Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1912-04-17
ANNUAL MESSAGE
OF MAYOR MAL0NEY
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certain street improvements the more
general interest of the town would be
more nearly served. In connection
with this Improvement during the next
two years | hope that you will find
ways and meanS for the pavement of
Main street There is total of five
blocks that we should pave at once, If
possible that is, Main street from the
|. e. G. n. depot to the Parker ware
house. This improvement can be in
stalled by bond issue providing for
the payment of paving onethird' Of
the street by the city, the other two
thirds to be paid for by the property
owners on each side of Main street.
In connection with this work / would
suggest that the city put in small
piece of demonstration pavement, say
in front of the city hall. ! believe If
you start this work that the property
holders adjoining will be appealing to
us for the extension of the work.
Your police department has been
very successfully handled under the
direction of the city marshal for the
last year at almost a minimum cost.
However, it does not seem quite
proper that the city should pay the
deputy marshal more salary than the
marshal himself.
In connection with the fire depart
ment would advise that we buy a
combination chemical, hose and pump
ing auto apparatus. BY installing this
equipment we will save to the citizens
some $500 a year in insurance rates
by reason of the fact that this equip
ment reduces the key rate of the city
of Bryan about three cents. OF course,
when this equipemnt is purchased it
will be necessary to sell our horses
and hose cart for the reason that the
city of Bryan, at the present time, can
not maintain two equipments. Our
present expense of maintenance is
800 per month and we can not afford
to double this expense.
The work that should be attended to
by the sanitary department has not
been carried out as it should. The
present sanitary officer should be
sworn in, have police authority and
give bond for the faithful performance
of his duty. This work should have
been started some time ago. How.
ever, if it is vigorously pushed for the
next htirty days the city will be in
very good condition before hot
weather.
In the operation Of a municipal wa.
ter and light plant you will be called
on frequently to reduce the rates and
before you get into this work | want
to call your attention to the fact that
/ it Is absolutely wrong to adjust these
rates except after having a clear state
ment OF receipts and expenditures be
fore you covering a period OF several
months. Up to the present time 1t has
cost us 80 1-3 per cent of the rate tc
deliver light to the customers. II
other words, it cost the city of Bryan
10 cents per .kilowatt to deliver light
to the house of the customer without
taking into consideration the cost o
labor and repairs to the line and tn,
money that must be spent for add
J tions. Any adjustment of rates down
ward without exact information befor,
you will soon result in placing you
light department on non-payini
basis, whereas this department shoul,
be furnishing revenue with which I,
make the many needed additions L
the service that are being asked 70
daily by our citizens in all sections.
Respectfully submitted.
j. II. Maloney, Mayor.