Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-07-27
HITCH
ON CLEANING
CITY STREETS
HIGH BIDS CAUSES CITY FATHERS
TO SERIOUSLY CONSIDER DOING
WORK ON OWN ACCOUNT.
NEW ARRANGEMENT is MADE FOR
THE CARE OF CITY CEMETERY
WITH BUENA VISTA PEOPLE.

hh Ah' - u idhu-di'h H'NAiiS VI
the city council yesterday afternoon was
enlivcncd briefly by an economic argu-
mcnt between two aldermen when Council
man Garcia laid before the body an eSti-
mate made by the committee designated To
investigate what IL wnJld cost the city to
do the work Of cleaning sheets, sprinkling
and scayenging. The lowest contractors
tbil was over 5000 a monlh The commit
tee estimates that the city can do the
work for 5000 a month.
Eight dump carts the city now has,
needing only repair to make them avail
able. Eight mules will he needed for the
dump carts, costing S3 u month apiece
for rent and $3.50 a month apiece for
ieed-Sl24 a month IN all. Eight men ~
drivers for the dump carts at $50 a month
.,ach-and there the economic discussion
aru~e-add $l60 to the monthly budget.
Two Sprinkler~ the city has already and
two weeg- ago the council agreed that the
city could get along without another. The
third sprinkler \ not included IN the e~ti-
mate. Four mules Tor the two sprinkler
would cost S62 for rent and feed. Two
men add $40 to the roll. The street sweep
~ will cost @3l a month for mule rent and
feed aud $50 Tor a man. Alderman Garcia
recommends i certain man. name not
specified ~ vet. Tor the position Of fore
man al T15 4 month. with $3.50 for horse
feed for the foreman'~ mount. The two
t.urLtt.. uty.s- +" included an tl. ...pf p4At
or,' estimates. who were To sweep up
around the edges Of the track Of the
sweeper path and tidy up generally, are
thrown ont eft the scheme. The grand total
Tor each month j. 1'24.50, not including
repair bills or initial outlay for harness
and equipment.
Mayor Browne accepted the report Of
the committee. ordered II filed, and added
nai 10 uuuld lc discussed at the next
meeting. Alderman ". II. Putcgnat. char
uau Wy NJ VI. y; "rd bridge committee.
Mas uut present vi yesterdays meeting.
The Gene ny Question.
Since n. Revr-. rarrtIkcr If the city
cemetery, i removed from office on Aug-
at | ~ action of The council aiken two
months ago. ii became necessary ye~tcr-
mcni~ To- have the cemetery cared for. John
j. Harden representing the Buena Vista
Perpetual Care Burial Park, presented \
proposal III the council which was accepted
and which will hold ~ least for a month.
Harden agrees to put The cemetery ~ good
shape. cut weeds. repair fences around
Iot-. and keep the area Ia trim condition
tor 93j a month. the salary at the rctlr-
my carctakcr. lli~ company will take
charge Of selling lots III the city cemetery
lot sold.
Mr.. Harden saws he can 20 the work
we'll on the present salary allowed the
caretnker plus what he j able to collect
from individuals for special care Of plots.
since he already has a force Of men
working 81 the Buena Vista cemetery
nearby. and can DO the extra work with
the same force.
Five dollars u specified n the fee Tor
opening and closing graves, except for
lLt l4IAI UiiIlil~- lOl tllf@t liAih't - 1
receive $50 for each burial. plus $3.50
Tor opening aud closing the grave. Paupers
will b. buried IL PAGES ~ the Buena Wis
Ia Burial Park. IL there i no more space
w TIE uld %potter's field. Alderman Garcia
objected at this point IN the reading of
Harden PROPOSAL. saying that there J.
plenty mt pace. Someone else countcred
~ saying that there + space for the whole
population II the current practice of bury
lng over and over IN the same ground l.
followed. A third said facetiou>ly that
the paupers were supposed TO rest in peace
for two wears before the bones were taken
up and thrown away. a chorus of alder
men exclaimed that no such rule was be-
ing followed.
Harden further agrees 70 compile an
abstract Of the ownership Of each plot IN
the cemetery. to keep full records, and.
finally, to allow the city to terminate the