Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1922-03-21
SAN BENITO LIGHTS
STORY ON HIGHWAY
(San Bcnito Light

Cameron county highway bonds voted
in the recent election will be approved
10 the amount Of Sl20.00O. according
to advices from Austin. A majority
Of the county commissioners court ia
vors immediate beginning OF work on
the state highway at the present end
of the concrete near Harlngen and ex-
tending il eight miles through the wa
ter districts toward the Hidalgo coun-
ty line. Assurance has been given that
county money will be matched by fed
eral funds.
All is ready for continuation Of the
job of highway building in Cameron
county. but
Certain Brownsville interests told the
commiss' oners' court Friday afternoon
that if the program of building as de-
scribed was started an injunction would
be sought 10 stop the work.
Brownsville voters defeated the dis
trict bond issue which would have made
completion of the concrete road across
the county possible. according to the
commissioners court. and also cast a
plurality of votes against the county
to be issued a. approved.
Brownsville citizens demanded Of the
commissioners court Friday that 80 per
cent Of the present amount available.
including state aid. amounting, il is
estimated to s93,600, be spent in and
near Brownsville. If this demand is
not met, they served notice. legal steps
ba taty. ~
paving.
They proposed that the Highway No.
IL be extended from the present. near
II. VI. Bankers home on the outskirts
OF Brownsville. across the lake to the
city limits, a distance of approximately
1000 feet. and from there to the Eliza
beth street paving. an additional dis
tance of more than 1000 feet. and that
if any amount remained from the 80
per cent share that to he used in ex-
tending the highway from the "Nigger
bridge" end of the concrete toward
Olmito.
The demand came as a surprise to
the majority members Of the court. ac-
cording to statements made by them
Saturday. The court recently let the
contract for building that section Of
the highway from the south end of the
concrete to the city limits across the
old Brownsville lake. but the commits
sioners were amazed. they said, that
Brownsville should also demand a part
of countrywide funds for paving in
side the city limits.
The Brownsville delegation. composed
of Mayor A. B. Cole and the city COM
missioners. proposed, however. that San
Benito be allotted funds for paving
four city blocks. The court pointed out
to them that San Benito had relinquish-
ed rights to three blocks of paving
from the last county issue, and had
recently voted city bonds for that pur-
pose.
In spite Of the threat Of the Browns
vile delegation, Commissioners A. v.
Logan of San Bento W. T.. Weems Of
Harlingen and o. G. Dancy voted to ex-
pend the full amount in constructing
the highway through the water dis
tricts west of Harlingen to meet the
highway soon to be constructed through
Hidalgo county.
This, they explained, was in keeping
with promises made by them prior to
the countrywide election.
Brownsville voted against the dis
trict bond issue and against the coun-
ty-wide issue, and now wants to get
nearly half the amount. There is moth
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