Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1912-02-20
CONTRACT CONFIRMED
FOR CITY BUILDING
CITY COUNCIL PASSES FINALLY
ON THE MATTER.
Alderman More Records Only Dis
senting Vote-New Fire Ordinance
Pased and Various Other City
Matters Of Importance Transacted

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The city council met yesterdy at
ternoon at O'Clock In the city hall.
with Mayor KowalskI and Aldermen
More. Cain. Thorn. BIackshear. Scott.
cobolinl and Crixell present.
The only thing OF extraordinary
Interest that transpired a. yesterday
afternoons session was the announce
ment BY Alderman More that ne
wished 10 40 on record a. being op-
posed to the erection or the proposed
city hall and market house building.
MIR. More said that. while he knew
that the available office space would
be increased. he lad been informed
that there would be very little en-
largemeng of the available space IN
the present market house
Mr. More further stated that he
thought II would be- advisable 10
wait until the city could afford GO
build a more pretentious structure
ON Elizabeth street OF elsewhere. He
further said that. while the citizens
had voted for the present building.
he would venture TO state that "a Pc
titioa circulated among the citizens
would show that 81 per cent OF them
were In favor OF waiting until the
city could build the more pretenti0us
structure
The city attorney informed Mr..
More that the citizens had voted for
the bond issue and that the money
would have % b. used for the pur-
pose that the citizens had been in
formed that II would be used for
when they - voted
These remarks by Mr.. More fol-
lowed the motion made Ny Mr.. Cain
TO approve the work OF the city hall
and market house committee IN con-
tracing with Messrs. Farias aud
M0ntez TO build the house The bid
Or the contracting company was
$ll.se0 and the mayor Informed the
council that. after the architect had
been paid his three per cent. and the
supervising engineer his two per
cent. there would be a deficit W
three hundred dollars. Mr. Kowal-
ski and the members or the com
mittee suggested that - the amoamE
OF market house revenue would be-
increased that the $500 could b. a.
Quoted from the increased revenue
No action was taken on this mapter.
however
When the motion for the approval
o. the work of the committee was put
10 a vote. Mr.. More cast the only
dissenting vote.
The other matters which came be-
fore the council were:
The claims committee reported a.
vorably on tha bill of MIR Hays for
work done AZ the rice mill during the
MIdwinter Fair OF last year. The bin
was FOR $40 and was endorsed Nv
former superintendent of the water
and light department Il. 4 Burke.
The bill. however. was referred back
70 the committee FOR further Investi-
cation.
The finance committee reported
upon the bill OF the Dorsey Printing
Company. saying that II found the
bin excessive. and referred X back IVY
The company.
The bond of r. A. Stobart. SUPER
lntendent Of the water and light sys-
tenn. for $1,000. signed ~ the Ma
sional Surety Company. was approx
ed
An ordinance. making II lawful Tor
the fire department TO have rlght-of-
way over any street sidewalk during
a fire or any fire drill and infiicting
a penalty or not less than ST. or more
than $50 for any one driving over
fire hose. was passed.
a petition from the county asking
70 be allowed to close the alley On
block l2l. the site OF the proposed
court house. was granted
A statement from the N. A. Paine
machinery company. informing the
city that the company did not intend
to wait any longer for the settlement
of is account ~ s3TS. So. was pre-
sented. t'gc-her with the statement
that the company refused N accept
The city's warrants The bin was re-
ferred to the city attorney.
A bin from the Banner oil Com
pany for s47S sS was ordered paid
by warrarg. The bill from the Gar
lock Packing Company for si17 Sf
was referred ~ the city attorney.
with instructions 10 ct the best
settlem mt possible
The council also ordered paid
these bills: ID. B. Farlas for coffins.