Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1913-01-28
COUNCIL CONSIDERS
INJUNCTION CASES
DECIDE TO HIRE ADDITIONAL
COUNSEL TO ASSIST CITY AT
TORNEY IN FIGHTING INJUNC
TION PROCEEDINGS.
CITY RENEWS CONTRACT WITH /
A. STOBART, SUPERINTENDENT
OF WATER AND LIGHT PLANTS
FINANCIAL REPORT FILED.

| d tCtISIoH 10 hire dutliIOndl COUNSEL u
assist the city attorney in fighting Tho
injunction. the filing of the yearly rc
ports of the city treasurer and the cit
AK collector and aSseSsOr. discussion OF
he Gctriment to the city accruing from
the delay in making the tax levy. and the
renewal of the contract with +. A. Sto
bart, superintendent OF the water anl
light department, were the principa
happenings at yesterdays meeting Of til,
city council.
\ The council was called to order shortly
after four o'clock with Mayor Cole. Al
dermen Cain. CriXell, Bcnavides, Black
shear and Thorn present.
+. X. Goodrich came before the council
asking redress for client from double
assessment Of taxes i'll the amount OF
1920. The matter was referred TO the
city attorney with authority to instruct
the city secretary to issue 4 warrant if
he decided that it was warranted.
The mayor then informed the council
that the city had been cnjOined against
the collection of the paving assessments
The matter involved something like
$4,000, Mr.. Cole said. He had looked al
the matter from the standpoint of a
lawyer, the mayor added, and he did not
think the injunction could be made tC
stick. The mayor further said that the
city attorney had spoken to him about
hiring additional counsel to defend tho
city i'll the injunction suit and as the
matter was SO important. the city should
leave no stone unturncd to collect tht
money.
Alderman CriXcll said that the matte
mot only involved large amount
money but 4 great principle and moved
that the mayor DC empowered to cmplo
such additional counsel as was necessary
The motion was seconded BY Mr.. Cain.
and after much discussion, all Of which
was favorable, the motion carried.
City Attorney Kinder stated that, ii
first hand he did not think the injunc
ton could be made permanent. but tn
defense was too mach for one man to
conduct
Mr.. Cole said that he thought the adj
ditiOnal counsel could be obtained with
out cost to the city, as the paving ccrtiti
Gates called for fee Of ten per cent fOT
collection and the attorneys could be re
imburscd from this.
Alderman Cain brought up the Subicc.
Of reduction of the price of space in the
city market. and suggested that the price
be reduced from twenty-five cents TO fit
teen cents for five feet for the present.
This matter was left in the hands Of the
market committee.
In response 10 4 query by Mr.. Bcna-
vides. Mayor Cole said that he had heard
from Mr. Kirk that Mr.. Cob0lini'S wife
was very i'll and that il was impossible
for Mr.. CObOlini to be present.
Mr. CriXell moved that the present
meeting be held adjourned until Wednes
day, when Mr.. CCbclini might make his
report on the finance committees report
and the tax levy might be made. This
motion was seconded by Mr. BcnavideS
and carried.
Mr.. Blackshcar said that he and Mr.
BenavidcS were favorable to the renewal
of contract with Supt. Stobart. of tie
water and light department, on the same
terms as last year and that he had un
derstood Mr.. Cobolini to say that he was
also favorable to the renewal of the con
tract with Mr.. Stobart.
Several small bills were brought u
and ordered paid.
The city treasury and the city t3l
collector submitted their annual report;
~ Yesterdays session.
TREASURY REPORT.
n brief statement OF the trcasurer's
reDcrt follows
First class fund
May l, 1872, Balance Oh hand Y. $1.007l!
Dec II, balance Oh hand .. 1851.
bcc: II. warrants outstanding
70 date ................. 5,714CC
Second class fund
May !. l9l2. Balance on hand u. 1913.
Dec. 81. b1lance on hand w 2G4.I4
Zee. 81, Warrants outstanding
X to date Observation-Disclosures. L71.9;
Third class fund
May |. 1912, Balance on hand $267 Z:
Dec. 81, Reliance on hand $3.50 7031i
Dec. y, Warrants outstanding
10 GATE ................. Sll.O6l II
Fourth class fund
May |. 1912. Balance on hand S211 &
Dec. 81. Balance on hand - 267 3
Fifth class fund
May |. 1912, Balane on hand :. $3.50 6t
Dec. 81, Balance on hand ~ 5777;
Fire fund
May l. 1912, ..... 1924
Dee. y. 1872 ........ 694 Z;
School fund
May |. 1912, balance on hand !. $261 :;
Confined on page six.)