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Newspaper
Houston Post
Location
Houston, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 13, 1917
Page
3
The council approved the Manchester Wharf Ordinance with all members voting yes except Mr. Moody. Moody, now mayor of Houston, states the city should meet its obligation though he was not on the council when the ordinance passed.
In Houston a public appeal defends elected leaders as faithful and competent. Citizens are urged to ignore press objections tied to a free wharf site at Manchester that would hinder land deals, despite opposition from the newspaper and its backer citing lack of deep water and high cost.
Mayor J P Pastoriza, now deceased, sid the land seated by the city as regti this deal will be worth more than dollars in ten years. Other papers echo the city’s land value forecast and future gains amid local debate.
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