Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1923-12-30
Petition Presented to
Create Road District
and Issue Road Bonds
County Commissioners Court
to Take Action Wednes-
day on New Proposition
for Highway Improvement

A petition requesting the county com
missioners' court to erder an election
for the purpose of voting upon bonds
for road district. 10 be composed Of
commissioners precinct No. 2, was pre-
sented to the commissioners court yes
terday afternoon by q delegation Of
Brownsville citizens The matter was
discussed at some length, and action on
the petition was deferred until wednes-
day morning. Those present at the
meeting were Commissioners Bell, La
roche and Logan, and County Judge
Dancy. The petition was signed by a
number of representative taxpayers Of
the Los Frssn0s and FL Jardin commu-
mites and Brownsville.
The proposition, as contained in the
petition, proposes the creation of a
road district composed Of Commission
er's precinct No. 2. and bond election
10 determine if such district shall issue
bonds in the amount Of 100000 for the
purpose cf constructing Approximately
"a miles of improved highway within the
district. The highways or feeders to be
improved include the present Point lsa-
bel highway to the east side of the dis
trict. and feeder highway extending
due east through FL Jardin community
A highway moth and south through
the center Of Los Fresnos community.
which is within the district would cen
meet that community with Highway No.
l2 at or near 0lmito. The last project y
the building ef an improved highway M
the military road TO the end Of the dis
frict. about due west Of Olmito, this
highway to start from Highway No IL
In West Brownsville or in the vicinity
tf the n. III. Banker place.
Follo~ine i the text sf the petition;
The state Of Texas
County Of Cameron.
TO the Honorable Commissioners
Court of Cameron County, Texas:
We the undersigned, resident proper
" tax-paying voters of Commissioners
Precinct Number Two Of Cameron
County, Texas. respectfully prays your
honorable body to order an election to
determine whether or not the bonds a
said Commissioners precinct Number
Two as a special road district under
Chapter Two. Title Eighteen, of the re-
yised Civil Statutes Of Texas and Acts
Amendatory thereto, shall be issued IN
the amount of Six Hundred Thousand
Dollars, bearing interest at rate TO be
fixed by the Commissioners Court oi
Cameron County, Texas, of not TO exceed
s 1-2ss and maturing at such times as
may be fixed by the Commissioners
Court, serially or otherwise, not TO ex-
ceed thirty (3Ol years from date there
Of. for the purpose Of constructing and
maintaining and operating macadamized.
graveled or paved roads and turnpikes
or in aid thereof and whether or or not
tax shall be levied upon the property
within said Commissioners precinct Num-
ber Two, subject 10 taxation, for the
purpose Of paying the interest on said
bonds and to provide a sinking fund Tor
the redemption thereof at maturity.
The said commissioners precinct
Number Two herein prayed to be Great
ed into special Road District, being
within Cameron County, Texas, and
meted and bounded as follows. to-wit;
aBeginning at the intersection cf the
International Boundary line between
the United States and Mexico IN the
center of the Rio Grsnde River and me
west boundary line Of Share Number
One of the San MARITIME Grant; renee
northwesterly with the said west line
Of Subdivision Number 0ae e the Gan
Martin Grant to the no.sn boundary
line Of said grant; th-ncc wss' ana
northwest with the n5r.n ana north
west boundary line Of she San Martin
GAR. TO the intersection &. he said
northwest boundary line with the cen
t.. Of the old Rio 5-ande kailway
dump; thenSs with tn, center Of saia