Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-06-12
IN OUR
TOWN

~ ordinary building record, COM
pleted and proposed, receives no recog-
milton in the nationwide and sectional
reports of the country.
Ihe reason is simple. Builders and
others who are carrying out building
projects, neglect to comply with the
city ordinance which requires that a
permit shall be secured from the city
before construction is started on any
building.
Building permits are issued from the
office of the city manager.
In the past year great many new
homes and business structures have
been built. Others have been remod-
eled. But there is no municipal record
of a great many improvements.
The city commission should see that
the building ordinances are enforced in
this respect. There should be some
record of this construction, particularly
at this time when Brownsville seems
on the verge Of the greatest era of
building in the history of the city.
Many questions have been asked as
to what has become of the chamber of
commerce, as authorized by the city
commi issioners a few months ago.
For close on to four months the new
board of city development has been ne
gotiating with man recognized as one
of the most outstanding chamber of
commerce executives in the south.
They want him to come to Browns
Vile to become manager of the cham
Der of commerce here. He is a man
L e
personality. He has visited Browns
vile, likes the prospects and has been
offered an attractive proposition.
Various things have arisen to cause
him to delay accepting or rejecting the
offer, among them being the illness and
death few days ago of his father.
Members of the board of city de-
velopment who have been negotiating
with him for many weeks are convinced
that if his services are secured great
step forward will have been taken in
the advancement of the interests of the.
city of Brownsville.
The board of city commissioners is
understood to be solidly behind the
chamber of commerce directors in the
proposition.
The record Of this man indicates that
Brownsville will have no cause to re-
gret it if he accepts the Brownsville
offer. And if we succeed in getting
him, it will be success where failure
was met before. Nearly Is years ago
an effort was made to bring him here,
without success.
Brownsville's municipal band of 26
&. cd
and clothed.
1t is to be band composed entirely
of Mexican citizens of Brownsville.
No race has a keener ear for music
nor a greater love for it than the Mex
lean people. The proportion of those
who can play some sort of musical
instrument, largely self-taught, is prob
ably as great or greater than any other
race.
The men are assiduous in their prep
arations to give BrownSville really
good band.
We expect much of the Brownsville
Municipal band.
Not until Brownsville get more side
walks will Brownsville have more mail
carriers.
We venture that not one-third of the
citizens of Brownsville are served by
carriers.
Free mail service will be extended to
other districts, doubtless, when Browns
Vile has done its part in providing the
necessary facilities.
Which brings up again the matter
of house umbering There are probably
49, h,rlrod hnmoa in tho SQcti0n
known as West Brownsville. Not one
of them can be located by number, and
few of the residents know the names
of the streets on which they reside.
Concerns that deliver to homes find
it difficult and sometimes impossible
to find their customers. Messenger
bows knock at door after door before
thew find the person they seek. News
pauer carriers cannot locate new sub
scribers.
Let's get Brownsville out of the will
age class.
Like that idea Of "Ali Baba's" about
beautifying the resacas surrounding
brownsville They can be made sani-
tarv and mosquitoless under proper
methods. On moonlit nights their still
waters and bordering trees are really
beautiful. !. !.
In some Of them new supplies of
water have been shut off, and rank
growths have filled their beds.
Our resacas can be made to pay dlvl-
aapds. We predict that some day they
will become the beauty spots that "Ah
Baba" says they should be-