Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-10-02
WESLACO TO
VOTE ON ROAD
issue NOV. II
All Main Highways
OF Tract Will Be
Hard Surfa ced in
Paving Program

WESLACO, Oct. THAT the road
bond election in the Weslaco road
district will be held Saturday,
November ~, is indicated by the call
issued this week for the hearing en-
October Is on the petition TO the
commissioners court 20 call an cleo
ton. Favorable action by the court
is expected and the election viii
probably be called at the earliest
date possible thereafter, which would
be November IL.
A bond issue OF ss50,0O0 has been
tentatively decided upon, and this
will be sufficient. il is stated by
proponents of the issue. 10 pave prae-
tically all principal highways with
in the district. The district contains
approximately so square miles, ex-
tending east from the Donna district
line to Mile 2 1-2, five miles, and
from the Rio Grande north TO Mile
is 1-2.
According 10 present plans ap-
proximately as miles will be paved
including Mile Is from Weslaco to
the north end of the district, and
Mile 5 from the north end 70 Mile
s north. The only road south from
Weslaco will be Mile 5 TO Mile 6
north; thence east half a mile and
south a mile to Mile ) north; thence
east TO Mile 8, and will cross Llano
G-ande lake on the Mile 3 bridge,
Mile 3 will be paved through the
center Of the Llano Grande district
to the military highwfy. II is I'M
derstood the Progresso Development
which is handling the de-
velopment of the Llano Grande dist
rict, will extend the pavement south
from the military highway to the
river.
Favor All Sections
East and west highways will in
clude Mile Is from Mile 3 10 q IL
west, Mile 70 1-2 from Mile 5 10
s 1-2 west, Mile 9 from Mile 4 10
8 1-2 west, Mile s from Mile 3 TO
6 1-2 west.
The pavement of Mile 3 would give
the new town Of Edcouch direct con-
nections with Weslaco, and is ex-
pected 10 serve a large and rapidly
developing area in that section.
Proponents Of the bond issue
state that this program will give
every section of the Weslaco dist
rict easy access TO the paved high
ways. and that il would prove a
tremendous stimulant 10 develop
ment of the entire section.
The tentative program provides Tor
full width paving on the main north
and south roads, and a decision has
no been reached whether to use
concrete or gravel with asphalt top
ping. If the latter is decided upon
the main roads will have Is feet of
asphalt with 1S-inch curbs. and the
lateral roads will have - feet OF
asphalt with ls-inch concrete curbs.
There will be approximately 10 miles
of the full width highway.
Little Opposition
Present indications are that there
will be practically no opposition III
the hearing, and proponents of the
bond issue are confident that the
program that will be adopted when
the bond election is called will be
satisfactory 10 practically all taxpay-
ers of the district.
Chapter is of the general laws,
under which the election will be
called, prescribes that the commits
sioners court hold the hearing on the
petition in order that any person
interested may appear and protest
the calling Of the bond election. II
also provides that "if upon the hear
ing of such petition il be found that
the same is signed by fifty or a
majority of the resident property
tax paying voters Of such subdivision
or road district, and that due notice
has baen Oiyen. ard tina the pro-
posed improvements would be for
the benefit Of all taxable property
situated in such subdivision or road
district, and that due notice has
been given, and that the proposed
improvements would be for the bene-
fit Of all taxable property situated
IN such subdivision or read district,
then such court may make and cause
be entered Of record upon its
minutes an order directing that an
election 6e~held within and for the
subdivision % road district at a date
TO be fixed In the order; provided,
however, that sucn court may change
the amount Of bonds proposed to be
issued. IL. upon the hearing such
change be found necessary or desir-
able. The proposition to be submit
ted at such election shall specify the
purposes for which the bonds are
20 be issued, the amount thereof,
the rate Of interest, and that I'D
valorem taxes are 10 be levied an
nually on all taxable property within
said district or subdivision suffi-
cient to pay the annual interest and
provide a sinking fund to pay the
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