Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1921-06-08
$4,000 AUTOMOBILE
LICENSE FUND WILL
BE SPENT ON ROAD

The expenditure of fund of $685.
600, receipts from automobile license
fees held in the treasury Of Cameron
county, in the improvement and main
tenance Of the sections Of Highway
No. II which will not be paved with
concrete for the present for lack OF
finances, will probably be approved
by the board Of county commissioners.
This announcement was made to
day BY County Judge Oscar G. Dancy
following the receipt Of letter from
Rollen ]. Windrow, state highway
engineer, recommending expenditure
Of the fund in this way and stating
that he would approve il If the sug-
gestions made are carried out. Mr..
Windrow suggest sthe strengthening
of the right-of-way at the north end
of the COMPLETED section of the
Brownsville end Of the project, thus
saving some 1900 feet, and grading
and building drainage structures.
Judge Dancy expressed himself this
morning as of the opinion that the
commissioners court will adopt the
suggestion Of Mr.. Windrow and tha'
formal application to spend this mon
ey in this way will be made at the
next meeting Of the court, on Monday.
IF this proposition goes through.
a. it surely will" said Judge Dancy.
eve will have roads equal to any in
the state from Brownsvill TO the Hi
dalgo county line-splendid con
crete roads part Of the way and thc
rest well drained dirt roads. We will
have maintenance fund 10 keep
this road in first class condition all
the time. Negotiations have been
under way 70 rsome time to secure
new right-of-way west Of the Puen
'os los Negros. and to secure wider
riqht-of-way where needed"
Mr.. sWindrow's letter to Judge
.Dancy follows:
Referring 10 our conversation
during my visit to your county last
week with reference to the portions
1f Highway No. II in Cameron
county the construction Of which will
remain unfinanced after the present
project i completed, will say that
lesire 10 make the following sug
restions:
First That survey be made Of
'here sections so that the proper To-
alton can be selected for the road.
7 have IN mind particularly por-
ion of the road beginning at the
north end OF the Brownsville sec
ion Of the present project and eX-
'endng north. | would suggest that
his road be run on a line that makes
N angle with the present road Of
bout forty degrees ana extending
q noint on the present road that
'arallcls the railroad This would
eccssitate the securing of an entire
IN new right of-way, but would re
alt in saving Of possibly three
horsand feet in the length Of the
road
Second THAT the automobile
lice~se fund that has accumulated in
vcur county treasury. which ! un-
der tand amounts to about S33 600.
he used in grading and building
drainage structures On these sections
If this hiphwav after they have been
nroperlv located. IF above sugges-
tions are followed ! will be glad to
approve the expenditure Of the auto
mobile license fee outlined.
II am willing to 40 this in view Of
the fact that | believe better and
more permanent benefits can be dc
rived by the expenditure Of this fund
in this manner. than by attempting To
maintain the present road as il il
located.
"If your commissioners court de-
cides to adopt this suggestion. kindly
send in a formal application for our
approval Of the expenditure Of this
| fund on this PLAN"