Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-04-10
MARCH ROAD BOND
ISSUES FALL OFF
BONDS TO AMOUNT OF sJG:i oO FOR
HIGHWAYS WERE VOTED IN SIN
MITES. WHILE FIVE COUN.
TIES DEFEATED S>>5.0O0
TOTAL FOR 1914 LARGE
.TENAS COUNTIES DURING FIRST
THREE MONTHS OF 1911 VOTED
ROAD AND BRIDGE BONDS To
AMOUNT OF -i..0.. n0O.
ISpccial 10 The Herald.

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Fort Worth. Tex. April 0.-Thc Tex
a. Business Mems Association has culn
plctcd 4 report showing The mount OF
road bonds voted ia this Stale during tn,
month of March 1911. and according Il
tins statement ~JGi.G00 In highway bond,
were issued ia six counties. against 49,
DO0 defeated. Five counties voted against
he issuance of road bonds last month.
There were also three elections recalled
ia March. amounting to i310. 0G0.
Since the first Of the year fortv-one
road and bridge bond elections amounting
ia G.T11.GtU have I.cn voted on i'll this
State and az that number twcntyci2hi
re, ultcd IN victories. having a total of
@l.707 0cn. Five elections INVOLVING high.
way honiS in the sum of II ;InD nG0 have
been called of in various counties in Tex
a during the three months of 1911.
Following are thc dates. result. amount
and the counties IL which road and bridge
bond elections have been conducted in
Texas since January Ii. 1911. The sue
ccsSiul issues are: Bel county. Temple
precinct. ~aJnuary H.. ~Gnl.Ghl: Bell Tai
Zoe precinct. January ~. ~l5.uuO: HG"t
~tirrcnvillc precinct. January > ~luo,Om
NHrcrS. fuhStpwn precinct January IL.
SIRE 900: PccoS. Fort Stockton precinct
January >. ~ a00: Reeves. eastern part
of county. January II. Sl0O 0o0: BaStrop
Elgin district. February IL. ~3DUr
Brooks. entire county. February IA. ~
ONn: Collin CeIina district. February II.
sl35 eco; Collin. Firmcrsvilic precinct.
February u. s.tD. nng Collin Princeton
precinct. February ~. Slnn Nnn: Collin
Cuilcoka precinct. Fehruarr II. 80 ana:
CARA entire counfv. February y. 80
600: Harrison Marshall district. Fchru
AIRY ~. 500 uBn: Hill. Iia>cn precinct.
February u ~lJU0CO: IInyS. Kyle pre-
rinct. February IL. s.0.O01: Kaufman.
Forncy precinct. February - go 000:
McIcnnan. Justice precincts ! AMI !. Feb
ruary H. Sl.a75 00O: Matacorda Road dis
trict No. &. February - 80 coo: Mata-
aor,la road district No. Z. February -
$4,000: Milan. Thurndalc precinct Feb
rnary II. ~i00 0p0: Palo Pinto. Mineral
Wells prccinri February L.. Slth.DOo;
bell precinct No. ,. March 4. -in5 nnl:
HrIl. Bolton precinct March III. 80 nnt.
Rraznria. tlutr road district March { -
m0: \uccc> rluScwav bonds. March H.
SiG5. Zoo: Victoria lrcZ community
March II l1I.HHD wharton. III Campo
district. March j. 100 coo.
Bond issues defeated are: Bee county
lPapalotc district. January - Sa5.rfm:
Fannin. Bonham precinct. aInunr, -
500 000: Coyrcll. Road district M. |. Feb
ruary II. S1d.0O0: Collin Prosper pre-
cinct. February II Sln0.ren: Kaufman.
Terrell precinct. February -. 500 neo
Limestone GrOeslsck precinct FehrurrV
III. $50 600: Red river. precinct No. |. Feb
ruarv II. 500 0n0: HiStrop McDadc pre-
,inci. March ~. S30n6n: Rall RODGERS
precinct. March -. S:,Hn. 900: Collin. FriS
go precinct. March II 80 600 :Fannin.
lHpnhnm district. Mnrrh - -.'n0,nnn: lief
frrson. road district NJ. ). March ~. 5000
O00.