Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-11-23
HARDIN Is MADE
SEXTON UNDER
NEW ORDINANCE
COUNCIL AUTHORIZES EXTENSION
OF LIGHTING SYSTEM WHERE
PROPERTY OWNERS WILLING.
TRAFFIC ORDINANCE AMENDED TO
PERMIT AUTOS TO STAND BEFORE
PLACES INDEFINITELY.

Mavor a. Albert Browne Yesterday aft
%crnoon appointed Idhn J. Hardin to the Of
ice of city sexton and the ao,Ion mct with
the unanimous approval 81 the council.
When the new cemetery ordinance wa~
passed. one month ago. MIR. Hardin. who
was serving under i contract with the city.
va given thirty DAYS notice If the terni-
nation of the contract. In addition To the
petition Of Mr.. Hardin to be reappointed
to the office Y petition wa~ presented sew
cral weeks ago by the former sexton, IL.
Reyes. who served IN this position twenty
one wears. Mr.. Reyes petition was not
considered IN open council Yesterday.
City Building Inspector Martin Hanson
reported that H. had Inspected and con
dcmpcd IN Old she'd on the corner Of Ninth
and Lcvee streets. of which several com
plants had beer made and that H. had mo-
titled the agent 81 the owner, and ordered
the she'd removed.
The amendments ~ the traffic ordinance.
discussed two weeks ago at the council
meeting. were submitted and passed YES
tcrdny. The section requiring automobiles
to burn nj least two lights On the front and
one on the rear when left standing after
sunset and before sunrise was amended 10
read I'D least one light burning On the front.
This amendment was made because car-
are being built which nave only one large
headlight on the front. The ordinance was
further amended Ia read that private We
hiclc@ might stand in front of amy resi-
dcnce ~ business building indefinitely ~
long ~ the owner of the property did not
object. The ordinance formerly read that
II vehicle could not ~ LETT standing longer
than thirty minutes IN front Of 4 place oi
business or q residence.
A~ the ordinance failed tn specify y
license fee for motor trucks. The section
fixing licenses Tor hacks and dray~ was
amended M take III this class uf tran-por-
%.atiou. The tees provided w the %ordinanc,
are. per annum: Truck, Of one ton capa-
city. ~ cents, two tons and les than three,
81 three tons and over. $50.
Alderman B~enavidcS. chairman Of the
claims committee. stated that in the matter
NJ the claim w 4. y. Clay for work "
strengthening the city lcvee in West
Brownsville. the committee had been IN
able ~ meet and adjust the claim. The
amount asked by MIR. Clay j. S346.
Alderman Putcenat said that to protect
that part MI the city properly from cu.
croachmcnt by the river it would be- nccc~.
nm. fo strengthen the entire river front {,
thr .n. irrational bridge and that under tht
spTr-c.t 'ud cI the city did no have til,
money available - devote to that work.
\. NM. DAVIS. ritN engineer. asked iii u,
cnrld make :u c-ifmiir ~ the prnbahl,
co~i If -urh work. replied that an c~limat,
would hr almost lrlm-~ihlr tu figure hu
that H. dId uot thing w could possibly u,
done Tor les than 5000. Nh. Davis state,
that h would ~ impossible tu determine
whether NJ not Il brush rll would hold. tla
the work done by MIR. Clay in w.
Brownsville had held and had made Il DEL
ttID land