Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1913-06-10
GIVEN 80 DAYS
TO PAY TAXES
COUNCIL EXTENDS TIME FOR DE.
LINQUENTS ~ CITY PRINTING
CONTRACT TO HERALD-MUST
MAKE SEWER CONNECTION.
ISSUE OF WARRANTS AUTHORIZ-
ED-REPORT OF AUDITORS DE-
MANDED JUNE 16-"CUT OFF TO
BE ENFORCED.

Mayor Cole at 80, Yesterday afternoon.
and Cain present.
Officials present: Superintendent Will
liams Of the Water and Light Depart
ment, Fire Chief Hanson. City Attorney
Kinder, Chief Of Police Tucker
" Mayor Cole stated that nothing had
been done about bids for scavcnger work
~ the city secretary had failed to adver-
tise for bids for same also stated that
the committee appointed to see what
could TX done about rcfunding bonds.
had not been able To get action from any
source as yet. consequently had nothing
definite to report
Superintendent Williams asked that he
be permitted to use fifteen or twenty
loads Of gravel now in piles on the
streets on work at the light plant Re
quest was granted.
I At this point the question of the best
use of the gravel belonging to the city
came up for discussion and the bridge
and street committee was instructed to
lock into the matter of using the gravel
/ to grade and gravel Elizabeth street
( from the Federal building west as far
rs the amount of gravel there available
would go. The committee to advertise
for bids TO put the street to grade and
place the gravel. the work to be extended
only SO far as the material on hand made
\ it possible.
v Mayor Cole called attention to the fact
that while the city had a tax assessment
\ Of 500 GOO there was more than $4,000
Of this delinquent.
N The mayor advised leniencv with
property holders who were DELINQUENT.
calling attention 10 the fact that they
had had but thirty days from the time
the levy was Published. unil they became
delinquent, whereas i'll the ordinary
course Of such things the property hOl-
der has about four months lie asked
N for delay on final date OF payment to
" the end Of this month.
Alderman Cain advised a still longer
period, desiring to give taxpayers until
July -. To pay before penalties and in
tercSt accrued.
Alderman DwOrman also favored len
iency, but thought that an additional
thirty days ought To bc enough. The
date was set for July 10. After this date
penalties and interest will begin
Motion by Alderman Cain, carried.
Superintendent Williams here intro
duced Il list of delinQuents who were
liable under the city ordinance, to a
cut off of service. He asked what he
should do. The council instructed him
To enforce the ordinance witrout fear or
favor, after he had turned down sug
@rSti0n of one of the aldermen that he
use his own judgment
Y That's just what don't want to do"
said Mr.. Williams lis report and re-
marks on the same showed that the col
!ectionS Of last month were ~3694. $4O0
Of which was from dclinquents He
stated that the entire delinquent list had
dwindlcd to about $50.
NJ tie stated that great many Of the
patrons Of the plant kicked on paving
N for the meter, and ut the same time de
posting five dollars against any possible
delinquency. Ii was the sense Of the
council that he could not exercise discre-
tion in the matter. but must make every
patron toe the ordinance"
Alderman Dworman stated that the
Western Union had refused TO pay the
meter charge at first stating TO him
that they never had to pay this charge
in any city. He took the matter up with
their attorney who advised the company
they could not evade the order.
Superintendent Williams also called
the attention of the council to the fact
that he had found a large number of
users To whom no bill had ever been pre-
Sented and against whom no charges had
been made for service These he was
looking up and charging them with ser
vice aS far back as he could ascertain
they had used it.
\ Mr.. Kinder here called attention to
the evils of unconnccted toilets stating
that he had been called down by several
who complained bitterly pgainst special
nuiSanceS, with the mistaken idea that
he was to blame for not bringing the Of
Tending parties 10 account for same. He
stated that he was ready To file com
plants. but could not make the arrests.
The council decided that now was the
time to take up these cases and advised
him To begin filing cases as fast as he
wanted To. M the water supply was am
pie and not likely to fail.