Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-07-20

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property in Brownsville. the commit
tee stated that the bid Of City Engineer
Davis. $3.50. seemed hest for the city
TO accept. Davis agrees To- give the
present owner. and the appearance of
the property on the delinquent tax
rolls. If any. and the ownership from
1901 10 1914. L. a. Kinder. for an
abstract giving the present owner. bid
800. X. T.. Holland on the same has
l. hid 1924. Other bids were east out
at the last meeting as q high for
consideration. The bid Of City Eginccr
Davis was accepted. There are 1000
separate pieces of property in the city
and the abstract will require at least
three months Ia make.
Refusing Ia pay the tax Of dol
lar a day required of vendors in the
municipal market. and alleging that
meat il sold on the streets by peddlcrs
who pay no tax whatsoever, a meat
market recently established by special
permit outside the city market present
ed a petition Ia have the TAX removed.
Council members were strongly IN ia
vor of rcvoking the permit. Aldermen
the council passed a special ordinance
allowing meat to BE- sold outside the
city market in stalls perfectly screened
and subject 60 constant sanitary in
spcction. The dealer now complak ming
accepted the conditions and agreed to
pay the dollar day fee. as well as filing
a bond for $1,000 10 insure the keep
ing of sanitary regulations. The pro
test was referred 10 the market com
mittee.
Again the lax collector complained Of
the number of taxable vehicle owners
who are jumping the tax. and for the
second time the collector asked the
council for y special collector Ia round
up rcmiss owners His request was
shunted To- the finance committee. who
will determine whcthc" such an officer
can he hired. 1t was stated that the
special deputy collector will pay W
salary plus a handsome gain Ia the city
by rounding up deliquents.
The Brownsville Bank and Trust com
pany was named as the city depository
for the ensuing year when bids for the
pos, were opened. This bank will pay
six and onr-third percent the year on
city funds deposited there. Other bids
were 4.05 percent by the Merchants
National Bank and i.l1 percent by the
State Bank and Trust Go. The First
National Bank. having two of its Of
ficers members of the council did not
submit "A bid.
Attorney Green presented a copy OF
voucher sent Ia him for collection by
Engineering News. for advertising for
niis on paving under the last admins
%trItiou. The fund on which the voucher
was drawn j. ont If existence. The 40
voucher was referred IT, the claims com
Chief 81 police ". Is. Linton WAS up
held IN the police conEnItic" ~ dis
messing Mounted patrnlman Lucas
fn.lrkir". En"lcEing asked the com
I'll TOR an .uAt ~iit tom ~ hi, d,>niS-
sal The cot-u n ca ~" i"rnri If the
police commit, dr iiu~j - fcin>tatc
me officer.
In view If the reduction al idc base
rate of fire Insurance - Brownsville
shortly TO TIC asked If the hoard ni
tire underwriters Fire Marshall Mar
tin Hansen submitted y written report
of the fires ~ the ritv from September
II 1911 to July ~. 1919. three wears
and ten months. Property loss for the
entire period was sl6.9o6. The value of
the property afirc was Sll23lo. The
fire department. therefore. saved ~
and , 10 percent at the property At
tackled by flames. Seventy eight calls
were put in during the ~ months, an
average Of less than two a month. SIX
were false alarms. IL were calls 10 put
ont burning brush and rubbish. IL We're