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

is my intention to Go every honor
able thing possible 10 reach an
agreement with them"
Many Moves Made
Following presentation of the
original contract a number OF meet
ings have been held by the city
commission. q joint session has been
held with directors of the chamber
Of commerce and the advisory board
has been named.
The commission. II. L. Yates, at
torney for the Pan American, and
w. l.. 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 ol
its various provisions. When II was
put to q vote Commissioners y. O..
Starck and J. A. Cobolini voted to
sign the contract and Commissioner
A. G. Hipp and Mayor Cole voted
against signing. Commissioner Burt
E. Hinkley did not vote.
Following this meeting members
OF the city commission met with d.
rectors of the chamber OF commerce
in a meeting urged by Jesse bennett.
a member of the board of directors.
At this meeting the propose, that
the Pan-American agree to lease
the port at any time at a rental OF
eight per cent on the investment
urc noodn hr AFov0r Crfo
Offer Resolution
This proposal was submitted 70
George l.. Rihl. vice president Of .he
Pan-American. by telegraph. Rihl
was then en- route to Guatemala
City. On his arrival there he consid-
cred the proposal and rejected II.
The contract then was submitted to
Trip. president Of the Pan
American. in New York City. He
agreed with Rihl that the proposal
was unsatisfactory.
The proposal for a temporary con-
tract then was submitted to the city
commission and by a vote Of 3 70 ?
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 XII
wanians at their regular meetings,
asking those bodies TO adopt a reso-
luton which would urge the city
commission to reach an agreement
with the Pan-American.
The Rotary club referred the pro-
posed resolution to its directors and
this body deferred action.
c. of G. Urges Accord
The Kiwanis club. in accordance
with the regulations of that body.
also referred the resolution TO its
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 of the chamber Of COM
merce and taken before the city
commission by q committee from
that body. The city commission took
no action on the proposal.
During the negotiations with the
Pan-American, officials of that con-
Germ we're approached by represent
ntives of McAllen. Edinburg and
Harlingen with offers to provide re-
quired facilities near those cities.
Morrison. as representative OF the
Pan-American has held a number of
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
eron county. Texas. acting herein
by and through its city commission.
hereinafter called Lessor. and Pan
American Always. 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 let
unto Lessee the following described
tract. piece or parcel of land. being
a part to the extent OF the metes
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 and
in Cameron county water control
and Improvement district No. 5. the
tract herein and hereby leased be-
Ing more particularly described as
follows. to-wit:
Beginning at the northeast cor
ner or hangar No. 2. now being
constructed at said airport.
Thence continuing the east boun-
Diary line Of said hangar No. 2, north
800 feet
Thence west at an angle Of 50 de-
grees. a distance OF 200 feet 70 the
east boundary line OF the highway
Thence south 300 feet with the
east boundary line Of said highway.
Thence east 10 the northeast cor
ner Of said hangar No. 2 being the
point Of beginning, containing Isis
acres OF land.
Second: Lessee agrees. binds and
obligates itself TO construct ON said
snace above described q shoD. n test
stand. n wash rack. and an under
ground gasoline tank and pump. anf
such other buildings as may ~
found to be necessary in Lessee'l