Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1913-04-22
PASSED
THE TAX LEVY
TWO ALDERMAN VOTE AGAINST
LEVY, BECAUSE MATTERS TO
WHICH THEY PREVIOUSLY OBJ
JECTED NOT ADJUSTED.
TEMPORARY ARRANGEMENTS
MADE WITH ICE COMPANY TO
PUMP WATER INTO MAINS-OLD
PUMP PRACTICALLY USELESS.


After a delay of more than six months
the city council yesterday afternoon
passed the tax levy for the present fiscal
year. ending April 30. and it is expected
that by the next meeting the budget for
the disposition of the money that will be
available when collected. will be present
ed before the council. The levy is the
same as for the year 1911. it was OK
planned by the council. and sets aside
81 Il cents for general expenses: II
cents for the street. rOad and bridge
fund; p cents for the permanent i'm
prOvcment fund. such as the light plant.
watcrwOrkS. ETC.: the 20 cent levy for
the school fund was made in December
upon agreement bv the members of the
council and after mandamus proceedings
had been instituted bv the school board.
but which ease never came up for a hear
ing. The total levy will be $1.22 u.
The motion to adopt the ordinance for
the levy was made by Alderman Cain.
and was seconded by Alderman Craig.
The vote showed the following as voting
in favor of its adoption: Cain. Thorn.
Craig. A. A. Browne, DwOrman and
Benavides. Aldermen Kirk and j. A.
Browne declined to vote on the PROPOSE
ton. indicating that matters against
which they objected in the old council
had not been arranged to their satisfac-
ton. Alderman Kirk stated after the
meeting that he had no desire to be OBJ
stinate in the matter. but that he did
wish to know the personnel of the com
mittees before he voted on the adoption
of a "a levy.
AS the council has changed its person
mel. all old committees are ~disOrganized
and the new ones have not vet been ap-
pointed by the mayor. In the meantime
all street Improvement and repair work
in the city will be stopped. and such
things as must be taken care of. as. for
instance. the present water situation.
will be handled by the mayor and such
members of the council as he may select
to act with him.
Alderman A.. A. Browne. who qualified
yesterday as Il member of the board.
in voting favorablv on the adoption OF
the tax levy. stated that he did so with
the understanding that better judgment
would be used hereafter in the expendi-
turc of the city's money!
Mayor A. B. Cole reported to the coun-
Gil that he had spent some time at the
water plant. and that he had with men
who knew come to the conclusion that
the pump beilrg used to lift water out of
the river is out Of commission and badly
In need of repair. He stated that if it
could not be made to work he had made
arrangements with the Peoples Ice and
Manufacturing company by which this
concern would pump water into the
mains. which in a measure would relieve
the condition until the new pump ar
riveS, or repairs for the old can be had.
Alderman Cain reported that water
carts are charging fifty cents. seventy
five cents. and in some instances as high
as a dollar a barrel for water, while the
city tariff allows a charge of only Z IL
cents. The mayor stated that nothing
could be done with regard to this matter.
Alderman Cain was successful in car
rying through a motion for the appoint
mcnt of Il committee to investigate re
ported errors in assessments on property
rs rendered by the equalization board Of
last year. Other members of the council
also told Of complaints that had been
made to them. and after the adoption of
the motion. a cOmmitte comprised of Al
dcrman Cain, Dworman and Kirk was
appointed to act on the complaints.
DIR. c. II. Thorn qualified as alderman
from the fourth ward.
Alderman A. A. Browne was given a
leave of absence for a month.
The following bills were approved and
ordered paid: Street sprinkler c%Ontrac-
tor. two wagons and teams. one month,
$3.50; hack fares. S2.25: street work.
1880: street work, 81; 4. l.. Marquis.
boarding city prisoners. $17.35.