Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1913-03-25
PAYMENT
GETS DISCOUNT
THOSE WHO PAY ASSESSMENT BE-
FORE APRIL l, SECURE TEN PER
CENT DISCOUNT ON FOUR
FIFTHS ASSESSMENT. y
COUNCIL GRANTS REQUEST OF
HERALD PUBLISHING co. TO
MAKE SUNDAY HERALD OF
FICIAL ORGAN.

\ Property owners in paving district No.
/ l, who desire to pay their entire assess
mcnt before April 1, will be allowed
discount of ten per cent on fOur-tifths OF
their assessment, according to the ef.
/ feet of Il motion that was carried by the
city council yesterday afternoon. This
is the amount Of discount the paving.
company offered to pay for having. Ger
/ tificates, and the council decided that an
equal opportunity should be given the.
/ property owners. !.
The assessment must be paid before
April | 10 obtain advantage of the dis,
count that il offered. Action. on placing
the payments in the hands of the citr.
attorney for collection, by suggestion OF
Alderman CObOlini, was deferred until
probably the next meeting At that time
the council hopes to learn the attitude
of the next administration OH paving
matters, which will decide its future
course in pursuing the street paving i'm
the uncompleted districts Mayor Cole
announced what he believed to be the
decision of the court of civil appeals I'm
the injunction matter; that is, that the
injunction is set aside and the cause
remanded.
! A motion carried to grant the Browns
vile Sewerage company an extension to
its franchise so as to allow the con-
StructiOn Of line OF sewage pipe 100
feet long extending through the alley
wav between Leyee and St Charles he
ginning at 2nd street and to continus
to the Boulevard. The contract for the
work has been let to the Valley Plumb
| ing and Supply company, and the work
is to begin within a few days, or as soon
as the necessary material arrives.
A report by City Engineer j. w.
Davis on paving completed in blocke 8.
Z and was adopted by the council.
The council granted the request of the
Herald Publishing company changing
the city's official organ from the Browne
vile Weekly Herald to the Sunday Her.
aid, its successor. A bid by the Senti-
mel Publishing company for two-thirds
of cent per line on city printing was
not accepted because no bids had been
called for.
ment of Joaquin Treviho, jr., as city
sanitary inspector, succeeding \. J.
Lieck, resigned
The request of A. T.. Marquis, who
conducts a restaurant in the city mar
ket. for lease on his place extending
through two years was granted and the
lease ordered drawn up. Marquis de-
sires to spend several hundred dollars
in improving his place. and wanted to
be assured that he would stand no loss
in doing so.
Alderman James A. Browne was
granted leave of absence for a mouth.
A proposition in writing was submitted
to the council by A. II. Moore, who de
sires to lease and improve the city stock
pens and city slaughter house, provide
everything necessary to make the place
sanitary, at a cost of about $4,000. In
return he asks that the city employ him
at a reasonable salary to operate the
pens and slaughter house. the city to
take over the property at the end OF two
years at its cost
The proposition appeared to some Of
thC W Dt IL RUOu
as it is considered that the city needs
much better house for its meat slaugh-
tering than it now has With the i'm.
proved implements and equipment that
Mr.. Moore offers to put in, the place
would be most sanitary one, and he
offers to make a contract allowing the
city to take it over at any time that
} it is seen the plant is not being operated
i'll a sanitary manner. At the end of
two years the city may take over the
plant at its actual cost, giving ID prac
) tically the use of the money during that
time.
Mr. MOOres offer includes: The re-
construction or repair of the slaughter
, house; the installation Of apparatus as
follows: Trap knocking chute for kill.
ing animals: two beef beds to insure
sanitary dressing and handling; steriliG
ing basin for knives and tools: steam
, Scalding vat for hogs. with necessary
track and hoists; SO0-callOn tanking out
fit for dispOsing of refuse and which
may be used as crclnatOry for dead
animals by the city; sanitary fyproof
hanging or drying rOom-the CITY to
furnish necessary sewer and water
pipes.
The matter was referred to the sani-
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