The daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1892-1897, 1894-05-12
Co6.s-csa PROCEEDINGS

REGULAR SESSION J
CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS,
CITY HALL.
Brownsville, Texas, May 9TH, 1894
The City Council net in regular SEES
sion at the usual hour, present Hon.
Thomas Carson, Mayor ia the chair.
Aldermen KingSbury, Miracles, Cara
and Browne, quorum.
The minutes of the last regular ses7
sion, held April 23d, 1894, were read
and approved as read.
The City Marshal made g report to
the. effect that the police had complied.
with their duties since date of last re-
tort, with the exception of policeman
Jose Ma. Reyes who was suspended by
order OF themsyor. The report was or
dered filed.
=. City. Sections report of interrents
during April, was read and ordered
;fled.
City secretary's reports Of collections
fer fandango licenses during twenty
three nonths ending March 31st, 1894
amounting to $4,000, and CT collections
for street vehicle licenses during TWEEN.
ty-two months ending Harch 3lst, 1894,
aoounling to slOSs-75. were presented
and referred to Committee on finance
Tor examination AID report.
Finance Committee made TIE follow
ing report, which was read and adopted
as read, viz.
CoSIsIr-EE ROOM
. :. May ITS. 1854.
Hen. Thomas Carson,
Mayer.
SIR-Your Committee IN Finance 10
when was referred the account OF
Emile Kleiber fer drugs furnished the
CITY poor from Janu 'ry LIST, 1898, to
Mr., 31st, 1894, showing 4 balance due
him on said account of three hundred
and'sixty four and 56-1Oo dollars, and
similar account for drugs during the
month Of April 1894, showing balance
due him of forty eight and .75-100 dol.
lars, have examined the same and after
due consideration instruct nae to report
same back to the council with the re-
commentator that the same be paid.
Your committee considers that the
furnishing of drugs to the poor of the
city should be by contract and recon-
mend that the council at once advertise
for BIDS for said purpose.
Respectfully Submitted
[Signedl BROWNE
Chairman.
a communication from J. D. Ander-
son calling attention to $4,000 for
miscellaneous machinery, on which
item the city has assessed taxes against
him for the year 1898, and stating that
said machinery was not owned by him
on January 1st 1893. was read, and the
council, being satisfied of the correct
ness of Mr.. Anderson's statements, or
dered that the said item of S1I0G.0O for
miscellaneous machinery, be dropped
from the city tax rolls for The year 1893,
and that Mr. Anderson be relieved
from paying taxes on the same for that
year.
Petitions as fellows, were presented
to the council, and after being opened
and read, were referred to committee
| on police, viz:
From V. Lerma, for re-appointment
to office of Lieutenant of Police. From
NJ. P. Lopez, for appointment to Office
of Lieutenant of Police.
For appointment to Office of po-
liceman from: Rafael Galvan, Cosme
Coronado, d. Malpica, BonifacIo Calm
do, Severiono I. CARR, Jose Ma. Reyes,
Santiago Montene gro, Francisco Bus
toS, Andres V. Calderon, Pantaleon
CorteZ, Ba'ilio Loza, and Angel Nora
For appointment to office of police
man $rom: Martin Salinas. Refugio
Lopez, John Thompson, Joseph Hull.
HI. ramayo, Jose X. Morelos, Loreto
Martin, z, Octaviano Gongora, and Qua
dalupe DiaX.
From D Lively for re-appointment to
the office of sexton.
From ii. Reyes for appointment to
Office of Sexton.
The following bills were ordered paid,
viz
id. Anderson, election blanks etc.,
$685. U. S Currency
John Pecina, Is rough pine collins
$1,000
Moved to adjourn.-carried.
ATTEST APPROVED.
Il. B. KNGsBURY THOMAS Carson.
City Secretary Mayor.