Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1913-06-11

efforts Of the city council to compel con
nection to sewer system.
No 1drice Reccired-Fire Chief Han
son has as yet received no advice Of the
shipment of the 1000 feet Of standard
ka Fire Hose Company.
Force Not Ndmcd-Fire Chief Hanson
will not name his force until he has Sc
lected the entire number. He stated
that he had about picked out the force
but was not sure about one or two of
them and would not give out the list I'M
Ill he got il complete. He has three men
Nv. This force is being used to fix up
and equip tire quarters in the city hall.
Fifteen ont Of FOrty-FOrty new com-
plants have been sworn to by DR.. LOew.
against parties who have not made sewer
connection. OF these fifteen have been
passed into warrants and placed in the
hands of officers to serve. The first
eases will be called tomorrow morning
at nine o'clock. and the court will sit
from day to day until all cases are passed
off the docket.
Ordcr Of bankrupt Stakeholder Of
trustee sale of the stock of the Guarantee
Shoe Store, to take place June % at 80
p. m. is authorized by court procedure
and signed by y. J.. Holbrook. trustee.
and is posted for the information of the
public. The sale of the stock and fixtures
of the above named store. value estim-
atcd at $3,500.00. will take place on the
premises.
Ertension Ncccssdry.-Angus Young
has found it necessary to cut Il door
through the wall from his main show
room on the west of it. He will use this
west room for his Office rs his show room
space is not large enough TO properly
his large stock of autos.
Addcd to Drain Rdtc.-City Secretary
Villareal is issuing death certificates
for a largely augmented population. He
states that the addition of MatamorO<
inhabitants has increased the rate one
hundred per cent.
No More Rain Nccdcd.-Commissioner
Of San Benito stated that San.
Bcnito did not get any Of the rain that
to Brownsville last night. and that
they were glad it missed, as no more is
Ten Foot Rise The river il still ris-
ing at this hour. The rise during the last
twenty four hours approximate ten feet.
EIcreR Per cent. NOtifcd-Of the six
hundred appraiSementS passed on by the
board Of equalization up to noon. AT
were 'okcd"' except sixty-Scven. This
number Of notices have been sent out ask
ing the wncrs to appear before the
board and show cause why their assess
ment should not be raised.
Plumbers SloW-That there is more
work to do than the plumbers of the city
can get to. on time, is evidenced bv the
that numbers of parties who have
not connected with the sewer system
complained to the councilmcn that
they are ready and willing. just rs soon
rs they can get a plumber ION the wire.
but that they have not been able to get
heir plumbing installed.
stu WditiRG-NO news. from the con
'ulate Of the Mexican government can bc
at headquarters except that
hey are still waiting and holding their
>wn and taking care of all that comes
heir way. They have plenty Of money
Q give out to the ones to whom il is due
md are paving Captain Head cash in adj
'ance for the care of the men confined at
Fort Brown. This number is now 81.
Has Ramos Horsc.-Captain Head is
he pOssessor of the fine black horse rode
y Major Ramos during the battle. 1t il
n excellent animal. one of the very best
cen over there. 1t is stated that the
lorse was presented to him by one of
federals at the bridge at the time