Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1922-09-22
WILL ASSIST TO
SECURE VALLEY.
FLOOD CONTROL
State Reclamation Engineer
Assures Valley Full Coop
GRAFTON Of Department in
Planning Work

That the State Reclamation Service ~
willing to cooperate with the Valley in
every possible way 10 secure flood con
troll swas the statement made "Wednesday
by Arthur A. Stiles. state reclamation
engineer, while discussing the situation
in the Valley with County Judge oscar
4. Dancy.
Judge Dancy stated that the state rec
lsmaiion service IL taking great inter
EFT I'm the Valleys flood control rr"h-
lens. and assured him that in any mat
r-rs not fully covered by the contract
with the l.. =. Reclamation Service.
they will make plans without cost TO the
Valley. To 10 this the reclamation ser
vice will require an accurate topograph-
ical map of the entire area To be protect
ea and thar on this map they wouht re-
aiire numerous high water marks ac-
cnrateiy determined and carefully locat-
e. aud that If this map j. furnished
the reclamation engineers would work
OF levee system without delay.
The State Reclamation Service will
cooperate with the Valley 10 the limit
hnt they will NOT. however. either direct
"
with that # the L. :. Reclamation Ser
vice. Judge Dancy stated that Mr..
Stiles took occasion To repeat the state
Inent made at the Ilarlingen meeting
when the flood control situation was
under discussion. that the L. :. Rec
lamation Service j. the best in the
w"rld-
Now that the people Of The Valley
seem united on the one proposition of
having the utmost confidence in the
Re. larnaiion Service. IL seems Ia me
thai we should get in behind this service
aud complete the preliminary work al
.sa,Iy done under the direction of Mr..
Teesrn. the L. :. reclamation engineer
80 McAllen. Judge Dancy stated. Viii
Iacy county has mt up S1dh for hi.
survey. 500 has been raised ia addition.
and s.: 600 remains 10 he raised 10 com-
nleie the survey II seems 10 me that
the other two counties, Cameron and
IIidaigo. which are Ia be benefited by
rin.d control. should see 10 il that this
remaining $1,000 is raised immediately
End turned over To- the Reclamation
Service for the completion Of the sur
v.v. in order TO secure basis for the
special legislation we should be- prenared
4" ask at the couvening of the legisla-
ture. If any one has a heitrr suggestion
far bctter preliminary step | would
hH pirasrd To hear il.
The Valley cannot afford to delay III
~. matter" Iudge Danry said. I'VE
should get our preliminary work. includ-
ing all maps and data. pr"rarel by the
time the legislature assemblies in Jann-
a'v and tnen he prepared to present u
n,trd front in asking for the passage of
sial legislation AMI an appropriation
90 assist in the work. Of course. the
matter IL q district or di~tricts can be
fiicshcd ouf later. hut what we want
pow Is to get that preliminary survey
completed in the shortest poS>iblr time"
Tndge Danry Said the work hcing ac-
c",nplish.d IN the State Reclamation
Department WAS revelation Ia hm
Tie department has in the past few
years prepared the plans and given gen
~r1l supervision 10 some a. reclamation
projects In the state. Projects are he
ing taken M nj III. rate of about one o
manth lie also stated that Mr. Stiles
advised him thar our flood situation does
not present a very complicated engineer
ing problem.