Texas Supreme Court May 13, 1895, No. 38. (House v. Houston Waterworks Company)

BROWN, Associate Justice.

—The city of Houston was incorporated by a Special Act of the Legislature, which contained the following provisions: “Section 24. That the city council shall have power and authority * * * to provide means for the protection of property and extinguishment of conflagrations, and for the regulation and maintenance of a fire department.