Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-02-02
CLAIM ARMED GUARDS WATCHED PICKERss
I'm O u r
VALLEY

so MANY THINGS happening in
CamsroD county that II really makes
" dizzy
Yesterdays Herald carried the
announcement that Mr.. Burnside. the
Interstate Comu.crce Commission
examiner who conducted the :. p.
and N. r. hearings. al Houston in
December, has recommended all ex-
tensions asked for by these lines in
eparln~on county.
"a State extensions include the South
slant pr fic through new territory
n*-e! M 'ingen to Brcwnsville; the
VI. y. y - San Benito east and
southeast a distance Of Is miles 10
point on the Rio Grande railroad.
and the M. r. from Fernando, north
east Of Rio Hondo. east toward the
coast about six miles.
In addition 10 these items. the Rio
Crandc Valley Gas Company an
nounces from San Benito that crews
are in the field al Miranda "a start
TIE natural gas line toward the Val
ley; crews will be in Brownsville
and other Valley towns shortly.
And Cameron county votes SG.00O.-
600 for highways. ut least cne Of
which will make the beach At Boca
chica available 70 motorists az all
times.
IN addition 70 all of which,
Brownsville is getting ready to
spend Si,000.000 for street paving
and 100000 for storm and sani-
tary sewers. Which figures DO not
include $l50.0O0 or mere being spent
in Los Ebanos for paving. storm and
sanitary sewers.
IT IS APPROXIMATELY 10000
feet from the wharf az Point Isa-
bel TO Brazos Santiago Pass.
That IL the length Of the channel
for which the people Of Browns
Vile and the Valley generally paid
about Sl25.000 fer channel l6 feet
deep
The amount contributed. however,
did not finish the job. II requirSd
some $4,000 more.
The cost for dredging that chan
mel was. therefore. approximately
sl4 per running foot
There has been some talk Of
dredging a channel from Mesquite,
about six miles out Of Brownsville,
TO Brazos Pass.
The distance Is about y miles.
Based on the cost Of the present Ia
guna Madre channel. the Mesquite
Brazos channel would cost $780,
08O. or about But il would probably
cost more. Put it at $2.O0o.000. and
add another S500000 for turning
basins and other things. II might
be done some day.
IN THE MEANTIME. work i pro
crossing on Brazos Santiago harbor
and It's ietties.
u will provide eighteen feet Of
water over the bar.
And there is underway move
mcnt which hiss for its purpose the
further deepening Of the harbor %
thirty feet.
That depth will give Point Isabel
n real harbor.
There will be no better, safer
anywhere on the coast.
The present work is tho first
permanent work ever undertaken for
Brazos Santingc harbor.
Trainload after trainload Of rock
l. reaching the scene. to be dumped
into the Gulf % Mexico. This rock
will form the ietties. which jut out
from the ends Of the two islands.
Padre on The ncrth and Bra-os on
the south
once General Sheridan buils a
railroad trestlS from Brazos across
~ the mainland. and . distance 1p
the river. Some traces of i may
still be seen.
REP. POLK H0RNADAY law
ms inc at Austin. writes O. The
Herald rs follows:
II was glad T. read your Sunday
article and editorial with reference
10 the need 20 legislation making Il
compulsory that animnl-drawn We
hicles when on the highways at
night should carry visible light.
II had already introduced ball
"a that effect. House Bill No. Sol.
Today the bin was reported un-
frvorably cut ~ the committee.
"a 3. shall hcpc 10 have the h'll
printed an minority report ana
carry the fight to the floor Of the
house"
The editorial referred 70 by Mr.
Hornaday was written following "a
accident on the highway near
Brownsville. when m antomoohe
collded with q horse-drawn wagon
not carving a light.
Every motorist having occasion 70
nSc the highway Al night has at one
time or another narrowly escaped
callidinr with animal-drawn Ne-
hisles because Of NO light. u Is NEST
dangerous when another car is ap-
preaching from m opposite dirfc-
ton. 10 eases Of that kind i i I'm
nos~ible 20 see back Of It's glare.
Mr.. Hornaday's hin should have
received kinder treatment from the
committee.