Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-01-15
SIDERy
WILL DEMAND
CITIZENS VOTE
Harwen, Commission
er Who Voted For
Arroyo Site E x
plains Stand
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HARLlNGEN, Jan. 15--Harlingen's
park row was aired from every
angle az = meeting here last night
in the high school auditorium. with
approximately 800 persons present,
the meeting being called By resi-
dents Of the city Eho are opposed
TO purchase Of the old Arroyo Colo
RADIO club park site.
Tbs meeting ended in the passage
OF q motion for the steering commit
tee IN charge OF the meeting, consist
ing of j. c. Myrick. p. G. Green
wood, ID. W. Day, Tyre II. Brown and
J. T. Foster, to meet with the city
commission Wednesday night in an
effort TO iron out the difficulties
and have the park question submit
ted 20 a vote of the people.
Discussion Heated
This action was taken when r. z.
Harwell, one Of the three commits
sioners who voted for purchase Of
the Arroyo park, said that if q petit
ton is presented signed by 400
qualified voters asking for an elec-
ton on the question that he will be
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election. He said he was authorized
TO speak for r 3. Hamilton, who
also voted for the Arroyo club park
purchase.
The discussion at times became
very heated. Mr.. Harwell, who ap-
peared at the request of the steer
ing committee to explain his ac-
ton" The others who were asked TO
be present. Mr.. Hamilton and George
Waters. were not present az the
meeting.
East Park Called Best
Mr.. Harwell was assailed BY y. q.
Myrick and others, who declared
that he based his candidacy on a
plea Of democracy and the rights Of
the voters. and said that nothing like
the action OF the commission Ia pre-
viously purchasing the east SIDE
park could happen if he were elected
Mr.. Harwell was introduced by Mr..
Greenwood as the defender of the
taxpayers money" as he led the
fight against sale Of the city water
and light plant to the Central Power
& Light company.
Mr.. Greenwood presided. and in
opening the meeting called on for
mer Commissioner "A. ID. Holmes.
Mr.. Holmes, with the aid Of a map,
explained the east side park in de-
tail, stating that the city owned
some $50 acres now. in that section,
in two tracts separated By a tract
of IS acres which the city could pur-
chase for $4,000. The city owes
approximately $4,000 on one Of the
tracts already purchased, it was
brought out.
He said the park site was broken
land, and would be ideal for a 700.
lakes. swimming. yachting. golf and
an air field. and also said there Is
a natural a~mpitheater which will be
good for a stadium or bowl to seat
around $4,000 persons.
Harwell Under Fire
He said the Arroyo Country club
site would be Of little value as a
park because It is flat. and cannot
hs utilized like the EAST side park.
SIR. Harwell then was called, on TO
explain his vote. He said that he
voted for purchase Of the Arroyo
Colorado country CLUB park site be-
cause the petition requesting that
purchase had more names on it than
the petition presented for the pur-
chase Of the east side park. Vary
ing figures. running from 504 for the
Arroyo park. to 4e4 for the east
side park, were claimed ut the meet
ing.
When Mr.. Harwell mentioned the
400 qualified voters 10 sign the