Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-08-11


The city council met IN regular session
"a the city hall in the council chambers
al . o'clock Yesterday afternoon. and dur.
ing 4 ~ minutes session disposed uf Il
fargo volume Of business.
The most important matters coming
before the body were the orlcrin. OF a
special election 40 vote on whether u com
miSSicn Up frame a new charter shall he
chosen and passing an ordinance. ~,
pointing a board Of equalization.
The much talked ~ meat market for
West Brownsville was again taken M
and remains III nearly the same shape il
did ~ the adjournment Of the last meet
Ing.
After the reading ~ the minutes hN
city Secretary Nillarrcal. which were az
proved a. read. Mayor Browne brought
up the matter OF the appointment Of The
hoard 1T equalization mentioning the fact
that this board had been appointed by
him at the last meeting. hnt \ ruling ~
the city attorney was that the selection
0f this body had 10 W. made IN an Urtlin.
ance passed ~ the council ~ a whole or
a two thirds vote ~ the council.
The mayor then read the follow ing
ordinance. which was passed ~ \ fun
vote of the council
An ordinance crcatin. the hoard ~
equalization ~ The CITY If Brownsville.
sor The year 1911. and fixin. the time for
The meeting nf said board Of cunaliza-
tion and repeating I'll ordinances and
parts of ordinances In conflict Herewith.
BE II ordained ~ the city council II
the City of Brownsville. Texas:
First. The following persons each BE-.
Ing qualified voters and residents and
property owners Of the City 81 Browns
Vile. are hereby appointed ~ commis
SloncrS 10 act and constitute the board
~ equalization For said citv for The year
Of 1911. towit: James II. AIcAllcm. T.. l..
combc and Martin I.cstiero. and thcy
>hall each receive 49, compensation fnr
their services. the sum ~ =; per ,lav for
each dav IN which They perform their
services ~ commissioners III said hoard
~ equalization and the city secretary ~
law j. authorized to act ~ secretary ~
said hoard and BE- paid the sum ~ ~ per
day for each day IN which h. performs his
services ~ secretary nf said board.
Second. Said hoard IL equalization
shall meet ia the city council chambers
Of said city or a suitable place To BE-
designated TN them on The first dav ~
September. 1911. aud thereafter from
time a. time until such time a. the legal
duties Of said hoard shall he Completed
After the passing ~ this ordinance ere
aiing the board If equalization Mayor
Brown then read Il resolution prepared
by the city attorney calling for the city
charter election. This resolution reads
~ follows:
he II Resolved. ~ the CITY Council
"a brownsville. Texas. that nm election
will be held On the third Tuesday III sep
temlrr. A.D.. 1911. the same being the
fifteenth dav ~ said month al which time
The following question shall ~ submitted
to the qualified voters Of said city to-
wit: shall \ commission bc chosen to
frame a new charter2~
Passed IA 4 regular session III The
city council of the city Of Brownsville
this the tenth tlav ~ August A.D. 1911.
Signed. \. \. Browne. Mavor Attest.
'ri~antu Nillarrcal. citv secretary
After the passing of this ordinance the
mayor then read from 4 prepared lit
the names # Judges aud clerks who will
preside ~ the election IN August H..
They are ~ follows:
FIRST Ward-A. II. Cole. presiding: :.
~ ITALIAN and J. u. Allen. Judges: II. a..
'aNaz"> ami George Head clerks.
Second Ward Frank Champion. pre-
siding: Phil Barbour and II. II. Connie
judges: George Stowe and \. q. Morris
Third Ward-B |. ILinklev. presiding:
A. Turk and III. a.. MaItby. Judges John
and A. Dittmahn. clerks.