Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-02-26
CITY GETTING
HUNTER SAYS
Securing Site For Air
port at Extremely
Low Price; District
Will Cooperate

aoue Of the biggest land bargains
ever offered in the Valley" was the
comment of c. L. Hunter. manager OF
FL Jsrdin irrigation district, in COM
menting UPON the option secured by
the city of Brownsville on a ass
acre airport site 3 IL miles east OF
the city limits
The city has secured options on the
site at approximately $50 per acre.
The tract Is bounded on the north by
the FL Jardin boulevard, which Is
payed: on the east by Vermiilion
avenue; on the south by Sorningside
drive, one of the main roads OF Il
Jardin; and on the west by Mime
sofa
Efforts are now being made TO Sc
cure options on a 64-acre tract in
the northwestern part of the acre
age, and if this can be secured the
site will be squared and will contain
approximately $50 acres.
Drainage bitches, part OF the drain
age program of the district. are To-
Gated on the east. south and west
sides Of the tract, assuring ample
drainage for the entire site, and pro-
viding excellent outlets should IL
later be deemed necessary to tile
any part of it. One drainage ditch
cuts across the southwest former Of
the tract. but this will be filled and
a new ditch cut along the south side.
II consider the land worth 5000
per acre." Mr.. Hunter said. at is
ideally located; practically every
acre is good agricultural land; and
the city is certainly getting a bar
gain at that price. IL is by odds the
best proposition offered the city in
the way of sites. The entire tract,
with the exception of about 100 acres,
is cleared, and excellent drainage is
provided. ! believe the city could
sell most of the acreage for double
what it is paying for it,"
No Flat Rate On Land
"The water district will take the
flat rate off the land in the event
the city buys IL for an airport" Mr..
Hunter said. "0f course. the board
of equalization will fix the valuation
for the bond tax. but | am confident
they will place a very normal value
on IL, and the bond tax will be no
serious burden. The district will
maintain the drainage bitches. and
viii be in position 10 supply irriga-
! water in the event il is desired"
The bond tax Of the district is
$3.50 per 800 valuation.
An irrigation canal runs along the
northern edge Of the tract. and IL
the city purchases the 64-acre tract
N the northwest on which no
option has been secured. the district
will abandon the canal and fiji II up.
In the event the ss-acre tract is not
secured. the district will put in a
so. or 80 foot crossing, providing
sccess n the field from the paved
highway.
Efforts to get in touch with the
owner Of the 64-acre tract have fail
ed. members Of the airport committee
report. Letters addressed to his
home in Florida have been returned,
and it is understood he is now in
Cuba. and an effort is being made to
locate him there.
Provides Ample Room
II the tract in the northwest cor
ner is secured the airport site will
he nearly square. a mile north and
south by about seven-eights Of a
mile east and west. Members of the
committee state there will be annie
DON regardless If whether the 81
acre tract is available. as planes will
have a mile run against prevailing
winds. and the runaways could be