Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-10-11
WILL HOLD THE
ELECTION NOV. Il
CAMERON COUNTY TAXPAYERS WILL
DECIDE QUESTION OF WHETHER
THEY WILL HAVE GOOD ROADS.

Cameron county taxpayers will vote oI
the special road tax election authorizing I
tax Of up 10 fifteen cents on the &lnt
valuation for the construction nf 4 per
mann,nt highway from Brownsville 60 th'
main road nj the liidalgo county line. on
Monday, November IL, instead of Satnr
day. November 3. il was announced today
by County Judge III. l.. Yates. An error
was made ia the statement yesterday that
the election would be- held November 3.
ii was explained today Nv Judge Yates
that the fifteen cent tax 10 be voted on
will hc in addition 10 the road TAX of ff
teen cents on the SlOO valuation. author
lzcd by law and now ia effect. The county
rate will thus be- increased from ~ cents
on the ~lOn valuation a. ~ cents on the
500 valuation, = rate. however. Judge
Yates said that j. much lower han would
10 the ease should the county vote 4 bond
issue 60 take care ct the proposed high
way.
The construction of the roads will hc
under the supervision at the state high
Wy III TT NiA'H VIII it4AAF WI ffiEi~
nccr representative ON hand. ~ cooperate
with the engineer who viii ~ ~ charrf
IF the construction for the county. JUDGE
Yates stated. The state highway law pro
vide that IA, state viii build two aud y
half miles of good road each current
wear IN each county. the roadway built
by The state ~ hc IL the same cla-~ aud
character a- that constructed ", the
county. The county proposes IL g,t ai
least five mile 81 roadway built at the
expense ~ the state Az ihc course W thc
next two year. -hould the special road
tax carry.
'it IN" propcri, owners ~ the county
end"r~e The pr"pn-al for n road tax to.
build modern highway. wc viii immc
diatclN make application e. lhr state hirh-
WAY d'narimcut ." have the Brownsville
san Ecuito-l Harrington Iidalgo county
road declared ! state highway JUDGE
Natr- said TODAY. I'VE have nut gone INTO
tins matter hurricdlv. but have lnnr been
Investigating the difference of cost and
maintenance between improved highway.
such a~ that proposed and dirt roads and
W. have found that the cost uf au im-
proved road " nu more than ! dirt road.
and ~ the same time we will have n per
naHcut highway. AWAY IN good couIi
tI"n. always open ~ travel. AZ the end 1T
five wears nj no more than cost at dirt
roads.
about S2G.nn0 4 wear will hc the
amount received from TN, special tax W.
fifteen crnt-. and w viii ~rill have the
road lax with which u" work other
roads ~ the county. roads that ~ have
hccn unable in take care 81 because nf
the great expense uf maintaining the moro
Travelled highways. W. propose io
issue time warrants tn consume about
Sl1.nnn n wear IN interest ana sinking
fund. leaving The balance n rll goo ! year
other road purposes. The warrants
will bc accepted " who ever hu.Id~ thc
roads III par and accrued interest.
The work will Dee lct bv contract. hid
!" w. advertised through the usual chan
mel. Il probably will be- lei by sections nr
many miles"
Asked a~ 4" why The commissioner hii
y taN i'm preference ~ Il bond cleo
t'on q" huilI The proposed road .Iudrr
Naic~ stated that IL. bond market l- very
and that there ~ an inclination
not to invest in bond ~ thu time. and
al~" that a hnnd Issue would require n
higher rate oi taxation w the luuy run
han \ prcial road tax.
The county nudge stated that while I'M,
election will authorize \ fifteen cent iav.
hi does net mean necessarily that tho
commissioners viii levy the fun amount.
lnly -" much a~ KY necessary H. continue
N work each Year VIII hc levied
NhIlc the tax election was called with
~ particular purpose ~ view I'll building
hc improved highway tn the I%liIairp
county hnc, II Wy quite probable that "
'Ill remain IN rftcct even after The tom
of this road. and ~ permit ne
construction NJ other similarly built higl
~ the country These might inrIu.lr
he Isabel road. the military road. the road
" the Palm Grove and road il The cen
RAJ and northern parts at the couut,.