Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-04-13
CITY ACTS ON
REPORT OF THE
FIRE MARSHAL
INSTRUCTS COMMITTEE TO SEE THAT
TRASH AND OTHER LITTER
IS CLEARED.
COUNCIL CANvASSES LATE CITY
ELECTION AND DECLARES
NEW MEN ELECTED.

Enrique 81. iarcla and Leo Wise were
officially declared elected aldermen: :. /.
Dworman. ". &. Craig and Il. VI. Dallcll
were pronounced rc-clcctcd. ~ The regular
meeting ~ the city council IN o'clock
Monday. This formal canvas, wa, the
most important feature of the meeting.
Acting Mayor :. l.. Dwurman. Aldermen
Bcnavide~, Craig. Dalzcll and Puicgnat.
City Attorney q. a. Kinder, and City See
rotary Nillarrcal were present ~ the meet
ing. The returns were:
Alderman. First Ward t-hort tcrml-W.
4. Craig ~ votes. no opposition.
Alderman First Ward tlong tcrm)-Leo
Wise; ~ votes, n" opposition.
Alderman Second Wards. l.. Dworman
35 votes r. y. Russell q votes.
Alderman, Third Ward-R. VI. Dalzcll.
- votes: no opposition.
Alderman. Fourth Ward. Enriunc 4.
Garcia. ~ votes; ~ opposition.
The city secretary was instructed Ia
prepare the proper oath To he signed by
the newly elected aldermen. Wise and
Garcia. The new aldermen II u expected
will take The oath 1T office ~ the Ia~i meet
lng this month.
Fire risk ia the business section of
Brownsville was brought out IL the report
L. the council 81 Fire Marshal Martin
Hanson. The yard IN the rear of the build
ing az ll0j Elizabeth street Mr.. Hanson
said hr found a. be- Uttered with waste
paper and intlammablc trash. A vacant
lot adjoining the Stcgman building. front
ing ON the alley. he found in a similar con-
diiinn. Ia the residence section the fire
marshal ccn~ured ho~u~eholdcr- who. after
shade trees are trimmed, throw the dead
branches INTO the ALLEYS. lie made it
plam % the council that all these practices
offend against the public dcccnry. ~ well
a. increasing the fire hazard. The conn
al dccidcd Ia have the sanitary committee
instruct the police department to notify
property holders ~ clean ~ rubbish ~
~ prosecuted.
\ bill due the Mo~lcr Safe company. al
,lo0. for . iireproot safe tor the u~c 1T
the city treasurer and city tax collector
wa ordered paid. The council later H.,
cu~~cd the advi~ahilitV Of hrin.in. az the
large vault now on the ground floor of
the citN hall 10 the tax collectors office
- that u may H. used u store the city tax
record. the most valuable rccord~ the city
hat. Acting Mayor Dworman pointed ont.
The plan was referred 10 the market house
committee.
Mr.. Dwurman reported 10 the council
that the city hall and market house needs
repair, particularly the roof. To do away
with the ndor from the market. hc laid he
fore the body 4 proposal t. build two en-
closed air shafts mp through the upper
rooms To- the roof. estimating the cost of
putting N the vrntilaiur~ ~ 5000. This
matter was also referred a. the market
house committee.
4 bill of ~2S. -. presented hv II. l.. Nor
RI. city undertaken. for hurial~ was order
~ paid. \ bill from City Engineer Davi~
for S3G.lO. the cost Of ten cubic yard~ Of
concrete used n weights To hold the brush
mattresses Just put n along the river bank
AZ the foot ~ Lcvee street. was ordered
paid on the completion Of the work.
II was moved. seconded and passed that
III property certified bills on hand be- paid
without detailed action ~ the council.
Mr. Dworman advised the council that
the city l. IN arrears sixty days on pay
mcnt Of. interest on bonds. The citv treas
urer wa~ instructed - pay holders ot cou-
pon~ on these bonds immediately.
Action wa~ taken 10 hasten the arrival
of blank deeds to lots IN the city cemetery.
h. +. lIlnklcy having made application to
the city some time since ~ buy lot~ for
cash. Action on thi~ i still waiting on the
coming of the necessary blanks from San
Antonio.