Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1913-05-27
AFTER HALF YEARS DELAY. CITY
EXPENSES FOR CURRENT YEAR
HAVE BEEN PROVIDED FOR At
LAST
PAID FIRE DEPARTMENT
FIRST IN HISTORY OF BROWNS
WILLIE NEW ELECTRICITY RATE
ALL ON METERS NEW MEMBERS
SCHOOL BOARD.


funding ordinance and the budget fol
the current year, both of which have
been hanging fire since last fall. passed
IN ordinance fixing rates on electricity
and power. appointed four members Of
the school board, and authorized the
finance committee To negotiate a loan
To take up the outstanding Indebtedness
of the city.
The city has 4 great amount Of indebt
cdnesS outstanding which it desires To
centralize. and Mayor Cole informed the
council that he believes the council can
10 this on much the same plan rs The
county did recently in the matter Of its
road and bridge fund when il negotiated
Il loan with a Houston firm. The finance
committee will take this matter up at
once 50 that the deal can be closed rs
quickly as possible. and thus enable the
members Of The finance committee to know
exactly where the city stands"
The funding ordinance provides SD
NOG for the first class fund and $500 for
The second class fund. Ii provides that
the third class fund is to consist of all
revenues derived from all licenses, accu-
patton taxes poll taxes and all other
sources not classified The fourth class
fund viii consist Of 500 Of taxes levied
for general purposes. and the fifth class
fund will consist of $1,000 of taxes levied
for general purposes.
The budget provides for the salaries Of
city officials and employees. and il based
partly on recommendation recently sub
mitted by the streets and bridges com
mittce. as follows. per month.
MAYER Tl00: city secretary. So: city
attorney. 500: city physician. $40: city
treasurer. $50: city assessor and collector
100: market master. SO: city marshal.
4l2J: night lieutenant of police. 500 :
city hall officer fl5; 2 night police So
each: night patrolman. mounted. SO !:
day policeman. $l5: | night policeman
So; fire marshal. SO; , fiircmen. so
each: Z frpmcn. - each; for feed Of two
fire horses $50: incidental expenses for
thc fire department. $3.50 per year: city
sexton SO; assistant city sexton. SO:
: Scavcngcrs each $50: city pound mas
ter. So; city sanitary inspector. so :
-ity recorder. So: clerk Of the corpOr-
ltiOn court. SO.
Out of the second class fund there is
appropriated 80 per month for medical
and surgical supplies for the citv's poor:
@l152 per year for feeding and Keeping
the citys mules: 81 12S per year for pro
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department
Oui of the fourth class fund 500 il
provided to pay the current interest on
he 10ycar interest bearing warrants.
Out Of Tie fifth class fund there j.
provided the sum Of $1,000 To pay the ac
crucd interest on outstanding | year in
tcrest hearing warrants.
The city treasurer is authorized to pay
out Of thc electric light fund. series. 1907.
iii warrants duly drawn upon him there
for for the purpose of paying interest
coupons rs they become due and to ere
ate sinking fund for payment Of bonds aS
they become due, 10 amount OF 500: Ot
he series 1910 electric light bonds. the
sum Of 81 050: of the series 1911 electric
light bonds. $3.50: Of the waterWOrks
fund. series 1907. - 200: of the water
waterworkS fund. series 1910. SlOJ0: Oi
waterworkS fund. series 1910. $3.50. the
the street improvement bonds. series 191
$500: of the market house bond fund
$40
The sum Of $4,000 Is appropriated K
pay the outstanding interest and war
rants on the electric light and water
works extensions and improvements.
The budget provides for 20 cents o.
the 500 valuation for the benefit Of The
school fund
The city treasurer is authorized. fOl
making permanent improvements. TO pa,
all warrants duly drawn on all sums
Of money To credit of the permanent i'm
provcmcnt fund with the exception 0
water and lighting system improvements
The city treasurer is further author
ized to pay for street and bridge improve
mcntS out Of al sums that may be o.
hand TO the credit of that fund.
Though the wear for which this bud
get was passed is more than half gone
the council believes that by phtting tn
new budget into effect at once it viii ma
terially decrease the citys operating eX
penseS. According to the mayor tn
provisions of the new budget will becom