Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-10-21
Move To Secure
Airport Started
At City Meeting

municipal airport in Brownsville
was taken Friday morning at a meet
ing of the city commissioners when
a committee was formed to meet with
a similar committee from the Cham
ber Of Commerce and work out plans
for the project.
j. s. Ford, A. G. Hipp and John
Starck we're appointed by the city
commission as a committee from
that organization.
Proposal for an airport here was
submitted by r. b. Creager, director
Of the Chamber Of Commerce, who
outlined the proposition in detail
and explained the advantages to ac-
crue to the city from such an air
port.
He pointed out that in the very
near future an international air line
for mail service will be established
from Mexico City to the border, and
stated that Brownsville will have no
chance for representation on this
line without a landing field and an
airport.
Mr.. Creager recommended the
purchase of at least 200 acres and
probably 800 acres by the city some
vile and the preparation Of that
tract for a landing field.
viii Be Worth Much
He stated that the city could
finance the project or that an airway
corporation could be formed and the
residents Of the city be taken into
the project through the sale of stock.
The establishment Of such field
here would not cost in excess Of
$4,000, he declared.
The speaker predicted that in ten
years such n project would be worth
the entire bonded Indebtedness of
the city at this time.
The plans as outlined by Mr..
Creager, call for the grading and
leveling off Of the land to be pur-
chased by the city, and the erection
of the necessary hangers, filling
stations and dressing and shower
rooms. A plane would be stationed
here permanently under his sug-
gestion, for passenger carrying
flights for short distances as well
as longer flights TO the various cities
Of the central part of the state.
The embargo on planes across the
border will be lifted within the near
future and thus open up other des-
tinations for passenger carrying
flights he declared.
He also advanced the theory that
an air school could be established
young men could be found who
would be willing to receive instruc-
tions in flying.
Ii was stated that the Chamber of
Commerce committee was to be ap-
pointed Immediately and that the
report Of the joint committee would
be made at a special meeting of the
city commissioners within the very
near future.
Read Budget
The budget of the Chamber of
Commerce for 1928 was read at the
opening of the meeting and approx
ed by the commissioners. The larg-
est item on the budget for next year
was for publicity. An unusually
large number of Brownsville book
lets are to be printed and distributed
during the coming year, according 70
the plan advanced by officials of
the Chamber Of Cimmerce.
ne CHkhtE HitulDtEruiU vi tuc
board of directors of that organiza-
tion attended the meeting.
A mass of routine business came up
for consideration after the airport
project had been attended TO, among
the lot being a resolution for the re-
moval of a portion of the wall sur
rounding ST. Joseph academy. A
school boy was seriously hurt mt
the intersection of Seventh and Levee
street recently because the wall OBJ
structed the view Of an autoist, IL
was pointed out.
The wall is TO he removed. under
the resolution adopted. and a hedge
along the grounds there is also to be
kept trimmed.
The meeting also passed resolu-
tions approving the bid Of the
Southwest Bitulithic company for
paving sections Of Thirteenth Street
and Lincoln boulevard.