Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-11-05
FIRST TICKET
IN CITY RACE
NAMES PLANKS
Cobolini, Hinkley, Bes-
teiro and Schrneling
Complete Municipal
Quintet

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
G. Starck. candidate for mayor. and
four commissioners who will run
on the ticket with him.
The four commissioners are Man
uel BesteirO. R. O.. SchmelinE. IT'D. E.
Hinkley and J. A. Cobolini, the lat
ter two being candidates 10 succeed
themselves.
This is the first formal announce
ment OF candidacy IN the Browns
vile election December 10. Other
candidates are expected 70 an
nounce.
The platform announced BY
Starck and his ticket.
We are announcing for reelection,
Commissioners Htnklev and Cob
olini for the posts they now hold
and ! for mayor. and we have as
sociated with us MesSrs. Manuel
Besteiro and r.. G. SchmelinE. ALI
five OF us are business men, and
say without hesitation that my
four associates are successful busi-
ness men with everything they
have I'm 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 cf
the population IN Brownsville are
entitled TO representation. which
they have not had In the commits
sion for the past ten years. MIR.
Z. G. Schmeling is a successful
young business man. for many years
connected with the old State Bank
AZ Trust company and later with
the State National Bank, ard a
large owner or property i'm 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 believe that the
city has been given an honest, eco
nomical. progressive and forward
looking government.
Free From Domination
In the first place, we are al COM
mitted to 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
OK group or men, and when elected.
we will view every matte. presented
TO lis i'm the light OF the best inter-
ests Of the people OF Brownsville
as "a whole without any reference
70 forwarding the private fortunes
Of any individual
We believe, heart and soul, ~ the
principle OF municipal operation of
I public utilities. I have ir mind, es-
peciallyr the light plant In that con-
nection. The light plant has been
the greatest financial asset the city
OF Brownsville has ever had, net
ting S1B2,0 100000 ON last years cn-
Grafton. II has produced revenues
and profits which have enabled
this city 10 conduct tts business
In a financially sound manner. It
has been the keystone ot tine city's
financial structure. Next year the
net profits will most probably ap-
/ proximate $250,00000. We know it
can be operated economically, ef-
ficiently and profitably. and IL
elected. we intend to exert every ef-
fort 70 see that it Is so operated.
During the next two years. f elect
ed. we pledge the people Of Browns
vile that there will be no sale uf
the plant. that neither directly nor
indirectly will WE I'm any manner
attempt 70 dispose Of the same. We
pledge our personal and official
honor that at the end or our two
years Of office, the people of
Brownsville will still own the light
plant. and that We will have con-
Quoted II In q way u give maxi
mum OF service and profit; I'm other
words, under no circumstance viii
the light plant be lost 10 the City
OF Brownsville during our tenure of
office.
we believe that due tO their
dangerous character and the ease
and secrecy with which they can
be issued. warrants should not be
issued on public Improvements nr
for the acquisition or property. and
we favor. at the earliest possible
moment, an election called for the
purpose OF amending the Charter
and Limiting the issue of warrants
to a sum not I'm excess CO., sl5000.-
90 during the lie Ot any admin
stration In the City Hall, and that
S15.OO0O0 would be issued only fn
the event Of . catastrophe, such
as flood, cyclone ur some ether
such visitation.
we fnv1r now mH we have ln the
past, the orderly and conservative
extension nf paving. light and
sewerage throughout the city nE
rapidly as finances will permit. Arm
order that the benefits uf these