Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-12-27
ASKDISTRICTS
AIDBONDSAL
Judge Dancy Outlines
Status of County's
Road Program

IL the four districts Of Cameron
county which still retain their orig
inal form as water improvement
districts, organized under Article 3,
Section 50. are converted TO water
control and improvement districts
as provided by Article is, Section
So. Cameron county can sell its
third million Of the S5.00O.00O bond
Issue and continue its highway paw
ing program, without interruption,
according 70 County Judge Q. G.
Daney.
In view of the fact that elections
for directors are to be held in all
water districts on January 10, this
change will o be urged by the
commissioners court until after that
date" Judge Darcy said. Il am
preparing letters TO these districts
asking that the directors elected on
January 10 give this matter their
first attention. Just as 0 o a. We
are sure the conversions Will be
made. l am sure the commissioner
court will start advertising for adj
ditional paving.
1T Is but fair that ! state that
until after my visit TO New York
on December 3, and my conference
with our attorneys on that date. ]
had not asked these four districts
10 make this change unless they
were going 70 issue new bonds, a.
i was under the impression that
simply raising valuations IN these
districts would tide US by. But II
now seems that II is going to be
necessary that we not only have
the change % conservation districts
hut in addition thereto a further
raise in water district valuations
for the year 1928. However, as the
rate of tax can be cut down IN pro-
portion TO the raise, this VIII not
cost the tax payers anything, save
and except the increased cost OF
taxes on the new bond issue, which
IL a county tax.
Some Misunderstanding
There is some misunderstanding
among tax payers regarding TINS
second million of bonds, Series 10,
which we sold Dec. 19. That mat
tiers may be kept straight. wish 10
advise that all this money except
ing about $4,000 rs covered by
contracts let in June and Septem-
Der. VIC did not try 70 sell the
aecoud million gefore this time, for
che following good reasons: First,
sutil the 1927 tax rolls were ascer-
tanned We did not have the valua-
tiorx 10 Justify III; Second, we
would have lost about $50 a day m
interest.
However, on account Of the good
weather. We spent the money much
faster than we expected and on inc
first OF this month had 70 borrow
S2s0.O0O from our depository 10 give
- -~~swurtnw his nancy. I'D TO
This hour no contractor has mad 70
wait on his money.
"The approximately lsViuuV lel'
oxer Il covered as follows
commissioners Precinct No. l
Il advertising to construct grading
and structures from the san JOS
ranch through the north end Of inc
Fresnos Tract TO the 0amlno q.
Ruena Vista near Holly Beach. ana
also three and a half miles NORTH
crossing the Fresnos Eesaea near
the northwest eorne Of the fres
nos Tract. out Of its part 81 TINS
leftover money.
start Grading Program
aCommissioncr Bell is advertising
~rading Of Fourteenth street
Commissioner Logan Is ~advertls-
ing grading on a road directly east
Of Rio Hond0, then the cast bio"ho
Tract Boulevard from said road M
a connection with the III iItshal
Road, a distance OF o thIe.
miles. The III Frcsnai road N ny
advertised at this time lot no otn
er reason except difficulties IN kct
ting right Of way. tic ~ adVertls-
$50 Ne Gan lose Ranch road from
Gan Renito which. with Mr.. La
roche's road. will give a boulevard
from San Benito 10 near Holy
Reach: then the Gillock ranch road
- ~ which will exhaust Judge
Toynn's part Of the balance OF the
first two million. which ineluuea
the million sold Monday.
ain Justice 10 commissioner
Rauvhn. IL must Ne stated thal
uhiie he has over $4,000 As a bai
go out of the first S2,Ooo,Ou ~ II
u absolutely necessary that ne holu
szH d in reserve 70 mhtch t"s
state in putting N the grading ana
xtructures, including a chuse""Sf
on the road from end OF the con
crete north Of Harrington ~ thc
wsIiarv county line. The highway
denartment has had its division en-
rineer. Col. Bailey, on the JOB, ana
NE hope TO get ready TO 20 AZ " rear
early date. But as plans nave IN
ne made an and submitted ~ CorpG
Christi and then ut Austin. people
must mo- be impatient Al 4 takes
4 Few months before the dirt starts
moving.
This exhausts the first two mil
lion and our present bonding oapacl-
~ until Water Improvement DIST
s1cts Nos. 4, =, } and 4, and Drain
age District No. g.. change over from
Article 3. Section -, IF the Lonst
tation 10 Article IL. Section tn, ~
sho Constitution"