Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-07-24
OUR
VALLEY


El Jardin and takes lively interest
in public affairs, speaks her mind
in connection with road matters, in
q letter to The Herald. She writes:
'In Sundays Herald of June &c.
under the heading Of In Our Valley.
We note there is q discussion Of the
location of our paved roads, in this
! precinct.
The question Of these paved roads
was submitted to the people in an
election held on January 81 last. af-
|. ter the commissioners court had held
meeting and designated where
these roads should be built in this
precinct We all know this vote went
strong for these roads as designated.
1t was this vote which voted S6,000,.
0c0 in bonds on our county, this pre-
cinct's share being about S2.9Oo.ooG.
1.-Two million dollars worth OF
these bonds have already been sold
and grading is going on now in build
ing part Of these roads.
"NOw AFTER SIX months il
seems our commissioners are taking
it upon themselves to designate
" mere these roads should go. As long
as We taxpayers of this precinct
have voted where these roads should
Sgo, we cannot understand why our
commissioners are debating the ques-
tion. What is our commissioners
duty anyway? Are they not under
cath to enforce our laws, not die
tate them?
Where do our commissioners get
the authority to be discussing the
location Of these roads? There is
just one thing that can charge the
location of these roads. that Is to
submit it to the vote Of the people
again.
II have confidence in the intelli-
Rence of the people of this precinct,
that they spoke their minds at the
rolls last January. 1t is no idle play
TO vote such an enormous sum upon
ourselves. We sure ought To know
what we are doing when so much j.
pt stake and we have the bills to
pay.
'IT DOESN'T TAKE a very long
kpion for us to see if we want
prists in this part of the Valley
aiust have a good road 10 Boca
lea beach. It Il ono Of the. finest
Aehes anywhere, and we don't need
boat to reach it.
"The old Gulf is a great drawing
5cayd for us all. This is named the
Playground Of the South IL we
leave other towns to build direct
road to the beach. Brownsville will
be left quietly resting at the foot
Of the Valley while the tourists So
jourr somewhere more convenient.
"We want this road built TO Boca
Chica beach as designated by vote
OF the people. Also completed first as
the vote specifies.
sIf we people of this part Of the
Valley make success Of il we will
need TO be like California, our big
sgest crop being our tourist crop
A. WAYNE WOOD of Brownsville.
who with Mrs. Wood. is touring
continental Europe, writes from Ber-
lin of good times in the German cap
ital.
Tells Of the Fourth of July cele-
bration of the American colony OF
Berlin. with visitors from other
cities of the former empire.
After attending the Rotary con
vention in 0stend in June, they set
out for other parts Of Europe for
"look-see."
Will see Vienna. where they are
fighting about something or other.
And ether points.
MRS. C. c. GREEN announces an
attractive two-story hollow tile and
stucco apartment for Elizabeth
street. about opposite the attractive
new Episcopal church.
Mentioned because cf the un-
usually attractive structures that
are going up in the immediate
neighborhood. that promises to make
it one of the most attractive any
where.
There is the Episcopal church, the
Presbyterian church. the present
high school and junior college 10
cost $350.00O, besides several Of the
most attractive residences in that
city
These expenditures and the few
million dollars worth in other parts
of the city. including paved streets.
storm and sanitary sewers. side
walks. buildings-both residence and
busincss-are all working together
10 make Brownsville city worth
living in, as il has always been.
HIDALGo COUNTY assessable
valuations will go from S3s.o00,000 to
about s50.0o0.000 this year. accord
sng to unofficial reports from Edin-
burg.
Cameron county's valuations are
uected to 20 from S30.000,00o 10
n. nO0. 900 or $3s,000.00O.
All Of which is largely the result |
building development during the
st twelve to eighteen months, the ,
SCISSORS will tell you.
A BROWNSVILLE industry. own
- autom obilc trucks Of the tyne
khrt have covered fronts for the
Arivers, takes note of the second
s.orv workers in Brownsville and the
possibilities of the TOP
Of the trucks.
Il paints the firm name on top so
tha. Il can be seen from second