Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1914-03-03


carried.
Bell County bears the distinction Of
having carried the largest and small
est issues voted on during the month.
On Jauary Is the special road district
around Temple voted and carried
unanimously a 100000 issue, and on
the 10th of the month the voters of
Tal-Coe district, which comprises 240
acres of territory, ratified $4,000 is
sue. This road district which is the
smallest in Texas, has thirty-four
qualified voters, and at the recent
election twenty-eight of them favored
the issue, two opposed 1t, and four did
not go to the polls.
Eighteen elections were called in as
many road districts during January
and in several instances the dates of
the elections have been set. Road
bond elections have been called in
the following countless Bastrop, FL
gin precinct, February II, $S0,0O0 Col
lin, Princeton precinct, February 81,
100000; Farmersville precinct, Feb
ruary 21, $200,0OO; Culleoka precinct,
February 81, $4,000; Celina precinct,
February q, sl25,000; Prosper pre-
cinct, February 81, 100000; Coryell,
road district No. /, including Gates
vile, February II. $4,000; Delta,
Cooper precinct, March 7, 100000;
Harrison, Marshall district, February
"a, 100000; Hays, Kyle district, Feb
ruary IA, $4,000: Hill, ltasca precinct,
February 81, $4,000; McLennan,
Waco road district, February IA, ST.
O75,000; Milan, Cameron precipct,
February 81, 100000; Palo Pinnto,
Mineral Wells precinct, February II.
s1OO,OOO Wharton, FL Campo district,
March 5, 100000
Other counties contemplating the
issuance of road and bridge bonds are
Comanche, $4,000; Fannin, 100000;
Hunt, 100000; Montgomery, $3.50, 900;
Nueces, $250.o0O Nueces, $l65,0O0;
Red River, 100000; Runnels. $685.
coo; Upshur. 100000, and Walker,
$4,000.
Saturday, February q, has been
designated as Good Roads Day in Col
lin County. On that date five road
bond elections will be voted on in the
respective precincts of that county. II
is thought that all the elections will
carry as the voters Of the Mckinney
precinct declared unanimously in
favor of good roads when they APP
proved a $4,000 bond issue last De-
cember.
An incident of unusual interest was
the defeat of a $4,000 issue in Bee
County on the Goth OF the month.
Twenty-Five voters of the Papalote dis
trict of that county voted at this cleo
ton and not one of them cast their
ballot in favor of the proposition.
Crculators of petitions asking for
100000 election in Cooke County
have withdrawn their request for
road bond issue, as a number of farm
ers in the precinct concerned were
oppose dto increased taxation. The
Denton precinct of Denton County
also recalled a petition for a s125,000
issue for similar reasons. Good roads
enthusiasts in both counties are map
ping out new road districts, are elimi-
mating the nonprogressives. and will
ask for another election at an early
date
Brewster County advocates of bet
ter highways are Respondent over
recent ruling of the Attorney General
which declared invalid the issue of
100000, which was unanimously car
ried in that county December 20.
Nueces County will also be required
to 60 to the expense OF another cleo
ton. Owing to a technical error in
the wording OF the call for the election
held September 2, 1913, when s155, 600
was voted for causeway over Corpus
Christi Bay, the Attorney General also
annulled these bonds.