Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1923-07-30
HIDALCOCOUNTY
ADOPTS REPORT
Of ENGINEERS
Flood Control Plans and Re-
solution Of Engineers for
Flood Control Officially
Adopted by Commissioners

Hidalgo county has officially accepted
the plan Of the Valley engineers for
flood control "a the basis upon which
the flood control work in Hidalgo county
will be carried out. official action 70
this effect having been taken at special
meeting of the Hidalgo county commits
sioners' court last week. The executive
committee of the Valley Engineers for
Flood Control were present ut the meet
ing. at the request of the commission
ers' court. and the tentative plans for
flood control. which had previously been
submitted by the engineers and pub
hshed in the Valley papers. were dis
cussed from every angle. The following
resolution was passed by the commits
sioners' court:
Whereas. The legislature If our
state having graciously provided that
Hidalgo county may retain for a period
of twenty five years all of the adva
loren taxes and three-fourths of all
the occupation tares now being received
by the state from this county. providing
Hidalgo county. by a vote of its property
tax-paying citizens. provided for the is
suance of bonds for flood protection to
be taken care Of by this money; and
Whereas. Acting upon petition signed
by more than the required fifty resi-
dent tax-paying citizens of this county,
this court has called an election for
August u. 1929. to determine whether
the bonds Of this county shall be issued
to provide for flood protection and for
retaining the monies TO be remitted by
the state; and,
Whereas. The Lower Rio Grande Val
ley Engineers on June 30. 1929. approved
plan for flood protection requiring an
expenditure Of approximately $i,0OO.0O0
BY HidaIgo. Cameron and Wilacy coun-
ties. the major portion of which work
must be done in Hidalgo county. and the
said engineers on July 10. 1879. passed
3 resolution 10 the same effect: and,
Whereas, This court has met officially
with the commiftee of Valley Engineers
ON PlaE for Flood control. who -reconi-
mended the afore. mentioned plan.
and have assured US that the plan is
feasible and that the work can be done
for &4.OO0.0OO or less by the three coun-
ties: and.
Whereas. This court il convinced that
the said plan adopted by the Lower
Rio Grande Valley Engineers is feasible
and will provide adequate flood pro
lection in the Valley. and j. the only
plan put forward for flood protection
that Is within the financial ability Of the
three counties 10 handle: and.
Whereas. i'm carrying out this plan it
will be necessary for the three counties
10 work together and do the work TO he
done In each county;
Therefore BE II Resolved. by the
commissioners court of Hidalgo county.
Texas. that the plan adopted by the
Lower Rio Grande Valley Engineers for
Flood Protection. together with their
resolution of July 10. 1929 be and the
same is hereby adopted by this court
as the program to be followed and car
ried out by this county in said work:
and u Is hereby ordered that this reso-
luton be copied in the minutes Of this
court: that copy be sent to the Lower
Rio Grande Valley Engineers. and that
copies be forwarded to the commission
ers' courts Of Cameron and WiIlacy
counties.