Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-05-07
CITY COUNCIL IN
SECRET SESSION
CITY ALDERMEN DISCUSS THE
BUDGET BEFORE PRESENTING
1T FOR PASSAGE At MEETING
on NEXT MONDAY.
NEWSPAPER MEN BARRED
WORK * NOT COMPLETED AT
TWO HOUR SESSION lESTEE
DAY. AND COMMITTEE W H..
WORK On PROPOSITION.

During an executive session ut the
city hall yesterday afternoon the city
council in adjourned meeting considered
the budget which has been tentatively
drawn MP covering the period from May
| 1912. to April ~. 1914 Consideration
of the budget was nOt completed at the
meeting Yesterday afternoon. owing to
the fact that some uf the figures Will
have To be. gonc over again. According
To the statement of one councilman fol
lowing the meeting. the tax rate of
sl.0a IL which ii has already been an
.nounccd in The Herald is contemplated
.by this budget. still holds and indica-
fiionS are that the budget will pass on
a basis If Sl.02 L.
The council went into executive Scs-
sion following the adoption Of n mo.
iion by Alderman w. 4. Craig. who
stated hat a. the figures for the bud
yet submitted were only in conSiG n.
tiun and that ID was undesirable 10 per.
init the public 10 become confused by
figures given later. he deemed
il wise 10 enter an executive session.
Only the newspaper mcnt present left
the hall. Several other persons re.
manned.
The desire appears to he general
among the councilmcn 10 hold the gen
cal tax down Ia Sl.02 IL. which il the
same rate that was in effect at the last
tax levy. The figure j. exclusive Of the
special school tax a - II rents which
was passed lay the city council in Jan
uary. The total rate therefore. if the
tax contemplated passes. would bc
sl.27 II on the 800 valuation.
City Attorney T. \. Kinder submitted
IN ordinance 10 the council defining the
four wards Of the city. and ID was
PASSED by the council. This ordinance
was prepared az the request of j. III.
Hamilton. who proposes 10 buy the
citys outstanding script. 1t was a de-
tail necessary in the legal tcchnicalitics
before taking the script over.
The city council authorized City AT
torncy I. \. Kinder To compromise for
$50 and court costs the suit entered bv
the city against a concern that bonded
y. \. Stobart, former superintendent Of
the water and light department.
Upon the recommendation Of Chair
man BcnavidcS Of the claims committee
a duplicate warrant will lie issued To
j. IL. Hays. in place of one declared To-
have been lost.
City Attorney 4. A.. Kinder during
the executive session Yesterday after
noon submitted the council Il new traffic
ordinance that hc has drawn up. The
ordinance was not passed upon by the
council. hut was referred Ia the streets
and bridges committee.
The ordinance j. am exhaustive one and
covers many phases of the traffic queS-
tion, affecting automobiles. motor cycles.
wagons and vehicles Of every kind.
Turns are outlined. The keep to the
right &C L. is thoroughly gone into. Ii
i thought the ordinance submitted by
Mr.. kintcr will serve the citv Of
Brownsville for many wears to come.
II has been considered that an If
f%cctivc traffic ordinance has been
especially needed IN this city. owing IA
the narrowncSS Ut the streets in the
business section aud The large number
of automobiles ia the gifN