Board of Alderman/City Council, 1886-1889
File — Box: 5, Folder: 20
From the Series:
Contained in three boxes, this series includes materials relating to early Houston, as well as Republic, State, and Confederate era Texas. Houston documents range from "Public School" and "Board of Aldermen" to the office of "Scavenger," as well as most other existing departments. The bulk of items date from the last half of the nineteenth century. Signatures include those of Augustus C. Allen, Sam Houston, Anson Jones, Albert Sidney Johnston, Ashbel Smith, and J. B. Magruder, among others.
Dates
- 1886-1889
Conditions Governing Access
Open for research.
Extent
From the Collection: 17.00 linear feet
Creator
- From the Collection: Fuermann, George, 1918-2001 (Person)
- Bid of Houston Electric Light Company of 1887
- Petition by Henry Ross
- Bid of Houston Gas Light Company referred to the light committee
- Petition by E. F. Schmidt and others
- Bond of A. C. Morris for public school house Fourth Ward North
- Agreement regarding Stonewall Fire Company No. 3
- Report of Finance Committee
- Letter from William S. Sutton to the Mayor and City Council, 1887 October 17
- Petition to the Mayor and Board of Aldermen of the City of Houston
Repository Details
Part of the University of Houston Libraries Special Collections Repository
Contact:
University of Houston Libraries Special Collections
MD Anderson Library
4333 University Drive
Houston TX 77204-2000 USA
713-743-9750
University of Houston Libraries Special Collections
MD Anderson Library
4333 University Drive
Houston TX 77204-2000 USA
713-743-9750