Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-06-23

49, &a&A
day Of June. a. d. 1929, by
and between the City Of Brownsville.
in Cameron County, Texas acting
herein by and through the City
Commission, hereinafter called Les
sor. and Pan-American Always, In
corporated, a corporation, acting
herein by and through Geo. L. Rhil.
its Vice-President, thereunto duly
authorized. hereinafter called Lessee
WTTNESSETH:
First.
Lessor has this day. and does
hereby demise, lease and let unto
Lessee all that part Of the Browns
Vile Municipal Airport tract con-
/ tanning the administration build
ing. hangers, run-ways. flood lights,
\ etc. and all improvements thereon,
more particularly described 70 It's
metes and bounds as follows to-Wlt'
Ohere follows field notes OF airport
tract.)
Second.
The consideration for this lease
Is the sum Of Ten dollars tSlOOO)
cash and other valuable c~onsidera-
ton. the receipt Of which IS hereby
confessed and acknowledged. ana
the undertakings Of Lessee herein
after more fully set out.
Third.
Lessee hereby agrees. bonds and OBJ
ligates itself to operate said Airport
as a municipal airport under such
regulations as may be necessary and
common to first class airportS OPP
Grated in the United States, and
will make make the use OF the land
ing field and buildings available
to independent operators, and prl-
vately owned planes under uniform
rules and regulations and charges,
subject however. to the necessities
of operation of LeSSee's aircraft, and
in the event OF the development OF
the use Of said airport and airfield
10 such an extent that a crowded
condition results. interfering with
the operation OF LeSSee'S airplanes
and business so that a further de-
velopment of the use Of said airport
will interfere with its availability
and a continued expansion Of bus
ness at said airport and OF its use
would interfere wi.-l -ne necessities
Of operation OF Lessee's aircraft and
Lessee's business. then Lessee shall
have the preference SO that its busi-
ness may not be interferred with o.
injured. and subject to the limita-
lions lust hereinabove set forth, Les
! see shall operate said airport in such
a way as to make it available for
the use Of aircraft and aviation I'M
iformly as to all users engaged in
legitimate aviation business.
Fourth
Reasonable charges shall be made
to planes other than those belong
ing to Lessee for the use Of the field
and Of hangar space. and should
charges imposed by Lessee for such
Y service seem excessive 70 the city.
rates can be fixed by an arbitration
! committee composed OF a repreSen-
tative appointed by Lessor. n APP
pointed by Lessee. and a third to
be selected by those two. which COM
mittee shall examine into the Gus
tomary charges made in first class
airports in the United States. and
fix such charges as appear TO them
to be reasonable and just in the
light OF charges made elsewhere.
and conditions obtaining at the
Brownsville municipal airport.
Fifth
Lessee hereby agrees, binds and
| obligates itself TO keep up the field
and buildings in such a condition as
to comply with the regulations of
the department Of commerce OF the
United States or such other depart
ments Of the government Of the
United States as may hereafter have
control Of and prescribe regulations
for airportS.
Sixth
Lessee hereby agrees, binds and
obligateS itself to spend not less
than one hundred thousand dollars
CSl00,000) within the next three
years on the improvement Of the
field and the erection Of new build
ings az said airport. and provided
further that Lessee may expend not
to exceed a total Of two hundred
thousand dollars 1920. O0O on such
improvements at said airport with
IN the period Of this lease, and pro-
vided further that II. in the iudg-
ment Of Lessee 10 shall be necessary
at any time during the period Of this
lease or the renewal period hereof
hereinafter provided for TO construct
additional buildings and improve
ments. Lesse shall submit its plans
therefor 70 Lessor and in the event
Lessor and Lessee are not able &c
agree as to the ~Decessity for such
buildings and improvements. then
such necessity shall be determined
by a committee to be composed OF
one member appointed by Lessor
one appointed by Lessee and at bird
70 be appointed bv those two. which
committee shall examine into ne
cessitles for such proposed improve
mentS and costs Of same. and re-
port 10 Lessor and Lessee. both par
ties thereto agreeing to abide by
the result OF such report.
Seventh
Lessee agrees that ii will construct
buildings only Of a class on which
a depreciation Of 20 years IS consid-
cred justifiable by first class avia-
ton engineers. and all improve
ments constructed by Lessee on said
municipal airport shall be Of q kind,
quality and character commonly ap-