Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-07-07
VOTERS TO HAVE
OPPORTUNITY TO
PASS JUDGMENT
CITY POLL TAX HOLDERS WILL VOTE
ON PROPOSITION FOR COM
MISSION GOVERNMENT.
PETITION BEING CIRCULATED WITH
LIST OF FIFTEEN MEN AS
THE CANDIDATES.

! .Shall q commission be- chosen 10 frame
2 new charter for The city Of Brownsville,
| Texas! 2"
! That Will be- the question To be- decided
IN the voters Of Brownsville al munich
pal election to d. held i'll the city oi
Brownsville on next Saturday. July 10. II
the majority ut voters vote III favor Of the
new charter each will lit the names Of
fifteen men to form the charter commi~-
sion The duties of this commission will
~ to form the new charter for the city Of
Brownsville Opposition 10 the PROPOSE
tiuu means only the scratching Of the
uc~tiun
This will be- the second election within
inrary year un thl- question. the last one
having carried heavily III favor uf the for
nation of such u charter commission.
though the-vutr east wa- only 22l. Sever
III efforts were made by Mayor a. Albert
Browne to get the commission elected at
that time together a. begin work on the
formation ~ the charter. bat for some IN
icNplaincd CAUSES. the effort failed.
reasons nn meeting was ever held.
a city official today made II clear that
To- vote in favor of framing new char
ter ana selecting the commission Ia frame
the charter does not mean necessarily that
the voter binds himself To pass favorably
un the Props, charter NJ Y; completed
form when 1t l. submitted to the voters for
approval or rejection The election is
l., III.
pliance with it, platform promise to give
the city of Brownsville commission GOV
Icrumrnt III Y wants Ill Therefore. the elec-
tion TO name a commission which will
frame the new charter and present it TO
the citizens tai acceptance
Citizens of Brownsville who have taken
an interest n commission government a.
conducted III other cities III the state have
already IN large number expressed them
-elvc- IN i9Nor Of it~ adoption by Browns
vlllc. believing this city to have such ex-
lensive interests that they demand the
constant attention OF directing heads
Government BY commission l. the form
IN favor IN Brownsville. but some Senti-
ment has been expressed for what J. known
NJ the 'city manager" plan. which means
the election Of commission of three or
five citizens who serve to direct the affair.
ot the city. the commission to meet once
monthly to pass Oh the acts of the mana
ger. However. the charter commission, If
elected, will pass on these matters, in the
drafting of the charter
/ \ petition has been circulated in the
clty and literally signed by qualified voters
iIt l. understood, which seeks la have the
names Of fifteen citizens placed on the bal
lot candidates for membership on the
commission 10 draw up the charter. This
lpetltion contains the names of several of
the men selected III the election last fall.
with the addition of several names of men
interested IN public welfare and civic mat
ter>. The petition has already been filed
with Acting Mayor :. l.. Dworman.
The list includes: Saunders Gregg 4.
II. More. Il. u. Rcntfro. NJ j. Slattrry.
;. II. llaliam. Amos Rich. VI. j. Garcia.
!. \. Graham. j. Il. Scott. \. w. Wood.
y. /. tanalcS. ID. H. cummins. II. r.
'rraeer Louis Cobolini and +. 4. Mon.
sees.