Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1912-11-08
SCHOOLS
MAY Be SUSPENDED
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April.
Mayor Cole-"You were on the f.
nance committee; why didn't you
have it done?"
Cobolini-"I am ready to vote for
the tax rate within As hours if the
publication of the report is made"
Mayor Cole-"The report is on
file; the people are not demanding
the report-all they want is the tax
rate. Expenses are brought in and
filed, and you can find them when
ever you want them. / have no OBJ
lection to publishing the report"
Mayor Cole asked Mr.. Cobolini if
he would vote for the tax if the re-
port was published, to with the al
derman replied that he would.
"Will you vote frothe tax if we do
not publish the report?" mo"
Mayor Cole said he thought Mr..
Cobolini was standing in the way of
the education of the children of
Brownsville, to which Mr.. Cobolini
replied that it was not his fault, but
the fault of the council"
Alderman G. H. Thorn, to relieve
the situation, offered the resolution
to vote the 20 zen tax for the bene-
fit of the school, but, because of, the
uncertainty of the legal side of the
question no vote was taken.
Sanitary Ordinances Violated.
City Attorney T. A. Kinder called
attention to the fact that many san
itary ordinances of the city are being
grossly violated, and said he is hav-
ing much difficulty in getting the
sanitary and police officers to cooper
ate with him in securing testimony
against v~iolators. He said that he
himself had been compelled to sign
complaints charging violation of the
ordinances, aftern endeavoring in
vain to get the sanitary officers and
a policeman to sign them, though he
believed them to be the ones to gath
er testimony and file complaints.
Mr.. Kinder said he had seen men
handle meats from wagons into the
city market, carrying the meat on
their bare heads, and made some un-
complimentary remarks concerning
condition of the mems heads. He
remarked further that the market
sis being run in such a condition as
not to be commendable for a decent
man to be connected with it."
The city attorney said that, if he
can not get help from the city in the
matter of conviction of ciolators OF
the sanitary laws. he will report the
condition Of things here to the state
health officer. If he could get the
aid of policemen in the matter OF
furnishing testimony, Mr.. Kinder
continued, he could improve condi-
tions, but unless he could get that
aid it would be impossible for him c
obtain a conviction.
Mayor Cole said he though Mr.
Kinder's remarks very pertinent, anc
that if testimony were procured &c
show that the sanitary inspectors are
derelict in their duty, he would see
that they are discharged at once.
No action was taken by the coun-
ell on Mr.. Kinder's statements.
New Paving Ordinances.
Judge w. E. Hawkins, represent.
ing the Creosoted Wood Block Paw.
ing company, brought up before the
council three new ordinances affect.
ing the paving districts. These or
dinances, all of which were adopted
replace the fomer ordinances creating
districts / and 2. District No. 2 il
cut into two districts, making three
in all.
The new ordinaces were created
it was stated, because the former or
dinances did not adhere strictly II