Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1921-06-04
ROAD TOBOCA
CHICA URGED
UPON CHAMBER

With word received from the Anne
rican City Bureau. organizers of the
Brownsville Chamber of Commerce,
TO the effect that crew from the
Bureau would come 10 this city on
July 10 assist ntke work. plans are
now being formulated by the local
body for the Inauguration fthe sec
ond annual membership campaign, il
was announced at meeting of the
board of directors held at the Cham
ber of Commerce yesterday after
noon.
According TO the agreement made
with the American City Bureau up
on the completion of the organization
Of the local Chamber. they agreed to
send every six months. several ex-
perts to confer with the local Off
cials. and 10 send every year. a crew
to assist in the annual membership
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The benefits which would be de
rived from a down the river highway
oBoca Chica and up the coast TO
Point Isabel were gone into detail
BY A. B. Walker. chairmen Of com
mittee from the Retail Merchants
Association. That a great number of
visitors would come through Browns
Vile If the down river points were
more accessible, was stated by Mr..
Walker.
Plans under consideration BY the
Retail Merchants Association. the
county commissioners. and the
Brownsville Chamber of Commerce,
call for wagon and automobile road
70 Boca Chica and across - the Point
That the county would aid in proCur
ing rights Of way. and furnish a
tractor and grader was promised by
Judge O. G. Dancy. the originator OF
the plan.
The plans were explained 10 FL Jar
lin residents at their annual picnic
last week. and the farmers endorsed
the project. and promised support.
The highway committee Of the
Chamber Of Commerce. Of which w.
r. McDavitt il chairman. was in
structed to cooperate with the Of
ficials in working out this project.
According ~ the plans outlined.
the county will loan the use Of grad
ars and scrapers for the road work.
while the gasoline and labor will have
10 come from other sources. The
distance from Brownsville TO Boca
Chica is about q miles. and of this
amount three miles i already grad
cd on the Esperson lands. near the
mouth Of the river. while there j. al
ready in existence nine miles Of good
road. from Brownsville through the
FL Jardin district. The new work
would start from the south side OF
the III Jardin and nthrough the
Orihe and Fsnerson lands to the
coast. Only twelve miles would have
10 he Graded M at an estimated cost
Of $50 per mile. according 10 those
endorsing the plan.
a letter containing resolutions
urging the early recognition Of the
Mexican government by the United
States VISA addressed 10 officials Of
both governments. III compliance with
a request from the San Antonio Cham
Der Of Commerce. which Is canvas
sing the various cities affected by
trade relations between the two
countries. 10 have all these cities ad
dras ssimilar resolutions 10 the gov
ernments.
That the city commissions is an
xious 10 carry on the paving pro-
gram now under way If the citizens
1f the CITY requested il. was stated
bv s. e. Tucker. Another bond i,sue
would be required. and for that
-eason the commission felt that re-
ruest of that kind should come from
ne citizens. Mr. Tucker said.
That Elizabeth Etreet should be
~aved a. to connect with the county
highway. and that Washington and
Levee Strets should both be paved,
was the opinion expressed BY Mr.
Tucker Further action On this nat
.er will be considered a. the ext
meeting of the directors.