, 1935-08-11
Only Two Present

The resolution CT confidence Of
Tered BY I'd Alter OF Rio Hondo wa
passed after considerable heckling
or the chairman, .. T. williams OF
HarlinRen.
williams ard Dr. j. A. Palmer OF
Harrington were the only committee
men present with none CT the three
members Of the navigation commits
sion On hand.
williams was introduced by J. r.
George OF Rio Hondo. Williams de-
scribed at length his service TO the
Valley and Ric Hondo and how he
came TO be chairman OF the meeting.
lie said that the committee was APP
pointed at a meeting In Rio Hondo
and that he was made permanent
chairman at q mass meeting in Har-
lingen. In referring TO other MEM
bers or the comittee "a. G.. Moody.
Paul III. Brown, NJ. M. Galloway.
Beryl Hollon) williams remarked.
Il can't understand why the commit
Tee KS not present"
williams charged J. 3. Chambers.
dr.. OF the navigation commission
with having lobbied In favor OF q
bill extending terms Of the commits
eicners and declared that he had
thereby "disfranchised the Rio Hon
do voters" He also accused Cham
bers and Joe l. Penny, Jr, commits
sicners with having attempted 10
break I'D the Harlingen meeting
fthere was N disturbance on the
floor when Lloyd Stiernberg and
Paul III. Brown attempted 20 make
motions that an organization be
formed 10 investigate the recent
dredge purchase)
williams was interrupted at this
point by Tony Kosta who challenged
his right to be chairman Of the
meeting and u. r. Bulls demanded
that williams present scme new in
formation TO the meeting. Ben q.
Reed Of Combes then demanded
VIVA. williams proposed to do about
the dredge deal he had been describ-
fng.
Meeting Gets Out of Hand
Reed, who got IS signatures &c a
petition at Combes, proposed q dis
frict wide petition asking the COM
missloners to resign.
DR.. Palmer proposed at this juno
ture that a secretary be named for
the meeting. Judge Hcdgkins took
the floor to assert that the meeting
should appoint a chairman before 1t
elected a secretary. The meeting be-
came unruly with shouts u who ap-
pointed the committee and where
are they?" Motions tc adjourn also
were heard and DR.. z. NJ. A. Sizer
then asked that Alters motion be
put before the house. There was
some objection that Alters motion
awhitewashed" the commission.
Alter said that there was nc hope
OF getting the money back that was
paid for a dredRe 70 dig q channel
IN the arroyo but that criticism was
preventing the work from being
done.
williams put the question nd Al
tiers resolution passed % TO 8 On a
show Of hands.
The resolution follows:
Whereas, the Arroyo Navigation
commission has purchased a dredge:
and
sWhereas. this commission Is duly
elected and qualified 10 represent the
peonle OF this navigation district:
Whereas. some dissension has been
stirred uD because OF their purchase
or said dredge. and
Whereas. many reports have been
circulated which without any auth
ority seek to represent the views Of
the people OF Rio Hondo.
Therefore. be 1t resolved that we,
the citizens OF the Arr~~o NaviEa-
ton District assembled in Rio Hon.
dr. N hereby express our disapproval
OF this criticism and agitation which
we feel can only retard progress Of
the work OF the commission: that we
concur in the work Of this commits
Eicn and express our confidence 81
the entire personnel OF same: that
we ask for the dissolution OF ar.v
and all organizations thst mav he
EeeHlrg 70 interfere with its activi-
ties: end that when this organiza-
ton sdicurns tonight that 1t be de-
rlared adjourned sine die"