San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-09-13
FERRY LIN Is
TERMINALS,
PLANNED
Roadway Will Create New
Link Between Port and
Brownsville.

oCcdu 1oeuCn uTlNe OIL Il duTc lsidhu
from Boca Chica to Corpus Christi
Bay will be far enough advanced by
December 1 to permit a number of
autos to make the trip daily, il plans
of the men behind the proposition are
carried out. This announcement was
made by Sheriff Sam Robertson. chief
engineer and president of the Brazos
de Santiago Pass Ferry Company,
formed to foster the drive project.
The original plan to cross to Brazos
Island has been changed and now in
cludes projected FERRY terminals at
Point Isabel in addition to the bridge.
An amendment to the charter of the
company has been adopted permitting
this change.
Engineers have made surveys for
a bridge over Boca Chica; Brazos
Pass has been surveyed to locate
ferry crossings; pier sites have been
located on Brazos and Padre Islands;
line has been located for hard sur
faced roads to connect the piers with
the firm beach on both sides, and
plans and material bills now are be-
ing prepared for the bridge. This
work is being done by A. E. Ander-
son, civil engineer, and as soon as
possible creosoted material for the
structure will be shipped by schooner
from Beaumont to Brazos, according
TO Colonel Robertson.
DRAW BOAT PLANS.
J. l.. Bludworth, naval architect OF
Galveston, is preparing plans for the
ferry boats and contract is to be let
for one and possibly two boats as soon
as possible. The plans are expected
to be complete next week, and bids
will be advertised for Immediately, the
ferry boat to be side wheelers. permit
ting them to travel in either direction
without turning around, and leaving
the decks clear for autos to cross
without turning. The boats are to
comply with all laws regarding safety.
are 10 be equipped with life boats and
life preservers, and are to have suf-
ficient speed to cross the pass in six
TO eight minutes, and TO cross from
Brazos on Padre Island to Point 1Sa-
bel in 20 minutes.
Right-of-way for terminals and
roads TO connect terminals have been
promised and attorneys are drawing
up deeds to the property needed.
BUSINESS PLENTIFUL.
There is now a good road from
Brownsville. and up-Valley points to
Point Isabel, and plenty OF business
10 be had there, and we propose 70
get in a position to handle this busl-
ness. Sheriff Robertson said.
II have closed a contract with Mr..
and Mrs. C. D. Pendleton, owners OF
the Red Arrow Hotel at Point lsa-
bel. for land for terminals there.
"Mr. Anderson expects TO go TO
Corpus Christi this week and TO
Flower Bluff TO make surveys and
secure data for making plans to get
from the ocean side across the SANDS
of Mustang Island, thence over La
guna Madre to Flower Bluff. No work
Is necessary at Corpus Pass, which
is closed. making Padre and Mustang
in reality one island
a small ferry is now in operation
from the north end of Mustang Island
at Aransas Pass, across the bay TO
the town Of Aransas on the main. land.
Eve hope 10 be far enough ad-
yarced with our~work by December
10 hermit a few cars. daily to make
ire trim from. Brownsville via either
Boca Chica or Point Isabel and the
ocean shore, crossing from Arkansas
Pass on the small ferry to the main
land at Aransas City.
ROAD is TEMPORARY.
There is now a I PDssiDIe p 1Ta and
Corpus Snrlsu 20 rI4 ; nan naIs
MS quickly as our ensin IVA NO ."r can CO..
the survey anu pans, anu S%star,
cure rlght.3l.Way aIosS - an3
lsiand tor nasl sqri a.n Ioiani and
also Tor PIERS on Mu i, :,i ~ az
Flower biuit' we WIZ puiIu NJ, G
OF tarviated sneiis ncross ,;aus am5
Island. construct tempo[aiy pieas s " thn
put IN operation uuPca y,hoI,
boat designed TOT tne roin' As"O'i
Brazos project. A.. $50
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