Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-06-13

Brownsville will soon have n model
slaughter house, incinerator and cold stor-
age room. This was definitely decided up
on at yesterday afternoons meeting of the
city commission. and the city manager has
been instructed to secure plans and speci-
ficatlons of modern abbattoir. The
commission decided that 20 pressing was
the need of better butcherng place that
IL would be built even though the city had
to go in debt 10 finance the proposition. Ii
Is planned to build modern slaughtering
room, an incinerator for burning the refuse
and cold storage room for the reception
of the meat before it is brought to the
market house.
The construction of a new slaughter
house, or abbatoir. i not n new matter be-
fore the city council. More than six
years ago, under the administration Of for
mer Mayor Benjamin kowalski. the city
voted bonds to the amount of $4,000 for
the construction of q plant, but as the
amount later was deemed too small for
the plant believed to he necessary. the
bond issue was allowed TO go by default.
Later the city health officer urged the city
to build a modern plant. which it i esti-
mated will cost about $4,000.
At yesterdays meeting, called two days
in advance Of the regular session because
of the probable absence of Mayor Browne
from the city on that date, a board of
equalization was appointed. The board
will consist of d. l.. Spero, f. II. T. How
ard and Ellis CLANCY. 1t will meet as soon
as Mr.. Spero returns from Atlanta. Ga,
where he goes to attend the Rotary con
vention.
The matter of increasing the pay of
some office employees in the city hall was
taken up but il was decided Ia await the
return of the city manager before taking
action on the matter. The city also dis
eussed the oil contract for the next year.
but tabled the matter without action until
the return Of Mr.. Williams. The fuel oil
contractors have advanced the price of
that commodity TO an extent that the price
is almost oppressive and it i hoped that a
different scale can be arranged.
With Chief Of Police Linton the com
mssioners discussed the removal of the
"red light" district from the vicinity of the
post wall II was decided 10 ask the co
operation of the county in Kidding the city
Of this nuisance as the jurisdiction of the
city court i limited to vagrancy charge
and fine the inmates of the district are
able to pay. Mr. More, Mr.. Browne and
Mr.. Linton this morning visited General
Morton and informed him Of the action Of
the city and expressed their willingness ia
comply with any request Of the military
authorities in regard to the matter.
Mr.. Browne informed the commission
Of the visit of Mr. Summers Of the State
Council Of Defense TO Brownsville and Of
the proposed establishment of free mu-
nicipa employment bureau for the mutual
benefit of the employer and of the laborer
II was decided that this work would be
handled by the city secretary's office and
that any one desiring either a position OF
in search Of laborers could make appica
tion to the city clerk.
A letter from the Sentinel publishing
company requesting the city to make il
possible for the company to connect will
the sanitary sewerage system was referred
to the city attorney for favorable action.
Night Lieutenant of Police o. Henry
Gordon was appointed to the office Of city
fire marshal To fill the vacancy caused by
the resignation Of Stanley Morton. Cor
don will attend 10 the fire marshal'S dutic,
in addition To his regular police work.
The commission ordered the payment 81
all properly approved bills and adjourned
Browne and Commissioners C. III. More
w. III. Putegnat and f. c. Garcia.