El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-05-09
City Must Put
UpHangarF0r
Mail Ai7-bLaneS
Government viii Furnish
Steel, But City Must
Furnish Ground.

A communication received by mayor
pro TEN. r C. Semple Friday morn
ing from Mai Gen. Chas. T. Menoher.
the director OF air service Of the war
department at Washington, relative to
municipal landing fields, says Fl
Paso must furnish field and site and
erect a hangar, although the govern
ment viii furnish the material for the
hangar, which is 10 be Of steel The
city must also pay the expense OF
guarding and maintaining the field.
Mai Gen Menoher states that the
air service is vitality interested in CO.
operating and assisting any legitimate
agencies whicl are engaged in aerial
activities Foremost among these is
the pOstOffice department, which now
finds il necessary to establish
throughout the country terminal or
way stations for its aerial mail deliv-
cries, and which is Jointly associated
with the air service in presenting this
project 10 various cities.
The air service and posrottice de-
partment viii cooperate fully in es-
tablishing municipal fields The air
service viii select the landing fields
in cooperation with municipal repre-
sentatives The fields selected must
conform, as far as possible, to the
general specifications and viii be
classed accordingly.
The government intends at present
to establish municipal flying fields
at cities where the pOsJOfuce depart
ment establishes an aerial mail station
and where the air service cross coun-
try routes require immediate stations
he says
Thirty-tyvo Cities Selected.
A list Of 90 cities, among which Il
Paso is named. has been made by the
director Of the air service, wherein
imm ediate requirements would tndi-
cate that the establishment Of flying
In concluding his communication
Mai Gen Menoher, writes. should
the municipalities mentioned in this
letter decide TO cooperate with the
government IN the matter OF estan
fishing landing fields, the army air
viii obligate itself 20 furnish an ex-
DediuOnary steel hangar 10 be erected
in the city selected, but at the eX-
pense Of the municipality, which viii
also bear all the expense necessary in
the procurement Of personnel. and the
maintenance Of both the field and the
accompanying equipment. exclusive Of
airplaues. Incidental matters relating
TO this subject. viii, OF necessity have
TO be arranged at the time Of the es-
tablishment Of the field, and viii be
covered by written agreement entered
into by the government representa-
tives and the local officials"
Acting Mayor Pleased.
Mr.. Semple, in talking Of the matter,
said: 1T certainly viii be a great
service for FL Paso and the citizens
should feel Gattered that we are one
out OF the 30 municipalities chosen by I
the government as possibilities for the
air service We all know that FL PasO I
is Geographically a point Of vantage. /
but when the rest Of the country sees
that the government recognizes this
fact, IL IS more than a mere local
boost However, the matter viii have
20 be referred 20 Mr.. Davis He will J
take II up at once, upon his arrival 4
VIII be a great deal Of expense in I
maintaining the project and anything /
that requires expense to the city I
has 20 be weighed well before action 1
3 g taken