Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-03-03
AGAIN DELAYED
Is THE CHARTER
ADJOURNED SESSION OF CITY
COUNCIL. HELD TODAY WAS IN
ABLE To PASS ORDINANCE FOR
COMMISSION ELECTION
ONE VOTE CAST AGAINST
ALDERMAN III a. KIRK. IN AN
SENCE OF ALDERMEN \. ALBERT
BROWNE AND JAMES a. BROWNE
WOULD NOT VOTE FOR ELECTION

The unNilinguc>S of Alderman III. y
Kirk a. vote IN the absence Of Aldermen
4. Albert Browac aud James \. Browne
COR the proposition 20 give the people ~
brownsville 10 vote for or against "a
hartrr commits sion at the next city clrr
ton. resulted again in delay. Alder
man Kirk said that h. felt that the ab
sent aldermen were among the largest
.axpnNcrs i'm Brownsville. and therefore
should not he 'diSfranchiscd and that
The matter should IT, allowed 10 hold over
until their return 10 Brownsville
Notwith>t tandiug that Alderman :. y.
nworman. who l. closely rSsoriatcd viii
the Brownies. assured Alderman Kirk
hat they were in favor of giving the
rrnplr an orportunitv 10 vote for or
'glin>i the proposition Mr. Kirk felt
hat H. still would east his vote against
he calling ~ nrh an election. or ~
east until their return
Tire suggestion ~ Alderman w. a..
;'raig that Alderman Kirk rcprr>cm''i
he people of the Third ward and not the
lI>cnt aldermen brought forth no reply.
Mnvnr A n Cole ATTEMPTED to have
the charter commission election matter
~ come NJ before the council Yesterday
afternoon hut the absence " Alderman
r. l.. Cain. whose vote was needed for
The required tvnthirdS vote " the conn.
H. which took place ~ the city hall at
10 o'ciock this morning The aldermen
nrr.cnt YESTERDAY afternoon including
Nldrrmrn Craig Renavidc>. Thorn. Kirk
1md Dworman. agreed 10 he ou hand ~
~ time agreed upnn this morning.
N wnS not anticipated that there
would hc anv hitch in the matter ~ call
ing the election since II hnS hrcn gcncr-
rllv known that practically ail members
Il the council were ia favor ~ calling
the r'-riinn. The harmonious meeting NJ
MOndlv afternoon was another favorable
inLic tion. Therefore when the TctiOn "a
'lopt the resolution calling the elrr
tinn was made nv Aldermen Cain this
morning. md seconded ~ Alderman W
" r. Craig the voting was begun. Alder
man Craig voted ave" Alderman Cain
voted ave" and the next vote to IT, pollc5
was Alderman Kirk. who arose and read
a statement h. hal prepared explaining
why hc voted no WV the proposition al
this time
Since Alderman Kinks vote was needed
nnt proceeded with. and after short
discussion the meeting was adjourned
until Aldermen A. Albert Browne and
James A. Browne should bc heard from
Mr. Kirk in regard to the asSuranc,
" Aldcrman nworman stated that hc III,
not question that hut that ~ he himself
had been closely connected with James
A. Browne during the past two wears
lnd that h. had had two hours convcr
Saiion with the latter before his depart
urr. during which nothing concerning
charter commission election hid brci
mentioned he felt that ID would H. no
thing more than right for him ~ with
hold action until the return of the othe
men.
Mr. Kirk indicates that w the llIsr1
aldermen were in favor II calling th'
election b. might also favor ".
N y still not too late ~ naS~ the re-
hlriinn so a~ 10 hermit the election ~ IL
held 10 the gencrnl election on April
~ 'hr council viii H. held during th
week ~ tnkr another vote on IN. Thi
md IL j. possible that special meeting
taken ano.hcr vote ~ the matter Thi
viii give the required thirtv davs time
" the election Is not called this week
hnpc~cr and the council still desires n
hold in. II will he necessary 90 hold
special election for the purpose.