son for the street and
bridge department and $1,000 for the gar
bage debt, making total IT SIS, 500 for
keeping the streets aud bridges of the city
clean and IN good repair. The amount of
1
set forth in the reports Of the street CON
missioner and superintendent NJ the gar.
bsge department, involve large expendl.
ture under the present system and requires
constant work 10 keep the streets clean
and in sanitary condition.
Tho gnrhega n the CITY IL handled nv
twelve carts aud two wagons. The city
has been recently divided into twelve dis
tricts with a cart assigned to each dis
trict, and the two wagons for extra sery
leo,
The police and Arc departments are very
efticiontly conducted, and for both NJ thcs,
departments an increased appropriation IN:
been recommended for the current year =,
sustain them IN their present state of cf
ir'ency.
For further and more detailed informa
tiun regarding the various departments OF
tho city, I refer 10 the annual reports %
J the heads NJ these departments now die,
with tho city secretary and 10 your con
alteration ] refer the various rocommenda
! tons made by the heads Of these depart
ments for the hettCrmont Of their service.