Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-09-10
CITY TO VOTE
ON issue OF
half MILLION
Election on Charter
Amendments Will
Be Called at Meeting
On October l6

Elections on bond issues totalling
100000. which eventually will pro-
vide Brownsville with more than
Sl000.000 IN Improvements. were
called fer Saturday October Is. by
the city commission in session today
The commission also resolved ID call
charter election NJ meeting 10
~ held on Friday. October -.
The city commissioners cleared
away all doubts as 10 the legal re-
quirements relative "a dates Of cleo
tions and issued an election call for
100000 worth wv street improvement
bonds. 100000 sewer bonds and
100000 light and water extension
bonds This viii provide for more
than Fl 100000 worth of improve
ments. inasmuch H. the city will pay
down onefourth the cost of paving
and ether street improvements with
the property owners paying three
fourths. With the city paying out
100000 for street improvements and
the property owners paying the other
three fourths or 100000 there will
be Sl,200.000 spent on this work
alone The city will take care Of
street intersections in the paving
program.
The fact that the Brownsville IN
dependent school district had some
trouble bv setting the wrong date
for an election left the proposition
IN the mir at the last meeting and
III. n. Gaibraith. city attorney. went
% Austin 70 clear matters up. lie
found that the school election law
was very restrictive and applied not
even to common school districts
much less city elections. and the
city felt safe today IN calling the
elections for October l6@
''Must Keep Ahead"
Today's acticn Of the city commits
sion-Ras in accordance with the city
commissioners often expressed in
dividual opinions that the city must
keep several jumps" ahead of its
rapid growth or fall behind. The
bonds are calculated to take care N
every public need that will be
created for some time.
Election places and officers were
named as follows:
Ward No. HI L. Fitch's garage:
IT. H. Weller. presiding judge; w. -.
Clint. judge: Mrs. III. II. Fitch and
Mrs. Frank Hill, clerks.
Ward No. 2-Grammar school: r.
Crixell. Jr., presiding Judge; c. c.
Olivcira, judge: Mrs. W. r. Jones
and H. NJ. SHELTON. Jr. clerks.
Ward No. 3-Citv hall: MI. r.
Tamez. JrL Antonio MARQUES and
Miss Manuela Longoria.
Ward No. MILLER Hotel; George
Champion. presiding Judge; r. T.
Cain. Judge; Miss Maggie Peffer and
Miss j. famayo, clerks.
F. W. Seabury. chairman of the
charter committee. presented the
five charter amendments recommend
tion was adopted accepting them and
declaring the intention Of calling an
election at the regular commission
meeting to be held Friday, October
16.
Mr.. Seabury read the amendments
proposed to the commission. The
first provides for the validating Of
the present city limits which were
several years ago. but
about whose legality there has been
some question
Provides for Future
The second amendment provides
for ne inclusion of new territory in
the future through combined vote
Of the city and the territory which
the city desires to annex. Such
elections, the amendment provides.
can be called only after property
owners in the territory under con-
sideration having been given q hear
ing before the city commission.
The third amendment provides for
the division Of the city into zones,
providing for building lines
The fo.rth amendment permits
the commission 10 appoint NH acting
city manager 40 that permanent
official will not be required in this
capacity.
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