Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-11-13

eli in tie immediate vicinity OF
Browrsville. mart Of the acreage hav-
ing been subdivided as urban home
sites
The voting Of a bond issue in July
has provided the finances for extern
sive Improvement of the system
which will include concreting OF
practically all the main canals n
~la+ernls. and the completion or a
drsinage system which will assure
ADEQUATE drainage for every acre IN
the district.
Part NJ the lands in the district
will secure their water supply from
che Country Club resaca. IN which
the water will he maintained M the
sroper height BY the river pumps
Individual pumps viii be used oy
those securing their water from the
resaca. many az inc water users pre-
ferring this method 70 having their
land cut BY canals.
All water users viii be placed on
meters. and the directors propose 10
eIectrify the pumping plant at the
river Arproxiwatpiy sat 900 viii he
expended i'll concretirg can-ls- and
an additional $4,000 viii DC ex-
tended in completing the drainage
system. The district proposes to- ~
stall an 1S-inch pump 20 supple
ment the pump already installed, and
all eaanis are being constructed with
a capacity that will permit the ans
trict 70 serve double the acreage
Owners Of large areas 70 the north
and east Of the district have ind
Gated that they may desire TO be m
cluded. and construction now under
way will make provisions for these
additions !.
TIE Los Ehan0s Estates. one OF
the largest subdivision and domestic
acreage propositions ever undertaken
IN the Valley. has been included in
the district. the district line coming
~ the city limits Of Brownsville.
This entire subdivision ~ being sold
ont N small tracts, and Is expected
! 10 develop into one Of the mos:
| beautiful and intensively cultivated
sections az the South
El Jardin Eieetrifies
The III Jardin system Cameron
| County Water Improvement and Con-
troll District No. 5. has completely
electrified its pumping plant. the m
s~tnfln+fnr OF the motors having been
completed this spring. The distric;
has also cleaned a large NUMBER OF
canals and constructed concrete
structures. All az which have increas-
NJ the efficiency OF the system 10
high degree.
Tha MOST notable achievement ci
the district this year was the votirE
of a 100000 bond issue TO finance
tne drainage OF the entire tract
Contracts FOR the drainage were let
IN APRIL. and work Is we'll underway.
when completed, all barrow pits ano
nil low lands within me district viii
w. connected directly with the main
bitches which will carry the drain
are waters into the lagoons near
the coast. The drainage system VIII
include Approximately 175 miles o.
bitches in addition to numerous tiie
drains. all of which have been coor-
dinate dinto q systene which engin-
ears state is the most extensive IN
dertaking cf the kind ever lnaugur
ated in South Texas. .
Large areas in the district which
had become wnterl0gged are already
ahouin rthe effects Cf the drainage
system. Crops are being planted this
fan unon lands which have lain i'd
two or three years. and following
thc completion WI the system prac'
ticailv every acre in the district II
expected to be placed under Guilt
vatinn-
Vote Bonds for improvements
The Los Fresnos District, Cam,
eron County No. *. recently voted
bonds IN the amount ~ $4,000 *
finance many improvements. Of ths
system. including the construction
w - drainage system which vii