Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-07-18

Offers to Buy City
Light Plant Result
IN Appraisal MOUe

Appointment of a representative
committee 10 detg rhine a valuation
for the Brownsville electric light
plant viii be made soon by the city
commission Is the result Of offers
which have been made lately for the
plant here, Mayor A. y. Cole told
representatives 80 companies dcsir-
ing to purchase the plant who we're
present III a city commission meet
ing Monday. Two companies were
represented at the meeting.
A new group entered the field for
the purchase of the plant III this
meeting with Henry :. Paulus. repre-
senting VI. c. Driscoll Of Yoakum,
Texas, and his associates announc-
ing that his clients were interested.
Mr.. Paulus was int oduced by =. C.
Tucker.
X. b. Creager and William 5. West
Of West a. Hightower. Brownsville
attorneys. represented the VALLEY
Electric 4 Tee company and suggest
ed the committee be appointed "a
outlined. They also urged postpone
ment Nj the awarding of contract
for new turbo-generator until the
committee could make its report.
Previous Offer Made
Several weeks ago NJ. WI. Seabufy
made an offer on behalf of 4 subsi-
diary 10 the Federal Water Service
company for both the lLght ana
water plants but no action was taken.
THE commissioners" Mayor "A. II.
Cole said, mot being in the position
Of trying to sell the plant, have been
receiving new offers and renewals VT
old offers recently but aIe unable to
take action on the matter because
the issue must be placed before the
pNDple in an election. III the com
mitteg reports that the sale ~ the
plant is advisable and determines on
a price that the city could accept il
ia probable that the matter will ne
placed before the pcople.
Mr. Crcager told the commissions
ers that he had notified his clients
that he would not attempt 10 pur-
chase the plant for them AZ the
cheapest price he could get. He stat
ed also that he was against munici-
pal ownership OF plans in principal
IN the course Ot his talk.
Letter 10 Commission
The letter written tO the commits.
sioners by West 4 Hightower ane
X. b. CreaRer and outlining the
method of procedure adopted by the
commission follows:
"As you have previously been adj
vised. and a. j. publicly well known
the Valley Electric 4 lee Company
desires Ia purchase the electric ligiIi
and power plant Of the City oi
Brownsville. if the city desires a
sell.
I'VE are informed that others may
be interested in the purchase Of thi
plant.
1T is our understanding that thi
question as To whether Ur not thi
city IL to sell this plant will be de
termined by a vote Of its citizens
Ii il apparent that there Is a divcrg
ence or views al 70 the value of thl
plant and whether or not IL shoulD
be sold.
In the light Of these facts, tn
undersigned desire "a venture thi
suggestion that you appoint a com
nIittee OF representative citizens an,
taxpayers. with the request tha
such committee fully and CAREFUL,
investigate the questions involved W
10 true value OF the plant and ad
visibility Of sale. and report bac
to your honorable body. AZ som
reasonably early date, its CO.. clusiOn
as 70 wether or not the best inter
ests Of the city would be served b
a sale Of the plat.
I'VE would respectfully sugges
that this plan would afford to yo
and 10 the citizens generally an in
telligent basis for discussing an
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