Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1912-04-01
MONDAY, APRIL l, 1919.
THE LAST DAY OF THE


Y ard on its eve the candidacy of Louis
Cobolini for mayor appeals to our
citizens more strongly than ever.
The boasts of the Independents of
what they have accomplished for the
city during the present administra-
ton have a ring of inconsistency.
The mayor is the official who is sup
posed to give most Of his time to the
city's affairs. This. Mayor Kowalski
certainly has done. Yet the indie
pendents have repudiated the admin
istration of the past two years by
side tracking him When we recall
that the present Independent candi-
date for mayor was the very one
who nominated Kowalski for mayor
two years ago, the inconsistency APP
pears greater than ever.
Despite the accomplishments of
which they talk so much, and which
Mayor Kowalski has done his best to
achieve, they have refused to go be-
fore the citizens on the record of his
administration. Is ii in order to
save the party that they have sac
rificed this municipal chief? If the
administration has been so great and
good, why make a scape-goat of
Mayor Kowalski?
But, let US look into the claims
they have made. What benefits
ahave the citizens received during the
past two years that they have not
paid for dearly?
True, great improvements have
been made, but the city had reached
a stage in its development when any
municipal government, irrespective of
2 party, must have been compelled to
provide modern improvements. The
era Of improvement had begun be-
fore the Independents came into
power. Six years ago, the town was
without almost any public improve
ments-had no waterwOrks, nor
electric lights, not even telephones,
NJ cement sidewalks or sewerage.
AT this time the influx Of new life
began to set in. Property values
began to enhance. The city was
bonded five years ago for ~ ,000-
the limit-for a water and light
plant, which was finally built dur
ing Mayor Combe's administration.
Within three years it became nee
essary to increase its capacity. An
other bond issue Of $4,000 was
voted. This bond issue the indie
. pendents inherited, as ii were. They
spent it, and then voted another
mother $50, 600 for further i'm
rovement Of the plant. They made
Nther improvements also-important
Improvements that tend to modern
re the town, but they were only
errying out the program of i'm
Movement already begun under
Mayor Combe. the father Of cement
sidewalks in Brownsville"
Every town in the Valley was i'm
proving. Brownsville was filling up
with a new element which demanded
y modern Improvements. Prosperity
was in evidence on all sides-a pros
perity which the Independents did
not create, but which made the time
propitious for public improvements.
They came into power at this oppor-
eene time.
They built the improvements
which the people, regardless of pol
tiles, demanded. The cost, we shall
mot now count. Still, when the peo-
e recall the fact that the city dur
this time has spent over $4,000
money which the people must pay.
feel like Mr.. Cobolini-they
d like to see an itemized state
lat of how it was all spent. And
Yaen they recall the fact that, in ad-
tion TO the immense sum. the city
has also trebled the taxes, doubling
the tax rate and raising property
values. they feel again that they are
entitled to know HON much is paid
out each month for city expenses and
Just who receives it, as Mr.. Cobolini
has asked.
And this is what LOUISE Cobolini
candidacy means. He pledg&s HIM
to carry on the work Of IMPROVE