Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1923-10-03

an hours lively discussion ~ the pro
posed project Brownsville. III Ia' din
and Point Isabel win be represented IN
ri hard Srthmam: San Hcntr. f.">
lndio> and In ralnma by Il. =. Robert \
son: Rio Ilundo- Erownc Tract hy !. l..
Johnson: Wilson Tract and Santa Rosa
hy H. H. SihSou. Los Frr>no> hy Fred
Barton. and Harrington. kan-cryiiir and
stuart Place IN :. A. rhump> d.
Immediately after The ma meeting
adjourned. this committee met. 4" >rt
a place for 4 meeting The members.
after s"me discussion agree ~ meet
at San Bcuitl Oh Tuesday. ntr5rr y.
where all details pertaining ~ the Point
Isabel road. and the other projects c"n-
teinplated could ~ discussed. A later
meeting with thr commissioners court
Of Cameron county will then ~ held and
she problems worked cut to-rtnrr.
Members II the committee stated that
they wished ~ devote themselves during
the next week. ~ determining what tie
citizens y fthrr respective districts de-
sired. aud that IN number ~ ctimmun-
itirS. meetings would b. called for this
purpose II was pointed cut that the
choice II route for the proposed road.
ana the other matters pertaining ~ ii~
J., ms trurtion Merr W vital Importance tn
every citizen IF the Valley ami that AZ
the same time. community interests
seemed ~ conflict IA some eases.
Dancy opens Discussions.
County Judge Oscar Dancy Ted me
meeting. which hc characterized ~ 4
place where all might get their feet
under the table" and feel perfectly free
to discuss the matter. and offered ~
answer amy questions that might hr
asked He outlined the efforts which
had led an 10 the granting II $3ol.uoo ~
state aid nn the project and went int
details regarding the cost II the road
lie explained the county commission +
plan for a " connecting Brownsville.
and BarTeda with Point Isabel ~ y"
constructed of concrete. both roads ~
Le nine feet wide. with MI culvcrtS. dirt
work and grading done the same a. for
a fun width road. IL stated that q y
a road would cost around STJh.Hh.
which. with the state aid granted and
money that wund ~ left over from the
construction On Highway No. L.. would
ncrC~~itatr an expenditure on The part
of the county of about SITj.uub The
commissioners planned however. ~ sup
port bond tissue of >'i2jWn. the ad-
difional money ~ be used IN building
feeders from the different farming dis
trittS ~ the concrete highway. Tie
stated that such bond issue would raise
the tax rate about II cents
Advocate Three Pans.
Lively discussion followed Judge
Dancy's remarks. III general three plans
being advo atrd Some Of those present
were of the opinion that only one road
should be built ~ Point Isabel. and The
rest of the money ~ spent III building
feeders or lateral roads connecting ~"
farming centerS with the concrete high
WAY There was difference ~ opinion ~
~ whether the road should ~ built from
Rarrrda W from Brownsville. Others
supported the plan a. outlined by Judge
Dan,y for the construction ~ h"th
roads After the projects had been dis-
cus~ed from every angle. the meeting
decided a. appoint u representative com
mittee of seven ~ outline the plan VIII y
III their opinion would better serv" thr
Valley. Practically every man present
declared that they favored the building
~ a road IN Point Isabel. aud the "nly
difference of opinion waS - the question
~ whether both roads ~ only one should
~ built. aud H. Nv the location ~ me
proposed road.
All interesting feature ~ the meeting
was the deep interest taken ~ thc
proposition hy those present. and their
apparent ragrrnrSS ~ work out plan
which would best serve the Valley.
Pra tically every man present took part
IN the discussion and every speaker DE-
rlared him Self in favor If the good roads
program. Several speakers praised The
county Judge and commissioners. te-
claring that one hundred cents had been
~, eivcd for every dollar spent ~ good
roads III this county.
some discussion also came NJ a. ~
whether u nine-fout road would H. adc-
uiafe. and this matter was also referred
~ the committee.
Judge Danry expressed himself a. well
pleased with the result ~ the meeting.
declaring that the whole hearted sup
port of good roads IN those present was
very en- uuraginE. lie declared that hc
believed that "A representative committee
~ appointed could work cut plan that
would serve ~ the best advantage the
people ~ the Valley. and that the com
miSSinucr> ~ Cameron county would br
cri .cd by His The time H. past when
any one community an pui something
over the cthrr~. hc declared and Ne
must work together FER the interests II
MI "