Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1912-02-27
INTERESTING WORK
BY CITY FATHERS
STREET PAVING REPRESENTA-
TIVE CONFERS WITH COUNCIL.
Property Owners 70 Be Notified as 70
Amount They Must Pay on the Paw
ing-Proposal to Borrow Money to
Build Standpipe. 4

the City council was held IN the
council rooms yesterday afternoon.
Mayor Kowalski. and Alderman
Scott. Thorn. Cain. CrIxell. Bcna-
vides. and Blackshear. and city
attorney Russell aud Engineer
Davis present.
The meeting was very quiet with
the exception or "A little passage nv
arms between the Mayor and Alder.
man Cain. over the non-filinE WI
complaint AGAINST sidewalk ordin-
ance violators.
Would Borrow Money for Standpipc.
lust before hc meeting adjourned. 4
Alderman Crixcll told the council
that John Clintock. proprietor or the I
Miller hotel. had informed him. that
II the city would build a standpipe
i'm connection with the water plant
that he fMr Mcclintockl would be
willing 70 either donate or loan 70
the city without interest $500 for
that purpose Mr.. Crixcll said that
he talked 10 several other men and
they had thought the plan OF the
city borr wing money for such q
purpose. IN order 70 protect the lives
and property af TIE citizens. both
feasible and advisable.
Mayor Kowalski said that while nv
did not believe I'm the subscription
form Of government. he was heart
ilv IN favor Of the idea NJ borrowing
the money as suggested by Mr. Nc
Clintock and Alderman Crixell.
The city attorney Informed the
council that unless they issued pnr
year warrants. the city could only
80 I'm debt nv a bond issue. Mayor
Kowalski said that there was an.
other means and that was the much
abused water and light plant. In
explanation. the mayor said. that
the money could be borrowed I'm tho
name OF the plant with the under
standing THAI the city was to pay n.
Alderman Blsckshcer made 2 mo-
ton TINT the smaticr ~ referred ~
the Water and Light committee. che
superintendent of the water and
light plant and The city engineer The
m0tin was carried unanimously
A. TO Paving and Sidewalk Grade.
Mr Wadsworth. general manager
of the National cre0sntcd Wood
Block Company. who H. here in crn-
nection with the street paving. ap-
peared before the council and spoke
u them for a few minutes. Mr.
Wadsworth said that ~ had been
With Mr. Davis around over ahe
pavement district. and that w. had
found that they were prrfty well up
aEainS IL In regard tr tho permanent
Improvement. owing % the irregular
iv NJ some sidewalk grades. The
speaker said. however. thar he
thougie The best way ~ enconrP1c
new improvement Il by protecting
the impr vements already IN. Mr.
Wa6sworth asked the council whether
or noi th'y wanted 70 new ~ Inc hne
\ TN regard 10 All estanliShc" sraacH
Hc advised however. that thc ciiy
should not DO this. NV " would ere
a.c an unnecessary burden upon ih'
property owners
Mr. Wadsworih informed thH onnn-
eii that nc machinery iof '"n pian'
HI en roufr- oeinK nov "eaNeen mere
and Houston. and that he hoped tn
have ! pay roll q between $50" am
$500 W Bro~nsNille within the next
TIN days.
Alderman Thorn moved th7t the
matter ot out "f iinc Sidewalks. fre''''
etr. bc referred ~ the CITY engineer
aud the street and bridge cnmniiuif'
Thn city attorney suggested thAi