Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1912-08-15
COUNTY TO VOTE
ON ROAD BONDS
ELECTION TO DECIDE ON $780,
900 ISSUE ORDERED
To Be Held Oct. 1-Commissioners
Also Redistrict Various County
Precincts and Named Officers for
General and Road Bond Elections.

An election to vote on good
roads bond issue for $250,000 was
ordered by the county commission
ers' court yesterday, to be held Oct
1st.
In addition to this very important
work, the court also accomplished the
task of redistricting the commits
siOners justices and cleo ion pre-
cincts, with which the commission
ers wrestled nearly all Of yesterday
As result of the addition of the
six new precincts. it was necessary
to appoint new presiding officers and
associate officers for each precincint,
! all Of which was disposed Of.
Good Roads Bond Issue.
The good roads election is to be
held over the entire county, as
I. stated, October /, when the taXpay-
ers will vote on a bond issue of
/ $25O,OOO. The bonds will be for the
purpose of constructing, maintaining
and operating macadamized. gravel
ed or paved roads in the county.
The election was called in accord
ance with a petition presented to
he county commissioners and
headed by John T. Lomax of San
Benito and signed by ninety-nine
other resident property tax paying
voters Of Cameron county.
1t will take two-thirds majority
Of he entire vote cast at the election
for the bond issue to carry.
Another Drainage District Proposed
The court set September 3 as the
date for a hearing for the proposed
Cameron county drainage distric-
number A. petition for the forma
tion of such a district was presented
| before the court by t. T. Phillips
and twenty-four other persons Of the
district The proposed district lies
north Of the Arroyo and west of Har-
lingen 1t comprises a comparative
ly small area.
A tax rate Of $40 on the 500
valuation Of assessed valuation was
levied against all real and personal
property in drainage district No 2.
This tax is for the purpose of Great
! ing a sinking fund for the payment
of the bonds.
Precinct Officers for General
Election.
The officers Of the election pre-
cincts as appointed yesterday are
given herewith They will preside
at the general election to be held on
November s.:
Precinct 1 Point Isabel, t. Pena,
presiding Judge: Manuel Aguilar,
Chas. Champion and William La
roche, assistant judges.
Precinct 2, San Rafael, J. w. Bray
presiding Judge; T. Molina, Geo. =
French and Lucas Levrier, associate
judges
Precinct 3. Nogoles, T. H. Viii
liams, presiding judge; c. w. Starck
associate judge.
Precinct 4, part of fourth ward
Jose Anorga. presiding Judge, Migue
Perez, Gavina vasquez and Elisec
Munoz, associate judges.
Precinct ), part Of fourth ward
". X. Mendenhall. presiding Judge
Emile Wise, George Connor ant
Harry st. Clair, associate judges.
Precinct 6. third ward, c. NJ
Cara. presiding Judge: Vicente Ia
). mayo, Juan Bouis. A. Turk. ASSOCIATE
judges.
Precinct Z, part Of second ward
v. L. Crixell, presiding Judge. A. W
Wood. Isidoro Longoria and X. II
McDavitt, associate judges.
Precinct s, first and second wards
II. B. Russell. presiding Judge; N
Fernandez, L. Brulay and Georg
McGonigle, associate judges.
Precinct .. part Of first wart
Amos Rich. presiding Judge; S.
Browne, Frank Slavitchek and o. \
Davis. associate judges.
Precinct 10, Blalack's, c. 5. Mo
ton. presiding judge; J. P. Cottinl
| ham. Geo. NJ. Smith ard II. H. Banl
er. associate judges.
Precinct II. Olmito. Henry Ga
presiding Judge; P. Bali. J. r. Cop
land and NJ c. Myrtle, associa
judges.
Precinct y. Encantada Ezequi
Cavazos. presiding Judge: J. F. Kf
Ter. A. J. Hood and Jose Villarei
associate judges.
Precinct IS. South San Benito.
P. Hicks. presiding Judge; JOSEF
BaIlinger. George A. Fearnow al
A. c. Purvis. associate judges.
Precinct "A. North San Benito,
ID Iirklev nresiding iudre. \!