Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-03-16
CITY COUNCIL
TO EXTEND TIME
TO PAY TAXES
ADJOURNED MEETING TO Be HELD
TO ADVANCE DELINQUENT DATE
ABOUT THIRTY DAYS.
ALDERMAN PUTeGaAT TAKES UP
CUDGEL FOR EMPLOYEES WHO
HAD SALARIES CUT.

Declaring unjust TIE action w the city
council at it, last meeting IN finding new
work for two city officials and using that
a. u means "a raise their salaries while
other employees Of the city were forced ~
submit ~ \ general reduction WI their
wages, according 10 the last budget. Alder
man M. III. Puitrrnat MI thc mprtin. III thr
council Yesterday afternoon moved the
reconsideration Of the action and the ap-
pruvll nt the minutes ut The preceding
meeting with the exception 81 that por-
ton relating to the INSPECTOR 81 weights
and measure" and the additional salary
voted ~ the office 81 the city tax collector
for collecting the market revenue The in-
~pcctor ~ weights and measures. ~ Of
flee that wa~ 10 have hvru established WA
70 have been also thc -luuubiprhou-c in-
>pcctor and 10 receive 30 a month for
the additional duty. The tax collector
was "a receive S1n 4 month additional for
collecting the market revenue.
Alderman -. l. Bcnavid,- seconded Al
derman ~putc-u1t'~ motion. and when the
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dcrman Dalxcll favored reconsideration
and placing the mait,r IN the hands ~ the
finance committee tnr " report. while AT
dcrman W. 4. Craig voted IN opposition
a. III. Alderman putcsnat.. when the mat
ter first came up for consideration M the
previous session did not vote on either uf
the measure. and declared himself a- nut
hcing IN favor ~ amy increases Of salary
under amy circumstances unless mn the city
employee who submitted tn reductions also
benefited IN Increases. IT, questioned
also whether the office Nj Inspector WI
weight and measures wa~ 4 necessity in
the city M Brownsville.
II. Bishop filed with the city council "
petition 10 establish q sanitary market ut
1921 Elizabeth street. The petition was
referred t. the sanitary committee - The
council 10 investigate how. III al all. the
granting w the petition would conflict with
the present citv ordinances requiring an
butchers. cir.. M ~ iu the city market.
The council authorized the mayor to ac-
ccpt the offer ~ the Crcn~otcd Wood
if'' = N'AAfHHNNs MiNf fNNA'AA W. 0ff~
cept 5000 a. the balance Of the city, ia
debtcdnc-- M the company uf ~IGnn and
interest for four months. the city rclca~-
inr any aud all claim- on the company
and releasing the company from it~ bond
10 keep the paving IN repair. Mayor Pro
Tenn nW"rman explained NJ the council
that thc city would Still have II POO. ONLY
5000 nj which the city would have 10 eN-
pend M thl- time tu place the paving w
even better shape than Il wa~ kept by the
paving company. This would leave w
balance W. 500 to Nv used wv necessary W
repairing the paving.
The mayor authorized thc city secretary
to write Ia q Galveston firm asking prices
on 2 carload M paving blocks with which
10 make repairs w the paving here.
Alderman Craig made am effort t. have
the council authorize the payment MI $1,000
ont Of the market house revenue thi~ wear
10 clear an 4 deficiency Ut that amount ia
the 1914 salary lit. The alderman -aid
that the budget provided for only $4,000 of