Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-07-08
BUILD[NCBIDS
TO Be ASKED
FOR JULY 20
so Laborers Clearing
Field OF Mosquitoes
Work Being Rushed
Says Van Law

With 30 laborers working contin-
ualIy. III. u. Wallis, contractor, has
announced that brush will be clear
ed and the ground levelled at the
city's municipal flying field, located
five miles from the downtown sec
ition on the Boca Chica road, with
in the next two weeks
Only 24O acres, lying \ n the south
west corner Of the field VIII De-
cleared at this time, according 70
j. MI. Van Law, airport manager, but
the remaining $50 acres will %
cleared Of under-brush and eonvert-
ed into a municipal park.
Several drainage bitches have a.
! ready been filled and the high grass
cut from that portion Of the field
which has already been cleared.
I Small washes have also been level
led. Van Law announced.
Wallis has announced that he ex-
poets to have the cleared portion
/ disced and floated by the end Of
the week and arrangements have
been made to run three tractors on
this Job in order That IL may b.
rushed up.
To Build Runways
Work is to begin Monday or the
clearing Of 26 acres along the north
east border OF the field in order 70
allow space for a 1900 foot runway
east and west.
The main runway, which Is 20 be
~gravelled in order that * may b.
used in all kinds OF weather, will
be $500 feet long and loo feet wide
and will run directly north and
south.
A space 1000 feet long and 5000
feet wide will be available for air
planes to land and taEe-off when
the field has neen cleared, Van Law
stated.
Telephone and bus communication
will be provided as soon as the field
is placed IN service.
Call for Bids
Bids for the construction Of the
hangar. administration building. SER
vicing equipment. paving and light
ing will be called for July 20 and
the contracts are 10 be awarded
approximately 10 days later, il IN
said.
Tie hangar Is 70 be 1C0 feet long
end so feet wide with a clear door
space OF rs feet height. The width
Of the door space will be approNi-
mately 70 feet.
In the administration building.
space will be provided for field bus
mess offices. dormitories. rest rooms
and a first aid room. A tower. con-
~structed on the ton Of the building.
will house the various controls used
In the operation ~ the field.
This tower will also serve "a =
lookout" for the field manager.
The servicing equipment will con-
sist Of four underground tanks and
four servicing pits which are 20 be
located al one edge Of the field.
One az these tanks will contain
aviation" and another the standard
gas. The remaining two tanks will
hold separate grades Of oil.
Each tank IL 20 be connected sep
!, arately with a servicing pit and the
) pits. in turn, will be equipped with
registering meters and so foot hose
reels that can be run out On the
field for the servicinE OF airTlanes.
Border lights and a flood light
will be installed at the airport and
the road paved the short distance
/ between the main highway and the
field.
Not Receive A Rating
Although the field will hot b
} rated Class "A BY -he aeronautical
branch Of the United States depart
ment Of Immediately upon
It's completion. Van Law expressed
confidence that the minor obstacles
which would stand in the way Of
such a rating would ~ removed
before the present year has ended.
One or the obstacles which will
prevent the field from receiving the
highest rating will he the fact that
an adequate night lighting system
has not vet been provided for. A
branch Of the United states meteor
%oloEical survey mus. also ~ rstah-
Irshed before the Glass IA rating II
given, il is said.
Regardless of these minor def
%ciences. the field ig to W. one w
the finest IN the south when ~ IN
completed. Van Law stated.
The field is 70 cost slightly over
the 100000 provided for its con.
struction through the rrvsaEe w A
Z. special city bond issue. II IS believ-