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PROPOSITION No. FIFTEEN

PROPOSITION No. FIFTEEN
Shall Section %, Article " OF the
existing charter Of the City OF
brownsville. Texas, relating to
contracts, be repealed and the fol-
lowing proposition and provision
be enacted and adopted as part OF
the Charter Of the City OF Browns
vile:
IAN contracts for public print
ing. public Improvements, public
work and the purchase OF supplies
for use IN any department OF the
City, exceeding an expenditure Of
One Thousand (S1000.OO) Dollars.
shall be let on sealed competitive
bids after ten days advertising In
some newspaper published IN the
City, but the Commission may per-
NIT oil require proposals 10 be filed
for doing Of such work, or fur
nishing said materials, upon al
tentative or different plans and
methods, or for different materials,
or upon proposals and specifica-
tons OF different characters adopt
ed by the City, or submitted by
bidders with their bids, and may
select and adopt such bids and let
the work TO or purchase the sup
plies in question from the bidder
whose bid IS III the opinion OF the
Commission most advantageous to
the City.
Provided, that IN Ease OF public
calamity. where IL Is necessary In
act az once 10 appropriate money
TO relieve the necessities Of the cit
liens, or to preserve the property
OF the City. or when It Is neces-
sary TO preserve or protect the
health or the citizens, or In case
or unforeseen damage to public
property, machinery or equipment.
this provision shall not apply. and
provided further. that 10 shall not
apply to contracts for personal or
professional services.
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NO
YES
PROPOSITION No. ELEVEN

Shall Section 20, Article v Of the
existing charter OF the City Of
Brownsville, Texas, relating TO the
City Manager be repealed, and the
following proposition and provision
be enacted and adopted as part Of
the charter Of the City Of Browns
Vile:
The Commission shall appoint
a City Manager who shall be the
administrative head Of the NUM-
cipal government, and shall be
responsible for the efficient adj
ministration OF all departments; he
may or may not at the time OF his
appointment be a resident OF the
City Of Brownsville, but shall i'm
mediately establish his residence
within the City upon accepting the
office. He shall hold his office at
the will Of the Commission.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-06-09

Shall Section 3, Article I OF the
existing charter OF the City . Of
Brownsville, Texas, relating to
EXTENSION OF BOUNDARIES.
be amended by adding thereto the
following proposition and provi-
sion, to be enacted and adopted as
a part Of the charter OF the City
Of Brownsville, to be known as
Section ga. Article ONE.
EXTENSION OF THE CITY
BOUNDARIES BY A PETITION:
Whenever a majority Of the pro-
perty owners who are citizens Of
the State and inhabitants OF any
territory adjoining the City OF
Brownsville desire the annexation
Of such territory to said city. they
may present q written petition to
that effect TO the City Commission.
describing the territory desired to
be annexed and shall attach 10 said
petition the affidavit OF two or
more Of their number TO the effect
that said petition Is signed by a
majority Of such qualified voters;
and thereupon the City Commits
sion. at any regular session held
not sooner than fifteen days after
the presentation OF said petition.
and after giving ten days notice
through a local paper Of the pre-
sentation Of said petition. and OF
a hearing on said petition. and aft
er finding that said petition has
been signed by q majority OF the
resident property tax payers Of
said territory desiring to be an
nexed and that 1t is TO the interest
Of the City Of Brownsville that said
territory should be annexed, may,
by ordinance, annex such territory
to the City OF Brownsville and
thenceforth said territory shall be
a part Of the City Of Brownsville.
and the inhabitants thereof shall
be entitled to all the rights and
privileges OF other citizens and
shall be bound by the acts, or
dinances. resolutions and regula-
tons OF said City.
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existing charter Of the City OF
brownsville. Texas. relating TO the
payment OF claims. be repealed and
the following proposition and pro-
vision be enacted ana adopted as
part Of the Charter OF the City Of
Brownsville:
NO voucher or check for the
payment OF any claim shall be is
sued by the City, unleSs such claim
shall be evidenced by an itemized
account sworn to by the claimant,
approved by the City Manager,
and audited and allowed by the
Commission at q regular meeting.
and all vouchers or checks shall be
signed by the City Manager and
oountersigned by the party acting
as Auditor.
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NO
PROPOSITION No. HIRE


Shall Section IL, Article II of the
existing charter OF the City OF
Brownsville, Texas, relating TO pub
lie utilities be repealed and the
following proposition and provision
be enacted and adopted as a part
OF the charter Of the City OF
Brownsville:
Should the City determine to
acquire any public utility by pur-
chase, condemnation or otherwise,
as herein provided, said City shall
have the power TO obtain funds for
the purpose Of acquiring said pub
lie utility and paying the compen-
sation therefor, by issuing bonds
or notes. or other evidence Of in
debtedness, and shall secure the
same by fixing a lien upon the
property constituting the public
utility so acquired, and said seer
ity shall apply to said property so
pledged.
No public utility or utilities own
cd or hereafter acquired by the
City shall yer be sold until such
sale is authorized by a majority
vote Of the qualified property tax
paying voters OF the City, nor shall
such utility or utilities ever be
mortgaged or encountered except
as may be authorized by a major
ity vote OF the qualified property
tax paying voters Of the City, or
for the purchase price Of the par
ticular property so mortgaged.
Such vote in either case shall be
ascertained at an election, or
which notice shall be given in like
manner as in cases Of the isSu-
ance OF municipal bonds by the
city.
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YES
PROPOSITION No. TEN
NO.

Shall Section u, Article " OF the
existing charter OF the City OF
Brownsville, Texas. relating TO
Compensation. be repealed and the
following proposition and provision
be enacted and adopted as q part
OF the charter OF the City o.
Brownsville:
The Mayor and City Commits
sioners elected after the adoption
OF this amendment shall each re-
ceive as compensation for their
services during their term OF Of
flee. the sum OF Ten Dollars
$1,000 for their attendance for
the full duration OF each regular
and special meeting; provided,
however. that in no event shall
they be paid for more than two
regular and three special meetings
in any calendar month"
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YES
PROPOSITION No.
NO

PROPOSITION No. SEVENTEEN
Shall Section -, Article v OF the
existing charter or the City OF
Brownsville, Texas, relating to Of
fetal bonds. be repealed. and the
following proposition and provi-
sion be enacted and adopted as
part Of the charter Of the City OF
Brownsville:
The City Manager and the per-
son or persons exercising the duties
or City Treasurer, and City Tax
Collector, shall give official bonds
in such sums as may be prescribed
by the Commission from time to
time. Such bonds shall be payable
TO the City of Brownsville, and
shall, in each instance. be condi-
toned for the faithful discharge or
the duties of such respective Of
fees. and for the faithful ac-
counting for all moneys. credits
and things or value coming into
the hands Of such respective Off
GERS. Such bonds shall be pro-
cured from some regularly accred-
tied surety company authorized to
do business under the laws OF the
State OF Texas.
The City Manager shall have the
right to require official bonds from
other nppoirtive officers OF the City
In such amounts and conditions as
he may deem best for the eff
cheney Of the public service.
All official bonds shall be ap-
proved by the Commission and
filed and recorded with the person
exercising the duties OF City Clerk.
and all premiums on such bonds
shall be paid by the City OF
Brownsville.
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DOMINANCE

u.
Calling for q special election to
uctermine whether or not the
qualified voters OF the City Of
brownsville favor the adoption Of
certain amendments TO the pre-
sent City Charter proposed by the
Clty Commission Of its own mo-
lion In accordance with the provi-
SONS OF Chapter Is title 20 OF the
<tev1sed Civil Statutes Of the State
~ Texas OF 1925 which : provides
tne method or adopting amend
ments to the City Charter under
tne Home Rule Provisions thereof,
liking and specifying the date OF
t6ah special election, providing for
tno publication OF the proposed
amendments to the City Charter,
providing for the form Of the bal
}ots to be used at said election, de-
Blgnating the boundaries OF, and
fne polling place in the voting pre-
cinct, at said election and ap-
pointing election officer to hold
said election,
A. Whereas, the City Commission
OF the City OF Brownsville has de-
ctded OF its own motion to sub
mit certain amendments 10 the
|ex1sttQ7f charter OF the City OF
brow14 ole at q special election
OF the qualified voters Of said City,
20 be held for said purpose, the
same being not less than thirty
days nor more than ninety days
after the passage of this ordinance,
notice Of which intention to pro-
pose said amendments having here
tofore been given in the manner
and for the length OF time provid-
ca by Article It'll OF the r. S.
1s25, which said proposed amend
ments TO be voted On at said spe-
ctal election will be hereinafter set
out In the form Of propositions and
In the form In which they will APP
pear upon the ballots: therefore.
BE 1T ORDAINED BY THE
CITY OF BROW .SVILLE:
Section !. That a special cleo
4 ton be and the same is hereby
called to be held on the 18th day
LOT August, A. ID. 1881, for the pur-
\ pose or determining whether or not
the qualified voters OF the City OF
Brownsville favor the adoption Of
any or all those amendments, here
matter set out in the form Of pro-
positions. TO the present City
Charter; at which special election
the following propositions, and none
others, shall be submitted TO the
qualified voters of the City OF
Brownsville all Of which shall be
printed upon the. official ballots,
to-wit:'
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YES

Section II. That said special
election shall be held under the
provisions ol Chapter Is, Title "a
q the Revised Civil Statutes on
Texas. 1925 CHome Rule) u ~
the Charter OF the City OF Browns
vile and Of the Constitution and
Laws OF the State OF Texas and
within the hours prescribed b.
laT, and at said election only the
legally qualified voters or said CITY
shall be entitled TO vote, and the
manner OF holding said election.
making and c~anvassing the re-
turns. and declaring the result
thereof shall be governed by the
same laws, ordinances and rules as
provided for general elections with
in the said City.
Section III. That the City Clerk
shall mail q copy Of the proposed
amendments to the charter 10 each
qualified voter OF said City as y
pears from the Tax Collectors Roll
for the year ending January 3lst.
1881, not less than thirty DAYS prior
70 the date Of holding this special
election.
Section Nv. That each such pro-
posed amendment. If approved by
the majority of the qualified voters
voting at said election, shall be-
come a part OF the Charter OF the
City OF Brownsville; but no amend
ment shall be considered adopted
until an official order has been en-
tered upon the records OF said City
by the City Commission declaring
the same adopted.
Section ". That mt said special
election the present territorial
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YES
NO
PROPOSITION No. THIRTEEN

PkOPUSITION No. THIRTEEN
Shall Section "a. Article v or the
existing charter Of the City OF
Brownsville. Texas, relating TO
Board Of City Development, Pub
lie Library, etc, be repealed and
the following propositions and pro-
visions be enacted and adopted as
a part OF the Charter Of the City
OF Brownsville:
The City Commission may an
nually appropriate moneys from the
General Fund o fthe City TO the
aggregate amount OF not more
than five mills on each One Dol
lar valuation Of the taxable pro-
perty within the City in any n
year, for any or all OF the following
purposes, and the City Commission
snail have authority 10 appoint:
|: BOARD OF CITY DEVELOP
MENT, Chamber Of Commerce. or
similar organization. devoted TO the
growth. development. improvement
and increase of taxable values of
said City, which may be composed
OF not less than nire members
VINO shall be residents OF said CITY.
and who shall serve without COM
~pensation, and shall not be remov-
ed except for cause during the
term for which they are appointed.
The first board, If and when
appointed, after the adoption OF
thus Amendment, shall be divided
into three sets OF equal number.
and draw lots: Those drawing
NO. 1 shall serve until December
81, 1881; those drawing No. = shall
serve until December 81, 1882. and
those drawing No. 3 shall serve I'M
III December 81, 1898; and each
year the City Commission may an
point members Of said Board to
serve for three years to fill va
cancies created by the expiration
OF the terms herein mentioned. All
vacancies caused by death. resie-
nation, and non-attendance OF
more than three consecutive meet
ings, may be filled by the City
Commission for the unexpired
term. The City Commission NAV
by Ordinance provide for general
rules and regulations controlling
said Board.
2. The establishment and main
tenance o. a municipal band or or
chestra, and the giving Of public
concerts.
3: The establishment and main
tenance Of q public library.
4: The establishment and main
tenance of public hospitals.
D: The establishment and main
tenance OF homes for orphans. in
firm persons and indigents.
8: Grants in aid OF any private
institution, organized and operat-
ing for any OF the foregoing pur-
poses, provided no public institu-
ton OF Ike character Is then in
operation. and provided further,
that the grants IN aid be expend-
ed under the direction Of the City
Commission for the public use and
benefit only.
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YES
No


PROPOSITION No. SIXTEEN
Shall Section 80, Article W OF the
existing charter OF the City Of
Brownsville. Texas, relating to
Nepotism. be repealed and the fol-
lowing proposition and provision
be enacted and adopted as a part
or the charter Or the City OF
Brownsville:
mo person related within the
second degree by affinity. or with
in the third degree by consanguin-
ity. TO the Mayor or any Of the
Commissioners, shall be appointed
by the City Commission; nor a
person thus related to the CITY
Manager shall ever be appointed
b. him to any office. position,
c~.erkship or service Of the City"
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PROPOSITION No. FIVE

Shall Amendment No. 4. Section
p. Article II Of the existing char
ter OF the City OF Brownsville,
Texas, relating to Zoning be re-
pealed and the following PROPOSE
ton and provision be enacted and
adopted as q part or the charter
OF the City OF Brownsville:
TO divide the City into zones
for the regulation OF buildings
therein. and In each zone to estab-
lish building lines and to regulate
the location. height, dimensions
and material OF all buildings 10 be
erected. therein. with full power 10
make different regulations and
building lines in different zones.
and TO regulate the purpose for
which the property IN said zones
may be used. and thereafter 70
alter the same"
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YES
NO
PROPOSITION No. FOUR

Shall Section ~. Article III OF the
existing charter OF the City Of
Brownsville, Texas, relating to
Rights Of City, be amended by
adding thereto the following pro-
position and provision, to be enact
ed and adopted as a part Of the
charter Of the City Of Brownsville:
In addition to the foregoing the
City shall have all the powers
enumerated in Article ITS Of the
Revised Civil Statutes Of Texas,
Rev. 1925. and all acts amenda-
tory thereof, and under any other
laws enacted by the Legislature Of
the State Of Texas. applicable to
cities OF more than five thousand
population, not in conflict with
the existing provisions Of this
Charter, and such provisions and
rights are hereby specifically ad-
opted"
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LEGAL ADVERTISEMENT

the City Commission or the City
OF Brownsville at its regular SEES
sion at the City Hall OF tho City
OF Brownsville. Texas, ON the 11th
day OF May. A. ID. 1891, and was
finally passed by On unanimous
vote OF said Commission on the
18th day OF May, "A. ~. 1881.
II. ID. RENTFRO
Mayor
Attest:
II. VAN HORN. City Secretary.
Now. therefore, !. r. p. Rentfros
as Mayor OF the City OK Browns
vile and as directed by the above
and foregoing ordinance, do cause
said ordinance TO be published I'm
The Brownsville Herald. a news
paper OF general circulation pub
lished IN the City OK Brownsville
once a week for at least three
weeks next before the day OF said
special election; and also by cauG-
ing a copy OF said ordinance 20 be
posted as q notice OF said special
election nc the Central Fire sta
ton, corner or Tenth and Adams
Streets. named therein rs the vct-
ing place OK said election. FOR at
least thirty (30) full days prior To
the date OF said special election
witness Il official signature
this 18th day OF May. A. ID. 1881.
n. u. RENTFRO
Mayor OF the City of
Brownsville.
Attest:
II. VAN HORN. City Secretary
6-2-o-i6-3t-40a0
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YES

PROPOSITION No. SEVEN
Shall Section "a. Article III Of the
existing charter Of the City Of
Brownsville, Texas, relating to Re-
call be repealed and eliminated In
It's entirety from the Charter OF
the City Of Brownsville:
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PROPOSITION NJ SLY

PROPOSITION No. SIX
Shall Section %. Article II OF
the existing charter of the City OF
brownsville, Texas, relating 10
Initiative and Referendum, be re-
pealed and eliminated IN its en-
tirety from the Charter OF the
City OF Brownsville:
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LEGAL ADVERTISEMENT

fraud In elections and for the re-
count Of ballots. in case Of doubt
or fraud.
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YES
NO

PROPOSITION No. FOURTEEN
Shall Section rs, Article " OF the
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PROPOSITION No. EIGHT
Shall the existing charter Of the
City Of RroYnsyilles Texas be
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YES
PROPOSITION No. NINE

Shall the following sections rela-
tive to nomination OF candidates
be added to the existing charter OF
the City OF Brownsville, Texas. and
be enacted and adopted as part
OF the charter Of said City OF
Brownsville, to be known as Sec
ton 4-A Article ".
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ception will be held after the ceremony,
is gay with flowers, carrying out the
same color effect used in the church.
Mrs Adams, who, with Mr.. Adams, will
receive with the couple, will wear a
Patou gown Of cire beige lace with
coatee cape bound and Medici-collared
in kolinsky fur. She will wear a small
hat with long, soft feather in the
same shade of kolinsky brown, which
also matches her gloves and slippers.
Mrs Adams corsage bouquet will be Of
orchids and lilies of the valley.
After a wedding trip Mr.. Watson and
Twenty-seventh street. The brides
going-away costume is an ensemble of
Worth new brown, trimmed with a
beige fox collar. Her blouse is of beige
satin and her other accessories Will
match the Worth brown.
Among the out-of-town guests here
for the wedding are the brides cousins,
Mrs. Scott Durand of Lake Forest, Ill,
and Mrs. Randolph Meade of Danville,
Va; her aunts, Mrs. Tyree billiard of
Greensboro, N. c., and Mrs. Selden
Washington, and Mr.. Washington of
Alexandria; Mrs. CaSkie Norvell and
Mrs. j. G. Hedgpeth of Greensboro, N.
c.; Mr.. and MRS. James w. Itnsley, jr.,
of Richmond. Va; Miss Banie Preston
of Norfolk, Va, and Mr.. David Condo
Knowlton of New York.
Mrs Scott Durand of Lake Forrest,
Ill, who is the guest Of her cousin Mrs.
Adams, in her home in Edgemoor, enter
tanned at dinner dance at the Shore
ham last evening in honor of Miss
Adams and Mr.. Watson. The party
was the last of a round of festivities
for the popular bride and bridegroom.
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Thompson Robb Wedding
Yesterday Is Announced,

Mr.. and Mrs. Francis G. Robb an
nounce the marriage of their daughter,
Helen Frances, to Mr.. William Dove
Thompson, son of Mrs. Maude Mckee
Thompson of Hyattsville, Md. The cere-
mony took place yesterday afternoon at
5 o'clock in the home of the brides
parents, at ITO Kilbourne place, the
Rev. Leon A. Shearer officiating.
Miss Vivian Robb was her sisters only
attendant and the bridegroom had as
his best man Mr. William Stewart. An
informal reception followed the we'd
ding, after which Mr. Thompson and
his bride left for short wedding trip
to Florida. Upon their return, they will
make their home in the Frontenac
Apartments on Connecticut avenue.
The bride is a graduate of George
Washington University and took post
graduate course at Wisconsin Library
School. The bridegroom also graduated
from George Washington University
and is science teacher in local high
school.
The marriage of Miss Jane K. Eynon,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. E. B..
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William r. MacCracken, jr.: Capt. and
Mrs. william p. Robert, Mr.. and Mrs.
David Blair, Mr.. and Mrs. Louis @.
Caldwell, Rev. DR.. and Mrs. Florian
Varptllot, Col. and Mrs. John Bigelow,
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward H. Hartman,
Judge and Mrs. Paul Myron Linebarger,
Mrs. John Allan Dougherty, Mrs. Jo-
seph e. Washington, Miss Belle Gurnee,
Miss Susan Dyer, Miss Marjorie Brown
ing Pierce Of New York, Mrs. Lucy
Wilder Morris, Miss Ella Sullivan of
Chicago, Mrs. Lewis Stewart, Mr.
Charles Noble Gregory Mr.. Wilbur On
derwood, Mr.. Louis Hertle, DR.. Sterling
Ruftin, DR.. Arthur Riggs and Mr.. Will
liam Lee.
Mrs. Robert Love Taylor was hostess
at luncheon today in compliment to
Mime. Veverla, wife of the Minister of
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Mr.. and Mrs. LOesch Hosts
At Dinner Last Night.

NM anu WII8s LUC8CH EAUBT8
At Dinner Last Night.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank j. Loesch Of
Chicago and Washington entertained at
dinner last evening at the Maydower in
honor of the Secretary of the Interior
and Mrs. Ray Lyman Wilbur. The
other guests were Mr.. Justice and Mrs.
Harlan Fiske Stone, Senator Thomas j..
Walsh, Maj. Gen. George owen Squier.
Mrs. Herbert Crosby, Brig. Gen. and
Mrs. Dion williams, Mr. and Mrs. Fred
eric A. Delano, DR.. and Mrs. John G..
Merriam, Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Lloyd
Aspinwall, Mr.. and Mrs. Frederick
Savage of Baltimore, DR.. and Mrs. Al
bert Mccartney, Col and Mrs. George
c. Thorpe, Col. and Mrs. Wesley Glib
son, Mr.. and Mrs. Stanley Reed, Mr..
and Mrs. Randolph Leigh, Mr.. and Mrs.
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torney with the Interstate Commerce
Commission.
Mr.. and Mrs. Peyser VIII make their
home In Washington and are expected
to return to the city the latter part Of
April.
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Capt. John Schofeld, U. S. NJ, and
Mrs. Schofield will entertain party
of eight at the Navy-Marine dance this
evening at the willard.