Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-05-17

able thing possible TO reach an
agreement with them"
Many Moves Made
Following presentation or the
original contract a number of meet
ings have been held by the city
commission, a joint session has been
held with directors OF the chamber
OF commerce and the advisory board
has been named.
The commission. H. L. Yates, at
torney for the Pan American. and
w. Il. Morrison traffic manager OF
the Mexican Aviation Co. and To-
cal representative of the Pan Amer
lean in the negotiations. spent most
Of one whole day going over the
original contract and agreeing On
its various provisions. When IL was
put TO a vote Commissioners y. G.
StGrck and j. "A. Cobolini voted TO
sign the contract and Commissioner
A. c. Hipp and Mayor Cole voted
against signing. Commissioner Burt
K. Hinkley did not vote.
Following this meeting members
OF the city commission met with di-
rectors OF the chamber OF commerce
In q meeting urged by Jesse bennett,
a member of the board OF directors.
At this meeting the proposal that
the Pan-American agree 10 lease
the port at any time at a rental Of
eight per cent on the investment
was made bv Mayor Cole.
Offer Resolution
This proposal was submitted 10
George l.. Rihl. vice president OF The
Pan-American. by telegraph. Rihl
was then en- route TO Guatemala
City. On his arrival there he cons.d-
cred the proposal and rejected II.
The contract then was submitted 70
Trip. president OF the Pan
American. in New York City. He
agreed with Rihl that the proposal
was unsatisfactory.
The proposal for q temporary c7n-
tract then was submitted to the city
commission and by a vote Of 3 I'd 2
at an executive session was favored.
The advisory board then was named
and the temporary contract finally
was signed.
In the meantime those who IA
vored signing the lease had become
very active and this week. Jesse
bennett a leader of this faction. has
addressed the RotarianS and the Ri
wanians az their regular meettnEsi
asking those bodies to adopt a rcSo-
luton which would urge the city
commission TO reach an agreement
with the Pan-American.
The Rotary club referred the pro-
noSed resolution 20 its directors and
this body deferred action.
C.. or G. Urges Accord
The Kiwanis club. in accordance
with the regulations of that body
also referred the resolution 70 liz
directors. This body In turn drew
a resolution on the subject which
vote at the next meeting. Thursday
vote at the netx meeting. Thursday
of next week.
The resolution sponsored by Den
net previously had been adopted by
directors or the chamber Of COM
merce and taken before the city
commission by a committee frorr
that body. The city commission took
no action on the proposal.
During the negotiations with the
Pan-American. officials OF that con-
Germ were approached by represent
atives of McAllen. Edinburg and
Harrington with offers to provide re-
CURED facilities near those cities
Morrison. as representative OF the
Pan-American has held a number ol
conferences with these represent
atives and is reported TO have re-
ceived concrete proposals.
The contract follows:
Know all men by these presents
That this contract. made and en-
tered into on the. the - day OF
April, A. D.. 1929. by and between
the city Of Brownsville and Cam
ercn county. Texas. acting herein
by and through its city commission
hereinafter called Lessor. and Pan
American Anyways. Inc. a corpora
ton. acting herein by and through
George l.. Rihl. its vice president
thereunto duly authorized. herein
after called Lessor. witnesseth
First: Lessor has this day and
does hereby demise. lease and LEI
unto Lessee the following described
tract. piece or parcel OF land. beinn
a part 70 the extent or the mete.
and bounds thereof. OF the munich
pal airport Of the city Of Browns
vile. located on El Jardin boulevard
about four miles east of the city anc
In Cameron county water contro
and improvement district No. IS. ths
tract herein and hereby leased be-
ing more particularly described a!
follows. to-wit:
Beginning &C the northeast cor.
ner OF hangar No. 2. now being
constructed at said airport.
Thence continuing the east b0un.
dairy line CT said hangar No. 2. NORTH
800 feet.
Thence west at an angle Of On de.
grees- a distance or 30 feet to tht
east boundary line OF the highway
Thence south 800 feet with TIL
east boundary line OF said highway
Thence east 10 the northeast CIR.
ner Of said hangar No. 2 being tn
point Of beginning, containing ISL
acres Of land.
Second: Lessee agrees. binds anr
ohlieates itself 10 construct on sais
snace above described a shon. a tes
stand. a wash rack. enh an under
ground gasoline tank and pump. anl
such other buildings as may N
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