Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-11-06
FIRST TICKET
IN CITY RACE
NAMES PLANKS
Cobolini, Hinkley, Bes-
teiro and Schmeling
Complete Mu icipal
Quintet

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pal water and light plants,
limitation Of the issuance Of
warrants, extension of paw
ing, construction of munich
pal auditorium, and contin-
ued work for a Brownsville
port are among the princi-
pal planks in a platform an
nounced today by John
q. Starck, candidate Cor mayor, and
four commissioners who will run
on the ticket with him.
The four commissioner are Man
uel Besteiro. II. G. SchmelinR. B. X.
Hinkley and j. A. Cobolini, the lat
ter two being candidates to succeed
themselves.
This is the first formal announce
ment OF candidacy In the Browns
vile election December 10. Other
candidates are expected to an
nounce.
The platform announced by
Starck and his ticket.
We are announcing for reelection,
Commissioners Hinkley and Cob
olini for the posts they now hold
and I for mayor, and we have as
ISOLATED with us Messrs. Manuel
Besteiro and r.. G. Schmeling. All
five OF us are business men. and
! say without hesitation that my
four associates are successful busi-
ness men with everything they
have in the world centered in
Brownsville. We have asked Mr..
BeSteirO TO run with us because we
feel that the Spanish-speaking peo-
pie who form q large proportion or
the population In Brownsville are
entitled to representation, which
they have not had ir the commits
sion for the past ten years. Mr..
r. G. Schmeling Is a successful
young business man, for many years
connected with the old State Bank
a. Trust company and later with
the State National Bank. and n
large owner of property in the city.
We are running for reelection on
the basis OF our record in the City
Hall during the last few years, dur
ing which time, we h,lieve that the
city has been given an honest, eco
nomical, progressive and forward
looking government.
Free From Domination
In the first place, we are all COM
mItted 10 the principle that Browns
VILE should come first In every mat
ter which appears before the city
commission, and that the welfare
and prosperity OF the people of this
city are our first and shall be our
only consideration. We are, every
one Of Us. absolutely free from any
domination or control by any man
or group OF men, and when elected.
we Will view every matte. presented
to us in the light or the best inter-
ests Of the people OF Brownsville
as a whole without any reference
To forwarding the private fortunes
Of any individual.
We believe. heart and soul, in the
principle OF municipal operation vi
public utilities. I have III mind. eS-
pecially, the light plant ia that con-
nection. The light plant has been
the greatest financial asset the city
&. Brownsville has ever had. net
ting Sl82, 100000 on last years op-
Grafton. Ii has produced revenues
and profits which have enabled
this city 10 conduct its business
in O financially sound manner. It
has been the keystone Of the cityS
financial structure. Next year the
net profits will most probably ap-
proximate $3.50, 10000. We know Y
can be operated economically, ef-
ficiently and profitabiy. and IL
elected. we intend to exert every ef-
fort TO see that 1t Is SO operated.
During the next two years. II elect
ed, we pledge the people or Browns
vile that there will be no sale of
the plant, that neither directly nor
indirectly viii we In any manner
to dispose of the same. We
pledge our personal and official
honor that at the end OF our two
years Of office, the people OF
Brownsville viii still own the light
plant, and that we will have con-
Quoted 1t in a way 10 give a maxi
mum OF service and profit; In other
words. under no circumstance will
the light plant be lost to the City
OF Brownsville during tenure OF
office.
We believe that due 10 their
dangerous character and The ease
and secrecy with which they can
be issued, warrants should not be
issued On public improvements OF
for the acquisition of property, and
we favor, &C the earliest possible
moment, an election called for the
purpose OF amending the Charter
and limiting the issue or warrants
to a sum not i'm excess Of S15.000.-
90 during the life of any admin
stration In the City Hall. aid that
SIS. 10000 would be issued only IN
the event OF n catastrophe, such
as flood. cyclone or some other
such visitation.
We favor now as we have I'm the
past, the orderly and conservative
extension or paving, light and
sewerage throughout the city ms
rapidly as finances will permit. III
order that the benefits or these
three imnrnvpmnnkr ma he cnn-