Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-06-16
CITY PLANS TO
IMPROVE FIFTY
STREET BLOCKS
Experiment Will Be Undertaken by Street
and Bridge Committee, TO Be Made on
Three Blocks Beginning at Tenth and
Elizabeth
COMMISSION GOVERNMENT
MATTER UP NEXT MONDAY
City Attorney Will Draft Resolution Which
Will Permit Mayor TO Name List OF Citi-
zens 10 Serve on Charter Drafting Com
mittee.

~ least fifty blocks of cIty streets may
be improved very soon II plan the street
and bridge committee has IN view j. sue
,cs@iul. Il wa~ brought ont 40 the meeting
of the city council yesterday afternoon
Alderman Puicgnat of the committee.
stated that Il II the committees idea tu
start an experiment on three blocks eX-
tending nurihward on Elizabeth street
from Tenth. The plan i 10 plow up the
street, roll At, and then coat II with crude
"Il. The same system viii be gone through
Two or three times, and the committee feels
confident at this time that the plan will
bc successful
Alderman Putegnat stated that many
~ the cIty'S streets are IN very bad condl-
tion, and that they needed attention. He
gave it a. his opinion that the cost per
block of The Improvement planned would
be- approximately Sl25.
Mayor Browne brought mp the matter
of calling IN election for commission gov
crnment. but after learning that ii would
be- necessary q prepare 4 lengthy re-olu-
tion for the purpose. left thi~ ~ the hands
oi City Attorney Kinder. who stated he
would submit 1t 10 the council next Mon
day. Mayor Browne stated that the mat
ter has rested hong enough. and that ii was
Ia, purpu>" 10 have the election held al a.
early date a. possible.
llc desired a. have a. few elections ~
possible IA order to achieve the commlS-
SION form of government, and informed
In oil fl.4f IA
concerning commission government he
learned that IN two thirds. vote of The
city council the mayor would b. authorized
to name the commission To draw mp the
charter. This charter ard the candidates
Tor Office would be placed before the peo-
ple ~ tina same election. Persons favoring
'he charter could vote their candidates IA
the same time. and those against the char
Ter could scratch il. which would mean
also voting against the candidates for Of
flee.
II j. expected that tie election viii b.
called next Monday. and that the election
Will bc held forty days from that date.
The council authorized the city secre-
tary 10 ask for bids from banking in-titu-
irons that desire to become the city dcpu,i
tory.
Secretary Nillarreal submitted the coun
cil a report showing collections from the
sale of cemetery lots since he has been IN
office. from April, 1912 The report
showed a total or S1l2 collected and
named The various persons collected from.
The corporation court report Tor April
and May showed s27.2O and So. 40 col
ecied IN those month, IN fines. etc.
The city secretary was instructed IL
communicate with the Crcosoted Wood
Block Paving company and inform them
that several places In the street pavina
are ~ need of repair. The company uil.
he notified that action must b. taken IN
once.
Mayor Browne instructed the claims
committee TO approve no bills which are
not accompanied by the authority for ia,
purchase
Because OF the fact that CITY Auditor
Adams had not completed the li-t uf uut
standing warrants, the council Was unable
to take any action with reference to fhr
city scrip deal. II l. expected that thi-
matter will be disposed of al next Mon
days meeting.
Alderman Rowe stated that ia digging
through the councilmanic duties he had
found that the finance committee must
meet regularly with the city treasurer for
the purpose of canceling all paid war
rants. TIN, probably will Ne gone through
regularly.
Those present Yesterday were: Mayar A
Albert Browne, Aldermen - :. Rowe. :. 1.
Benavidc~. ". III. lmlegnaG, ;. l.. Dwor-
man, N. u. Thorn. tnd City Attorney n. 4.
Kinder and City Secretary Crlsanlo Villa
real.
Crude Oil Goes Down 5 Cents.
re- Associated PTc>Sl.