The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1909-06-01
CITY BUDGET IS
PROVIDED FOR
COUNCIL APPRoPRIATEs FUNDS
FOR THE COMING YEAR.
Salaries City Officials and Other
Items, Including Interest on Water
and Light Bonds Nearly 100000
Minor Matters Also Transacted.

ing appropriations TO care Tor the
city's expense budget for the year
beginning May /. 1905, was the
principal business of Mondays SEES
sion of the city council. According
to the figures given, the expenses OF
the city for the year, less any Incl
dental expenses which may be ap-
proved by the council, under the
eighth class fund will amount to
$1S,S32. This includes salaries OF
all city officials, medical and surgical
supplies for the health department,
bridge and street improvements. in
terest On water and light bonds and
warrants for supplies for the water
and light plant, besides the payment
of interest and principal on outstand-
ing city bonds.
The foregoing was part of the
business of the regular session of the
city council held yesterday afternoon.
at which Mayor Fred j Combe pre-
sided, the following officials and al
dermen being present; Secretary
Frank Champion, Aldermen Jas. A.
Browne, S. L. Dworman c. H. Thorn
and S. C. Tucker.
After the reading and adoption of
the minutes of the previous meeting,
complaint was filed by NJ. Garcia,
the market farmer, against JEFF
Scriber. charging that Mr. Scriber
slaughters cattle at his home and
then brings them into the city and
sells them Alderman Browne stat
ed that the city ordinance provided
that cattle must be slaughtered in the
slaughter house and be inspected by
sanitary inspector and that meat
cannot be slaughtered in the country
and they be sold in the city, but must
be killed in the slaughter house.
Mayor Combe stated that he had been
informed that the American Market
had been in the habit of purchasing
meat from Mr. Scriber and instructed
Chief of Police Conner to inform
the proprietors of this market that
they must cease to purchase meat of
Mr. Scriber unless killed in the
slaughter house or they would be
fined. He also instructed Chief of
Police Connor to seize any such meat
that might be offered for sale in the
city.
The matter of the account of an
p1opfriaaI S11nOIx- Of noIloc
against the city for the sum of
$10S.55 was next taken up. A Mr.
Watkins, representing the said com
pany, was presented and stated that
he had been instructed by his COM
pany to endeavor to make some def
mite arrangement with the city in re-
gard to this account, as it was now
long past due. Alderman Browne
suggested to Mr.. Watkins that his
concern accept note from the city
for the amount due. payable Novem-
Der LIST, with 6 per cent interest.
Mr.. Watkins agreed to this. and the
council adopated the suggestion
An ordinance was then offered for
the purpose of appropriating money
for the current expenses and also
to pay obligations of the city of
Brownsville for the year beginning
May 1, 1909, and ending April 80,
1910, its provisions being as follows:
First class fund-For payment of
all warrants for the salaries of
the city officials as follows:
Mayor $50per month; secretary $35
per month; city attorney S25 per
month; city treasurer $50 per month
and tax assessor and collector 500
per month, neither of which are to
receive any commission; city ply
stefan $40 per month; chief of police
$50 per month: lieutenant of police
SAT per month: : mounted police
$45 each per month: special police
$40 per month: city sexton $40 per
month: sanitary inspector for a per-
iod of ) months $40 per month and
at SIC per month each.
Second Glass Fund-For medical I
and surgical supplies SO per month. (
and for the health department $500 (
for the year.
Third Glass Fund-For all other
warrants not heretofore specified.
$1,000
Fourth Glass Fund-To pay inter
est and principal on outstanding
$1,000.
Fifth Glass Fund For street and
bridge maintenance $500.
Sixth Class Fund Water works
und for payment of sinking fund and
interest on bonds, $4,000
Seventh Glass Fund Electric
light fund to pay interest on bonds,
200.
Eighth Glass FundAAn bills
gainst the city approved by the city
ouDcil
On motion of Alderman Tucker.
econded by Alderman Browne, the
rdinance was passed.
The following accounts were present.
d by A. B Cole, acting as attorney
Or the following companies: Hob
on Electrical Co. of Dallas. Texas,
I ,O14-67; FIT. Wayne Electrical Co.
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