Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1922-09-01
CITY SECRETARY MUNDAY
ACTING CITY
MANAGER BY COMMISSION
Election Called For October 3, to
Fill Vacancies Caused
by designations

u. w King was not appointed city
manager 10 ill the vacaI..y created hr
the resignation Of George t;rure a. an
nounccd ~ the city hall Il being aScer-
TAI ed ~ The meeting III the city COM
mission this morning that while ;he az
pointment was made ~ Mayor tola il
had not been approved by the city com
miSsioners.
III session Ol the city c0m'n,si N
which lasted from lu:..0 until 1880
o'clock today. the city commission decided
10 apiioinI A. l.. Muuday A. acting city
manager ard l.. W. Kin. superintendent
of construction until an election j. lei |
and the vacancies lrfI ia the city com
mission by the resignation of Commi>-
Sionrrs Cobolini aud Den, eft are fillAi.
thereby giving the new commissioners 4
voice in the choice of a city manl-ar.
The appointment yesterday Of T.. NJ.
King "a city manager by Mayor C".r
was not approved hy the other comm,s-
sionrrs on the groud. rs expressed IL
the motion hy commissioner kowalSki.
that in courtesy and justice 10 ,he com
miS~ionrrS who will be elected ~ the
special election. they should be allowed
u voice IN naming the highest officer
within the power of the commission 10
choose.
This was followcd by discussion IN
which il was proposed to name o.e OF
the commissioners aS acting city man
ager. with u" salary. and let Mr. klre
continue ~ surerini endeni cf conSiruc-
iion. Mavor Cole ohiected "a this IN th-
ground that il was foi right for a com
missioner 10 act ~ city manager. Com
missioner Kowalski declared that he
would 60 on record as favoring NJ King
for The position. bnt he fell that the 9th
er commissioners to he elected should
have vote. in naming the manager.
lie PORTED ont instances vher" Mayor
Cole had approved ~ Commissioners
bennett ard also tobolini acting NJ city
manager until new man was selected.
II was finally agreed that City Scrre-
tary Monday should be appointed acting
CITY manager with authority 10 EMPLOY
Mr.. King aS sunerin'e' dent of conStruc-
tion NJ a salary of S3CO a mcrth II
was further agreed. followin. some dis
cnssion. that Mr.. Spencer. who resignen
Nl> f"Niisfl rs sflN fNeilffI Nf~tFftstN.
10 kept on with The city for two weeks
IN order "a give Mr. King the benefit ~
his experience With the ciiy'S utilities.
Mr.. Spencer agreed 10 stay. drclari' 2
that he was IL the service Of the city
whenever they desired his assistance
An election was called for Tue~dry
0ctohe- =. to hc held in the city hall for
the election Of two commissioners. Rot
rri -Hentfro was nan'ri as r-rsd;ng
Judge NJ the ncll with Elmo Grider. Dr
IIs'lam and T.. 4 MnnSeeS - indgcs.
a contract with III. l.. Fitch ~ pur-
chose eo--a strips II land from him IT p
cost If. 500 in order to o4en M several
s'~""fs ~ West brownsville ard c"nncrt
residences there with rae road was an
proved. II was further agreed that q
rlcc'i~. of to hoard of equalization
.vor'a - hc'ss Tnesdav of next week. This
heard j. composed ~ leo Wise. George
Conner and y T.. Kendall
The hill "f ~. rifnlithi~ company ror
| completing the a0-fcot strip If pavemeni
e~o--, The li~hw~v 10 'he railroad was
| discussed and action on il postponed.