Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1920-02-25
WILL DECIDE ON
CITY MANAGER
NEXT SATURDAY
Ray Mackey Of San Antonio
Will Probably Be Choice
Of City Commission
is WELL RECOMMENDED
Formerly Purchasing Agent
for City of San Antonio

The selection Of city manager
was the principal theme of discussion
ut an adjourned meeting of the city
commission held Tuesday afternoon
at 4 O'clock Final selection Of \,
man to fill this most important pos;
was postponed until Saturday after
noon. when. it Is hoped, CommisSionel
and Acting City Manager Louis Cobo
lni, who is i'll can attend. IN the
meantime Mayor Cole will telegraph
TO at least one Of the applicants ask
ing him TO come before the commits
sion on that date.
Although. from their recommenda-
tions, any of the five applicants woulr
be assets to the city, the appoint
ment has virtually narrowed down to
u choice between Ray Mackey Of Sa-
Antonio and George Grupe of Clc-
burne. These men have forwarded q
remarkable collection Of references
Mr.. Mackcy was former purchasing
agent in San Antonio during the time
that a seven million dollar improve
ment fund was beirg spent and, ac-
cording to San Antonio officials.
through his management saved many
thousand dollars TO the city. Among
his references Mr.. Mackey has every
officer in both the present and past
San Antonio administrations.
No less well recommended was
George Grupe Of Cleburne. Mr.
Grupe, according % letters from O.
ficials. business men and bankers, haS
made "A remarkable record in the
Cleburne water and light department,
having taken il when Il was almos;
defunct and a financial loss 60 the
community and made il an efficient,
profitable proposition and a money
saver to the city. Mr. Grupe, how
ever. may be disqualified from scsv-
ing in Brownsville by the nepotism
law. He is.a relative of Commission
er Cobollni and. while Mr.. Cobolin:
has expressed his willingness tI re-
tire from the commission If ms fellow.
members decide TO employ Mr.. Grupe,
other members Of the commission viii
not agree 10 this. we could better
afford to have an inferior man as
manager than to lose Mr.. Cobolini
from the board" Mayor Cole said.
Following the discussion Mr.. Cole
was requested BY the other commits
sioners To visit Mr. Cobolini, talk
things over with him and telegraph
Mr.. Mackey to meet with the c0m-
mission Saturday afternoon.
The commission appointed Dr. +.
f.. Dickson TO the position Of cit.
health officer There were only two
applications for this position, Dr.
Dickson and Dr. W. +. Spiycy, the
present encumbent. Or. James =.
Spikes was appointed 10 fill the posi-
tions Of milk Inspector, sanitary in
spector, dairy Inspector and meat in
spector al "a salary Of $200 a month.
BY combining all these offices the
city effects a saving of Sll0 a month
in salaries Or. Spikes y a graduate
veterinarian and comes highly rec
commended for the position.
Bids for street sweeping and Sprin-
king and for garbage collection were
opened but the contract was not le'
until Mr.. Cobolini returns. Marsha;.
White submitted a bid of Sl0SO q
month for this work. Ralph Tucker
bid $9S5. r +. Dclbridge bid ST.
1880 and O. X. Mason. presen.
holder of the contract. bid $1,000.
When the contract j. let 1t is prob
able that 4 petition Of West Browns
Vile residents for the collection oi
garbage will be granted. West
Brownsville is beyond the limits pre-
scribed in the present contracts bu;
a separate arrangement could bc
made with the contractors.
The bid of the A. NJ. Lockett com
pany for S734.50 for an automatic
oil pump for the water and light plant
was accepted. The Borderland Hard
ware Co. submitted bid Of $3.50 and
the San Antonio Machinery Company
bid $l3l6. The Lockett bid, although
higher than that Of the Borderlani
waS accepted upon recommendatiot
of Superintendent f. A. Ramsey. wh'
stated that he knew the merits of the
article Offered by LoCkett aifiitas aifiits die
not know anything about the one u
fered by the Bordsrlard.
The matter Of amending the ten
show ordinance, extending the limi
Of time allowed these attraction
from three to six days was brough
up for second reading but was tables
until Mr.. Cobolini returned. Commits
sioners Craig and kowalski announc
ed they would vote for the amend
ment and Mayor Cole and Commits