Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-06-29

Tor pointed out that ~ would De necessary
for the company TO amend IL charter to
take in the extension of franchise. Mr..
O'Brien thanked the council for their tav-
orable action on the proposal.
Equalization Board Renamed
Acting Mayor Dworman. with the APP
prevail of the council, appointed J. }. Har-
den, James A. Brown and John Bartlett ~
a board of equalization for the city. The
term Of the new board j. to begin July |.
Alderman Craig reporting for the com
mittee delegated by the council last Mon
day to select one of three bidders for the
work of auditing the city trea,urer's books
and his report of the financial condition of
the city stated that the committee had en-
gagged both of the two lowest bidders, W.
X. Mendenhall and Louis Cowen Ia do the
auditing conformity, at a cost Ia the city of
$50 in delinquent tax scrip. The work of
auditing was expected to be finished today.
Policeman Asks Reinstatement.
Mounted Patrolman Lucas j. Engleking,
recently dismissed by ". Il. Linton. chief
Of police, in n letter To the aldermanic body
aShCu ~ an - Us "'fs
mary discharge. Engleking stated that he
has been on the force fifteen months. The
council ordered investigation by the police
committee.
v. +. Tamayo, presiding Judge, and
Jorge Reyes, Judge for the fourth ward IN
the election To be held July 10 to vote on
the commission government charter draft
a. l - H. -.
ability Ia serve. The body then named
George Conner presiding Judge. Conner
will name the two Judges Ia till the places
of Reeves and himself. lie was the third
Judge for the ward n first appointed.
Street Cleaning Bids Will Be Asked.
Bids for cleaning and sprInkling
Brownsville streets and removing garbage
will be- advertised for. Specifications for
the work to be done by the successful bid
der were submitted n a hangover from
the last meeting and approved after some
discussion and some MINOR changes.
Streets in the paved district will be
swept with a horse drawn wagon hush at
ter III o'clock every night.
Two "white wings" Ia be paid by the
contractor, will keep the paved streets Of
the city swept clean of refuse during the
day. Sprinkling wagons will traverse pre-
scribed routes two, three and four times
daily. In the district bounded by Taylor
street, Eighteenth street and the post wall.
the st. l.. Il. & NJ. tracks, and the street
two blocks west of the Boulevard the gar
bage will be collected once each day. In
the section outside this district but with
in the city limits garbage and light trash
will be- hauled once a week. The city will
buy an additional street sprinkler.
Sanitary Ordinance Tabled.
The Advisory Supplement of the SAM
tary Code tor Texas, recommended by DIR.
A. l.. Lincecum, assistant state health Of
tcer, To be adopted by the council a a
sanitary ordnance was referred 10 the
sanitary committee with instructions that
they read and report on IT, The instrument
is lengthy. The committee i to report
next Monday.
Alderman Garcia then moved that all
properly checked bills be paid, and the
routine measure was passed
City Map Contract Let.
Sealed bids for a map of Brownsville To
be used in connection with an abstract of