Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1923-10-24
TAKE ACTION ON
TWO IMPORTANT
CITY PROJECTS
Board Of City Development
Advises Postponement Of
Point Isabel Highway. VIII
Work on Greene Project

The roappointment OF the hotel com
mittcc appointed BY tn. former Board
Of City Development 10 cooperate with
Mr.. J. II. Greene in the preliminary III
nancing Of his hotel project the adop-
tion OF a resolution favoring the post
ponemcnt on the proposed bond issue
for the Point Isabel Highway, and var
ious other matters Of more or less im-
portancc made the meeting Of the board
Tuesday afternoon busy event.
j. II. Greene appeared before the
board and explained his project and the
progress so far made, including the
purchase of a site, and asked the con
tinucd cooperation If the board in
launching that project. The site select
ed. he informed the board. includes two
lots al the corner Of St. Charles and
Eleventh streets. just opposite the
railroad park. Preliminary plans of the
structure were displayed by him. show
ing that the hotel will be q five story
building, with a roof garden and pcrgo-
Ia, and will have lightweight rooms.
each provided with bath. Il will face
one hundred feet on each street and
have entrances on both streets A
thoroughly modern hotel is promised.
Mr.. Greene assured the meeting The
cost completed and furnished viii hc
not less than s250.0Oo. and possibly
more. Mr.. Greene explained.
Hotel Project Endorsed
Discussion brought out the fact that
this j. a different project from that
which the Board OF City Development
undertook 20 assist IN promoting the
early part Of the year. which was plan
ned 10 occupy a site on vee street be
tween 18th and 18th streets. and was to
be constructed by the GrCeweir
Hotel company. This plan was relin.
quishcd on the advice Of the archtec;
who said that IL would be almost inn
possible to obtain secure foundation
on the rivers edge al that location Mr.
GrcCno explained that this hotel is 20
be built BY himself and associates. and
the company will apply for d charter, al
soon a. the necessary capital Is paid ~.
He expects to 10 North imnlc diately and
dispose of bonds to the amount required.
The architects who will erect this hotel.
he explained. are Mcssrs. Eberson and
Company, one Of the leading firms "
civil engineers in Chicago. who built the
large and costly Majestic theatre build
ing in Houston, besides numerous other
buildings in that city. Mr.. Greene ask
ed that. instead Of subscribing six per
cent OF the cost Of the hotel. a for
mcrly agreed. the citizens Of Browns
willie merely lend the company the
amount paid FOR the site. which ~
$4,000. at seven per cent. for period
OF not over four years.
The board thanked Mr.. Greene for
his explanation Of the matter and i'm
formed him that they would consider
the matter during the session and nuti-
f. him later Of the decision IN cXccu-
tive session the subject was gone into
thoroughly. with the result that. on mo-
tion of Mr. Csnalfs the board heartily
endorsed Mr. Grceno's project end
pledged itself TO assist in promoting ~
The original hotel committee, which in-
cludcs several who are not no" mem
bcrs Of the board. was requested TO as
sist Mr.. Greene at once in securing the
loan required by him. The committee in
clndcs Russell McChesney, II. II. Bank
or. B. f.. Hinkley. J. @. Starck. Z. q
Morris. J. r. Canalcs. r.. >. -uckcr. y. q.
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