Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-03-02
RESOLUTION or THE CITY or
BROWNSVILLE

BE 1T REMEMBERED that al a
regular meeting of the City Commits
J OF the City of Brownsville. held
an the City Hail on the 23rd cay OF
ftbruary, 1928, a Resolution was
introduced by Commissioner Him ana
seconded BY Commissioner Cobolini,
ms follows:
WHEREAS, the citizenship Of che
City of Brownsville mas in various
manner manifested its desire that
the City Commission cell an election
for the purpose of deciding whether
the City should issue Londs in the
approximate sum Of One Hundred
Thousand Dollars (S1OU, 1000 for
the purpose OF securing and INSTALL
ing an Airport and PARK; and,
WHEREAS, in the interest of pub
lie policy and in response TO the de-
sires OF man, of the citizens the
Commission OF said CITY has pledged
the citizenship Of same that before
ths holding OF said election il would
advise the public which Of the con-
t~emplated sites in its judgment and
discretion most nearly Appropriated
the City's needs in he above named
particulars; and,
WHEREAS, the Airport Committee
cf the Chamber Of Commerce has
made intensive and extensive survey
Of the situation and has secured OBJ
tions on four sites located around
and about said city and has made,
through W. B. Clint, its recommends
tons to the City of the tract of land
best suited for the purposes dis
cussed herein; and,
WHEREAS, the Commission has not
cnly given a great deal Of time and
thought 70 the study or the problems
involved and the sites offered, but
has viewed each of the sites, and are
therefore each of them personally
acquainted with the advantages and
Disadvantages Of the sites offered;
NOW, THEREFORE,, BE II RE-
SOLVED that the citizens Of Browns
vile be appxized that when and If,
in the exercise Of its Judgment and
sound discretion, the City Commits
sion decides to purchase a site for q
Park and an Airport. provided Of
course the citizenship at the oncom-
ing election decides the funds avail
able for such purpose -Aall be voted,
han and in that event the said City
Commission, acting on the recon-
ksndation Of the Airport Committee
~ the Chamber of Commerce and
upon their own knowledge of the
srrious sites, has decided upon the
purchase Of,
-Four Hundred and Eighty Eight
"a Forty Gne-Hundredths (4S8.40) |
arres Of land, or SO much thereof MS
!. their judgment it is feasible and
practicable 70 use for said Park and
Airport, located about three and a
half niles from the City OF Browns
vile on the Boca Chica Road. near
the FL gardin Independent school Dis
~triet'sf building. from E. s. Hunt,
Frank Rabb, L. B. Camiade, Daven-
rort and West, DR.. Nelson and T.. "A.
landlord, for the eason that il i
r. closest OF the practicable sites
rear the city, lie on q concrete road
ara close TO q high power electric
.sne. il well drained, is served by the
mron County Water Improvement
h. No. S, with whom satisfac-
M economical arrangements
Nv be effected snr the irri-
aMnpkeep came, and Is
quality I'D 50 located
erent II Should ever be-
airy for the City Of
to abandon its use for
lated purposes the City
be able to recover from
reof, the purchase price
above Resolution being
bte. the same was carried
nirnoux vote OF the men,
& and voting. Mayor Cole
sioners Cobolini and
49,.