Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1921-07-20
COUNTY JUDGE
TELLS ROTARY
OF ROADPLANS
Says the Commission Hopes
Within Year to Have
States Best System

Now that the sails appear ABOUT
TO meet the horizon of the sea at
Point Isabel, the next big thing be-
fore US is the road question and next
TO that comes road maintenance,
County Judge Oscar G. Dancy today
told the members Of the Brownsville
Rotary Club at their weekly lun-
cheon.
Judge Dancy discussed the coun-
tvs road program in general, ex-
planning the plans for using the
$4,000 automobile license fund.
and plans which the board Of coun-
ty commissioners have i'm mind for
one of the best dirt road systems in
the state during the year from Aug
ust |.
I'VE have already committed as
sault on these roads. and beginning
August ! we expect to make il an
aggravated assault, and within year
we hope to have committed assault
with intent 10 murder on the bad
roads ~ Cameron count" said
Judge Dancy.
In regard 20 the fund of S33 600,
the county judge said that the
amount vii be expended not only in
maintenance on the concrete see
tions IF State Highway No. -. but
also in improving the dirt sections
Of this road between the concreted
sections and that part Of IL west
from Harlingen 10 the Hidalgo coun-
ty' line. He said that concrete cul-
vertS will he constructed. and that
the work j. 20 be done in full COM
pliance with the wishes and approval
of the state highway department.
Loud applause met the county
judges statement that the commits
sion homes a. no distant date to be
~ 1poSirioH tgSnk tircs x.-.lEg~1n4- =.
deral. governments 10 join with the
county on a $3.50 basis in the com
Dletion Of the concrete highway
from Brownsville 10 the Hidalgo
county line.
The county Judge stated that the
concreted portion Of the highway
has not yet been accepted from the
contractors bv the county. but that
az soon as il is accepted plans are
already completed for the mainten-
ance of the system. 1T i criminal
70 build roads and not maintain
them." said the county judge.
He outlined plans the commission
has in mind for grading the various
county roads. such Is those leading
out Of Brownsville 10 Los Fresnos.
TO Point Isabel. TO and through FL
Jardin. up the river and other points.
He spoke Of the big road grader
now in use in the Harlingen pre-
cinct. which is grading roads at a
cost of $40 per mile, he said. He
said that the farmers in that section
were told tire big grader would he
used on the main roads il they would
improve the branch roads. with the
result. he said. that he has seen
eight graders in use in that district.
He said that a. soon rs the roads
have been graded in that section
the grader will be taken into the
San Renito district and then into
the Brownsville district
"It requires wcrk and cooneration
and intelligent effort TO build roads,
said Judge Dancy. 1T also takes up
to-date machinery backed by up-to-
date men. We want the Rotary
Clubs. the Chambers of Commerce,
and all other organizations TO help
us. 10 come before Us individually OF
collectively with anv suggestions they
NAV have 10 offer"
The Rotary program today includ
ed the first rendition by the Rotary
Chorus. directed hv Jack Rowe. with
Miss Anita Kowalski ~ pianist. Mem
hers of the chorus are Messrs. Rowe,
Lon Walker. Lawrence Olmsted, A.
W. Marshall. G.. +. Dodd. Jack Holt,
Gil Wilson and Elmore Gridcr.