Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-11-28
s6lQ,0(O BOND
issue ASKED
BY FL JARDIN
Drainage Program
Proposed to be Car
ried Out If Voters
Authorize Issue

The directors of Cameron County
Water Improvement District No. 6.
better known m the Ell Jardin dis
trict, Saturday voted 10 call an eIcc-
tion for December III mt which the
resident landowners or the district
will pass on q bond issue Of $500. 900
FOR construction or an elaborate
drainage system for the district.
Two voting places were selected,
one a Moss store. In precinct No.
y, at which the following election
officials will serve:E. J. Lewis. pre-
siding Judge; K. Barnholtz, Judge.
and IL. d. Bowles and Tom Steele,
clerks. The second voting place will
be Community House No. 2. r yot-
ing precinct No. 2. with the following
officers: George French, presiding
Judge; K. II. Moncur, Judge. and Mrs.
George Carson and Mrs. John Martin.
clerks.
The board of directors. following
their meeting. issued the following
statement III reference To the pro-
posed issue:
After a conference with Judge
Dancy to discuss the bonding raraa-
ity or the county, tn. board Wy d.
rectors of the Cameron County W ater
IMPROVEMENT District Number Five
today ordered an election fnr De-
cemher 21st TO determine whethsr
the district should issue its bonds in
the sum Of 5000, 10000. This order
is in keeping with the drainage pro-
gram OF the district interrunted Nv
the so-called Archer County Deci--
ion" of the United States Supreme
rrnw% - FnIT a.
price of Texas bonds. The district
doubled its valuations during the
summer In anticipation of its needs,
but sought other means OF financing
its construction. However. III was
found that all other methods made
the present burden too heavy OIL the
property owners and that only the
issuance of bonds could fairly dis
tribute the cost OF the proposed con-
structi0n.
an the meantime IL was found thet
a crest saving ON the estimate uf tn
cost made BY Engineer Williams
could be effected. and the hoard cf
directors now estimate that the work
can be done Tor approximately $780,
10000, following the rians prepared
by Mr.. Williams, whi-h contt lete
the most complete drainage Of the
entire district The present board
stands committed to the compl ton
of the entire plan even IL IL should
become necessary. in the end, to is
sue time wa-rants 10 do ii.
In the conference with Judge Dan
cy. II was found that the voting or
the $4,000 10000 bond issue hy the
county would absorb the entire bond
ing capacity of the district for years
to come. but that the issuanee or
$500, 100000 Of the districts bonds nc
this time would still leave the CO..
y substantial margin. and that
balance OF its entire $6.000.00f --.ue
could be leralized without any great
increase in county valuations.
The district expects 10 save q
great deal Of time and cost by pro-
time warrants, which under its con-
tract will be exchanged for bonda
when voted. This has necessitated
an increase in the flat rate for the
first half or the year 1927, ar in
crease. however. which will be offset
and eaualized the latter half OF the
year, il the bond issue carries This
method az financing will enable the
district 10 construct and open the
main drainage channels nc once and
under n most favorable contract; and
il II contemplated that the entire
work will he com pleted within two
years. the result OF which will make
the El Jardir district equal to the
best, IL not the very best, irrigated
tract in the world.