The Corpus Christi caller. [volume] (Corpus Christi, Tex.) 1918-1987, 1919-07-11
Discuss Road
Bond Issue With
Robstown Voters

Addressing more chan thirty rcprc-
scutaiiNts from both Hishop and
kohsiown. County Judge Hugh Il
sutherland yesterday assured tho
deleEaDns who came 90 this city to
discusa the coming bond issue that
every cent Of tho g. 900 600 would be
cNncuded Ina the construction ~ The
hest roads possible la Nuocrs county.
and that the petty Observation-Disclosures
ANA the minor puihhllng over certain
road destinations should no, become
"a menace 90 the possible success ~
The bond issue ln Nueces county
iia address followed one made 20
thr members ~ the Commercial Assoc
citation ana the visiting Delegates
frVm Nohstown ard flshop hs NJ.
Nueklcs az liiHhop who. in opening
hls 'aiie assured th0 members pros
cut that as I'm as Bishop was con
ccrnCd CHAT city WINS HnVioua the
bond issii. meet successful tcrmi
untiu huf that nF he termed ID "thc
nluplp ihuk they are not getting what
They are paving for
To was tho c,Ncru consensus Of
ppiuiou 0f both the towns represented
thli The bond l4sie he Il success. Rui
ucDausc they felt that "thcy were not
citing what thov were paving FOR"
Nas the reason they convened yester.
duN afternoon FOR more than two
hours With momhcrs ~ tno CONNER
chl Aaauciauon " thia city
hnpHtuwu mud ui-hur wrfe both
prepared to prove the fact when they
SCENT three delegates 10 Corpus Christi
to discuss the bond issue A ~
Welsh with largo man " the county
ana small packet - figures com
ruted Toy ro1i engineer who had
surrcscd me roads lu the community
90 NphW"1yn. stated that the people
of korVown wanted TO know iust
what Kind ~ roads were no he be- con
-iruc'"d through their community and
Just what aygfrm ~ stntt or county
aid would prevail On This work
After more than "a half hour during
Which the estimates ON every descrip-
ton ~ ruad construction from the
host fo fhc poorest was rendered hV
MI Wrlsh 20 ME members Sndre
Sutherland wns Called upon tr address
Che meeting iiis first hroadsid.
cleared Tho nosslmism thaf prevailed
during me entire mrctaF "rhere is
uu section NJ Texas that needs roads
moro than Nueccs county" be- soid
earnestly "nthcr counties" he went
on have lined up and accepted tho
general move for better roads md
highway boz the state Now irs up to
Nueees county to take the progressive
step
= appreciate the fact that the gon
oral attitude 81 the ciiizens and vot
rrs 20 Rohstown and Bishop expresses
fhN sentiment ~ success for tho bond
issue. And for this very reason ana
because won have the interest ~ Nu-
cc"s county 90 heart W. want 10 as
sure Won that ovcrv cent ~ the bond
ISSUE will be- prt TO the purpose Of
the highest standard ~
roads possii,c In the county,
.ludge sutherland then spoko ~ iha
estimates discussed hv Nj Welsh he
SOLO inat the go foot roal as adopted
l'N some Was ont ~ The question The
construction ~ such roads he snld
noald. prove far too exrvnailc ANA
would not serve the purpose any moro
practically con- prove more suitable
than q road ~ smaller dimensions.
"As good roads ns were eyer built
can hr erected 1a the original osii-
mltc O. der tho estimate " the bond
issuc.' hc said roads N durability
and constructed to Withstand the most
sironuuus transportation can he con
tirucird 900 cost not cxgccdUg the
tots Of the bond issue and we Gro
willing 90 dcsiEnate roads wherever
the kohstavl and Hshop ueople want
fhom presiding these roads connect
win che main trunk roads ~ the
state"
'Fouow,us Judge suherland's
speech Mayor Gordon iloone address
cd tNc mocnng ln 70 short tank he
expressed Tie wish that tho delegation
from Hishun and Rohstowu would
abide hY Whatever in general meant
q progressive step towards 10, roaliz-
alton Of better ronds I'm the county