Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-08-25
I'm OUR
VALLEY

has been increased four cents for
this year, or to 64 cents on the 500
valuation, Cameron county tax pay
ers viii not feel 1t.
Cameron county commissioners
viii absorb the hike In the county
rate, reducing from $1.5O to $l.46.
This Is keeping pledge to the
taxpayers with q Vengeance.
Last January the court entered a
pledge that the county rate would
not be increased in spite Of road
bond issues and other increases in
expense Of administering the affairs
oz#the county.
But nothing was said about alb
sorbing increases in the state rate.
At the time announcement was
made the combined rate would re-
main the same an increase Of 8
cents in tine state rate was ex-
pected.
So the commissioners receive a
kind Of good deed reward. Expect
ing to have only the proceeds Of a
$1.42 rate to spend for county gov
eminent they find they will have
$1.46.
The ad valorem rate was raised
by the state eight cents, but the
school rate was reduced from IS, the
constitutional limit. to 81 cents.
be sufficient funds TO guarantee the
proposed S17.50 per capita appor-
tionment.
BROWNSVILLE AIRPORT really
must be a wow"
Constant additions are made to
the mass OF evidence TO that effect.
Ward +. Robinson, Lieutenant OF
the United States army. in COM
mand of the four new bombing
planes which passed through here
Thursday enroute to France Field.
Panama Canal Zone. described 1t as
the finest he had seen.
And he had been at many Of the
best landing fields of the country
a few days previous to his arrival
here. Started from Langley Field,
stopped at st. Louis. Fort Worth,
Kelley Field, San Antonio, and pos
eibly others.
He was enthusiastic over the SER
vice offered by Col. T. z. Gilmore
and his assistants.
ne field, In good condition when
the Pan American Airways, Inc.
took 1t over under lease from the
city, has been further improved and
other developments are coming
soon.
The unloading platform In front
OF the administration building has
been paved to abate the dust nui-
sance and to provide a waterproof
footing for arriving and departing
passengers.
A concreted walk has been pro-
vided from the administration
building out to this paved platform
and this has been covered with an
awning. 1t also has been enclosed
with a steel wire netting TO assure
all arriving passengers passing
through the customs, immigration
and health officials hands before
they are finally admitted to the
United States.
A Identification plan Is being
worked out by Manager Gilmore
and soon plants and trees are to be
set out about the various buildings.
The airport already is splendid
for the use Of airplanes. Soon It
will become an attraction as a
beauty spot.
THE BROWNSVILLE postoffice
on Sept. is to take on Sc new
patrons.
Authorization for extending two
rural routes has been received by
Postmaster Wilbur bennett.
Route No. ! is to be extended ap-
proximately six miles and will serve
an additional AZ families.
This route traverses the FL Jardin
district.
Route No. 2, which extends out
the highway toward Olmito, Is to
be extended approximately four
miles to Havre's store, and will
serve 10 additional families.
WHILE DISCUSSING postal i'm
provements. what has become Of the
new $500, 900 postofficeP
The postal department offered
more than 100000 to rebuild ana
enlarge the present federal building
here.
A committee OF citizens, armed
with petitions for new building,
went to washington and explained
the needs Of the city TO the proper
authorities.
Members of the committee were
assured that Brownsville would be
given a new building adequate TO
the needs OF the city. Later it de-
veloped the committee thought
ss75.OO0 would be about the right
amount to spend on a building in
brownsville. The citizens had ask
ed for S50o.O00.
Recently there has been no de-
yelopment, apparently.
what is the situation? Should
s0mebody write a letter or Is this
menay a period of watchful watt
tng7
EDITORS up the VALLEY are
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