Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-08-24
BAN ON PUBLIC
DANCE HALL BY
CITY COUNCIL
VICTORIA COLONlk BALE GROUND is
ADJUDGED NUISANCE AND Or
DERED TO CLOSE UP.
C0UNCILMANIC COMMITTEE WILL
CONFER WITH COUNTY-MAY RE-
SUIT IN MORE CLOSING.

The bale or public dance as a Ii
censed institution in Brownsville may
90. The city council Yesterday afternoon
upon a resolution introduced by Alder
man W. {. Craig. ordered the Victoria
dancing ground. located in the Victoria
Colonia. an addition east Of Browns
willie, to be closed at once. the action be-
ing taken upon a petition To the council
by residents in the addition who com
planned that the ground Was a night
noise nuisance.
As a result Of this petition the council
dc. ided to issue no more licenses Ia pub
liz dances until a general investigation
Of conditions surrounding these public
dances is completed. Alderman Enrique
Garcia. who has been active i'm working
for regulation Of the bales. declares
there are eases where the bales are
merely crime breeders. and next 10 reg
ulation he favorS aholiShinc the public
dance entirely.
There are two other public dancing
grounds in the city hut no compl@int IN
regard 10 their operation has been made.
However. Mayor Browne appointed Al
dermen Wise. Craig and Garcia 2 com
mittee to meet with county of. 'ialS for
a general discussion of the bale qucS
ton.
add icty council. $500. ........
The council threatens Ia revoke the
contract made recently with J. J. Har-
den head Of the association owning the
Bucna Vista Burial Park. for maintain
i'm. the city ccmesery. The mayor in
>tructcd the city secretary 10 notify the
concern To- have = representative at the
next Mondays meeting 10 explain rlau-
scs In the contract. viii IA is subject t.
cancellation al amy time the city sees
lit. The question arose over the prrSen
tation of a hill hy the carctakcr Tor go
covering the costs Of burial for seven
It ocrurrcd "a members Of
ihc council that any one on the mere
statement that h. could not pay for
burial park was to bury paupcrS in its
permit. With would mean a great ~
pcnSc Ia the city each month ffor the
burial II pauprrS. This brought before
he council the question or what method
WAS t. IT, pursued ia CHASING persons a.
p1rp"rS.
Ny C':ccI Cemetery Contract.
The contract iciween the car'takel
and the t.tI.tIi IVY understood T.: mem
brrS Vi Ia c.rutl provided that IN
burial ualk Mas .u hIN fdupcrS IN Its
burial ground M $50 for opening
graves. ht wiihuIi est d" the cItv.
Heretofore. in The 81, city cemetery. the
panpcr burial ground ~ f'rh - now
filled. those who were unable ~ llN the
sexton fur opening the graves N"i" M"
mittcd 10 open graves themselves undo
The supervision of the sexton THIS "i
parrntlv is nrt permitted hIn'lrr An
Harden contract. From sentiment IN
ong the councilmcn il seemed certain
that the contract would br revoked. and
chat the city will purchase additional
grounds adjoining the cemetery f."
new paup"rS' burial ground. This i {
vored hv some members of the cornell
including Aldermen Wise and Carl
Alderman Garcia said several pitifui
appeals have been made 10 him hv pee
pie who said they did net have the mon
CIV 10 pay for burial Of their relatives
In Honor of Late Alderman.
Aldermen Putcenat, Rowe and Craig
presented a resolution in memory Of the
late Alderman :. l.. Dworman. Ate
being read the resolutions were ordere'
spread upon the minutes Of the CT,
council.
Mavor Browne re eived and turned
over To Chairman :. |. BenavidrS Of tn
sanitary committee. y copy 81 the sup
plcmcnt to the sanitary codes of Texas.
which the city plans 10 adopt in order
e. enforce certain sanitary regulations
III The city. Alderman BenavideS viii
present recommendations in connection
viii H. ah'pii y w this code at ia
next meeting If the council.
The Clean-up Problem.
I'll" qnesiion 81 h NV the citv Is t.
hen y.~nste anI alleys continues t.
be- 4 matter of moment III III" counci'
10 satiSfirt " pltn for h1ndling thi
department ahyimg been decided upon ~
vet. 81 Mondays meeting Alderman
Wise presented his estimate of the cost
Ia the city Of doing this work itself. hav
inc the necessary carts ii hand. the g.
innate providin. for the leasing Of sev
eral mules ~ =, n month per head. III
estimated the cost ~ about Si0n . montl
~ the ciiy. The matter was referred I
II" streets an,l bridges committee which
, viii consider hat along with Seyera
other plans IA hand.
a permit granted To n butcher To op
crate a meat market outside the cit.