Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-01-05

+ the changes Of the moon mean
anything to you in connection with
the weather: Last quarter, 7th; new
moon. 18th; first quarter, Goth; full
moon, 2sth.
The decision Of the city commission
of Brownsville to discontinue power
service TO the street railway company
February | unless a sum Of $4,000 for
power and back taxes is paid has been
long expected.
The Brownsville city street railway,
like street railways in other small citie
has found the privately owned auto
mobile and the bus line a deadly com
petitor.
The Brownsville line since its con-
struction has covered a sparsely set
tied section of the city, until in the
past two years. While it.; business has
doubtless increased, it has been unable
to keep pace with the development in
service, and privately owned cars, with
the result as shown in the commissions
decision yesterday.
Doubtless bus lines will endeavor t.
serve that portion of the city that has
been served by the street car line But
opinion is that there will be no ade-
quate bus service until at least one
other street to West Brownsville has
been paved, which would permit of
loop.
With the definite entry of the bus
line into transportation in Brownsville.
and perhaps between Brownsville and
Matamoros, regulation should follow.
Perhaps present ordinances do not
cover that situation, but it could be
easily remedied. Possibly the commits
sion will find its way clear to develop
a plan for franchises to responsible
concerns which would install IL or Is
passenger cars built for city transpor-
tation purposes.
The "camiones' as we know them
are uncomfortable and do not properly
serve the public.
Bus lines now operate between Vie
toria addition and the city, and occa-
sional trips are made to other parts 0.
the city, where paved streets permit it.
No doubt capital could be induced
to establish an adequate bus service in
Brownsville if proper restrictions were
placed about the operation of such
lines.
There is large cross-section Of our
population that needs cheap transpor-
tation, badly. 1t should be taken care
Of, if possible.
With parking space becoming more
and more difficult in the city. the ten
dency even by automobile owners will
be to use public transportation more
and more. if such transportation is
made available.
Businessmen have long been in the
habit of bringing their ears into town,
and parking them for the day. The
time is coming. and it is not far away,
when the city will find it necessary to
limit the hours Of parking, at which
time those who have been in the habit
Of leaving their cars about the bust
ness district, will find it necessary to
leave their ears at home-would U.S.
bus lines instead.
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along streets like Levee. St. Charles.
jefferson and cross streets will be SC
riously handicapped until those streets
are given permanent paving, or even
gravel.
Property values in that section have
seen enormous increases in the past
two years. Numerous houses costing
from $4,000 to $4,000 have been erected.
Yet we find that portion of the city
without sewer service, without paving.
Lights they have, and waterloo much
Of the latter on the surface
Drainage is another great need. not
only in West Brownsville, but in the
territory south of the belt line rail
road, and south and west Of the high
school.
When we think of Florida draining
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