Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1922-05-09
new PLAN TO FINISH.
COUNTY HIGHWAY IS.
SUCGESTEDBYDANCY.
The county road meeting al lIarlingen
this afternoon unanimously requested
Va S3j0.00O road bond election under Sec
tion = Of the state laws.

A conference of county officials may
ors of Bransyille San Ecnito. IIarlingcu
and la Feria and other citizens was be-
ing held at Ilarlingen today to consid-
or a suggestion 10y County Judge Oscar
&. Dan"y and the county commissioners
to hold another election 10 vote on a
bond issue of S:.JO.000 for the comI.lc-
tion of the county highway from
brownsville To the IIidalgo county line.
This bond issuc would he voted under
the same plan a. the IIidalgo county
bond Issue of $13.O.0O0 and would re-
place the issuc of Sl0oOO0 authorized
in January hy the voters. with the cx-
ccption If approximately 100000 al
ready sold by contract. but Lot yet turn
ed over.
County Judge paacy, in a letter 10
the Brownsville Chamber of Commerce.
read al n meeting of The directors last
night. explained the present status Of
the highway matter. The matter of
new election To bc held under what is
known as Section of the laws permit
ting the sale II bonds for ROAD building
pnrposes has been under consideration
bv the Cameron county officials ever
since the attorney generals department
January election was held under what
WAS lncwn as Section No. l. which linz
tied the amount tha could lc sold
and which permitted. under present
county valuations the Issuance # only
about Sl.n.oh of the proposed issue of
SiO0 OOo
The directors of the Chamber III Com
mer"c. after n statement 10y Ma"ar y.
II. Cole In regard to the plans the NAV
ar havnig discussed IL with Judge pancy.
endorsed the plans of the cou.ty com
miSsi"tcrs for the next issue suggest
ing an issue OF not more than $50 600.
The directors Designated as their repre-
sentatives a: ;oday's IIarl.ngcn meeting
Manae"r &. l.. Iessup nnd Mr. Cole
Mayor Cole expressed tho opinion
That the pr"posed issue would be en-
dorscd w the others throughout the
country. stating that differing from the
district issue defeated in Jar uary. which
taxed only towns and farm lands out
side of the irrigated districts. il would
place the burden on the entire county.
including the water Improvement dis
tricr-.
ut must bc remembered said MAY
-
d"rrrds ~ tie rxranSi"n uf eur water
improvements districts aId the forma-
uon ot new districts. and thar ~ see
ti"n # the county should 10 taxed now
to the extent that il would Toe prevented
from forming water Improvement dis
rrIrts later should thcv desire 10 do
go.
On his letter 20 the Chamber of Com
mercc. Judge nGncy said that - far
Cameron county has received $39looO
from the highway dcnartmc..t and con
tinurd:
$50 far the maximum which the high
way department has set for allotment 10
rnvanv one county is $4,000 and |
doubt their ever raising This figure rs
ton many counties are applying fnr
funds anil arc glad - get inst n por-
tinn ~ this maximum allotment This
would leave $50 600 more which We
TAN rcaSol ahly anticipate will ~ fur
n'shrd w The state highway depart
mrni although We have D." srccific rrn-
mise Y" Thar effect. out of thr S1.n.-
600 bonds just issued n voted Ian
nary I L., We shpull. after taking care ~
West. brownsville and san Ecuito pro-
jects now in process or construction
have Sin onn ict fnr the nrw project
This added To- 500 600 would make
S...n.orn lcavin~ whatever j. the differ
cncc between that amount and the cost
of 80 rnnI q" lee ra Sci
''To build the road according ~ gov
ernmrnt requirements viii AT present
freight rates. cost approximately So
tsH pcr mile and after November |. ii
III" ii~rat nf the Gulf Coast Lines is
carried ont. cost more.
Now there are 3uSl miles to con
siruct after present urnir,ts are cun-
pletcd 7 allndc ~ West HrownsvillH
and San rruiio nv irris now IN process
81 construction. This would make M"
road cost S7:;5OO0 approximately a-d
leave $iOl OOn ~ hc raised"