Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1912-10-04
COUNCIL FORMS NEW
PAVING DISTRICT
TWELVE BLOCKS MORE OF CREO-
SOTED WOOD BLOCKS
To be Constructed at Once-City
Will Use Back Taxes Collected to
Pay Cost of New Water Pipe at
Pumping Plant.


trict No 2, and outlining the streets
10 be paved. the material to be creo-
soted wood blocks. The district in
cludes twelve blocks.
The following blocks are to be
paved: Elizabeth street, from 10th
to Sth; Levee street, from 10th to
I 9Th; Washington street, from 10th to
9Th; 9th street, from Levee to Wash
ington, including intersection on
Levee and Washington: 18th street.
from Washington to Adams; 18th
street from Washington to Adams;
Market square on both sides; Wash
( ington street. from 18th to IA; 18th
from Elizabeth to Washington, with
intersections.
/ Though not objecting to the paw
| ing work, Alderman Cobolini
thought that an ordinance should be
passed creating district No 2, after
which another ordinance should be
passed outlining the district to be
paved He maintained that this wa.
in accordance with the state statutes
which, he stated, require that first
an ordinance should be prepared
creating the district, and instructing
the city engineer to notify the var
ious abutting property owners, by
publication of the ordinance, the
amount they will have to pay. Then
should the property owners have any
objections they could appear before
the council and give voice to them.
He believed that, according to the
statutes, thirty days time should in
tervene between the ordinance Great
ing the district and the final ordi-
nance.
However, Mayor Cole thought that
the ordinance presented before the
meeting was entirely legal, if the
ordinance adopted creating district
No. / was legal.
| The vote resulted as follows: Ayes.
Cain, Thorn, Crixell, Benavides and
Blackshear; nay, Cobolini; not vot
I ing, Kirk
h The council accepted a note for
Y $3.50 from John r. Box covering rem
tails and slaghter fees, which is made
/. due in ninety days.
The rentals from the city market
are to be collected daily, and in order
that they shall not be allowed to rur
over, Alderman Cobolini suggested q
resolution holding the tax collector
responsible for the rentals from the
market The resolution was adopted
A bill from w. H. Putegnat & Co
for 1927 for sewer work done some
time ago, was referred to the claims
committee for approval.
A bill from the Herald Publishing
Co. for printing interest bearing
warrants was ordered paid.
Mayor Cole stated that warrants
will soon be coming in for collection
that were issued to pay for water
meters. He suggested that the
profits from the electrict light and
water system could be used TO take
care Of them In accordance with the
Mayors suggestion, Alderman CGbo
lini moved that the city attorney
draw up an ordinance creating the
profits into a special fund to be set
aside to take care of the warrants.
v This motion was seconded by Alder
man Blackshear and was passed The
ordinance will come up at the mex
meeting.
4 Mr. Cobolini suggested a resolu-
ton, which was adopted, that re-
ceipts from delinquent taxes shall be
used TO pay s1100, the cost Of the
new water pipe installation at the
pumping plant, the old account Of
~ f. Kendall amounting to s241.2S,
and the account of George Hamlinck
amounting to Ss1400. This resolu-
ton was passed with the usual pro-
vision that the interest and sinking
funds shall receive their proportion
of the tax receipts. The resolution
is only effective for accounts named.
and when they have been paid, 1t
passes into oblivion
A complaint from ]. G. DeBrHin.
who lives in West Brownsville. that
hunters at a duck pond. near his
home. endanger his residence was
brought up by Mr.. Blackshear. The
city marshal will be notified of the
matter. and it will be suggested that
he send policeman out to stop qhe
hunters.
4 The council approved the appoint
ment OF Antonio Tamayo by the
: mayor as market master. His salary