Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1923-05-10

nj. the bill Judge Srnbury gave a brief
outline . flhc manner in which II had
hrrn drafted. stating that suggestions
had been received from thr chief r"unSr!
~ III. ..t.rlamafinn Service which had
been Incorporated in the measure. and
that the hill represented the combined
efforts of men who wrre thoroughly
familiar with the Valley situation.
Judge S,.ahury explained that ont
ihre. important changes had been made
ia ih. original outline a. presented Z"
III. first convention ~ T. r.. canal-~:
th. elimination ~ Starr county from
the proposed district upon III" grounds
that Starr couniy was not within the
tl""d area Z" the same exi-nr as the
lower Valley counties and ri~tain-i ne
>rri"u> damage: The dist rihuti"n "f ,r,Si>
among the Valley counties upon the
basis of property valnaii"n. and third.
The changing ,f IA. name nf III. district
~ III. RIO t.ranl- Delta Reclamation
District
Reads Proposed Measure.
Judge Srahurt then read the pro-
posed measure. explaining various >-t-
tons aud briefly discussing their cau>.
afid ..ffcci. In regard io the di>fril,u-
ii"n nf costs h. stated that m alter
native >-rti"n had been drawn up giving
the governing board power 4" fix the
port on Sa,h county should assume. and
giving any county vhirh may hold the
"riuinn thai such assignment, "f costs
nla, ~ discriminatory the right - ap
peal 1" The district court. Judge Sea-
bury stated that il was his opini ~ that
the alternative section would b. more
,.,luiiahl. f.r MI counties concerned.
Some discussion followed the reading
- fihe hili aud upon motion by g. II.
rrn>r # M-AlI,n the scrfion providing
for n bond election was. amended q"
make a majority Ia every county and Il
iw"-third> affirmative vote in th. en-
tire di~trit n-ce~Sary for the i~~usm-e
~ brt.s.~ It'll. -.,'inn originally pro
vi,lrd that n majority in an "f the cr'un-
lies was all that wotii,i- u. necessary.
Mr.. l'essr offering III. amendment on
the grounds that with the large number
of irr-~I,"uSihl. voters IN the Valley. the
property owners wrrc entitled "a
greater measures Of safety. Mr.. P.a>e
stated that with this nmenim-rs the
bill hal this personal endorsement.
L.
Joint Association "f Water Improve
mcnt Districts of Cameron and iIidalg0
Counties stated that the directors ~
that organization had NOT YET had time
to read and nnalyze the proposed
. measure. aud requested that they be
Given time for it, consideration j. H.
ranairx then pointed "ut that only >ix
DAYS . frhr special session remained.
md Il The Valley hoped to secure the
passage of the special measure i must
net promptly. LIZ suggested thar the
Valley send a delegation q" Au~tin
for the purp"sc "f handling the bill in
connection with the Valley representa-
riv-=. aud that If any errors or nrc-~-
~nrv changes are found they could hc
presented in the form Of amendments =
while the bill j. under consideration.
IL suggested that the various Cham
Ter. III c-nm.rr. ~ the Valley ~ re-
cu.>tcd ~ send delegates 10 Austin for
e>rion was adopted.
HidalQo Tax Remission.
pne feature of rhe bill whsh will he
of special inf.res, To lli,lalgo county *
| that ~.,-finn which I,r.vid@s that any
.onnty il the district deriving funds for
flood control purposes through the re-
mission If state taxes. "r other means.
will be given credit for the amount.
IN either Words any amount lIidalr"
county would derive through the tax
remission measure. passed at the rcgu-
lar session. wnuli decrease To- that rx-
/ ten: ih. amount cf district bonds :" he
issued ~ that county. II was under
stood that there had been some oh
lection in IIilalso county {" the re-
,-lamation district plan upon the grounds
I. thar that county had already secured re-
mission " state taxes fer period ~
- years for fio"d control work. but "
WAS pointed ous that this section III the
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