Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1913-02-04

b'Al ri m thAN ih'N ~ - "'- N'''A ',
found expended i'll permanent improve
Mcnt:
W~atcrworks extension ......$1, SGS.lS
Power house Improvement. 27S.W
Electric light extension ..... 1912
Office furniture in new market build
ing 453.U
OId accounts paid .......... 1,723G3
Old accounts paid by service. 3lS.W
And ether minor improvements. Bal
aucca are correct with the supcrintcn-
dents report.
We call attention Of this council that
the two lots Of meters are paid by this
council BY Issue Of warrant amounting
lie $J33Sf3. That The Il 100 which this
plant borrowed from the city treasury
for suction pipe il Il loan from the dclin-
Qucnt tax fund. That superintendent St0-
bart deduct this amount from the earning.
Still. We are Of the opinion and We recon-.
ufcrd that those warrants ana interest
due and The cancellations Of warrants
should be made this plant directly re
~src1siblc.
Tho following supplementary report
was also submitted to the council by Mr.
Ctao'ini:
we. the committee. deem it necessary
NJ enter into a practical ana clear OK
pllnation Of The old account against the
water and light plant for the benefit Of
this honorable %ccuncil. to the taxpayers
ana an others interested. til January.
tH12, after 4 most strenuous examination,
ttc claim committee ut the time Mr.. Cain
WaS chairman, reported 10 the council Ill
compliance viii Il resolution passed al Il
regular session Of this honorable council.
held IIc0mhcr i. tIll, and the said ria.'l
committee approved upon the sworn
statement Of the claimant signed and ap-
proved by the superintendent of the water
and light department Bills" thirty iii
number. with 4 total amount Of 1901 %.
Nine thousand six hundred and one dol
lar and two cents, due to those thirty
claimants. and this honorable council or
dcred To bc issued and apprycd warrants
III numerical form from No. | to no. 205.
aggrcgating the above mentioned amount
bearing six per cent. one year warrant
from date issued.
Iii February, 1912. the water and light
committee. before the present Superin-
tcndCnt Stobart took charge Of this water
and light department examined books in
office Of this department and found on the
books Of this department approximately
f~Crty-tivc more accounts Of Indebtedness
amounting to @$.JSS.7G.
On this indebtedness since February
I 1917, Mir. StObart l|iquidated and paid
during eleven months ending December
81, 1912. Il .72303 and BIS with services
rendered. and this council since February
1, 1912, To December Ri. 1912, issued at diff
fcrCnt periods warrants bearing interest
IL six per cent. to the amount of $3910.C 80.
There still remain Oh the books Of this
department. Is unsettled accounts amount
ing to $2,G35S5.
Those are the conditions today. We
further call your attention to the fact
that the bonded Indebtedness on this
plant amounts 10 4147.C00 on which
amount the taxpayers pay - cents on
every one hundred dollars Of property
assessed last year, amounting to $4.5CO.-
eco. which to pay interest and create the
sinking fund.
Plus warrants iSsucd Jan. 1912 $9.GO1. %
Plus warrants from Feb. l to Dec
vi $4,000
Plus loan to plant for suction