Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1913-06-17
AUDITING WORK
TO CONTINUE
CITY COUNCIL YESTERDAL AFTER
NOON CONFIRMED ACTION OF
MAYOR AND ALDERMAN DWOR-
MAN AT CONFERENCE MONDAY.
j. II. McALLEN. l.. II. NORRIS AND
NJ. ILL., DREYER APPOINTED BOARD
OF EQUALIZATION - CHARITY
HOSPITAL ACCOUNT ALLOWED.

The city council yesterday afternoon
& cniirmcd the action Of Mayor A. b. Cole
and Alderman =. l.. Dworman in author
izing the city auditors to continue their
work until the task Of auditing the city's
affairs since May /, 1901 has been com
pletcd The auditors. through G.. G. Nor
gan, for +. II. Gordon 4 Co. guaranteed
that the cost To the city for finishing the
work wou'd not be oven $1,000. The cost
up to the first Of June amounted to about
ti 700.
II was conceded among the members Of
thc council that III The work was stopped
NJ this time there would have been no
return on the investment and if il were
decided al Il later date u again take up
the work il would have to start from the
beginning which would neccssitate the
same cost over again
The motion I'd confirm was made bv Al
dcrman Kirk. who received a second by
Alderman Thorn. The motion carried
without objection.
In a written report the auditing firm
stated that il il nearing completion of the
audit of the water and light department,
and during the next ten days will be
IA position to submit a report on that
department during the time H. A. Sto-
bart was superintendent of the plant
Shortly thereafter they expect to be able
to submit a report of the entire work of
the department
They are also nearing the completion
Of the check of collections made by the
various assessors and collectors since 1901
and are confident that Il great portion Of
the work in that department will be
completed by June 30 The report said
also that "aS soon thereafter rs we can
verify and reconcile the payments To the
treasurer, We will be prepared TO sub
init full report on that department.
The audit Of the city secretary's work
and the po'ice department will be com
plctcd within the next thirty DAYS
The check Of the treasurer will be the
final check. With the exception Of the
light and water department final re-
port on any department cannot be made
until the check of the treaSurcr'S depart
mcnt has been made.
The auditors could not estimate the
time it would take to complete the work.
but did guarantee that the cost Of the
balance 10 the city would not De more
than $1,000
There are six men at work on the au-
diting present. On the first Of the month
the force will be cut down to four men.
and ON August / il will be cut down to
two men.
The board of equalization for the pres
ent wear was appointed by the mayor
yesterday afternoon the appointments
being confirmed bv the city council. The
board il comprised of j. Ii. McAllen. l..
\. Norris and NJ. H.. Dreyer. An ordin-
ancc calling for the board work was
read ami adopted by the council. Ii be-
came operative ~ soon rs il was passed.
and il il expected the board will begin
work within few days.
Ry vote # the city council. ID was de-
cidcd that no taxes would hereafter he
assessed against the Catholic Convent.
Ths was done under the authority of a
Clause Of the city code which ex.,np's
schools churches. etc. from taxation
Superintendent Of Water and Light
Department Williams Informed the
council that just a. soon as the weather
settles he will begin hauling gravel from
the pile 1T Washington and Thirteenth
streets. to the light plant to be used in
work there. He viii also look into the
leaking hydrantS reported Oh various
corners in the city. He stated il may be
necessary u shut the water of 10 make
the repairs. in case Of which necessity
announcement will be made beforehand.
The council authorized the payment to
the Charity Hospital Of bill amounting
to so being charges for attending to
some NJ the city'S sick. OF this amount.
S225225 viii be paid by Antonio Marques.
a restaurants man, who employed Rogue
Aguiar, an old man who was badly scald-
ed several weeks ago, and was taken to
the hospital by city officers
\ The city secretary was authorized to
receive bids for hauling away the city
garbage. and To also advertise for bids
\ to furnish men and teams for the sprink-
h ling wagons.
\ The mayor was authorized to appoint
two special police. to be paid by private
parties. ut no expense to the city. He an
nounced also that at the next meeting he
will submit Il list Of the names of all pO-
licemen Supernumerarics, and special