Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-01-17

election 20 be heid IE Brs-nEviIE~ nsrr
Friday on the bridge frz1enfss. ~ 30
lieve that the voters ~ 3r1-nsgsiis
should have before their for Eaeir -vr-
siderati0n every possible smxBs af Ens
question BeEievTux W, \ szEs Bu5nfr-
Ted proposition 20 the mayor Ena
city commissioners -hicH y 10pg tEe
voters Of BroznsviIIe viii s~sr N zind
in voting on the franchise
Plan Made I'm Iszz
The proposition was inssndsd t1u -
placed formally before sas mayor an6
city commissioners nc . speciaE mssr-
ing Saturday morning Mayor Cole.
however, Eas forced CO Bezws 5stHrnmr
night for Washington and i'm me press
OF arranging mis- affairs for n iengrhv
absence, he found it impossible 20 &c
other members Of the commission sun
gether for a meeting When our prUp-
osition was submitted To aim. hg suEr
gested that nothing could De done .ith
il at this time. because tEze voters hsd
before them a referendum Election
which would have 20 De- disposed sf 5s-
fore any other proposition sonld p con
sidered- am. thsreforr. presenting
this proposition to the people %
Brownsville for their infornafiou ar1
guidance
"The plans which the undersigned
and associates have rad IN mind nave
been in the making since 1872 Reports
were started in that year by the ". =.
Simpson Company. engineers. who built
the Laredo bridge Soundings we're
taken in the vicinity Of Levee street and
the Fort Brown wall, the history VI the
river gone ireo t1grDn9niy macs.
sketches. etc. mafe, III VI which re-
qnired Ia months TO completes The 70
port was submitted October L. 19S4-
Tn the meantime. certain necessary
property was purchased on the Browns
met for one reason or another IN So
curing all the required ground waie1
prevented our proposal being presented
formally to the people Of Brownsville
long before now.
Submits Prspositic@
Malott's letter to the commission
which he said was accompanied By naps
and sketches. follows.
In accordance with Sections 10 ana
III Of the city charter 5f the City 1f
Brownsville, it Is possible for the CftT
Of Brownsville 20 issue bonds for tae
purpose Of owning an fnterss<5onsE
and the City Of Aasanor5s. Eexfco-
which bonds would be secured solely
by the bridge and could never. ga1e-
any circumstances Become n tzr o.
legation Of the city of 5rovnsviIIe
I'VE have investigated very thorough
~ the earnings which could 5s expected
from a modern highway bridge 5et=ssn
these two cities and, fn our j1dgsrsrt
such bridge would nc this time Ffsid
profit Of not less than ssvsnr--ff-s
Thousand (s75.G0000l dollars per rsar,
which should increase very rapidly -
the vea-s 20 on--this estimate bginx
based On the growth Of tre dfstr1r1 ~
we'll as the actual net revenue sf fhe
Brownsville Natamoros bridge cuns-
psny-
I'VE have had plans prepared and
careful estimates made of the cost 5f
various types Of brides, ths cost OK
course depending on the type Of 5ridxs
buiIr. and which range from four hun-
dred and fifty thousand (s450,0ao-0o)
dollars 90 five hundred and fifty thou
sand 1850. ZOOLOGY dollars. For your
further information. we are handing
you herewith copies Of khe plans ABOVE
referred to which will indicate IN o.
general way the various types Of ecn-
struction which we have had in nina
(Coufiuued or pa1s Two.l