The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1898-01-14
REGULAR sEssION.
City Council Chambers, !
City Hall,
Brownsville. Tex Jan. 10Th, 1898. J

at the usual hour; present Hon.
Thomas Carson, Mayor. in the chair.
Aldermen Kingsbury, Kowalski,
Hanson, Bsrreda, CARA and Browne,
IA quorum
The minutes of the proceedings of
the last regular session held Dec.
goth :, and special session held Dec.
s0th., were read and approved as
read.
City Marshal'sspolico report and
city sexton's report Of interments
during December, were read and or
dered fled.
The following petition from Emf
liano Prado was read and ordered
referred to committee on claims fer
investigation and report. viz:
The State of Texas
County CT Cameron.
TO the Hon. the Council of the
City of Brownsville.
Your petitioner respectfully rep
regents that he 3. and for years has
been a law abiding and respectable
resident of your city of Brownsville.
That on the nights of the 2olh.
and Both. of the month Of Septem-
Der a. d. 1897
Your petitioner was in his home
quiet and giving no ofTense 10 any
one, that at the dates above mention
ell certain lawless persons under the
guidance and leadership of city
officer his friends and their follow
ers, surrounded the homo OF your
petitioner and there in front and on
the side streets before your petition
ers' home at night commenced ring
ing COW bells blowing tin horns,
and using other modes and and ways
Of making horrible noise, pound
ing on the doors shouting and using
improper language, and worried
yonr petitioner and his wife and
caused them great mental anguish
and suffering, to the distress and
damage of your petitioner of (sI000,-
|O0) And you petitioner Gays that the
city BY her said officer and her said
citizens approved and cOerced your
petitioner unto the expenditure OF
fSI650O) as an inducement TO the
cessation of said clamor, noise nnis-
anco and offensive demonstrations
and your pepitioher was compelled
and coerced unto't expenditure of
said sum above expended and stated
before he could get rid of the crowd
of IawIes8 persons and a certain city
officer his friends and their follow
ers. Wherefore. your Petitioner
prays that your honorable body
make restitution in the sum of at
least (250 Coz and petitioner reserves
his legal rights
January 8rd A. D. 1899.
Isigned) f. PRADo.
His Honor Mayor Carson inform
ell the council that certain charges
had been preferred against Lieuten-
ant of Police Dominguez which
charges had been referred to the
committee on police for investiga-
ton and report and that he had slis-
pended said Lieutenant Of Police
Dominguez from duty on the Bird.
instant to await the action of said
committee on police on the case
Thereupon, the committee on police
made the following written report
which was adopted as read and Or
dered filed, and Lieutenant of Police
Dominique was restored to duty at
once withCut loss Of nay. viz:
Police Committee Room. Browns
sille, Texas, Jan. 9Th, 1898 Hon.
Thos. Carson.
Mayor of the City of Brownsville.
Sir: Your committee to whom tile
charges alleged to have been made
By enc Manuel n. Cara, against
Lieut. of city police N. Z. Domin-
guez and were referred to as by
your Honor for investigation, beg
leave TO report to your Honor that