The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1909-08-17

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At last, after many moons, the
council yesterday afternoon in reg
ular session passed the long talked
of, much needed stock ordinance
and from henceforth and forever
more all cows, horses, mules, bur
ros, goats, sheep, hogs, etc, found
meandering about the streets of the
city will be pulled by the city Off
GERS and placed in the pound, and q
/ fee will be charged the owners to gel
them out. A provision for a pound
was made in the ordinance, but nc
! location for the pound or intimation
as to where it will be established was
included in the act. Provisions were
also made in the ordinance for
the disposition of all stock in the
pound remaining unclaimed after
thirty days. These are to be sold
to pay for expense of maintaining
them, the rate of maintenance being
fixed at % cents per day. However,
the owner of stock that has been
sold in this manner may recover
the same by paying the purchaser
the amount expended for. the pur-
chase of the animal plus its keep
This ordinance goes into effect at
once upon its publication. according
to law.
An ordinance establishing s. mark
ct for thesale of meats Of every char
acter, etc, and regulating it's oper=
alton, was also passed yesterday by
the council, the present market be-
ing the place established By re-
quest of City Attorney Kibbe, an
aye and nay vote was taken in this
ordinance, Aldermen Browne, Tuck
er, Crixell, Alonzo, Brown and Pute-
gnat voting aye, and not a single
nay being voted.
An ordinance prohibiting the sale
of meats of all kinds within the city
limits, excepting at the established
market was also passed by a Tuan-
imous vote. This ordinance provides
that any one found guilty of violat-
ing it shall be fined not over 500
or imprisoned not more than Is days
in Jail.
Another ordinance was enacted
prohibiting the killing of animals
for food unless properly inspected
by the proper officials either before
or after slaughter. 1t provides that
any one found guilty of violating it
should be fined not more than 500
or imprisoned for not more than
Is days. Several other ordinances
pertaining to the slaughter house
which were to have come before
the council yesterday were not act
ed upon on account of the filed
notes embodied in the ordinance
that had been drawn up creating
a slaughter house not being embod-
led in them. These ordinances viii
be brought before the council on
Wednesday afternoon.
Captain George J. Head of the
Brownsville Rifles, appeared before
the council to solicit the privilege
of using the city council hall as an
armory for the company. lie said
the state allows the military compan-
les SIG per month for the purpose
of renting an armOry and that the
council chamber was the only suit
able place in town for such purpose
that was available. He stated that
this would in no manner interfere
with the council, as the hall would
be used only at night by the COM
pany, and all that would DE placed
in the council chamber would be a
gun rack, the rest OF the equipment
being placed in the several small
roc .es on each side Of the council
chamber He also stated that, {
the council would agree to let the
have the room, the money
by the state II rental would
be devoted TO improving the present
city hall. The company proposed
that new roof be placed on the old
market ,uilding in which the hall
is located, new windows put in, and
the numerous small rooms about the
council chamber repaired either by
the company or by the city, and that, |
in the latter event, the money al 4
lowed by the state for rental pur-
poses would be turned over to the
city authorities to reimburse them |
for their expense. He stated that /
the cost for putting the building in
proper condition would be between |
1850 and $500
This matter was referred to the
committee on public buildings by /
the mayor.
An account rendered by Berntsen
and Oberle for S63.SO for screen
ing the new market was ordered |
paid.
No further business coming be-
lore the meeting, on motion of AL
lerman Tucker, it was adjourned
until Wednesday afternoon at five
o'clock.