Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-12-22
CITY COUNCIL To
SUSTAIN ACTION
MEAT INSPECTOR
Though COuncilmen Are Num- on Situation
That Has Arisen in City Market, Indica-
tons Are They Will Stand by the In
spectOr.
MAYOR SAYS MATTER MUST BE
INVESTIGATED BY COMMITTEE
Chairman Sanitary Committee Declares
he Has Been Unable To Get Committee
Session, But He Desires Council As a
Whole TO Act on Matter.

Indications are that the city council will
sustain the action Of City Slaughtrrhouse
Inspector j. l.. Parker IN conforming eat
tie which he believed unfit for sale. II wa,
expected that the matter would 10 thrc-hcd
ont ~ open council Monday afternoon. hut
the body held ~ session. Several council
men who were seen were 'mum'' on what
their action would be- under the circum-
stances. but II J. understood that viewing
the matter from all sides various members
81 the body are III the opinion that II
~h"uld stand by the meat Inspector. since
the complaints by the butcher are from
them alone. and since there have been no
complaints from the public.
Mayor a. A.. Browne. who waS seen to-
day, stated that II was not up To the conn
cll to act on the trouble that ha, arisen be-
tween Ovideo Garcia. one Of the complain
ing butchers. and the meat Inspector. lie
stated that ~ had turned the matter over
~ me sanitary committee, composed Of =.
!. ~BcnavIde~. chairman. T.. II. Thorn and
!. \. Rowe, and that he expects that com-
miitee e. carry out the duty he has set be-
Tore II. and report on ii III the next meet
M Of the city council.
Chairman Bcnavidc~ claims that up 10
Yesterday hc had been unable to get 4
meeting Of the committee owing To- the i'll
ness ~ one at the members. but H. be-
llcNcd that u would be impossible Ia sails
iactorily adjust the trouble IN committee.
and was If the opinion that both side,
should hc herd before q meeting of the
entire city council.
IN the meantime many citizen, are com
planning Of Il condition which permits Of the
great curtailing Of the supply Of meat "a
he had ~ the city. since no meat NAV be
sold outside 1T the city market. IL accord
ance with the ordinances of the city of
Brownsville.
Despite the fact that Garcia and al but
~" butchers. +. Cardena~ and W. Il. Lub-
book. have closed their shop, IN the city
market. there i n Vet no ~crinu, ehortnoe
~ meat. Both these nave been able 10
supply their own customers and many Of
those who previously had purchased from
the butchers closed down. Lubbock's ma :
Set closed II 10 o'clock this morning. prac-
tically sold out. but one IL nj emplove.
stated that the market still had 4 ~upply
on storage. The same condition exists
with the Cardena~ market.
Summarized. the meat situation in m.
city market j. Thu: Ovideo Garcia. il
seems. n financially able 10 bu. large
herds of cattle and pasture them for mar
Net purposes. Some Xix butchers. among
those who have closed. are not financially
able 10 buy meat on the foot. and they.
therefore. purchase whatever they need
from Garcia. II i understood that he sells
Y" Them az : cents a pound. Their over
head expenses they figure AT > cent. n
pound, and their profits they estimate al ,
cents 2 pound. IN other words. They con
duet their business from day t. day. buy
Ing their supply from Garcia. When Gar
ria withdrew from the market. those de-
pending upon him for their stocks nccc,-
~arlly withdrew with him. he IA, an
nounccd that h. will not slaughter another
beef y" long a. Inspector Parker holds
M position. claiming that Parker hn~ un-
Justly refused u approve for sale \ num.
brr ~ h. bccvc~.
butchers IN the market state that any
shortage 81 meat that may arise ~ the
present situation will be- due mainly Ia the
fact that II j. difficult u obtain cattle IN
III condition for slaughter because of the
weather conditions. There are al present
few cattle III the city IN shape for Slaueh-
ter. and there are me- herds Ia be- reached
easily with the exception 81 Garcia'>. A
>an Benlto man this morning approached
z number ot butchers and informed Them
that ~ would ~cll them M the meat they
wanted a IA cents q pound. They said
They could not buy II that price because
they could make no profit On IL.
Though several of the butchers who have
closed down their stalls are -tiIl having
Their daily rentals. other, are not. and N
was reported that the city will rem, those
SOILS Y" the first applicants. VI wa ~
ported also that the action of some II the
butchers may ~ construed - an act n
restrain 81 trade. which might possibly
bring ahoui some conflict with the state
laws.
IN The meantime. the subject continues
interesting to the citizens. who believe that
ihe city council should take Immediate and
definite action on the matter.
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