Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1912-02-13


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Paving Plant Coming.
After the minutes OF the last meet
ing had been read and adopted. Al
derman More Informed the council
that ne was in receipt Of a telegram
from Mr. Wadsworth. the paving
contractor. informing him that the
plant Is on it, way 70 Brownsville.
and that he hopes TO commence work
BY the isth of this month.
TO Build R'y. Spur to Warehouses.
4 A. chairman Of the street and
bridge committee. Mr. cobolini re-
ported Oh the petition 81 Messrs. y.
II. Grant. Louis Kowalskl and 9TH
ers. asking that the railway company
b. allowed 70 erect spur along the
alleys 10 their warehouses. Mr. CO.
b9lini recommends that the petition
be granted and city attorney be- EN-
powered to draw up a right-of-way
grant for a term or ten years Mr..
Cobolini further recommended that
the company b. required 10 complete
the track within four months after
work II commenced. and that they
b. required 20 build the spur In such
a manner as TO not 10 interfere with
street traffic or with the drainage
The report was approved and filed
with the city attorney
The ordinance transferring the
poll tax receipts from the first 10 the
third class funds was read and adop-
ted
Apropos " street work. Mr.. Cob0-
lini asserted that there was some
thing rotten IN Denmark In ex-
planation OF this remark. the chair
man of the street and bridge commit
tee said that he had been unable 10
buy any material for filling the
streets for even a. high a price a.
- cents per cubic foot. while H. had
been informed that contractors had
been able 10 buy II for acc u DO
not intend 20 pay more for material
for the city than an individual pays. y
he said
Alderman Cain Introduced a bill
for labor from Mr. Hays FOR work
done at the rice mill during the car
nival held ther. last year. The bill
was for sss50 and was approved by
r. l. Burke
The question of lowering The VA
ter connection was taken mp and
discussed AZ length. Mr.. Stobart
the superintendent. said that each
connection could be made for about
ST 50 each. The matter was referred
20 the water and light committee and
the superintendent. with power 70
act. ~f~wv
Alderman More told the council
that he had been informed ~ Nor
man + Kendall that. II Il was neces-
sary 10 follow the old connexions
and 80 into the alleys OF some of the
houses II would b. both an adaed in
convenience aud expense This mat
ter was also referred % the commit
tee. with power 10 act
The matter Of the notes held by
the First National Bank was brought
up and discussed and a warrant or
dered issued 20 cover the amounr. the
bank having expressed its willing
nsss 10 take one year warrants for
the whole amount The amount OF
all the notes including the interest
IL el.32sl7
Mayor Kowalski In q faw words
referred D the necessity ~ tha citv's
getting control ~ -hc cld ~. Brown
reservation. and. After Eimch ii~rns-
sicn 81 70 what actioE should D. Ia
ken. tha mayer appaiH "a the entire
council a. a committee % ronfer
with committees from me rhamber
Of Commerce and the citizens Mr.
cobcllni vas namri - chairman n
this committee and Mr KowalAkI NJ