Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1912-06-18
COUNCIL TRANSACTS
ROUTINE BUSINESS
WILL RUN PIPE TO SLAUGHTER
HOUSE
Will Arrange for Sprinkling Around
Market House-Approve Contract
for Storm Sewers Number of
Bills Audited and Ordered Paid.


Those who attended yesterday aft
ernoon's session Of the city council
with view to satiating a desire for
excitement, were somewhat disap-
pointed. As far as excitement was
concerned yesterdays session re-
sembled pink tea.
After the minutes Of the last regu-
lar session had been read and ap-
lproved DR.. Thorn, chairman of the
health committee, reported that G.
l.. Macmanus had given the city per-
mission to connect its pipes to the
slaughterhouse with the pipes in the
Rio Grande machine shops. DR..
Thorn stated that it would take
about seven hundred feet of pipe to
cover the required distance. The
chairman further stated that he had
been unable to see the superintend-
/ ent of the water and light depart
ment to confer with him on the
cost.
| Mayor Cole said that he had had a
number of conversations with the
ladies of the city in regard to san
itation and that they were insistent
in their demands for sanitation.
Alderman Crixell said that the
city could probably negotiate a loan
from the banks and allow for it
when the next budget was complied
| Mr.. Kirk suggested that the market
revenue be employed for this service
Mr.. 'Cobolini said that he thought
the chairman of the finance com
mittee and the mayor were the per-
sons to see to borrowing the money
Mr.. Cobolini presented an estimate
of the pipe laying wherein inch and
one-quarter pipe was used If the
council accepted Mr. Whites offer,
made at a previous meeting, to plow
the ditch. Mr. Cobolini estimated
that the work would cost $500.
Mayor Cole suggested that the
council empower the chairman of
the finance committee and the
mayor to take steps to raise the
needed money.
DR.. Thorn put Mr.. Goes sugges-
tion in ;Se form Of a motion.
Alderman Benavides presented
two bids to the council for separat-
ing the power plant from the water
works building whereby the city's
insurance key rate would be reduced
ten cents. These bids were from the
Frontier Construction company
which offered to do the work for
$500, and from Martin Hanson who
offered to do it for s170. Mr.
Benavides suggested that Mr. Han
sons bid be accepted and that the
city include the necessary funds in
the amount that it intended to bor-
row. Mr. Kirk seconded Mr.. Bena-
vides' motion and it was unanimous
| ly carried
The motion of DR.. Thorn to en-
power the mayor and the chairman
of the finance committee to act was
then called up and unanimously
carried
Mr. Cain informed the council
that the street and bridge commit
1 tee had, subject to the approval of
| the council, awarded the contract
for building the storm sewers to
George Hamlinck. Mr. Benavides
moved that the committees action
be approved and the contract award
ed to Mr.. Hamlinck. This was done
by unanimous vote.
| Alderman Cobolini informed the
council that about five months ago
he had been appointed by Mayor
Kowalski to try and obtain a portion
Of the Fort Brown reservation for
the city. Mr. Cobolini said that he
wished for the present to turn the
matter over to his colleague. Mr.
Kirk Mr. Cobolini instructed Mr..
Kirk to demand the remaining forty
acres from the government.
The following properly approved
claims were read and ordered paid:
Farias and Monies on market
house funds, s2,11S.22.
w H. Clay fire department, s1.90.
Labor and brick for filling holes
in the street, s77S4
Oil at slaughterhouse, 1925.
City carts, sS2.52.
A bill from a fire hose company
for 81 1868 came up for considera-
! tion and on motion of Alderman
| Cobolini the secretary was instruc-
ted to write to the fire hose company
: telling them that the city was will.