Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1924-01-12

for The construction IL highway npsiii
from lIarlngrn was then presented 10
the meeting.
j. L. Canales of brownsville ma r IA.
motion hat The chair appoint s." rrtary
and that q poll ~ made ~ determine ii.e
number NJ communities and voting pre
inciS represented. T. ~ Chali,. nf
Harrington was appointed secretary. AMI
the poll showed tiai the following con
munlticS had delegates ~ representatives
az the meeting: Harrington. san Icnito.
brownsville. Al .ardin Hangcr,illr aud
Santa Rosa.
X. II. Rentfro. chairman III TIE high
way committee of the brownsville Board
of City development. made brief ad
dress heartily endorsing the plan oi
building a highway north from IInringrn
but specified that Brownsville wnul de-
mand thar part ~ the road money ~
expended for the construction 81 bridge
over the Arroyo Colorado between Santa
Maria and la Feria. T.. j. lIockaday
of III .Iardin also mace a brief address.
endorsing the plan. rs did also repre-
ScniaiivcS from san Ecnito. Ranger
vile and Santa Rosa
County .Iu ge Dancy was called upon
fo express his views. and stated that b.
had always favored the construction of
Il trunk line highway north from liar
lHgcn. but suggested thar the matter
hr give nmorc publicity before final ac
tion was taken. !. 4. Myrick ~ liar
lingen voiced an objection to any delay.
stating that sufficient publ ily had heen
given. and that there WAS ne logical rea
son for any delay in can~Irn ling the
road
some bitterness. the aftermath W the
recent bond election. was injected into
the meeting by one speaker. but the
chairman ruled him ont of order. and the
matter was dropped
:. q. Tucker AZ brownsville then
presented a resolution enlhodyinS the
purposes of the meeting. an upon an
amendment offered by !. T. Canars. Al
committee consisting Of one representa-
Tive from each of the communities rep
resented. was Sclc ted hy the chairman.
This committee retired and later pre-
~cntrd i resolution % the effect that thr
money remaining III the road fund ~
gcther with such as win bc available from
the sale of bonis be used in construct
lUE iHf AilIA llilf Ht~NRAl mum AANhf
IIarling-n: and that the county commits
~innerS court b. instructed ~ n~e all
possible efforts ID secure state and fed
-ral aid 10 build through 10 the county
line The resolution also provided that
sufficient funds be set aside for the
purpose of building a bridge across the
Arroyo Colorado between Santa AIara
and IN Frria.
Following ihr presentation w this
resolution j. r. CanaleS made brief
address in Viii h hc stated that Browns
Vile was anxious 20 cooperate with the
rest of the county in every possible way
t. secure highways ami either improve
mcnis. and that there was np basis for
diSScnsion III the county. lie expressed
the opinion thar the buiding of trunk
line north from Harrington was absolutely
essential To Valley progress. and that
The great majority nf Cameron county
residents would approve this action.
Stress was PLACED upon the necessity
of building m 1~-f0oi highway. n the
traffic from the north Of ilarlingen is
even heavier than that from the west.
according 10 figures presented hy the
Harrington representatives. II was point
IN out that under prrsent conditions the
read l. pracii ally impa-Sablr following
each rain and that the farmers north and
west Of IIarlingen are practically cut
off from their market during the rainy
periods.
There was no diS~cnSion ia the meet
Ing i'll regard to the necessity ~ building
this highway and constructing bridge
a ross the Arroyo Colorado. and repre-
>eniaiives and delegates present TX
pressed tire opa.i"n thar the commits
>iancrs court would take prompt action
in the matter