Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1912-11-26
THE CITY COUNCIL
HEARS COMPLAINTS
Civic League Reports UNDESIRABLE
Conditions at City Market-Citi-
gems Commend Cobolini and Kirk.


by B. Rentfro-such were in effect
awo letters read TO the council and
signed by the sanitary committee or
the Brownsville Civic League The
letters were referred to the sanitary
committee of the council, with in
structions to act promptly.
The letters from the league follow:
ITO the Honorable City Council:
We, the sanitary committee Of the
Brownsville Civic League, after due
investigation and consideration, here
with submit TO you a complaint OF the
unsanitary and filthy condition of
the new city market. Screens are
torn out by dogs jumping through
them, and dogs, flies and rats
abound. In its present condition we
see little advantage in having a new
market
'Will you kindly have these de-
plorable, disgusting and inexcusable
conditions verified and rectified Can
not Brownsville's dog law be execut-
ted-or the dogs? Respectfully, The
Sanitary Committee. Brownsville Ci-
vic League"
The second letter :a1um The league
1--WE, the sanitary committee of
the Civic League. beg your coopera-
ton in the condemnation of a piece
Of property that Is a menace to
beauty and the health OF our city
Said propertv is situated on St.
Charles street, directly in front of
the w. f. McDavitt residence, and
is, we understand, owned by r. B.
Rentfro Home houses some twelve
or fifteen families, where candy IS
made and sold to our school children.
There are no sewerage connections,
and, in fact, mere excuses for out
houses. The property is in a filthy
tumbledown condition and the odors
overwhelming disgusting to the
passerby 1t is not a fit haunt for
buzzards- much less for our city's
candy kitchens.
Kindly condemn this filthy habi-
tat, reeking with disease as it is.
Respectfully, the Sanitary Commit
tee, Brownsville Civic League"
The letters were referred to the
sanitary committee with instructions
to act on the complaints made by
the Civic league.
John Lubbock, who rents a stall
in the market, stated TO the council
that there is a great deal of petty
thieving going on in the market,
such as the stealing Of small amounts
meat, tools, etc He suggested screen
ing the individual stalls so they
could be locked up nights and pro-
tected in day time, as much of the
thievinG is conducted during the
day The council promised TO pro-
4 ltCI IHt I6HttIS.
Mr. Lubbock was asked in regard
TO rats being in the market He said
he had seen no rats since he had been
in the market, but that they could
get in easily.
Some complaints are being made
that meat Is being sold outside the
city market, in some parts Of the
city. The matter will be given at
tention at once, and the council will
at its next meeting take up the mat
ter of revoking an ordinance made
some time ago that allowed meat to
be sold out Of the market in one in
stance
The mayor read a request from j.
b. Scott, representing the street rail
way, TO change its franchise so as
allow the construction OF block Of
track on Levee street to the city III
mits instead Of on Mesquite street to
the city limits. The cha nge only af-
fects one block. The matter was re-
ferred TO the streets and bridge COM
mittee for a report
The council adopted a motion by
Alderman Benavides TO change the
hour OF meeting from five o'clock
in the afternoon 70 four o'clock.
Among the bills approved and or
dered paid BY the council was one
from the Pittsburg Meter Co.. for
water meters. amounting to S2,S03-
S3. According 10 the city's contract
with the company. the account il to
be paid in six per cent city warrants.
Francisco Torres produced for the
council receipt showing that he had
paid his taxes for the year 1889,
amounting to S2.6O, and was not a
delinquent The council ordered that
he be refunded the amount paid for
that year.
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