Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1920-03-27

question of supply, officials said.
Both the commissioners and the rep
resentatives Of tie federal and state
governments who were present ara in
clined TO favor the more perma lent
structure, but il IL nearly impossible
10 secure cement at the present time,
il was pointed out. Commissioners
j. A. Graham and r. l.. Chaudoin
were appointed to see whether or not
the material for this road can " Sc
cured. With the money available ut
the present time the county can build
seven and one-half miles Of concrete
or ten miles of the gravel road. ac-
cording 10 the estimates of Mr.. Mont
gomery's bid.
While the material for surfacing is
being decided. Mr. Montgomery will
proceed with the preliminary work "a
soon as the contracts are signed in
Brownsville and in Austin. Mr.. Mont
gomery pointed out that whatever sur
facing material was adopted the clear
ing, grading and bridge building
would be the same and that work
could start al once.
The contractor said after the conf
mission meeting that he would have
graders and crews on the job within
one week after the contract was
signed. The length Of time for con
struction, he said. was purely mat
ter Of how rapidly supplies for the
work arrived.
Both r. j. Windrow. state highway
engineer, and Captain d. J. Fauntle-
roy, representing the United States
bureau Of roads, pronounced the
Montgomery bid a good one and one
Of the best 80 far let in the state.
Other bidders on the work were
Haden a Austin Of Houston and III. L.
Fitch Of Brownsville. The Montgom-
cry bid was SO much lower than either
of the others that Mr.. Windrow and
Mr.. Fauntleroy, who did the tabulat-
ing, did not carry them to a conclu-
sion.
The plans offered by the county
esrit for the road construction To be-
gin at the city limits Of Brownsville
on the San Benito road and run
northward a distance OF one-half the
total mileage to be constructed on this
contract, and at the city limits Of
Harlingen and run southwark a dis
tance Of the remaining half.
The letting Of bids for the county
work brought large number of ma
terial men to Brownsville TO consult
as to material prices and these will
file estimates with the commissioners
for their consideration when the kind
Of construction il determined.
Besides the commissioners the bids
were considered by r. ]. Windrow,
chief engineer Of the state highway
commission; X. M. Hubbard, chairman
of the commission, and j. ID. Fauntlc-
roy, representing the federal govern
ment in all Texas projects receiving
federal aid. and H. s. vii Ter, con
sulting engineer for Cameron county.
Other interested visitors were w. r.
Montgomery, the successful cont lc-
tor, Of San Antonio; ID. |. Austin of
the firm Of Haden & Austin Of Hous-
ton; w. l.. Pierson of the Finley
Method company Of Houston; G. A.
Clark. Texas Portland Cement Asso-
citation, Dallas; +. l.. Dennis Jr.. Tex
as Traprock company. San Antonio;
Nj. III. Maxwell. Lion Bonding com
pany; W. W. Carson, Texas company;
George A. Rails. special agent for the
Fidelity Security and Deposit COM
pany of Maryland; ". r. Clint, local
representative Of the same concern,
and II. l.. Fitch, contractor.